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INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT

INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT

CHYRON CORPORATION (NEW YORK)

 AGREEMENT, effective as the 14th day of May, 2008 between Chyron Corporation, a New York corporation (the "Company"), and Robert A. Rayne (the "Indemnitee").

 WHEREAS, it is essential to the Company to retain and attract as directors and officers the most capable persons available; and

 WHEREAS, Indemnitee is a director or officer of the Company; and

 WHEREAS, both the Company and Indemnitee recognize the increased risk of litigation and other claims being asserted against directors and officers of public companies in today's environment; and

 WHEREAS, the By-Laws of the Company provide indemnity protection in the Indemnitee;

 WHEREAS, this Agreement satisfies the provisions of § 721 of the New York Business Corporation Law ("BCL"); and

 WHEREAS, in recognition of the fact that the Indemnitee continues to serve as a director or officer of the Company in part in reliance on the aforesaid By-Laws and Indemnitee's need for substantial protection against personal liability in order to enhance Indemnitee's continued service to the Company in an effective manner, and in part to provide Indemnitee with specific contractual assurance that the protection promised by such By-Laws will be available to Indemnitee (regardless of, among other things, any amendment to or revocation of such By-Laws or any change in the composition of the Company's Board of Directors or any acquisition transaction relating to the Company), and due to the potential inadequacy of the Company's directors' and officers' liability insurance coverage, the Company wishes to provide in this Agreement for the indemnification of, and the advancing of expenses to, Indemnitee to the fullest extent (whether partial or complete) permitted by law and as set forth in this Agreement, and, to the extent insurance is maintained, for the continued coverage of Indemnitee under the Company's directors' and officers' liability insurance policies;

 NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and of Indemnitee continuing to serve the Company directly or, at its request, with another enterprise, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties hereto agree as follows:

1. Certain Definitions.

(a) Approved Law Firm: shall mean any law firm (i) located in New York City and (ii) rated "av" by Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory.

 

 

                                         (b) Board of Directors: shall mean the Board of Directors of the Company.

(c) Change in Control: shall be deemed to have occurred if (i) any "person" (as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended), other than any stockholder (and/or affiliate of such stockholder) on the date of this Agreement or a trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of the Company in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of stock of the Company, is or becomes the "beneficial owner" (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under said Act), directly or indirectly of securities of the Company representing 15 percent or more of the total voting power represented by the Company's then outstanding Voting Securities (such person being hereinafter referred to as an "Acquiring Person"), or (ii) during any 24-consecutive-month period, individuals who at the beginning of such period constitute the Board of Directors of the Company and any new director whose election by the Board of Directors or nomination for election by the Company's shareholders was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds (2/3) of the directors then still in office who either were directors at the beginning of the period or whose election or nomination for election was previously so approved, cease for any reason to constitute a majority thereof, or (iii) the shareholders of the Company approve a merger or consolidation of the Company with any other corporation, other than  a merger or consolidation which would result in the Voting Securities of the Company outstanding immediately prior thereto continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into Voting Securities of the surviving entry) at least 80 percent of the total voting power represented by the Voting Securities of the Company or such surviving entity outstanding immediately after such merger or consolidation, or (iv) the shareholders of the Company approve a plan of complete liquidation of the Company or an agreement for the sale or disposition by the Company of all or substantially all the Company's assets.

(d) Claim: shall mean any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, or any inquiry or investigation, whether conducted by the Company or any other party, that Indemnitee in good faith believes might lead to the institution of any such action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative, investigative or other.

(e) Expenses: shall include attorneys' fees and all other costs, expenses and obligations paid or incurred in connection with investigating, defending, being a witness in or participating in (including on appeal), or preparing to defend, be a witness in or participate in, any Claim relating to any Indemnifiable Event, together with interest, computed at the Company's average cost of funds for short-term borrowings, accrued from the date of incurrence of such expense to the date Indemnitee receives reimbursement therefor.

 

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(f) Indemnifiable Event: shall mean any event or occurrence related to the fact that Indemnitee is or was a director, officer, employee, agent or fiduciary of the Company, or is or was serving at the request of the Company as a director, officer, employee, trustee, agent or fiduciary of another corporation of any type or kind, domestic or foreign, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise, or by reason of anything done or not done by Indemnitee in such capacity.  Without limitation of any indemnification provided hereunder, an Indemnitee serving (i) another corporation, partnership, joint venture or trust of which 10 percent or more of the voting power or residual economic interest is held, directly or indirectly, by the Company, or (ii) any employee benefit plan of the Company or any entity referred to in clause (i), in any capacity shall be deemed to be doing so at the request of the Company.

(g) Reviewing Party: shall be (i) the Board of Directors acting by quorum consisting of directors who are not parties to the particular Claim with respect to which Indemnitee is seeing indemnification, or (ii), if such a quorum is not obtainable or, even if obtainable, if a quorum of disinterested directors so directs, (A) the Board of Directors upon the opinion in writing of independent legal counsel that indemnification is proper in the circumstances because the applicable standard of conduct set forth in Section 2 of this Agreement and in Section 721 of the BCL has been met by the Indemnitee or (B) the shareholders upon a finding that the Indemnitee has met the applicable standard of conduct referred to in clause (ii)(A) of this definition.

(h) Voting Securities: shall mean any securities of the Company which vote generally in the election of directors.

2. Basic Indemnification Arrangement.  If Indemnitee was, is or becomes at any time a party to, or witness or other participant in, or is threatened to be made a party to, or witness or other participant in, a Claim by reason of (or arising in part out of) an Indemnifiable Event, the Company shall indemnify Indemnitee to the fullest extent permitted by law as soon as practicable but in any event no later than 30 days after written demand is presented to the Company, against any and all Expenses, judgments, fines (including excise taxes assessed on an Indemnitee with respect to an employee benefit plan), penalties and amounts paid in settlement (including all interest, assessments and other charges paid or payable in connection with, or in respect of, such Expenses, judgments, fines, penalties or amounts paid in settlement) of such Claim.  If so requested by Indemnitee, the Company shall advance (within two business days of such request) any and all Expenses to Indemnitee (an "Expense Advance"). Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, (i) Indemnitee shall not be entitled to indemnification pursuant to this Agreement if a judgment or other final adjudication adverse to the Indemnitee establishes that Indemnitee's
acts were committed in bad faith or were the result of active and deliberate
dishonesty and, in either case, were material to the cause of action so
adjudicated, or that Indemnitee personally gained in fact a financial profit or
other advantage to which Indemnitee was not legally entitled and (ii) prior to a
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Control Indemnitee shall not be entitled to indemnification pursuant to this
Agreement in connection with any Claim initiated by Indemnitee against the
Company or any director or officer of the Company unless the Company has joined
in or consented to the initiation of such Claim.

3. Payment.  Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 2, the obligations of the Company under Section 2 (which shall in no event be deemed to preclude any right to indemnification to which Indemnitee may be entitled under Section 723(a) of the BCL) shall be subject to the condition that the Reviewing Party shall have authorized such indemnification in the specific case by having determined that Indemnitee is permitted to be indemnified under the applicable standard of conduct set forth in Section 2 and applicable law.  The Company shall promptly call a meeting of the Board of Directors with respect to a Claim and agrees to use its best efforts to facilitate a prompt determination by the Reviewing Party with respect to the Claim.  Indemnitee shall be afforded the opportunity to make submissions to the Reviewing Party with respect to the Claim.  The obligation of the Company to make an Expense Advance pursuant to Section 2 shall be subject to the condition that, if, when and to the extent that the Reviewing Party determines that Indemnitee would not be permitted to be so indemnified under Section 2 and applicable law, the Company shall be entitled to be reimbursed by Indemnitee (who hereby agrees and undertakes to the full extent required by paragraph (a) of Section 725 of the BCL to reimburse the Company) for all such amounts theretofore paid; provided, however, that if Indemnitee has commenced legal proceedings in a court of competent jurisdiction to secure a determination that Indemnitee should be indemnified under applicable law, any determination made by the Reviewing Party that Indemnitee would not be permitted to be indemnified under applicable law shall not be binding and Indemnitee shall not be required to reimburse the Company for any Expense Advance until a final judicial determination is made with respect thereto (as to which all rights of appeal therefrom have been exhausted or lapsed).  If there has been no determination by the Reviewing Party or if the Reviewing Party determines that Indemnitee substantively would not be permitted to be indemnified in whole or in part under applicable law, Indemnitee shall have the right to commence litigation in any court in the State of New York having subject matter jurisdiction thereof and in which venue is proper seeking an initial determination by the court or challenging any such determination by the Reviewing Party or any aspect thereof, and the Company hereby consents to service of process and to appear in any such proceeding.  Any determination by the Reviewing Party otherwise shall be conclusive and binding on the Company and Indemnitee.

4. Change in Control.  If there is a Change in Control of the Company (other than a Change in Control which has been approved by a majority of the Board of Directors who were directors immediately prior to such Change in Control) then (i) all determinations by the Company pursuant to the first sentence of Section 3 hereof and Section 723(b) of the BCL shall be made pursuant to subparagraph (1) or (2)(A) of such Section 723(b) and (ii) with respect to all matters thereafter arising concerning the rights of Indemnitee to indemnity payments and Expense Advances under this Agreement or any other  

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agreement or By-law of the Company now or hereinafter in effect relating to Claims for Indemnifiable Events (including, but not limited to, any opinion to be rendered pursuant to subparagraph (2)(A) of Section 723(b) of the BCL) the Company (including the Board of Directors) shall seek legal advice from (and only from) special, independent counsel selected by Indemnitee and approved by the Company (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld), and who has not otherwise performed services for the Company (or any subsidiary of the Company) or the Acquiring Person (or any affiliate or associate of such Acquiring Person) within the last five years (other than in connection with such matters) or Indemnitee.  Unless Indemnitee has theretofore selected counsel pursuant to this Section 4 and such counsel has been approved by the Company, any Approved Law Firm shall be deemed to satisfy the requirements set forth above.  Such counsel, among other things, shall render its written opinion to the Company, the Board of Directors and Indemnitee as to whether and to what extent the Indemnitee would be permitted to be indemnified under applicable law.  The Company agrees to pay the reasonable fees of the special, independent counsel referred to above and to fully indemnify such counsel against any and all expenses (including attorneys' fees), claims, liabilities and damages arising out of or relating to this Agreement or its engagement pursuant hereto.  As used in this Section 4, the terms "affiliate" and "associate" shall have the respective meanings ascribed to such terms in Rule 12b-2 of the General Rules and Regulations under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended and in effect on the date of this Agreement.

5. Indemnification for Additional Expenses.  The Company shall indemnify Indemnitee against any and all expenses (including attorneys' fees) and, if requested by Indemnitee, shall (within two business days of such request) advance such expenses to Indemnitee, which are incurred by Indemnitee in connection with any claim asserted or action brought by Indemnitee for (i) indemnification or advance payment of Expenses by the Company under this Agreement or any other agreement or By-law of the Company now or hereafter in effect relating to Claims for Indemnifiable Events and/or (ii) recovery under any directors' and officers' liability insurance policies maintained by the Company, regardless of whether Indemnitee ultimately is determined to be entitled to such indemnification, advance expenses payment or insurance recovery, as the case may be.

6. Partial Indemnity, Etc.  If Indemnitee is entitled under any provision of this Agreement to indemnification by the Company for some or a portion of the Expenses, judgments, fines, penalties and amounts paid in settlement of a Claim but now, however, for all of the total amount thereof, the Company shall nevertheless indemnify Indemnitee for the portion thereof to which Indemnitee is entitled.  Moreover, notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, to the extent that Indemnitee has been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any or all Claims relating in whole or in part to an Indemnifiable Event or in defense of any issue or matter therein, including dismissal without prejudice, Indemnitee shall be indemnified, to the extent permitted by law, against all Expenses incurred in connection with such Indemnifiable
Event. In connection with any determination by the Reviewing Party or otherwise
as to whether Indemnitee is entitled to be indemnified hereunder, the burden of
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extent permitted by law, be on the Company to establish that Indemnitee is
not so entitled.

7. No Presumption.  For purposes of this Agreement, the termination of any claim, action, suit or proceeding, whether civil or criminal, by judgment, order, settlement (whether with or without court approval) or conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not create a presumption that Indemnitee did not meet any particular standard of conduct or have any particular belief or that a court has determined that indemnification is not permitted by applicable law.

8. Nonexclusivity, Etc.  The rights of the Indemnitee hereunder shall be in addition to any other rights Indemnitee may have under the By-laws of the Company, the BCL or otherwise.  To the extent that a change in the BCL (whether by statue or judicial decision) permits greater indemnification by agreement than would be afforded currently under the By-laws of the Company and this Agreement, it is the intent of the parties hereto that Indemnitee shall enjoy by this Agreement the greater benefits so afforded by such change.

9. Liability Insurance.  To the extent the Company maintains an insurance policy or policies providing directors' and officers' liability insurance, Indemnitee shall be covered by such policy or policies, in accordance with its or their terms, to the maximum extent of the coverage available for any director or officer of the Company.

10. Period of Limitations.  No legal action shall be brought and no cause of action shall be asserted by or on behalf of the Company or any affiliate of the Company against Indemnitee, Indemnitee's spouse, heirs, executors or personal or legal representatives after the expiration of two years from the date of accrual of such cause of action, and any claim or cause of action of the Company or its affiliate shall be extinguished and deemed released unless asserted by the timely filing of a legal action within such two-year period; provided, however, that if any shorter period of limitations is otherwise applicable to any such cause of action, such shorter period shall govern.

11. Amendments, Etc.  No supplement, modification or amendment of this Agreement shall be binding unless executed in writing by both of the parties hereto.  No waiver of any of the provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed or shall constitute a waiver of any other provisions hereof (whether or not similar) nor shall such waiver constitute a continuing waiver.

12. Subrogation.  In the event of payment under this Agreement, the Company shall be subrogated to the extent of such payment to all of the rights of recovery of Indemnitee, who shall execute all papers required and shall do everything that may be necessary to secure such rights, including the execution of such documents necessary to enable the Company effectively to bring suit to enforce such rights.

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13. No Duplication of Payments.  The Company shall not be liable under this Agreement to make any payment in connection with any claim made against Indemnitee to the extent Indemnitee has otherwise actually received payment (under any insurance policy, By-law or otherwise) of the amounts otherwise indemnifiable hereunder.

14. Specific Performance.  The parties recognize that if any provision of this Agreement is violated by the Company, Indemnitee may be without an adequate remedy at law.  Accordingly, in the event of any such violation, the Indemnitee shall be entitled, if Indemnitee so elects, to institute proceedings, either at law or in equity, to obtain damages, to enforce specific performance, to enjoin such violation, or to obtain any relief or any combination of the foregoing as Indemnitee may elect to pursue.

15. Binding Effect, Etc.  This Agreement shall be binding upon, inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable by, the parties hereto and their respective successors (including any direct or indirect successor by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise to all or substantially all of the business and/or assets of the Company), assigns, spouses, heirs, and personal and legal representatives.  This Agreement shall continue in effect regardless of whether Indemnitee continues to serve as an officer or director of the Company or of any other enterprise at the Company's request.

16. Severability.  The provisions of this Agreement shall be severable if any of the provisions hereof (including any provision within a single section, paragraph or sentence) are held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, void or otherwise unenforceable, and the remaining provisions shall remain enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law.

17. Governing Law.   This Agreement shall be governed by, and be construed and enforced in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York applicable to contracts made and to be performed in such state without giving effect to the principles of conflicts of laws.

Executed this 14th day of May, 2008.

	 	 	
CHYRON CORPORATION

	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	
By:
	
/s/  Michael Wellesley-Wesley

	 	 	
Name: Michael Wellesley-Wesley

	 	 	
Title:   President & Chief Executive Officer

	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	 	
/s/  Robert A. Rayne

	 	 	
Name: Robert A. Rayne

	 	 	 

INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT.doc

7CHYRON CORPORATION

2008 LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN

Chyron Corporation, a New York corporation (the "Company"), sets forth herein the terms of its 2008 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the "Plan"), as follows: 

1. PURPOSE 

The Plan is intended to enhance the Company's and its Affiliates' (as defined herein) ability to attract and retain highly qualified officers, directors, key employees and other persons, and to motivate such officers, directors, key employees and other persons to serve the Company and its Affiliates and to expend maximum effort to improve the business results and earnings of the Company, by providing to such persons an opportunity to acquire or increase a direct proprietary interest in the operations and future success of the Company. To this end, the Plan provides for the grant of stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, restricted stock units, unrestricted stock, cash and other stock-based awards.  Any of these awards may, but need not, be made as performance incentives to reward attainment of annual or long-term performance goals in accordance with the terms hereof. Stock options granted under the Plan may be non-qualified stock options or incentive stock options, as provided herein. 

2. DEFINITIONS 

For purposes of interpreting the Plan and related documents (including Award Agreements), the following definitions shall apply: 

2.1. "Affiliate" means any company or other trade or business that "controls," is "controlled by" or is "under common control" with the Company within the meaning of Rule 405 of Regulation C under the Securities Act, including, without limitation, any Subsidiary. 

2.2. "Annual Incentive Award" means an Award made subject to attainment of performance goals (as described in Section 14) over a fiscal year period. 

2.3. "Award" means a grant of an Option, Stock Appreciation Right, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Unit, Unrestricted Stock, cash or other stock-based award under the Plan. 

2.4. "Award Agreement" means a written agreement between the Company and a Grantee, or notice from the Company to a Grantee, that evidences and sets out the terms and conditions of an Award. 

2.5. "Beneficial Owner" shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act (including any successor to such rule).

2.6. "Board" means the Board of Directors of the Company. 

 

2.7. "Cause" means, as determined by the Committee and unless otherwise provided in an applicable agreement with the Company or an Affiliate at or before the Grant Date: (i) engaging in any act, omission or misconduct that is injurious to the Company or its Affiliates; (ii) gross negligence or willful misconduct in connection with the performance of duties; (iii) conviction of a criminal offense (other than minor traffic offenses); (iv) fraud, embezzlement or misappropriation of funds or property of the Company or an Affiliate; (v) material breach of any term of any employment, consulting or other services, confidentiality, intellectual property or non-competition agreements, if any, between the Service Provider and the Company or an Affiliate; (vi) the entry of an order duly issued by any regulatory agency (including federal, state and local regulatory agencies and self-regulatory bodies) having jurisdiction over the Company or an Affiliate requiring the removal from any office held by the Service Provider with the Company or prohibiting a Service Provider from participating in the business or affairs of the Company or any Affiliate; or (vii) the revocation or threatened revocation of any of the Company's or an Affiliate's  government licenses, permits or approvals, which is primarily due to the Service Provider's action or inaction and such revocation or threatened revocation would be alleviated or mitigated in any material respect by the termination of the Service Provider's Services.  

2.8. "Change in Control" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 16.2. 

2.9. "Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as now in effect or as hereafter amended. 

2.10. "Committee" means the Compensation Committee of the Board, or such other committee as determined by the Board.  The Compensation Committee of the Board may, in its discretion, designate a subcommittee of its members to serve as the Committee (to the extent the Board has not designated another person, committee or entity as the Committee) or cause the Committee to (i) consist solely of persons who are "non-employee directors" as defined in Rule 16b-3 issued under the Exchange Act, (ii) consist solely of persons who are Outside Directors, or (iii) satisfy the applicable requirements of any stock exchange on which the Common Stock may then be listed.

2.11. "Company" means Chyron Corporation, a New York corporation, or any successor corporation.

2.12. "Common Stock" or "Stock" means common stock of the Company, par value $0.01 per share.

2.13. "Covered Employee" means a Grantee who is a "covered employee" within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code, as qualified by Section 14.5 herein. 

2.14. "Disability" means the Grantee is unable to perform each of the essential duties of such Grantee's position by reason of a medically determinable physical or mental impairment which is potentially permanent in character or which can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months; provided, however,
that, with respect to rules regarding expiration of an 

 

Incentive Stock Option following termination of the Grantee's
Service, Disability has the meaning as set forth in Section 22(e)(3) of the
Code. 

2.15. "Effective Date" means the date set forth in Section 17.10 herein. 

2.16. "Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as now in effect or as hereafter amended. 

2.17. "Fair Market Value" of a share of Common Stock as of a particular date shall mean (i) the closing sale price reported for a share of Common Stock on such date on the national securities exchange or national market system on which such stock is principally traded, or if such date is not a trading day, the trading day immediately preceding such date on which a sale was reported, or (ii) if the shares of Common Stock are not then listed on a national securities exchange or national market system, or the value of such shares is not otherwise determinable, such value as determined by the Board in good faith in its sole discretion (but in any event not less than fair market value within the meaning of Section 409A). 

2.18. "Family Member" means a person who is a spouse, former spouse, child, stepchild, grandchild, parent, stepparent, grandparent, niece, nephew, mother-in-law, father-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother, sister, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law, including adoptive relationships, of the applicable individual, any person sharing the applicable individual's household (other than a tenant or employee), a trust in which any one or more of these persons have more than fifty percent of the beneficial interest, a foundation in which any one or more of these persons (or the applicable individual) control the management of assets, and any other entity in which one or more of these persons (or the applicable individual) own more than fifty percent of the voting interests. 

2.19. "Grant Date" means, as determined by the Committee, the latest to occur of (i) the date as of which the Committee approves an Award, (ii) the date on which the recipient of an Award first becomes eligible to receive an Award under Section 6 hereof, or (iii) such other date as may be specified by the Committee in the Award Agreement. 

2.20. "Grantee" means a person who receives or holds an Award under the Plan. 

2.21. "Incentive Stock Option" means an "incentive stock option" within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code, or the corresponding provision of any subsequently enacted tax statute, as amended from time to time. 

2.22. "Incumbent Board" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 16.2.

2.23. "Non-Employee Director" means a director of the Company who is not otherwise an officer or employee of the Company or any Affiliate.

2.24. "Non-Employee Director Annual Option" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.12.

2.25. "Non-Qualified Stock Option" means an Option that is not an Incentive Stock Option. 

2.26. "Option" means an option to purchase one or more shares of Stock pursuant to the Plan. 

2.27. "Option Price" means the exercise price for each share of Stock subject to an Option. 

2.28. "Outside Director" means a member of the Board who is not an officer or employee of the Company or an Affiliate, determined in accordance with the requirements of Section 162(m) of the Code.

2.29. "Outstanding Company Common Stock" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 16.2.

2.30. "Outstanding Company Voting Securities" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 16.2.

2.31. "Performance Award" means an Award made subject to the attainment of performance goals (as described in Section 14) over a performance period of up to ten (10) years. 

2.32. "Person" shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3(a)(9) of the Exchange Act and as used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) thereof.

2.33. "Plan" means this Chyron Corporation 2008 Long-Term Incentive Plan. 

2.34. "Purchase Price" means the purchase price for each share of Stock pursuant to a grant of Restricted Stock or Unrestricted Stock. 

2.35. "Reporting Person" means a person who is required to file reports under Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act. 

2.36. "Restricted Stock" means shares of Stock, awarded to a Grantee pursuant to Section 10 hereof. 

2.37. "Restricted Stock Unit" means a bookkeeping entry representing the equivalent number of shares of Stock, awarded to a Grantee pursuant to Section 10 hereof. 

2.38. "SAR Exercise Price" means the per share exercise price of a SAR granted to a Grantee under Section 9 hereof. 

2.39. "Section 409A" shall mean Section 409A of the Code and all formal guidance and regulations promulgated thereunder. 

2.40. "Securities Act" means the Securities Act of 1933, as now in effect or as hereafter amended. 

2.41. "Separation from Service" means a termination of Service by a Service Provider, as determined by the Committee, which determination shall be final, binding and conclusive; provided if any Award governed by Section 409A is to be distributed on a Separation from Service, then the definition of Separation from Service for such purposes shall comply with the definition provided in Section 409A.

2.42. "Service" means service as a Service Provider to the Company or an Affiliate. Unless otherwise stated in the applicable Award Agreement, a Grantee's change in position or duties shall not result in interrupted or terminated Service, so long as such Grantee continues to be a Service Provider to the Company or an Affiliate.  

2.43. "Service Provider" means an employee, officer or director of the Company or an Affiliate, or a consultant or adviser currently providing services to the Company or an Affiliate. 

2.44. "Stock Appreciation Right" or "SAR" means a right granted to a Grantee under Section 9 hereof. 

2.45. "Subsidiary" means any "subsidiary corporation" of the Company within the meaning of Section 424(f) of the Code. 

2.46. "Termination Date" means the date upon which an Option shall terminate or expire, as set forth in Section 8.3 hereof. 

2.47. "Ten Percent Stockholder" means an individual who owns more than ten percent (10%) of the total combined voting power of all classes of outstanding stock of the Company, its parent or any of its Subsidiaries. In determining stock ownership, the attribution rules of Section 424(d) of the Code shall be applied. 

2.48. "Unrestricted Stock" means an Award pursuant to Section 11 hereof. 

3. ADMINISTRATION OF THE PLAN 

3.1. General.

 The Committee shall have such powers and authority related to the administration of the Plan as are consistent with the Company's certificate of incorporation and bylaws and applicable law. The Committee shall have full power and authority to take all actions and to make all determinations required or provided for under the Plan, any Award or any Award Agreement, and shall have full power and authority to take all such other actions and make all such other determinations not inconsistent with the specific terms and provisions of the Plan that the Committee deems to be necessary or appropriate to the administration of the Plan. The interpretation and construction by the Committee of any provision of the Plan, any Award or any Award Agreement shall be final, binding and conclusive. Without limitation, the Committee shall have full and final authority, subject to the other terms and conditions of the Plan, to: 

(i) designate Grantees; 

(ii) determine the type or types of Awards to be made to a Grantee; 

(iii) determine the number of shares of Stock to be subject to an Award; 

(iv) establish the terms and conditions of each Award (including, but not limited to, the Option Price of any Option, the nature and duration of any restriction or condition (or provision for lapse thereof) relating to the vesting, exercise, transfer, or forfeiture of an Award or the shares of Stock subject thereto, and any terms or conditions that may be necessary to qualify Options as Incentive Stock Options); 

(v) prescribe the form of each Award Agreement; and 

(vi) amend, modify, or supplement the terms of any outstanding Award including the authority, in order to effectuate the purposes of the Plan, to modify Awards to foreign nationals or individuals who are employed outside the United States to recognize differences in local law, tax policy, or custom. 

 Notwithstanding the foregoing, no amendment or modification may be made to an outstanding Option or SAR that (i)  causes the Option or SAR to become subject to Section 409A, (ii) reduces the Option Price or SAR Exercise Price, either by lowering the Option Price or SAR Exercise Price or by canceling the outstanding Option or SAR and granting a replacement Option or SAR with a lower Option Price or SAR Exercise Price or (iii) would be treated as a repricing under the rules of the exchange upon which the Company's Stock trades, without, with respect to item (i), the Grantee's written prior approval, and with respect to items (ii) and (iii), without the approval of the stockholders of the Company, provided, that, appropriate adjustments may be made to outstanding Options and SARs pursuant to Section 16.

 The Company may retain the right in an Award Agreement to cause a forfeiture of the gain realized by a Grantee on account of actions taken by the Grantee in violation or breach of or in conflict with any employment agreement, non-competition agreement, any agreement prohibiting solicitation of employees or clients of the Company or any Affiliate thereof or any confidentiality obligation with respect to the Company or any Affiliate thereof or otherwise in competition with the Company or any Affiliate thereof, to the extent specified in such Award Agreement applicable to the Grantee.  Furthermore, the Company may annul an Award if the Grantee is terminated for Cause as defined in the applicable Award Agreement or the Plan, as applicable. The grant of any Award may be contingent upon the Grantee executing the appropriate Award Agreement. 

3.2. Deferral Arrangement. 

 The Committee may permit or require the deferral of any Award payment into a deferred compensation arrangement, subject to such rules and procedures as it may establish and in accordance with Section 409A, which may include provisions for the payment or crediting of interest or dividend equivalents, including converting such credits into deferred Stock units. 

3.3. No Liability. 

 No member of the Board or of the Committee shall be liable for any action or determination made in good faith with respect to the Plan, any Award or Award Agreement. 

3.4. Book Entry. 

 Notwithstanding any other provision of this Plan to the contrary, the Company may elect to satisfy any requirement under this Plan for the delivery of stock certificates through the use of book-entry. 

4. STOCK SUBJECT TO THE PLAN 

 Subject to adjustment as provided in Section 16 hereof, the maximum number of shares of Stock available for issuance under the Plan shall be 2,000,0000. All such shares of Stock available for issuance under the Plan shall be available for issuance as Incentive Stock Options.  Stock issued or to be issued under the Plan shall be authorized but unissued shares; or, to the extent permitted by applicable law, issued shares that have been reacquired by the Company.  The maximum number of shares of Common Stock (constituting, or underlying, any Awards) that may be awarded to any one Grantee during any calendar year shall not exceed 200,000. In addition, the maximum cash amount that may be earned under the Plan as a final Annual Incentive Award or other cash annual Award in respect of any fiscal year by any one Grantee shall be $5,000,000, and the maximum cash amount that may be earned under the Plan as a final Performance Award or other cash Award in respect of a performance period other than an annual period by any one Grantee on an annualized basis shall be $5,000,000.

The Committee may adopt reasonable procedures for making adjustments in accordance with Section 16. If the Option Price of any Option granted under the Plan, or if pursuant to Section 17.3 the withholding obligation of any Grantee with respect to an Option or other Award, is satisfied by tendering shares of Stock to the Company (by either actual delivery or by attestation) or by withholding shares of Stock, the number of shares of Stock issued net of the shares of Stock tendered or withheld shall be deemed delivered for purposes of determining the maximum number of shares of Stock available for delivery under the Plan. With respect to stock-based Awards, to the extent that an Award under the Plan is canceled, expired, forfeited, settled in cash, settled by issuance of fewer shares than the number underlying the Award, or otherwise terminated without delivery of shares to the Grantee, the shares retained by or returned to the Company will be available under the Plan; and shares that are withheld from such an Award or separately surrendered by the Grantee in payment of any exercise price or taxes relating to such an Award shall be deemed to constitute shares not delivered to the Grantee and will be available under the Plan. In addition, in the case of any Award granted in assumption of or in substitution for an award of a company or business acquired by the Company or a Subsidiary or Affiliate or with which the Company or a Subsidiary or Affiliate combines, shares issued or issuable in connection with such substitute Award shall not be counted against the number of shares reserved under the Plan. 

5. EFFECTIVE DATE, DURATION AND AMENDMENTS 

5.1. Term. 

The Plan shall be effective as of the Effective Date and shall terminate on the ten (10) year anniversary of the Effective Date, unless terminated on any earlier date as provided in Section 5.2. 

5.2. Amendment and Termination of the Plan. 

 The Board may, at any time and from time to time, amend, suspend, or terminate the Plan as to any Awards which have not been made. An amendment shall be contingent on approval of the Company's stockholders to the extent stated by the Board, required by applicable law or required by applicable stock exchange listing requirements. No Awards shall be made after termination of the Plan. No amendment, suspension, or termination of the Plan shall, without the consent of the Grantee, impair rights or obligations under any Award theretofore awarded. 

6. AWARD ELIGIBILITY AND LIMITATIONS 

6.1. Service Providers and Other Persons. 

 Subject to this Section 6, Awards may be made to any Service Provider as the Committee shall determine and designate from time to time in its discretion. 

6.2. Successive Awards. 

 An eligible person may receive more than one Award, subject to such restrictions as are provided herein. 

6.3. Stand-Alone, Additional, Tandem, and Substitute Awards. 

 Awards may, in the discretion of the Committee, be granted either alone or in addition to, in tandem with, or in substitution or exchange for, any other Award or any award granted under another plan of the Company, any Affiliate, or any business entity to be acquired by the Company or an Affiliate, or any other right of a Grantee to receive payment from the Company or any Affiliate. Such additional, tandem, and substitute or exchange Awards may be granted at any time. If an Award is granted in substitution or exchange for another Award, the Committee shall have the right to require the surrender of such other Award in consideration for the grant of the new Award.  In addition, Awards may be granted in lieu of cash compensation, including in lieu of cash amounts payable under other plans of the Company or any Affiliate, in which the value of Stock subject to the Award is equivalent in value to the cash compensation (for example, Restricted Stock Units or Restricted Stock). 

7. AWARD AGREEMENT 

Each Award shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement, in such form or forms as the Committee shall from time to time determine. Without limiting the foregoing, an Award Agreement may be provided in the form of a notice which provides that acceptance of the Award constitutes acceptance of all terms of the Plan and the notice.  Award Agreements granted from time to time or at the same time need not contain similar provisions but shall be consistent with the terms of the Plan. Each Award Agreement evidencing an Award of Options shall specify whether such Options are intended to be Non-Qualified Stock Options or Incentive Stock Options, and in the absence of such specification such options shall be deemed Non-Qualified Stock Options. 

8. TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF OPTIONS 

8.1. Option Price. 

 The Option Price of each Option shall be fixed by the Committee and stated in the related Award Agreement. The Option Price of each Option shall be at least the Fair Market Value of a share of Stock on the Grant Date; provided, however, that (i) in the event that a Grantee is a Ten Percent Stockholder as of the Grant Date, the Option Price of an Option granted to such Grantee that is intended to be an Incentive Stock Option shall be not less than 110 percent of the Fair Market Value of a share of Stock on the Grant Date, and (ii) with respect to Awards made in substitution for or in exchange for awards made by an entity acquired by the Company or an Affiliate, the Option Price does not need to be at least the Fair Market Value on the Grant Date.

8.2. Vesting. 

 Subject to Section 8.3 hereof, each Option shall become exercisable at such times and under such conditions (including without limitation performance requirements) as shall be determined by the Committee and stated in the Award Agreement. For purposes of this Section 8.2, fractional numbers of shares of Stock subject to an Option shall be rounded up to the next nearest whole number.  

8.3. Term. 

 Unless otherwise specified in the Award Agreement, each Option shall terminate, and all rights to purchase shares of Stock thereunder shall cease, on the tenth (10th) anniversary of the Grant Date, or under such circumstances and on such date prior thereto as is set forth in the Plan or as may be fixed by the Committee and stated in the related Award Agreement (the "Termination Date"); provided, however, that in the event that the Grantee is a Ten Percent Stockholder, an Option granted to such Grantee that is intended to be an Incentive Stock Option at the Grant Date shall not be exercisable after the fifth (5th) anniversary of the Grant Date. 

8.4. Separation from Service. 

 Except as otherwise provided in an Award Agreement, if a Grantee's employment with or service to the Company or Affiliate terminates for any reason other than Cause, (i) Options granted to such Grantee, to the extent that they are exercisable at the time of such termination, shall remain exercisable for a period of not more than 90 days after such termination (one year in the case of termination by reason of death or Disability), on which date they shall expire, and (ii) Options granted to such Grantee, to the extent that they were not exercisable at the time of such termination, shall expire on the date of such termination.  In the event of the termination of a Grantee's employment or service for Cause, all outstanding Options granted to such Grantee shall expire on the date of such termination. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Option shall be exercisable after the expiration of its term. 

8.5. Limitations on Exercise of Option. 

 Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, in no event may any Option be exercised, in whole or in part, after the occurrence of an event referred to in Section 16 hereof which results in termination of the Option. 

8.6. Method of Exercise. 

 An Option that is exercisable may be exercised by the Grantee's delivery to the Company of written notice of exercise on any business day, at the Company's principal office, on the form specified by the Company.  Such notice shall specify the number of shares of Stock with respect to which the Option is being exercised and shall be accompanied by payment in full of the Option Price of the shares for which the Option is being exercised plus the amount (if any) of federal and/or other taxes which the Company may, in its judgment, be required to withhold with respect to an Award.  Except as otherwise provided by the Committee, payments hereunder shall be made in cash or cash equivalents acceptable to the Company. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, the Committee may, solely in its discretion, approve payment in whole or in part by an alternative method, including (i) by means of any cashless exercise procedure approved by the Committee, (ii) in the form of unrestricted shares of Stock already owned by the Grantee on the date of surrender to the extent the shares of Stock have a Fair Market Value on the date of surrender equal to the aggregate Option Price of the shares as to which such Option shall be exercised, provided that, in the case of an Incentive Stock Option, the right to make payment in the form of already owned shares of Stock may be authorized only at the time of grant, (iii) in any other form that is consistent with applicable laws, regulations and rules (under certain circumstances, including, but not limited to, notes or other contractual obligations of the Grantee to make payment on a deferred basis), or (iv) any combination of the foregoing.  

8.7. Rights of Holders of Options. 

 Unless otherwise stated in the related Award Agreement, an
individual holding or exercising an Option shall have none of the rights of a
stockholder (for example, the right to receive cash or dividend payments or
distributions attributable to the subject shares of Stock or 

 to direct the voting of the subject shares of Stock ) until
the shares of Stock covered thereby are fully paid and issued to him. Except as
provided in Section 16 hereof, no adjustment shall be made for dividends,
distributions or other rights for which the record date is prior to the date of
such issuance. 

8.8. Delivery of Stock Certificates or Other Evidence of Ownership. 

 Promptly after the exercise of an Option by a Grantee and the payment in full of the Option Price, such Grantee shall be entitled to the issuance of a stock certificate or other evidence of his or her ownership of the shares of Stock subject to the Option. 

8.9. Transferability of Options. 

 Except as provided in Section 8.10, during the lifetime of a Grantee, only the Grantee (or, in the event of legal incapacity or incompetence, the Grantee's guardian or legal representative) may exercise an Option. Except as provided in Section 8.10, no Option shall be assignable or transferable by the Grantee to whom it is granted, other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution. 

8.10. Family Transfers. 

 If authorized in the applicable Award Agreement, a Grantee may transfer, not for value, all or part of an Option which is not an Incentive Stock Option to any Family Member. For the purpose of this Section 8.10, a "not for value" transfer is a transfer which is (i) a gift, (ii) a transfer under a domestic relations order in settlement of marital property rights; or (iii) a transfer to an entity in which more than fifty percent of the voting interests are owned by Family Members (or the Grantee) in exchange for an interest in that entity. Following a transfer under this Section 8.10, any such Option shall continue to be subject to the same terms and conditions as were applicable immediately prior to transfer. Subsequent transfers of transferred Options are prohibited except to Family Members of the original Grantee in accordance with this Section 8.10 or by will or the laws of descent and distribution. The events of termination of Service of Section 8.4 hereof shall continue to be applied with respect to the original Grantee, following which the Option shall be exercisable by the transferee only to the extent, and for the periods specified, in Section 8.4. 

8.11. Limitations on Incentive Stock Options. 

 An Option shall constitute an Incentive Stock Option only: (i) if the Grantee of such Option is an employee of the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company; (ii) to the extent specifically provided in the related Award Agreement; and (iii) to the extent that the aggregate Fair Market Value (determined at the time the Option is granted) of the shares of Stock with respect to which all Incentive Stock Options held by such Grantee become exercisable for the first time during any calendar year (under the Plan and all other plans of the Grantee's employer and its Affiliates) does not exceed $100,000. This limitation shall be applied by taking Options into account in the order in which they were granted. 

8.12. Non-Employee Director Annual Option Grants.

(i) At the close of business on the last trading day of each July, each then-current Non-Employee Director will be automatically granted an annual Option (each, a "Non-Employee Director Annual Option").  Unless otherwise determined by the Board in a resolution adopted on or prior to the date of the annual meeting of the Company's shareholders that coincides with or most recently precedes the date of grant of each Non-Employee Director Annual Option, the number of shares of Stock to be subject to each such Non-Employee Director Annual Option shall be 15,000, in each case subject to adjustment as provided in Section 16.1.

(ii) Unless otherwise determined by the Board, other terms of Non-Employee Director Annual Options shall be as follows:

(A) The exercise price per share of Stock purchasable upon exercise of a Non-Employee Director Annual Option will be equal to 100% of the Fair Market Value of a share of Stock on the date of grant of the Option.

(B) A Non-Employee Director Annual Option will expire 10 years after the date of grant, regardless of whether the Non-Employee Director ceases to serve as a director of the Company for any reason.

(C) Each Non-Employee Director Annual Option will be exercisable in full on the date of grant.

(iii) If an automatic grant of Non-Employee Director Annual Options authorized under this Section 8.12 cannot be made in full due to the limitation set forth in Section 4, such grants shall be made to the greatest extent then permitted under Section 4.

9. TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS 

9.1. Right to Payment. 

 A SAR shall confer on the Grantee a right to receive, upon exercise thereof, the excess of (i) the Fair Market Value of one share of Stock on the date of exercise over (ii) the SAR Exercise Price, which shall be at least the Fair Market Value of one share of Stock on the date of grant. The Award Agreement for an SAR shall specify the SAR Exercise Price, which shall be fixed on the Grant Date.  SARs may be granted alone or in conjunction with all or part of an Option or at any subsequent time during the term of such Option or in conjunction with all or part of any other Award.

9.2. Other Terms. 

 The Committee shall determine at the Grant Date or thereafter, the time or times at which and the circumstances under which a SAR may be exercised in whole or in part (including based on achievement of performance goals and/or future service requirements), the time or times at which SARs
shall cease to be or become exercisable following termination of Service or upon 

 other conditions, the method of exercise, whether or not a
SAR shall be in tandem or in combination with any other Award, and any other
terms and conditions of any SAR. 

9.3. Term of SARs.  The term of a SAR granted under the Plan shall be determined by the Committee, in its sole discretion; provided, however, that such term shall not exceed ten years.

9.4. Payment of SAR Amount.  Upon exercise of a SAR, a Grantee shall be entitled to receive payment from the Company in an amount determined by multiplying:

(i)   the difference between the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date of exercise over the SAR Exercise Price; by

(ii)   the number of Shares with respect to which the SAR is exercised.

 SARs may be settled in cash or Stock, as determined by the Committee and set forth in the Award Agreement.

10. TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF RESTRICTED STOCK AND RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS 

10.1. Restrictions. 

 At the time of grant, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, establish a period of time (a "restricted period") and any additional restrictions including the satisfaction of corporate or individual performance objectives applicable to an Award of Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units in accordance with Section 14.  Each Award of Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units may be subject to a different restricted period and additional restrictions. Neither Restricted Stock nor Restricted Stock Units may be sold, transferred, assigned, pledged or otherwise encumbered or disposed of during the restricted period or prior to the satisfaction of any other applicable restrictions. 

10.2. Restricted Stock Certificates or Other Evidence of Ownership. 

 The Company shall issue stock, in the name of each Grantee to whom Restricted Stock has been granted, stock certificates or other evidence of ownership representing the total number of shares of Restricted Stock granted to the Grantee, as soon as reasonably practicable after the Grant Date. The Committee may provide in an Award Agreement that either (i) the Secretary of the Company shall hold such certificates (or other evidence of ownership) for the Grantee's benefit until such time as the Restricted Stock is forfeited to the Company or the restrictions lapse, or (ii) such certificates (or other evidence of ownership) shall be delivered to the Grantee, provided, however, that such certificates (or other evidence of ownership) shall bear a legend or legends that comply with the applicable securities laws and regulations and makes appropriate reference to the restrictions imposed under the Plan and the Award Agreement. 

10.3. Rights of Holders of Restricted Stock. 

 Unless the Committee otherwise provides in an Award Agreement, holders of Restricted Stock shall have the right to vote such Stock and the right to receive any dividends declared or paid with respect to such Stock. The Committee may provide that any dividends paid on Restricted Stock must be reinvested in shares of Stock, which may or may not be subject to the same restrictions applicable to such Restricted Stock. All distributions, if any, received by a Grantee with respect to Restricted Stock as a result of any stock split, stock dividend, combination of shares, or other similar transaction shall be subject to the restrictions applicable to the original Award. 

10.4. Rights of Holders of Restricted Stock Units. 

10.4.1. Settlement of Restricted Stock Units. 

 Restricted Stock Units may be settled in cash or Stock, as determined by the Committee and set forth in the Award Agreement. The Award Agreement shall also set forth whether the Restricted Stock Units shall be settled (i) within the time period specified in Section 17.9 for short term deferrals or (ii) otherwise within the requirements of Section 409A, in which case the Award Agreement shall specify upon which events such Restricted Stock Units shall be settled. 

10.4.2. Voting and Dividend Rights. 

 Holders of Restricted Stock Units shall have no rights as stockholders of the Company. The Committee may provide in an Award Agreement that the holder of such Restricted Stock Units shall be entitled to receive, upon the Company's payment of a cash dividend on its outstanding Stock, a cash payment for each Restricted Stock Unit held equal to the per-share dividend paid on the Stock, which may be deemed reinvested in additional Restricted Stock Units at a price per unit equal to the Fair Market Value of a share of Stock on the date that such dividend is paid to shareholders. 

10.4.3. Creditor's Rights. 

 A holder of Restricted Stock Units shall have no rights other than those of a general creditor of the Company. Restricted Stock Units represent an unfunded and unsecured obligation of the Company, subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable Award Agreement. 

10.5. Termination of Service. 

 Unless the Committee otherwise provides in an Award Agreement or in writing after the Award Agreement is issued, upon the termination of a Grantee's Service, any Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units held by such Grantee that have not vested, or with respect to which all applicable restrictions and conditions have not lapsed, shall immediately be deemed forfeited, and the Grantee shall have no further rights with respect to such Award. 

10.6. Purchase of Restricted Stock. 

 The Grantee shall be required, to the extent required by applicable law, to purchase the Restricted Stock from the Company at a Purchase Price equal to the greater of (i) the aggregate par value of the shares of Stock represented by such Restricted Stock or (ii) the Purchase Price, if any, specified in the related Award Agreement. If specified in the Award Agreement, the Purchase Price may be deemed paid by Services already rendered. The Purchase Price shall be payable in a form described in Section 13 or, in the discretion of the Committee, in consideration for past Services rendered. 

10.7. Delivery of Stock. 

 Upon the expiration or termination of any restricted period and the satisfaction of any other conditions prescribed by the Committee, the restrictions applicable to shares of Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units settled in Stock shall lapse, and, unless otherwise provided in the Award Agreement, a stock certificate (or other evidence of ownership) for such shares shall be delivered, free of all such restrictions, to the Grantee or the Grantee's beneficiary or estate, as the case may be. 

11. TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF UNRESTRICTED STOCK AWARDS 

 The Committee may, in its sole discretion, grant (or sell at par value or such other higher purchase price determined by the Committee) an Award of Unrestricted Stock to any Grantee pursuant to which such Grantee may receive shares of Stock free of any restrictions ("Unrestricted Stock") under the Plan. Awards of Unrestricted Stock may be granted or sold as described in the preceding sentence in respect of past Services rendered and other valid consideration, or in lieu of, or in addition to, any cash compensation due to such Grantee. Unless otherwise provided by the Committee, Awards of Unrestricted Stock shall be paid within the time period specified in Section 17.9 for short-term deferrals. 

12. OTHER STOCK-BASED AWARDS

 The Committee is authorized, subject to limitations under applicable law, to grant such other Awards that may be denominated or payable in, valued in whole or in part by reference to, or otherwise based on, or related to, Stock, as deemed by the Committee to be consistent with the purposes of the Plan, including, without limitation, convertible or exchangeable debt securities, other rights convertible or exchangeable into Stock, purchase rights for Stock, Awards with value and payment contingent upon performance of the Company or any other factors designated by the Committee, and Awards valued by reference to the book value of Stock or the value of securities of or the performance of specified subsidiaries. The Committee shall determine the terms and conditions of such Awards.  Stock delivered pursuant to an Award in the nature of a purchase right granted under this Section 12 shall be purchased for such consideration, paid for at such times, by such methods, and in other such forms, including, without limitation, cash, Stock, other Awards, or other property, as the Committee shall determine.

13. FORM OF PAYMENT FOR OPTIONS AND RESTRICTED STOCK 

13.1. General Rule. 

 Payment of the Option Price for the shares purchased pursuant to the exercise of an Option or the Purchase Price for Restricted Stock shall be made in cash or in cash equivalents acceptable to the Company, except as provided in this Section 13. 

13.2. Surrender of Stock. 

 To the extent the Award Agreement so provides, payment of the Option Price for shares purchased pursuant to the exercise of an Option or the Purchase Price for Restricted Stock may be made all or in part through the tender to the Company of shares of Stock, which shares shall be valued, for purposes of determining the extent to which the Option Price or Purchase Price has been paid thereby, at their Fair Market Value on the date of exercise or surrender.

13.3. Cashless Exercise. 

 With respect to an Option only (and not with respect to Restricted Stock), to the extent permitted by law and to the extent the Award Agreement so provides, payment of the Option Price may be made all or in part by delivery (on a form acceptable to the Committee) of an irrevocable direction to a licensed securities broker acceptable to the Company to sell shares of Stock and to deliver all or part of the sales proceeds to the Company in payment of the Option Price and any withholding taxes described in Section 17.3.

13.4. Other Forms of Payment. 

 To the extent the Award Agreement so provides, payment of the Option Price or the Purchase Price may be made in any other form that is consistent with applicable laws, regulations and rules.

14. TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF PERFORMANCE AND ANNUAL INCENTIVE

            AWARDS

14.1. Performance Conditions. 

 The right of a Grantee to exercise or receive a grant or settlement of any Award, and the timing thereof, may be subject to such performance conditions as may be specified by the Committee. The Committee may use such business criteria and other measures of performance as it may deem appropriate in establishing any performance conditions, and may exercise its discretion to reduce or increase the amounts payable under any Award subject to performance conditions, except as limited under Sections 14.2 and 14.3 hereof in the case of a Performance Award or Annual Incentive Award intended to qualify under Section 162(m) of the Code. 

14.2. Performance Awards Granted to Designated Covered Employees. 

 If and to the extent that the Committee determines that a Performance Award to be granted to a Grantee who is designated by the Committee as likely to be a Covered Employee should qualify as "performance-based compensation" for purposes of Section 162(m) of the Code, the grant, exercise and/or settlement of such Performance Award shall be contingent upon achievement of pre-established performance goals and other terms set forth in this Section 14.2. 

14.2.1. Performance Goals Generally. 

 The performance goals for such Performance Awards shall consist of one or more business criteria and a targeted level or levels of performance with respect to each of such criteria, as specified by the Committee consistent with this Section 14.2.  Performance goals shall be objective and shall otherwise meet the requirements of Section 162(m) of the Code and regulations thereunder, including the requirement that the level or levels of performance targeted by the Committee result in the achievement of performance goals being "substantially uncertain." The Committee may determine that such Performance Awards shall be granted, exercised and/or settled upon achievement of any one performance goal or that two or more of the performance goals must be achieved as a condition to grant, exercise and/or settlement of such Performance Awards.  Performance goals may differ for Performance Awards granted to any one Grantee or to different Grantees. 

14.2.2. Business Criteria. 

 One or more of the following business criteria for the Company, on a consolidated basis, and/or for specified subsidiaries or business or geographical units of the Company (except with respect to the total shareholder return and earnings per share criteria), shall be used by the Committee in establishing performance goals for such Performance Awards: (1) earnings per share; (2) increase in revenues or margin; (3) increase in cash flow; (4) operating margin; (5) return on net assets, return on assets, return on investment, return on capital, return on equity; (6) economic value added; (7) direct contribution; (8) net income; pretax earnings; pretax earnings before interest, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA); pretax earnings after interest expense and before extraordinary or special items; operating income; income before interest income or expense, unusual items and income taxes (local, state or federal) and excluding budgeted and actual bonuses which might be paid under any ongoing bonus plans of the Company; (9) working capital; (10) management of fixed costs or variable costs; (11) identification or consummation of investment opportunities or completion of specified projects in accordance with corporate business plans, including strategic mergers, acquisitions or divestitures; (12) total shareholder return; (13) debt reduction; and (14) any of the above goals determined on an absolute or relative basis or as compared to the performance of a published or special index deemed applicable by the Committee including, but not limited to, the Standard & Poor's 500 Stock Index or a group of comparator companies.  One or more of the foregoing business criteria shall also be exclusively used in establishing performance goals for Annual Incentive Awards granted to a Covered Employee under Section 14.3 hereof. 

14.2.3. Timing for Establishing Performance Goals. 

 Performance goals shall be established not later than 90 days after the beginning of any performance period applicable to such Performance Awards, or at such other date as may be required or permitted for "performance-based compensation" under Section 162(m) of the Code. 

14.2.4. Performance Award Pool.

 The Committee may establish a Performance Award pool, which shall be an unfunded pool, in connection with Performance Awards. The amount of such Performance Award pool shall be based upon the achievement of a performance goal or goals based on one or more of the business criteria set forth in Section 14.2.2 hereof during the given performance period, as specified by the Committee in accordance with Section 14.2.3 hereof. The Committee may specify the amount of the Performance Award pool as a percentage of any of such business criteria, a percentage thereof in excess of a threshold amount, or as another amount which need not bear a strictly mathematical relationship to such business criteria.

14.2.5. Settlement of Performance Awards; Other Terms. 

 The Committee shall determine the amount, if any, of (i) the Performance Award pool, and the maximum amount of potential Performance Award payable to each Grantee in the Performance Award pool, or (ii) the amount of any potential Performance Award otherwise payable to each Grantee.  Settlement of such Performance Awards shall be in cash, Stock, other Awards or other property, in the discretion of the Committee. The Committee may, in its discretion, reduce the amount of a settlement otherwise to be made in connection with such Performance Awards, but may not exercise discretion to increase any such amount payable to a Covered Employee in respect of a Performance Award subject to this Section 14.2. The Committee shall specify the circumstances in which such Performance Awards shall be paid or forfeited in the event of termination of Service by the Grantee prior to the end of a performance period or settlement of Performance Awards. 

14.3. Annual Incentive Awards Granted to Designated Covered Employees.  

If and to the extent that the Committee determines that an Annual Incentive Award to be granted to an Grantee who is designated by the Committee as likely to be a Covered Employee should qualify as "performance-based compensation" for purposes of Section 162(m) of the Code, the grant, exercise and/or settlement of such Annual Incentive Award shall be contingent upon achievement of pre-established performance goals and other terms set forth in this Section 14.3.

14.3.1. Annual Incentive Award Pool.

 The Committee may establish an Annual Incentive Award pool,
which shall be an unfunded pool, in connection with Annual Incentive Awards. The
amount of such Annual Incentive Award pool shall be based upon the achievement
of a performance goal or goals based on one or more of the business criteria set
forth in Section 14.2.2 hereof during the given performance period, as specified
by the Committee in accordance with Section 14.2.3 hereof. 

 The Committee may specify the amount of the Annual Incentive
Award pool as a percentage of any of such business criteria, a percentage
thereof in excess of a threshold amount, or as another amount which need not
bear a strictly mathematical relationship to such business criteria.

14.3.2. Potential Annual Incentive Awards.

 Not later than the end of the 90th day of each fiscal year, or at such other date as may be required or permitted in the case of Awards intended to be "performance-based compensation" under Section 162(m) of the Code, the Committee shall determine the Grantees who will potentially receive Annual Incentive Awards, and the amounts potentially payable thereunder, for that fiscal year, either out of an Annual Incentive Award pool established by such date under Section 14.3.1 hereof or as individual Annual Incentive Awards.  In the case of individual Annual Incentive Awards intended to qualify under Section 162(m) of the Code, the amount potentially payable shall be based upon the achievement of a performance goal or goals based on one or more of the business criteria set forth in Section 14.2.2 hereof in the given performance year, as specified by the Committee; in other cases, such amount shall be based on such criteria as shall be established by the Committee.  In all cases, the maximum Annual Incentive Award of any Grantee shall be subject to the limitation set forth in Section 4 hereof.

14.3.3. Settlement of Annual Incentive Awards.

 The Committee shall determine the amount, if any, of (i) the Annual Incentive Award pool, and the maximum amount of potential Annual Incentive Award payable to each Grantee in the Annual Incentive Award pool, or (ii) the amount of any potential Annual Incentive Award otherwise payable to each Grantee. The Committee may, in its discretion, determine that the amount payable to any Grantee as a final Annual Incentive Award shall be reduced from the amount of his or her potential Annual Incentive Award, including a determination to make no final Award whatsoever, but may not exercise discretion to increase any such amount in the case of an Annual Incentive Award intended to qualify under Section 162(m) of the Code. The Committee shall specify the circumstances in which an Annual Incentive Award shall be paid or forfeited in the event of termination of employment by the Grantee prior to the end of a fiscal year or settlement of such Annual Incentive Award.

14.4. Written Determinations. 

All determinations by the Committee as to the establishment of performance goals, the amount of any Performance Award pool or potential individual Performance Awards and as to the achievement of performance goals relating to Performance Awards, and the amount of any Annual Incentive Award pool or potential individual Annual Incentive Awards and the amount of final Annual Incentive Awards, shall be made in writing in the case of any Award intended to qualify under Section 162(m) of the Code. The Committee may not delegate any responsibility relating to such Performance Awards or Annual Incentive Awards. 

14.5. Status of Performance and Annual Incentive Awards Under Section 162(m) of the Code. 

 It is the intent of the Company that Performance Awards and Annual Incentive Awards under Sections 14.2 and 14.3 hereof granted to persons who are designated by the Committee as likely to be Covered Employees within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code and the regulatory guidance thereunder shall, if so designated by the Committee, constitute "qualified performance-based compensation" within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code and the regulatory guidance thereunder. Accordingly, the terms of Section 14, including the definitions of Covered Employee and other terms used therein, shall be interpreted in a manner consistent with Section 162(m) of the Code and the regulatory guidance thereunder. The foregoing notwithstanding, because the Committee cannot determine with certainty whether a given Grantee will be a Covered Employee with respect to a fiscal year that has not yet been completed, the term Covered Employee as used herein shall mean only a person designated by the Committee, at the time of grant of a Performance Award or an Annual Incentive Award, as likely to be a Covered Employee with respect to that fiscal year. If any provision of the Plan or any agreement relating to such Performance Awards or Annual Incentive Awards that are designated as intended to comply with Section 162(m) of the Code does not comply or is inconsistent with the requirements of Section 162(m) of the Code or the regulatory guidance thereunder, such provision shall be construed or deemed amended to the extent necessary to conform to such requirements. 

15. REQUIREMENTS OF LAW 

15.1. General. 

The Company shall not be required to sell or issue any shares
of Stock under any Award if the sale or issuance of such shares would constitute
a violation by the Grantee, any other individual exercising an Option, or the
Company of any provision of any law or regulation of any governmental authority,
including without limitation any federal or state securities laws or
regulations. If at any time the Company shall determine, in its discretion, that
the listing, registration or qualification of any shares subject to an Award
upon any securities exchange or under any governmental regulatory body is
necessary or desirable as a condition of, or in connection with, the issuance or
purchase of shares hereunder, no shares of Stock may be issued or sold to the
Grantee or any other individual exercising an Option pursuant to such Award
unless such listing, registration, qualification, consent or approval shall have
been effected or obtained free of any conditions not acceptable to the Company,
and any delay caused thereby shall in no way affect the date of termination of
the Award. Specifically, in connection with the Securities Act, upon the
exercise of any Option or the delivery of any shares of Stock underlying an
Award, unless a registration statement under such Act is in effect with respect
to the shares of Stock covered by such Award, the Company shall not be required
to sell or issue such shares unless the Committee has received evidence
satisfactory to it that the Grantee or any other individual exercising an Option
may acquire such shares pursuant to an exemption from registration under the
Securities Act. Any determination in this connection by the Committee shall be
final, binding, and conclusive. The Company may, but shall in no event be
obligated to, register any securities covered hereby pursuant to the Securities
Act. The Company shall not be 

obligated to take any affirmative action in order to cause
the exercise of an Option or the issuance of shares of Stock pursuant to the
Plan to comply with any law or regulation of any governmental authority. As to
any jurisdiction that expressly imposes the requirement that an Option shall not
be exercisable until the shares of Stock covered by such Option are registered
or are exempt from registration, the exercise of such Option (under
circumstances in which the laws of such jurisdiction apply) shall be deemed
conditioned upon the effectiveness of such registration or the availability of
such an exemption. 

15.2. Rule 16b-3. 

 During any time when the Company has a class of equity security registered under Section 12 of the Exchange Act, it is the intent of the Company that Awards and the exercise of Options granted hereunder will qualify for the exemption provided by Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act. To the extent that any provision of the Plan or action by the Board or Committee does not comply with the requirements of Rule 16b-3, it shall be deemed inoperative to the extent permitted by law and deemed advisable by the Board, and shall not affect the validity of the Plan. In the event that Rule 16b-3 is revised or replaced, the Board may exercise its discretion to modify this Plan in any respect necessary to satisfy the requirements of, or to take advantage of any features of, the revised exemption or its replacement. 

16. EFFECT OF CHANGES IN CAPITALIZATION 

16.1. Changes in Stock. 

 If the number of outstanding shares of Stock is increased or decreased or the shares of Stock are changed into or exchanged for a different number or kind of shares or other securities of the Company on account of any recapitalization, reclassification, stock split, reverse split, combination of shares, exchange of shares, stock dividend or other distribution payable in capital stock, or other increase or decrease in such shares effected without receipt of consideration by the Company occurring after the Effective Date, the number and kinds of shares for which grants of Options and other Awards may be made under the Plan shall be adjusted proportionately and accordingly by the Company (to the extent applicable); provided that any such adjustment shall comply with Section 409A. In addition, the number and kind of shares for which Awards are outstanding shall be adjusted proportionately and accordingly so that the proportionate interest of the Grantee immediately following such event shall, to the extent practicable, be the same as immediately before such event. Any such adjustment in outstanding Options or SARs
shall not change the aggregate Option Price or SAR Exercise Price payable with
respect to shares that are subject to the unexercised portion of an outstanding
Option or SAR, as applicable, but shall include a corresponding proportionate
adjustment in the Option Price or SAR Exercise Price per share. The conversion
of any convertible securities of the Company shall not be treated as an increase
in shares effected without receipt of consideration. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, in the event of any distribution to the Company's stockholders of
securities of any other entity or other assets (including an extraordinary cash
dividend but excluding a non-extraordinary dividend payable in cash or in stock
of the Company) without receipt of consideration by the Company, the Company
shall in such manner as the Company deems appropriate, adjust (i) the 

 number and kind of shares subject to outstanding Awards
and/or (ii) the exercise price of outstanding Options and Stock Appreciation
Rights to reflect such distribution.

16.2. Definition of Change in Control. 

 Unless an Award Agreement provides for a different meaning, a "Change in Control" shall mean the occurrence of any of the following: 

(i) the acquisition, directly or indirectly, by any individual, entity, group or Person of ownership of 30% or more of either (a) the then outstanding shares of Common Stock (the "Outstanding Company Common Stock"), or (b) the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of the Company entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (the "Outstanding Company Voting Securities"); 

(ii) during any period of two consecutive years, individuals, who at the beginning of such period constitute the Board (the "Incumbent Board") cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the Board; provided, however, that any individual becoming a director during such period 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 comprising the Incumbent Board shall be considered as though such individual were a member of the Incumbent Board, but excluding, as a member of the Incumbent Board, any such individual whose initial assumption of office occurs as a result of either an actual or threatened stockholder proposal pursuant to Rule 14a-8 of Regulation 14A promulgated under the Exchange Act or other solicitation of proxies or consents by or on behalf of a Person other than the Board; 

(iii) approval by the stockholders of the Company of a reorganization, merger or consolidation, in each case, unless, following such reorganization, merger or consolidation, (x) more than 50% of, respectively, the then outstanding shares of common stock of the Company resulting from such reorganization, merger or consolidation and the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of such corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors is then beneficially owned, directly or indirectly, by all or substantially all of the individuals and entities who were the beneficial owners, respectively, of the Outstanding Company Common Stock and Outstanding Company Voting Securities immediately prior to such reorganization, merger or consolidation in substantially the same proportions as their ownership, immediately prior to such reorganization, merger or consolidation of the Outstanding Company Common Stock and Outstanding Company Voting Securities, as the case may be, and (y) at least a majority of the members of the board of directors of the corporation resulting from such reorganization, merger or consolidation were members of the Incumbent Board at the time of the execution of the initial agreement providing for such reorganization, merger or consolidation;  

(iv) approval by the stockholders of the Company of a complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company; or 

  

(v) approval by the stockholders of the Company of the sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company.

 Notwithstanding the foregoing, if it is determined that an Award hereunder is subject to the requirements of Section 409A, the Company will not be deemed to have undergone a Change in Control with respect to such Award or Awards unless the Company is deemed to have undergone a change in control pursuant to the definition in Section 409A.

16.3. Effect of Change in Control; Corporate Transactions 

 Unless an Award Agreement explicitly provides otherwise, all outstanding Options and/or SARs shall become immediately exercisable and fully vested upon the consummation of a Change in Control, without regard to any time and/or performance vesting conditions. In addition, unless an Award Agreement explicitly provides otherwise, if the Company is to be consolidated with or acquired by another entity in a merger or a sale of all or substantially all of the Company's assets, and such transaction also constitutes or is otherwise consummated in connection with a Change in Control (a "Corporate Transaction"), the Committee or the board of directors of any entity assuming the obligations of the Company hereunder (the "Successor Board"), shall, as to outstanding Options and/or SARs, either (i) make appropriate provision for the continuation of such Options and/or SARs by substituting on an equitable basis for the Shares then subject to such Options and/or SARs either the consideration payable with respect to the outstanding shares of Common Stock in connection with the Corporate Transaction or securities of any successor or acquiring entity; or (ii) terminate all Options and/or SARs in exchange for a cash payment equal to the excess of the Fair Market Value (determined as of the date of consummation of the Corporate Transaction) of the Shares subject to such Options and/or SARs over the exercise price thereof.

 Unless an Award Agreement explicitly provides otherwise, in the event of a Change in Control, the Committee shall waive any or all Company vesting, repurchase and/or forfeiture rights and conditions with respect to outstanding Restricted Stock and/or Restricted Stock Units.  In addition, in the event of a Corporate Transaction, unless an Award Agreement explicitly provides otherwise, with respect to outstanding grants of Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units and/or Unrestricted Stock, the Committee or the Successor Board, shall either (i) make appropriate provisions for the continuation of such grants of Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units and/or Unrestricted Stock by substituting on an equitable basis for the Shares then subject to such Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units and/or Unrestricted Stock either the consideration payable with respect to the outstanding Shares of Common Stock in connection with the Corporate Transaction or securities of any successor or acquiring entity; or (ii) terminate all grants of Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units and/or Unrestricted Stock in exchange for a cash payment equal to the excess of the Fair Market Value (determined as of the date of consummation of the Corporate Transaction) of the Shares subject to such Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units and/or Unrestricted Stock over the purchase price thereof, if any.

16.4. Reorganization Which Does Not Constitute a Change in Control. 

 If the Company undergoes any reorganization, merger, or
consolidation of the Company with one or more other entities which does not
constitute a Change in Control, any Option or SAR theretofore granted pursuant
to the Plan shall pertain to and apply to the securities to which 

 a holder of the number of shares of Stock subject to such
Option or SAR would have been entitled immediately following such
reorganization, merger, or consolidation, with a corresponding proportionate
adjustment of the Option Price or SAR Exercise Price per share so that the
aggregate Option Price or SAR Exercise Price thereafter shall be the same as the
aggregate Option Price or SAR Exercise Price of the shares remaining subject to
the Option or SAR immediately prior to such reorganization, merger, or
consolidation. Subject to any contrary language in an Award Agreement, any
restrictions applicable to such Award shall apply as well to any replacement
shares received by the Grantee as a result of the reorganization, merger or
consolidation. 

16.5. Adjustments. 

 Adjustments under this Section 16 related to shares of Stock or securities of the Company shall be made by the Committee, whose determination in that respect shall be final, binding and conclusive. No fractional shares or other securities shall be issued pursuant to any such adjustment, and any fractions resulting from any such adjustment shall be eliminated in each case by rounding upward to the nearest whole share. 

16.6. No Limitations on Company. 

 The making of Awards pursuant to the Plan shall not affect or limit in any way the right or power of the Company to make adjustments, reclassifications, reorganizations, or changes of its capital or business structure or to merge, consolidate, dissolve, or liquidate, or to sell or transfer all or any part of its business or assets. 

17. GENERAL PROVISIONS 

17.1. Disclaimer of Rights. 

 No provision in the Plan or in any Award Agreement shall be construed to confer upon any individual the right to remain in the employ or service of the Company or any Affiliate, or to interfere in any way with any contractual or other right or authority of the Company either to increase or decrease the compensation or other payments to any individual at any time, or to terminate any employment or other relationship between any individual and the Company. In addition, notwithstanding anything contained in the Plan to the contrary, unless otherwise stated in the applicable Award Agreement, no Award granted under the Plan shall be affected by any change of duties or position of the Grantee, so long as such Grantee continues to be a Service Provider, if applicable. The obligation of the Company to pay any benefits pursuant to this Plan shall be interpreted as a contractual obligation to pay only those amounts described herein, in the manner and under the conditions prescribed herein. The Plan shall in no way be interpreted to require the Company to transfer any amounts to a third party trustee or otherwise hold any amounts in trust or escrow for payment to any Grantee or beneficiary under the terms of the Plan. 

17.2. Nonexclusivity of the Plan. 

 Neither the adoption of the Plan nor the submission of the Plan to the stockholders of the Company for approval shall be construed as creating any limitations upon the right and authority of the Board to adopt such other incentive compensation arrangements (which arrangements may be applicable either generally to a class or classes of individuals or specifically to a particular individual or particular individuals), including, without limitation, the granting of stock options as the Board in its discretion determines desirable. 

17.3. Withholding Taxes. 

 The Company or an Affiliate, as the case may be, shall have the right to deduct from payments of any kind otherwise due to a Grantee any federal, state, or local taxes of any kind required by law to be withheld (i) with respect to the vesting of or other lapse of restrictions applicable to an Award, (ii) upon the issuance of any shares of Stock upon the exercise of an Option, or (iii) pursuant to an Award. At the time of such vesting, lapse, or exercise, the Grantee shall pay to the Company or the Affiliate, as the case may be, any amount that the Company or the Affiliate may reasonably determine to be necessary to satisfy such withholding obligation. Subject to the prior approval of the Company or the Affiliate, which may be withheld by the Company or the Affiliate, as the case may be, in its sole discretion, the Grantee may elect to satisfy such obligations, in whole or in part, (i) by causing the Company or the Affiliate to withhold shares of Stock otherwise issuable to the Grantee or (ii) by delivering to the Company or the Affiliate shares of Stock already owned by the Grantee. The shares of Stock so delivered or withheld shall have an aggregate Fair Market Value equal to such withholding obligations. The Fair Market Value of the shares of Stock used to satisfy such withholding obligation shall be determined by the Company or the Affiliate as of the date that the amount of tax to be withheld is to be determined. A Grantee who has made an election pursuant to this Section 17.3 may satisfy his or her withholding obligation only with shares of Stock that are not subject to any repurchase, forfeiture, unfulfilled vesting, or other similar requirements. 

17.4. Captions. 

 The use of captions in this Plan or any Award Agreement is for the convenience of reference only and shall not affect the meaning of any provision of the Plan or any Award Agreement. 

17.5. Other Provisions. 

 Each Award Agreement may contain such other terms and conditions not inconsistent with the Plan as may be determined by the Committee, in its sole discretion. 

17.6. Number and Gender. 

 With respect to words used in this Plan, the singular form shall include the plural form, the masculine gender shall include the feminine gender, etc., as the context requires. 

17.7. Severability. 

 If any provision of the Plan or any Award Agreement shall be determined to be illegal or unenforceable by any court of law in any jurisdiction, the remaining provisions hereof and thereof shall be severable and enforceable in accordance with their terms, and all provisions shall remain enforceable in any other jurisdiction. 

17.8. Governing Law. 

 The validity and construction of this Plan and the instruments evidencing the Awards hereunder shall be governed by the laws of the State of New York, without regard to any choice of law principles thereof or of any other jurisdiction. 

17.9. Short-Term Deferrals. 

 For each Award intended to comply with the short-term deferral exception provided for under Section 409A, the related Award Agreement shall provide that such Award shall be paid out by the later of (i) the 15th day of the third month following the Grantee's first taxable year in which the Award is no longer subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture or (ii) the 15th day of the third month following the end of the Company's first taxable year in which the Award is no longer subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture. 

17.10. Stockholder Approval; Effective Date of Plan.

 The Plan shall be effective as of May 14, 2008, the date of its approval by the shareholders of the Company (the "Effective Date").

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