Document:

Exhibit 10.15

 

ADDENDUM TO

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

 

THIS ADDENDUM (the
“Addendum”), dated as of March 1, 2017 (the “Addendum Effective Date”), is an addendum to the Employment
Agreement dated as of January 1, 2017 (the “Agreement”), between Celsius Holdings, Inc. (“Employer”), and
John Fieldly (“Employee”).

 

Background:

 

Employee is currently
employed by Employer as the Chief Financial Officer of the Employer pursuant to the Agreement.

 

Additionally, Employer
desires to employ Employee as the interim Chief Executive Officer and President of Employer pursuant to the terms of this Addendum
and the Agreement.

 

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration
of the mutual covenants and agreements contained in this Addendum, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency
of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties, intending to be legally bound, agree as follows:

 

1.          The
following three sentences are hereby added to the end of Section 2.1 of the Agreement:

 

“Employer agrees
to employ Employee to act as Interim Chief Executive Officer and President for Employer until the earliest to occur
of (i) such date that Employer employs another person to act in such capacities; or (ii) such date that Employer provides written
notice to Employee removing Employee as Interim Chief Executive Officer and President. For the avoidance of doubt, no such removal
shall be deemed to be a termination of Employee under this Agreement or give rise to any additional rights of Employee under this
Agreement. Employee shall be responsible for performing the following duties: executive management, overseeing business development
and other duties typically performed by persons employed in a similar capacity.”

 

2.          The
following sentence is hereby added to the end of Section 4.1 of the Agreement:

 

“During the period
in which Employee is acting as Interim Chief Executive Officer and President, Employer agrees to pay Employee an additional sum
of $15,000 per month on the same terms and conditions as Employee’s other base salary is paid.”

 

3.          The following two sentences
are hereby added to the end of Section 4.4 of the Agreement:

 

“As additional
consideration for Employee’s service as Interim Chief Executive Officer and President, Employee shall be granted 100,000
shares of Restricted Stock (the “Additional Grant”) to be issued on March 1, 2017 and vest pursuant to the Employer's
2015 Stock Incentive Plan, as may be amended from time to time (the “Plan”), and all rules and regulations of
the Securities and Exchange Commission applicable to stock grants then in effect. The Additional Grant will vest in equal amounts
over a three year period with the first such Additional Grant vesting on March 1, 2018 in accordance with and subject to the terms
and conditions of the Plan and any additional grant documents thereunder as required by the Employer in its sole and absolute discretion.”

 

     

     

    

  

4.          Miscellaneous.
Defined terms used herein and not defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to them in the Agreement. In the event of a conflict
between the language of this Addendum and the language of the Agreement, this Addendum will govern and control.

 

5.          Entire
Agreement. This Addendum and the Agreement contain the entire agreement of the parties. The parties have not made any agreements
or representations, oral or otherwise, express or implied, pertaining to the subject matter of this Addendum or the other than
those specifically included in this Addendum and the Agreement.

 

6.          Counterparts;
Execution. This Addendum may be executed in multiple counterparts and delivered by facsimile, e-mail or portable document format
(.pdf) transmission, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which shall constitute one and the same Addendum.

 

[signature page follows]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF,
the parties have executed this Addendum in duplicate as of the date and year first above written.

 

	 	EMPLOYEE:
	 	 
	 	/s/John Fieldly
	 	John Fieldly
	 	 
	 	EMPLOYER:
	 	 
	 	Celsius Holdings Inc.
	 	 
	 	BOARD APPROVAL:
	 	 
	 	By:	/s/ William H. Milmoe
	 	 	William H. Milmoe
	 	 	Co- Chairman of the Board
	 	 	 
	 	By:	/s/ Tim Leissner
	 	 	Tim Leissner
	 	 	Co-Chairman of the Board

 

    	 	-3-Exhibit

 
INTL FCStone Inc.
2017 Restricted Stock Plan

1.Purpose. The purpose of INTL FCStone Inc. 2017 Restricted Stock Plan is to further align the interests of officers, directors and employees with those of the shareholders by providing incentive compensation opportunities tied to the performance of the Common Stock and by promoting increased ownership of the Common Stock by such individuals. The Plan is also intended to advance the interests of the Company and its shareholders by attracting, retaining and motivating key personnel upon whose judgment, initiative and effort the successful conduct of the Company's business is largely dependent.
2.    Definitions. Wherever the following capitalized terms are used in the Plan, they shall have the meanings specified below:
 
"Affiliate" means (i) any entity that would be treated as an "affiliate" of the Company for purposes of Rule 12b-2 under the Exchange Act and (ii) any joint venture or other entity in which the Company has a direct or indirect beneficial ownership interest representing at least one-third (1/3) of the aggregate voting power of the equity interests of such entity or one-third (1/3) of the aggregate fair market value of the equity interests of such entity, as determined by the Committee.  
"Award Agreement" means a written or electronic agreement entered into between the Company and a Participant setting forth the terms and conditions of a Restricted Stock Award granted to a Participant.  
"Board" means the Board of Directors of the Company.  
"Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.  
"Common Stock" means the Company's common stock, par value $0.01 per share.  
"Committee" means the Compensation Committee of the Board, or such other committee of the Board appointed by the Board to administer the Plan.  
"Company" means INTL FCStone Inc., a Delaware corporation.  
"Date of Grant" means the date on which a Restricted Stock Award under the Plan is made by the Committee, or such later date as the Committee may specify to be the effective date of an Award.  
"Disability" means a Participant being considered "disabled" within the meaning of Section 409A(a)(2)(C) of the Code, unless otherwise provided in an Award Agreement.  
"Eligible Person" means any person who is an officer or other employee of the Company or any Affiliate or any person to whom an offer of employment with the Company or any Affiliate is extended, as determined by the Committee, or any person who is a Non-Employee Director.  
"Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.  
"Fair Market Value" of a share of Common Stock as of a given date shall be determined as follows:
(i)    if the Common Stock is listed on any established stock market or traded on the Nasdaq National Market or Nasdaq Capital Market, the closing sales price for the Common Stock (or the closing bid if no sales are reported) as quoted on such exchange or market (or the exchange or market with the greatest volume of trading in the common stock) on the last market trading day prior to the date of determination, as reported in the Wall Street Journal or such other sources as the Board deems as reliable; or
(ii)    in the absence of such markets for the Common Stock, the fair market value of the Common Stock as determined in good faith by the Board.
"Non-Employee Director" means any member of the Board who is not an employee of the Company.  
"Participant" means any Eligible Person who holds an outstanding Award under the Plan.  
"Plan" means the INTL FCStone Inc. 2017 Restricted Stock Plan as set forth herein, as amended from time to time.  
"Restricted Stock Award" means a grant of shares of Common Stock to an Eligible Person under Section 5 hereof that are issued subject to such vesting and transfer restrictions as the Committee shall determine and set forth in an Award Agreement.  
"Service" means a Participant's employment with the Company or any Affiliate or a Participant's service as a Non-Employee Director with the Company, as applicable.  

3.    Administration.  
3.1    Committee Members.  The Plan shall be administered by a Committee comprised of no fewer than two members of the Board.  It is intended that each Committee member shall satisfy the requirements for (i) an "independent director" for purposes of the Company's Corporate Governance Guidelines and the Compensation Committee Charter, (ii) an "independent director" under rules adopted by NASDAQ, (iii) a "nonemployee director" for purposes of such Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act and (iv) an "outside director" under Section 162(m) of the Code.  No member of the Committee shall be liable for any action or determination made in good faith by the Committee with respect to the Plan or any Award thereunder.  
3.2    Committee Authority.  The Committee shall have such powers and authority as may be necessary or appropriate for the Committee to carry out its functions as described in the Plan.  Subject to the express limitations of the Plan, the Committee shall have authority in its discretion to determine the Eligible Persons to whom, and the time or times at which, Restricted Stock Awards may be granted, the number of shares, subject to each Award, the exercise, base or purchase price of a Restricted Stock Award (if any), the time or times at which a Restricted Stock Award will become vested, exercisable or payable, the performance goals and other conditions of a Restricted Stock Award, the duration of the Restricted Stock Award, and all other terms of the Restricted Stock Award.  Subject to the terms of the Plan, the Committee shall have the authority to amend the terms of a Restricted Stock Award in any manner that is not inconsistent with the Plan, provided that no such action shall adversely affect the rights of a Participant with respect to an outstanding Restricted Stock Award without the Participant's consent.  The Committee shall also have discretionary authority to interpret the Plan, to make factual determinations under the Plan, and to make all other determinations necessary or advisable for Plan administration, including, without limitation, to correct any defect, to supply any omission or to reconcile any inconsistency in the Plan or any Award Agreement hereunder.  The Committee may prescribe, amend, and rescind rules and regulations relating to the Plan.  The Committee's determinations under the Plan need not be uniform and may be made by the Committee selectively among Participants and Eligible Persons, whether or not such persons are similarly situated.  The Committee shall, in its discretion, consider such factors as it deems relevant in making its interpretations, determinations and actions under the Plan including, without limitation, the recommendations or advice of any officer or employee of the Company or such attorneys, consultants, accountants or other advisors as it may select.  All interpretations, determinations and actions by the Committee shall be final, conclusive, and binding upon all parties.  
3.3    Delegation of Authority.  The Committee shall have the right, from time to time, to delegate to one or more officers of the Company the authority of the Committee to grant and determine the terms and conditions of Restricted Stock Awards granted under the Plan, subject to the requirements of Section 157(c) of the Delaware General Corporation Law (or any successor provision) and such other limitations as the Committee shall determine.  In no event shall any such delegation of authority be permitted with respect to Restricted Stock Awards to any members of the Board or to any Eligible Person who is subject to Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act or Section 162(m) of the Code.  The Committee shall also be permitted to delegate, to any appropriate officer or employee of the Company, responsibility for performing certain ministerial functions under the Plan.  In the event that the Committee's authority is delegated to officers or employees in accordance with the foregoing, all provisions of the Plan relating to the Committee shall be interpreted in a manner consistent with the foregoing by treating any such reference as a reference to such officer or employee for such purpose.  Any action undertaken in accordance with the Committee's delegation of authority hereunder shall have the same force and effect as if such action was undertaken directly by the Committee and shall be deemed for all purposes of the Plan to have been taken by the Committee.  
3.4    Grants to Non-Employee Directors.  Any Restricted Stock Awards or formula for granting Restricted Stock Awards under the Plan made to Non-Employee Directors shall be approved by the Board.  With respect to awards to such directors, all rights, powers and authorities vested in the Committee under the Plan shall instead be exercised by the Board, and all provisions of the Plan relating to the Committee shall be interpreted in a manner consistent with the foregoing by treating any such reference as a reference to the Board for such purpose.  
4.    Shares Subject to the Plan.  
 
4.1    Maximum Share Limitations.  Subject to adjustment pursuant to Section 4.2 hereof, the maximum aggregate number of shares of Common Stock that may be issued and sold under all Restricted Stock Awards granted under the Plan shall be 1,500,000 shares.  Common Stock issued and sold under the Plan may be either authorized but unissued shares or shares held in the Company's treasury.  To the extent that any Restricted Stock Award involving the issuance of shares of Common Stock is forfeited, cancelled, returned to the Company for failure to satisfy vesting requirements or other conditions of the Restricted Stock Award, or otherwise terminates without an issuance of shares of Common Stock being made thereunder, the shares of Common Stock covered thereby will no longer be counted against the foregoing maximum share limitations and may again be made subject to Restricted Stock Awards under the Plan pursuant to such limitations.
4.2    Adjustments.  If there shall occur any change with respect to the outstanding shares of Common Stock by reason of any recapitalization, reclassification, stock dividend, extraordinary dividend, stock split, reverse stock split or other distribution with respect to the shares of Common Stock, or any merger, reorganization, consolidation, combination, spin-off or other similar 

corporate change, or any other change affecting the Common Stock, the Committee may, in the manner and to the extent that it deems appropriate and equitable to the Participants and consistent with the terms of the Plan, cause an adjustment to be made in (i) the maximum number and kind of shares provided in Section 4.1 hereof, (ii) the number and kind of shares of Common Stock subject to then outstanding Restricted Stock Awards, and (iii) any other terms of a Restricted Stock Award that are affected by the event.  With respect to Awards subject to Section 409A of the Code, any adjustments under this Section 4.2 shall conform to the requirements of Section 409A of the Code. Furthermore, with respect to Awards intended to qualify as “performance-based compensation” under Section 162(m) of the Code, such adjustments shall be made only to the extent that the Committee determines that such adjustments may be made without causing the Company to be denied a tax deduction on account of Section 162(m) of the Code.  The Company shall give each Participant notice of an adjustment hereunder and, upon notice, such adjustment shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee may, in its discretion, decline to adjust any Award made to a Participant, if it determines that such adjustment would violate applicable law or result in adverse tax consequences to the Participant or to the Company. 
5.    Restricted Stock Awards.  
5.1    Grant of Restricted Stock Awards.  A Restricted Stock Award may be granted to any Eligible Person selected by the Committee.  The Committee may require the payment by the Participant of a specified purchase price in connection with any Restricted Stock Award.  
5.2    Vesting Requirements.  The restrictions imposed on shares granted under a Restricted Stock Award shall lapse in accordance with the vesting requirements specified by the Committee in the Award Agreement, provided that the Committee may accelerate the vesting of a Restricted Stock Award at any time.  Such vesting requirements may be based on the continued Service of the Participant with the Company or its Affiliates for a specified time period (or periods) or on the attainment of specified performance goals established by the Committee in its discretion.  If the vesting requirements of a Restricted Stock Award shall not be satisfied, the Award shall be forfeited and the shares of Common Stock subject to the Award shall be returned to the Company.  
5.3    Restrictions.  Shares granted under any Restricted Stock Award may not be transferred, assigned or subject to any encumbrance, pledge, or charge until all applicable restrictions are removed or have expired, unless otherwise allowed by the Committee.  Failure to satisfy any applicable restrictions shall result in the subject shares of the Restricted Stock Award being forfeited and returned to the Company.  The Committee may require in an Award Agreement that certificates representing the shares granted under a Restricted Stock Award bear a legend making appropriate reference to the restrictions imposed, and that certificates representing the shares granted or sold under a Restricted Stock Award will remain in the physical custody of an escrow holder until all restrictions are removed or have expired.  
5.4    Rights as Shareholder.  Subject to the foregoing provisions of this Section 5 and the applicable Award Agreement, the Participant shall have all rights of a shareholder with respect to the shares granted to the Participant under a Restricted Stock Award, including the right to vote the shares and receive all dividends and other distributions paid or made with respect thereto.  The Committee may provide in an Award Agreement for the payment of dividends and distributions to the Participant at such times as paid to shareholders generally or at the times of vesting or other payment of the Restricted Stock Award.  
5.5    Section 83(b) Election.  If a Participant makes an election pursuant to Section 83(b) of the Code with respect to a Restricted Stock Award, the Participant shall file, within 30 days following the Date of Grant, a copy of such election with the Company and with the Internal Revenue Service, in accordance with the regulations under Section 83 of the Code.  The Committee may provide in an Award Agreement that the Restricted Stock Award is conditioned upon the Participant's making or refraining from making an election with respect to the Award under Section 83(b) of the Code.  
6.    Forfeiture Events.  
6.1    General.  The Committee may specify in an Award Agreement at the time of the grant of any Restricted Stock Award that the Participant's rights with respect to a Restricted Stock Award shall be subject to cancellation or forfeiture upon the occurrence of certain specified events, in addition to any otherwise applicable vesting or performance conditions of a Restricted Stock Award.  Such events shall include, but shall not be limited to, termination of Service for cause, violation of material Company policies, breach of noncompetition, confidentiality or other restrictive covenants that may apply to the Participant, or other conduct by the Participant that is detrimental to the business or reputation of the Company.  
6.2    Termination for Cause.  Unless otherwise provided by the Committee and set forth in an Award Agreement, if a Participant's employment with the Company or any Affiliate shall be terminated for cause, the Company may, in its sole discretion, immediately terminate such Participant's right to any further payments, vesting or exercisability with respect to any Restricted Stock Award in its entirety.  In the event a Participant is party to an employment (or similar) agreement with the Company or any Affiliate that defines the term "cause," such definition shall apply for purposes of the Plan.  The Company shall have the power to determine whether the Participant has been terminated for cause and the date upon which such termination for cause occurs.  Any such determination shall be final, conclusive and binding upon the Participant.  In addition, if the Company shall reasonably 

determine that a Participant has committed or may have committed any act which could constitute the basis for a termination of such Participant's employment for cause, the Company may suspend the Participant's rights to vest in any right with respect to any Restricted Stock Award pending a determination by the Company of whether an act has been committed which could constitute the basis for a termination for "cause" as provided in this Section 6.  
7.    General Provisions.  
7.1    Award Agreement.  To the extent deemed necessary by the Committee, each Restricted Stock Award granted under the Plan shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement in a written or electronic form approved by the Committee setting forth the number of shares of Common Stock subject to the Restricted Stock Award, the purchase price of the Award (if any), the time or times at which the Award will become vested, exercisable or payable and the term of the Award.  The Award Agreement may also set forth the effect on the Award of termination of Service under certain circumstances.  The Award Agreement shall be subject to and incorporate, by reference or otherwise, all of the applicable terms and conditions of the Plan, and may also set forth other terms and conditions applicable to the Award as determined by the Committee consistent with the limitations of the Plan.  The grant of a Restricted Stock Award under the Plan shall not confer any rights upon the Participant holding such Award other than such terms, and subject to such conditions, as are specified in the Plan as being applicable to such Award or as are expressly set forth in the Award Agreement.  The Committee need not require the execution of an Award Agreement by a Participant, in which case, acceptance of the Award by the Participant shall constitute agreement by the Participant to the terms, conditions, restrictions and limitations set forth in the Plan and the Award Agreement as well as the administrative guidelines of the Company in effect from time to time.  
7.2    No Assignment or Transfer; Beneficiaries.  Restricted Stock Awards under the Plan shall not be assignable or transferable by the Participant, except by will or by the laws of descent and distribution, and shall not be subject in any manner to assignment, alienation, pledge, encumbrance or charge.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee may provide in the terms of an Award Agreement that the Participant shall have the right to designate a beneficiary or beneficiaries who shall be entitled to any rights specified under a Restricted Stock Award following the Participant's death.  
7.3    Deferrals.  The Committee may in its discretion permit a Participant to defer the receipt of delivery of shares of Common Stock that would otherwise be due to the Participant by virtue of the satisfaction of vesting or other conditions with respect to a Restricted Stock Award.  If any such deferral is to be permitted by the Committee, the Committee shall establish rules and procedures relating to such deferral in a manner intended to comply with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code, including, without limitation, the time when an election to defer may be made and the time period of the deferral.  
7.4    Rights as Shareholder.  A Participant shall have no rights as a holder of shares of Common Stock with respect to any unissued securities covered by a Restricted Stock Award until the date the Participant becomes the holder of record of such securities.  Except as provided in Section 4.2 hereof, no adjustment or other provision shall be made for dividends or other shareholder rights, except to the extent that the Award Agreement provides for dividend payments or dividend equivalent rights.  
7.5    Employment or Service.  Nothing in the Plan, in the grant of any Restricted Stock Award or in any Award Agreement shall confer upon any Eligible Person any right to continue in the Service of the Company or any of its Affiliates, or interfere in any way with the right of the Company or any of its Affiliates to terminate the Participant's employment or other service relationship for any reason at any time.  
7.6    Securities Laws.  No shares of Common Stock will be issued or transferred pursuant to a Restricted Stock Award unless and until all then applicable requirements imposed by Federal and state securities and other laws, rules and regulations and by any regulatory agencies having jurisdiction, and by any exchanges upon which the shares of Common Stock may be listed, have been fully met.  As a condition precedent to the issuance of shares pursuant to the grant or exercise of a Restricted Stock Award, the Company may require the Participant to take any reasonable action to meet such requirements.  The Committee may impose such conditions on any shares of Common Stock issuable under the Plan as it may deem advisable, including, without limitation, restrictions under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, under the requirements of any exchange upon which such shares of the same class are then listed, and under any blue sky or other securities laws applicable to such shares.  The Committee may also require the Participant to represent and warrant at the time of issuance or transfer that the shares of Common Stock are being acquired only for investment purposes and without any current intention to sell or distribute such shares.  
7.7    Tax Withholding.  The Participant shall be responsible for payment of any taxes or similar charges required by law to be withheld from a Restricted Stock Award, which shall be paid by the Participant on or prior to the payment or other event that results in taxable income in respect of a Restricted Stock Award.  The Award Agreement may specify the manner in which the withholding obligation shall be satisfied.  
7.8    Unfunded Plan.  The adoption of the Plan and any reservation of shares of Common Stock to discharge its obligations hereunder shall not be deemed to create a trust or other funded arrangement.  Except upon the issuance of Common Stock pursuant to a Restricted Stock Award, any rights of a Participant under the Plan shall be those of a general unsecured creditor of the Company, 

and neither a Participant nor the Participant's permitted transferees or estate shall have any other interest in any assets of the Company by virtue of the Plan.  
7.9    Other Compensation and Benefit Plans.  The adoption of the Plan shall not affect any other share incentive or other compensation plans in effect for the Company or any Affiliate, nor shall the Plan preclude the Company from establishing any other forms of share incentive or other compensation or benefit program for employees of the Company or any Affiliate.  The amount of any compensation deemed to be received by a Participant pursuant to a Restricted Stock Award shall not constitute includable compensation for purposes of determining the amount of benefits to which a Participant is entitled under any other compensation or benefit plan or program of the Company or an Affiliate, including, without limitation, under any pension or severance benefits plan, except to the extent specifically provided by the terms of any such plan.  
7.10    Plan Binding on Transferees.  The Plan shall be binding upon the Company, its transferees and assigns, and the Participant, the Participant's executor, administrator and permitted transferees and beneficiaries.  
7.11    Severability.  If any provision of the Plan or any Award Agreement shall be determined to be illegal or unenforceable by any court of law in any jurisdiction, the remaining provisions hereof and thereof shall be severable and enforceable in accordance with their terms, and all provisions shall remain enforceable in any other jurisdiction.  
7.12    Foreign Jurisdictions.  The Committee may adopt, amend and terminate such arrangements and grant such Restricted Stock Awards, not inconsistent with the intent of the Plan, as it may deem necessary or desirable to comply with any tax, securities, regulatory or other laws of other jurisdictions with respect to Awards that may be subject to such laws.  The terms and conditions of such Restricted Stock Awards may vary from the terms and conditions that would otherwise be required by the Plan solely to the extent the Committee deems necessary for such purpose.  Moreover, the Board may approve such supplements to or amendments, restatements or alternative versions of the Plan, not inconsistent with the intent of the Plan, as it may consider necessary or appropriate for such purposes, without thereby affecting the terms of the Plan as in effect for any other purpose.  
7.13    Substitute Awards in Corporate Transactions.  Nothing contained in the Plan shall be construed to limit the right of the Committee to grant Restricted Stock Awards under the Plan in connection with the acquisition, whether by purchase, merger, consolidation or other corporate transaction, of the business or assets of any corporation or other entity.  Without limiting the foregoing, the Committee may grant Restricted Stock Awards under the Plan to an employee or director of another corporation who becomes an Eligible Person by reason of any such corporate transaction in substitution for awards previously granted by such corporation or entity to such person.  The terms and conditions of the substitute Restricted Stock Awards may vary from the terms and conditions that would otherwise be required by the Plan solely to the extent the Committee deems necessary for such purpose.  
7.14    Coordination with 2016 Executive Performance Plan.  For purposes of Restricted Stock Awards granted under the Plan that are intended to qualify as "performance-based" compensation under Section 162(m) of the Code, such Restricted Stock Awards shall be granted in accordance with the provisions of the Company's 2016 Executive Performance Plan (or any successor plan) to the extent necessary to satisfy the requirements of Section 162(m) of the Code.  
7.15    Governing Law.  The Plan and all rights hereunder shall be subject to and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, without reference to the principles of conflicts of laws, and to applicable Federal securities laws.  
8.    Effective Date; Amendment and Termination.  
8.1    Effective Date.  The Plan shall become effective following its adoption by the Board and its approval by the Company's shareholders on the date of the 2017 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.    
8.2    Amendment.   

(a)    The Plan and any Award may be amended, suspended or terminated at any time by the Board, provided that no amendment shall be made without stockholder approval, if it would (i) materially increase the number of shares available under the Plan, (ii) materially expand the types of awards available under the Plan, (iii) materially expand the class of persons eligible to participate in the Plan, (iv) materially extend the term of the Plan, (v) materially change the method of determining the exercise price of an Award, or (vi) otherwise require approval by the stockholders of the Company in order to comply with applicable law or the rules of the principal national securities exchange upon which the Common Stock is traded or quoted. No such amendment referred to above shall be effective unless and until it has been approved by the stockholders of the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to Awards subject to Section 409A of the Code, any amendment, suspension or termination of the Plan or any such Award shall conform to the requirements of Section 409A of the Code. Except as otherwise expressly provided in the Plan, no termination, suspension or amendment of the Plan or any Award shall adversely affect the right of any Participant with respect to any Award theretofore granted, as determined by the Committee, without such Participant's written consent.
(b)    The Committee may amend or modify the terms and conditions of an Award to the extent that the Committee determines, in its sole discretion, that the terms and conditions of the Award violate or may violate Section 409A of the Code; provided, however, that (i) no such amendment or modification shall be made without the Participant's written consent if such amendment 

or modification would violate the terms and conditions of a Participant's offer letter or employment agreement, and (ii) unless the Committee determines otherwise, any such amendment or modification of an Award made pursuant to this Section 8.2(b) shall maintain, to the maximum extent practicable, the original intent of the applicable Award provision without contravening the provisions of Section 409A of the Code. The amendment or modification of any Award pursuant to this Section 8.2(b) shall be at the Committee's sole discretion and the Committee shall not be obligated to amend or modify any Award or the Plan, nor shall the Company be liable for any adverse tax or other consequences to a Participant resulting from such amendments or modifications or the Committee's failure to make any such amendments or modifications for purposes of complying with Section 409A of the Code or for any other purpose. To the extent the Committee amends or modifies an Award pursuant to this Section 8.2(b), the Participant shall receive notification of any such changes to his or her Award and, unless the Committee determines otherwise, the changes described in such notification shall be deemed to amend the terms and conditions of the applicable Award and Award Agreement.
 
8.3    Termination.  The Plan shall terminate on the fifth (5th) anniversary of the date of its approval by the shareholders of the Company.  The Board may, in its discretion and at any earlier date, terminate the Plan.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, no termination of the Plan shall adversely affect any Restricted Stock Award theretofore granted without the consent of the Participant or the permitted transferee of the Restricted Stock Award.

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