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    Exhibit 10.1

    
      SYPRIS
SOLUTIONS, INC.

      INCENTIVE
BONUS PLAN

      JANURY
1, 2007 – DECEMBER 31, 2007

      

      

      
        	
                1.

              	
                Establishment of
      Plan.

              

      

       

      Sypris
Solutions, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), established this
corporate bonus plan effective as of January 1, 2007 (the “Plan”), to provide a
financial incentive for employees of the Company and its subsidiaries to advance
the growth and prosperity of the Company.

       

      2.           Eligibility.

       

      Employees
of the Company and its subsidiaries who are specifically designated by the
Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company (the
“Compensation Committee”) for participation during the current year shall be
eligible to participate in the Plan.

       

      3.           Participant’s Bonus
Target.

       

      The bonus
target for each participant will be established and approved by the Compensation
Committee.  Each participant will be provided with a copy of this
Plan, which will include an exhibit that lists the participant’s full name,
salary, bonus potential based upon the current operating budget, and his or her
objectives for the current year.

       

      4.           Bonus
Pool.

       

      4.1           PBT
Contribution.  Bonus dollars will begin to accumulate once the
consolidated financial result of the company achieves eighty percent (80%) of
the PBT target in its annual operating plan.  For each percentage
point of achievement greater than eighty percent (80%) of the PBT target in its
annual operating plan, the bonus pool will be increased in accordance with the
attached schedule.

       

      4.2           FCF
Contribution.  Additional bonus dollars will begin to
accumulate once the consolidated financial result of the company achieves eighty
percent (80%) of the FCF target in its annual operating plan.  For
each percentage point of achievement greater than eighty (80%) of the FCF target
in its annual operating plan, the bonus pool will be increased in accordance
with the attached schedule.

       

      5.           Bonus
Award.

       

      Each
qualified participant will be eligible for a Bonus Award that is equal to the
bonus target, subject to the provisions of Sections 8.1, 8.2, 8.3 and the
following:

       

      5.1           Management
Objectives.  Each participant will have Management Objectives
for the Plan year, each of which will be specific with regard to (i) the
expected outcome, (ii) the date or dates by which the objective must be achieved
and a weighting, the total of which for all objectives will be equal to one
hundred percent (100%).  The chief executive officer of the Company
will have the responsibility to review and determine each participant’s
performance to objectives and to assign each individual a percentage that will
be used as a factor to determine the actual amount of the awards to be
distributed.

       

      5.2           Discretionary
Review.  The chief executive officer of the Company will have
the discretion to increase or decrease the actual amount of the awards to be
based upon the

       

      
        
          
             

             

          

           

        

        
           

          
            

          

        

        
           

        

      

      individual’s
specific performance and contribution to the Company.  Such discretion
will be used sparingly and will generally be limited to the recognition of
extenuating circumstances and/or exceptional accomplishments that may or may not
have been captured by the Management Objectives.

       

      5.3           Approval of the Compensation
Committee.  The Bonus Award for each participant will be
subject to the review of and approval by the Compensation
Committee.

       

      5.4           Qualification.  Awards
will be payable to each eligible participant as soon as administratively
practicable after release of the audited annual financial statements of the
Company and the approval of the Compensation Committee; provided, however, that
the Plan shall be in effect as of the date of payment and such employee shall be
employed by the Company as of the date of payment.  NO EMPLOYEE SHALL HAVE ANY RIGHT TO
PAYMENT OF AN AWARD UNLESS THE PLAN IS IN EFFECT AND THE EMPLOYEE IS EMPLOYED BY
THE COMPANY AS OF THE DATE OF PAYMENT.

       

      5.5           Caps and
Limitations.  There will be a cap that limits the earning of
additional bonus budget dollars at the time that the PBT or FCF targets reach
150% of the original target.

       

      6.           Method of
Distribution.

       

      Cash
awards shall be payable by check in lump sum.  All such payments will
be subject to withholding for income, social security or other such payroll
taxes as may be appropriate.

       

      
        	
                7.

              	
                Administration

              

      

       

      The
Compensation Committee shall administer this Plan.  The decisions of
the Compensation Committee in interpreting and applying the Plan shall be
final.

       

      
        	
                8.

              	
                Miscellaneous

              

      

       

      8.1           Employment
Rights.  The adoption and maintenance of this Plan is not an
employment agreement between the Company and any employee.  Nothing
herein contained shall be deemed to give any employee the right neither to be
retained in the employ of the Company nor to interfere with the right of the
Company to discharge any employee at any time.

       

      8.2           Acquisitions and
Divestitures.  The variables to be used in the calculation of
PBT and FCF will be prorated for any acquisition and/or divestiture to reflect
the timing of such event or events during the current Plan year at the time of
such acquisition or divestiture.

       

      8.3           Amendment and
Termination.  The Company may, without the consent of any
employee or beneficiary, amend or terminate the Plan at any time and from
time-to-time.

       

      8.4           Governing
Law.  This Plan shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware.

       

      8.5           Construction.  The
headings and subheadings of this Plan have been inserted for convenience for
reference only and are to be ignored in any construction of the provisions
hereof.  The masculine shall be deemed to include the feminine, the
singular shall include the plural, and the plural shall include the singular
unless the context otherwise requires.  The invalidity or
unenforceability of any provision hereunder shall not affect the validity or
enforceability of the balance hereof.  This Plan represents the entire
undertaking by the Company concerning its subject matter and supersedes all
prior undertakings with respect thereto.  No provision hereof may be
waived or discharged except by a written document

       

      
        
          
             

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      approved
by the Compensation Committee and signed by a duly authorized representative of
the Company.

       

      

       

      
        
          	SYPRIS SOLUTIONS,
      INC.	 	 	PARTICIPANT	 
	
                   

                   

                	 	 	
                   

                	 
	
                  Jeffrey
      T. Gill

                	 	 	
                   

                	 
	
                  President
      and CEO

                	 	 	
                   

                	 

        

       

      

       

                                                                                                      

       

       

      

       

      
        
          
             

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EXHIBIT
10.1

THE GOLDMAN SACHS AMENDED AND RESTATED

STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN

____ ONE-TIME RSU AWARD

     This Award Agreement sets forth the terms and conditions of this special one-time award (this
“Award”) of restricted stock units (“One-time RSUs”) granted to you under The Goldman Sachs Amended
and Restated Stock Incentive Plan (the “Plan”).

     1. The Plan. This Award is made pursuant to the Plan, the terms of which are
incorporated in this Award Agreement. Capitalized terms used in this Award Agreement that are not
defined in this Award Agreement have the meanings as used or defined in the Plan. References in
this Award Agreement to any specific Plan provision shall not be construed as limiting the
applicability of any other Plan provision.

     2. Award. The number of One-time RSUs subject to this Award is set forth in the Award
Statement delivered to you. An RSU is an unfunded and unsecured promise to deliver (or cause to be
delivered) to you, subject to the terms and conditions of this Award Agreement, a share of Common
Stock (a “Share”) on the Delivery Date or as otherwise provided herein. Until such delivery, you
have only the rights of a general unsecured creditor, and no rights as a shareholder of GS Inc.
This Award is conditioned on your executing the related signature card and returning it to the
address designated on the signature card and/or by the method designated on the signature card by
the date specified, and is subject to all terms, conditions and provisions of the Plan and this
Award Agreement, including, without limitation, the arbitration and choice of forum provisions set
forth in Paragraph 12. By executing the related signature card (which, among other
things, opens the custody account referred to in paragraph 3(b) if you have not done so
already), you will have confirmed your acceptance of all of the terms and conditions of this Award
Agreement.

     3. Vesting and Delivery.

          (a) Vesting. Except as provided in this Paragraph 3 and in Paragraphs 2, 4, 6, 7, 9,
10 and 15, on each Vesting Date you shall become Vested in the number or percentage of One-time
RSUs specified next to such Vesting Date on the Award Statement (which may be rounded to avoid
fractional Shares). While continued active Employment is not required in order to receive delivery
of the Shares underlying your Outstanding One-time RSUs that are or become Vested, all other terms
and conditions of this Award Agreement shall continue to apply to such Vested One-time RSUs, and
failure to meet such terms and conditions may result in the termination of this Award (as a result
of which no Shares underlying such Vested One-time RSUs would be delivered).

          (b) Delivery.

               (i) The Delivery Date with respect to this Award shall be each date specified as such on your
Award Statement, if that date is during a Window Period or, if that date is not during a Window
Period, the first Trading Day of the first Window Period beginning after such date. For this
purpose, a “Trading Day” is a day on which Shares trade regular way on the New York Stock Exchange.

               (ii) Except as provided in this Paragraph 3 and in Paragraphs 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10 and 15, in
accordance with Section 3.23 of the Plan, reasonably promptly (but in no case more than thirty (30)
Business Days) after the relevant date specified as the Delivery Date (or any other date delivery
of Shares is called for hereunder), Shares underlying the number or percentage of your then
Outstanding One-time RSUs with respect to which that Delivery Date (or other date) has occurred
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to avoid fractional Shares) shall be delivered by book entry
credit to your Custody Account or to a brokerage account as approved or required by the Firm.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if you are or become considered by GS Inc. to be one of its “covered
employees” within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code, then you shall be subject to Section
3.21.3 of the Plan, as a result of which delivery of your Shares may be delayed.

               (iii) In accordance with Section 1.3.2(i) of the Plan, in the discretion of the Committee, in
lieu of all or any portion of the Shares otherwise deliverable in respect of all or any portion of
your One-time RSUs, the Firm may deliver cash, other securities, other Awards or other property,
and all references in this Award Agreement to deliveries of Shares shall include such deliveries of
cash, other securities, other Awards or other property.

          (c) Death. Notwithstanding any other Paragraph of this Award Agreement, if you die
prior to the Delivery Date, the Shares underlying your then Outstanding One-time RSUs shall be
delivered to the representative of your estate as soon as practicable after the date of death and
after such documentation as may be requested by the Committee is provided to the Committee. The
Committee may adopt procedures pursuant to which you may be permitted to specifically bequeath some
or all of your Outstanding One-time RSUs under your will to an organization described in Sections
501(c)(3) and 2055(a) of the Code (or such other similar charitable organization as may be approved
by the Committee).

     4. Termination of One-time RSUs and Non-Delivery of Shares.

          (a) Unless the Committee determines otherwise, and except as provided in Paragraphs 3(c), 6,
7, and 9(g), if your Employment terminates for any reason or you otherwise are no longer actively
employed with the Firm, your rights in respect of your One-time RSUs that were Outstanding but that
had not yet become Vested immediately prior to your termination of Employment immediately shall
terminate, such One-time RSUs shall cease to be Outstanding and no Shares shall be delivered in
respect thereof.

          (b) Unless the Committee determines otherwise, and except as provided in Paragraphs 6 and 7,
your rights in respect of all of your Outstanding One-time RSUs (whether or not Vested)
immediately shall terminate, such One-time RSUs shall cease to be Outstanding and no Shares shall
be delivered in respect thereof if:

               (i) you attempt to have any dispute under the Plan or this Award Agreement resolved in any
manner that is not provided for by Paragraph 12 or Section 3.17 of the Plan;

               (ii) any event that constitutes Cause has occurred;

               (iii) (A) you, in any manner, directly or indirectly, (1) Solicit any Client to transact
business with a Competitive Enterprise or to reduce or refrain from doing any business with the
Firm, (2) interfere with or damage (or attempt to interfere with or damage) any relationship
between the Firm and any Client, (3) Solicit any person who is an employee of the Firm to resign
from the Firm or to apply for or accept employment with any Competitive Enterprise or (4) on behalf
of yourself or any person or Competitive Enterprise hire, or participate in the hiring of, any
Selected Firm Personnel or identify, or participate in the identification of, Selected Firm
Personnel for potential hiring, whether as an employee or consultant or otherwise, or (B) Selected
Firm Personnel are Solicited, hired or accepted into partnership, membership or similar status (1)
by a Competitive Enterprise that you form, that bears your name, in which you are a partner, member
or have similar status, or in which you possess or control greater than a de minimis equity
ownership, voting or profit participation or (2) by any Competitive Enterprise where you have, or are
intended to have, direct or indirect managerial or supervisory responsibility for such Selected
Firm Personnel;

               (iv) you fail to certify to GS Inc., in accordance with procedures established by the
Committee, that you have complied, or the Committee determines that you in fact have failed

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to comply, with all the terms and conditions of the Plan and this Award Agreement. By accepting the
delivery of Shares under this Award Agreement, you shall be deemed to have represented and
certified at such time that you have complied with all the terms and conditions of the Plan and
this Award Agreement;

               (v) the Committee determines that you failed to meet, in any respect, any obligation you may
have under any agreement between you and the Firm, or any agreement entered into in connection with
your Employment with the Firm, including, without limitation, any offer letter, employment
agreement or any shareholders’ agreement to which other similarly situated employees of the Firm
are a party; or

               (vi) as a result of any action brought by you, it is determined that any of the terms or
conditions for delivery of Shares in respect of this Award Agreement are invalid.

For purposes of the foregoing, the term “Selected Firm Personnel” means: (i) any Firm employee or
consultant (A) with whom you personally worked while employed by the Firm, or (B) who at any time
during the year immediately preceding your termination of Employment with the Firm, worked in the
same division in which you worked; and (ii) any Managing Director of the Firm.

     5. Repayment. The provisions of Section 2.6.3 of the Plan (which requires Award
recipients to repay to the Firm amounts delivered to them if the Committee determines that all
terms and conditions of this Award Agreement in respect of such delivery were not satisfied) shall
apply to this Award.

     6. Extended Absence, Retirement and Downsizing. 

          (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Award Agreement, but subject to Paragraph
6(b), in the event of the termination of your Employment (determined as described in Section 1.2.19
of the Plan) by reason of Extended Absence or Retirement, the condition set forth in Paragraph 4(a)
shall be waived with respect to any One-time RSUs that were Outstanding but that had not yet become
Vested immediately prior to such termination of Employment (as a result of which such One-time RSUs
shall become Vested), but all other terms and conditions of this Award Agreement shall continue to
apply.

          (b) Without limiting the application of Paragraph 4(b), your rights in respect of your
Outstanding One-time RSUs that become Vested in accordance with Paragraph 6(a) immediately shall
terminate, such Outstanding One-time RSUs shall cease to be Outstanding, and no Shares shall be
delivered in respect thereof if, prior to the original Vesting Date with respect to such One-time
RSUs, you (i) form, or acquire a 5% or greater equity ownership, voting or profit participation
interest in, any Competitive Enterprise, or (ii) associate in any capacity (including, but not
limited to, association as an officer, employee, partner, director, consultant, agent or advisor)
with any Competitive Enterprise. Notwithstanding the foregoing, unless otherwise determined by the
Committee in its discretion, this Paragraph 6(b) will not apply if your termination of Employment
by reason of Extended Absence or Retirement is characterized by the Firm as “involuntary” or by
“mutual agreement” other than for Cause and if you execute such a general waiver and release of
claims and an agreement to pay any associated tax liability, both as may be prescribed by the Firm
or its designee. No termination of Employment initiated by you, including any termination claimed
to be a “constructive termination” or the like or a termination for good reason, will constitute an
“involuntary” termination of Employment or a termination of Employment by “mutual agreement.”

          (c) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Award Agreement and subject to your executing
such general waiver and release of claims and an agreement to pay any associated tax liability,
both as may be prescribed by the Firm or its designee, if your Employment is terminated without
Cause solely by reason of a “downsizing,” the condition set forth in Paragraph 4(a) shall be waived
with respect to your One-time RSUs that were Outstanding but that had not yet become Vested
immediately prior to such termination of Employment (as a result of which such One-time RSUs shall
become Vested), but all other conditions of this

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Award Agreement shall continue to apply. Whether
or not your Employment is terminated solely by reason of a “downsizing” shall be determined by the
Firm in its sole discretion. No termination of Employment initiated by you, including any
termination claimed to be a “constructive termination” or the like or a termination for good
reason, will be solely by reason of a “downsizing.”

     7. Change in Control. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Award
Agreement, in the event a Change in Control shall occur and within 18 months thereafter the Firm
terminates your Employment without Cause or you terminate your Employment for Good Reason, all
Shares underlying your then Outstanding One-time RSUs, whether or not Vested, shall be delivered.

     8. Dividend Equivalent Rights. Each One-time RSU shall include a Dividend Equivalent
Right. Accordingly, with respect to each of your Outstanding One-time RSUs, at or after the time
of distribution of any regular cash dividend paid by GS Inc. in respect of a Share the record date
for which occurs on or after the Date of Grant, you shall be entitled to receive an amount (less
applicable withholding) equal to such regular dividend payment as would have been made in respect
of the Share underlying such Outstanding One-time RSU. Payment in respect of a Dividend Equivalent
Right shall be made only with respect to One-time RSUs that are Outstanding on the relevant record
date. Each Dividend Equivalent Right shall be subject to the provisions of Section 2.8.2 of the
Plan.

     9. Certain Additional Terms, Conditions and Agreements.

          (a) The delivery of Shares is conditioned on your satisfaction of any applicable withholding
taxes in accordance with Section 3.2 of the Plan. To the extent permitted by applicable law, the
Firm, in its sole discretion, may require you to provide amounts equal to all or a portion of any
Federal, State, local, foreign or other tax obligations imposed on you or the Firm in connection
with the grant, vesting or delivery of this Award by requiring you to choose between remitting such
amount (i) in cash (or through payroll deduction or otherwise) or (ii) in the form of proceeds from
the Firm’s executing a sale of Shares delivered to you pursuant to this Award. In addition, if you
are an individual with separate employment contracts (at any time during and/or after the Firm’s
___fiscal year), the Firm may, in its sole discretion, require you to provide for a reserve in an
amount the Firm determines is advisable or necessary in connection with any actual, anticipated or
potential tax consequences related to your separate employment contracts by requiring you to choose
between remitting such amount (i) in cash (or through payroll deduction or otherwise) or (ii) in
the form of proceeds from the Firm’s executing a sale of Shares delivered to you pursuant to this
Award (or any other Outstanding Awards under the Plan). In no event, however, shall any choice you
may have under the preceding two sentences determine, or give you any discretion to affect, the
timing of the delivery of Shares or the timing of payment of tax obligations.

          (b) If you are or become a Managing Director, your rights in respect of the One-time RSUs are
conditioned on your becoming a party to any shareholders’ agreement to which other similarly
situated employees of the Firm are a party.

          (c) Your rights in respect of your One-time RSUs are conditioned on the receipt to the full
satisfaction of the Committee of any required consents (as described in Section 3.3 of the Plan)
that the Committee may determine to be necessary or advisable.

          (d) You understand and agree, in accordance with Section 3.3 of the Plan, by accepting this
Award, you have expressly consented to all of the items listed in Section 3.3.3(d) of the Plan,
which are incorporated herein by reference.

          (e) You understand and agree, in accordance with Section 3.22 of the Plan, by accepting this
Award you have agreed to be subject to the Firm’s policies in effect from time to time concerning
trading in Shares and hedging or pledging Shares and equity-based compensation or other awards
(including,

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without limitation, the Firm’s “Policies With Respect to Transactions Involving GS
Shares, Equity Awards and GS Options by Persons Affiliated with GS Inc.”), and confidential or
proprietary information, and to effect sales of Shares delivered to you in respect of your One-time
RSUs in accordance with such rules and procedures as may be adopted from time to time with respect
to sales of such Shares (which may include, without limitation, restrictions relating to the timing
of sale requests, the manner in which sales are executed, pricing method, consolidation or
aggregation of orders and volume limits determined by the Firm). In addition, you understand and
agree that you shall be responsible for all brokerage costs and other fees or expenses associated
with your One-time RSU Award, including without limitation, such brokerage costs or other fees or
expenses in connection with the sale of Shares delivered to you hereunder.

          (f) GS Inc. may affix to Certificates representing Shares issued pursuant to this Award
Agreement any legend that the Committee determines to be necessary or advisable (including to
reflect any restrictions to which you may be subject under a separate agreement with GS Inc.). GS
Inc. may advise the transfer agent to place a stop order against any legended Shares.

          (g) Without limiting the application of Paragraph 4(b), if:

               (i) your Employment with the Firm terminates solely because you resigned to accept employment
at any U.S. Federal, state or local government, any non-U.S. government, any supranational or
international organization, any self-regulatory organization or any agency, or instrumentality of
any such government or organization, or any other employer determined by the Committee, and as a
result of such employment, your continued holding of your Outstanding One-time RSUs would result in
an actual or perceived conflict of interest (“Conflicted Employment”); or

               (ii) following your termination of Employment other than described in Paragraph 9(g)(i), you
notify the Firm that you have accepted or intend to accept Conflicted Employment at a time when you
continue to hold Outstanding One-time RSUs;

then, in the case of Paragraph 9(g)(i) above only, the condition set forth in Paragraph 4(a) shall
be waived with respect to any One-time RSUs you then hold that had not yet become Vested (as a
result of which such One-time RSUs shall become Vested) and, in the case of Paragraphs 9(g)(i) and
9(g)(ii) above, at the sole discretion of the Firm, you shall receive either a lump sum cash
payment in respect of, or delivery of the Shares underlying, your then Outstanding Vested One-time
RSUs, in each case as soon as practicable after the Committee has received satisfactory
documentation relating to your Conflicted Employment. Notwithstanding anything else herein,
payment or delivery in respect of One-time RSUs as a result of this Paragraph 9(g) shall be made
only at such time and if and to the extent as would not result in the imposition of any additional
tax to you under Section 409A of the Code (which governs the taxation of certain deferred
compensation).

     10. Right of Offset. The obligation to deliver Shares under this Award Agreement is
subject to Section 3.4 of the Plan, which provides for the Firm’s right to offset against such
obligation any outstanding amounts you owe to the Firm and any amounts the Committee deems
appropriate pursuant to any tax equalization policy or agreement.

     11. Amendment. The Committee reserves the right at any time to amend the terms and
conditions set forth in this Award Agreement, and the Board may amend the Plan in any respect;
provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing and Sections 1.3.2(f), 1.3.2(g) and 3.1 of the Plan, no such
amendment shall materially adversely affect your rights and obligations under this Award Agreement
without your consent; and provided further that the Committee expressly reserves its rights to
amend the Award Agreement and the Plan as described in Sections 1.3.2(h)(1), (2) and (4) of the
Plan. Any amendment of this Award Agreement shall be in writing signed by an authorized member of
the Committee or a person or persons designated by the Committee.

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     12. Arbitration; Choice of Forum. BY ACCEPTING THIS AWARD, YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE
THAT THE ARBITRATION AND CHOICE OF FORUM PROVISIONS SET FORTH IN SECTION 3.17 OF THE PLAN, WHICH
ARE EXPRESSLY INCORPORATED HEREIN BY REFERENCE AND WHICH, AMONG OTHER THINGS, PROVIDE THAT ANY
DISPUTE, CONTROVERSY OR CLAIM BETWEEN THE FIRM AND YOU ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO OR CONCERNING
THE PLAN OR THIS AWARD AGREEMENT SHALL BE FINALLY SETTLED BY ARBITRATION IN NEW YORK CITY, PURSUANT
TO THE TERMS MORE FULLY SET FORTH IN SECTION 3.17 OF THE PLAN, SHALL APPLY.

     13. Non-transferability. Except as otherwise may be provided in this Paragraph or as
otherwise may be provided by the Committee, the limitations on transferability set forth in Section
3.5 of the Plan shall apply to this Award. Any purported transfer or assignment in violation of
the provisions of this Paragraph 13 or Section 3.5 of the Plan shall be void. The Committee may
adopt procedures pursuant to which some or all recipients of One-time RSUs may transfer some or all
of their One-time RSUs through a gift for no consideration to any child, stepchild, grandchild,
parent, stepparent, grandparent, spouse, sibling, niece, nephew, mother-in-law, father-in-law,
son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in-law or sister-in-law, including adoptive relationships, any
person sharing the recipient’s household (other than a tenant or employee), a trust in which these
persons have more than 50% of the beneficial interest, and any other entity in which these persons
(or the recipient) own more than 50% of the voting interests.

     14. Governing Law. THIS AWARD SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH
THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD TO PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICT OF LAWS.

     15. Delay in Payment. To the extent required in order to avoid the imposition of any
interest and/or additional tax under Section 409A(a)(1)(B) of the Code, any payments or deliveries
due as a result of your termination of Employment with the Firm may be delayed for six months if
you are deemed to be a “specified employee” as defined in Section 409A(a)(2)(i)(B) of the Code.

     16. Headings. The headings in this Award Agreement are for the purpose of convenience
only and are not intended to define or limit the construction of the provisions hereof.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, GS Inc. has caused this Award Agreement to be duly executed and delivered
as of the Date of Grant.

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	THE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, INC.
 	 
	 	By:  	 	 
	 	Name:  	 	 
	 	Title:  	 	 
	 

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