Document:

Exhibit
10.72

 

 

February 16, 2010

 

Tower
Tech Systems, Inc. 

101
S. 16th Street 

P.O.Box
1957 

Manitowoc,
Wl 54221-1957

 

Broadwind
Energy, Inc. 

101
S. 16th Street 

P.O.Box
1957 

Manitowoc,
WI 54221-1957

 

Re: Great Western
Bank Loan to Tower Tech Systems, Inc.

 

Gentlemen:

 

Reference is made to that
certain Letter Agreement dated April 28, 2009 entered into by and among
Great Western Bank as lender, Tower Tech Systems, Inc. as borrower, and
Broadwind Energy, Inc. as guarantor, as modified by the Change in Terms
Agreement dated December 22, 2009 executed by such parties (collectively, the
“Letter Agreement”), a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit A
and is incorporated herein by this reference. Any capitalized terms not defined
in this Change in Terms Agreement shall have the meanings ascribed to such
terms in the Letter Agreement.

 

The Parties acknowledge and
agree that the Letter Agreement, as modified, provides, among other things, that:
(i) Tower Tech Systems, Inc, may convert up to $6,500,000 of the
outstanding balance of the Loan to a term loan, at its sole option, upon
written notice (the “Conversion Notice”) to Lender given prior to March 5,
2010, provided Borrower is not in default under the Note or any of the other
Loan Documents; and (ii) that such Conversion Notice shall specify the
date on which such conversion shall be effective, which date shall be no later
than March 1, 2010.

 

Each of Great Western Bank, Tower Tech Systems, Inc.
and Broadwind Energy, Inc. hereby acknowledge and agree that the Letter
Agreement shall be amended such that: (i) Tower Tech Systems, Inc. may
convert up to $6,500,000 of the outstanding balance of the Loan to a term loan,
at its sole option, upon delivery of a Conversion Notice to Lender given prior
to April 5, 2010, provided Borrower is not in default under the Note or
any of the other Loan Documents; and (ii) that such Conversion Notice
shall specify the date on which such conversion shall be effective, which date
shall be no later than April 5, 2010. All other terms and conditions set
forth in the Letter Agreement, including, without limitation, any conditions
relating to the conversion of all or a portion of the Loan, shall remain in
full force and effect, except as specifically modified pursuant to this Change in
Terms Agreement.

 

If you are in agreement with
the terms and provisions of this Letter Amendment, please signify your
acceptance and agreement to be bound by such terms and provisions, by signing
where indicated below and returning a  fully
executed counterpart of this Letter

 

www.greatwesternbank.com

 

 

Amendment to me at the address set forth above. Great
Western Bank’s obligation to abide by the terms of this Letter Agreement is
contingent upon its receipt of a signed copy of this Letter Agreement from each
of Tower Tech Systems, Inc. and Broadwind Energy, Inc. on or before February 19,
2010.

 

	
   

  	
  GREAT
  WESTERN BANK

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  /s/ Gerald Kruger

  
	
   

  	
  Gerald Kruger

  
	
   

  	
  Sr. Vice President

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Acknowledged and agreed
  to this 16 day of February, 2010.

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
  TOWER TECH SYSTEMS,
  INC.

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
  /s/ Michael L. Salutz

  	
   

  
	
  By:

  	
  Michael L. Salutz

  	
   

  
	
  Its:

  	
  Group Controller

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Acknowledged and agreed
  to this 16 day of February, 2010.

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
  BROADWIND ENERGY, INC.

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
  /s/ S.K. Kushner

  	
   

  
	
  By:

  	
  S.K. Kushner

  	
   

  
	
  Its:

  	
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    Exhibit
10.q

     

    
 

    ATRION
CORPORATION

    

    2006
EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

    

    (As
last amended on October 29, 2009)

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    
 

    
      
         

      

      
         

        
          

        

      

      
         

        
          

          Table of
Contents

        

      

    

     

    
      	 	 Page	 
	 	 	 
	 ARTICLE 1.
      DEFINITIONS	  3	 
	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 ARTICLE 2. COMMON STOCK SUBJECT TO
      PLAN	  6	 
	 	 	 
	   2.1   Common
      Stock Subject to Plan 	  6	 
	   2.2   Add-back
      of Grants.	 
      6	 
	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 ARTICLE 3. ELIGIBILITY; GRANTS; AWARD
      AGREEMENTS	  7	 
	 	 	 
	   3.1  
      Eligibility.	  7	 
	   3.2  
      Awards.	  7	 
	   3.3  
      Provisions Applicable to Section 162(m)	  7	 
	   3.4   Award
      Agreement 	  8	 
	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 ARTICLE 4.
      OPTIONS 	  8	 
	 	 	 
	   4.1   Award
      Agreement for Option Grant.	  8	 
	   4.2   Option
      Price 	  8	 
	   4.3  
      Qualification for Incentive Stock Options 	  8	 
	   4.4   Change
      in Incentive Stock Option Grant 	  8	 
	   4.5   Option
      Term 	  9	 
	   4.6   Option
      Exercisability and Vesting 	  9	 
	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 ARTICLE 5. EXERCISE OF
      OPTIONS 	 10	 
	 	 	 
	   5.1  
      Exercise.	 10 	 
	   5.2   Manner
      of Exercise 	 10	 
	   5.3  
      Conditions to Issuance of Common Stock 	 11	 
	   5.4   Rights
      as Stockholders 	 11	 
	   5.5  
      Ownership and Transfer Restrictions 	 11	 
	   5.6  
      Limitations on Exercise of Options 	 11	 
	 	  	 
	 	 	 
	 ARTICLE 6. STOCK
      AWARDS	 11	 
	 	 	 
	   6.1   Award
      Agreement 	 11	 
	   6.2  
      Awards of Restricted Common Stock, Restricted Stock
      Units and Deferred Stock Units	 12	 
	   6.3   Rights
      as Stockholders 	 12	 
	   6.4  
      Restriction 	 13	 
	   6.5   Lapse of
      Restrictions 	 13	 
	   6.6  
      Repurchase of Restricted Common Stock 	 13	 
	   6.7  
      Escrow.	 13	 
	   6.8  
      Legend 	 13	 
	   6.9  
      Conversion 	 14	 
	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 ARTICLE 7. STOCK APPRECIATION
      RIGHTS 	 14	 
	 	 	 
	   7.1   Award
      Agreement for SARs 	 14	 
	   7.2   General
      Requirements 	 14	 
	   7.3  
      Base Amount 	 14	 
	   7.4   Tandem
      SARs 	 14	 
	   7.5   SAR
      Exercisability 	 14	 
	   7.6   Value of
      SARs 	 15	 
	   7.7   Form of
      Payment. 	 15	 

    

      

    
      
        
        

      

      
        
        

        
          

        

      

      
        
        

      

    

     

     

    
    

     

    
      	 ARTICLE 8. PERFORMANCE
    UNITS	 15
	 	 
	   8.1   Award Agreement for
      Performance Units 	 15
	   8.2   General Requirements 	 15
	   8.3   Performance Period and
      Performance Goals 	 15
	   8.4   Payment With Respect to
      Performance Units 	 15
	 	 
	 	 
	 ARTICLE 9.
ADMINISTRATION	 16
	 	 
	   9.1   Committee 	 16
	   9.2   Duties and Powers of
      Committee. 	 16
	   9.3   Compensation;
      Professional Assistance; Good Faith Actions 	 16
	 	 
	 	 
	 ARTICLE 10. MISCELLANEOUS
      PROVISIONS 	 16
	 	 
	   10.1   Transferability 	 16
	   10.2   Amendment, Suspension or
      Termination of this Plan 	 17
	   10.3   Changes in Common Stock
      or Assets of the Company, Acquisition or Liquidation of the Company and
      Other Corporate Events 	 18
	   10.4   Continued
      Employment 	 19
	   10.5   Tax Withholding. 	 19
	   10.6   Forfeiture
      Provisions. 	 20
	   10.7   Limitations Applicable
      to Section 16 Persons and Performance-Based Compensation.	 20
	   10.8   Effect of Plan Upon
      Option and Compensation Plans 	 20
	   10.9   Compliance with
      Laws 	 20
	   10.10 Titles 	 21
	   10.11 Governing Law 	 21

    

     

     

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
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    ATRION CORPORATION

    

    2006
EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

    

    Atrion
Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), has established the Atrion
Corporation 2006 Equity Incentive Plan (the "Plan") for the benefit of employees
and consultants of the Company.

    

    The
purposes of this Plan are (a) to recognize and compensate selected employees and
consultants who contribute to the success of the Company and its Subsidiaries,
(b) to attract and retain employees and consultants, and (c) to provide
incentive compensation to employees and consultants based upon the performance
of the Company and its Subsidiaries.

    

    ARTICLE
1.  DEFINITIONS

    

    Whenever
the following initially capitalized terms are used in the Plan, they shall have
the meanings specified below, unless the context clearly indicates
otherwise.

    

    "Award"
shall mean the grant or award of Options, Restricted Common Stock, Restricted
Stock Units, Deferred Stock Units, SARs or Performance Units under this
Plan.

    

    "Award
Agreement" shall mean the agreement granting or awarding Options, Restricted
Common Stock, Restricted Stock Units, Deferred Stock Units, SARs or Performance
Units.

    

    "Board"
shall mean the Board of Directors of the Company, as comprised from time to
time.

    

    "Change
of Control" shall mean the occurrence of any of the following events: (a) any
person, entity or affiliated group, excluding the Company or any employee
benefit plan of the Company, acquiring more than twenty-five percent (25%) of
the then outstanding shares of voting stock of the Company, (b) the consummation
of any merger or consolidation of the Company into another company, such that
the holders of the shares of the voting stock of the Company immediately before
such merger or consolidation own less than fifty percent (50%) of the voting
power of the securities of the surviving company or the parent of the surviving
company, (c) the adoption of a plan for complete liquidation of the Company or
the sale or disposition of all or substantially all of the Company's assets of
the Company, such that after the transaction, the holders of the shares of the
voting stock of the Company immediately prior to the transaction own less than
fifty percent (50%) of the voting securities of the acquiror or the parent of
the acquiror, or (d) during any period of two (2) consecutive years, individuals
who at the beginning of such period constituted the Board (including for this
purpose any new director whose election or nomination for election by the
Company's stockholders was approved by a vote of at least a majority of the
directors then still in office who were directors at the beginning of such
period) cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the
Board.

    

    "Code"
shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

    

    "Committee"
shall mean the Compensation Committee of the Board.

     

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
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    "Common
Stock" shall mean the common stock, par value ten cents ($0.10) per share, of
the Company.

    

    "Company"
shall mean Atrion Corporation, a Delaware corporation, or any business
organization which succeeds to all or substantially all of its business, whether
by virtue of a purchase, merger, consolidation, or otherwise. For purposes of
this Plan, the term Company shall include, where applicable, a Subsidiary that
employs an Employee or engages a Consultant.

    

    "Consultant"
shall mean a professional or technical expert, consultant or independent
contractor who provides services to the Company or a Subsidiary, and who may be
selected to participate in the Plan.

    

    "Deferred
Stock Unit" shall mean a right to receive Common Stock awarded under Article 6
of this Plan.

    

    "Employee"
shall mean any employee (as defined in accordance with the regulations and
revenue rulings then applicable under Section 3401(c) of the Code) of the
Company or a Subsidiary of the Company, whether such employee was so employed at
the time this Plan was initially adopted or becomes so employed subsequent to
the adoption of this Plan, who may be selected to participate in the
Plan.

    

    "Employment
Agreement" shall mean the employment, consulting or similar contractual
agreement entered into by an Employee or a Consultant, as the case may be, and
the Company governing the terms of the Employee's or Consultant's employment or
engagement with the Company, if any.

    

    "Exchange
Act" shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

    

    "Fair
Market Value" of a share of Common Stock, as of a given date, means (i) with
respect to an Award of an Incentive Stock Option and an Award which is intended
to qualify as performance-based compensation as described in Section
162(m)(4)(C) of the Code, the average of the high and low sales price of shares
of Common Stock on such date as reported by any national securities exchange on
which the shares of Common Stock are traded or, if no shares of Common Stock are
traded on any such exchange on such date, then on the next preceding date on
which any shares of Common Stock were traded on such exchange; and (ii) with
respect to all other Awards, the closing sales price of a share of Common Stock
on such date as reported by any national securities exchange on which the shares
of Common Stock are traded or, if no shares of Common Stock are traded on any
such exchange on such date, then on the next preceding date on which any shares
of Common Stock were traded on such exchange; or (iii) if shares of Common Stock
are not publicly traded on any exchange, the fair market value of a share of
Common Stock as determined by the Committee acting in good faith and after
consultation with independent advisors.

     
 

    
      
        
        

      

      
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    "Incentive
Stock Option" shall mean an option which conforms to the applicable provisions
of Section 422 of the Code and which is designated as an Incentive Stock Option
by the Committee.

     

    "Non-Qualified
Stock Option" shall mean an Option which the Committee does not designate as an
Incentive Stock Option.

    

    "Option"
shall mean an option to purchase shares of Common Stock that is granted under
Article 4 of this Plan. An option granted under this Plan shall, as determined
by the Committee, be either a Non-Qualified Stock Option or an Incentive Stock
Option; provided, however, that Options granted to consultants shall be
Non-Qualified Stock Options.

    

    "Participant"
shall mean an Employee or Consultant who has been granted an Award.

    

    "Performance
Units" shall mean performance units granted under Article 8 of this
Plan.

    

    "Permanent
Disability" or "Permanently Disabled" shall mean the inability of a Participant,
due to a physical or mental impairment, to perform the material services of the
Participant's position with the Company for a period of six (6) months, whether
or not consecutive, during any 365-day period.  A determination of
Permanent Disability shall be made by a physician satisfactory to both the
Participant and the Committee, provided that if the Participant and the
Committee do not agree on a physician, each of them shall select a physician and
those two physicians together shall select a third physician, whose
determination as to Permanent Disability shall be binding on all
parties.

    

    "Plan"
shall mean the Atrion Corporation 2006 Equity Incentive Plan, as embodied herein
and as amended from time to time.

    

    "Plan
Year" shall mean the fiscal year of the Company.

    

    "Restricted
Common Stock" shall mean Common Stock awarded under Article 6 of this
Plan.

    

    "Restricted
Stock Unit" shall mean a right to receive Common Stock awarded under Article 6
of this Plan.

    

    "Rule
16b-3" shall mean that certain Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act, as such rule
may be amended from time to time.

    

    "SAR"
shall mean stock appreciation rights awarded under Article 7 of this
Plan.

    

    "Stock
Award" shall mean an Award of Restricted Common Stock, Restricted Stock Units or
Deferred Stock Units under Article 6 of this Plan.

    

    "Stock
Award Account" shall mean the bookkeeping account reflecting Awards of
Restricted Stock Units and Deferred Stock Units under Article 6 of this
Plan.

     

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
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    "Subsidiary"
shall mean an entity in an unbroken chain beginning with the Company if each of the entities other than the last entity in the unbroken chain
owns fifty percent (50%) or more of the total combined voting power of all
classes of equity in one of the other entities in such chain.

    

    "Termination
of Employment" shall mean the date on which the employee-employer, consulting,
contractual or similar relationship between a Participant and the Company is
terminated for any reason, with or without cause, including, but not by way of
limitation, a termination of employment by resignation, discharge, death,
Permanent Disability or Retirement, but excluding (i) termination of employment
where there is a simultaneous reemployment or continuing employment of a
Participant by the Company, and (ii) at the discretion of the Committee,
termination of employment which results in a temporary severance of the
employee-employer relationship. The Committee, in its absolute discretion, shall
determine the effect of all matters and questions relating to a Termination of
Employment (subject to the provisions of any Employment Agreement between a
Participant and the Company), including, but not limited to all questions of
whether particular leaves of absence constitute a Termination of Employment;
provided, however, that, unless otherwise determined by the Committee in its
discretion, a leave of absence, change in status from an employee to an
independent contractor or other change the employee-employer, consulting,
contractual or similar relationship shall constitute a Termination of Employment
if, and to the extent that, such leave of absence, change in status or other
change interrupts employment for the purposes of Section 422(a)(2) of the Code
and the then applicable regulations and revenue rulings under said
Section.

    

    ARTICLE
2. COMMON STOCK SUBJECT TO PLAN

    

    2.1           Common
Stock Subject to Plan.

     

    The
Common Stock subject to an Award shall be shares of the Company's authorized but
unissued, reacquired, or treasury Common Stock. Subject to adjustment as
described in Section 10.3.1, the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock that
may be issued under the Plan as Restricted Common Stock, Restricted Stock Units,
Deferred Stock Units or pursuant to the exercise of Options is one hundred
thousand (100,000) shares.  The Company, during the term of the Plan,
will at all times reserve and keep available such number of shares of Common
Stock as shall be sufficient to satisfy the requirements of the
Plan.

     

    2.1.2           The
maximum number of shares of Common Stock which may be awarded to any individual
in any calendar year shall not exceed thirty-five thousand (35,000)
shares.

     

    2.2           Add-back of
Grants.  If any Option or SAR expires or is canceled without
having been fully exercised, is exercised in whole or in part for cash as
permitted by this Plan, or is exercised prior to becoming vested as permitted
under Section 4.6.3 and is forfeited prior to becoming vested, the number of
shares of Common Stock subject to such Option or SAR but as to which such
Option, SAR or other right was not exercised or vested prior to its expiration,
cancellation or exercise may again be optioned, granted or awarded
hereunder.  Shares of Common Stock which are delivered by the
Participant or withheld by the Company upon the exercise of any Option or other
Award under this Plan, in payment of the exercise price thereof, may again be
optioned, granted or awarded hereunder.  If any shares of Common Stock
awarded as Restricted Common Stock, Restricted Stock Units or other Award
hereunder or as payment for Performance Units are forfeited by the Participant,
such shares may again be optioned, granted or awarded
hereunder.  Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 2.2, no
shares of Common Stock may again be optioned, granted or awarded pursuant to an
Incentive Stock Option if such action would cause such Option to fail to qualify
as an Incentive Stock Option under Section 422 of the Code.

     

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
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    ARTICLE
3. ELIGIBILITY; GRANTS; AWARD AGREEMENTS

     

    

     

    3.1           Eligibility.  Any
Employee or Consultant selected to participate pursuant to Section 3.2 shall be
eligible to participate in the Plan.

     

    3.2           Awards.  The
Committee shall determine which Employees and Consultants shall receive Awards,
whether the Employee or Consultant will receive Options, Restricted Common
Stock, Restricted Stock Units, Deferred Stock Units, SARs or Performance Units,
whether an Option grant shall be of Incentive Stock Options or Non-Qualified
Stock Options, and the number of shares of Common Stock subject to such
Award.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the terms and conditions of an
Award intended to qualify as performance-based compensation as described in
Section 162(m)(4)(C) of the Code shall include, but not be limited to, such
terms and conditions as may be necessary to meet the applicable provisions of
Section 162(m) of the Code.

     

    3.3           Provisions
Applicable to Section 162(m).

     

    3.3.1           Notwithstanding
anything in the Plan to the contrary, the Committee may grant Options,
Restricted Common Stock, Restricted Stock Units, SARs or Performance Units to an
Employee that vest upon the attainment of performance targets for the Company
which are related to one or more of the following performance
goals:  (i) pre-tax income, (ii) operating income, (iii) cash
flow,  (iv) earnings per share, (v) return on equity, (vi) return on
invested capital or assets, (vii) cost reductions or savings, (viii) earnings
from continuing operations, (ix) total stockholder return, or (x) such other
identifiable and measurable performance objectives, as determined by the
Committee.

     

    3.3.2           To
the extent necessary to comply with the performance-based
compensation  requirements of Section 162(m)(4)(C) of the Code, no
later than ninety (90) days following the commencement of any fiscal year in
question or any other designated fiscal period (or such other time as may be
required or permitted by Section 162(m) of the Code), the Committee shall, in
writing, (i) select the performance goal or goals applicable to the fiscal year
or other designated fiscal period, (ii) establish the various targets and bonus
amounts which may be earned for such fiscal year or other designated fiscal
period, (iii) specify the relationship between performance goals and targets and
the amounts to be earned by each Employee for such fiscal year or other
designated fiscal period and (iv) take such other action as the Committee may
deem appropriate to comply with the performance-based compensation requirements
of Section 162(m)(4)(C) of the Code. Following the completion of each fiscal
year or other designated fiscal period, the Committee shall certify in writing
whether the applicable performance targets have been achieved for such fiscal
year or other designated fiscal period. In determining the amount earned by such
Employee, the Committee shall have the right to reduce (but not to increase) the
amount payable at a given level of performance to take into account additional
factors that the Committee may deem relevant to the assessment of individual or
corporate performance for the fiscal year or other designated fiscal
period.

     

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
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    3.4           Award
Agreement.  Upon the selection of an Employee or
Consultant to receive an Award, the Committee shall cause a written Award
Agreement to be issued to such individual encompassing the terms and conditions
of such Award, as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion; provided,
however, that, if applicable, the terms of such Award Agreement shall comply
with the terms of such Employee’s or Consultant’s Employment Agreement, if any.
Such Award Agreement shall provide for the exercise price for Options and SARs;
the purchase price for Restricted Common Stock, Restricted Stock Units and
Deferred Stock Units; the performance criteria for Performance Units; and the
exercisability and vesting schedule, payment terms and such other terms and
conditions of such Award, as determined by the Committee in its sole
discretion.  Each Award Agreement shall be executed by the Participant
and an officer of the Company authorized to sign such Award Agreement and shall
contain such terms and conditions that are consistent with the Plan, including
but not limited to the exercisability and vesting schedule, if any, as the
Committee in its sole discretion shall determine. All Awards shall be made
conditional upon the Participant's acknowledgment, in writing in the Award
Agreement or otherwise by acceptance of the Award, that all decisions and
determinations of the Committee shall be final and binding on the Participant,
his beneficiaries and any other person having or claiming an interest under such
Award.

     

    ARTICLE
4. OPTIONS

     

    4.1           Award Agreement for Option
Grant.  Option grants shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement,
pursuant to Section 3.4.  All Award Agreements evidencing Options
intended to qualify as performance-based compensation as described in Section
162(m)(4)(C) of the Code shall contain such terms and conditions as may be
necessary to meet the applicable provisions of Section 162(m) of the Code. All
Award Agreements evidencing Incentive Stock Options shall contain such terms and
conditions as may be necessary to meet the applicable provisions of Section 422
of the Code.

     

    4.2           Option Price.  The
price per share of the Common Stock subject to each Option shall be set by the
Committee; provided, however, that (i) such price shall not be less than the par
value of a share of Common Stock and shall not be less than one hundred percent
(100%) of the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock on the date the
Option is granted, (ii) in the case of Incentive Stock Options granted to an
individual then owning (within the meaning of Section 424(d) of the Code) more
than ten percent (10%) of the total combined voting power of all classes of
stock of the Company or any Subsidiary or parent corporation thereof (within the
meaning of Section 422 of the Code), such price shall not be less than one
hundred and ten percent (110%) of the Fair Market Value of a share of Common
Stock on the date the Option is granted.

     

    4.3           Qualification for Incentive Stock
Options.  The Committee may grant an Incentive Stock Option to
an individual only if such person is an employee of the Company or is an
employee of a Subsidiary as permitted under Section 422(a)(2) of the
Code.

     

    4.4           Change in Incentive Stock Option
Grant.  Any Incentive Stock Option granted under this Plan may
be modified by the Committee to disqualify such Option from treatment as an
Incentive Stock Option under Section 422 of the Code. To the extent that the
aggregate Fair Market Value of shares of Common Stock with respect to which
Incentive Stock Options (within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code, but
without regard to Section 422(d) of the Code) are exercisable for the first time
by a Participant during any calendar year (under the Plan and all other
Incentive Stock Option plans of the Company) exceeds one hundred thousand
dollars ($100,000), such Options shall be treated as Non-Qualified Stock Options
to the extent required or permitted by Section 422 of the Code. The rule set
forth in the preceding sentence shall be applied by taking Options into account
in the order in which they were granted. For purposes of this Section 4.4, the
Fair Market Value of shares of Common Stock shall be determined as of the time
the Option with respect to such shares of Common Stock is granted, pursuant to
Section 4.7.

     

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
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    4.5           Option Term.  The
term of an Option shall be set by the Committee in its discretion; provided, however, in the case of Incentive Stock Options, the term shall
not be more than ten (10) years from the date the Incentive Stock Option is
granted, or five (5) years from such date if the Incentive Stock Option is
granted to an Employee then owning (within the meaning of Section 424(d) of the
Code) more than ten percent (10%) of the total combined voting power of all
classes of stock of the Company or any Subsidiary or parent corporation thereof
(within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code). Such Incentive Stock Options
shall be subject to Section 5.6, except as limited by the requirements of
Section 422 of the Code and regulations and rulings thereunder applicable to
Incentive Stock Options.

     

    4.6           Option
Exercisability and Vesting.

     

    4.6.1           The
period during which Options in whole or in part become exercisable and vest in
the Participant shall be set by the Committee and shall be as provided for in
the Award Agreement. At any time after the grant of an Option, the Committee
may, in its sole and absolute discretion and subject to whatever terms and
conditions it selects, accelerate the period during which an Option becomes
exercisable and vests.

     

    4.6.2           Each
Award Agreement shall set forth the extent to which, if any, the Participant
shall have the right to exercise the Options after the Participant's Termination
of Employment.  Such provisions shall be determined in the sole
discretion of the Committee, need not be uniform among the Options granted and
may differentiate between the reasons for the Participants’ Termination of
Employment.

     

    4.6.3           At
any time on or after the grant of an Option, the Committee may provide in an
Award Agreement that the Participant may elect to exercise part or all of an
Option before it otherwise has become exercisable. Any shares of Common Stock so
purchased shall be restricted Common Stock and shall be subject to a repurchase
right in favor of the Company during a specified restriction period, with the
repurchase price equal to the lesser of (i) the price per share paid by the
Participant for the Common Stock, or (ii) the Fair Market Value of such Common
Stock at the time of repurchase, or such other restrictions as the Committee
deems appropriate. The Participant shall have, unless otherwise provided by the
Committee in the Award Agreement, all the rights of an owner of Common Stock,
subject to the restrictions and provisions of his Award Agreement, including the
right to vote such Common Stock and to receive all dividends and other
distributions paid or made with respect to Common Stock.

     

    4.6.4           Any
Options which are not exercisable and vested immediately prior to a Change of
Control, including shares of restricted Common Stock received upon the exercise
of an Option as described in Section 4.6.3 above, shall, upon a Change of
Control, become one hundred percent (100%) exercisable, if not previously
exercised, and one hundred percent (100%) vested, unless the Award Agreement or
the Participant's Employment Agreement provides otherwise.

     

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
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    ARTICLE 5. EXERCISE OF OPTIONS

     

    5.1           Exercise.  At any
time and from time to time prior to the time when any exercisable Option or
portion thereof becomes unexercisable under the Plan or the Award Agreement,
such Option or portion thereof may be exercised in whole or in part; provided,
however, that the Company shall not be required to issue fractional shares of
Common Stock and the Committee may, by the terms of the Option, require any
partial exercise to be with respect to a minimum number of shares of Common
Stock.

     

    5.2           Manner of
Exercise.  An exercisable Option, or any exercisable portion
thereof, may be exercised solely by delivery to the Company of all of the
following prior to the time when such Option or such portion becomes
unexercisable under the Plan or the Award Agreement:

     

    5.2.1           A
written notice signed by the Participant or other person then entitled to
exercise such Option or portion thereof, stating that such Option or portion is
being exercised, provided such notice complies with all applicable rules
established by the Committee from time to time.

     

    5.2.2           Such
representations and documents as the Committee, in its absolute discretion,
deems necessary or advisable to effect compliance with all applicable provisions
of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any other federal or state
securities laws or regulations. The Committee may, in its absolute discretion,
also take whatever additional actions it deems appropriate to effect such
compliance including, without limitation, causing legends to be placed on
certificates for shares of Common Stock and issuing stop-transfer notices to
agents and registrars.

     

    5.2.3           In
the event that the Option shall be exercised pursuant to Section 10.1 by any
person or persons other than the Participant, appropriate proof of the right of
such person or persons to exercise the Option or portion thereof.

     

    5.2.4           Full
payment (in cash or by check) for the shares of Common Stock with respect to
which the Option or portion thereof is exercised, including the amount of any
withholding tax due, unless with the prior written consent of the
Committee:

     

    5.2.4.1                                payment,
in whole or in part, is made through the delivery of shares of Common Stock
owned by the Participant, duly endorsed for transfer to the Company with a Fair
Market Value on the date of delivery equal to the aggregate exercise price of
the Option or exercised portion thereof, provided, that shares of Common Stock
used to exercise the Option have been held by the Participant for the requisite
period of time to avoid adverse accounting consequences to the Company with
respect to the Option;

     

    5.2.4.2                                payment,
in whole or in part, is made through the surrender of shares of Common Stock
then issuable upon exercise of the Option having a Fair Market Value on the date
of Option exercise equal to the aggregate exercise price of the Option or
exercised portion thereof;

     

    5.2.4.3                                payment
is made through an exercise complying with Regulation T as promulgated from time
to time by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; or

     

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
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    5.2.4.4                                payment
is made through any combination of the consideration provided for
in this Section 5.2.4 or such other method approved by the Committee consistent
with applicable law.

     

    5.3           Conditions to Issuance of Common
Stock.  The Company shall not be required to issue or deliver
any certificate or other indicia evidencing ownership of shares of Common Stock
purchased upon the exercise of any Option or portion thereof prior to
fulfillment of all of the following conditions:

     

    5.3.1           The
obtaining of any approval or other clearance from any state or federal
governmental agency which the Committee shall, in its sole discretion, determine
to be necessary or advisable.

     

    5.3.2           The
lapse of such reasonable period of time following the exercise of the Option as
the Committee may establish from time to time for reasons of administrative
convenience.

     

    5.3.3           The
receipt by the Company of full payment for such Common Stock, including payment
of any applicable withholding tax.

     

    5.3.4           The
Participant agreeing to the terms and conditions of the Plan and the Award
Agreement.

     

    5.4           Rights as
Stockholders.  The holders of Options shall not be, nor have
any of the rights or privileges of, stockholders of the Company in respect of
any shares of Common Stock purchasable upon the exercise of any part of an
Option unless and until certificates or other indicia representing such shares
of Common Stock have been issued by the Company to such holders.

     

    5.5           Ownership and Transfer
Restrictions.  The Committee, in its absolute discretion, may
impose at the time of grant such restrictions on the ownership and
transferability of the shares of  Common Stock purchasable upon the
exercise of an Option as it deems appropriate. Any such restriction shall be set
forth in the Award Agreement and may be referred to on the certificates or other
indicia evidencing such shares of Common Stock.

     

    5.6           Limitations on Exercise of
Options.

     

    5.6.1           Vested
Incentive Stock Options may not be exercised after the earliest of (i)
their  expiration date, (ii) twelve (12) months from the date of the
Participant's Termination of Employment by reason of his death, (iii) twelve
(12) months from the date of the Participant's Termination of Employment by
reason of his Permanent Disability, or (iv) the expiration of three (3) months
from the date of the Participant's Termination of Employment for any reason
other than such Participant's death or Permanent Disability, unless the
Participant dies within said three (3) month period and the Award Agreement or
the Committee permits later exercise.  Leaves of absence for less than
ninety (90) days shall not cause a Termination of Employment for purposes of
Incentive Stock Options.

     

    5.6.2           Non-Qualified
Stock Options may be exercised up until their expiration date, unless the
Committee provides otherwise in the Award Agreement.

     

    ARTICLE
6. STOCK AWARDS

     

    6.1           Award
Agreement.  Awards of Restricted Common Stock, Restricted Stock
Units and Deferred Stock Units shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement,
pursuant to Section 3.4.  All Award Agreements evidencing Restricted
Common Stock, Restricted Stock Units and Deferred Stock Units intended to
qualify as performance-based compensation as described in Section 162(m)(4)(C)
of the Code shall contain such terms and conditions as may be necessary to meet
the applicable provisions of Section 162(m) of the Code.

     

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
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    6.2           Awards
of Restricted Common Stock, Restricted Stock Units and Deferred
Stock Units.

     

    6.2.1           The
Committee may from time to time, in its absolute discretion, consistent with
this Plan:

     

    6.2.1.1                                determine
which Employees and Consultants shall receive Stock Awards;

     

    6.2.1.2                                determine
the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock to be awarded as Stock Awards to
Employees and Consultants;

     

    6.2.1.3                                determine
the terms and conditions applicable to such Stock Awards; and

     

    6.2.1.4                                determine
when the restrictions, if any, lapse.

     

    6.2.2           The
Committee may establish the purchase price, if any, and form of payment for a
Stock Award.  If the Committee establishes a purchase price, the
purchase price shall be no less than the par value of the Common Stock to be
purchased, unless otherwise permitted by applicable state law.

     

    6.2.3           Upon
the selection of an Employee or Consultant to be awarded Restricted Common
Stock, the Committee shall instruct the Secretary of the Company to issue such
Restricted Common Stock and may impose such conditions on the issuance of such
Restricted Common Stock as it deems appropriate, subject to the provisions of
Article 9.

     

    6.2.4           Upon
the selection of an Employee or Consultant to be awarded Restricted Stock Units
or Deferred Stock Units, the Committee shall instruct the Secretary of the
Company to establish a Stock Award Account on behalf of each such
Participant.  The Committee may impose such conditions on the issuance
of such Restricted Stock Units or Deferred Stock Units as it deems
appropriate.

     

    6.2.5           Awards
of Restricted Common Stock and Restricted Stock Units shall vest pursuant to the
Award Agreement.

     

    6.2.6           Upon
the occurrence of a Change of Control, all Restricted Common Stock and
Restricted Stock Units shall become one hundred percent (100%) vested, unless
the Participant’s Award Agreement or the Participant’s Employment Agreement
provides otherwise.

     

    6.2.7           A
Participant shall be one hundred percent (100%) vested in the number of Deferred
Stock Units held in his or her Stock Award Account at all times.  The
term for which the Deferred Stock Units shall be deferred shall be provided for
in the Award Agreement.

     

    6.3           Rights
as Stockholders.

     

    6.3.1           Upon
delivery of the shares of Restricted Common Stock to the Participant or the
escrow holder pursuant to Section 6.7, the Participant shall have, unless
otherwise provided by the Committee in the Award Agreement, all the rights of an
owner of Common Stock, subject to the restrictions and provisions of his Award
Agreement; provided, however, that in the discretion of the Committee, any
extraordinary distributions with respect to the Common Stock shall be subject to
the restrictions set forth in Section 6.4.

     

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
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    6.3.2           Nothing
in this Plan shall be construed as giving a Participant who receives an Award of
Restricted Stock Units or Deferred Stock Units any of the rights
of an owner of Common Stock unless and until shares of Common Stock are issued
and transferred to the Participant in accordance with the terms of the Plan and
the Award Agreement.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that
any dividend is paid by the Company with respect to the Common Stock (whether in
the form of cash, Common Stock or other property), then the Committee shall, in
the manner it deems equitable or appropriate, adjust the number of Restricted
Stock Units or Deferred Stock Units allocated to each Participant's Stock Award
Account to reflect such dividend.

     

    6.4           Restriction.  All
shares of Restricted Common Stock issued under this Plan (including any Common
Stock received as a result of stock dividends, stock splits or any other form of
recapitalization, if any) shall at the time of the Award, in the terms of each
individual Award Agreement, be subject to such restrictions as the Committee
shall, in its sole discretion, determine, which restrictions may include,
without limitation, restrictions concerning voting rights, transferability,
vesting, Company performance and individual performance; provided, however, that
by action taken subsequent to the time shares of Restricted Common Stock are
issued, the Committee may, on such terms and conditions as it may determine to
be appropriate, remove any or all of the restrictions imposed by the terms of
the Award Agreement. Restricted Common Stock may not be sold or encumbered until
all restrictions are terminated or expire.

     

    6.5           Lapse of
Restrictions.  The restrictions on Awards of Restricted Common
Stock and Restricted Stock Units shall lapse in accordance with the terms of the
Award Agreement. Each Award Agreement shall set forth whether shares of
Restricted Common Stock or Restricted Stock Units then subject to restrictions
are forfeited or if the restrictions shall lapse upon the Participant's
Termination of Employment. Such provisions shall be determined in the sole
discretion of the Committee, need not be uniform among the Awards of Restricted
Common Stock or Restricted Stock Units and may differentiate between the reasons
for the Participant's Termination of Employment.

     

    6.6           Repurchase of Restricted Common
Stock.  The Committee may provide in the terms of the Award
Agreement awarding Restricted Common Stock that the Company shall have call
rights, a right of first offer or a right of refusal regarding shares of
Restricted Common Stock then subject to restrictions.

     

    6.7           Escrow.  The Company
may appoint an escrow holder to retain physical custody of each certificate or
control of each other indicia representing shares of Restricted Common Stock
until all of the restrictions imposed under the Award Agreement with respect to
the shares of Common Stock evidenced by such certificate expire or shall have
been removed.

     

    6.8           Legend.  In order to
enforce the restrictions imposed upon shares of Restricted Common Stock
hereunder, the Committee shall cause a legend or restrictions to be placed on
certificates of Restricted Common Stock that are still subject to restrictions
under Award Agreements, which legend or restrictions shall make appropriate
reference to the conditions imposed thereby.

     

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
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    6.9           Conversion.  Upon
vesting in the case of Restricted Stock Units, and upon the lapse of the
deferral period in the case of Deferred Stock Units, such
Restricted Stock Units or Deferred Stock Units shall be converted into an
equivalent number of shares of Common Stock that will be distributed to the
Participant, or in the case of the Participant's death, to the Participant's
legal representative.  Such distribution shall be evidenced by a stock
certificate, appropriate entry on the books of the Company or of a duly
authorized transfer agent of the Company, or other appropriate means as
determined by the Company.  All distributions shall be made no later
than March 15th of the calendar year following the year, with respect to the
Restricted Stock Units, in which such Restricted Stock Units vest or, with
respect to Deferred Stock Units, in which the deferral period
lapses.  In the event ownership or issuance of the Common Stock is not
feasible due to applicable exchange controls, securities regulations, tax laws
or other provisions of applicable law, as determined by the Company in its sole
discretion, the Participant, or, in the case of the Participant's death, the
Participant's legal representative, shall receive cash proceeds in an amount
equal to the value of the shares of Common Stock otherwise distributable to the
Participant, net of tax withholding as provided in Section 10.5.

     

    ARTICLE
7. STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS

     

    7.1           Award Agreement for
SARs.  Awards of SARs shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement,
pursuant to Section 3.4.  All Award Agreements evidencing SARs
intended to qualify as performance-based compensation as described in Section
162(m)(4)(C) of the Code shall contain such terms and conditions as may be
necessary to meet the applicable provisions of Section 162(m) of the
Code.

     

    7.2           General
Requirements.  The Committee may grant SARs separately or in
tandem with any Option (for all or a portion of the applicable Option). The
Committee shall determine which Employees and Consultants shall receive Awards
of SARs and the amount of such Awards.

     

    7.3           Base Amount.  The
Committee shall establish the base amount of the SAR at the time the SAR is
granted.  The base amount of each SAR shall be equal to the price per
share of the related Option or, if there is no related Option, the Fair Market
Value of a share of Common Stock as of the date of grant of the SAR, unless the
Committee determines a higher base amount.

     

    7.4           Tandem SARs.  Tandem
SARs may be granted either at the time the Option is granted or at any time
thereafter while the Option remains outstanding; provided, however, that, in the
case of an Incentive Stock Option, SARs may be granted only at the time of grant
of the Incentive Stock Option. In the case of tandem SARs, the number of SARs
granted to an Employee or Consultant that shall be exercisable during a
specified period shall not exceed the number of shares of Common Stock that the
Employee or Consultant may purchase upon the exercise of the related Option
during such period. Upon the exercise of an Option, the SARs relating to the
Common Stock covered by such Option shall terminate. Upon the exercise of the
SARs, the related Option shall terminate to the extent of an equal number of
shares of Common Stock.

     

    7.5           SAR
Exercisability.

     

    7.5.1           The
period during which SARs in whole or in part become exercisable shall be set by
the Committee and shall be as provided for in the Award Agreement. At any time
after the grant of an SAR, the Committee may, in its sole and absolute
discretion and subject to whatever terms and conditions its selects, accelerate
the period during which the SAR becomes exercisable.

     

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
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    7.5.2           In
each Award Agreement, the Committee shall indicate whether the portion of the
SAR, if any, that remains non-exercisable upon the Participant’s
Termination of Employment with the Company is forfeited. In so specifying, the
Committee may differentiate between the reason for the Participant’s Termination
of Employment.

     

    7.6           Value of SARs.  When
a Participant exercises an SAR, the Participant shall receive in settlement of
such SAR an amount equal to the value of the stock appreciation for the number
of SARs exercised payable in cash, Common Stock or a combination thereof. The
stock appreciation for an SAR is the amount by which the Fair Market Value of
the underlying Common Stock on the date of exercise of the SAR exceeds the base
amount of the SAR.

     

    7.7           Form of
Payment.  The Committee shall determine whether the
appreciation in an SAR shall be paid in the form of cash, Common Stock or a
combination of the two, in such proportion as the Committee deems appropriate.
For purposes of calculating the number of shares of Common Stock to be received,
shares of Common Stock shall be valued at their Fair Market Value on the date of
exercise of the SAR. If shares of Common Stock are received upon exercise of a
SAR, cash shall be delivered in lieu of any fractional shares of Common
Stock.

     

    ARTICLE
8. PERFORMANCE UNITS

     

    8.1           Award Agreement for Performance
Units.  Awards of Performance Units shall be evidenced by an
Award Agreement, pursuant to Section 3.4.  All Award Agreements
evidencing Performance Units intended to qualify as performance-based
compensation as described in Section 162(m)(4)(C) of the Code shall contain such
terms and conditions as may be necessary to meet the applicable provisions of
Section 162(m) of the Code.

     

    8.2           General
Requirements.  Each Performance Unit shall represent the right
of the Participant to receive an amount based on the value of the Performance
Unit, if performance goals established by the Committee are met. A Performance
Unit shall be based on the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock or such
other measurement base as the Committee deems appropriate. The Committee shall
determine and set forth in the Award Agreement the number of Performance Units
to be granted and the requirements applicable to such Performance Units. The
Committee shall determine which Employees and Consultants shall receive Awards
of a Performance Unit and the amount of such Awards.

     

    8.3           Performance Period and Performance
Goals.  When Performance Units are granted, the Committee shall
establish the performance period during which performance shall be measured (the
"Performance Period"), performance goals applicable to the Performance Units
("Performance Goals") and such other conditions of the Award as the Committee
deems appropriate. Performance Goals may relate to the financial performance of
the Company or its Subsidiaries, the performance of Common Stock, individual
performance or such other criteria as the Committee deems
appropriate.

     

    8.4           Payment With Respect to Performance
Units.  At the end of each Performance Period, the Committee
shall determine to what extent the Performance Goals and other conditions of the
Performance Units are met, the value of the Performance Units (if applicable),
and the amount, if any, to be paid with respect to the Performance Units.
Payments with respect to Performance Units shall be made in cash, in Common
Stock or in a combination of the two, as determined by the
Committee.  All payments shall be made no later than March 15 of the
calendar year following the year in which the Performance Period
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    ARTICLE
9. ADMINISTRATION

     

    9.1           Committee.  The Plan
shall be administered by the Compensation Committee of the Board. The Board may
remove members, add members, and fill vacancies on the Committee from time to
time, all in accordance with the Company's Certificate of Incorporation, Bylaws,
and with applicable law. The majority vote of the Committee, or for acts taken
in writing without a meeting by the unanimous written consent of the members of
the Committee, shall be valid acts of the Committee.  Committee
members may resign at any time by delivering written notice to the
Board.

     

    9.2           Duties and Powers of
Committee.  It shall be the duty of the Committee to conduct
the general administration of this Plan in accordance with its provisions. The
Committee shall have the power to designate the Employees and Consultants who
shall participate in the Plan and to construe and interpret this Plan and the
agreements pursuant to which Options, Restricted Common Stock, Restricted Stock
Units, Deferred Stock Units, SARs and Performance Units are granted or awarded,
and to adopt such rules for the administration, interpretation, and application
of this Plan as are consistent therewith and to interpret, amend or revoke any
such rules. Any such Award under this Plan need not be the same with respect to
each Participant. Any such interpretations and rules with respect to Incentive
Stock Options shall be consistent with the provisions of Section 422 of the
Code.  All determinations and decisions made by the Committee pursuant
to the provisions of the Plan shall be final, conclusive and
binding.

     

    9.3           Compensation; Professional
Assistance; Good Faith Actions.  Unless otherwise determined by
the Board, members of the Committee shall receive no compensation for their
services pursuant to this Plan. All expenses and liabilities which members of
the Committee incur in connection with the administration of this Plan shall be
borne by the Company. The Committee may, with the approval of the Board, employ
attorneys, consultants, accountants, appraisers, brokers, or other persons. The
Committee, the Company and the Company's officers and directors shall be
entitled to rely upon the advice, opinions or valuations of any such persons.
All actions taken and all interpretations and determinations made by the
Committee or the Board in good faith shall be final and binding upon all
Participants, the Company and all other interested persons.  No
members of the Committee or Board shall be personally liable for any action,
determination or interpretation made in good faith with respect to this Plan or
any Awards made hereunder, and all members of the Committee and the Board shall
be fully protected by the Company in respect of any such action, determination
or interpretation.

     

    ARTICLE
10. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

     

    10.1           Transferability.

     

    10.1.1           No
Option, Restricted Common Stock, Restricted Stock Unit, Deferred Stock Unit,
SAR, Performance Unit, or any right therein or part thereof shall be liable for
the debts, contracts or engagements of the Participant or his 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; provided, however, that nothing in this Section 10.1.1
shall prevent transfers by will or by the applicable laws of descent and
distribution or as permitted in Section 10.1.2 below. The Committee shall not be
required to accelerate the exercisabilty of an Award or otherwise take any
action pursuant to a divorce or similar proceeding in the event Participant's
spouse is determined to have acquired a community property interest in all or
any portion of an Award. Except as provided below, during the lifetime of the
Participant, only he may exercise an Award (or any portion thereof) granted to
him under the Plan. After the death of the Participant, any exercisable portion
of an Award, prior to the time when such portion becomes unexercisable under the
Plan or the applicable Award Agreement or other agreement, may be exercised by
his personal representative or by any person empowered to do so under the
deceased Participant's will or under the then applicable laws of descent and
distribution.

     

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
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    10.1.2           Notwithstanding
the foregoing, the Committee may provide in an Award Agreement, or amend an otherwise outstanding Award Agreement to provide, that a Participant
may transfer Non-Qualified Stock Options to family members, or one or more
trusts or other entities for the benefit of or owned by family members,
consistent with applicable securities laws, according to such terms as the
Committee may determine; provided that the Participant receives no consideration
for the transfer of a Non-Qualified Stock Option and the transferred
Non-Qualified Stock Option shall continue to be subject to the same terms and
conditions as were applicable to the Non-Qualified Stock Option immediately
before the transfer and shall be exercisable by the transferee according to the
same terms as applied to the Participant.

     

    10.2           Amendment,
Suspension or Termination of this Plan.

     

    10.2.1           Except
as otherwise provided in this Section 10.2, this Plan may be wholly or partially
amended or otherwise modified, suspended or terminated at any time or from time
to time by the Board; provided, however, no action of the Board may be taken
that would otherwise require stockholder approval as a matter of applicable law,
regulation or rule, without the consent of the stockholders.  In no
event may any Option or SAR be amended, other than pursuant to Section 10.3, to
decrease the exercise or grant price thereof, be cancelled in conjunction with
the grant of any new Option or SAR with a lower exercise or grant price, or
otherwise be subject to any action that would be treated, under generally
accepted accounting principles, as a "repricing" of such Option or SAR, unless
the stockholders of the Company provide prior approval.  No amendment,
suspension or termination of this Plan shall impair any rights or obligations
under any Award theretofore made to a Participant, unless such right has been
reserved in the Plan or the Award Agreement, without the consent of the
Participant holding such Award. No Award may be made during any period of
suspension or after termination of this Plan. In no event may any Award be made
under this Plan after May 22, 2016.

     

    

     

    10.2.2           Notwithstanding
the foregoing, the Board or the Committee may take any action necessary to
comply with a change in applicable law, irrespective of the status of any Award
as vested or unvested, exercisable or unexercisable, at the time of such change
in applicable law.

     

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
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    10.3           Changes
in Common Stock or Assets of the Company, Acquisition or Liquidation of the Company and Other Corporate Events.

     

    10.3.1           In
the event that any dividend or other distribution (whether in the form of cash,
Common Stock, other securities, or other property), recapitalization,
reclassification, stock split, reverse stock split, reorganization, merger,
consolidation, split up, spin-off, combination, repurchase or other similar
transaction or event affects the Common Stock such that an adjustment is
appropriate in order to prevent dilution or enlargement of the benefits or
potential benefits intended to be made available under the Plan, then the
Committee shall, in such manner as it may deem equitable, adjust any or all of
the following:

     

    
      	 10.3.1.1	 the maximum
      number of shares of Common Stock available for Awards;
	 	 
	 10.3.1.2  	 the maximum
      number of shares of Common Stock subject to the Plan;
	 	 
	 10.3.1.3  	 the number and
      kind of Company stock with respect to which an Award may be made under the
      Plan;
	 	 
	 10.3.1.4  	 the number and
      kind of Company stock subject to an outstanding Award; and
	 	 
	 10.3.1.5  	 the exercise
      price or purchase price with respect to any
Award.

    

     

    10.3.2           In
addition, in the event of any merger, consolidation, split-up, spin-off,
combination, repurchase, liquidation, dissolution, or sale, transfer, exchange
or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company or
any unusual or nonrecurring transactions or events affecting the Company or the
financial statements of the Company, or of changes in applicable laws,
regulations, or accounting principles, the Committee in its discretion is hereby
authorized to take any one or more of the following actions whenever the
Committee determines, in its sole discretion, that such action is appropriate in
order to prevent dilution or enlargement of the benefits or potential benefits
intended to be made available under the Plan or with respect to any Award or
right under this Plan, to facilitate such transactions or events or to give
effect to such changes in laws, regulations or principles:

     

    10.3.2.1                      the
Committee may provide, by the terms of the Award Agreement or by action taken
prior to the occurrence of such transaction or event and either automatically or
upon the Participant's request, for (i) the purchase of any such Award for the
payment of an amount of cash equal to the amount that could have been attained
upon the exercise of such Award or realization of the Participant's rights had
such Award been currently exercisable, payable, fully vested or the restrictions
lapsed, or (ii) the replacement of such Award with other rights or property
selected by the Committee;

     

    103.2.2                      the
Committee may provide, by the terms of such Award Agreement or by action taken
prior to the occurrence of such transaction or event, that the Award cannot be
exercised after such event;

     

    10.3.2.3                      the
Committee may provide, by the terms of such Award or by action taken prior to
the occurrence of such transaction or event, that for a specified period of time
prior to such  transaction or event such Award shall be exercisable,
notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 4.6 or the provisions of
such Award;

     

    10.3.2.4                      the
Committee may provide, by the terms of such Award or by action taken prior to
the occurrence of such transaction or event, that upon such event, such Award be
assumed by the successor or survivor corporation, or a parent or subsidiary
thereof, or shall be substituted for by similar Awards covering the stock of the
successor or survivor corporation, or a parent or subsidiary thereof, with
appropriate adjustments as to the number and kind of shares and
prices;

     

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
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    10.3.2.5                      the
Committee may make adjustments in the number, type and kind of shares of Common Stock subject to outstanding Options, Restricted Common
Stock, Restricted Stock Units, Deferred Stock Units, SARs and Performance Units
and in the terms and conditions of (including the grant or exercise price), and
the criteria included in, outstanding Awards, and rights and awards which may be
granted in the future; and

     

    10.3.2.6                      the
Committee may provide, by the terms of an Award of Restricted Common Stock or
Restricted Stock Units or by action taken prior to the occurrence of such event,
that for a specified period of time prior to such event, the restrictions
imposed under an Award Agreement upon some or all shares of the Restricted
Common Stock or the Restricted Stock Units may be terminated, and some or all
shares of such Restricted Common Stock or some or all of such Restricted Stock
Units may cease to be subject to forfeiture under Section 6.5 or repurchase
under Section 6.6 after such event.

     

    10.3.3           Subject
to Section 10.7, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, at the time of
grant, include such further provisions and limitations in any Award Agreement or
certificate, as it may deem appropriate and in the best interests of the
Company; provided, however, that no such provisions or limitations shall be
contrary to the terms of the Participant's Employment Agreement or the terms of
this Plan.

     

    10.3.4           Notwithstanding
the foregoing, no action pursuant to this Section 10.3 shall be taken that is
specifically prohibited under applicable law, the rules and regulations of any
governing governmental agency or national securities exchange, or the terms of
the Participant's Employment Agreement, and no adjustment to an Incentive Stock
Option shall be made to the extent the same constitutes a "modification" within
the meaning of Section 424(h)(3) of the Code, Regulation §1.424-1(a) thereunder
or Section 409(A) of the Code.

     

    10.4           Continued
Employment.  Nothing in this Plan or in any Award Agreement
hereunder shall confer upon any Participant any right to continue his
employment, consulting or similar relationship with the Company, whether as an
employee or consultant or otherwise, or shall interfere with or restrict in any
way the rights of the Company, which are hereby expressly reserved, to discharge
or terminate the relationship with any Participant at any time for any reason
whatsoever, subject to the terms of any Employment Agreement entered into by the
Participant and the Company.

     

    10.5           Tax
Withholding.  The Company shall be entitled to require payment
in cash or deduction from other compensation payable to each Participant of any
sums required by federal, state or local tax law to be withheld with respect to
the issuance, vesting, exercise or lapse of any restriction of any Option,
Restricted Common Stock, Restricted Stock Unit, Deferred Stock Unit, SAR or
Performance Unit.  The Committee shall be authorized to establish
procedures for election by Participants to satisfy such obligation for the
payment of such taxes (i) by delivery of, or transfer of, shares of Common Stock
to the Company or (ii) by directing the Company to retain shares of Common Stock
otherwise deliverable under an Award; provided, however, that the total tax
withholding where shares of Common Stock are being used to satisfy such
obligation shall not exceed the minimum amount required to be
withheld.  Shares of Common Stock withheld or delivered in accordance
with this Section 10.5 shall be valued at Fair Market Value as of such date as
may be specified in procedures established by the Committee.

     

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
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    10.6           Forfeiture
Provisions.  Pursuant to its general authority to determine the
terms and conditions applicable to Awards, the Committee shall
have the right to provide, in the terms of such Award, or to require the
Participant to agree by separate written instrument, that the Award shall
terminate and any unexercised portion of such Award (whether or not vested)
shall be forfeited if (i) a Termination of Employment occurs prior to a
specified date, or within a specified time period following receipt or exercise
of the Award, (ii) the Participant at any time, or during a specified time
period, engages in any activity in competition with the Company, or which is
inimical, contrary or harmful to the interests of the Company, as further
defined by the Committee or as specified in the Participant's Employment
Agreement, or (iii) the Company terminates the Participant with or without
cause.

     

    10.7           Limitations Applicable to Section 16
Persons and Performance-Based Compensation.  Notwithstanding
any other provision of this Plan, any Option, Restricted Common Stock,
Restricted Stock Unit, Deferred Stock Unit, SARs, or Performance Units granted
or awarded to any individual who is then subject to Section 16 of the Exchange
Act 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). To the extent permitted by applicable law,
Options granted or awarded hereunder shall be deemed amended to the extent
necessary to conform to such applicable exemptive rule. Furthermore,
notwithstanding any other provision of this Plan to the contrary, any Award that
is intended to qualify as performance-based compensation as described in Section
162(m)(4)(C) of the Code shall be subject to any additional limitations set
forth in Section 162(m) of the Code (including any amendment to Section 162(m)
of the Code) or any regulations or rulings issued thereunder that are
requirements for qualification as performance-based compensation as described in
Section 162(m)(4)(C) of the Code, and this Plan shall be deemed amended to the
extent necessary to conform to such requirements.

     

    10.8           Effect of Plan Upon Option and
Compensation Plans.  The adoption of this Plan shall not affect
any other compensation or incentive plans in effect for the Company. Nothing in
this Plan shall be construed to limit the right of the Company (i) to establish
any other forms of incentives or compensation for employees or consultants, or
(ii) to grant or assume options or other rights otherwise than under this Plan
in connection with any proper corporate purpose including but not by way of
limitation, the grant or assumption of options in connection with the
acquisition by purchase, lease, merger, consolidation or otherwise, of the
business, stock or assets of any corporation, partnership, limited liability
company, firm or association.

     

    10.9           Compliance with
Laws.  This Plan, the granting and vesting of Awards under this
Plan and the issuance and delivery of shares of Common Stock and the payment of
money under this Plan or under Awards awarded hereunder are subject to
compliance with all applicable federal and state laws, rules and regulations
(including but not limited to state and federal securities law and federal
margin requirements) and to such approvals by any listing, regulatory or
governmental authority as may, in the opinion of counsel for the Company, be
necessary or advisable in connection therewith. Any securities delivered under
this Plan shall be subject to such restrictions, and the person acquiring such
securities shall, if requested by the Company, provide such assurances and
representations to the Company as the Company may deem necessary or desirable to
assure compliance with all applicable legal requirements. To the extent
permitted by applicable law, the Plan shall be deemed amended to the extent
necessary to conform to such laws, rules and regulations.  No Award
under this Plan (or modification thereof) shall provide for the deferral of
compensation that does not comply with Section 409A of the Code, unless the
Committee, at the time of grant, specifically provides that the Award is not
intended to comply with Section 409A of the Code.  Notwithstanding any
provision of this Plan to the contrary, if one or more of the payments or
benefits received or to be received by a Participant pursuant to an Award would
cause the Participant to incur any additional tax or interest under Section 409A
of the Code, the Committee may reform such provision to maintain to the maximum
extent practicable the original intent of the applicable provision without
violating the provisions of Section 409A of the Code.

     

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
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    10.10           Titles.  Titles are
provided herein for convenience only and are not to serve as a basis for interpretation or construction of this Plan.

     

    10.11           Governing Law.  This
Plan and any agreements hereunder shall be administered, interpreted and
enforced under the laws of the State of Texas, without regard to that state’s
conflicts of laws rules.

     

    
 

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

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