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EXHIBIT 10.1

AMENDED AND RESTATED

IXIA 2008 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

1. Establishment and Purposes of the Plan.

     Ixia hereby establishes this Amended and Restated Ixia 2008 Equity Incentive Plan to promote
the interests of the Company and its shareholders by (i) helping to attract and retain the services
of selected key employees and directors of the Company who are in a position to make material
contributions to the successful operation of the Company’s business, (ii) motivating such persons
to achieve the Company’s business goals and (iii) enabling such persons to participate in the
long-term growth and financial success of the Company by providing them with an opportunity to
purchase stock of the Company.

2. Definitions.

     The following definitions shall apply throughout the Plan:

     a. “Affiliate” shall mean any entity that directly or indirectly through one or more
intermediaries controls or is controlled by, or is under common control with, the Company.

     b. “Award” shall mean any Option, Restricted Stock Award, Restricted Stock Unit, or SAR
granted pursuant to the provisions of the Plan.

     c. “Award Agreement” shall mean any written agreement, contract or other instrument or
document, including without limitation an Option Agreement, a Restricted Stock Award Agreement, a
Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement or a Stock Appreciation Right Award Agreement, evidencing and
reflecting the terms of any Award granted by the Committee hereunder in such form or forms as the
Committee (subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan) may from time to time approve.

     d. “Board” shall mean the Board of Directors of Ixia.

     e. “Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.
References in the Plan to any section of the Code shall be deemed to include any amendment or
successor provisions to such section and any regulations issued under such section.

     f. “Common Stock” shall mean the common stock, without par value, of the Company.

     g. “Company” shall mean Ixia, a California corporation, any “subsidiary” corporation, whether
now or hereafter existing, as defined in Sections 424(f) and (g) of the Code, and any Affiliate,
whether now or hereafter existing.

     h. “Committee” shall mean the committee of the Board appointed in accordance with Section 4(a)
of the Plan or, if no such committee shall be appointed or in office, the Board, provided

 

 

that any Award approved by the Board shall also have been approved by a majority of the Ixia’s
“independent directors” within the meaning of the Marketplace Rules of The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC.

     i. “Continuous Status as an Employee” shall mean the absence of any interruption or
termination of employment by the Company. Continuous Status as an Employee shall not be considered
interrupted in the case of sick leave or military leave or in the case of transfers between
locations of the Company. The Committee shall have the sole discretion to determine whether any
other leave of absence shall constitute an interruption or termination of status as an employee.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the determination of whether an interruption or termination of
employment or service has occurred shall be made in a manner consistent with Section 409A of the
Code, to the extent necessary to avoid the adverse tax consequences thereunder.

     j. “Director” shall mean a member of the Board.

     k. “Employee” shall mean any employee of the Company, including officers and Directors who are
also employees and, for purposes of eligibility for Awards other than Incentive Stock Options,
shall mean any consultant to the Company, whether or not employed by the Company, and any
Non-Employee Director.

     l. “Exchange Act” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

     m. “Dividend Equivalent” shall mean any right granted under Section 10 of this Plan.

     n. “Fair Market Value” shall mean, with respect to Shares, the fair market value per Share on
the date of determination as determined by the Board in its sole discretion, exercised in good
faith; provided, however, that where there is a public market for the Common Stock,
the fair market value per Share shall be the average of the closing bid and asked prices of the
Common Stock on the date of determination (or, if there are no such prices for such date, on the
first preceding day on which there were such reported prices) as reported in The Wall Street
Journal or as reported in such other manner as the Board deems reliable and consistent with the
requirements of Code Section 409A (or, if not so reported, as otherwise reported by the National
Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations System) or, in the event the Common Stock is
listed on a stock exchange, the fair market value per Share shall be the closing price on the
exchange on the date of determination (or, if there are no sales on such date, on the first
preceding day on which there were reported sales), as reported in The Wall Street Journal
or as reported in such other manner as the Board deems reliable and consistent with the
requirements of Code Section 409A.

     o. “Freestanding SAR” means a SAR that is granted independently of any Options, as described
in Section 11.

     p. “Grant Price” means the price established at the time of grant of a SAR pursuant to Section
11, used to determine whether there is any payment due upon exercise of the SAR.

     q. “Incentive Stock Option” shall mean an Option intended to qualify as an incentive stock
option within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code.

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     r. “Ixia” shall mean Ixia, a California corporation, or any successor thereto.

     s. “Non-Employee Director” shall mean a Director who is not an employee of the Company.

     t. “Nonstatutory Stock Option” shall mean an Option which is not an Incentive Stock Option.

     u. “Option” shall mean a stock option to purchase Common Stock granted to a Participant
pursuant to the Plan.

     v. “Option Agreement” means a written agreement substantially in the form attached hereto, or
such other form or forms as the Committee (subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan) may
from time to time approve, evidencing and reflecting the terms of an Option.

     w. “Optioned Stock” shall mean the Common Stock subject to an Option granted pursuant to the
Plan.

     x. “Participant” shall mean any Employee who is granted an Award.

     y. “Permitted Transferee” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 13.

     z. “Plan” shall mean this Amended and Restated Ixia 2008 Equity Incentive Plan.

     aa. “Restricted Stock Award” shall mean any Shares granted under Section 9 of this Plan and
issued with the restriction that the holder may not sell, transfer, pledge or assign such Shares
and with such other vesting and other restrictions as the Committee, in its sole discretion, may
impose, which restrictions may lapse separately or in combination at such time or times, in
installments or otherwise, as the Committee may deem appropriate.

     bb. “Restricted Stock Award Agreement” means a written agreement substantially in the form
attached hereto, or such other form or forms as the Committee (subject to the terms and conditions
of the Plan) may from time to time approve, evidencing and reflecting the terms of a Restricted
Stock Award.

     cc. “Restricted Stock Unit” shall mean any unit granted under Section 10 of this Plan
evidencing the right to receive one Share at some future date.

     dd. “Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement” means a written agreement substantially in the
form attached hereto, or such other form or forms as the Committee (subject to the terms and
conditions of the Plan) may from time to time approve, evidencing and reflecting the terms of a
Restricted Stock Unit Award.

     ee. “SAR” means an Award, designated as a SAR, pursuant to the terms of Section 11 of this
Plan.

     ff. “SAR Award Agreement” means a written agreement substantially in the form attached hereto,
or such other form or forms as the Committee (subject to the terms and conditions

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of the Plan) may from time to time approve, evidencing and reflecting the terms of the grant
of a SAR.

     gg. “Securities Act” shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

     hh. “Shares” shall mean shares of the Common Stock, any shares into which such Shares may be
converted in accordance with Section 14 of the Plan and, to the extent a Participant would not
become subject to the adverse tax consequences under Code Section 409A, such other securities or
property as may become subject to Awards pursuant to this Plan.

     ii. “Tandem SAR” means a SAR that is granted in connection with a related Option pursuant to
Section 7 herein, the exercise of which shall require forfeiture of the right to purchase a Share
under the related Option (and when a Share is purchased under the Option, the Tandem SAR shall
similarly be canceled).

     jj. “Termination for Cause” shall mean termination of employment or service as a result of (i)
any act or acts by the Participant constituting a felony under any federal, state or local law;
(ii) the Participant’s willful and continued failure to perform the duties assigned to him or her
as an Employee; (iii) any material breach by the Participant of any agreement with the Company
concerning his or her employment or service or any other understanding concerning the terms and
conditions of employment by, or service with, the Company; (iv) dishonesty, gross negligence or
malfeasance by the Participant in the performance of his or her duties as an Employee, or any
conduct by the Participant which involves a material conflict of interest with any business of the
Company or Affiliate; (v) the Participant’s taking or knowingly omitting to take any other action
or actions in the performance of Participant’s duties as an Employee without informing appropriate
members of management to whom such Participant reports, which action or actions, in the
determination of the Committee, have caused or substantially contributed to the material
deterioration in the business of the Company or any Affiliate, taken as a whole; (vi) the
Participant’s failure to follow any Company policy; or (vii) the Participant’s breach of any
confidentiality obligations to the Company. The Company shall furnish written notice to the
Participant of the facts warranting a Termination for Cause.

3. Shares Reserved.

     a. Maximum Shares. The maximum aggregate number of Shares reserved for issuance
pursuant to the Plan shall be 11,572,295 Shares (or the number of shares of stock to which such
Shares shall be adjusted as provided in Section 14 of the Plan); provided, however,
that no more than 5,000,000 of such Shares (or the number of shares of stock to which such Shares
shall be adjusted as provided in Section 14 of the Plan) shall be available for issuance pursuant
to Restricted Stock Units and Restricted Stock Awards. Nothing herein shall be construed as
limiting the number of Shares available for issuance under the Plan as Options or SARs. The number
of Shares reserved for issuance under the Plan may be set aside out of authorized but unissued
Shares not reserved for any other purpose, or (to the extent permitted under applicable law) out of
issued Shares acquired for and held in the treasury of the Company from time to time.

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     b. Unissued Shares. Shares subject to, but not sold or issued under, any Award
terminating, expiring, forfeited or canceled for any reason prior to issuance of such Shares shall
again become available for Awards thereafter granted under the Plan and the same shall not be
deemed an increase in the number of Shares reserved for issuance under the Plan..

4. Award Limits.

     The maximum number of Shares, as represented by Options, Restricted Stock Awards, Restricted
Stock Units and SARs, which may be awarded under the Plan during any calendar year to any one
Participant is 1,000,000 (as may be adjusted pursuant to Section 14 herein, but only to the extent
that such adjustment will not affect the status of any Award intended to qualify as
performance-based compensation under Section 162(m) of the Code) Shares. If an Award held by an
Employee or consultant of the Company is canceled, the canceled Award shall continue to be counted
against the maximum number of Shares for which Awards may be granted to such Employee or consultant
and any replacement Award granted to such Employee or consultant shall also count against such
limit.

5. Administration of the Plan.

     a. The Plan shall be administered by a Committee designated by the Board to administer the
Plan and consisting of not less than three Directors and subject to such terms and conditions as
the Board may prescribe. Members of the Committee who are eligible for Awards or have been granted
Awards may vote on any matters affecting the administration of the Plan or the grant of any Awards
pursuant to the Plan, except that no such member shall act upon the granting of an Award to himself
or herself, but any such member may be counted in determining the existence of a quorum at any
meeting of the Committee during which action is taken with respect to the granting of Awards to him
or her. Each member of the Committee shall be (i) an “outside director” as defined in the Treasury
regulations issued pursuant to Section 162(m) of the Code, (ii) a “non-employee director” as
defined in Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act and (iii) an “independent director” as
defined in the Marketplace Rules of The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC. Members of the Committee shall
serve for such period of time as the Board may determine. From time to time the Board may increase
the size of the Committee and appoint additional members thereto, remove members (with or without
cause) and appoint new members in substitution therefor, fill vacancies however caused or remove
all members of the Committee and thereafter provide for members of the Board who are meet the
foregoing requirements of the Code, Rule 16b-3 and the Marketplace Rules to directly administer the
Plan. Members of the Committee shall serve for such period of time as the Board may determine.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, in administering this Plan with respect to Awards for Non-Employee
Directors, the Board shall exercise the powers of the Committee after obtaining the recommendation
of the Committee.

     b. Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Committee shall have the authority in its sole
discretion to: (i) determine the type or types of Awards (i.e., Incentive Stock Options,
Nonstatutory Stock Options, SARs, Restricted Stock Awards or Restricted Stock Units) to be granted
to each Participant in the Plan, (ii) determine the Fair Market Value per Share in accordance with
the terms of the Plan, (iii) determine the exercise price of Options to be granted to Employees in
accordance with the terms of the Plan, (iv) determine the Employees to whom, and the time or

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times at which, Awards shall be granted and the number of Shares subject to each Award, (v)
prescribe, amend and rescind rules and regulations relating to the Plan, subject to the limitations
set forth in Section 16 of the Plan, (vi) determine the terms and provisions of each Award granted
to Participants under the Plan and each Award Agreement (which need not be identical with the terms
of other Awards and Award Agreements) and, with the consent of the Participant, to modify or amend
an outstanding Award Agreement; provided, however, that the Committee shall not
have the authority to amend or adjust the exercise price of any Options previously granted to a
Participant under the Plan, whether through amendment, cancellation, replacement grant or
otherwise, without the approval of the shareholders of the Company obtained in the manner provided
in Section 15 of the Plan, (vii) accelerate the exercise date of any Option or SAR or the vesting
of any Restricted Stock Award or Restricted Stock Unit, (viii) determine whether any Participant
will be required to execute a stock purchase agreement or other agreement as a condition to the
issuance of Shares pursuant to an Award, and to determine the terms and provisions of any such
agreement (which need not be identical with the terms of any other such agreement) and, with the
consent of the Participant, to amend any such agreement, (ix) interpret the Plan or any agreement
entered into with respect to the grant of Awards and the issuance of Shares upon exercise of
Options or the vesting of Restricted Stock Units, (x) determine the eligibility of an Employee for
benefits hereunder and the amount thereof, (xi) authorize any person to execute on behalf of the
Company any instrument required to effectuate the grant of an Award previously granted or to take
such other actions as may be necessary or appropriate with respect to the Company’s rights pursuant
to Awards or agreements relating to the grant or exercise thereof and (xii) make such other
determinations and establish such other procedures as it deems necessary or advisable for the
administration of the Plan.

     c. All decisions, determinations and interpretations of the Committee shall be final and
binding on all Participants and any other holders of any Awards granted under the Plan.

     d. The Committee shall keep minutes of its meetings and of the actions taken by it without a
meeting. A majority of the Committee shall constitute a quorum and the actions of a majority at a
meeting, including a telephone meeting, at which a quorum is present or acts approved in writing by
a majority of the members of the Committee without a meeting shall constitute acts of the
Committee.

     e. The Company shall pay all original issue and transfer taxes with respect to the grant of
Awards and/or the issue and transfer of Shares pursuant to the exercise of Options or SARs or the
vesting of Restricted Stock Awards or Restricted Stock Units and all other fees and expenses
necessarily incurred by the Company in connection therewith; provided, however,
that the person exercising an Option or SAR or to whom an Award is granted or to whom Shares are
otherwise issued pursuant to the Plan shall be responsible for all payroll, withholding, income and
other taxes incurred by such person on the date of exercise of the Option or of issuance or vesting
of Shares, as applicable.

6. Eligibility.

     Awards may be granted under the Plan only to Employees; provided, however,
that consultants and Non-Employee Directors shall not be eligible to receive Incentive Stock
Options. An Employee who has been granted Awards may, if he or she is otherwise eligible, be
granted additional Awards. References in this Plan to “employment” and related terms (except for

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references to “employee” in the definition of “Employee”) shall include the providing of
services as a consultant or Director.

7. Terms and Conditions of Options.

     Options granted pursuant to the Plan by the Committee shall be either Incentive Stock Options
or Nonstatutory Stock Options and shall be evidenced by an Option Agreement providing, in addition
to such other terms as the Board may deem advisable, the following terms and conditions:

     a. Time of Granting Options. The date of grant of an Option shall for all purposes be
the date on which the Committee makes the determination granting such Option; provided,
however, that if the Committee determines that such grant shall be made as of some future
date, the date of grant shall be such future date. Notice of the determination shall be given to
each Participant within a reasonable time after the date of such grant.

     b. Number of Shares. Each Option Agreement shall state the number of Shares to which
it pertains and whether such Option is intended to constitute an Incentive Stock Option or a
Nonstatutory Stock Option. Notwithstanding any provision in this Plan to the contrary, an Option
that is intended to constitute an Incentive Stock Option may only be granted to an Employee who is
neither a consultant nor a Non-Employee Director.

     c. Exercise Price. The exercise price per Share for the Shares to be issued pursuant
to the exercise of an Option shall be such price as is determined by the Board; provided,
however, that such price shall in no event be less than 100% of the Fair Market Value per
Share on the date of grant of an Option.

          In the case of any Incentive Stock Option granted to an Employee who at the time of grant owns
or is deemed to own (by reason of the attribution rules applicable under Section 424(d) of the Code
or otherwise) stock possessing more than ten percent of the total combined voting power of all
classes of stock of the Company or any parent or subsidiary corporations of the Company, the
exercise price per Share shall be no less than 110% of the Fair Market Value per Share on the date
of grant.

     d. Medium and Time of Payment. The consideration to be paid for the Shares to be
issued upon exercise of an Option shall consist entirely of cash or check payable to the Company or
such other consideration and method of payment permitted under any laws to which the Company is
subject and which is approved by the Committee, including without limitation (i) by delivery of a
promissory note, (ii) by tendering previously acquired Shares (valued at Fair Market Value as of
the date of tender) that have been owned for a period of at least six months (or such other period
as is necessary to avoid accounting charges against the Company’s earnings), (iii) if Shares are
traded on a national securities exchange or NASDAQ, through the delivery of irrevocable
instructions to a broker to deliver promptly to the Company an amount equal to the exercise price,
or (iv) any combination of (i), (ii) and (iii). In connection with all exercises of Options and
regardless of the medium of payment, the Participant shall pay in cash any amount necessary to
satisfy the Company’s withholding obligations.

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     e. Term of Options. The term of each Option may be up to ten years from the date of
grant thereof; provided, however, that the term of an Incentive Stock Option
granted to an Employee who, at the time the Incentive Stock Option is granted, owns or is deemed to
own (by reason of the attribution rules of Section 424(d) of the Code) stock possessing more than
ten percent of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company, shall be
five years from the date of grant thereof or such shorter term as may be provided in the Option
Agreement.

          The term of any Option may be less than the maximum term provided for herein as specified by
the Committee upon grant of the Option and as set forth in the Option Agreement.

     f. Maximum Amount of Incentive Stock Options. To the extent that the aggregate Fair
Market Value (determined at the time an Incentive Stock Option is granted) of the Shares with
respect to which Incentive Stock Options are exercisable for the first time by a Participant during
any calendar year under all incentive stock option plans of the Company exceeds $100,000, the
Options in excess of such limit shall be treated as Nonstatutory Stock Options.

8. Exercise of Option.

     a. In General. Any Option granted hereunder to a Participant shall be exercisable at
such times and under such conditions as may be determined by the Committee and as shall be
permissible under the terms of the Plan, including any performance criteria with respect to the
Company and/or the Participant as may be determined by the Committee.

          An Option may be exercised in accordance with the provisions of the Plan as to all or any
portion of the Shares then exercisable thereunder from time to time during the term of the Option.
However, an Option may not be exercised for a fraction of a Share.

     b. Procedure. An Option shall be deemed to be exercised when written notice of such
exercise has been given to the Company at its principal business office in accordance with the
terms of the Option Agreement by the person entitled to exercise the Option and full payment for
the Shares with respect to which the Option is exercised has been received by the Company, together
with (i) any other agreements required by the terms of the Plan and/or Option Agreement or as
required by the Committee and (ii) payment by the Participant of all payroll, withholding or income
taxes incurred in connection with such Option exercise (or arrangements for the collection or
payment of such tax satisfactory to the Board are made).

     c. Decrease in Available Shares. Exercise of an Option in any manner shall result in
a decrease in the number of Shares which thereafter may be available, both for purposes of the Plan
and for sale under the Option, by the number of Shares as to which the Option is exercised, except
if the Option is exercised by tendering Shares, either actually or by attestation.

     d. Exercise of Shareholder Rights. Until the Option is properly exercised in
accordance with the terms of this Section 8, no right to vote or receive dividends or any other
rights as a shareholder shall exist with respect to the Optioned Stock. No adjustment shall be
made for a dividend or other right for which the record date is prior to the date the Option is
exercised except as provided in Section 14 of the Plan.

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     e. Termination of Eligibility; Non-Director Awards. If a Participant who is not a
Director ceases to serve as an Employee for any reason other than death or permanent and total
disability (within the meaning of Section 22(e)(3) of the Code) or Termination for Cause and
thereby terminates his or her Continuous Status as an Employee, he or she may, but only within 90
days following the date he or she ceases his or her Continuous Status as an Employee (subject to
any earlier termination of the Option as provided by its terms), exercise his or her Option to the
extent that he or she was entitled to exercise it at the date of such termination. To the extent
that he or she was not entitled to exercise the Option at the date of such termination, or if he or
she does not exercise such Option (which he or she was entitled to exercise) within the time
specified herein, the Option shall terminate. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the
Committee may at any time and from time to time prior to the termination of a Nonstatutory Stock
Option, with the consent of the Participant, extend the period of time during which the Participant
may exercise his or her Nonstatutory Stock Option following the date he or she ceases his or her
Continuous Status as an Employee; provided, however, that the maximum period of
time during which a Nonstatutory Stock Option shall be exercisable following the date on which a
Participant terminates his or her Continuous Status as an Employee shall not exceed the original
term of such Option as set forth in the Option Agreement and that notwithstanding any extension of
time during which a Nonstatutory Stock Option may be exercised, such Option, unless otherwise
amended by the Committee, shall only be exercisable to the extent the Participant was entitled to
exercise the Option on the date he or she ceased his or her Continuous Status as an Employee;
provided, further, that no extension shall be made at any time where the exercise price per Share
of such Option is less than the Fair Market Value of one Share at the time of such proposed
extension, unless it is determined that such extension will not cause the Participant to incur
additional tax and interest charges upon exercise of such Option under Section 409A of the Code.

     f. Death or Disability of Participant; Non-Director Awards. If the Continuous
Status as an Employee of a Participant who is not a Director ceases due to death or permanent and
total disability (within the meaning of Section 22(e)(3) of the Code) of the Participant, the
Option may be exercised within 180 days (or such other period of time not exceeding one year as is
determined by the Committee at the time of granting the Option) following the date of death or
termination of employment due to permanent or total disability (subject to any earlier termination
of the Option as provided by its terms), by the Participant in the case of permanent or total
disability, or in the case of death by the Participant’s estate or by a person who acquired the
right to exercise the Option by bequest or inheritance, but in any case (unless otherwise
determined by the Committee at the time of granting the Option) only to the extent the Participant
was entitled to exercise the Option at the date of his or her termination of employment by death or
permanent and total disability. To the extent that he or she was not entitled to exercise such
Option at the date of his or her termination of employment by death or permanent and total
disability, or if he or she does not exercise such Option (which he or she was entitled to
exercise) within the time specified herein, the Option shall terminate. Notwithstanding anything
to the contrary herein, the Committee may at any time and from time to time prior to the
termination of a Nonstatutory Stock Option, with the consent of the Participant, extend the period
of time during which the Participant may exercise his or her Nonstatutory Stock Option following
the date he or she ceases his or her Continuous Status as an Employee; provided,
however, that the maximum period of time during which a Nonstatutory Stock Option shall be
exercisable following the date on which a Participant terminates his or her Continuous Status as an
Employee shall not exceed the original term of such Option as set forth in

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the Option Agreement and that notwithstanding any extension of time during which a
Nonstatutory Stock Option may be exercised, such Option, unless otherwise amended by the Committee,
shall only be exercisable to the extent the Participant was entitled to exercise the Option on the
date he or she ceased his or her Continuous Status as an Employee; provided, further, that no
extension shall be made at any time where the exercise price per Share of such Option is less than
the Fair Market Value of one Share at the time of such proposed extension, unless it is determined
that such extension will not cause the Participant to incur additional tax and interest charges
upon exercise of such Option under Section 409A of the Code.

     g. Termination of Eligibility; Director Awards. The preceding Sections 8(e) and 8(f)
shall not apply with respect to a Participant’s Awards to the extent such Awards were made to the
Participant in his or her capacity as a Director. If a Participant ceases to be a Director for any
reason other than Termination for Cause, he or she (or his or her beneficiary or representative in
the event of termination of service as a result of death or permanent and total disability ) may
exercise his or her Option through its original expiration date to the extent that the Option was
vested and he or she was entitled to exercise the Option on the date of such termination of service
as a Director. To the extent that he or she was not entitled to exercise the Option at the date of
such termination of service, or if he or she (or his or her beneficiary or representative in the
event of termination of service as a result of death or permanent and total disability) does not
exercise the Option (which he or she was entitled to exercise) within the time specified herein
(i.e., prior to its expiration date), the Option shall terminate.

     h. Termination for Cause. If a Participant’s Continuous Status as an Employee with
the Company terminates due to his or her Termination for Cause, he or she shall immediately forfeit
all outstanding Options.

     i. Expiration of Option. Notwithstanding any provision in the Plan, including but not
limited to the provisions set forth in Sections 8(e), 8(f) and 8(g), an Option may not be
exercised, under any circumstances, after the expiration of its term.

     j. Conditions on Exercise and Issuance. As soon as practicable after any proper
exercise of an Option in accordance with the provisions of the Plan, the Company shall (i) deliver
to the Participant at the principal executive office of the Company or such other place as shall be
mutually agreed upon between the Company and the Participant, a certificate or certificates
representing the Shares for which the Option shall have been exercised or (ii) otherwise arrange
for such Shares to be issued to the Participant. The time of issuance and, if applicable, delivery
of the certificate or certificates representing the Shares for which the Option shall have been
exercised may be postponed by the Company for such period as may be required by the Company, with
reasonable diligence, to comply with any law or regulation applicable to the issuance or delivery
of such Shares.

          Options granted under the Plan are conditioned upon the Company obtaining any required permit
or order from the appropriate governmental agencies authorizing the Company to issue such Options
and Shares issuable upon exercise thereof. Shares shall not be issued pursuant to the exercise of
an Option unless the exercise of such Option and the issuance and delivery of such Shares pursuant
thereto shall comply with all relevant provisions of law, including, without limitation, the
Securities Act, the Exchange Act, applicable state law, the rules and regulations promulgated
thereunder and the requirements of the Marketplace Rules of The NASDAQ Stock

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Market LLC and any stock exchange upon which the Shares may then be listed. Any such issuance
may be further subject to the approval of counsel for the Company with respect to such compliance.

9. Terms and Conditions of Restricted Stock Awards.

     a. Grant. Restricted Stock Awards may be granted hereunder by the Committee to
Employees either alone or in addition to other Awards granted under the Plan. A Restricted Stock
Award shall be subject to such terms and conditions as may be determined by the Committee and may
be subject to vesting conditioned upon the satisfaction of such requirements, conditions (such as a
condition that the Participant’s right to the Shares shall vest in installments over a period of
time during which services are to be provided to the Company by the Employee), restrictions or
performance criteria as shall be established by the Committee and set forth in the Award Agreement.
During any period during which Shares acquired pursuant to a Restricted Stock Award are subject to
vesting conditions, such Shares may not be sold, exchanged, transferred, pledged, assigned or
otherwise disposed of by the Participant. The provisions of Restricted Stock Awards need not be
the same with respect to each Participant receiving such awards. The Committee has absolute
discretion to determine whether any consideration is to be received by the Company as a condition
precedent to the issuance of Restricted Stock Awards. The terms of any Restricted Stock Award
granted under this Plan shall be set forth in a written Award Agreement which shall contain
provisions determined by the Committee which are not inconsistent with the Plan.

     b. Rights of Holders of Restricted Stock. Beginning on the date of grant of a
Restricted Stock Award and subject to execution of the Award Agreement, the Participant shall
become a shareholder of the Company with respect to all Shares subject to the Restricted Stock
Award and shall have all of the rights of a shareholder, including the right to vote the Shares
subject to the Restricted Stock Award and the right to receive distributions made with respect to
such Shares; provided, however, that any Shares or any other property (other than
cash) distributed as a dividend or otherwise with respect to any such Shares as to which the
restrictions have not yet lapsed shall be subject to the same restrictions as the Shares subject to
the Restricted Stock Award.

     c. Delivery of Shares. Shares issued upon the grant of Restricted Stock Awards shall,
unless otherwise determined by the Committee, be maintained in the custody of or on behalf of the
Company until all applicable vesting conditions have been satisfied. Shares subject to Restricted
Stock Awards that are no longer subject to restrictions shall be delivered to the Participant
promptly after the applicable restrictions lapse or are waived. Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary set forth herein, but subject to Section 18(j) hereof, delivery of Shares pursuant to a
Restricted Stock Award shall be made no later than 2 1/2 months after the close of the Company’s
first taxable year in which such Shares are no longer subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture
(within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code).

     d. Termination of Continuous Status as an Employee. Unless otherwise determined by
the Committee or unless otherwise provided in the Award Agreement evidencing the Award, in the
event of the termination of a Participant’s Continuous Status as an Employee, Shares which are
subject to a Participant’s Restricted Stock Award which are not vested as of the date of such
termination shall be automatically forfeited by the Participant and cancelled by the Company for no
value.

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     e. Waiver of Forfeiture. The Committee may, when it finds that a waiver would be in
the best interests of the Company and subject to such terms and conditions as the Committee shall
deem appropriate, waive in whole or in part any remaining vesting restrictions with respect to any
Restricted Stock Award or any other conditions set forth in any Award Agreement.

10. Terms and Conditions of Restricted Stock Units.

     a. Grant. Restricted Stock Units may be issued hereunder to Employees either alone or
in addition to other Awards granted under the Plan. A Restricted Stock Unit is a bookkeeping entry
that represents the right to receive one Share to be issued and delivered at the end of the
applicable vesting period, subject to a risk of cancellation and to the other terms and conditions
set forth in the Plan and in any Award Agreement evidencing the Restricted Stock Unit and subject
to any additional terms and conditions established by the Committee. The Company shall establish
and maintain accounts for Participants in which the Company shall record Restricted Stock Units and
the transactions and events affecting such units. Restricted Stock Units and other items reflected
in the account will represent only bookkeeping entries by the Company to evidence the Company’s
unfunded obligations. The provisions of Restricted Stock Units need not be the same with respect
to each Participant receiving such Awards. The Committee has absolute discretion to determine
whether any consideration is to be received by the Company as a condition precedent to the grant of
a Restricted Stock Unit. The terms of any Restricted Stock Unit granted under this Plan shall be
set forth in a written Award Agreement which shall contain provisions determined by the Committee
which are not inconsistent with the Plan.

     b. Rights of Holders of Restricted Stock Units; Dividend Equivalents. Unless the
Committee otherwise provides in an Award Agreement for Restricted Stock Units, any Participant
holding Restricted Stock Units shall have no rights as a shareholder of the Company with respect to
such Restricted Stock Units. The Committee shall be authorized to establish procedures pursuant to
which the Company’s payment of any Restricted Stock Unit may be deferred in a manner that would not
trigger the adverse tax consequences under Code Section 409A. Subject to the provisions of the
Plan and any Award Agreement, the recipient of a Restricted Stock Unit may, if so determined by the
Committee, be entitled to receive, currently (or on a deferred basis, but in such a case subject to
the same vesting restrictions as the Restricted Stock Unit to which such dividend relates, with
such deferral to last no longer than the vesting period to which such Restricted Stock Unit is
subject) and with respect to the number of Shares covered by the Award, payments (“Dividend
Equivalents”) in amounts equivalent to cash, stock or other property paid by the Company as
dividends on the Company’s Common Stock prior to the vesting of the Restricted Stock Units in a
manner that would not trigger the adverse tax consequences under Code Section 409A.

     c. Delivery of Shares in Settlement of Restricted Stock Units. Restricted Stock Units
(if not previously cancelled) will be automatically settled on or about the vesting date or dates
set forth in the Award Agreement evidencing the Award. The Company may make delivery of Shares in
settlement of Restricted Stock Units by either delivering one or more stock certificates
representing such Shares to the Participant, registered in the name of the Participant, or by
depositing such Shares into an account maintained for the Participant and established in connection
with any Company plan or arrangement providing for investment in Common Stock of the Company.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, but subject to Section 18(j), delivery
of Shares pursuant to a Restricted Stock Unit shall be made no later than 2 1/2 months after the
close of

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the Company’s first taxable year in which such Shares are no longer subject to a substantial
risk of forfeiture (within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code).

     d. Termination of Continuous Status as an Employee. Unless otherwise determined by
the Committee or unless otherwise provided in the Award Agreement evidencing the Award, in the
event of the termination of a Participant’s Continuous Status as an Employee, the Participant’s
Restricted Stock Units which are not vested as of the date of such termination shall not vest and
shall automatically be cancelled for no value and without issuance of any Shares.

     e. Waiver of Forfeiture. The Committee may, when it finds that a waiver would be in
the best interests of the Company and subject to such terms and conditions as the Committee shall
deem appropriate, waive in whole or in part any remaining vesting restrictions with respect to any
Restricted Stock Units or any other conditions set forth in any Award Agreement.

11. Share Appreciation Rights

     a. Grant of SARs. Subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan, SARs may be granted
to Participants at any time and from time to time as shall be determined by the Committee. The
Committee may grant Freestanding SARs, Tandem SARs or any combination of Freestanding and Tandem
SARs.

          Subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan, the Committee shall have complete discretion
in determining the number of SARs granted to each Participant and, consistent with the provisions
of the Plan, in determining the terms and conditions pertaining to such SARs.

          The Grant Price for each SAR shall be determined by the Committee and shall be specified in
the SAR Award Agreement. The Grant Price shall not be less than 100% of the Fair Market Value per
Share on the date of grant.

     b. SAR Award Agreement. Each SAR Award shall be evidenced by a SAR Award Agreement
that shall specify the Grant Price, the term of the SAR, and such other provisions as the Committee
shall determine in its sole discretion and which are not inconsistent with this Plan.

     c. Term of SAR. The term of a SAR granted under the Plan shall be determined by the
Committee, in its sole discretion, and except as determined otherwise by the Committee and
specified in the SAR Award Agreement, no SAR shall be exercisable later than the tenth anniversary
date of its grant.

     d. Exercise of Freestanding SARs. Freestanding SARs may be exercised upon whatever
terms and conditions the Committee, in its sole discretion, imposes.

     e. Exercise of Tandem SARs. Tandem SARs may be exercised for all or part of the Shares
subject to the related Option upon the surrender of the right to exercise the equivalent portion of
the related Option. A Tandem SAR may be exercised only with respect to the Shares for which its
related Option is then exercisable.

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          Notwithstanding any other provision of this Plan to the contrary, with respect to a Tandem
SAR: (a) the Tandem SAR will expire no later than the expiration of the underlying Option; (b) the
exercise of the Tandem SAR may not have economic and tax consequences more favorable than the
exercise of the Option followed by an immediate sale of the underlying Shares, and the value of the
payout with respect to the Tandem SAR may be for no more than 100% of the excess of the Fair
Market Value of the Shares subject to the underlying Option at the time the Tandem SAR is exercised
over the exercise price of the underlying Option; (c) the Tandem SAR may be exercised only when the
Fair Market Value of the Shares subject to the Option exceeds the exercise price of the Option; (d)
the Tandem SAR may be exercised only when the underlying Option is eligible to be exercised; and
(e) the Tandem SAR is transferable only when the underlying Option is transferable, and under the
same conditions.

     f. Payment of SAR Amount. SARs granted under this Plan shall be payable in Shares,
cash or such other property as may be designated by the Committee. Upon the exercise of a SAR, a
Participant shall be entitled to receive from the Company such number of Shares (or, in the case of
SARs exercisable for cash or other property, cash or property with a value equal to the fair market
value of such number of Shares on the date of exercise) determined by multiplying:

	 	(i)	 	The excess of the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date of
exercise over the Grant Price; by
	 
	 	(ii)	 	The number of Shares with respect to which the SAR is
exercised.

               Such product shall then be divided by the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date of
exercise. The resulting number (rounded down to the next whole number) is the number of Shares to
be issued to the Participant upon exercise of a SAR.

     g. Termination of Continuous Status as an Employee. Each SAR Award Agreement shall set
forth the extent to which the Participant shall have the right to exercise the SAR following
termination of the Participant’s employment with or provision of services to the Company. Such
provisions shall be determined in the sole discretion of the Committee, shall be included in the
SAR Award Agreement entered into with Participants, need not be uniform among all SARs issued
pursuant to this Plan, and may reflect distinctions based on the reasons for termination.

     h. Other Restrictions. The Committee shall impose such other conditions and/or
restrictions on any Shares received upon exercise of a SAR granted pursuant to the Plan as it may
deem advisable or desirable. These restrictions may include, but shall not be limited to, a
requirement that the Participant hold the Shares received upon exercise of a SAR for a specified
period of time.

12. Code Section 162(m) Provisions

     a. Application to Covered Employee. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan,
if the Committee determines at the time an Option, SAR, Restricted Stock, or Restricted Stock Unit
Award is granted to a Participant that such Participant is, or is likely to be as of the end of the
tax year in which the Company would claim a tax deduction in connection with such Award, a

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“covered employee” within the meaning of Section 162(m)(3) of the Code, then the Committee may
qualify such an Award as “performance-based compensation” pursuant to Section 162(m) of the Code.
The Committee has complete discretion concerning whether a particular Award should be qualified as
“performance-based compensation.” If the Committee determines that a particular Award should
qualify as “performance-based compensation,” the provisions of this Section 11, to the extent
applicable, shall control over any contrary provision in the Plan.

     b. Performance Goals. Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Unit Awards may be made
subject to the achievement of performance goals established by the Committee relating to one or
more business criteria (the “Performance Criteria”) pursuant to Section 162(m) of the Code.
Performance Criteria may be applied to the Company, an Affiliate, a Subsidiary, division, business
unit or individual or any combination thereof and may be measured in absolute levels or relative to
another company or companies, a peer group, an index or indices or Company performance in a
previous period. Performance may be measured annually or cumulatively over a longer period of
time. Performance Criteria that may be used to establish performance goals are: revenue; operating
income or net operating income; orders, return on equity; return on assets or net assets; cash
flow; share price performance; return on capital; earnings; earnings per share; shareholder return
and/or value (including but not limited to total shareholder return); economic value added;
economic profit; ratio of operating earnings to capital spending; EBITDA; EBIT; costs; operating
earnings; gains; product development; client development; leadership; project progress; project
completion; increase in total revenues; net income; operating cash flow; net cash flow; retained
earnings; budget achievement; return on capital employed; return on invested capital; cash
available to Company from a subsidiary or subsidiaries; expense spending; gross margin; net margin;
market capitalization; customer satisfaction; financial return ratios; market share; operating
profits (including earnings before or after income taxes, depreciation and amortization); net
profits; earnings per share growth; profit returns and margins; stock price; working capital;
business trends; production cost; project milestones; capacity utilization; quality; economic value
added; operating efficiency; diversity; debt; dividends; bond ratings; corporate governance; and
health and safety. The performance goals for each Participant and the amount payable if those
goals are met shall be established in writing for each specified period of performance by the
Committee no later than 90 days after the commencement of the period of service to which the
performance goals relate and while the outcome of whether or not those goals will be achieved is
substantially uncertain. However, in no event will such goals be established after 25% of the
period of service to which the goals relate has elapsed. The performance goals shall be objective.
Such goals and the amount payable for each performance period if the goals are achieved shall be
set forth in the applicable Award Agreement. No amounts shall be payable to any Participant for
any performance period unless and until the Committee certifies that the performance goals and any
other material terms were in fact satisfied.

     c. Adjustment of Payment. Notwithstanding any provision of the Plan, with respect to
any Award that is subject to this Section, the Committee may adjust downwards, but not upwards, the
amount payable pursuant to such Award.

     d. Other Restrictions. The Committee shall have the power to impose such other
restrictions on Awards subject to this Section as it may deem necessary or appropriate to ensure
that such Awards satisfy all requirements for “performance-based compensation” within the meaning
of Section 162(m)(4)(C) of the Code, or any successor provision thereto.

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13. Nontransferability of Awards.

     Except as otherwise provided in a Participant’s Award Agreement or otherwise determined at any
time by the Committee, no Awards granted under the Plan, and no Shares subject to any such Awards,
that have not been issued or as to which any applicable vesting restriction, performance or
deferral period has not lapsed, may be sold, pledged, assigned, hypothecated, gifted, transferred
or disposed of in any manner, either voluntarily or involuntarily by operation of law, other than
by will or by the laws of descent or distribution or transfers between spouses incident to a
divorce. Furthermore, except as otherwise provided in a Participant’s Award Agreement or otherwise
determined at any time by the Committee, Options and SARs may be exercised during the life of the
Participant only by the Participant or the Participant’s guardian or legal representative.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Participant may assign or transfer an Award (other than an ISO)
with the consent of the Committee (each transferee thereof, a “Permitted Transferee”), which
consent may be granted or withheld in the Committee’s sole discretion, provided that such Permitted
Transferee shall be bound by and subject to all of the terms and conditions of the Plan and the
Award Agreement relating to the transferred Award and shall execute an agreement satisfactory to
the Company evidencing such obligations; and, provided further, that such Participant shall remain
bound by the terms and conditions of the Plan. The Company shall cooperate with any Permitted
Transferee and the Company’s transfer agent in effectuating any transfer permitted under this
Section 13. With respect to those Awards, if any, that are permitted to be transferred to another
individual, references in the Plan to exercise of the Award by the Participant or payment of any
amount or issuance of any Shares to the Participant shall be deemed to include the Participant’s
Permitted Transferee.

14. Adjustment upon Change in Corporate Structure.

     a. Subject to any required action by the shareholders of the Company, the number and type of
Shares covered by each outstanding Award, and the number and type of Shares which have been
authorized for issuance under the Plan but as to which no Awards have yet been granted or which
have been returned to the Plan upon cancellation, expiration or forfeiture of an Award, as well as
the exercise or purchase price per Share, as applicable, covered by outstanding Awards, shall be
proportionately adjusted for any increase or decrease in the number of issued Shares resulting from
a stock split, reverse stock split or combination or the payment of a stock dividend (but only on
the Common Stock) or reclassification of the Common Stock or any other increase or decrease in the
number of issued Shares effected without receipt of consideration by the Company (other than stock
awards to Employees); provided, however, that the conversion of any convertible
securities of the Company shall not be deemed to have been effected without the receipt of
consideration. Any such adjustment shall be determined in good faith by the Committee to be
appropriate in order to prevent dilution or enlargement of the benefits or potential benefits
intended to be made available under the Plan, and the Committee’s determination in that respect
shall be final, binding and conclusive. Except as expressly provided herein, no issue by the
Company of shares of stock of any class, or securities convertible into shares of stock of any
class, shall affect, and no adjustment by reason thereof shall be made with respect to, the number
or price of Shares subject to the Plan or an Award.

     b. In the event of the proposed dissolution or liquidation of the Company, or in the event of
a proposed sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company (other than in the

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ordinary course of business), or the merger or consolidation of the Company with or into
another corporation, as a result of which the Company is not the surviving and controlling
corporation, the Board shall, to the extent such action would not trigger the adverse tax
consequences under Code Section 409A, (i) make provision for the assumption of outstanding Awards
by the successor corporation, (ii) declare that any Option shall terminate as of a date fixed by
the Board which is at least 30 days after the notice thereof to the Participant and shall give each
Participant the right to exercise his or her Option as to all or any part of the Optioned Stock,
including Shares as to which the Option would not otherwise be exercisable provided such exercise
does not violate Section 8(i) of the Plan, (iii) accelerate the vesting of Restricted Stock Awards
and Restricted Stock Units, or (iv) cause any Award outstanding as of the effective date of any
such event to be cancelled in consideration of a cash payment or grant of an alternative option or
award (whether by the Company or any entity that is a party to the transaction), or a combination
thereof, to the holder of the cancelled Award, provided that such payment and/or grant are
substantially equivalent in value to the fair market value of the cancelled Award as determined by
the Committee.

     c. No fractional shares of Common Stock shall be issuable on account of any action aforesaid,
and the aggregate number of shares into which Shares then covered by an Award, when changed as the
result of such action, shall be reduced to the largest number of whole shares resulting from such
action, unless the Board, in its sole discretion, shall determine to issue scrip certificates in
respect to any fractional shares, which scrip certificates shall be in a form and have such terms
and conditions as the Board in its discretion shall prescribe.

     d. Any adjustment or action taken by the Board pursuant to this Section 14 shall be carried
out in accordance with Code Section 424, if applicable, and only if such action would not trigger
the adverse consequences of Code Section 409A.

15. Shareholder Approval.

     Effectiveness of this Plan is subject to approval by the shareholders of the Company within 12
months before or after the date the Plan was initially adopted by the Board; provided,
however, that Options may be granted pursuant to the Plan subject to subsequent approval of
the Plan by such shareholders. Any Option exercised before shareholder approval was obtained can
be rescinded if shareholder approval is not obtained within 12 months before or after the Plan was
adopted by the Board. Shareholder approval of the Plan or any amendment thereto required to be
approved by the shareholders of the Company shall be obtained (i) by the affirmative vote of the
holders of a majority of the Shares present or represented and entitled to vote thereon at a
meeting of shareholders duly held in accordance with the laws of the State of California or (ii) by
written consent of the holders of the outstanding Shares having not less than the minimum number of
votes that would be necessary to authorize the approval at a meeting of the shareholders duly held
in accordance with the laws of the State of California.

16. Amendment and Termination of the Plan.

     a. Amendment and Termination. The Board may amend or terminate the Plan from time to
time in such respects as the Board may deem advisable, subject to any requirement for shareholder
approval imposed by applicable law, including the rules and regulations of The NASDAQ Stock Market
LLC or any stock exchange on which Shares are listed or quoted, and shall

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make any amendments which may be required so that Options intended to be Incentive Stock
Options shall at all times continue to be Incentive Stock Options for the purpose of Section 422 of
the Code; provided, however, that without approval of the Company’s shareholders,
no such revision or amendment shall (i) materially increase the benefits accruing to participants
under the Plan; (ii) increase the number of Shares which may be issued under the Plan, other than
in connection with an adjustment under Section 14 of the Plan; (iii) materially modify the
requirements as to eligibility for participation in the Plan; (iv) materially change the
designation of the class of Employees eligible to be granted Awards; (v) remove the administration
of the Plan from the Board or its Committee; or (vi) extend the term of the Plan beyond the maximum
term set forth in Section 19 hereunder.

     b. Effect of Amendment or Termination. Except as otherwise provided in Section 14 of
the Plan, and except to the extent necessary to avoid the imposition of additional tax and/or
interest under Code Section 409A with respect to Awards that are treated as nonqualified deferred
compensation, any amendment or termination of the Plan shall not affect Awards already granted, and
such Awards shall remain in full force and effect as if the Plan had not been amended or
terminated, unless mutually agreed otherwise between the Participant and the Company, which
agreement must be in writing and signed by the Participant and the Company. Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary herein, this Plan shall not adversely affect, unless mutually agreed in
writing by the Company and a Participant, the terms and provisions of any Award granted prior to
the date the Plan was approved by shareholders as provided in Section 15 of the Plan.

17. Indemnification.

     No member of the Board or its Committee shall be liable for any act or action taken, whether
of commission or omission, except in circumstances involving willful misconduct, or for any act or
action taken, whether of commission or omission, by any other member or by any officer, agent or
Employee. In addition to such other rights of indemnification they may have as members of the
Board, or as members of the Committee, the Board and the Committee shall be indemnified by the
Company against reasonable expenses, including attorneys’ fees actually and necessarily incurred in
connection with the defense of any action, suit or proceeding, or in connection with any appeal
therein, to which they or any of them may be a party by reason of any action taken, by commission
or omission, in connection with the Plan or any Award granted thereunder, and against all amounts
paid by them in settlement thereof (provided such settlement is approved by independent legal
counsel selected by the Company) or paid by them in satisfaction of a judgment in any action, suit
or proceeding, except in relation to matters as to which it shall be adjudged in such action, suit
or proceeding that a Board or Committee member is liable for willful misconduct in the performance
of his or her duties; provided that within 60 days after institution of any such action, suit or
proceeding, such Board or Committee member shall in writing have offered the Company the
opportunity, at its own expense, to handle and defend the same. The payment of any amount in
satisfaction of the indemnification right described in this Section 17 shall occur no later than
the last day of the taxable year following the taxable year in which the expenses were incurred.
Any right to such indemnification shall not be subject to liquidation or exchange for another
benefit, and no such indemnification in any taxable year shall in any way affect the expenses
eligible for reimbursement or indemnification, or in-kind benefits to be provided, in any other
taxable year.

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18. General Provisions.

     a. Withholding or Deduction for Taxes. The grant of Awards hereunder and the issuance
of Shares and all payments and distributions pursuant to this Plan are conditioned upon the
Company’s reservation of the right to withhold, in accordance with any applicable law, from any
compensation or other amounts payable to the Participant, any taxes required to be withheld under
Federal, state or local law as a result of the: (i) grant of any Award, (ii) exercise of any
Option, (iii) sale of Shares issued upon exercise of Options, (iv) delivery of Shares, cash or
other property, (v) lapse of restrictions in connection with any Award, or (vi) any other event
occurring pursuant to the Plan. To the extent that compensation and other amounts, if any, payable
to the Participant are insufficient to pay any taxes required to be so withheld, the Company may,
in its sole discretion, require the Participant, including without limitation, as a condition of
the exercise of any Option, to pay in cash to the Company an amount sufficient to cover such tax
liability or otherwise to make adequate provision for the delivery to the Company of cash necessary
to satisfy the Company’s withholding obligations under Federal and state law. The Committee shall
be authorized to establish procedures for election by Participants to satisfy such obligations for
the payment of such taxes by tendering previously acquired Shares (either actually or by
attestation, valued at their then Fair Market Value) that have been owned for a period of at least
six months (or such other period as may be necessary to avoid accounting charges against the
Company’s earnings), or by directing the Company to retain Shares (up to the Participant’s minimum
required tax withholding rate) otherwise deliverable in connection with the Award.

     b. Other Plans. Nothing contained in the Plan shall prohibit the Company from
establishing additional incentive compensation arrangements.

     c. No Enlargement of Rights. Neither the Plan, nor the granting of Awards, nor any
other action taken pursuant to the Plan shall constitute or be evidence of any agreement or
understanding, express or implied, that the Company will retain an Employee for any period of time,
or at any particular rate of compensation. Nothing in the Plan shall be deemed to limit or affect
the right of the Company to discharge any Employee at any time for any reason or no reason.

          No Employee shall have any right to or interest in Awards authorized hereunder prior to the
grant thereof to such eligible person, and upon such grant he or she shall have only such rights
and interests as are expressly provided herein and in the related Award Agreement, subject,
however, to all applicable provisions of the Company’s Articles of Incorporation, as the same may
be amended from time to time.

     d. Notice. Any notice to be given to the Company pursuant to the provisions of the
Plan shall be addressed to the Company in care of its Secretary (or such other person as the
Company may designate from time to time) at its principal office, and any notice to be given to a
Participant to whom an Award is granted hereunder shall be delivered personally or addressed to him
or her at the address given beneath his or her signature on his or her Award Agreement, or at such
other address as such Participant or his or her transferee (upon any permitted transfer) may
hereafter designate in writing to the Company. Any such notice shall be deemed duly given when
enclosed in a properly sealed envelope or wrapper addressed as aforesaid, registered or certified,
and deposited, postage and registry or certification fee prepaid, in a post office or branch post
office regularly maintained by the United States Postal Service. It shall be the obligation of
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Participant holding Shares purchased upon exercise of an Option or otherwise issued pursuant
to Awards hereunder to provide the Secretary of the Company, by letter mailed as provided
hereinabove, with written notice of his or her direct mailing address.

     e. Applicable Law. To the extent that Federal laws do not otherwise control, the Plan
shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California, without
regard to the conflict of laws rules thereof.

     f. Incentive Stock Options. The Company shall not be liable to a Participant or other
person if it is determined for any reason by the Internal Revenue Service or any court having
jurisdiction that any Incentive Stock Options are not incentive stock options as defined in Section
422 of the Code.

     g. Information to Participants. The Company shall provide without charge to each
Participant copies of its annual financial statements (which need not be audited), which may be
included within such annual and periodic reports as are provided by the Company to its shareholders
generally.

     h. Availability of Plan. A copy of the Plan shall be delivered to the Secretary of
the Company and shall be shown by him or her to any eligible person making reasonable inquiry
concerning it.

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

     j. Form of Shares and Restricted Stock Awards; Stop Transfer Orders. Shares issued or
delivered under the Plan, including Shares subject to any Restricted Stock Award, may be evidenced
in such manner as the Committee in its sole discretion shall deem appropriate, including, without
limitation, book-entry registration or issuance of a stock certificate or certificates. In the
event any stock certificate is issued in respect of a Restricted Stock Award, such certificate
shall bear an appropriate legend referring to the terms, conditions and restrictions applicable to
such Award. All certificates for Shares delivered under the Plan pursuant to any Award shall be
subject to such stop transfer orders and other restrictions as the Committee may deem advisable
under the rules, regulations and other requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission, any
stock exchange or quotation system upon which the Shares are then listed or quoted, and any
applicable federal or state securities law, and the Committee may cause a legend or legends to be
put on any such certificates to make appropriate reference to such restrictions.

     k. Unfunded Status of the Plan. The Plan is intended to constitute an “unfunded” plan
for incentive compensation. With respect to any payments not yet made to a Participant by the
Company, nothing contained herein shall give any such Participant any rights that are greater than
those of a general creditor of the Company. In its sole discretion, the Committee may authorize
the creation of trusts or other arrangements to meet the obligations created under the Plan to
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Shares or payments in lieu of or with respect to Awards hereunder; provided,
however, that the existence of such trusts or other arrangements is consistent with the
unfunded status of the Plan.

     l. Compliance with Code Section 409A/Taxes. It is intended that no Award granted
under this Plan shall be subject to any interest or additional tax under Section 409A of the Code.
In the event Code Section 409A is amended after the date hereof, or regulations or other guidance
is promulgated after the date hereof that would make an Award under the Plan subject to the
provisions of Code Section 409A, then the terms and conditions of this Plan shall be interpreted
and applied, to the extent possible, in a manner to avoid the imposition of the provisions of Code
Section 409A. Notwithstanding the preceding, the Participant shall be responsible for any and all
tax liabilities, including liability under 409A (but excluding the employer’s share of employment
taxes) with respect to an Award.

     m. Performance Conditions. The Committee may require the satisfaction of certain
performance goals as a condition to the grant or vesting of any Award provided under the Plan.

19. Effective Date and Term of Plan.

     The original Plan became effective upon shareholder approval at the 2008 Annual Meeting of
Shareholders of the Company in accordance with the shareholder approval provisions of Section 15.
This Amended and Restated Plan shall become effective upon shareholder approval at the 2010 Annual
Meeting of Shareholders of the Company in accordance with the shareholder approval provisions of
Section 15. This Amended and Restated Plan shall not become effective if not approved by the
shareholders of the Company at the Company’s 2010 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, and in such case,
the original Plan shall continue in full force and effect. This Plan shall continue in effect for a
term of ten years following the date of shareholder approval of the original Plan unless sooner
terminated under Section 16 of the Plan.

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AMENDED AND RESTATED IXIA

2008 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

Stock Option Agreement

Ixia (“Company”) hereby grants to you an Option under the Amended and Restated
Ixia 2008 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) to purchase the number of shares
of Company Common Stock set forth below.

	 	 	 

	Name:
	 	 
	 
	 	 
	Employee ID #:
	 	 
	 
	 	 
	Date of Grant:
	 	 
	 
	 	 
	Type of Option:

	 	[NSO/ISO]
	 
	 	 
	Number of Shares:
	 	 
	 
	 	 
	Exercise Price:
	 	 
	 
	 	 
	Payment:

	 	[e.g., Payment of the exercise price and applicable taxes may be made
(i) by cash or check and/or (ii) pursuant to a “Cashless” exercise (see Option
Terms and Conditions attached hereto).]
	 
	 	 
	Vesting Schedule:

	 	[e.g., ______________ shares on M/D/Y and as to the remaining
_________ shares in [12] equal [quarterly] installments, with the first such
installment vesting on M/D/Y, and one additional installment vesting on the
last day of each calendar quarter thereafter, as long as you remain an employee
of the Company.]
	 
	 	 
	Expiration Date:

	 	[e.g., This Option will expire at 5:00 p.m., Pacific Time, on
the [seven] year anniversary of the date of grant;
provided, however, that in
the event of your termination of employment or service with the Company or your
disability or death, the provisions of Sections 6 and 7 of the Option Terms and
Conditions attached hereto shall apply to your right to exercise the Option.]
	 
	 

	 	This Stock Option Agreement
consists of this page and of
the Option Terms and
Conditions attached hereto.
By signing below, you accept
the grant of this Option and
agree that this Option is
subject in all respects to
the terms and conditions of
the Plan. Copies of the
Plan and Prospectus
containing information
concerning the Plan are
attached or are available
upon __________ upon request
to ___________ at (818)
_______ or
_______@ixiacom.com.

You further acknowledge and agree that (i) you have carefully reviewed this
Stock Option Agreement (including the Option Terms and Conditions attached
hereto) and the Plan and (ii) this Stock Option Agreement and the Plan set
forth the entire understanding between you and the Company regarding this
Option and supersede all prior oral and written agreements with respect
thereto.

	 	 	 

	IXIA
	 	 
	 
	 	 
	By:

	 	 
	Print
Name:

	 	
Date
	Title:

	 	 
	 
	 	 
	 
	 	 
	
Participant Signature

	 	
Date

 

 

AMENDED AND RESTATED IXIA 2008 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

Stock Option Agreement — Option Terms and Conditions

The following Terms and Conditions apply to the stock option granted by Ixia (“Company”) to
the Participant whose name appears on the Stock Option Agreement to which these Terms and
Conditions are attached.

	1.	 	Amended and Restated Ixia 2008 Equity Incentive Plan. This Option is in all respects
subject to the terms, definitions and provisions of the Amended and Restated Ixia 2008 Equity
Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) adopted by Ixia and incorporated herein by reference. The terms
defined in the Plan shall have the same meanings herein.
	 
	2.	 	Nature of the Option. This Option is intended to be [a nonstatutory stock option and is
not intended to be an incentive stock option] or [an incentive stock option] within
the meaning of Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”).
	 
	3.	 	Method of Payment. The aggregate exercise price of the Shares purchased upon an exercise, in
whole or in part, of the Option may be paid:

	 	(a)	 	Payment in Cash. In the form of a check made payable to the Company or its
designated agent or cash, including cash from funds deposited in the “OptionsLink”
online securities account maintained by a Participant with E*Trade Securities LLC
(“E*Trade”) as an employee of the Company or such other brokerage firm as may be
designated by the Company in connection with any Company plan or arrangement providing
for investment in Common Stock of the Company; or
	 
	 	(b)	 	Cashless Exercise. Through a special sale and remittance procedure commonly
referred to as a “cashless exercise” or “sell to cover” transaction pursuant to which
the Participant (or any other person(s) entitled to exercise the Option) shall
concurrently provide irrevocable written instructions:

	 	(i)	 	to such third party service provider as may be designated by
the Company, including without limitation E*Trade (through your on-line
account) or such other brokerage firm as may be designated by the Company in
connection with any Company plan or arrangement providing for investment in
Common Stock of the Company to effect the immediate sale of a sufficient number
of the Shares purchased upon the exercise of the Option to enable such
third-party (e.g., E*Trade or other designated third party) to remit, out of
the sales proceeds available upon the settlement date, sufficient funds to the
Company to cover the aggregate exercise price payable for the purchased Shares
plus all applicable federal, state and local income and employment taxes
required to be withheld by the Company by reason of such exercise and/or sale;
and
	 
	 	(ii)	 	to the Company to deliver any certificate(s) or other evidence
of ownership for the purchased Shares directly to such third party (e.g.,
E*Trade or other designated third party) in order to complete the sale
transaction.

	4.	 	Exercise of Option. This Option shall be exercisable during its term only in accordance with
the terms and provisions of the Plan and this Option as follows:

	 	(a)	 	This Option shall vest and be exercisable cumulatively as set forth on the
first page of the Stock Option Agreement. A Participant who has maintained his or her
Continuous Status as an Employee since the grant of this Option may exercise the
exercisable portion of his or her Option in whole or in part at any time during his or
her employment; provided, however, that an Option may not be exercised
for a fraction of a Share. In the event that a Participant terminates employment with
the

 

 

	 	 	 	Company, is disabled or dies, the provisions of Sections 6 or 7 below shall apply to
the right of the Participant to exercise the Option except as otherwise provided in
the Plan,.
	 
	 	(b)	 	This Option shall be exercisable by following such procedures as may from time
to time be prescribed by the Company, E*Trade (in connection with the OptionsLink
online securities account maintained by you with E*Trade as an employee of the Company)
or such other brokerage firm as may be designated by the Company in connection with any
Company plan or arrangement providing for investment in Common Stock of the Company.
	 
	 	(c)	 	No rights of a shareholder shall exist with respect to the Shares under this
Option as a result of the mere grant of this Option or the exercise of this Option.
Such rights shall exist only after issuance of a stock certificate or electronic
transfer of the shares to the Participant’s brokerage account in accordance with the
Plan.

	5.	 	Restrictions on Exercise. This Option may not be exercised if the issuance of Shares upon
Participant’s exercise or the method of payment of consideration for such Shares would
constitute a violation of any applicable Federal or state securities law or other applicable
law or regulation. As a condition to the exercise of this Option, the Company may require the
Participant to make any representation and warranty to the Company as may be required by any
applicable law or regulation.
	 
	6.	 	Termination of Employment. If the Participant ceases to serve as an Employee for any reason
other than death or permanent and total disability (within the meaning of Section 22(e)(3) of
the Code) or Termination for Cause and thereby terminates his or her Continuous Status as an
Employee, the Participant shall have the right to exercise this Option at any time within 90
days after the date of such termination to the extent that the Participant was entitled to
exercise this Option at the date of such termination. To the extent that the Participant was
not entitled to exercise this Option at the date of termination, or to the extent this Option
is not exercised within the time specified herein, this Option shall terminate.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Option shall not be exercisable as to any vested
installment after the expiration of its term as described in Section 8 hereof. If the
Participant ceases to serve as an Employee due to his or her Termination for Cause and thereby
terminates his or her Continuous Status as an Employee, the Participant shall immediately
forfeit the Option subject to this Agreement. This provision does not apply to an Award made
to a Participant in his or her capacity as a Director.
	 
	7.	 	Death or Disability. If the Participant ceases to serve as an Employee due to death or
permanent and total disability (within the meaning of Section 22(e)(3) of the Code), this
Option may be exercised at any time within 180 days after the date of death or termination of
employment or service due to disability, in the case of death, by the Participant’s estate or
by a person who acquired the right to exercise this Option by bequest or inheritance, or, in
the case of disability, by the Participant, but in any case only to the extent the Participant
was entitled to exercise this Option at the date of such termination. To the extent that the
Participant was not entitled to exercise this Option at the date of termination, or to the
extent this Option is not exercised within the time specified herein, this Option shall
terminate. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Option shall not be exercisable as to any
vested installment after the expiration of its term as described in Section 8 hereof. This
provision does not apply to an Award made to a Participant in his or her capacity as a
Director.
	 
	8.	 	Term of Option. This Option shall expire and terminate for all purposes at 5:00 p.m.,
Pacific Time, on the expiration date set forth on the first page of the Stock Option
Agreement. To the extent that this Option is not exercised prior to such time and date, this
Option shall expire and terminate. This Option shall be subject to earlier termination as
provided in Sections 6 and 7 above. This Option may be exercised only in accordance with the
Plan and these Terms and Conditions. Notwithstanding any provision in the Plan or in these
Terms and Conditions with respect to the post-employment exercise of this Option, this Option
may not be exercised with respect to any Shares subject to any vested installment
after expiration of the term of this Option.
	 
	9.	 	Withholding upon Exercise of Option. The Company reserves the right to withhold, in
accordance with any applicable laws, from any consideration payable to Participant any taxes
required to be withheld by Federal,

 

 

	 	 	state or local law as a result of the grant or exercise of this Option or the sale or other
disposition of the Shares issued upon exercise of this Option. If the amount of any
consideration payable to the Participant is insufficient to pay such taxes or if no
consideration is payable to the Participant, upon the request of the Company, the
Participant shall pay to the Company in cash an amount sufficient for the Company to satisfy
any Federal, state or local tax withholding requirements it may incur as a result of the
grant or exercise of this Option or the sale or other disposition of the Shares issued upon
the exercise of this Option.
	 
	10.	 	Nontransferability of Option. This Option may not be sold, pledged, assigned, hypothecated,
gifted, transferred or disposed of in any manner either voluntarily or involuntarily by
operation of law, other than by will or by the laws of descent or distribution. Subject to
the foregoing and the terms of the Plan, the terms of this Option shall be binding upon the
executors, administrators, heirs, successors and assigns of the Participant.
	 
	11.	 	No Right of Employment. Neither the Plan nor this Option shall confer upon the Participant
any right to continue in the employment or service of the Company or limit in any respect the
right of the Company to discharge the Participant at any time, with or without cause and with
or without notice.
	 
	12.	 	Miscellaneous.

	 	(a)	 	Successors and Assigns. This Option Agreement shall bind and inure
only to the benefit of the parties to this Option Agreement (the “Parties”) and their
respective successors and assigns.
	 
	 	(b)	 	No Third-Party Beneficiaries. Nothing in this Option Agreement is
intended to confer any rights or remedies on any persons other than the Parties and
their respective successors or assigns. Nothing in this Option Agreement is intended
to relieve or discharge the obligation or liability of third persons to either Party.
No provision of this Option Agreement shall give any third person any right of
subrogation or action over or against either Party.
	 
	 	(c)	 	Amendments.

	 	(i)	 	The Committee reserves the right to amend the terms and
provisions of this Option without the Participant’s consent to comply with any
Federal or state securities law.
	 
	 	(ii)	 	Except as specifically provided in subsection 12(c)(i) above,
this Option Agreement and these Terms and Conditions shall not be changed or
modified, in whole or in part, except by supplemental agreement signed by the
Parties. Either Party may waive compliance by the other Party with any of the
covenants or conditions of this Option Agreement, but no waiver shall be
binding unless executed in writing by the Party making the waiver. No waiver
or any provision of this Option Agreement shall be deemed, or shall constitute,
a waiver of any other provision, whether or not similar, nor shall any waiver
constitute a continuing waiver. Any consent under this Option Agreement shall
be in writing and shall be effective only to the extent specifically set forth
in such writing.

	 	(d)	 	Governing Law. To the extent that Federal laws do not otherwise
control, the Plan and all determinations made or actions taken pursuant hereto shall be
governed by the laws of the State of California, without regard to the conflict of laws
rules thereof.
	 
	 	(e)	 	Severability. If any provision of this Option Agreement or the
application of such provision to any person or circumstances is held invalid or
unenforceable, the remainder of this Option Agreement, or the application of such
provision to persons or circumstances other than those as to which it is held invalid
or unenforceable, shall not be affected thereby.

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Amended and Restated

Ixia 2008 Equity Incentive Plan

Restricted Stock Award Agreement

Ixia (“Company”) hereby grants to you a Restricted Stock Award under the Amended and Restated Ixia
2008 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”), as set forth below. Capitalized terms defined in
the Plan but not in this Agreement shall have the meanings given to them herein.

	 	 	 

	Name:
	 	 
	 
	 	 
	Date of Grant:
	 	 
	 
	 	 
	Number of Shares of 

Restricted Stock:
	 	 
	 
	 	 
	
Nature of
 Restricted 
Stock:

	 	Each Share of Restricted Stock represents the right to
receive one share (“Share”) of Company Common Stock,
subject to the risk of forfeiture as described herein
and in the Plan.
	 
	 	 
	Vesting Schedule:

	 	[e.g., The Shares of Restricted Stock will vest in
[__] equal [annual/quarterly] installments, with the
first installment vesting on [___________] and the
remaining installments vesting on [_____________] of
each of the [___] calendar quarters thereafter, as
long as you remain an Employee of the Company through
each such vesting date.][e.g., The Shares of
Restricted Stock will vest on the last day of the
Performance Period, as long as you remain an Employee
of the Company through such date and provided that the
following performance goals are achieved at the end of
the Performance Period: _______________ (“Performance
Goals”).]
	 
	 	 
	Forfeiture:

	 	[e.g., If you cease to serve as an Employee for any
reason prior to the time restrictions on the Shares of
Restricted Stock lapse, you will forfeit any Shares of
Restricted Stock which are still subject to the
restrictions at the time of your termination of
employment.][e.g., If you cease to serve as an
Employee for any reason prior to the date on which the
Performance Period ends, or if the Performance Goals
are not achieved, any Shares of Restricted Stock which
are still subject to the restrictions shall not vest
and shall automatically be cancelled and forfeited for
no value.]
	 
	 	 
	Taxes:

	 	Payment of the applicable taxes in connection with the
vesting of Restricted Stock shall be a condition to
the delivery of Shares upon any vesting of the
Restricted Stock (see Restricted Stock Terms and
Conditions attached hereto).

This Restricted Stock Award Agreement consists of this page and the Restricted Stock Terms and
Conditions attached hereto. By signing below, you accept the grant of this Restricted Stock Award
and agree that this Restricted Stock Award is subject in all respects to the terms and conditions
of the Plan located on the Company’s internal website at ______________. Copies of the Plan and a
Prospectus containing information concerning the Plan are available upon request to _______________
at _______________ or _______________@ixia.com.

You further acknowledge and agree that (i) you have carefully reviewed this Restricted Stock Award
Agreement (including the Restricted Stock Terms and Conditions attached hereto) and the Plan and
(ii) this Restricted Stock Award Agreement and the Plan set forth the entire understanding between
you and the Company regarding this Restricted Stock Award and supersede all prior or
contemporaneous oral and written agreements with respect thereto.

IXIA

 

 

	 	 	 

	By:

	 	 
	Print
Name:

	 	
Date
	Title:

	 	 
	 
	 	 
	 
	 	 
	
Participant

	 	
Date

 

 

AMENDED AND RESTATED IXIA 2008 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

Restricted Stock Award Agreement — Terms and Conditions

The following Terms and Conditions apply to the Restricted Stock granted by Ixia (“Company”)
to the Participant whose name appears on the Restricted Stock Award Agreement to which these Terms
and Conditions are attached (the “Restricted Stock”).

1. Award Subject to Plan. This Award is made under and is expressly subject to all the terms and
provisions of the Amended and Restated Ixia 2008 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) adopted by the
Company and incorporated herein by reference. The terms defined in the Plan shall have the same
meanings herein

2. Vesting of Restricted Stock.

	 	(a)	 	[e.g., Upon each vesting date for the Restricted Stock Award (each, a “Vesting
Date”), one share of Common Stock shall be deliverable for each Restricted Stock that
vests on such date, subject to the terms and provisions of the Plan and this Restricted
Stock Award Agreement.][e.g., Following the end of the Performance Period, provided you
remain employed by the Company during such period and the Performance Goals are
achieved at the end of the Performance Period, one share of Common Stock shall be
deliverable for each Restricted Stock, subject to the terms and provisions of the Plan
and this Restricted Stock Award Agreement.] Following vesting, the Company will
deliver such Shares to the Participant as soon as administratively feasible and
following satisfaction of any required withholding tax obligations as provided in
Section 4 below. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, delivery
of Shares pursuant to a Restricted Stock Award shall be made no later than 2 1/2 months
after the close of Company’s first taxable year in which such Shares are no longer
subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture (within the meaning of Section 409A of the
Code).
	 
	 	(b)	 	To the extent the Restricted Stock vests and Shares are delivered to the
Participant, such Shares will be free of the terms and conditions of this Restricted
Stock Award Agreement.
	 
	 	(c)	 	All rights of a shareholder shall exist with respect to the Restricted Stock as
a result of the grant of the Restricted Stock. Such rights shall exist beginning on
the date of grant of the Restricted Stock Award and subject to execution of this
Restricted Stock Award Agreement; however, any Shares or any other property (other than
cash) distributed as a dividend or otherwise with respect to any such Shares as to
which the restrictions have not yet lapsed shall be subject to the same restrictions as
the Shares subject to the Restricted Stock Award.

3. Delivery of Shares. The Shares of Restricted Stock described herein shall be granted in the
form of Shares registered in the name of the Participant but held by the Company until the
restrictions on the award lapse, subject to forfeiture as provided herein.

4. Taxes. The Participant is responsible for any federal, state, local or other income, employment
or other applicable taxes required to be withheld under Federal, state, local or other law in
connection with: (i) the vesting of the Restricted Stock Award and the issuance and delivery of
Shares to the Participant, or (iii) any other event occurring pursuant to this Restricted Stock
Award Agreement or the Plan (collectively, “Taxes”). The Participant acknowledges that in
connection with the issuance of Shares upon the vesting of Restricted Stock, the Company is
required to withhold from the Participant an amount that is sufficient to satisfy the Company’s Tax
withholding obligations. Notwithstanding any contrary provision of this Restricted Stock Award
Agreement or the Plan, no Shares will be issued to the Participant (or his or her estate, if
applicable) upon vesting of Restricted Stock unless and until satisfactory arrangements (as
determined by the Committee) have been made by the Participant with respect to the withholding and
payment of Taxes which the Company determines must be withheld with respect to such Shares.
Notwithstanding any contrary provision of this Restricted Stock Award Agreement or the Plan, no
Shares will be issued to the participant upon vesting of any Restricted Stock following the
fifteenth day of the third month of the calendar year following the calendar year in which such
Restricted Stock vests. The Committee, in its sole discretion and pursuant to such procedures as
it may specify from time to time, may (but is not required to) permit the Participant to satisfy
such Tax withholding obligations in any of the following ways:

 

 

	 	(a)	 	Payment in Cash. The Participant may elect to pay to the Company an amount
sufficient to cover such Taxes by delivering to the Company a check or by making a cash
deposit in the Participant’s brokerage account with E*Trade Securities LLC (“E*Trade”)
or such other brokerage firm as may be designated by the Company in connection with any
Company plan or arrangement providing for investment in Common Stock of the Company.
	 
	 	(b)	 	Cashless Exercise. Through a special sale and remittance procedure commonly
referred to as a “cashless exercise” or “sell to cover” transaction pursuant to which
the Participant (or any other person(s) entitled to receive such Shares upon vesting)
shall concurrently provide irrevocable written instructions:

	 	(i)	 	to such third party service provider as may be designated by
Company, including without limitation E*Trade (through your on-line account) or
such other brokerage firm as may be designated by the Company in connection with
any Company plan or arrangement providing for investment in Common Stock of the
Company to effect the immediate sale of a sufficient number of the Shares
delivered upon the vesting of the Shares to enable such brokerage firm to remit,
out of the sales proceeds available upon the settlement date, sufficient funds
to the Company to cover the aggregate exercise price payable for the purchased
Shares plus all applicable federal, state and local income and employment taxes
required to be withheld by the Company by reason of such exercise and/or sale;
and
	 
	 	(ii)	 	to the Company to deliver any certificate(s) or other evidence of
ownership for such sold Shares directly to such third party (e.g., E*Trade or
other designated third party) in order to complete the sales transaction.

	 	(c)	 	Payment by Withholding of Shares. In the Company’s sole discretion and in lieu
of the Participant’s election under Section 4(b), the Company may elect to retain that
number of whole Shares which would otherwise be deliverable in connection with the
Restricted Stock Award upon vesting and which have a Fair Market Value sufficient to
satisfy the amount of the Taxes required to be withheld. “Fair Market Value” for this
purpose shall be as determined in the Plan as of the applicable date.
	 
	 	(c)	 	Company Rights. Any elections permitted to be made pursuant to this Section 4
shall be made in writing or via electronic transmission on such form as shall be
prescribed by the Company for such purpose. The Company also reserves the right to
withhold Taxes, in accordance with any applicable law, from any compensation or other
amounts payable to the Participant and/or from the Shares otherwise deliverable to the
Participant upon the vesting of the Restricted Stock.

5. Termination of Employment. [e.g., If the Participant ceases to serve as an Employee for any
reason prior to the time restrictions on the Shares of Restricted Stock awarded pursuant to this
Restricted Stock Award Agreement lapse and thereby terminates his or her Continuous Status as an
Employee, the Participant shall forfeit any Shares of Restricted Stock which are still subject to
the restrictions at the time of termination of such employment.][e.g., If the Participant ceases to
serve as an Employee for any reason prior to the end of the Performance Period and thereby
terminates his or her Continuous Status as an Employee, the Participant shall forfeit any Shares of
Restricted Stock which are still subject to the restrictions at the time of termination of such
employment.]

6. Nontransferability. The Shares awarded pursuant to this Restricted Stock Award are
nontransferable by the Participant until vested as set forth on the first page of this Restricted
Stock Award Agreement. Prior to the time such Shares become transferable, the Shares of Restricted
Stock shall bear a legend indicating their nontransferability.

7. No Right of Employment. Neither the Plan nor this Restricted Stock Award shall confer upon the
Participant any right to continue in the employment or service of the Company or limit in any
respect the right of the Company to discharge the Participant at any time, with or without cause
and with or without notice.

8. Amendments.

	 	(a)	 	The Committee reserves the right to amend the terms and provisions of this
Restricted Stock Award without the Participant’s consent to comply with any Federal or
state securities law.

 

 

	 	(b)	 	Except as specifically provided in subsection (i) above, this Restricted Stock
Award Agreement shall not be changed or modified, in whole or in part, except by
supplemental agreement signed by the Parties. Either Party may waive compliance by the
other Party with any of the covenants or conditions of this Restricted Stock Award
Agreement, but no waiver shall be binding unless executed in writing by the Party
making the waiver. No waiver or any provision of this Restricted Stock Award Agreement
shall be deemed, or shall constitute, a waiver of any other provision, whether or not
similar, nor shall any waiver constitute a continuing waiver. Any consent under this
Restricted Stock Award Agreement shall be in writing and shall be effective only to the
extent specifically set forth in such writing.

9. Miscellaneous.

	 	(a)	 	Successors and Assigns. This Restricted Stock Award Agreement shall bind and
inure only to the benefit of the parties to this Restricted Stock Award Agreement (the
“Parties”) and their respective permitted successors and assigns.
	 
	 	(b)	 	No Third-Party Beneficiaries. Nothing in this Restricted Stock Award Agreement
is intended to confer any rights or remedies on any persons other than the Parties and
their respective permitted successors or assigns. Nothing in this Restricted Stock
Award Agreement is intended to relieve or discharge the obligation or liability of
third persons to any Party. No provision of this Restricted Stock Award Agreement
shall give any third person any right of subrogation or action over or against any
Party.
	 
	 	(c)	 	Governing Law. To the extent that Federal laws do not otherwise control, the
Plan and all determinations made or actions taken pursuant hereto shall be governed by
the laws of the state of California, without regard to the conflict of laws rules
thereof.

10. Severability. If any provision of this Restricted Stock Award Agreement or the application of
such provision to any person or circumstances is held invalid or unenforceable, the remainder of
this Restricted Stock Award Agreement, or the application of such provision to persons or
circumstances other than those as to which it is held invalid or unenforceable, shall not be
affected thereby.

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Amended and Restated

Ixia 2008 Equity Incentive Plan

Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement

Ixia (“Company”) hereby grants to you a Restricted Stock Unit Award under the Amended and Restated
Ixia 2008 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”), as set forth below. Capitalized terms
defined in the Plan but not in this Agreement shall have the meanings given to them herein.

	 	 	 

	Name:
	 	 
	 
	 	 
	Date of Grant:
	 	 
	 
	 	 
	Number
of 

Restricted Stock Units:
	 	 
	 
	 	 
	Nature of 

Restricted Stock Units:

	 	Each Restricted Stock Unit represents the right to
receive one share (“Share”) of Company Common
Stock to be issued and delivered at the end of the
applicable [vesting period/Performance Period],
subject to the risk of cancellation as described
herein and in the Plan.
	 
	 	 
	Vesting Schedule:

	 	[e.g., The Restricted Stock Units will vest in
[__] equal [annual/quarterly] installments, with
the first installment vesting on [___________] and
the remaining installments vesting on
[___________] of each of the [__] calendar
quarters thereafter, as long as you remain an
Employee of the Company through each such vesting
date.] [e.g., The Restricted Stock Units will vest
on the last day of the Performance Period, as long
as you remain an Employee of the Company through
such date and provided that the following
performance goals are achieved at the end of the
Performance Period: _______________ (“Performance
Goals”).]
	 
	 	 
	Forfeiture:

	 	[e.g., If you cease to serve as an Employee for
any reason, any Restricted Stock Units which are
not vested as of the date of such termination
shall not vest and shall automatically be
cancelled and forfeited for no value and without
any issuance of Shares.] [e.g., If you cease to
serve as an Employee for any reason prior to the
date on which the Performance Period ends, or if
the Performance Goals are not achieved, any
Restricted Stock Units shall not vest and shall
automatically be cancelled and forfeited for no
value and without any issuance of Shares.]
	 
	 	 
	Taxes:

	 	Payment of the applicable taxes in connection with
the vesting of Restricted Stock Units shall be a
condition to the issuance and delivery of Shares
upon any vesting of the Restricted Stock Units
(see Restricted Stock Unit Terms and Conditions
attached hereto).

This Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement consists of this page and the Restricted Stock Unit
Terms and Conditions attached hereto. By signing below, you accept the grant of this Restricted
Stock Unit Award and agree that this Restricted Stock Unit Award is subject in all respects to the
terms and conditions of the Plan located on the Company’s internal website at ______________.
Copies of the Plan and a Prospectus containing information concerning the Plan are available upon
request to _______________ at _______________ or _______________@ixia.com.

 

 

You further acknowledge and agree that (i) you have carefully reviewed this Restricted Stock Unit
Award Agreement (including the Restricted Stock Unit Terms and Conditions attached hereto) and the
Plan and (ii) this Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement and the Plan set forth the entire
understanding between you and the Company regarding this Restricted Stock Unit Award and supersede
all prior or contemporaneous oral and written agreements with respect thereto.

	 	 	 

	IXIA
	 	 
	 
	By:

	 	 
	Print
Name:

	 	
Date
	Title:

	 	 
	 
	 	 
	 
	 	 
	
Participant 

	 	
Date

 

 

AMENDED AND RESTATED IXIA 2008 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement — Restricted Stock Unit Terms and Conditions

The following Restricted Stock Unit Terms and Conditions apply to the Restricted Stock Unit Award
granted by Ixia (“Company”) to the Participant whose name appears on the Restricted Stock Unit
Award Agreement cover page to which these Restricted Stock Unit Terms and Conditions are attached.

	1.	 	Amended and Restated Ixia 2008 Equity Incentive Plan. This Restricted Stock Unit Award is in
all respects subject to the terms, definitions and provisions of the Amended and Restated Ixia
2008 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) adopted by Ixia and incorporated herein by
reference. Capitalized terms defined in the Plan but not defined in this Restricted Stock
Unit Award Agreement shall have the meanings given to them in the Plan.
	 
	2.	 	Vesting of Restricted Stock Units Awards.

	 	(a)	 	[e.g., Upon each vesting date for the Restricted Stock Unit Award (each, a
“Vesting Date”), one share of Company Common Stock shall be issuable for each
Restricted Stock Unit that vests on such date, subject to the terms and provision of
the Plan and this Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement.] [e.g., Following the end of
the Performance Period, provided you remain employed by the Company during such period
and the Performance Goals are achieved at the end of the Performance Period, one share
of Company Common Stock shall be issuable for each Restricted Stock Unit, subject to
the terms and provisions of the Plan and this Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement.]
Following vesting, the Company will issue and transfer such Shares to the Participant
as soon as administratively feasible and following satisfaction of any required
withholding tax obligations as provided in Section 4 below. Notwithstanding anything
to the contrary set forth herein, delivery of Shares pursuant to a Restricted Stock
Unit Award shall be made no later than 2 1/2 months after the close of the Company’s
first taxable year in which such Shares are no longer subject to a substantial risk of
forfeiture (within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code).
	 
	 	(b)	 	To the extent the Restricted Stock Units vest and Shares are issued and
delivered to the Participant, such Shares will be free of the terms and conditions of
this Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement.
	 
	 	(c)	 	No rights of a shareholder shall exist with respect to the Restricted Stock
Units as a result of the mere grant of the Restricted Stock Units. Such rights shall
exist only after issuance of the Shares following the applicable Vesting Date.

	3.	 	Delivery of Shares upon Vesting of Restricted Stock Units. Restricted Stock Units (if not
previously forfeited) will automatically be settled [e.g., on or about the Vesting Date or
Vesting Dates set forth on the cover page of this Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement][e.g.,
following the end of the Performance Period set forth on the cover page of this Restricted
Unit Award Agreement, provided that the Performance Goals are achieved at the end of the
Performance Period and the Participant remains employed with the Company through such date].
The Company may make delivery of Shares upon vesting of Restricted Stock Units either by (i)
delivering one or more stock certificates representing such Shares to the Participant,
registered in the name of the Participant, or (ii) electronically depositing such Shares into
an online securities account maintained for the Participant as an Employee of the Company with
E*Trade Securities LLC (“E*Trade”) or such other brokerage firm as may be designated by the
Company in connection with any Company plan or arrangement providing for investment in Common
Stock of the Company. All certificates for Shares and all Shares shall be subject to such
stop transfer orders and other restrictions as the Company may deem advisable under the rules,
regulations and other requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission, any stock
exchange or quotation system upon which the Shares are then listed or quoted, and any
applicable Federal or state securities law, and the Company may cause a legend or legends to
be put on any such certificates to make appropriate reference to such restrictions.
	 
	4.	 	Taxes. The Participant is responsible for any federal, state, local or other income,
employment or other applicable taxes required to be withheld under Federal, state, local or
other law in connection with: (i) the vesting of the Restricted Stock Unit Award and the
issuance and delivery of Shares to the Participant, or (iii) any other event occurring
pursuant to this Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement or the Plan (collectively,
“Taxes”). The Participant acknowledges that in connection with the issuance of Shares
upon the vesting of Restricted Stock Units, the Company is required to withhold from the
Participant an amount that is sufficient to satisfy the Company’s Tax withholding obligations.
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	 	 	Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement or the Plan, no Shares will be issued to the
Participant (or his or her estate, if applicable) upon vesting of Restricted Stock Units
unless and until satisfactory arrangements (as determined by the Committee) have been made
by the Participant with respect to the withholding and payment of Taxes which the Company
determines must be withheld with respect to such Shares. Notwithstanding any contrary
provision of this Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement or the Plan, no Shares will be
issued to the participant upon vesting of any Restricted Stock Unit following the fifteenth
day of the third month of the calendar year following the calendar year in which such
Restricted Stock Unit vests. The Committee, in its sole discretion and pursuant to such
procedures as it may specify from time to time, may (but is not required to) permit the
Participant to satisfy such Tax withholding obligations in any of the following ways:

	 	(a)	 	Payment in Cash. The Participant may elect to pay to the Company an amount
sufficient to cover such Taxes by delivering to the Company a check or by making a cash
deposit in the Participant’s brokerage account with E*Trade Securities LLC (“E*Trade”)
or such other brokerage firm as may be designated by the Company in connection with any
Company plan or arrangement providing for investment in Common Stock of the Company.
	 
	 	(b)	 	Cashless Exercise. Through a special sale and remittance procedure commonly
referred to as a “cashless exercise” or “sell to cover” transaction pursuant to which
the Participant (or any other person(s) entitled to receive the Shares upon vesting)
shall concurrently provide irrevocable written instructions:

	 	(i)	 	to such third party service provider as may be designated by
the Company, including without limitation E*Trade (through the Participant’s
on-line account) or such other brokerage firm as may be designated by the
Company in connection with any Company plan or arrangement providing for
investment in Common Stock of the Company to effect the immediate sale of a
sufficient number of the Shares acquired upon the vesting of the Shares to
enable such brokerage firm to remit, out of the sales proceeds available upon
the settlement date, sufficient funds to the Company to cover all applicable
federal, state and local income and employment taxes required to be withheld by
the Company by reason of such exercise and/or sale; and
	 
	 	(ii)	 	to the Company to deliver any certificate(s) or other evidence
of ownership for such sold Shares directly to such third party (e.g., E*Trade
or other designated third party) in order to complete the sales transaction.

	 	(c)	 	Payment by Withholding of Shares. In the Company’s sole discretion and in lieu
of the Participant’s election under Section 4(b), the Company may elect to retain that
number of whole Shares which would otherwise be deliverable in connection with the
Restricted Stock Unit Award upon vesting and which have a Fair Market Value sufficient
to satisfy the amount of the Taxes required to be withheld. “Fair Market Value” for
this purpose shall be as determined in the Plan as of the applicable Vesting Date.
	 
	 	(d)	 	Company Rights. Any elections permitted to be made pursuant to this Section 4
shall be made in writing or via electronic transmission on such form as shall be
prescribed by the Company for such purpose. The Company also reserves the right to
withhold Taxes, in accordance with any applicable law, from any compensation or other
amounts payable to the Participant and/or (ii) the Shares otherwise issuable to the
Participant.

	5.	 	Termination of Employment. [e.g., If the Participant ceases to serve as an Employee for any
reason and thereby terminates his or her Continuous Status as an Employee, the Participant’s
Restricted Stock Units which are not vested as of the date of such termination shall not vest
and shall automatically be cancelled and forfeited for no value and without any issuance of
Shares.][e.g., If the Participant ceases to serve as an Employee for any reason and thereby
terminates his or her Continuous Status as an Employee prior to the end of the Performance
Period, the Participant’s Restricted Stock Units shall not vest and shall automatically be
cancelled and forfeited for no value and without any issuance of Shares.]
	 
	6.	 	Nontransferability of Restricted Stock Units. This Restricted Stock Unit Award may not be
sold, pledged, assigned, hypothecated, gifted, transferred or disposed of in any manner either
voluntarily or involuntarily by operation of law, other than transfers between spouses
incident to a divorce. Subject to the foregoing and the terms of the Plan, the terms of this
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	 	 	administrators, heirs, successors and assigns of the Participant. The Shares issued upon
vesting of the Restricted Stock Unit Award will not be subject to restrictions on transfer
under this Section 6.

	7.	 	No Dividend Equivalents. The Participant shall not be entitled to receive, currently or on a
deferred basis, any payments (i.e., “dividend equivalents”) equivalent to cash, stock or other
property paid by the Company as dividends on the Company’s Common Stock prior to the vesting
of the Restricted Stock Units.
	 
	8.	 	No Right of Employment. Neither the Plan nor this Restricted Stock Unit Award shall confer
upon the Participant any right to continue in the employment or service of the Company or
limit in any respect the right of the Company to discharge the Participant at any time, with
or without cause and with or without notice.
	 
	9.	 	Restrictions on Issuance. Shares shall not be issued with respect to this Restricted Stock
Unit Award if the issuance of Shares would constitute a violation of any applicable Federal or
state securities law or other applicable law or regulation. As a condition to the issuance of
Shares pursuant to this Restricted Stock Unit Award, the Company may require the Participant
to make any representation and warranty to the Company as may be required by any applicable
law or regulation.
	 
	10	 	Miscellaneous.

	 	(a)	 	Successors and Assigns. This Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement shall bind
and inure only to the benefit of the parties to this Restricted Stock Unit Award
Agreement (the “Parties”) and their respective permitted successors and
assigns.
	 
	 	(b)	 	No Third-Party Beneficiaries. Nothing in this Restricted Stock Unit Award
Agreement is intended to confer any rights or remedies on any persons other than the
Parties and their respective permitted successors or assigns. Nothing in this
Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement is intended to relieve or discharge the
obligation or liability of third persons to any Party. No provision of this Restricted
Stock Unit Award Agreement shall give any third person any right of subrogation or
action over or against any Party.
	 
	 	(c)	 	Amendments.

	 	(i)	 	The Committee reserves the right to amend the terms and
provisions of this Restricted Stock Unit Award without the Participant’s
consent to comply with any Federal or state securities law.
	 
	 	(ii)	 	Except as specifically provided in subsection (i) above, this
Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement shall not be changed or modified, in
whole or in part, except by supplemental agreement signed by the Parties.
Either Party may waive compliance by the other Party with any of the covenants
or conditions of this Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement, but no waiver
shall be binding unless executed in writing by the Party making the waiver. No
waiver or any provision of this Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement shall be
deemed, or shall constitute, a waiver of any other provision, whether or not
similar, nor shall any waiver constitute a continuing waiver. Any consent
under this Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement shall be in writing and shall
be effective only to the extent specifically set forth in such writing.

	 	(d)	 	Governing Law. To the extent that Federal laws do not otherwise control, the
Plan and all determinations made or actions taken pursuant hereto shall be governed by
the laws of the state of California, without regard to the conflict of laws rules
thereof.
	 
	 	(e)	 	Severability. If any provision of this Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement
or the application of such provision to any person or circumstances is held invalid or
unenforceable, the remainder of this Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement, or the
application of such provision to persons or circumstances other than those as to which
it is held invalid or unenforceable, shall not be affected thereby.

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Amended and Restated

Ixia 2008 Equity Incentive Plan

SAR Award Agreement

Ixia (“Company”) hereby grants to you a Share Appreciation Right Award under the Amended and Restated Ixia 2008 Equity
Incentive Plan (the “Plan”), covering the number of share appreciation rights (“SARs”) set forth below.

	 	 	 

	Name:
	 	 
	 
	 	 
	Employee ID #:
	 	 
	 
	 	 
	Date of Grant:
	 	 
	 
	 	 
	Type of SARs:

	 	[e.g., Freestanding or Tandem]
	 
	 	 
	Number of SARs:
	 	 
	 
	 	 
	SARs Payable in:

	 	[e.g., Shares of Company Common Stock and/or Cash]
	 
	 	 
	Grant Price:

	 	$__________
	 
	 	 
	Vesting Schedule:

	 	[e.g., ______________ SARs on M/D/Y and as to the remaining _________ SARs in 12 equal quarterly
installments, with the first such installment vesting on M/D/Y, and one additional installment vesting on the last day
of each calendar quarter thereafter, as long as you remain an employee of the Company or a subsidiary thereof.]
	 
	 	 
	Expiration Date:

	 	[e.g., The SARs will expire at 5:00 p.m., Pacific Time, on the [_________]-year anniversary of the
date of grant; provided, however, that if you are not a Director, in the event of your termination of employment with
the Company or your disability or death, the provisions of Sections 7 and 8 of the SAR Terms and Conditions attached
hereto shall apply to your right to exercise the SARs.]

This SAR Award Agreement (this “SAR Award Agreement”) consists of this page and the SAR Terms and Conditions attached
hereto. By signing below, you accept the grant of these SARs and agree that these SARs are subject in all respects to
the terms and conditions of the Plan. Copies of the Plan and Prospectus containing information concerning the Plan
are available upon request to _______________ at _______________ or _______________@ixia.com.

You further acknowledge and agree that (i) you have carefully reviewed this SAR Award Agreement (including the SAR
Terms and Conditions attached hereto) and the Plan and (ii) this SAR Award Agreement and the Plan set forth the entire
understanding between you and the Company regarding these SARs and supersede all prior oral and written agreements
with respect thereto.

IXIA

	 	 	 

	By:

	 	 
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Date
	Title:

	 	 
	 
	 	 
	 
	 	 
	
Participant

	 	
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Amended and Restated Ixia 2008 Equity Incentive Plan

SAR Award Agreement — Terms and Conditions

The following Terms and Conditions apply to the SARs granted by Ixia (“Company”) to the Participant
whose name appears on the SAR Award Agreement to which these Terms and Conditions are attached (the
“SARs”).

	1.	 	Amended and Restated Ixia 2008 Equity Incentive Plan. The SARs are in all respects subject
to the terms, definitions and provisions of the Amended and Restated Ixia 2008 Equity
Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) adopted by Ixia and incorporated herein by reference. The terms
defined in the Plan shall have the same meanings herein.
	 
	2.	 	Payment of SAR Amount. The SARS shall be payable in shares of the Company’s Common Stock
and, upon exercise of the SARs, in whole or in part, the Participant shall be entitled to
receive from the Company such number of Shares as is determined by multiplying (x) the excess
of the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date of exercise over the Grant Price times (y) the
number of Shares with respect to which the SAR Award is exercised, and dividing such product
by (z) the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date of exercise. The resulting number
(rounded down to the nearest whole number) shall be the number of Shares to be issued to the
Participant upon the exercise of the SARs. The Participant shall not be entitled to receive
any fractional Share or cash for any fractional Share as a result of any such rounding down
upon exercise of the SARs.
	 
	3.	 	Exercise of SARs. The SARs shall be exercisable during their term only in accordance with
the terms and provisions of the Plan and these Terms and Conditions as follows:

	 	(a)	 	Vesting. The SARs shall vest and be exercisable cumulatively as set forth on
the first page of this SAR Award Agreement. Provided the Participant has maintained
his or her Continuous Status as an Employee since the grant of these SARs, the
Participant may exercise the exercisable (i.e., vested) portion of his or her SARs in
whole or in part at any time during his or her employment; provided,
however, that the SARs may not be exercised for a fraction of a Share. In the
event of the Participant’s termination of employment or service with the Company or the
Participant’s disability or death, the provisions of Sections 7 or 8 below shall apply
to the right of the Participant to exercise the SARs.
	 
	 	(b)	 	Manner of Exercise. The SARs shall be exercisable by following such procedures
as may from time to time be prescribed by the Company or by any third party service
provider designated by the Company, including without limitation, E*Trade Securities
LLC (“E*Trade”) in connection with the OptionsLink online securities account maintained
by the Participant with E*Trade as an Employee of the Company or such other brokerage
firm as may be designated by the Company in connection with any Company plan or
arrangement providing for investment in Common Stock of the Company.
	 
	 	(c)	 	No Shareholder Rights. No rights of a shareholder shall exist with respect to
the Shares under the SARs as a result of the mere grant of the SARs or the exercise of
the SARs. Such rights shall exist only after issuance of a stock certificate or
electronic transfer of the Shares to the Participant’s brokerage account in accordance
with the Plan.
	 
	 	(d)	 	Tandem SARs. Any of the SARs which are Tandem SARs may be exercised by the
Participant for all or part of the Shares subject to the related Option upon the
surrender of the right to exercise the equivalent portion of the related Option. A
Tandem SAR may be exercised only with respect to the Shares for which its related
Option is then exercisable.

	4.	 	Delivery of Shares upon Exercise of SARs. The Company may make delivery of Shares upon
exercise of the SARs either by (i) delivering one or more stock certificates representing such
Shares to the Participant, registered in the name of the Participant, or (ii) depositing such
Shares into an account maintained for the Participant and established in connection with any
Company plan or arrangement providing for investment in Common Stock of the Company, including
without limitation any on-line securities account maintained by the Participant with E*Trade
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	 	 	certificates for Shares and all Shares shall be subject to such stop transfer orders and
other restrictions as the Company may deem advisable under the rules, regulations and other
requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission, any stock exchange or quotation
system upon which the Shares are then listed or quoted, and any applicable Federal or state
securities law, and the Company may cause a legend or legends to be put on any such
certificates (or other appropriate restrictions and/or notations to be associated with any
accounts in which such Shares are held) to make appropriate reference to such restrictions.

	5.	 	Taxes. The Participant is responsible for any taxes required to be withheld under Federal,
state or local law in connection with: (i) the exercise of the SARs and the issuance and
delivery of Shares to the Participant, or (ii) any other event occurring pursuant to this SAR
Award Agreement or the Plan (collectively, “Taxes”). Any election pursuant to this Section 5
shall be made in writing on such form or electronically in such manner shall be prescribed by
the Company for such purpose.

	 	(a)	 	Payment in Cash. The Participant may elect to pay to the Company an amount
sufficient to cover such Taxes by delivering to the Company a check or by such other
means as the Company may establish or permit.
	 
	 	(b)	 	Cashless Exercise. The Participant may elect to pay the Company his or her
obligations for the payment of such Taxes through a special sale and remittance
procedure commonly referred to as a “cashless exercise” or “sell to cover” transaction
pursuant to which the Participant (or any other person(s) entitled to exercise the
SARs) shall concurrently provide irrevocable written instructions:

	 	(i)	 	to such third party service provider as may be designated by
the Company, including without limitation E*Trade (through the Participant’s
on-line account) or such other brokerage firm as may be designated by the
Company in connection with any Company plan or arrangement providing for
investment in Common Stock of the Company to effect the immediate sale of a
sufficient number of the Shares acquired upon the exercise of the SARs to
enable such third party (e.g., E*Trade or other designated third party) to
remit, out of the sales proceeds available upon the settlement date, sufficient
funds to the Company to cover all applicable federal, state and local income
and employment taxes required to be withheld by the Company by reason of such
exercise and/or sale; and
	 
	 	(ii)	 	to the Company to deliver any certificate(s) or other evidence
of ownership for such sold Shares directly to such third party (e.g., E*Trade
or other designated third party) in order to complete the sales transaction.

	 	(c)	 	[If applicable][Payment by Withholding of Shares. Subject to approval by
[Company management]and compliance with any applicable legal conditions or
restrictions, the Participant may also elect to satisfy his or her obligations for the
payment of such Taxes by having the Company retain that number of whole Shares which
would otherwise be deliverable in connection with the exercise of the SARs and which
have a Fair Market Value sufficient to satisfy the amount of the Taxes required to be
withheld. “Fair Market Value” for this purpose shall be as determined in the Plan as
of the applicable exercise date.]
	 
	 	(d)	 	Company Rights. The Company also reserves the right, and the Participant
authorizes the Company, to withhold Taxes, in accordance with any applicable law, from
(i) any compensation or other amounts payable to the Participant and/or (ii) the Shares
otherwise issuable to the Participant upon exercise of the SARs.

	6.	 	Restrictions on Exercise. The SARs may not be exercised if the issuance of Shares upon
Participant’s exercise or the method of payment of consideration for such Shares would
constitute a violation of any applicable Federal or state securities law or other applicable
law or regulation. As a condition to the exercise of the SARs, the Company may require the
Participant to make any representation and warranty to the Company as may be required by any
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	7.	 	Termination of Employment. If the Participant ceases to serve as an Employee for any reason
other than death or permanent and total disability (within the meaning of Section 22(e)(3) of
the Code) and thereby terminates his or her Continuous Status as an Employee, the Participant
shall have the right to exercise the SARs at any time within 90 days after the date of such
termination to the extent that the Participant was entitled to exercise the SARs at the date
of such termination. To the extent that the Participant was not entitled to exercise the SARs
at the date of termination, or to the extent the SARs are not exercised within the time
specified herein, the SARs shall terminate. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the SARs shall not
be exercisable after the expiration of the term set forth in Section 9 hereof. This provision
does not apply to an Award made to a Participant in his or her capacity as a Director.
	 
	8.	 	Death or Disability. If the Participant ceases to serve as an Employee due to death or
permanent and total disability (within the meaning of Section 22(e)(3) of the Code), the SARs
may be exercised at any time within 180 days after the date of death or termination of
employment due to disability, in the case of death, by the Participant’s estate or by a person
who acquired the right to exercise the SARs by bequest or inheritance, or, in the case of
disability, by the Participant, but in any case only to the extent the Participant was
entitled to exercise the SARs at the date of such termination. To the extent that the
Participant was not entitled to exercise the SARs at the date of termination, or to the extent
the SARs are not exercised within the time specified herein, the SARs shall terminate.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the SARs shall not be exercisable after the expiration of the
term set forth in Section 9 hereof. This provision does not apply to an Award made to a
Participant in his or her capacity as a Director.
	 
	9.	 	Term of SARs. The SARs shall expire and terminate for all purposes on [_________,
20__], and may be exercised during such term only in accordance with the Plan and the
terms of this SAR Award Agreement. To the extent that the SARs are not exercised prior to
such time and date, the SARs shall expire and terminate. Such exercise period shall be
subject to earlier termination as provided in Sections 7 and 8 above. Notwithstanding any
provision in the Plan with respect to the post-employment exercise of the SARs, the SARs may
not be exercised after the expiration of the term of the SARs.
	 
	10.	 	Nontransferability of SARs. No SAR may be sold, transferred, pledged, assigned or otherwise
alienated or hypothecated, other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution or
transfer between spouses incident to a divorce. Subject to the foregoing and the terms of the
Plan, the terms of this SAR Award Agreement shall be binding upon the executors,
administrators, heirs, successors and assigns of the Participant.
	 
	11.	 	No Right of Employment. Neither the Plan nor the SARs shall confer upon the Participant any
right to continue in the employment or service of the Company or limit in any respect the
right of the Company to discharge the Participant at any time, with or without cause and with
or without notice.
	 
	12.	 	Miscellaneous.

	 	(a)	 	Successors and Assigns. This SAR Award Agreement shall bind and inure only to
the benefit of the parties to the attached SAR Award Agreement (the “Parties”) and
their respective successors and assigns.
	 
	 	(b)	 	No Third-Party Beneficiaries. Nothing in this SAR Award Agreement is intended
to confer any rights or remedies on any persons other than the Parties and their
respective successors or assigns. Nothing in this SAR Award Agreement is intended to
relieve or discharge the obligation or liability of third persons to any Party. No
provision of this SAR Award Agreement shall give any third person any right of
subrogation or action over or against any Party.
	 
	 	(c)	 	Amendments.

	 	(i)	 	The Committee reserves the right to amend the terms and
provisions of the SARs without the Participant’s consent in order to comply
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	 	(ii)	 	Except as specifically provided in subsection (i) above, this
SAR Award Agreement shall not be changed or modified, in whole or in part,
except by supplemental agreement signed by the Parties. Either Party may waive
compliance by the other Party with any of the covenants or conditions of this
SAR Award Agreement, but no waiver shall be binding unless executed in writing
by the Party making the waiver. No waiver or any provision of this SAR Award
Agreement shall be deemed, or shall constitute, a waiver of any other
provision, whether or not similar, nor shall any waiver constitute a continuing
waiver. Any consent under this SAR Award Agreement shall be in writing and
shall be effective only to the extent specifically set forth in such writing.

	 	(d)	 	Governing Law. To the extent that Federal laws do not otherwise control, the
Plan and all determinations made or actions taken pursuant hereto shall be governed by
the laws of the State of California, without regard to the conflict of laws rules
thereof.
	 
	 	(e)	 	Severability. If any provision of this SAR Award Agreement or the application
of such provision to any person or circumstances is held invalid or unenforceable, the
remainder of this SAR Award Agreement, or the application of such provision to persons
or circumstances other than those as to which it is held invalid or unenforceable,
shall not be affected thereby.

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AMENDED AND RESTATED FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE

AMENDED AND RESTATED

IXIA 2008 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

     WHEREAS, Ixia (“Ixia” or the “Company”) previously adopted the Ixia 2008 Equity Incentive Plan
effective April 11, 2008; and

     WHEREAS, the Company amended and restated the Ixia 2008 Equity Incentive Plan (as amended and
restated, the “Plan”) effective as of May 19, 2010; and

     WHEREAS, the Company reserved the right to further amend the Plan pursuant to Section 16
thereof; and

     WHEREAS, the Company desires to amend the Plan to modify the maximum permissible terms of
Option and SAR Awards and to make certain other changes.

     NOW, THEREFORE, the Plan is amended as follows:

     1. All capitalized terms used herein, unless otherwise defined herein, shall have the same
meanings as such terms have in the Plan.

     2. A new Section 3A is added to the Plan as follows:

     “3A. Shares Not Available for Awards.

     Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the Plan, none of the
following Shares shall be added to the Shares available for Awards under the Plan:
(i) Shares tendered by a Participant or withheld by the Company after December 31,
2010 in payment of the exercise price of an Option, or to satisfy any tax
withholding obligation with respect to Options or SARs, (ii) Shares subject to a SAR
that are not issued upon exercise in connection with the stock settlement of the SAR
after December 31, 2010, and (iii) Shares reacquired by the Company on the open
market or otherwise after December 31, 2010 using cash proceeds from the exercise of
Options.”

     3. Section 5(b) of the Plan is amended to add a new sentence thereto as follows:

“Further, the Committee shall not have the authority to amend or adjust Options or
SARs previously granted to a Participant under the Plan to (a) reduce the exercise
price or grant price, (b) cancel the Options or SARs when the exercise price or
grant price exceeds the Fair Market Value of the Shares in exchange for cash or
another Award (other than in accordance with Section 14 of the Plan), or (c) take
any other action that would be treated as a repricing under the rules and
regulations of the principal U.S. national securities exchange on which the Shares
are traded, without the approval of the shareholders of the Company obtained in the
manner provided in Section 15 of the Plan.”

 

 

     4. Section 7(e) of the Plan is amended in its entirety to read as follows:

“e. Term of Options. The term of each Option may be up to seven years from
the date of grant thereof; provided, however, that the term of an
Incentive Stock Option granted to an Employee who, at the time the Incentive Stock
Option is granted, owns or is deemed to own (by reason of the attribution rules of
Section 424(d) of the Code) stock possessing more than ten percent of the total
combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company, shall be five years
from the date of grant thereof or such shorter term as may be provided in the Option
Agreement.

The term of any Option may be less than the maximum term provided for herein as
specified by the Committee upon grant of the Option and as set forth in the Option
Agreement.”

     5. Section 8(c) of the Plan is deleted in its entirety.

     6. Section 11(c) of the Plan is amended in its entirety to read as follows:

“c. Term of SAR. The term of a SAR granted under the Plan may be up to
seven years from the date of grant thereof.

     The term of any SAR may be less than the maximum term provided for herein as
specified by the Committee upon grant of the SAR and as set forth in the SAR Award
Agreement.”

     7. Section 12 is amended by inserting a new subsection (d) to read as follows, and renaming
the subsection thereafter as subsection (e):

“d. Dividends and Dividend Equivalents. Cash dividends and Dividend
Equivalents on Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Unit Awards that are subject to
this Section 12 shall, notwithstanding the provisions of Section 9(b) and 10(b) of
the Plan, either (i) not be paid or credited or (ii) be accumulated and subject to
achievement of the performance goals to the same extent as the Restricted Stock or
Restricted Stock Units.”

     8. Section 13 is amended by adding a new sentence thereto as follows:

“In no event may an Award be transferred hereunder for consideration, and in no
event may a Permitted Transferee be other than (i) the Participant’s spouse,
children or grandchildren (including any adopted and step children or
grandchildren), parents, grandparents or siblings, (ii) a trust for the benefit of
one or more of the Participant or the persons referred to in clause (i), (iii) a
partnership, limited liability company or corporation in which the Participant or
the persons referred to in clause (i) are the only partners, members or shareholders
or (iv) a charitable organization.”

 

 

     9. Section 13 is amended by amending the first sentence thereof to read as follows:

“Except as otherwise provided in a Participant’s Award Agreement or otherwise
determined at any time by the Committee in accordance with this Section 13, no
Awards granted under the Plan, and no Shares subject to any such Awards, that have
not been issued or as to which any applicable vesting restriction, performance or
deferral period has not lapsed, may be sold, pledged, assigned, hypothecated,
gifted, transferred or disposed of in any manner, either voluntarily or
involuntarily by operation of law, other than by will or by the laws of descent or
distribution or transfers between spouses incident to a divorce.”

     10. Section 16(a) is amended by adding a new sentence thereto as follows:

“Further, no revision or amendment shall, without the approval of the Company’s
shareholders, cancel Options or SARs in exchange for cash when the exercise price or
grant price per share exceeds the Fair Market Value of the Shares or take any action
with respect to Options or SARs that would be treated as a repricing under the rules
and regulations of the principal securities exchange on which the Shares are traded,
including a reduction of the exercise price or grant price of Options or SARs and
the exchange of Options or SARs for other Awards (or amend the provisions of Section
5(b) relating to such actions by the Committee).”

     11. This Amended and Restated First Amendment shall be effective May 4, 2011.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Amended and Restated First Amendment to
the Plan as of the date set forth below.

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	IXIA

 	 
	Date:  May 4, 2011 	By:  	/s/ Ronald W. Buckly
 	 
	 	 	Ronald W. Buckly 	 
	 	 	Senior Vice President, Corporate

Affairs and General Counsel 	 

 

 

	 	 	 	 	 

SECOND AMENDMENT TO THE

AMENDED AND RESTATED

IXIA 2008 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

     WHEREAS, Ixia (“Ixia” or the “Company”) previously adopted the Ixia 2008 Equity Incentive Plan
effective April 11, 2008; and

     WHEREAS, the Company amended and restated the Ixia 2008 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended,
effective as of May 19, 2010, and further amended such plan effective April 8, 2011 (the “Plan”);
and

     WHEREAS, the Company reserved the right to further amend the Plan pursuant to Section 16
thereof; and

     WHEREAS, the Company desires to further amend the Plan to increase the total number of shares
authorized for issuance under the Plan, implement a fungible share count provision, and make
certain other changes.

     NOW, THEREFORE, the Plan is amended as follows:

	1.	 	All capitalized terms used herein, unless otherwise defined herein, shall have the same
meanings as such terms have in the Plan.

	2.	 	Section 3 of the Plan is amended in its entirety to read as follows:

	 	 	“3. Shares Reserved.

a. Maximum Shares. The maximum number of Shares available for awards pursuant to
the Plan effective as of the Company’s 2011 Annual Meeting of Shareholders shall be
9,950,000 Shares (or the number of shares of stock to which such Shares shall be adjusted as
provided in Section 14 of the Plan). Options and SARs awarded after December 31, 2010 shall
reduce the number of Shares available for Awards by one Share for every one Share subject to
such Awards. Restricted Stock Awards and Restricted Stock Units awarded after December 31,
2010 shall reduce the number of Shares available for Awards by two Shares for every one
Share subject to such Awards. The number of Shares reserved for issuance under the Plan may
be set aside out of authorized but unissued Shares not reserved for any other purpose or (to
the extent permitted under applicable law) out of issued Shares acquired for and held in the
treasury of the Company from time to time.

b. Unissued Shares. Shares subject to, but not sold or issued under, any Award
terminating, expiring, forfeited or canceled for any reason shall again become available for
Awards thereafter granted under the Plan and the same shall not be deemed an increase in the
number of Shares available for Awards under the Plan. To the extent such Shares become
available after December 31, 2010, they shall become available hereunder as one Share for
each such Share subject to Options and SARs and two Shares for each such Share subject to
Restricted Stock Awards and Restricted Stock Units.

 

 

c. Acquisitions and Combinations. Awards made in assumption of, or in substitution
or exchange for, awards previously granted, or the right or obligation to make future
awards, in each case by a company acquired by the Company or an Affiliate or with which the
Company or an Affiliate combines shall not reduce the Shares available for Awards under the
Plan, nor shall such Shares again be available for Awards under the Plan as provided in
Section 3(b). Additionally, in the event that a company acquired by the Company or an
Affiliate or with which the Company or an Affiliate combines has shares available under a
pre-existing plan approved by shareholders and not adopted in contemplation of such
acquisition or combination, the shares available for grant pursuant to the terms of such
pre-existing plan (as adjusted, to the extent appropriate, using the exchange ratio or other
adjustment or valuation ratio or formula used in such acquisition or combination to
determine the consideration payable to the holders of common stock of the entities party to
such acquisition or combination) may be used for Awards under the Plan and shall not reduce
the Shares available for Awards under the Plan; provided, however, that Awards using such
available Shares shall not be made after the date awards or grants could have been made
under the terms of the pre-existing plan, absent the acquisition or combination, and shall
only be made to individuals who were not Employees prior to such acquisition or
combination.”

	3.	 	This Second Amendment shall be effective upon approval, on or before June 30, 2011, by the
shareholders of the Company in accordance with the shareholder approval provision of Section
15 of the Plan. This Second Amendment shall not become effective if not approved by the
shareholders of the Company on or before such date and, in such case, the Plan shall continue
in full force and effect without regard to this Second Amendment.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Second Amendment to the Plan as of the
date set forth below.

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	IXIA

 	 
	Date:  April 8, 2011 	By:  	/s/ Atul Bhatnagar
 	 
	 	 	Atul Bhatnagar 	 
	 	 	President and Chief Executive Officerexv10w41

Exhibit 10.41

Execution Copy

MANAGEMENT SERVICES AGREEMENT

     This MANAGEMENT SERVICES AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made as of December 3, 2010,
by and between Irving Place Capital Management, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership
(“IPC‘) and Thermadyne Holdings Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the
“Company”). Certain capitalized terms used herein
are defined in Section 11 below.

     WHEREAS, Thermadyne Technologies Holdings, Inc. (formerly known as Razor Holdco Inc.), a
Delaware corporation (“Holding”), Razor Merger Sub Inc., a Delaware corporation
(“Merger Sub”) and the Company are parties to that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger (as
modified or amended, the “Merger Agreement”), dated October 5, 2010, pursuant to which
Merger Sub was merged with and into the Company on the date hereof (the “Merger”);

     WHEREAS, IPC has staff skilled in strategic corporate planning and other business advisory and
business monitoring services;

     WHEREAS, the Company and its Subsidiaries and other affiliates will require such skills and
services from IPC in connection with the development and monitoring of its strategic plan; and

     WHEREAS, the Company desires to retain IPC with respect to the services described herein;

     NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements contained herein, the
parties hereto, each intending to be legally bound, agree as follows:

     1. Term. This Agreement shall commence on the date hereof and shall terminate (except
as provided in the immediately following sentence) on the earliest to occur of (a the consummation
of a Qualified Public Offering, (b) the consummation of a Company Sale, (c) termination by IPC upon
30 days prior written notice to the Company or (d) the tenth anniversary of the date hereof (such
term, the “Term”); provided that if no Qualified Public Offering or Company Sale
has been consummated prior to the tenth anniversary of the date hereof, the Term shall be
automatically extended thereafter on a year to year basis unless (i) the Company provides written
notice to IPC of its desire to terminate this Agreement, which notice has been approved by the
Company’s board of directors or (ii) IPC provides written notice to the Company of its desire to
terminate this Agreement, in each case, 90 days prior to the expiration of the Term or any
extension thereof, or until such time as a Qualified Public Offering or a Company Sale is
consummated. The provisions of Sections
3(g), 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 16 and 17
and obligations to pay any outstanding unpaid fees hereunder (and accrued interest thereon) and any
unreimbursed expenses shall survive the termination of this Agreement.

     2. Services. IPC shall perform or cause to be performed such services for the Company
and its Subsidiaries as mutually agreed by IPC and the Company’s board of directors, which may
include the following:

     (a) general advisory and management services, including assistance with the plans of the
Company and its Subsidiaries and affiliates plans to grow revenues and expand their current
respective businesses;

 

     ( b) business development functions, including identification, support, negotiation and analysis of
acquisitions and dispositions by the Company or its Subsidiaries;

     (c) support, negotiation and analysis of financing alternatives, including in connection with
acquisitions, capital expenditures and refinancing of existing indebtedness;

     (d) finance functions, including assistance in the preparation of financial projections, and
monitoring of compliance with financing agreements;

     (e) marketing functions, including monitoring of marketing plans and strategies;

     (f) human resource functions, including searching, identifying, recruiting and hiring of
executives and directors; and

     (g) other services for the Company and its Subsidiaries upon which the Company’s board of
directors and IPC agree.

     3. Advisory Fee.

          (a) In consideration of IPC’s undertaking to provide advisory services hereunder, the Company
shall pay IPC an annual advisory fee (as increased or decreased in accordance with the provisions
hereof, the “Advisory Fee”) in an amount for each fiscal year equal to the greater of (i)
$1,500,000 and (ii) 2.5 percent of EBITDA of the Company and its Subsidiaries for such fiscal year,
calculated as provided below, and payable in advance in quarterly installments, for the period
beginning on the date hereof and ending upon the termination of this Agreement as provided in
Section 1 hereof. The Advisory Fees shall be payable by the Company whether or not the
Company or its Subsidiaries actually requests that IPC provide the services described in
Section 2 above. All Advisory Fees shall be fully earned when accrued or paid, as the case
may be.

          (b) The first installment of the Advisory Fee, for the period beginning on the date hereof and
ending December 31, 2010, shall be payable on the date hereof (unless otherwise directed by IPC).
The first installment shall be in an amount equal to $375,000 multiplied by a fraction, (i) the
numerator of which is the actual number of days from and including the date hereof to and including
December 31, 2010, and (ii) the denominator of which is 90. The second installment of the Advisory
Fee, for the period beginning on January 1, 2011 and ending March 31, 2011, shall be payable on
December 31, 2010 and shall be in an amount equal to $375,000.

          (c) Except as otherwise provided in Section 3(b), 3(d) or3(f) hereof,
all subsequent payments of the Advisory Fee shall be paid in quarterly installments, payable on
March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31 of each year (or if any such date is not a Business
Day, on the last Business Day preceding such date), in an amount equal to the greater of (i)
$375,000 and (ii) 2.5 percent of EBITDA of the Company and its Subsidiaries for the preceding
fiscal quarter, based on available internal financial statements of the Company and its
Subsidiaries.

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          (d) Within 90 days after the end of each fiscal year of the Company (commencing with the
fiscal year ending December 31, 2011), the Company will certify the EBITDA of the Company and its
Subsidiaries for the preceding fiscal year to IPC (the “Annual Certification”).

               (i) To the extent that the aggregate installments of the Advisory Fee paid to IPC with respect
to such preceding fiscal year exceed the greater of (i) $1,500,000 and (ii) 2.5 percent of EBITDA
of the Company and its Subsidiaries for such preceding fiscal year, then the Company may set off
the amount of such excess (the “Excess Fee Amount”) against their obligation to pay the next
installment of the Advisory Fee (and subsequent installments if needed to recover such Excess Fee
Amount in full).

               (ii) To the extent that the aggregate installments of the Advisory Fee paid to IPC with
respect to such preceding fiscal year are less than the greater of (i) $1,500,000 and (ii) 2.5
percent of EBITDA of the Company and its Subsidiaries for the preceding fiscal year, then the
Company shall pay IPC the amount of such deficiency within five Business Days of the delivery of
the Annual Certification.

          (e) Upon a Company Sale or the consummation of a Qualified Public Offering, the Company shall
be obligated to pay to IPC an amount equal to the sum of the Advisory Fees that would be payable to
IPC for the following four (4) fiscal quarters, calculated based upon EBITDA of the Company and its
Subsidiaries as set forth in the Company’s internal financial budget in respect of such period.

          (f) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Company shall accrue but
not pay the Advisory Fee if and for so long as and to the extent (i) any such payment would
constitute a default under the Credit Agreement or any other financing agreements entered into by
the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (a “Default”);provided that the Company
shall be obligated to pay any accrued Advisory Fees deferred under this Section 3(f)(i) to
the extent that such payment would not constitute a Default or (ii) IPC instructs the Company not
to pay all or any portion of the Advisory Fee during any fiscal year.

          (g) In addition to the Advisory Fee and the IPCSS Fee, the Company shall reimburse IPC,
promptly upon request, for all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in the ordinary course of
business by IPC or its affiliates in connection with IPC’s obligations hereunder and the services
rendered prior to or subsequent to the date hereof, including fees and expenses paid to
consultants, subcontractors and other third parties in connection with such obligations.

     4. Transaction
Fees.

          
(a) The Company hereby agrees to pay to IPC a fee (the
“Closing Fee”) for services rendered in
connection with securing, structuring and negotiating the transactions contemplated by the Merger
Agreement, including the Merger and the related equity and debt financing, and certain other
management services, an amount to be determined by IPC, which amount shall not exceed $6,500,000.
The Closing Fee shall be payable on the date hereof

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(unless otherwise directed by IPC) by wire transfer of immediately available funds to IPC or one or
more of its designees.

          
(b) In consideration of IPC’s efforts to direct the Company and its Subsidiaries to, and
provide advice and strategic planning to the Company and its Subsidiaries in connection with, a
Transaction (as defined below), from time to time, the Company agrees to pay to IPC a fee (a
“Transaction Fee”) concurrently, with, and as a condition to, the closing of (i) a sale,
merger, joint venture formation or other business combination or a debt or equity recapitalization
of the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their capital stock (each, a “Business
Combination/Recapitalization”), (ii) a sale, lease or conveyance of all or substantially all of
the Company’s or one or more of its Subsidiaries’ equity securities or assets (an “Asset
Sale”) (iii) any offering of the Company’s or one more of its Subsidiaries’ capital stock (or
share capital, as the case may be) or indebtedness or the refinancing of any indebtedness (other
than ordinary course amendments to the Credit Agreement) (an “Offering”), or (iv) an
acquisition by the Company of capital stock or assets of another unaffiliated third party (an
“Acquisition”, and, together with a Business Combination/Recapitalization, an Asset Sale,
and an Offering, each a “Transaction”). In addition, the Company agrees to reimburse IPC for its
reasonable out-of- pocket expenses in connection with such Transaction. The amount of any
Transaction Fee shall be equal to either (x) 1.0% of the “Transaction Amount” (as defined
below), in the case of any Business Combination/Recapitalization, Asset Sale, or Acquisition, or
(y) 1.0% of the gross proceeds of the relevant securities offering, in the case of any Offering.
“Transaction Amount”, as used herein, shall mean the total consideration (including cash;
securities; earnouts (when and if paid); dividends or other distribution to equityholders;
evidences of indebtedness; above market employment, consulting or non-competition/non-solicitation
arrangements; other debt instruments; capital leases and preferred securities or interests assumed
by the acquiring entity or repaid in connection with the Transaction or remaining with the Company
or any of its Subsidiaries after giving effect to the Transaction, indebtedness, capital leases,
preferred securities or interests and debt and other obligations assumed, retired or defeased by
the purchaser; and any other property or form of consideration) distributed or directly or
indirectly paid, payable or contributed, for the assets or existing and/or newly issued stock or
the other ownership interest in connection with the relevant Transaction. Any securities that form
part or all of the Transaction Amount shall be valued at the quoted public market price or, in the
absence of a quoted market price, the fair value thereof, as determined in good faith by the board
of directors of the Company. In the event of a recapitalization of any person or entity, the
Transaction Amount shall also include the value of cash, notes, property and securities distributed
to the person’s or entity’s stockholders or members. For the avoidance of doubt, a Transaction
shall not include any transaction contemplated by the Merger Agreement that has been consummated on
or prior to the date hereof, including the Merger and the related equity and debt financing. IPC
may assign its rights under this Section 4(b) generally or in connection with any actual or
prospective Transaction to any of its affiliates.

5. IPC
Strategic Services.

          (a) IPC shall perform or cause to be performed such of the following services for the Company
and its Subsidiaries as agreed upon by IPC and the Company, which services (collectively, the
“IPC Strategic Services” or “IPCSS”) may include (i) review of the Company and its
Subsidiaries’ existing insurance, health benefits, executive services, purchasing programs

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and practices; (ii) identification of potential opportunities for the Company and its Subsidiaries
to achieve cost savings in purchasing goods and services in certain common or shared expenditure
categories from third party suppliers or providers (“Suppliers”); (iii) negotiation on
behalf of the Company and its Subsidiaries of certain service or supply agreements with Suppliers
(“Supply Agreements”) to provide such goods and services to the Company and its
Subsidiaries at rates or on terms and conditions that are advantageous to the Company and its
Subsidiaries; (iv) monitoring of performance by certain Suppliers under the relevant Supply
Agreements; (v) assistance to the Company and its Subsidiaries in resolving certain disputes that
may arise under any Supply Agreements; (vi) calculation and reporting to the Company estimated
annual cost savings achieved by the Company and its Subsidiaries under certain Supply Agreements;
and (vii) provision to the Company and its Subsidiaries on a periodic basis of (A) updates on
current and pending IPC Strategic Services initiatives of IPC, and
(B) information regarding, and access to, IPC’s network of senior executives, including current
and former executives of current and former IPC portfolio companies, IPC and applicable service
providers and vendors.

          (b) IPC and the Company shall agree upon the time and manner in which IPC Strategic Services
are to be performed. IPC shall provide and devote to the performance of this Agreement such
partners, employees and agents of IPC as IPC shall deem appropriate to the furnishing of the IPC
Strategic Services required.

          (c) The Company and its Subsidiaries shall comply with all obligations and performance
requirements of the Company and its Subsidiaries set forth in the Supply Agreements to which the
Company and its Subsidiaries are parties. Under no circumstances shall IPC or its affiliates (i) be
jointly or severally liable with the Company and its Subsidiaries for any debt, liability, act,
omission, breach or obligation of the Company and its Subsidiaries under any Supply Agreement or
any other agreement or undertaking between the Company and its Subsidiaries and a third party
arising as a result of the IPC Strategic Services provided pursuant to this Agreement or otherwise,
or (ii) be liable to the Company and its Subsidiaries for any debt, liability, act, omission,
breach or obligation of any Supplier under a Supply Agreement or of any other third party under any
other agreement or undertaking between the Company and its Subsidiaries and such third party
arising as a result of the IPC Strategic Services provided pursuant to this Agreement or otherwise.
The Company and its Subsidiaries acknowledge and agree that (A) they will be solely liable for any
debt, liability, act, omission, breach or obligation of the Company and its Subsidiaries arising
under an applicable Supply Agreement or other agreement or undertaking, and (B) they will look
solely to, and seek damages or other relief solely from, the applicable Supplier or third party
with respect to any debt, liability, act, omission, breach or obligation of such Supplier or third
party arising under an applicable Supply Agreement or other agreement or undertaking.

          (d) The Company and its Subsidiaries acknowledge that IPC has, in connection with the
provision of services that are the same as, or similar to, the IPC Strategic Services to other
portfolio companies, negotiated certain Supply Agreements to which such other portfolio companies
are parties and for which such other portfolio companies have paid fees to IPC in respect of
savings realized. The Company and its Subsidiaries further acknowledge that centralization of
sourcing and strategic services efforts and coordination of portfolio companies across the IPC
portfolio on sourcing and other strategic services are necessary to achieve the

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highest savings and to provide wide-ranging benefits to IPC and all portfolio companies, including
the Company and its Subsidiaries. In consideration of the foregoing, the Company shall not,
directly or on behalf of its subsidiaries, (i) use any information included in a Supply Agreement
to which the Company and its Subsidiaries are not parties or any other confidential information
provided by IPC regarding IPC Strategic Services initiatives or IPC’s sourcing efforts more
generally (which confidential information, shall include actual and proposed pricing details and
other terms and conditions of existing and proposed Supply Agreements) to negotiate lower rates or
more advantageous terms and conditions with the Company and its Subsidiaries’ incumbent Suppliers
or to negotiate and enter into separate Supply Agreements with the applicable Supplier for such
other Supply Agreements, (ii) enter into negotiations with any Supplier with which IPC or another
portfolio company has an existing Supply Agreement without first informing IPC and then
coordinating with IPC prior to proceeding with such Supplier, or (iii) terminate, fail to renew,
make a claim for breach under, or provide notice of a dispute to a Supplier under, any Supply
Agreement to which the Company and its Subsidiaries are parties without first providing written
notice to IPC and without following the applicable notice and cure provisions of the applicable
Supply Agreement.

          
(e) IPC may, without requiring the consent or approval of any the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries, freely assign and transfer its rights and obligations under this Agreement as they
relate to the IPC Strategic Services and the IPCSS Fees to any successor entity that assumes
responsibility for managing IPC Strategic Services, whether a IPC affiliate or an unaffiliated
third party.

          (f) In consideration for the IPC Strategic Services, when directed by IPC, the Company Parties
shall pay to IPC (which such payments shall reduce the Advisory Fees on a dollar for dollar basis),
an amount designated by IPC (the “IPCSS Fees”).

          (g)Disclaimer of Warranties. THE IPC STRATEGIC SERVICES ARE
PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” AND “WHERE IS” BASIS, WITHOUT REPRESENTATION
OR WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING HEREIN TO THE
CONTRARY, IPC MAKES NO REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY, EXPRESS OR
IMPLIED, AT LAW OR IN EQUITY, IN RESPECT OF THE IPC STRATEGIC SERVICES
OR ANY CORRESPONDING RESOURCES PROVIDED THEREWITH, INCLUDING WITH
RESPECT TO MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE,
AND ANY SUCH OTHER REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES ARE HEREBY
EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMED.

     6. Credit for Certain Consulting Services. IPC and the Company hereby acknowledge that
in connection with the development of the Company’s long term business plan, Holdings has entered
into an agreement (the “Consulting Agreement”) on behalf of the Company pursuant to which
the Company will incur, fees (the “Consulting Fees”) for certain consulting services
provided by Michael McLain, James Floyd, Rahul Kapur and/or Gary Warren. IPC agrees that the first
$500,000 of Consulting Fees payable by the Company shall reduce the Transaction Fee payable
hereunder at the Closing and that the next Consulting Fees paid by the Company pursuant to the
Consulting Agreement, up to a maximum of $240,000, shall be applied to reduce the next installments
of the Advisory Fees on a dollar-for-dollar basis. In the event that any part of the initial
$500,000 is not paid by the Company said amounts shall be payable

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promptly to IPC as additional Transaction Fee. Any other Consulting Fees not paid pursuant to the
Consulting Agreement shall be payable promptly to IPC as additional Advisory Fees.

     7. Personnel; Independent Contractor. IPC shall provide and devote to the performance
of this Agreement such partners, employees and agents of IPC as IPC shall deem appropriate to the
furnishing of the services required. The Company acknowledges that IPC is an independent contractor
and nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to imply that IPC is a partner or joint venture
with, or an agent or fiduciary of the Company.

     8. Liability. None of IPC, any of its affiliates, successors or assigns nor their
respective partners, members, stockholders, directors, officers, employees or agents (each a
“Covered Person”) shall be liable to the Company or its Subsidiaries or affiliates for any
and all losses, claims, liabilities, damages (including taxes) or expenses, including reasonable
attorney’s fees and disbursements, costs of investigations, litigation, judgments, appeal,
interest, fines, penalties, and amount paid in settlement
(collectively, a “Loss”) arising out of or in
connection with the performance of services contemplated by this Agreement, unless and then only to
the extent that such Loss is determined by a court in a final order from which no appeal can be
taken, to have resulted solely from the gross negligence or willful misconduct on the part of such
Covered Person. IPC makes no representations or warranties, express or implied, in respect of the
services to be provided by any Covered Person. Except as IPC may otherwise agree in writing on or
after the date hereof: (a) each Covered Person shall have the right to, and shall have no duty
(contractual or otherwise) not to, directly or indirectly: (i) engage in the same or similar
business activities or lines of business as the Company or its Subsidiaries or affiliates, (ii) do
business with any client, customer, supplier, competitor, lender or investor of, to or in the
Company or its Subsidiaries or affiliates and (iii) develop a strategic relationship with
businesses that are and may be competitive or complementary with the Company or its Subsidiaries or
affiliates; (b) no Covered Person shall be liable to the Company or its Subsidiaries or affiliates
for breach of any duty (contractual or otherwise) by reason of any such activities or of such
Person’s participation therein; and (c) in the event that any Covered Person acquires knowledge of
a potential transaction or matter that may be a corporate opportunity for both (A) the Company or
any of its Subsidiaries or affiliates, on the one hand, and (B) IPC, on the other hand, or any
other Person, no Covered Person shall have any duty (contractual or otherwise) to communicate or
present such corporate opportunity to the Company or its Subsidiaries or other affiliates and,
notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, shall not be liable to the
Company, its Subsidiaries or any of their affiliates for breach of any duty (contractual or
otherwise) by reason of the fact that any Covered Person directly or indirectly pursues or acquires
such opportunity for itself, directs such opportunity to another Person, or does not present such
opportunity to the Company, its Subsidiaries or any of their affiliates. In no event will any of
the parties hereto be liable to any other party hereto for any punitive, exemplary, indirect,
special, incidental or consequential damages, including lost profits or savings, whether or not
such damages are foreseeable, or in respect of any liabilities relating to any third party claims
(whether based in contract, tort or otherwise) other than for the
Claims (as defined in Section 9)
relating to the services which may be provided by IPC hereunder.

     9. Indemnity. The Company and its Subsidiaries and other controlled affiliates shall,
to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, defend, indemnify and hold harmless each Covered
Person from and against any and all Losses arising from any claim by any Person with

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respect to, or in any way related to, this Agreement, including with respect to any actual or
threatened action, suit, proceeding or claim relating thereto (collectively, “Claims”) resulting
from any act or omission of any Covered Persons except to the extent that such Loss is determined
by a court in a final order from which no appeal can be taken to have resulted solely from the
gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Covered Person. The Company and its Subsidiaries and
other controlled affiliates shall defend at its own cost and expense any and all suits or actions
(just or unjust) which may be brought against the Company and its Subsidiaries or any Covered
Person, or in which any Covered Person may be impleaded with others upon any Claims, or upon any
matter, directly or indirectly, related to or arising out of this Agreement or the performance of
the obligations hereunder by any Covered Person, and shall promptly reimburse each Covered Person
for all costs and expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees) as incurred, in connection with
the investigation of, preparation for or defense or settlement of any pending or threatened Claim,
whether or not such Covered Person is a party and whether or not such Claim is initiated by or on
behalf of the Company and whether or not resulting in any liability. The Company further agrees for
itself and on behalf of its Subsidiaries that with respect to any Covered Person who is employed,
retained or otherwise associated with, or appointed or nominated by, IPC or any of its affiliates
and who acts or serves as a director, officer, manager, fiduciary, employee, consultant, advisor or
agent of, for or to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, that the Company or such Subsidiaries,
as applicable, shall be primarily liable for all indemnification, reimbursements, advancements or
similar payments (the “Indemnity Obligations”) afforded to such Covered Person acting in such
capacity or capacities on behalf or at the request of the Company, whether the Indemnity
Obligations are created by law, organizational or constituent documents, contract (including this
Agreement) or otherwise. Notwithstanding the fact that IPC and/or any of its affiliates, other than
the Company or its Subsidiaries (such persons, together with its and their heirs, successors and
assigns, the “IPC Parties”), may have concurrent liability to a Covered Person with respect to the
Indemnity Obligations, the Company hereby agrees for itself and on behalf of its Subsidiaries that
in no event shall the Company or any of its Subsidiaries have any right or claim against any of the
IPC Parties for contribution or have rights of subrogation against any IPC Parties through a
Covered Person for any payment made by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries with respect to any
Indemnity Obligation. In addition, the Company hereby agrees for itself and on behalf of its
Subsidiaries that in the event that any IPC Parties pay or advance a Covered Person any amount with
respect to an Indemnity Obligation, the Company will, or will cause its Subsidiaries to, as
applicable, promptly reimburse any such IPC Parties for such payment or advance upon request.

     10. Notices. All notices hereunder shall be in writing and shall be delivered
personally or mailed by United States mail, postage prepaid, addressed to the parties as follows:

     to the Company:

Thermadyne Holdings Corporation

16052 Swingley Ridge Road, Suite 300

Chesterfield, Missouri 63017

Facsimile: (636) 728-3011

Attention: Chief Executive Officer

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     with a copy, which shall not constitute notice, to:

Thermadyne Holdings Corporation

16052 Swingley Ridge Road, Suite 300

Chesterfield, Missouri 63017

Facsimile: (636) 728-3011

Attention: General Counsel

     to IPC:

Irving Place Capital Management, L.P.

277 Park Avenue, 39th Floor

New York, New York, 10172

Attention: Joshua Neuman

Facsimile: (212) 551-4541

     with a copy, which shall not constitute notice, to:

Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

767 Fifth Avenue

New York, NY 10153

Attention: David Zeltner and Jane McDonald

Facsimile: (212) 310-8007

     11. Definitions. Unless the context otherwise requires, the following terms shall have
the following meanings for purposes of this Agreement:

     “Acquisition” has the meaning set forth in Section 4(a).

     “Advisory Fee” has the meaning set forth in Section 3(a).

     “Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereof.

     “Business Day” means any calendar day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on
which commercial banks in New York, New York are authorized or required to close.

     “Claims” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.

     “Closing
Fee” has the meaning set forth in Section 4(a).

..

     “Company” has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereof and shall include its
successors.

     “Company Sale” means a transaction with an independent third party or group of
independent third parties acting in concert, pursuant to which such party or parties acquire, in
any single transaction or series of related transactions, (i) equity securities of the Company (or
equity securities of any successor) with voting power sufficient to elect a majority of the board
of directors (or other relevant governing body) of the Company or such successor or (ii) all or
substantially all of the Company’s assets determined on a consolidated basis (in either case,

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whether by merger, consolidation, sale, exchange, issuance, transfer or redemption of the
Company’s equity securities, by sale, exchange or transfer of the Company’s consolidated assets, or
otherwise).

     “Consulting Fees” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.

     “Covered Person” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.

     “Credit Agreement” means that certain Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement,
dated as of December 3, 2010, by and among the Company, General Electric Capital
Corporation and the other parties thereto, as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time
to time.

     “Default” has the meaning set forth in Section 3(f).

     “EBITDA” means, with respect to the Company and its Subsidiaries, earnings before
interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, using components as defined by generally accepted
accounting principles consistently applied, plus non-recurring charges (including, but not limited,
to expenses or charges incurred in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Merger
Agreement), minus non-recurring gains, plus the Advisory Fees, Transaction Fees and IPCSS Fees paid
under this Agreement.

     “Excess Fee Amount” has the meaning set forth in Section 3(d)(i).

     “includes”
and “including” mean includes and including, without
limitation. 

     
“Indemnity Obligations” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.

     “IPC” has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereof.

     “IPC
Parties” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.

     “IPC
Strategic Services” or “IPCSS” has the meaning set forth in Section 5(a).

     
“IPCSS Fees” has the meaning set forth in Section 5(f).

     “Loss” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.

     “Person” means an individual, a partnership (including a limited partnership), a
corporation, a limited liability company, a trust, a joint stock company, a trust, an association,
a joint venture, an unincorporated organization or association, a governmental authority or any
other entity of whatever nature.

     “Merger” has the meaning set forth in the recitals hereof.

     “Merger
Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the recitals hereof.

     
“Merger Sub” has
the meaning set forth in the recitals hereof.

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     “Qualified Public Offering” means an underwritten sale to the public of the equity
securities of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (or any of their respective successors)
pursuant to an effective registration statement filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission on Form S-1 (or any successor form) which results in proceeds (net of underwriting
discounts and selling commissions) of at least $125,000,000 and after which such equity securities
are listed on a U.S. national securities exchange or the NASDAQ Stock Market; provided, that a
Qualified Public Offering shall not include any issuance of equity securities in any merger or
other business combination, and shall not include any registration of the issuance of securities to
existing securityholders or employees of the Company or its Subsidiaries on Form S-4 or Form S-8
(or any successor forms).

     “Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person, any corporation, limited liability
company, partnership, association or business entity of which (i) if a corporation, a majority of
the total voting power of shares of stock entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any
contingency) to vote in the election of directors, managers or trustees thereof is at the time
owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by that Person or one or more of the other
Subsidiaries of that Person or a combination thereof, or (ii) if a limited liability company,
partnership, association or other business entity (other than a corporation), a majority of
partnership or other similar ownership interest thereof is at the time owned or controlled,
directly or indirectly, by any Person or one or more Subsidiaries of that Person or a combination
thereof For purposes hereof, a Person or Persons shall be deemed to have a majority ownership
interest in a limited liability company, partnership, association or other business entity (other
than a corporation) if such Person or Persons shall be allocated a majority of limited liability
company, partnership, association or other business entity gains or losses or shall be or control
any managing director or general partner of such limited liability company, partnership,
association or other business entity. For purposes hereof, references to a “Subsidiary” of any
Person shall be given effect only at such times that such Person has one or more Subsidiaries.

     “Suppliers” has the meaning set forth in Section 5(a).

     
“Supply Agreements” has the meaning set forth in
Section (a).

     
“Term” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.

     
12. Assignment. Except as provided in
Section 4(b), no party hereto may assign any
obligations hereunder to any other party without the prior written consent of the other parties
(which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld); provided that IPC may, without the consent of
the Company, assign its rights under this Agreement to any of its affiliates.

     13. No Waiver. The failure of a party to this Agreement to insist upon strict
adherence to any term of this Agreement on any occasion shall not be considered a waiver or deprive
that party of the right thereafter to insist upon strict adherence to that term or any other term
of this Agreement. Any waiver must be in writing.

     14. Successors. This Agreement and all the obligations and benefits hereunder shall
inure to the successors and permitted assigns of the parties.

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     15. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed and delivered by each party hereto in
separate counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be deemed an original and
all of which taken together shall constitute but one and the same agreement.

     16. Entire Agreement; Modification; Governing Law. The terms and conditions hereof
constitute the entire agreement between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter of
this Agreement and supersede all previous communications, either oral or written, representations
or warranties of any kind whatsoever, except as expressly set forth herein. No modifications of
this Agreement nor waiver of the terms or conditions thereof shall be binding upon either party
unless approved in writing by an authorized representative of such party. All issues concerning
this agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New
York without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of
the State of New York or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of the law of any
jurisdiction other than the State of New York.

     17. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. EACH PARTY TO THIS AGREEMENT
HEREBY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, ANY RIGHT TO
A TRIAL BY JURY OF ANY CLAIM, DEMAND, ACTION, OR CAUSE OF ACTION
(A) ARISING UNDER THIS AGREEMENT OR (B) IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH OR
RELATED OR INCIDENTAL TO THE DEALINGS OF THE PARTIES HERETO IN
RESPECT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OF THE TRANSACTIONS RELATED
HERETO, IN EACH CASE WHETHER NOW EXISTING OR HEREAFTER ARISING, AND
WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT, EQUITY, OR OTHERWISE. EACH PARTY TO THIS
AGREEMENT HEREBY AGREES AND CONSENTS THAT ANY SUCH CLAIM,
DEMAND, ACTION, OR CAUSE OF ACTION SHALL BE DECIDED BY COURT TRIAL
WITHOUT A JURY AND THAT THE PARTIES TO THIS AGREEMENT MAY FILE AN
ORIGINAL COUNTERPART OR A COPY OF THIS AGREEMENT WITH ANY COURT AS
WRITTEN EVIDENCE OF THE CONSENT OF THE PARTIES HERETO TO THE WAIVER
OF THEIR RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY.

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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Management Services Agreement as of the
date first written above.

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	THERMADYNE HOLDINGS CORPORATION

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Martin Quinn
 	 
	 	 	Name Martin Quinn 	 
	 	 	Title    President 	 
	 
	 	IRVING PLACE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT,
L.P.

 	 
	 	By:  	JDH Management LLC,
 	 
	 	 	its General Partner 	 
	 	 	 
	 	By:  	/s/
Douglas Korn
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Douglas Korn 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Senior Managing Director 	 
	 

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