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Exhibit 10.1 

FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, INC. 

amended and restated 

2015 LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN 

Financial Institutions, Inc. (the “Company”) hereby amends and restates the Financial Institutions, Inc. 2015 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “Original Plan”) with this Financial Institutions, Inc. Amended and Restated 2015 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) for the benefit of eligible Employees and Directors. 

Article I 

PURPOSE AND EFFECTIVE DATE 

1.1      Purpose.  The purpose of the Plan is to advance the interests of the Company, its Subsidiaries, and its stockholders and to promote the growth and profitability of the Company and its Subsidiaries by (a) providing incentives to certain Employees and Directors of the Company and its Subsidiaries to stimulate their efforts toward the continued success of the Company and to operate and manage the business affairs of the Company in a manner that will provide for the long-term growth and profitability of the Company; (b) providing certain Employees and Directors with a means to acquire a proprietary interest in the Company, acquire shares of Common Stock, or to receive compensation which is based upon appreciation in the value of Common Stock; and (c) providing a means of obtaining, rewarding, and retaining Employees and Directors. 

1.2      Effective & Expiration Date.  The Original Plan became effective as of May 6, 2015 (the “Original Effective Date”), upon the approval of the Plan by the Company’s stockholders on that date. The Plan (as amended and restated) shall become effective as of June 16, 2021 (the “Effective Date”), upon the approval of the Plan by the Company’s stockholders on that date. No Award will be granted under the Plan more than ten (10) years after the Effective Date, but all Awards granted on or prior to such date will continue in effect thereafter subject to the terms thereof and of the Plan. 

1.3      Successor Plan.  The Original Plan was established as a successor to the 2009 Management Incentive Plan and 2009 Directors’ Stock Incentive Plan (the “Prior Plans”). No additional awards shall be made under the Prior Plans after the Original Effective Date. As provided by Section 4.2, shares of Common Stock authorized under the Prior Plans as of the Original Effective Date became available for issuance or transfer under the Original Plan. Outstanding awards under the Prior Plans continued in effect according to their terms as in effect before the Original Effective Date (subject to such amendments as the Committee determines, consistent with the Prior Plans, as applicable). 

Article II 

DEFINITIONS 

2.1      Award.  Award shall mean, collectively, the Options, Restricted Stock Awards, Restricted Stock Unit Awards, Stock Appreciation Rights, Director Awards, and other equity awards that may be granted under the Plan. 

2.2      Award Agreement.  Award Agreement shall mean a written or electronic agreement entered into between the Company and a Participant setting forth the terms and conditions of an Award made to such Participant under the Plan, such Award Agreement to be in such form as shall be prescribed by the Committee from time to time. 

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2.3      Board.  Board shall mean the board of directors of the Company. 

2.4      Cause.  Cause as a reason for the termination of a Participant’s employment shall have the meaning assigned such term in the executive, employment, severance or similar agreement, if any, between the Participant and the Company or a Subsidiary. If the Participant is not a party to an executive, employment, severance, or similar agreement with the Company or a Subsidiary in which such term is defined, then unless otherwise defined in the applicable Award Agreement, Cause shall mean the commission by the Participant of, or the determination by the Board, based on reasonable evidence of misconduct as presented by a law enforcement agency, or as a result of an internal or external audit or investigation, that the Participant has committed: (a) a criminal offense involving the violation of state or federal law; (b) a breach of fiduciary duty; (c) an act of dishonesty, fraud, or material misrepresentation; or (d) any act of moral turpitude which the Board determines has or may be reasonably expected to have a detrimental impact on the Company’s business or operations, or which may prevent, because of its demonstrated or demonstrable effect on employees, regulatory agencies, or customers, the Participant from effectively performing his duties. Any reference to the Company in this definition includes each of its Subsidiaries. 

2.5      Change in Control.  Change in Control shall have the meaning specified in Section 7.2. 

2.6      Code.  Code shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time, and the regulations and other guidance issued thereunder, as such law, regulations, and guidance may be amended from time to time. 

2.7      Committee.  Committee shall mean the Management Development & Compensation Committee of the Board, each member of which is a “non-employee director” within the meaning of Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act and meets the independence requirements of the Nasdaq Stock Market listing standards. 

2.8      Common Stock.  Common Stock shall mean the common stock of the Company, $0.01 par value per share. 

2.9      Company.  Company shall mean Financial Institutions, Inc., a New York corporation, and its successors and assigns. 

2.10      Director.  Director shall mean any non-employee member of the board of directors of the Company or a Subsidiary. 

2.11      Director Awards.  Director Awards shall mean the director awards that may be made to an eligible Director pursuant to Section 6.6. 

2.13      Disability.  Except as otherwise provided by this Section 2.13, Disability shall have the meaning assigned such term in the executive, employment, severance, or similar agreement, if any, between the Participant and the Company or a Subsidiary, and if the Participant is not a party to an executive, employment, severance, or similar agreement with the Company or a Subsidiary in which such term is defined, then unless otherwise defined in the applicable Award Agreement and except as otherwise provided by this Section 2.13, Disability shall have the meaning assigned such term in the long-term disability plan or policy maintained, or if applicable, most recently maintained, by the Company or any Subsidiary for the Participant. If no long-term disability plan or policy was ever maintained on behalf of the Participant, or if the determination of Disability relates to an Incentive Stock Option, Disability shall mean the condition described in Code Section 22(e)(3). 

2.14      Effective Date.  Effective Date shall have the meaning specified in Section 1.2. 

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2.15      Employee.  Employee shall mean an employee of the Company or a Subsidiary. 

2.16      Exchange Act.  Exchange Act shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time, and the rules and regulations thereunder, as such law, rules and regulations may be amended from time to time. 

2.17      Exercise Price.  Exercise Price shall mean the price at which a share of Common Stock may be purchased by a Participant pursuant to the exercise of an Option. 

2.18      Fair Market Value.  Fair Market Value of Common Stock shall mean the closing price of the Common Stock as reported on the Nasdaq Stock Market on the relevant valuation date or, if there were no Common Stock transactions on such day, on the next preceding date on which there were Common Stock transactions. 

2.19      Good Reason.  Good Reason as a reason for a Participant’s termination of employment shall have the meaning assigned such term in the executive, employment, severance, or similar agreement, if any, between the Participant and the Company or a Subsidiary. If the Participant is not a party to an executive, employment, severance, or similar agreement with the Company or a Subsidiary in which such term is defined, then unless otherwise defined in the applicable Award Agreement, “Good Reason” shall mean (a) a material diminution in the Participant’s base salary from the level immediately prior to the Change in Control; or (b) a material change in the geographic location at which the Participant must primarily perform the Participant’s services (which shall in no event include a relocation of the Participant’s current principal place of business to a location less than fifty (50) miles away) from the geographic location immediately prior to the Change in Control; provided, however, no termination shall be deemed to be for Good Reason unless (i) the Participant provides the Company with written notice setting forth the specific facts or circumstances constituting Good Reason within ninety (90) days after the initial existence of the occurrence of such facts or circumstances, (ii) to the extent curable, the Company has failed to cure such facts or circumstances within thirty (30) days of its receipt of such written notice, and (iii) the effective date of the termination for Good Reason occurs no later than one hundred eighty (180) days after the initial existence of the facts or circumstances constituting Good Reason. 

2.20      Incentive Stock Option.  Incentive Stock Option shall mean an Option to purchase Common Stock which is granted under the Plan with the intention that it qualify as an “incentive stock option” as that term is defined under Code Section 422. 

2.21      Incumbent Board.  Incumbent Board shall have the meaning specified in Section 7.2(d). 

2.22      Indemnified Person.  Indemnified Person shall have the meaning specified in Section 5.4(a). 

2.23      Involuntary Termination.  Involuntary Termination shall mean termination of a Participant’s employment or service by the Company or a Subsidiary without Cause or by the Participant for Good Reason. For avoidance of doubt, an Involuntary Termination shall not include a termination of the Participant’s employment or service by the Company or a Subsidiary for Cause or due to the Participant’s death, Disability, or voluntary resignation other than for Good Reason. 

2.24      Non-Qualified Stock Option.  Non-Qualified Stock Option shall mean an Option to purchase Common Stock which is granted under the Plan and that is not an Incentive Stock Option. 

2.25      Option.  Option shall mean a Non-Qualified Stock Option or an Incentive Stock Option granted pursuant to Section 6.2. 

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2.26      Original Effective Date.  Original Effective Date shall have the meaning specified in Section 1.2. 

2.27      Original Plan.  Original Plan shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Preamble hereof. 

2.28      Over 10% Owner.  Over 10% Owner shall mean an individual who, at the time an Incentive Stock Option is granted to such individual, owns Common Stock possessing more than ten percent (10%) of the total combined voting power of the Company or one of its Subsidiaries, determined by applying the attribution rules of Code Section 424(d). 

2.29      Participant.  Participant shall mean an Employee or Director who has been granted an Award. 

2.30      Performance Stock Award.  Performance Stock Award shall mean an Award as described in Section 6.4(c). 

2.31      Performance Stock Unit Award.  Performance Stock Unit Award shall mean an Award as described in Section 6.5(b). 

2.32      Plan.  Plan shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Preamble hereof. 

2.33      Plan Year.  Plan Year shall mean the calendar year. 

2.34      Prior Plans.  Prior Plans shall have the meaning specified in Section 1.3. 

2.35      Replaced Award.  Replaced Award shall have the meaning specified in Section 7.1(a). 

2.36      Replacement Award.  Replacement Award shall have the meaning specified in Section 7.1(a). 

2.37      Reporting Person.  Reporting Person shall mean an officer or director of the Company or a Subsidiary subject to the reporting requirements of Section 16 of the Exchange Act. 

2.38      Restricted Period.  Restricted Period shall mean the period of time during which Restricted Stock Awards granted pursuant to Section 6.4 or Restricted Stock Unit Awards granted pursuant to Section 6.5 are subject to restrictions. 

2.39      Restricted Stock Award.  Restricted Stock Award shall mean an Award of Common Stock subject to restrictions determined by the Committee as described in Section 6.4. 

2.40      Restricted Stock Unit Award.  Restricted Stock Unit Award shall mean an Award as described in Section 6.5. 

2.41      Stock Appreciation Right.  Stock Appreciation Right shall mean an Award of a stock appreciation right as described in Section 6.3. 

2.42      Strike Price.  Strike Price shall mean the measuring price per share of Common Stock for a Stock Appreciation Right used to determine the payment of such Stock Appreciation Right. 

2.43      Subsidiary.  Subsidiary shall mean any corporation or other entity, whether domestic or foreign, in which the Company has or obtains, directly or indirectly, a proprietary interest of more than fifty percent (50%) by reason of stock ownership or otherwise. 

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2.44      Termination of Employment.  Termination of Employment shall mean the termination of the employment or other service relationship between a Participant and the Company and its Subsidiaries, regardless of whether severance or similar payments are made to the Participant, for any reason, including, but not by way of limitation, a termination by resignation, discharge, death, Disability, or retirement, as determined by the Committee pursuant to Section 6.1(i)(3). 

Article III 

ELIGIBILITY AND PARTICIPATION 

3.1      Eligibility.  Subject to the limitation on eligibility for Awards of Incentive Stock Options set forth in Section 6.2(g), any Employee or Director of the Company or a Subsidiary, who is selected by the Committee is eligible to receive an Award under the Plan. 

3.2      Participation.  Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, as a condition precedent to participation in the Plan, each Employee or Director selected to receive an Award shall enter into an Award Agreement with the Company, agreeing to the terms and conditions of the Plan and the Award granted. 

Article IV 

STOCK SUBJECT TO PLAN 

4.1      Types of Shares.  The shares of Common Stock subject to the provisions of the Plan shall either be shares of authorized but unissued Common Stock, shares of Common Stock held as treasury stock or previously issued shares of Common Stock reacquired by the Company, including shares purchased on the open market. 

4.2      Aggregate Limit.  Subject to adjustment in accordance with Section 9.1, the maximum number of shares of Common Stock reserved exclusively for issuance upon an award of or exercise or payment pursuant to Awards under the Plan shall be the sum of the following: (a) 734,000 shares of Common Stock; (b) the number of shares remaining available for issuance under the Prior Plans on the Original Effective Date; and (c) any shares of Common Stock that are subject to outstanding awards under the Prior Plans on the Original Effective Date that are subsequently canceled, expired, forfeited, or otherwise not issued or are settled in cash. All or any of this maximum number of shares of Common Stock reserved under the Plan may be issued pursuant to Awards of Incentive Stock Options or pursuant to any one or more other Awards. 

4.3      Calculation of Shares. 

(a)      Share Counting.  For purposes of calculating the total number of shares of Common Stock available for grants of Awards hereunder, the following shall apply: 

(1)      The number of shares of Common Stock available for grants of Awards hereunder shall be reduced by the number of shares for which Awards are actually granted under the Plan or the Original Plan; and 

(2)      The grant of a Performance Stock Award or Performance Stock Unit Award shall be deemed to be equal to the maximum number of shares of Common Stock which may be issued under such Award. 

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(b)      Shares Added Back.  If less than the maximum number of shares of Common Stock which may be issued under a Performance Stock Award or Performance Stock Unit Award are earned and issued, only the number of shares of Common Stock actually issued shall count against the above limit, and the excess of the maximum over the actual number of shares of Common Stock issued shall again become available for grants under the Plan. Further, if any Award under the Plan or the Original Plan shall expire, terminate, be canceled (including cancellation upon the Participant’s exercise of a related Award), or is unsettled for any reason without having been exercised in full, or if any Award shall be forfeited to the Company, the unexercised, unsettled, or forfeited Award, shall not count against the aggregate limitations under Section 4.2 and shall again become available for grants under the Plan. 

(c)      Shares NOT Added Back.  Shares of Common Stock equal in number to the shares tendered or withheld in payment of an Option Exercise Price or in settlement of any other Award, and shares of Common Stock that are tendered or withheld in order to satisfy any federal, state, or local tax liability, shall count against the aggregate limitations in Section 4.2 and shall not become available again for grants under the Plan. Provided further, the full number of shares of Common Stock subject to a Stock Appreciation Right shall count against the above limit, and any shares that were estimated to be used for such purposes and were not in fact so used shall not become available again for grants under the Plan. 

(d)      Cash Settlement.  Cash settlements of Awards will not count against the above limits. 

4.4      Participant Limits. 

(a)      Employee Limits.  Subject to adjustment in accordance with Section 9.1, the total number of shares of Common Stock for which Awards may be granted in any Plan Year to any Employee shall not exceed fifty thousand (50,000) shares of Common Stock. 

(b)      Director Limits.  The aggregate grant date fair value of Awards granted in any Plan Year to any Director shall not exceed one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000); provided, however, such limit shall not apply to Awards granted to Directors pursuant to Section 6.6 in lieu of cash-based director fees that the Director elects to receive in the form of shares of Common Stock equal in value to the cash-based director fees that the Director would otherwise have received. The maximum amount that may be paid in any calendar year to any Director in property other than shares of Common Stock (including cash and Awards granted to Directors pursuant to Section 6.6 in lieu of cash-based director fees that the Director elects to receive in the form of shares of Common Stock equal in value to the cash-based director fees that the Director would otherwise have received) in respect of services as a Director shall not exceed $200,000. 

Article V 

ADMINISTRATION 

5.1      Action of the Committee.  The Plan shall be administered by the Committee. In administering the Plan, the Committee’s actions, determinations, and interpretations made in good faith shall not be subject to review and shall be final, binding, and conclusive on all interested parties. 

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5.2      Duties and Powers of the Committee.  The Committee shall have the power to grant Awards in accordance with the provisions of the Plan and may grant Awards singly, in combination, or in tandem. Subject to the provisions of the Plan, including the prohibition against repricing set forth in Section 8.3, the Committee shall have the discretion and authority to determine: (a) the Employees and Directors to whom Awards will be granted; (b) the number of shares of Common Stock subject to each Award; (c) the terms and conditions of each Award, including, without limitation, the applicable vesting schedule and forfeiture provisions of the Award, Exercise Price, Strike Price, performance goals, performance periods; Restriction Periods and exercise periods; and (d) such other matters applicable to an Award as are permissible under the Plan. Except as otherwise required by the Plan, the Committee shall have the authority to interpret and construe the provisions of the Plan and the Award Agreements, and to make determinations pursuant to any Plan provision or Award Agreement which shall be final and binding on all persons. 

5.3      Delegation.  The Committee may designate and authorize individual officers or employees of the Company or a Subsidiary who are not members of the Committee to carry out its responsibilities hereunder under such conditions or limitations as the Committee may set, other than its authority and responsibility with regard to Awards granted to a Reporting Person. References in the Plan to Committee shall include the individuals to whom the Committee has delegated to the extent of the authority so delegated. 

5.4      No Liability; Indemnification. 

(a)      No Director, member of the Committee, or officer or employee to whom any duty or power relating to the administration or interpretation of the Plan has been delegated (each, an “Indemnified Person”), shall be liable to any person for any act or determination made in good faith with respect to the Plan or any Award. 

(b)      Each Indemnified Person shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Company against and from any loss, cost, liability, or expense that may be imposed upon or reasonably incurred by such Indemnified Person in connection with or resulting from any claim, action, suit or proceeding to which the Indemnified Person may be a party or in which the Indemnified Person may be involved by reason of any action taken or failure to act under the Plan and against and from any and all amounts paid by the Indemnified Person in settlement thereof, with the Company’s approval, or paid by the Indemnified Person in satisfaction of any judgment in any such action, suit, or proceeding against him or her, provided the Indemnified Person shall give the Company an opportunity, at its own expense, to handle, and defend the same before the Indemnified Person undertakes to handle and defend it on his or her own behalf. The foregoing right of indemnification shall not be exclusive of any other rights of indemnification to which such Indemnified Persons may be entitled under the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation or policies, as a matter of law, or otherwise, or any power that the Company may have to indemnify them or hold them harmless. 

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Article VI 

AWARDS UNDER THE PLAN 

6.1      Terms and Conditions of All Awards. 

(a)      Shares Subject to Grant.  The number of shares of Common Stock as to which an Award may be granted will be determined by the Committee in its sole discretion, subject to the Participant limits in Section 4.4. 

(b)      Award Agreement.  Each Award Agreement is subject to the terms of the Plan and any provisions contained in the Award Agreement that are inconsistent with the Plan shall be superseded by the terms of the Plan. 

(c)      Date of Grant.  The date as of which an Award is granted will be the date on which the Committee has approved the terms and conditions of the Award and has determined the recipient of the Award and the number of shares of Common Stock or amount of cash covered by the Award, and has taken all such other actions necessary to complete the grant of the Award. 

(d)      Transfer and Exercise.  Awards are not transferable or assignable except by will or by the laws of descent and distribution and are exercisable, during a Participant’s lifetime, only by the Participant, or in the event of the Disability of the Participant, by the Participant or the legal representative of the Participant, or in the event of the death of the Participant, by the legal representative of the Participant’s estate, or if no legal representative has been appointed, by the successor in interest determined under the Participant’s will. Any transfer or attempted transfer of an Award by a Participant not made in accordance with the Plan and the applicable Award Agreement will be void and of no effect, and the Company will not recognize, or have the duty to recognize, any transfer not made in accordance with the Plan and the applicable Award Agreement, and an Award attempted to be transferred will continue to be bound by the Plan and the applicable Award Agreement. 

(e)      Payment.  Awards for which any payment is due from a Participant including, without limitation, the Exercise Price of an Option or the tax withholding required with respect to an Award pursuant to Section 6.1(g), may be made in any form or manner authorized by the Committee in the Award Agreement or by amendment thereto, including, but not limited to: 

(i)      U.S. dollars by personal check, bank draft, or money order payable to the Company, by money transfer or direct account debits; 

(ii)      Delivery to the Company of a number of shares of Common Stock having an aggregate fair market value of not less than the aggregate Exercise Price or minimum tax withholding required for the Award; 

(iii)      Involvement of a stockbroker in accordance with the federal margin rules set forth in Regulation T; 

(iv)      A cashless exercise if and to the extent permissible by applicable law; or 

(v)      Any combination of the above forms and methods. 

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(f)      Dividend Equivalents.  If the Committee so determines and provides in an Award Agreement, Participants may be credited with any dividends paid with respect to the shares of Common Stock underlying an Award (other than an Option or Stock Appreciation Right) in a manner determined by the Committee in its sole discretion; provided, however, any dividend equivalents on an Award shall accrue and be paid only if and to the extent the shares of Common Stock underlying the Award become vested or payable. The Committee may apply any other restrictions to such dividend equivalents that the Committee deems appropriate. The Committee, in its sole discretion, may determine the form of payment of dividend equivalents, including cash or shares of Common Stock.. 

(g)      Withholding.  The Company shall deduct from all cash payments under the Plan the amount of any federal, state, or local taxes required to be withheld. Whenever the Company proposes or is required to issue or transfer shares of Common Stock under the Plan, or upon the vesting of any Restricted Stock Award, the Company has the right to require the recipient to remit to the Company an amount sufficient to satisfy the amount of any federal, state, or local taxes required to be withheld as a condition of and prior to the delivery or release of such shares. 

(h)      Deferred Compensation.  Notwithstanding the Committee’s discretion to determine the terms and conditions of Awards under the Plan, the Committee may require or permit the deferral of the receipt of Awards (other than an Option or Stock Appreciation Right) upon such terms as the Committee deems appropriate and in accordance with the requirements of Code Section 409A. 

(i)      Treatment of Awards upon Termination of Employment. 

(1)      All Awards granted under the Plan, including all unexercised Options whether vested or non-vested, shall immediately be forfeited and may not thereafter vest or be exercised in the event a Participant incurs a Termination of Employment for Cause. 

(2)      Except as otherwise provided by Section 6.1(i)(1), any Award under the Plan to a Participant who has experienced a Termination of Employment or termination of some other service relationship with the Company and its Subsidiaries may be cancelled, accelerated, paid or continued, as provided in the applicable Award Agreement or as the Committee may otherwise determine to the extent not prohibited by or inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan (including Section 6.1(j)), taking into consideration such other factors as the Committee determines are relevant to its decision whether to continue an Award. 

(3)      Subject to Section 6.1(i)(1), the Committee will, in its absolute discretion, determine the effect of all matters and questions relating to a Termination of Employment as it affects an Award, including, but not by way of limitation, the question of whether a leave of absence constitutes a Termination of Employment. 

(j)      Exclusion from Minimum Vesting Requirements.  Awards granted under Section 6.2, Section 6.3, Section 6.4, Section 6.5 and Section 6.7 shall be subject to the minimum vesting period and continued employment or provision of service requirement specified for the Award by such Section, as applicable, except that: 

(1)      Up to a maximum of five percent (5%) of the maximum number of shares of Common Stock that may be issued under the Plan pursuant to Section 4.2 may be issued pursuant to Awards granted under Section 6.2, Section 6.3, Section 6.4, Section 6.5 and Section 6.7 without regard for any minimum vesting period or continued employment or provision of service requirements set forth in such Sections; 

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(2)      Continued employment or provision of service for exercisability or vesting shall not be required (i) as the Committee may determine or permit otherwise in connection with the occurrence of a retirement, death, or Disability of a Participant, or in the event of a Change in Control subject to the limitations set forth in Section 7.1; and 

(3)      Awards granted to Directors pursuant to Section 6.6 in lieu of cash-based director fees that the Director elects to receive in the form of shares of Common Stock equal in value to the cash-based director fees that the Director would otherwise have received shall not be subject to any minimum vesting period or continued provision of service requirement. 

6.2      Options.  At the time any Option is granted, the Committee will determine whether the Option is to be an Incentive Stock Option or a Non-Qualified Stock Option. Each Incentive Stock Option granted under the Plan shall be clearly identified as to its status as an Incentive Stock Option and the applicable Award Agreement shall reflect such status. Subject to the special conditions applicable to Incentive Stock Options set forth in Section 6.2(g) and the special conditions applicable to substitute Options set forth in Section 6.2(f), Options awarded under the Plan shall be subject to the following terms and conditions: 

(a)      Exercise Price.  Subject to adjustment in accordance with Section 9.1, the Exercise Price per share of Common Stock purchasable under any Option shall be determined by the Committee in its sole discretion and set forth in the applicable Award Agreement; provided, however, the Exercise Price may not be less than the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock subject to the Option on the date the Option is granted. 

(b)      Option Term.  The exercise period for each Option granted under the Plan shall be determined by the Committee in its sole discretion and set forth in the applicable Award Agreement. 

(c)      Conditions to Exercise.  Each Option granted under the Plan shall vest over a period based upon the passage of time or upon the achievement of performance goals (or a combination of both), as determined by the Committee; provided, however, except as otherwise permitted by Section 6.1(j), Options shall not vest for at least one year after the date of grant. The Committee may impose such conditions and restrictions on the exercise of an Option as it may deem appropriate. Each Option granted under the Plan shall be exercisable at such time or times, or upon the occurrence of such event or events, and for such number of shares of Common Stock as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion and set forth in the applicable Award Agreement. 

(d)      Exercise of Option.  An Option shall be exercised by (i) delivery to the Company of a written notice of exercise (on the form or in the manner specified by the Company for such notice) with respect to all or a specified number of shares of Common Stock subject to the Option, and (ii) payment to the Company of the full amount of the Exercise Price in a manner permissible under Section 6.1(e) and the applicable Award Agreement. 

(e)      No Rights as a Stockholder.  The holder of an Option, as such, shall have none of the rights of a stockholder of the Company with respect to the shares of Common Stock underlying such Option until such time as the Option vests, is exercised and the shares of Common Stock are issued to the holder of the Option. 

(f)      Special Provisions for Substitute Options.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 6.2, any Option issued in substitution for an option previously issued by another entity, which substitution occurs in connection with a corporate transaction, may provide for an Exercise Price and may contain such other terms and conditions as the Committee may prescribe to cause such substitute Option to contain as nearly as possible the same terms and conditions (including the applicable vesting and termination provisions) as those contained in the previously issued option being replaced thereby; provided, however, the number of shares of Common Stock and the Exercise Price of any Option issued in substitution for an option previously issued by another entity shall be determined in accordance with the requirements of Code Section 409A. 

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(g)      Special Conditions for Incentive Stock Options.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 6.1 or this Section 6.2, Incentive Stock Options shall be subject to the following terms and conditions: 

(i)      Incentive Stock Options may only be granted to Employees of the Company or of a Subsidiary that qualifies as a “subsidiary corporation” within the meaning given such term by Code Section 424. 

(ii)      The aggregate Fair Market Value (determined as of the date an Incentive Stock Option is granted) of the shares of Common Stock with respect to which Options intended to meet the requirements of Code Section 422 become exercisable for the first time by an Employee during any calendar year (under all plans of the Company and its Subsidiaries) may not exceed one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000); provided, however, if such limitation is exceeded, the portion of such Incentive Stock Option(s) which cause the limitation to be exceeded will be treated as Non-Qualified Stock Option(s). 

(iii)      No Incentive Stock Option may be granted after ten (10) years from the date that the Plan is approved by the Company’s stockholders. 

(iv)      With respect to each grant of an Incentive Stock Option to a Participant who is an Over 10% Owner, the Exercise Price may not be less than one hundred ten percent (110%) of the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock subject to the Incentive Stock Option on the date the Incentive Stock Option is granted. 

(v)      The exercise period for an Incentive Stock Option must be no longer than ten (10) years from the date that the Incentive Stock Option is granted, or in the case of an Incentive Stock Option granted to an Over 10% Owner, the exercise period may be no longer than five (5) years after the date that the Incentive Stock Option is granted. 

(vi)      For an Incentive Stock Option issued in substitution for an incentive stock option previously issued by another entity, which substitution occurs in connection with a transaction to which Code Section 424(a) is applicable, both the number of shares of Common Stock and the Exercise Price of the substitute Incentive Stock Option shall be computed in accordance with Code Section 424. 

(vii)      Incentive Stock Options granted under the Plan are intended to comply with Code Section 422, and the provisions of the Plan and the Award Agreements for any Incentive Stock Options granted under the Plan shall be construed in such manner as to effectuate that intent. 

6.3      Stock Appreciation Rights.  A Stock Appreciation Right shall entitle the Participant to receive at the time of payment or exercise, for a specified or determinable number of shares of the Common Stock, an amount equal to a percentage (not to exceed 100%) of the excess of Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock over the applicable Strike Price per share of Common Stock. Each Stock Appreciation Right shall be subject to the following terms and conditions: 

(a)      Strike Price.  Subject to adjustment in accordance with Section 9.1, the Strike Price per share of Common Stock under any Stock Appreciation Right shall be determined by the Committee in its sole discretion and set forth in the applicable Award Agreement; provided, however, the Strike Price may not be less than the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock subject to the Stock Appreciation Right on the date the Stock Appreciation Right is granted. 

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(b)      Conditions to Exercise.  Each Stock Appreciation Right granted under the Plan shall vest over a period based upon the passage of time or upon the achievement of performance goals (or a combination of both), as determined by the Committee; provided, however, except as otherwise permitted by Section 6.1(j), Stock Appreciation Rights shall not vest for at least one year after the date of grant. The Committee may impose such conditions and restrictions on the exercise of a Stock Appreciation Right as it may deem appropriate. Each Stock Appreciation Right granted under the Plan shall be exercisable or payable at such time or times, or upon the occurrence of such event or events, and in such amounts as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion, and set forth in the applicable Award Agreement. 

(c)      No Rights as a Stockholder.  The holder of a Stock Appreciation Right, as such, shall have none of the rights of a stockholder of the Company with respect to the shares of Common Stock underlying such Stock Appreciation Right until such time as the Stock Appreciation Right vests, is exercised, or paid and the shares of Common Stock are issued to the holder of the Stock Appreciation Right. 

(d)      Settlement.  Upon settlement of a Stock Appreciation Right, the Company shall pay to the Participant the appreciation in cash, shares of Common Stock (valued at the aggregate fair market value), or a combination thereof, as provided in the Award Agreement or, in the absence of such provision, as the Committee may determine. 

6.4      Restricted Stock Awards.  Each Restricted Stock Award shall be made in such number of shares of Common Stock, upon such terms and conditions on such shares, for such Restricted Period and with such dividend or voting rights during the Restricted Period as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion and set forth in the applicable Award Agreement. Restricted Stock Awards shall be subject to the following terms and conditions: 

(a)      Consideration.  The Committee may require a payment from the Participant in exchange for the grant of a Restricted Stock Award or may grant a Restricted Stock Award without any consideration from the Participant other than his service to or on behalf of the Company or its Subsidiaries. 

(b)      Shares.  A Restricted Stock Award granted pursuant to the Plan may be evidenced by book entry or in such manner as the Committee shall determine, and the Committee may take any action it deems necessary or advisable to reflect that the shares of Common Stock that are part of the Restricted Stock Award are subject to its applicable terms, conditions, and restrictions applicable, until the restrictions thereon shall have lapsed. 

(c)      Vesting.  Each Restricted Stock Award shall vest over a Restricted Period based upon the passage of time or upon the achievement of performance goals (or a combination of both), as determined by the Committee; provided, however, except as otherwise permitted by Section 6.1(j), Restricted Stock Awards shall not vest for at least one year after the date of grant. Restricted Stock Awards subject to performance goals may be designated as Performance Stock Awards. A Restricted Stock Award may also, in the Committee’s discretion, provide for earlier termination of the Restricted Period in the event of the retirement, death, or Disability of the Participant, or in the event of a Change in Control. 

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(d)      Rights as Stockholder.  Unless otherwise determined by the Committee and set forth in the applicable Award Agreement, a grant of a Restricted Stock Award shall immediately entitle the Participant to voting and dividend rights with respect to the shares of Common Stock subject to the Award; provided, however, the dividends and other distributions on the shares of Common Stock subject to the Award shall in all cases either (i) be deferred and payment thereof contingent on the vesting of the shares of Common Stock with respect to which such dividends and other distributions are paid, or (ii) be credited with additional number of shares of Restricted Stock determined using the amount of dividends that would have been paid on the number of shares of Common Stock underlying the Award and the fair market value of a share of Common Stock on the applicable dividend payment date, in each case subject to the same vesting and forfeiture restrictions that apply to the shares of Common Stock subject to the Award with respect to which such dividends and other distributions are paid. 

6.5      Restricted Stock Unit Awards.  Restricted Stock Unit Awards shall entitle the Participant to receive, at a specified future date or event, payment of a specified number of shares of Common Stock or an amount equal to all or a portion of the fair market value of a specified number of shares of Common Stock at the end of the applicable Restricted Period. Each Restricted Stock Unit Award shall be made in such number of shares of Common Stock, upon such terms and conditions, for such Restricted Period and with such dividend equivalent rights during the Restricted Period as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion and set forth in the applicable Award Agreement. Restricted Stock Unit Awards shall be subject to the following terms and conditions: 

(a)      Consideration.  The Committee may require a payment from the Participant in consideration of a payment of a Restricted Stock Unit Award or may grant a Restricted Stock Unit Award without any consideration from the Participant other than his service to or on behalf of the Company or its Subsidiaries. 

(b)      Vesting.  Each Restricted Stock Unit Award shall vest over a Restricted Period based upon the passage of time or upon the achievement of performance goals (or a combination of both), as determined by the Committee provided, however, except as otherwise permitted by Section 6.1(j), Restricted Stock Units shall not vest for at least one year after the date of grant. Restricted Stock Unit Awards subject to performance goals may be designated as Performance Stock Unit Awards. A Restricted Stock Unit Award may also, in the Committee’s discretion, provide for earlier termination of the Restricted Period in the event of the retirement, death, or Disability of the Participant, or in the event of a Change in Control. 

(c)      No Rights as a Stockholder.  The holder of a Restricted Stock Unit Award, as such, shall have none of the rights of a stockholder of the Company with respect to the shares of Common Stock underlying such Restricted Stock Unit Award until such time as the Restricted Stock Unit Award vests, is paid and the shares of Common Stock are issued to the holder of the Restricted Stock Unit Award. 

(d)      Settlement.  A Restricted Stock Unit Award may be settled by the delivery of shares of Common Stock, their cash equivalent fair market value, any combination thereof or in any other form of consideration, as determined by the Committee and set forth in the applicable Award Agreement. 

6.6      Director Awards.  Subject to the limitations in Section 4.4(b), in addition to the ability of Directors to receive Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, Restricted Stock Awards, Restricted Stock Unit Awards, or other Awards under this Article VI, Directors may also (a) receive Awards of outright shares of Common Stock, subject to the limitations set forth in Section 6.1(j), and (b) be permitted to elect to receive, pursuant to procedures established by the Committee, Awards of outright shares of Common Stock in lieu of cash-based director fees that the Director elects to receive in the form of shares of Common Stock with a fair market value equal to the cash-based director fees that the Director would otherwise have received. 

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6.7      Other Awards.  Subject to applicable law and the limits set forth in Article IV, the Committee may grant to any Participant such other Awards that may be denominated or payable in, valued in whole or in part by reference to, or otherwise based on, or related to, shares of Common Stock or factors that may influence the value of such shares, including, without limitation, convertible or exchangeable debt securities, other rights convertible or exchangeable into shares of Common Stock, purchase rights for shares of Common Stock, Awards with value and payment contingent upon performance of the Company or specified Subsidiaries, affiliates or other business units thereof or any other factors designated by the Committee, and Awards valued by reference to the book value of shares of Common Stock or the value of securities of, or the performance of specified Subsidiaries or affiliates or other business units of the Company. The Committee will determine the terms and conditions of such Awards. Except as otherwise permitted by Section 6.1(j), such Awards shall not vest for at least one year after the date of grant. Shares of Common Stock delivered pursuant to an Award in the nature of a purchase right granted under this Section will be purchased for such consideration, paid for at such time, by such methods, and in such forms, including, without limitation shares of Common Stock, notes or other property, as the Committee determines. 

Article VII 

CHANGE IN CONTROL 

7.1      Effect of a Change in Control.  In the event of a Change in Control, the following acceleration, exercisability, and valuation provisions will apply: 

(a)    Upon a Change in Control, each then-outstanding Option and Stock Appreciation Right will become fully vested and exercisable, and the restrictions applicable to each outstanding Restricted Stock Award, Restricted Stock Unit or Other Award will lapse, and each Award will be fully vested (with any applicable performance goals deemed to have been achieved at a target level as of the date of such vesting), except to the extent that an Award meeting the requirements of Section 7.1(b) (a “Replacement Award”) is provided to the Participant holding such Award in accordance with Section 7.1(b) to replace or adjust such outstanding Award (a “Replaced Award”); 

(b)      An Award meets the conditions of this Section 7.1(b) (and hence qualifies as a Replacement Award) if (i) it is of the same type (e.g., stock option for Option, restricted stock award for Restricted Stock Award, restricted stock unit award for Restricted Stock Unit Award, etc.) as the Replaced Award, (ii) it has a value at least equal to the value of the Replaced Award, (iii) it relates to publicly traded equity securities of the Company or its successor in the Change in Control or another entity that is affiliated with the Company or its successor following the Change in Control, (iv) the federal tax consequences to the Participant holding the Replaced Award of the Replacement Award are not less favorable to such Participant than the federal tax consequences of the Replaced Award, and (v) its other terms and conditions are not less favorable to the Participant holding the Replaced Award than the terms and conditions of the Replaced Award (including, but not limited to, the provisions that would apply in the event of a subsequent Change in Control). Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Replacement Award may take the form of a continuation of the Replaced Award if the requirements of the preceding sentence are satisfied; and 

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(c)      Except as otherwise provided in an executive, employment, severance, or similar agreement, if any, between the Participant and the Company or a Subsidiary, upon the Involuntary Termination, during the period of two (2) years immediately following a Change in Control, of a Participant holding Replacement Awards, (i) all Replacement Awards held by the Participant will become fully vested and, if applicable, exercisable and free of restrictions (with any applicable performance goals deemed to have been achieved at a target level as of the date of such vesting), and (ii) all Options and Stock Appreciation Rights held by the Participant immediately before such Involuntary Termination that the Participant also held as of the date of the Change in Control and all stock options and stock appreciation rights that constitute Replacement Awards will remain exercisable for a period of ninety (90) days following such Involuntary Termination or until the expiration of the stated term of such stock option or stock appreciation right, whichever period is shorter (provided, however, if the applicable Award Agreement provides for a longer period of exercisability, that provision will control). 

7.2      Definition.  For purposes of the Plan, a “Change in Control” of the Company shall be deemed to have occurred upon the happening of any of the following events: 

(a)      There shall be consummated (i) any consolidation or merger of the Company in which the Company is not the continuing or surviving corporation or pursuant to which any shares of the Company’s common stock are to be converted into cash, securities or other property, provided that the consolidation or merger is not with a corporation which was a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company immediately before the consolidation or merger, or (ii) any sale, lease, exchange, or other transfer (in one transaction or a series of related transactions) of all, or substantially all, of the assets of the Company; 

(b)      For Awards granted prior to June 16, 2021, the stockholders of the Company approve any plan or proposal for the liquidation or dissolution of the Company, and for Awards granted on or after June 16, 2021, the liquidation or dissolution of the Company; 

(c)      Any person (as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act) shall become the beneficial owner (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of twenty percent (20%) or more of the Company’s then-outstanding common stock, provided that such person shall not be a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company immediately before it becomes such twenty percent (20%) beneficial owner; or 

(d)      Individuals who constitute the Board on the date hereof (the “Incumbent Board”) cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority thereof within any twelve (12) month period, provided that any person becoming a director subsequent to the date hereof whose election, or nomination for election by the Company’s stockholders, was approved by a vote of at least three quarters of the Directors comprising the Incumbent Board (either by a specific vote or by approval of the proxy statement of the Company in which such person is named as a nominee for director, without objection to such nomination) shall be, for purposes of this clause (d), considered as though such person were a member of the Incumbent Board. 

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Article VIII 

TERMINATION AND AMENDMENT 

8.1      Termination and Amendment of Plan. 

(a)      Subject to the limitations of Section 8.3, the Board may amend or terminate the Plan at any time; provided, however, the Board shall obtain stockholder approval for any amendment to the Plan that increases the number of shares of Common Stock available under the Plan, materially expands the classes of individuals eligible to receive Awards, materially expands the type of awards available for issuance under the Plan, or would otherwise require stockholder approval under the Code or other applicable laws, or the Nasdaq Stock Market listing standards. 

(b)      Notwithstanding Section 8.1(a), without the consent of the holder of an Award, no such termination or amendment of the Plan may adversely affect the then value of the Award or the rights of the holder of such Award, and with respect to any Award which provides for the deferral of compensation subject to the provisions of Code Section 409A, no termination or amendment of the Plan shall have the effect of accelerating the payment of such Award if and to the extent that such accelerated payment would violate Code Section 409A. 

8.2      Amendment of Award Agreements.  Subject to the limitations of Section 8.3, the Board or the Committee may amend an Award Agreement at any time, in their sole discretion; provided, however, without the consent of the holder of an Award, no such amendment of an Award Agreement may adversely affect the then value of the Award or the rights of the holder of such Award, and with respect to any Award which provides for the deferral of compensation subject to the provisions of Code Section 409A, no amendment of the Award Agreement shall have the effect of accelerating the payment of such Award if and to the extent that such accelerated payment would violate Code Section 409A. 

8.3      No Repricing.  Except as provided by Section 9.1, without the approval of the Company’s stockholders, the Exercise Price of an Option or the Strike Price of a Stock Appreciation Right may not be amended or modified after the grant of the Option or Stock Appreciation Right, and an Option or Stock Appreciation Right may not be surrendered or cancelled in consideration of, or in exchange for, cash, other Awards, or the grant of a new Option or Stock Appreciation Right having an Exercise Price or Strike Price below that of the Option or Stock Appreciation Right that was surrendered or cancelled, and without the approval of the Company’s stockholders, neither the Board nor the Committee may take any other action with respect to an Option or Stock Appreciation Right that would be treated as a repricing under the rules and regulations of the principal securities exchange on which the shares of Common Stock are traded. 

Article IX 

GENERAL PROVISIONS 

9.1      Changes in Capitalization; Merger; Liquidation. 

(a)      The aggregate number of shares of Common Stock reserved for the grant of Awards, for issuance upon the exercise or payment, as applicable, of each outstanding Award and upon vesting of an Award; the annual limit per Participant; the Exercise Price of each outstanding Option; the Strike Price of each outstanding Stock Appreciation Right and the specified number of shares of Common Stock to which each outstanding Award pertains shall be proportionately adjusted for any increase or decrease in the number of issued shares of Common Stock resulting from a stock split, stock dividend, combination or exchange of shares, exchange for other securities, reclassification, reorganization, recapitalization, or any other increase or decrease in the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock effected without consideration to the Company. 

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(b)      In the event of a merger, consolidation, reorganization, extraordinary dividend, spin-off, sale of substantially all of the Company’s assets, other change in capital structure of the Company, or tender offer for shares of Common Stock, the Committee may make such adjustments with respect to awards and take such other action as it deems necessary or appropriate, including, without limitation, the substitution of new Awards, or the adjustment of outstanding Awards, the acceleration of Awards, the removal of restrictions on outstanding Awards, or the termination of outstanding Awards in exchange for the cash value determined in good faith by the Committee of the vested or unvested portion of the Award, all as may be provided in the applicable Award Agreement or, if not expressly addressed therein, as the Committee subsequently may determine in its sole discretion. Any adjustment pursuant to this Section may provide, in the Committee’s discretion, for the elimination without payment therefor of any fractional shares that might otherwise become subject to any Award, but, except as set forth in this Section, may not otherwise diminish the then value of the Award. 

(c)      The existence of the Plan and the Awards granted pursuant to the Plan shall not affect in any way the right or power of the Company or a Subsidiary to make or authorize any adjustment, reclassification, reorganization or other change in its capital or business structure, any merger or consolidation of the Company or a Subsidiary, any issue of debt or equity securities having preferences or priorities as to the Common Stock or the rights thereof, the dissolution or liquidation of the Company or a Subsidiary, any sale or transfer of all or any part of its business or assets, or any other corporate act or proceeding. 

9.2      Code Section 409A.  Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, Restricted Stock Awards, and Director Awards granted under the Plan are intended to be exempt from Code Section 409A, and Restricted Stock Unit Awards, dividend equivalents, and all other Awards awarded under the Plan are intended to be exempt from or comply with Code Section 409A, and the Plan, Award Agreements and the terms of Awards shall be administered and interpreted consistent with such intention. In the event any provisions of the Plan or any Award Agreement are determined by the Committee potentially to violate Code Section 409A, such provisions shall be amended, as necessary, to be exempt from or comply with Section 409A; and until adoption of any such amendment, the provisions shall be construed and interpreted, to the extent possible, to be exempt from or comply with Section 409A. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company makes no representations that the payments and benefits provided under the Plan are exempt from or comply with Section 409A, and in no event will the Company be liable for all or any portion of any taxes, penalties, interest, or other expenses that may be incurred by a Participant on account of non-compliance with Section 409A. 

9.3      Right to Terminate Employment or Service.  Nothing in the Plan or in any Award Agreement confers upon any Participant the right to continue as an officer, employee, director, consultant or other service provider of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or affects the right of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to terminate a Participant’s employment or services at any time. 

9.4      Non-Alienation of Benefits.  Except as otherwise expressly provided by the Plan, no Award or benefit under the Plan may be subject in any manner to anticipation, alienation, sale, transfer, assignment, pledge, attachment, encumbrance, or charge; and any attempt to do so shall be void. No such Award or benefit may, prior to receipt by the Participant, be in any manner liable for or subject to the debts, contracts, liabilities, engagements, or torts of the Participant. 

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9.5      Restrictions on Delivery and Sale of Shares; Legends.  Each Award is subject to the condition that if at any time the Committee, in its discretion, shall determine that the listing, registration, or qualification of the shares of Common Stock covered by such Award upon any securities exchange or under any federal or state law is necessary or desirable as a condition of or in connection with the granting of such Award or the purchase or delivery of shares thereunder, the delivery of any or all shares of Common Stock pursuant to such Award may be withheld unless and until such listing, registration, or qualification shall have been effected. If a registration statement is not in effect under the Securities Act of 1933 or any applicable state securities laws with respect to the shares of Common Stock purchasable or otherwise deliverable under Awards then outstanding, the Committee may require, as a condition of exercise of any Option or as a condition to any other delivery of Common Stock pursuant to an Award, that the Participant or other recipient of an Award represent, in writing, that the shares received pursuant to the Award are being acquired for investment and not with a view to distribution and agree that the shares will not be disposed of except pursuant to an effective registration statement, unless the Company shall have received an opinion of counsel that such disposition is exempt from such requirement under the Securities Act of 1933 and any applicable state securities laws. The Company may include on certificates representing shares delivered pursuant to an Award such legends referring to the foregoing representations or restrictions or any other applicable restrictions on resale as the Company, in its discretion, shall deem appropriate. 

9.6      FDIA Limitations.  Any actions by the Company under the Plan or any Award Agreement must comply with the law, including regulations and other interpretive action, of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, or other entities that supervise any of the activities of the Company. Specifically, any payments to the Participant by the Company, whether pursuant to the Plan, an Award Agreement, or otherwise, are subject to and conditioned upon their compliance with Section 18(k) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, 12. U.S.C. Section 1828(k), and the regulations promulgated thereunder in 12 C.F.R. Part 359. 

9.7      Compensation Recovery Policy.  Notwithstanding any provision of the Plan or an Award Agreement, the amount of any cash paid under an Award, any shares of Common Stock granted or issued under an Award, and any amount received with respect to any sale of any such shares of Common Stock, shall be subject to potential cancellation, recoupment, rescission, payback, or other action in accordance with the terms of the Company’s compensation recovery policy, if any, or any similar policy that the Company may adopt from time to time, and the Committee shall include a provision in Award Agreements to give effect to such policy. 

9.8      Listing and Legal Compliance.  The Committee may suspend the exercise or payment of any Award so long as it determines that securities exchange listing or registration or qualification under any securities laws is required in connection therewith and has not been completed on terms acceptable to the Committee. 

9.9      Choice of Law.  The laws of the State of New York shall govern the Plan, to the extent not preempted by federal law, without reference to the principles of conflict of laws. 

9.10      Plan Binding on Successors.  The Plan shall be binding upon the successors and assigns of the Company. 

9.11      Interpretation.  Whenever used in the Plan, nouns in the singular shall include the plural and the plural shall include the singular, and the masculine pronoun shall include the feminine gender. Headings of Articles and Sections in the Plan are inserted for convenience and reference only, and they do not constitute part of the Plan. 

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Exhibit 10.7
CALLAWAY GOLF COMPANY
OFFICER EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

This Officer Employment Agreement ("Agreement") is entered into as of April 5, 2021 (the "Effective Date") by and between Topgolf International, Inc., a Delaware corporation, (the "Company") and Arthur Starrs ("Employee").

1.    TERM. The Company hereby employs Employee and Employee hereby accepts employment pursuant to the terms and provisions of this Agreement for the period commencing April 5, 2021 and terminating on April 4, 2022. On April 5, 2022, and on April 5th each year thereafter, the Agreement shall renew for an additional one-year term unless the Company provides notice to the Employee that it is not renewing the Agreement. Upon non-renewal of the Agreement, Employee will become an employee at will unless the Agreement is terminated as provided in Section 7 below. At all times during the term of this Agreement, Employee shall be considered an employee of the Company within the meaning of all federal, state and local laws and regulations, including, but not limited to, laws and regulations governing unemployment insurance, workers' compensation, industrial accident, labor and taxes.

2.    TITLE. Employee shall serve as Chief Executive Officer of the Company. Employee's duties shall be the usual and customary duties of the offices in which Employee serves. Employee shall report  to the Chief Executive Officer of Callaway Golf Company ("Callaway") or such other person as the Chief Executive Officer of Callaway shall designate from time to time. The Board of Directors and/or the Chief Executive Officer of Callaway may change employee's title, position and/or duties at any time.

3.    SERVICES TO BE EXCLUSIVE. Employee agrees to devote Employee's full productive time and best efforts to the performance of Employee's duties hereunder pursuant to the supervision and direction of Callaway's Board of Directors, its Chief Executive Officer or their designee. Employee further agrees, as a condition to the performance by the Company of each and all of its obligations hereunder, that so long as Employee is employed by the Company, Employee will not directly or indirectly render services of any nature to, otherwise become employed by, or otherwise participate or engage in any other business without the Company's prior written consent. Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to preclude Employee from having outside personal investments and involvement with appropriate community or charitable activities, or from devoting a reasonable amount of time to such matters, provided that this shall in no manner interfere with or derogate from Employee's work for the Company.

4.    COMPENSATION.

(a)    Base  Salary. In accordance with the Company's usual review and  pay practices, the Company agrees to pay Employee a base salary of no less than $750,000 per year (prorated for any partial years of employment), payable  in equal  installments  on  regularly scheduled Company pay dates. Employee agrees that the Company may increase Employee's base salary without requiring an amendment of this Agreement through the use ota Personnel Action Notice or similar documentation.

(b)    Annual Incentive. The Company shall provide Employee an opportunity to earn an annual incentive payment based upon participation in the Company's applicable incentive plan as it may or may not exist from time to time. Employee's incentive target percentage is eighty-five percent (85%) of Employee's annual base salary.   Any annual incentive payment earned pursuant to an applicable incentive plan shall be payable in the first quarter of the following year.

(c)    Long-Term Incentive. The Company shall provide Employee an opportunity to participate in the Company's applicable long term incentive program as it may or may not exist from time to time. For 2021, Employee shall be granted the following equity awards:

(a)    An annual incentive award consisting of (i) 23,204 restricted stock units which shall be scheduled to vest in three equal annual installments on the first three anniversaries of the grant date and otherwise shall be upon the terms of the Callaway form of restricted stock unit grant agreement for other senior executives of the Company and (ii) 28,360 performance share units which shall be scheduled to vest on the third anniversary of the grant date and otherwise shall be upon the terms of the Callaway  form of performance share unit agreement for other senior executives of the Company and with the same Callaway consolidated performance goals as granted to other senior executives of the Company.

(b)    A one-time special incentive award consisting of (i) 54, 142 restricted stock units which shall be scheduled to vest in three equal annual installments on the first three anniversaries of the grant date and otherwise shall be upon the terms of the Callaway form of restricted stock unit grant agreement for other senior executives of the Company and (ii) 66, 174 performance share units which shall be scheduled to vest on the third anniversary of the grant date and otherwise shall be upon the terms of the Callaway form of performance share unit agreement for other senior executives of the Company and with the same Topgolf performance goals as  granted to other senior executives of the Company.

5.    EXPENSES AND BENEFITS.

(a)    Reasonable  and  Necessary  Expenses.   In addition to the  compensation provided for in Section 4, the Company shall reimburse Employee for all reasonable, 

customary and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of Employee's duties hereunder. Employee shall first account for such expenses in accordance with the policies and procedures set by the Company from time to time for reimbursement of such expenses. The amount, nature, and extent of such expenses shall always be subject to the control, supervision and direction of the Company and Callaway's Chief Executive Officer.

(b)    Paid Time Off. Employee shall accrue paid time off in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Company's Paid Time Off Program, as may be modified from time to time. Unless and until the Company implements an unlimited paid time off program, and subject to the maximum accrual permitted under the Paid Time Off Program, Employee shall accrue paid time off at the rate of twenty-five (25) days per year. The time off may be taken any time during the year subject to prior approval by Callaway's Chief Executive Officer. The Company reserves the right to pay Employee for unused, accrued benefits in lieu of providing time off in accordance with the Company's policies with respect to unused Paid Time Off.

(c)    Insurance/Death Benefit. During Employee's employment with the Company pursuant to this Agreement, the Company shall provide the following:

(i)    Employee may participate in the Company's health insurance and disability insurance plans as the same may be modified from time to time;

(ii) Subject to all applicable laws, and satisfaction of the conditions set forth below, Employee may be eligible for an additional disability benefit if Employee becomes permanently disabled. Permanent Disability shall be defined as Employee's failure to perform or being unable to perform all or substantially all of Employee's duties under this Agreement for a continuous period of six (6) months or more on account of any physical or mental disability, either as mutually agreed to by the parties or as reflected in the opinions of three (3) qualified physicians, one of which has been selected by the Company, one of which has been selected by Employee, and one of which has been selected by the two other physicians jointly. In the event that Employee is declared permanently disabled (the "Permanent Disability Date"), then Employee shall be entitled to (i) any compensation accrued and unpaid as of the Permanent Disability Date; (ii) a cash payment based on the incentive payment Employee would have received in light of the Company's actual performance as measured against the requirements of the annual incentive plan and pro-rated to the date of Employee's Permanent Disability Date; (iii) a lump sum payment equal to six (6) months of Employee's then current base salary at the same rate as in effect on the Permanent Disability Date; (iv) the vesting of all unvested long-term incentive compensation awards (e.g., restricted stock units, performance shares, stock appreciation rights, stock options, and other long-term equity-based incentive awards) held by Employee that would have vested had Employee continued to perform services pursuant to this Agreement for a period of twelve(12) months from the Permanent Disability Date; (v) subject to Subsection 7(b)(ii) below, the payment of premiums owed for COBRA 

insurance benefits for a period of twelve (12) months from the Permanent Disability Date; and (vi) no other payments. The payment of the benefits described in (i) and (iii) of this subsection, as well as any vested time-based long-term incentive compensation awards described in (iv) of this subsection, shall be made as soon as administratively practicable following the Permanent Disability Date, but in no event later than seventy (70) days after the Permanent Disability Date; the payment of any benefits described in (ii) of this subsection, as well as any performance-based long-term incentive compensation awards described in (iv) of this subsection, shall be paid after the completion of the relevant performance period and the evaluation of whether, and the degree to which, the performance criteria have been met. The payment of this benefit shall not eliminate Employee's right to permanent disability insurance benefits if the Employee so qualifies, and shall not eliminate the right of the Company to terminate Employee's employment (e.g., a termination for substantial cause pursuant to Subsection 7(e)) without any further payment pursuant to this Agreement. Employee agrees that the Company shall be entitled to take as an offset against any amounts to be paid pursuant to this subsection any amounts received by Employee pursuant to disability or other insurance or similar income sources provided by the Company; and

(iii) Employee shall be entitled to participate in the Company's executive life insurance program provided that Employee completes the required health statement and application and that Employee's physical condition does not prevent Employee from qualifying for such insurance coverage under reasonable terms and conditions.

(iv) In the event of Employee's death, all outstanding unvested service- based full value long-term incentive awards (e.g., restricted stock units and phantom stock units) held by Employee shall immediately vest.
 

(d)    Retirement. Employee shall be permitted to participate in the Company's 401(k) retirement investment plan pursuant to the terms of such plan, as the same may be modified from time to time, to the extent such plan is offered to other officers of the Company.

(e)    Financial     Plannino.     Annual     Executive     Physical.     Golf      Expense Reimbursement Program and Other Perquisites. To the extent Callaway provides financial, tax and estate  planning  and  related  services,  annual  executive  physicals,  and  golf expense reimbursements, to other executive officers generally from time to time, such  services and perquisites shall be made available to Employee substantially on the same terms and conditions.

6.    TAXES. Employee acknowledges that Employee is responsible for all taxes, including imputed income taxes related to Employee's compensation and benefits, except for those taxes for which the Company is obligated to pay under applicable law or regulation. Employee agrees that the Company may withhold from Employee's 

compensation any amounts that the Company is required to withhold under applicable law or regulation.

7.    TERMINATION  OF  EMPLOYMENT .

(a) Termination  by the Company Without  Substantial Cause , or by Employee for Good Reason or Non-Renewal. Employee's employment  under this Agreement  may be terminated by the Company at any time without substantial cause. Employee's employment under this Agreement may also be terminated  by Employee for Good Reason or Non-Renewal. "Good Reason" shall mean (i) a material breach of this Agreement by the Company and (ii) any requirement that Employee relocate or any assignment to Employee of duties that would make it unreasonably difficult for Employee to maintain the principal residence Employee had as of the Effective Date of this Agreement.   "Non-Renewal" shall mean the Company gives notice of non renewal of this Agreement , as described in Section 1 above, and does not offer Employee a new or amended written employment agreement that is on substantially the same or better terms as this Agreement.  In the event of a termination by the Company Without Substantial Cause, or by Employee for  Good Reason or Non-Renewal,  Employee shall be entitled to receive (i) any compensation accrued and unpaid as of the date of termination; (ii) a cash payment based on the annual incentive payment Employee would have received in the then-current year in light of the Company's actual performance as measured against the requirements of the annual incentive plan, pro-rated to the date of Employee's termination (the "Pro-Rata Incentive Plan Payment"); and (iii) the vesting of all unvested long-term incentive compensation awards (e.g., restricted stock units, performance shares, stock appreciation rights, stock options, and other long-term equity based incentive awards) held by Employee that would have vested had Employee continued to perform services pursuant to this Agreement for a period of twelve (12) months from the date of termination;  provided that  any  unvested  long-term  incentive compensation  awards  that are subject to performance-based vesting will vest only if, and to the degree that, the performance goals are satisfied.  The payment of the benefits described in (i) of this subsection as well as any vested time-based long-term incentive compensation awards described in (iii) of this subsection shall be made as soon as administratively  practicable following the date of termination.    The payment of any benefits described in (ii) of this subsection as well as any performance-based long-term incentive compensation awards described in (iii) of this subsection shall be paid after the completion of the relevant performance period and the evaluation of whether, and the degree to which, the performance criteria have been met. In addition to the foregoing and subject to the provisions thereof,  Employee shall be eligible to receive Special Severance as described  in Subsection 7(b) and Incentive Payments as described in Subsection 7(c). 

(i)    Conditions on Termination by Employee for Good Reason or Non- Renewal. In the event that Employee seeks to terminate this Agreement for Good Reason or Non-Renewal, the following notice procedures shall apply:

1.Good  Reason -  Within ninety (90) days of the date Employee knows, or should have known, that Employee is entitled to terminate this Agreement  for Good Reason, as defined above, Employee shall notify the Company in writing of the Good Reason and Employee's intent to terminate the Agreement no earlier than thirty (30) days later. Company shall then have thirty (30) days to cure the condition underlying Employee's  notice or inform Employee, in writing, of its intent not to do so. If Company fails to cure the condition, or states that it does not intend to attempt to cure the condition underlying  Employee's notice, then Employee shall then have the right to terminate for Good Reason no later than ninety (90) days following the expiration of the cure period or the written statement of intent not to cure.

2.    Non-Renewal - At least sixty (60) days prior to the expiration of this Agreement, the Company shall notify Employee in writing of Non-Renewal, as defined above. Within thirty (30) days of delivery of the written notice of Non-Renewal, the Company shall provide Employee with a new or amended employment agreement or inform Employee in writing that it does not intend to offer Employee a new employment agreement. Employee shall then have the option, for forty-five (45) days following expiration of the Agreement, to notify the Company, in writing, of Employee's intent to terminate Employee's employment for Non-Renewal.

(b)    Special Severance. In the event of a termination pursuant to Subsection 7(a) of this Agreement, Special Severance shall consist of a total amount equal to 0.500 times the sum of Employee's most recent annual base salary and annual target incentive, payable in equal installments on the same pay schedule as in effect at the time of termination over a period of twelve (12) months from the date of termination. Employee shall also be entitled to the payment of premiums owed for COBRA insurance benefits and the continuation of the financial, tax and estate planning services (on the then-existing terms and conditions) through the period during which Employee is receiving Special Severance. In addition, the Company shall offer to provide, at Company expense, up to one (1) year of outplacement services through a professional outplacement firm of the Company's choosing.

(i)    Conditions   on   Receiving   Special   Severance.     Notwithstanding anything else to the contrary, it is expressly understood that any obligation of the Company to pay Special Severance pursuant to this Agreement  shall  be  subject  to  Employee's continued compliance with the terms and conditions of Sections 8 and 11;  Employee's continued forbearance from directly, indirectly or in any other way, disparaging the Company, its officers or employees,  vendors,  customers,  products  or  activities,  or   otherwise interfering with the Company's press, public and media relations; and Employee's execution, prior to receiving any Special Severance, of an effective release in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B within the time period set forth therein (but in no event later than sixty (60) days after the date of termination of employment).   Additionally,  none of the Special  Severance benefits will be paid or otherwise delivered prior to the effective date of the release, so that amounts otherwise payable prior to the release effective date will accrue and be paid as soon as 

administratively practicable, except as required by Subsection 7(h) below. Employee  agrees that  payment  of Special  Severance pursuant to this subsection shall be in lieu of,  and not in addition to, any other payment that Employee might otherwise be entitled to, including, but not limited to, payments under any state or federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, any similar statute, or as provided for under common law.
(ii)    Payment in lieu of COBRA. Notwithstanding anything else to the contrary, if the Company determines, in its sole discretion, that the Company cannot provide COBRA premium benefits under this Agreement without potentially incurring financial costs or penalties under applicable law (including, without limitation, Section 2716 of the Public Health Service Act), the Company shall, in lieu thereof, pay Employee a taxable cash amount, which payment shall be made if Employee has elected health care continuation coverage (the "Health Care Benefit Payment"). If applicable, the Health Care Benefit Payment shall be paid in a single lump sum as soon as administratively practicable following the effective date of the release signed by Employee, but in no event later than seventy (70) days after the date of termination of employment or the Permanent Disability Date, as applicable. The Health Care Benefit Payment shall be equal to the amount that the Company would have otherwise paid for COBRA insurance premiums (at the level of healthcare benefits Employee and Employee's dependents are enrolled in as of the termination date) calculated based on the premium for the first month of coverage.

(c)    Incentive Payments. In the event of a termination pursuant to Subsection 7(a) of this Agreement, Employee shall also be offered the opportunity to receive Incentive Payments in a total amount equal to 0.500 times the sum of Employee's most recent annual base salary and target incentive, payable in equal installments on the same pay schedule in effect at the time of termination over a period of twelve (12) months from the date of termination.

(i)    Terms  and  Conditions  for  Incentive  Payments.   Employee  may receive Incentive Payments so long as Employee chooses not to engage (whether as an owner, employee, agent, consultant, or in any other capacity) in any business or venture that competes with the business of the Company or any of its affiliates. If Employee chooses to engage in such activities, then the Company shall  have no  obligation  to  make further  Incentive  Payments commencing upon the date which Employee chooses to do so.

(ii)    Sole   Consideration.     Employee  and  the  Company  agree  and acknowledge that the sole and exclusive consideration for the Incentive Payments is Employee's forbearance as described in Subsection 7(c)(i) above.  In the event that  Subsection 7(c)(i) is deemed unenforceable or invalid for any reason, then the Company will  have no obligation to make Incentive Payments for the period of time during which it has been deemed unenforceable or invalid. The obligations and duties of this Subsection 7(c) shall be separate and distinct from the other obligations and duties set forth in this Agreement, and  any finding of invalidity or unenforceability of this 

Subsection 7(c) shall have no effect upon the validity or invalidity of the other provisions of this Agreement.

(d)    Treatment  of  Special  Severance  and  Incentive  Payments.  Any  Special Severance and Incentive Payments shall be subject to usual and customary employee  payroll practices and all applicable withholding requirements.

(e)    Termination by  the  Company  for  Substantial  Cause  or  by   Employee Without Good Reason. Employee's employment under this Agreement may be  terminated immediately and at any time by the Company for substantial cause or by Employee without good reason. In the event of such a termination,  Employee shall  be entitled to  receive (i) any compensation accrued and unpaid as of the date of termination; and (ii) no  other severance. "Substantial cause" shall mean Employee's (1) failure to substantially perform Employee's duties; (2) material breach of this Agreement; (3) misconduct, including but not limited to, use or possession of illegal drugs during work and/or any other action that is damaging or detrimental in a significant manner to the Company; (4) conviction of, or plea of guilty or nolo contendere to, a felony; or (5) failure to cooperate with, or any attempt to obstruct or improperly influence, any investigation authorized by the Board of Directors or any governmental or regulatory agency.

(f)    Termination by Mutual Agreement of the Parties. Employee's employment pursuant to this Agreement may be terminated at any time upon the mutual agreement in writing of the parties. Any such termination of employment shall have the consequences specified in such agreement.

(g)    Other.  Except for the amounts specifically provided pursuant to this Section 7, Employee shall not be entitled to any further compensation, incentive, damages, restitution, relocation benefits, or other severance benefits upon termination of employment. The amounts payable to Employee pursuant to these Sections shall not be treated as damages, but as compensation to which Employee may be entitled by reason of termination of employment under the applicable circumstances. The Company shall not be entitled to set off against the amounts payable to Employee pursuant to this Section 7 any amounts earned by Employee in other employment after termination of Employee's employment with the Company pursuant to this Agreement, or any amounts which might have been earned by Employee in other employment had Employee sought such other employment. The provisions of this Section 7 shall not limit Employee's rights under or pursuant to any other agreement or understanding with the Company regarding any pension, insurance or other employee benefit plan of the Company to which Employee is entitled pursuant to the terms of such plan.

(h)    Compliance with Section 409A. Each installment of  severance benefits is a separate "payment" for purposes of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the regulations governing Section 409A (collectively "Section 409A"), and the severance benefits are intended to satisfy the exemptions under Section 409A. It is 

intended that if Employee is a "specified employee" within the meaning of Section 409A at the time of a separation from service, then, to the extent necessary, the severance benefits will not be paid until at least six (6) months after separation from service.

(i)    Pre-Termination Rights. The Company shall have the right, at its option, to require Employee to vacate Employee's office or otherwise remain off the Company's premises and to cease any and all activities on the Company's behalf without such action constituting a termination of employment or a breach of this Agreement.

(j)    Forfeiture.

(i)    If the Company is required to prepare an accounting restatement due to the material noncompliance of the Company, as a result of the intentional misconduct or gross negligence of the Employee, with any financial reporting requirement under the United States securities laws, then the Employee shall forfeit and reimburse the Company for all of the following: (i) any incentive or incentive compensation paid based upon such erroneously stated financial information, (ii) any incentive or incentive compensation or equity compensation received by Employee during the twelve (12) month period following the earlier of the first public issuance or filing with the SEC of the financial document embodying the financial reporting requirement, (iii) any profits realized from the sale of Company securities during that same twelve (12) month period, (iv) if Employee is terminated or has been terminated, the right to receive Special Severance and Incentive Payments, and (v) if Employee is terminated or has been terminated, any unvested and/or unexercised long-term incentive compensation awards.

(ii)    If the Employee is one of the persons subject to automatic forfeiture under Section 304 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (i.e. the Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer) and the Company is required to prepare an accounting restatement due to the material noncompliance of the Company, as a result of misconduct (within the meaning of said Section 304, but other than as a result of Employee's intentional misconduct or gross negligence, which is governed by the preceding subsection}, with any financial reporting requirement under the United States securities laws, then the Employee shall forfeit and reimburse the Company for all of the following: (i) any incentive or incentive compensation or equity compensation received by Employee during the twelve (12) month period following the earlier of the first public issuance or filing with the SEC of the financial document embodying the financial reporting requirement and (ii) any profits realized from the sale of Company securities during that same twelve (12) month period.

(iii)    Employee acknowledges that Section 954 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, among other things, requires the United States Securities and Exchange Commission to direct the national securities exchanges to prohibit the continued listing of the securities of an issuer unless the issuer develops and implements a policy providing, among other things, for the recovery of certain erroneously awarded compensation. Upon the Company's adoption of such a policy, 

Employee agrees that this Agreement shall be automatically amended without any further consideration to incorporate the recovery provisions set forth in the policy. Upon the request of the Company, Employee agrees without further consideration to execute an amendment evidencing the incorporation of said provisions into this Agreement.

(iv)    No forfeiture or recovery of compensation under this subsection U) shall constitute an event giving rise to Employee's right to terminate this Agreement for Good Reason.

8.    OTHER EMPLOYEE DUTIES AND OBLIGATIONS.

In addition to any other duties and obligations set forth in this Agreement, Employee shall be obligated as follows:

(a)    Compliance. Employee shall be required to comply with all policies and procedures of the Company as such shall be adopted, modified or otherwise established by the Company from time to time, including, but not limited to, the Company's Code of Conduct. While employed by the Company pursuant to this Agreement, or while receiving severance, incentive or other payments or consideration from the Company following termination of this Agreement, Employee shall disclose in writing to the Company's General Counsel any conviction of, or plea of guilty or nolo contendere to, a felony.

(b)    Trade Secrets and Confidential Information.

(i)    As used in this Agreement, the term "Trade Secrets and Confidential Information" means information, whether written or oral, not generally available to the public, regardless of whether it is suitable to be patented, copyrighted and/or trademarked, which is received from the Company and/or its affiliates, either directly or indirectly, including but not limited to concepts, ideas, plans and strategies involved in the Company's and/or its affiliates' products, the processes, formulae and techniques disclosed by the Company and/or its affiliates to Employee or observed by Employee, the designs, inventions and innovations and related plans, strategies  and applications  which  Employee develops during the term of this Agreement  in connection with the work performed by Employee for the Company and/or its affiliates; and third party information which the Company and/or its affiliates has/have agreed to keep confidential.

(ii)    While employed by the Company, Employee will have access to and become familiar with Trade Secrets and Confidential Information. Employee acknowledges that Trade Secrets and Confidential Information are owned and shall continue to be owned solely by the Company and/or its affiliates. Employee agrees that Employee will not, at any time, whether during or subsequent to Employee's employment by the Company and/or its affiliates, use or disclose Trade Secrets and Confidential Information for any competitive purpose or divulge the same to any person 

other than the Company or persons with respect to whom the Company has given its written consent, unless Employee is compelled to make disclosure by governmental process. In the event Employee believes that Employee is legally required to disclose any Trade Secrets or Confidential Information, Employee shall give reasonable notice to the Company prior to disclosing such information and shall assist the Company in taking such legally permissible steps as are reasonable and necessary to protect the Trade Secrets or Confidential Information, including, but not limited to execution by the receiving party of a non-disclosure agreement in a form acceptable to the Company.

(iii)    Employee agrees to execute such secrecy, non-disclosure, patent, trademark, copyright and other proprietary rights agreements, if any, as the Company may from time to time reasonably require.

(iv)    The provisions of this Subsection 8(b) shall survive the termination of this Agreement and shall be binding upon Employee in perpetuity.

(c)    Assignment of Rights.

(i)    As used in this Agreement, "Designs, Inventions and Innovations," whether or not they have been patented, trademarked, or copyrighted, include, but are not limited to designs, inventions, innovations, ideas, improvements, processes, sources of and uses for materials, apparatus, plans, systems and computer programs relating to the design, manufacture, use, marketing, distribution and management of the Company's and/or its affiliates' products.

(ii)    As a material part of the terms and understandings of this Agreement, Employee agrees to assign to the Company all Designs, Inventions and Innovations developed, conceived and/or reduced to practice by Employee, alone or with anyone else, in connection with the work performed by Employee for the Company during Employee's employment with the Company, regardless of whether they are suitable to be patented, trademarked and/or copyrighted.

(iii)    Employee agrees to disclose in writing to the Chief Executive Officer of Callaway any Design, Invention or Innovation relating to the business of the Company and/or its affiliates, which Employee develops, conceives and/or reduces to practice in connection with any work performed by Employee for the Company, either alone or with anyone else, while employed by the Company and/or within twelve (12) months of the termination of employment. Employee shall disclose all Designs, Inventions and Innovations to the Company, even if Employee does not believe that Employee is required under this Agreement, or pursuant to applicable law, to assign Employee's interest in such Design, Invention or Innovation to the Company. If the Company and Employee disagree as to whether or not a Design, Invention or Innovation is included within the terms of this Agreement, it will be the responsibility of Employee to prove that it is not included.
 

(iv)    The obligation to assign as provided in this Agreement does not apply to any Design, Invention or Innovation to the extent such obligation would conflict with any state or federal law. The obligation to assign as provided in this Agreement does not apply to any Design, Invention or Innovation that Employee developed entirely on Employee's own time without using the Company's equipment, supplies, facilities or Trade Secrets and Confidential Information, except those Designs, Inventions or Innovations that either relate at the time of conception or reduction to practice to the Company's and/or its affiliates' business, or actual or demonstrably anticipated research of the Company and/or its affiliates; or result from any work performed by Employee for the Company and/or its affiliates.

(v)    Employee agrees that  any Design, Invention and/or Innovation which is required under the provisions of this Agreement to be assigned to the Company shall be the sole and exclusive property of the Company. Upon the Company's request, at no expense to Employee, Employee shall execute any and all proper applications for patents, copyrights and/or trademarks, assignments to the Company, and all other applicable documents, and will give testimony when and where requested to perfect the title and/or patents (both within and without the United States) in all Designs, Inventions and Innovations belonging to the Company.

(vi)    The provisions of this Subsection 8(c) shall survive the termination of this Agreement and shall be binding upon Employee in perpetuity.

(d)    Competing Business. To the fullest extent permitted by law, Employee agrees that, while employed by the Company and for one (1) year thereafter, Employee shall not directly or indirectly own any interest in, manage, control, participate in (whether as an officer, director, manager, employee, partner, equityholder, member, agent, representative or otherwise), consult with, or otherwise render services for any entity that is a direct competitor of the Company (i.e. offers the same or substantially similar products or services as the Company or any of its subsidiaries) within any state, province or region (whether in the United States or in any country) in which the Company or its subsidiaries and affiliates conducts such business as of the date of termination of Executive's employment. For purposes of this section, the ownership of interests in a broadly based mutual fund shall not constitute ownership of the stocks held by the fund.

(e)    Other   Employees.    Except  as  may  be required  in the  performance  of Employee's duties hereunder, Employee shall not cause or induce, or attempt to cause or induce, any person now or hereafter employed by the Company or any of its affiliates to terminate such employment.  This obligation shall remain in effect while Employee is employed by the Company and for a period of one (1) year thereafter.

(f)    Suppliers and Other Business Contacts. While employed by the Company, and for one (1) year thereafter, Employee shall not cause or induce, or attempt to cause or induce, any person or firm (including any supplier, licensee, licensor, lender, landlord or other business relation of the Company and/or any of its affiliates) to terminate or diminish its relationship with them.

(g)    Conflict of Interest. While employed  by the Company, Employee shall comply with all Company policies regarding actual or apparent conflicts of interest with respect to Employee's duties and obligations to the Company.

(h)    Non-Disparagement. While employed by the Company, and for one (1) year  thereafter,  Employee shall not in any way  undertake to  harm, injure or disparage the Company, its officers, directors, employees, agents, affiliates, vendors, products, or customers, or their successors, or in any other way exhibit an attitude of hostility toward them.

(i)    Enforcement. Employee acknowledges that he has carefully read and considered all the terms and conditions of this Agreement, including the restraints imposed upon him pursuant to this Section 8. Employee agrees that each of the restraints contained herein are necessary for the protection of the goodwill, Trade Secrets and Confidential Information and other legitimate interests of the Company; that each and every one of these restraints is reasonable in respect to its subject matter, length of time and geographic area; and that these restraints, individually or in the aggregate, will not prevent him from obtaining other suitable employment during the period in which the Employee is bound by such restraints. Employee further acknowledges that, were he to breach any of the covenants contained in this Section 8, the damage to the Company would be irreparable. Employee therefore agrees that the Company, in addition to any other remedies available to it, shall be entitled to injunctive relief against any breach or threatened breach by the  Employee of any of said covenants. If at the time of enforcement of this Agreement, a court of competent jurisdiction holds that the restrictions stated herein are unreasonable under circumstances then existing, the parties agree that the maximum period, scope or geographical area reasonable under such circumstances shall be substituted for the stated period, scope or area and that the court shall be allowed to revise the restrictions contained herein to cover the maximum period, scope and area permitted by applicable laws.

(j)    Surrender of Equipment. Books and Records. Employee understands and agrees that all equipment, books, records, customer lists and documents connected with the business of the Company and/or its affiliates are the property of and belong to the Company. Under no circumstances shall Employee remove from the Company's facilities any of the Company's and/or its affiliates' equipment, books, records, documents, lists or any copies of the same without the Company's permission, nor shall Employee make any copies of the Company's and/or its affiliates' books, records, documents or lists for use outside the Company's office except as specifically 

authorized by the Company. Employee shall return to the Company and/or its affiliates all equipment, books, records, documents and customer lists belonging to the Company and/or its affiliates upon termination of Employee's employment with the Company.

9.    RIGHTS UPON A CHANGE IN CONTROL.

(a)    Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, if upon or at any time during the term of this Agreement there is a Termination Event (as defined below) that occurs within one (1) year following any Change in Control (as defined in Exhibit A), Employee shall be treated as if Employee had been terminated by the Company without substantial cause pursuant to Subsection 7(a).

(b)    A "Termination Event" shall mean the occurrence of any one or more of the following, and in the absence of Employee's death, or any of the factors enumerated in Subsection 7(e) providing for termination by the Company for substantial cause:
 
(i)    the  termination  or  material  breach  of  this  Agreement  by  the Company;
 
(ii)    a failure by the Company to obtain the assumption of this Agreement by any successor to the Company or any assignee of all or substantially all of the Company's assets or business;

(iii)    any material diminishment in the title, position, duties, responsibilities or status that Employee had with the Company immediately prior to the Change in Control;

(iv)    any reduction, limitation or failure to pay or provide any of the compensation, reimbursable expenses, long-term incentive compensation awards, incentive programs, or other benefits or perquisites provided to Employee under the terms of this Agreement or any other agreement or understanding between the Company and Employee, or pursuant to the Company's policies and past practices as of the date immediately prior to the Change in Control; or

(v)    any requirement that Employee relocate or any  assignment to Employee of duties that would make it unreasonably difficult for Employee to maintain the principal residence Employee had immediately prior to the Change in Control.

(c)    Special Severance in the Event of a Termination Pursuant to Section 9. In the event of a termination pursuant to Section 9 of this Agreement, then Special Severance shall consist of a total amount equal to 1.000 times the sum of the Employee's most recent annual base salary and annual target incentive, payable in equal installments on the same pay schedule as in effect at the time of termination over a period of twenty-four (24) months from the date of termination.  All such Special Severance shall be subject to the provisions of Subsection 7(b).

(d)    Incentive Payments  in the  Event of a Termination  Pursuant to  Section  9. In the event of a termination pursuant to Section 9 of this Agreement, Employee shall be offered the opportunity to receive Incentive Payments in a total amount equal to 1.000 times the sum of Employee's  most  recent  annual  base  salary  and  annual  target  incentive,  payable  in equal installments on the same pay schedule as in effect at the time of termination over a  period of twenty-four (24) months from the date of termination. All such Incentive Payments shall be subject to the provisions of Subsection 7(c).

(e)    To the extent that any or all of the payments and benefits provided for in this Agreement and pursuant to any other agreements with Employee constitute "parachute payments" within the meaning of Section 280G of the Internal Revenue Code (the "Code") and, but for this Section 9, would be subject to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code, then the aggregate amount of such payments and benefits shall be reduced by the minimum amounts necessary to equal one dollar less than the amount which would result in such payments and benefits  being subject to such excise tax. The reduction, unless the employee elects otherwise, shall be in such order that provides employee with the greatest after-tax amount possible. All determinations required to be made under this Section 9, including whether a payment would result in a parachute payment and the assumptions to be utilized in arriving at such determination, shall be made by a nationally recognized accounting firm agreed to by the Company and Employee. The Company shall pay the cost of the accounting firm,  and the accounting firm shall provide detailed supporting calculations both to the Company and the Employee. The determination of the accounting firm shall be final and binding upon the Company and the Employee, except that if, as a result of subsequent events or conditions (including a subsequent payment or the absence of a subsequent payment or a determination by the Internal Revenue Service or applicable court), it is determined that the excess parachute payments, excise tax or any reduction in the amount of payments and benefits, is or should be other than as determined initially, an appropriate adjustment shall be made, as applicable, to reflect the final determination.

10.    MISCELLANEOUS.

(a)    Assignment. This Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and the successors and assigns of the Company. Employee shall have no right to assign Employee's rights, benefits, duties, obligations or other interests in this Agreement, it being understood that this Agreement is personal to Employee.

(b)    Entire Understanding. This Agreement sets forth the entire understanding of the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof, and no other representations, warranties or agreements whatsoever as to that subject matter have been made by Employee or the Company. This Agreement shall not be modified, amended or terminated except by another instrument in writing executed by the parties hereto. As of the Effective Date, except as otherwise explicitly provided herein, this 

Agreement replaces and supersedes any and all prior understandings or agreements between Employee and the Company regarding employment.

(c)    Notices. Any notice, request, demand, or other communication required or permitted hereunder, shall be deemed properly given when actually received or within five (5) days of mailing by certified or registered mail, postage prepaid, to Employee at the address currently on file with the Company, and to the Company at:

    						
	Company:	Topgolf International, Inc
		c/o Callaway Golf Company 
		2180 Rutherford Road
		Carlsbad, California  92008
		Attn: General Counsel

or to such other address as Employee or the Company may from time to time furnish, in writing, to the other.

(d)    Headings. The headings of the several sections and paragraphs of this Agreement are inserted solely for the convenience of reference and are not a part of and are not intended to govern, limit or aid in the construction of any term or provision hereof.

(e)    Waiver. Failure of either party at any time to require performance by the other of any provision of this Agreement shall in no way affect that party's rights thereafter to enforce the same, nor shall the waiver by either party of any breach of any provision hereof be held to be a waiver of any succeeding breach of any provision or a waiver of the provision itself.

(f)    Applicable Law. This Agreement shall constitute a contract under the internal laws of the State of Texas and shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of said state as to both interpretation and performance.

(g)    Severability. In the event any provision or provisions of this Agreement is or are held invalid, the remaining provisions of this Agreement shall not be affected thereby.

(h)    Advertising Waiver. Employee agrees to permit the Company and/or its affiliates, and persons or other organizations authorized by the Company and/or its affiliates, to use, publish and distribute advertising or sales promotional literature concerning the products of the Company and/or its affiliates, or the machinery and equipment used in the manufacture thereof, in which Employee's name and/or pictures of Employee taken in the course of Employee's provision of services to the Company and/or its affiliates, appear. Employee hereby waives and releases any claim or right Employee may otherwise have arising out of such use, publication or distribution.

(i)    Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts which, when fully executed by the parties, shall be treated as one agreement.

11.    IRREVOCABLE ARBITRATION OF DISPUTES.

(a)    Generally. Except with respect to the injunctive relief provided for in Section 8(i) or claims that the parties may not lawfully agree in advance to resolve by arbitration (e.g., workers' compensation and unemployment compensation), the Employee and the Company agree that any controversy or claim arising out of or relating to this Agreement, the employment relationship between the Employee and the Company, or the termination thereof, including the arbitrability of any controversy or claim, which cannot be settled by mutual agreement will be finally settled by binding arbitration in accordance with the Expedited Employment Arbitration Rules & Procedures ("JAMS Rules") of Judicial Arbitration & Mediation Service, Inc. ("JAMS"), as set forth in Section 16.1 et seq. of the JAMS Rules, or any successor provision thereto, as follows: Any Party aggrieved will deliver a notice to the other Party setting forth the specific points in dispute. Any points remaining in dispute twenty (20) days after the giving of such notice may, upon ten (10) days' notice to the other party, be submitted to JAMS arbitration conducted before a single neutral arbitrator in Dallas, TX. The arbitrator shall be appointed by agreement of the parties hereto or, if no agreement can be reached, by JAMS. The arbitrator may enter a default decision against any Party who fails to participate in the arbitration proceedings. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Party who seeks equitable relief, including injunctive relief, shall not be obligated to utilize the arbitration proceedings required hereunder and instead may seek such relief in any state or federal court sitting in Dallas, TX.

(b)    Binding Effect. The decision of the arbitrator on the points in dispute will be final, unappealable and binding, and judgment  on the award may be entered in any court having jurisdicti on thereof. The arbitrator shall only be authorized to interpret the provisions of this Agreement, and shall not amend, change or add to any such provisions. The Parties agree that this provision has been adopted by the Parties to rapidly and inexpensively resolve any disputes between them and that this provision will be grounds for dismissal of any court action commenced by either Party with respect to this Agreement, other than post-arbitration actions seeking to enforce an arbitration award or proceedings seeking equitable relief as permitted under this Agreement. In the event that any court determines that this arbitration procedure is not binding, or otherwise allows any litigation regarding a dispute, claim, or controversy covered by this Agreement to proceed, the parties hereto hereby waive (to the fullest extent permitted by law) any and all right to a trial by jury in or with respect to such litigation.

(c)    The provisions of this Section shall survive the termination of the Agreement and shall be binding upon the parties.

THE PARTIES HAVE READ SECTION 11AND IRREVOCABLY AGREE TO ARBITRATE ANY DISPUTE IDENTIFIED ABOVE.

															
	/s/ AS	(Employee)		/s/ PSB	(Company)

12.    COOPERATION.    At the request of the Company, Employee agrees to cooperate with the Company's reasonable requests for assistance removing Employee's name from corporate boards, other corporate documents, bank accounts and the like, including, but not limited to, signing documents and taking other action as requested by the Company.  By taking such actions in response to the request of the Company, Employee is not forfeiting any right to indemnity or defense that may be afforded to Employee under Delaware or other applicable laws.

IN WITNESS  WHEREOF,  the  parties  have caused  this  Agreement  to  be executed effective the date first written above.

												
	EMPLOYEE		COMPANY
			Topgolf International, Inc
				
	 /s/ Arthur Starrs		By:	 /s/ Patrick S. Burke
	Arthur Starrs			Patrick Burke

EXHIBIT A

CHANGE IN CONTROL

A "Change in Control" means the following and shall be deemed to occur if any of the following events occurs:

1.    Any person, entity or group, within the meaning of Section 13(d) or 14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act") but excluding Callaway and its subsidiaries and any employee benefit or stock ownership plan of Callaway or its subsidiaries and also excluding an underwriter or underwriting syndicate that has acquired Callaway's securities solely in connection with a public offering thereof (such person, entity or group being referred to herein as a "Person") becomes the beneficial owner (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act) of 30% or more of either the then outstanding shares of Common Stock or the combined voting power of Callaway's then outstanding securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors; or

2.    Individuals who, as of the effective date hereof, constitute the Board of Directors of Callaway (the "Incumbent Board") cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the Board of Directors of Callaway, provided that any individual who becomes a director after the effective date hereof whose election, or nomination for election by Callaway's shareholders, is approved by a vote of at least a majority of the directors then comprising the Incumbent Board shall be considered to be a member of the Incumbent Board unless that individual was nominated or elected by any Person having the power to exercise, through beneficial ownership, voting agreement and/or proxy, 20% or more of either the outstanding shares of Common Stock or the combined voting power of Callaway's then outstanding voting securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, in which case that individual shall not be considered to be a member of the Incumbent Board unless such individual's election or nomination for election by Callaway's shareholders is approved by a vote of at least two-thirds of the directors then comprising the Incumbent Board; or

3.    Consummation by Callaway of the sale, lease, exchange or other disposition, in one transaction or a series of transactions, by Callaway of all or substantially all of Callaway's assets or a reorganization or merger or consolidation of Callaway with any other person, entity or corporation, other than

(a)    a reorganization or merger or consolidation that would result in the voting securities of Callaway outstanding immediately prior thereto (or, in the case of a reorganization or merger or consolidation that is preceded or accomplished by an acquisition or series of related acquisitions by any Person, by tender or exchange offer or otherwise, of voting securities representing 5% or more of the combined voting power of all securities of Callaway, immediately prior to such acquisition or the first acquisition 

in such series of acquisitions) continuing to represent, either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into voting securities of another entity, more than 50% of the combined voting power of the voting securities of Callaway or such other entity outstanding immediately after such reorganization or merger or consolidation (or series of related transactions involving such a reorganization or merger or consolidation), or

(b)    a reorganization or merger or consolidation effected to implement a recapitalization or reincorporation of Callaway (or similar transaction) that does not result in a material change in beneficial ownership of the voting securities of Callaway or its successor; or

4.    Approval by the shareholders of Callaway or an order by a court of competent jurisdiction of a plan of complete liquidation or dissolution of Callaway.
 

EXHIBIT S

[The language in this Release may change based on legal developments  and evolving best practices; this form is provided as an example of what will be included in the final Release document.)

WAIVER AND GENERAL RELEASE OF CLAIMS

This WAIVER AND GENERAL RELEASE OF CLAIMS (this "Agreement") is entered into   as  of  this ______ day   of _____________________,  20__,  by  and  between ("Executive") and Topgolf International, Inc. (the "Company").
 

1.    General Release.

a.    In consideration of the separation payments (less all applicable federal, state and local withholdings) set forth in Section ____ of that certain Employment Agreement, dated______________, by and between the Company and Executive (the "Employment Agreement"), Executive, on behalf of himself and his agents, heirs, executors, successors and assigns, knowingly and voluntarily releases, remises, and forever discharges the Company, and each of its respective parents, subsidiaries or affiliates, together with each of their current and former principals, officers, directors, partners, shareholders, agents, representatives and employees, and each of their respective affiliates, and each of the above listed person's heirs, executors, successors and assigns whether or not acting in his or her representative, individual or any other capacity (collectively, the "Releasees"), to the fullest extent permitted by law, from any and all debts, demands, actions, causes of actions, accounts, covenants, contracts, agreements, claims, damages, costs, expenses, omissions, promises, and any and all claims and liabilities whatsoever, of every name and nature, known or unknown, suspected or unsuspected, both in law and equity ("Claims"), which Executive ever had, now has, or may hereafter claim to have against the Releasees by reason of any matter, cause or thing whatsoever arising from the beginning of time to the time he signs this Agreement (the "General Release"). The General Release shall apply to any Claim of any type, including, without limitation, any Claims with respect to Executive's entitlement to any wages, bonuses, benefits, payments, or other forms of compensation; any claims of wrongful discharge, breach of contract, breach of the covenant of good faith and fair dealing, violation of public policy, defamation, personal injury, or emotional distress; any Claims of any type that Executive may have arising under the common law; any Claims under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Civil Rights Act of 1991, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act, the Americans With Disabilities Act, the Family 

and Medical Leave Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, the Fair Labor Standards Act, the federal Workers' Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, each as amended; and any other federal, state or local statutes, regulations, ordinances or common law, or under any  policy, agreement, contract, understanding or promise, written or oral, formal or informal, between any of the Releasees and Executive,  and  shall further apply, without  limitation,  to any and  all Claims in connection with, related to or arising out of Executive's employment relationship, or the termination of his employment, with the Company or any Releasee.

b.    Executive intends that this general release extend to any and all Claims of any kind or character related to the Company, and Executive, on behalf of himself, his agents, heirs, executors, successors and assigns, therefore expressly waives any and all rights granted by federal or state law or regulation that may limit the release of unknown claims.

c.    Except  as  provided  in  Section _____ of the Employment Agreement, Executive acknowledges and agrees that the Company has fully satisfied any and all obligations owed to him arising under the Employment Agreement, and no further sums are owed to him by the Company or by any of the other Releasees at any time under the Employment Agreement. Executive represents and warrants that Executive has not filed, and Executive will not file, any lawsuit or institute any proceeding, charge, complaint or action asserting any claim released by this Agreement before any federal, state, or local administrative agency or court against any Releasee, concerning any event occurring prior to the signing of this Agreement. Nothing in this Agreement, however, shall be construed as prohibiting Executive from filing a charge or complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ("EEOC") or participating in an investigation or proceeding conducted by the EEOC, although Executive hereby agrees that he is waiving any right he may have to benefit in any manner from any relief (whether monetary or otherwise) arising out of any such investigation or proceeding conducted by the EEOC. Executive also hereby agrees that nothing contained in this Agreement shall constitute or be treated as an admission of liability or wrongdoing by any of the Releasees.

d.    Nothing in this Section 1 shall be deemed to release (i) Executive's right to enforce the terms of this Agreement or the Employment Agreement (other than the claims released hereunder), (ii) Executive's rights, if any, to any vested benefits as of Executive's last day of employment with the Company under the terms of an employee compensation or benefit plan, program or agreement in which Executive is a participant, including, without limitation any right with respect to any equity interests in the Company or its affiliates that the Executive may own, (iii) Executive's rights to indemnification under any indemnification agreement he has with the Company or any other Releasee, under the Employment Agreement and/or under the Company's or any Releasee's charter 

or bylaws, or to whatever coverage Executive may have under the Company's or any Releasee's directors' and officers' insurance policy for acts and omissions when Executive was an officer or director of the Company or of any Releasee, or (iv) any claim that cannot be waived under applicable law, including any rights to workers' compensation or unemployment insurance.

2.    Consultation  with Attorney;  Voluntary Agreement.  The Company advises Executive  to consult with  an attorney of his choosing prior to signing this Agreement.    Executive understands and agrees that he has the right and has been given the opportunity to review this Agreement and, specifically, the General Release in Section 1 above, with an attorney. Executive also understands and agrees that he is under no obligation to  consent to the General Release set forth in Section 1 above. Executive acknowledges and agrees that the payments  set  forth  in  Section ____ of the  Employment  Agreement  are  sufficient consideration to require him to abide with his obligations under this Agreement, including but not limited to the General Release set forth in Section 1. Executive represents that he has read this Agreement, including the General Release set forth in Section 1 and understands its terms and that he enters into this Agreement freely, voluntarily, and without coercion.
3.    [If age 40 or older as of Date of Termination: Effective Date; Revocation. Executive acknowledges and represents that he has been given at least twenty-one (21) days during which to review and consider the provisions of this Agreement and, specifically, the General Release set forth in Section 1 above, although he may sign and return it sooner if he so desires. Executive further acknowledges and represents that he has been advised by the Company that he has the right to revoke this Agreement for a period of seven (7) days after signing it. Executive acknowledges and agrees that, if he wishes to revoke this Agreement, be must do so in a writing, signed by him and received by the Company no later than 5:00 p.m. local time on the seventh (7th) day of the revocation period. If the last day of the revocation period falls on a Saturday, Sunday or holiday, the last day of the revocation period will be deemed to be the next business day. If no such revocation occurs, the General Release and this Agreement shall become effective on the eighth (8th) day following his execution of this Agreement (the "Release Effective Date"). Executive further acknowledges and agrees that, in the event that he revokes this Agreement, it shall have no force or effect, and he shall have no right to receive any severance payment pursuant to Section ____ of the Employment Agreement.]

4.    Warranty  Against Prior  Transfer  of Released  Claims.  Executive hereby represents  and warrants to the Releasees that Executive is the sole owner of any Claims that Executive may now have or in the past had against any of the Releasees and that Executive has not assigned, transferred, or purported to assign or transfer any such Claim to any person or entity.

5.    Severability. In the event that any one or more of the provisions of this Agreement shall be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and 

enforceability of the remainder of the Agreement shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.
6.    Waiver. No waiver by either party of any breach by the other party of any condition or provision of this Agreement to be performed by such other party shall be deemed a waiver of any other provision or condition at the time or at any prior or subsequent time. This Agreement and the provisions contained in it shall not be construed or interpreted for or against either party because that party drafted or caused that party's legal representative to draft any of its provisions.

7.    Governing Law. This Agreement shall be construed and enforced under and be governed in all respects by the laws of the State of Texas, without regard to the conflict of laws principles thereof.

8.    Disputes. Any disputes arising out of this Agreement shall be resolved as set forth in Section 11 of the Employment Agreement.

9.    Headings. All descriptive headings in this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and shall be disregarded in construing or applying any provision of this Agreement.

10.    Counterparts.  This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement has been duly executed as of the dates written below.

 
															
	Dated:   				
				[EXECUTIVE]
					
	Dated:   			Topgolf International, Inc
					
				By	
				Name:	
				Title:

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