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Exhibit 4.4    
    

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Certificate

Number
 ZQ 000425	
 	
ASCENT SOLAR TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
 INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE	
 	

Shares

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THIS CERTIFIES THAT	
 	
MR. SAMPLE & MRS. SAMPLE & MR. SAMPLE & MRS. SAMPLE	
 	
CUSIP 043635 20 0
 SEE REVERSE FOR CERTAIN DEFINITIONS	
 	

 
	

 	
 	
is the owner of	
 	
***SIX HUNDRED THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED AND TWENTY***	
 	

 	
 	

 

FULLY-PAID
AND NON-ASSESSABLE SHARES OF THE COMMON STOCK OF 

Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc. (hereinafter called the "Company"), transferable on the books of the Company in person or by duly authorized
attorney, upon surrender of this Certificate properly
endorsed. This Certificate and the shares represented hereby, are issued and shall be held subject to all of the provisions of the Articles of Incorporation, as amended, and the By-Laws,
as amended, of the Company (copies of which are on file with the Company and with the Transfer Agent), to all of which each holder, by acceptance hereof, assents. This Certificate is not valid unless
countersigned and registered by the Transfer Agent and Registrar. 

Witness the facsimile seal of the Company and the facsimile signatures of its duly authorized officers. 

	FACSIMILE SIGNATURE TO COME

 President

 FACSIMILE SIGNATURE TO COME

 Secretary	 	[SEAL]	 	DATED «Month Day, Year»

COUNTERSIGNED AND REGISTERED:
 COMPUTERSHARE TRUST COMPANY, INC.
 (DENVER)

TRANSFER AGENT AND REGISTRAR,
	

 	
 	

 	
 	

By	
 	

 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE

SECURITY
INSTRUCTIONS ON REVERSE 

ASCENT SOLAR TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

TRANSFER FEE $25.00  

        The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face of this certificate, shall be construed as though they were written out in full according to
applicable laws or regulations: 

	TEN COM	—	 	as tenants in common	 	 	 	UNIF GIFT MIN ACT	—	 	
	 	Custodian	 	

	TEN ENT	—	 	as tenants by the entireties	 	 	 	 	 	 	(Cust)	 	 	 	(Minor)
	JT TEN	—	 	as joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in common	 	 	 	 	 	 	under Uniform Gifts to Minors Act

    
 (State)
	

 	

 	
 	

 	
 	

 	
 	

UNIF TRF MIN ACT	

—	
 	

	
 	

Custodian (until age       )	
 	

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	(Cust)	 	 	 	(Minor)
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	under Uniform Transfers to Minors Act

    
 (State)

Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list. 

        THE COMPANY WILL FURNISH WITHOUT CHARGE TO EACH SHAREHOLDER WHO SO REQUESTS, A SUMMARY OF THE POWERS,
DESIGNATIONS, PREFERENCES AND RELATIVE, PARTICIPATING, OPTIONAL OR OTHER SPECIAL RIGHTS OF EACH CLASS OF STOCK OF THE COMPANY AND THE QUALIFICATIONS, LIMITATIONS OR RESTRICTIONS OF SUCH PREFERENCES
AND RIGHTS, AND THE VARIATIONS IN RIGHTS, PREFERENCES AND LIMITATIONS DETERMINED FOR EACH SERIES, WHICH ARE FIXED BY THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF THE COMPANY, AS AMENDED, AND THE RESOLUTIONS OF
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE COMPANY, AND THE AUTHORITY OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO DETERMINE VARIATIONS FOR FUTURE SERIES. SUCH REQUEST MAY BE MADE TO THE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF THE
COMPANY OR TO THE TRANSFER AGENT. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MAY REQUIRE THE OWNER OF A LOST OR DESTROYED STOCK CERTIFICATE, OR HIS LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES, TO GIVE THE COMPANY A BOND TO INDEMNIFY IT
AND ITS TRANSFER AGENTS AND REGISTRARS AGAINST ANY CLAIM THAT MAY BE MADE AGAINST THEM ON ACCOUNT OF THE ALLEGED LOSS OR DESTRUCTION OF ANY SUCH CERTIFICATE. 

        For value received,
                                         
                                          
                                          
                    hereby sell, assign and transfer unto
 

	PLEASE INSERT SOCIAL SECURITY OR OTHER IDENTIFYING NUMBER OF ASSIGNEE
    
	 	 	 	 
	

    
 (PLEASE PRINT OR TYPEWRITE NAME AND ADDRESS, INCLUDING POSTAL ZIP CODE, OF ASSIGNEE)
	    

	

    

	

    
	
 	

Shares
	of the capital stock represented by the within Certificate, and do hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint
	    
	 	Attorney
	to transfer the said stock on the books of the within-named Corporation with full power of substitution in the premises.

	

Dated:	
 	

 	
 	

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Signature(s) Guaranteed: Medallion Guarantee Stamp
	 	 	
	 	 	 	
	 	THE SIGNATURE(S) SHOULD BE GUARANTEED BY AN ELIGIBLE GUARANTOR INSTITUTION (Banks, Stockbrokers, Savings and Loan Associations and Credit Unions) WITH MEMBERSHIP IN AN APPROVED SIGNATURE GUARANTEE MEDALLION PROGRAM,
PURSUANT TO S.E.C. RULE 17Ad-15.
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	 	 	Notice: The signature to this assignment must correspond with the name as written upon the face of the certificate, in every particular, without alteration or enlargement, or any change whatever.	 	 

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Exhibit 4.42006 Incentive plan

    inVENTIV
      HEALTH, INC.

    

    2006
      LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN

    

    inVentiv
      Health, Inc. (the “Company”), a Delaware corporation, hereby establishes and
      adopts the following 2006 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “Plan”).

     

    1. PURPOSE
      OF THE PLAN

    

    The
      purpose of the Plan is to assist the Company and its Subsidiaries in attracting
      and retaining selected individuals to serve as directors, employees,
      consultants and/or advisors of the Company and its Subsidiaries who are expected
      to contribute to the Company's success and to achieve long-term objectives
      which
      will inure to the benefit of all stockholders of the Company through the
      additional incentives inherent in the Awards hereunder.

    

    
      	
              2.

            	
              DEFINITIONS

            

    

     

    2.1. “Award”
      shall mean any Option, Stock Appreciation Right, Restricted Stock Award, Other
      Stock Unit Award, Performance Award or any other right, interest or option
      relating to Shares or other property (including cash) granted pursuant to the
      provisions of the Plan.

     

    2.2. “Award
      Agreement” shall mean any written agreement, contract or other instrument or
      document evidencing any Award granted by the Committee hereunder, including
      through an electronic medium.

     

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

     

    2.4. “Change
      of Control” shall mean a transaction or a series of related transactions
      involving (i) a sale, transfer or other disposition of all or substantially
      all
      of the Company’s assets, (ii) the consummation of a merger or consolidation of
      the Company or (iii) a sale or exchange of capital stock of the Company, in
      any
      case as a result of which the stockholders of the Company immediately prior
      to
      such transaction or series of related transactions own, in the aggregate, less
      than a majority of the outstanding voting capital stock or equity interests
      of
      the surviving, resulting or transferee entity. 

     

    2.5 “Code”
      shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to
      time.

     

    2.6. “Committee”
      shall mean the Compensation Committee of the Board or a subcommittee thereof
      formed by the Compensation Committee to act as the Committee hereunder. The
      Committee shall consist of no fewer than two Directors, each of whom is (i)
      a
“Non-Employee Director” within the meaning of Rule 16b-3 of the Exchange Act,
      (ii) an “outside director” within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code, and
      (iii) an “independent director” for purpose of the rules and regulations of the
      NASDAQ Stock Market (or such other principal securities market on which the
      Shares are traded).

     

    2.7. “Covered
      Employee” shall mean an employee of the Company or its Subsidiaries who is a
“covered employee” within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the
      Code.

     

    2.8. “Director”
      shall mean a non-employee member of the Board.

     

    2.9. “Dividend
      Equivalents” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 12.5.

     

    2.10. “Employee”
      shall mean any employee of the Company or any Subsidiary and any prospective
      employee conditioned upon, and effective not earlier than, such person’s
      becoming an employee of the Company or any Subsidiary. Solely for purposes
      of
      the Plan, an Employee shall also mean any consultant or advisor who is a natural
      person and who provides services to the Company or any Subsidiary, so long
      as
      such person (i) renders bona fide services that are not in connection with
      the offer and sale of the Company's securities in a capital-raising transaction
      and (ii) does not directly or indirectly promote or maintain a market for
      the Company's securities.

     

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

     

    2.12. “Fair
      Market Value” shall mean, with respect to any property other than Shares, the
      market value of such property determined by such methods or procedures as shall
      be established from time to time by the Committee. The Fair Market Value of
      Shares as of any date shall be the per Share closing price of the Shares as
      reported on the NASDAQ Stock Market on that date (or if there were no reported
      prices on such date, on the last preceding date on which the prices were
      reported) or, if the Company is not then listed on the NASDAQ Stock Market,
      on
      such other principal securities exchange on which the Shares are traded, and
      if
      the Company is not listed on the NASDAQ Stock Market or any other securities
      exchange, the Fair Market Value of Shares shall be determined by the Committee
      in its sole discretion using appropriate criteria. 

     

    2.13. “Limitations”
      shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10.5.

     

    2.14. “Option”
      shall mean any right granted to a Participant under the Plan allowing such
      Participant to purchase Shares at such price or prices and during such period
      or
      periods as the Committee shall determine.

     

    2.15. “Other
      Stock Unit Award” shall have the meaning set forth in
      Section 8.1.

     

    2.16. “Participant”
      shall mean an Employee or Director who is selected by the Committee to receive
      an Award under the Plan.

     

    2.17. “Payee”
      shall have the meaning set forth in Section 13.1.

     

    2.18. “Performance
      Award” shall mean any Award of Performance Shares, Performance Units or a
      Performance Cash Award granted pursuant to Article 9.

     

    2.19. “Performance
      Cash Award” shall mean any cash incentive granted pursuant to Article 9,
      the value of which will be paid to the Participant in cash (unless the Committee
      determines in its discretion to make payment thereof in Shares), upon
      achievement of such performance goals during the Performance Period as the
      Committee shall establish. 

     

    2.20. “Performance
      Period” shall mean that period established by the Committee at the time any
      Performance Award is granted or at any time thereafter during which any
      performance goals specified by the Committee with respect to such Award are
      to
      be measured.

     

    2.21. “Performance
      Share” shall mean any grant pursuant to Article 9 of a unit valued by
      reference to a designated number of Shares, which value may be paid to the
      Participant by delivery of such property as the Committee shall determine,
      including cash, Shares, other property, or any combination thereof, upon
      achievement of such performance goals during the Performance Period as the
      Committee shall establish at the time of such grant or thereafter.

     

    2.22. “Performance
      Unit” shall mean any grant pursuant to Section 9 of a unit valued by
      reference to a designated amount of property other than Shares (including cash),
      which value may be paid to the Participant by delivery of such property as
      the
      Committee shall determine, including cash, Shares, other property, or any
      combination thereof, upon achievement of such performance goals during the
      Performance Period as the Committee shall establish at the time of such grant
      or
      thereafter.

     

    2.23. “Permitted
      Assignee” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 12.3.

     

    2.24. “Prior
      Plan” shall mean the Company’s 1999 Stock Incentive Plan.

     

    2.25. “Restricted
      Stock” shall mean any Share issued with the restriction that the holder may not
      sell, transfer, pledge or assign such Share and with such other restrictions
      as
      the Committee, in its sole discretion, may impose (including any restriction
      on
      the right to vote such Share and the right to receive any dividends), which
      restrictions may lapse separately or in combination at such time or times,
      in
      installments or otherwise, as the Committee may deem appropriate.

     

    2.26. “Restricted
      Stock Award” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.1. 

     

    2.27. “Shares”
      shall mean the shares of common stock of the Company, par value $0.001 per
      share.

     

    2.28. “Stock
      Appreciation Right” shall mean the right granted to a Participant pursuant to
      Section 6.

     

    2.29. “Subsidiary”
      shall mean any corporation (other than the Company) in an unbroken chain of
      corporations beginning with the Company if, at the time of the granting of
      the
      Award, each of the corporations other than the last corporation in the unbroken
      chain owns stock possessing 50% or more of the total combined voting power
      of
      all classes of stock in one of the other corporations in the chain.

     

    2.30. Substitute
      Awards” shall mean Awards granted or Shares issued by the Company in assumption
      of, or in substitution or exchange for, awards previously granted, or the right
      or obligation to make future awards, by a company acquired by the Company or
      any
      Subsidiary or with which the Company or any Subsidiary combines.

     

    2.31. “Vesting
      Period” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.1.

     

    3. SHARES
      SUBJECT TO THE
      PLAN

     

    3.1 Number
      of
      Shares. (a)
      Subject to adjustment as provided in Sections 3.1(d) and 12.2, a total of
      2,100,000 Shares shall be authorized for grant under the Plan, plus any Shares
      remaining available for grant under the Prior Plan on the effective date of
      the
      Plan. Any Shares that are subject to Awards of Options or Stock Appreciation
      Rights shall be counted against this limit as one Share for every one Share
      granted. Any Shares that are subject to Awards other than Options or Stock
      Appreciation Rights shall be counted against this limit as 1.5 Shares for every
      one Share granted.

     

    (b) If
      any
      Shares subject to an Award or to an award under the Prior Plan are forfeited
      or
      expire, or any Award or award under the Prior Plan is settled for cash, the
      Shares shall, to the extent of such forfeiture, expiration or cash settlement,
      again be available for Awards under the Plan, subject to Section 3.1(d) below.
      Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the following Shares
      shall not be added to the Shares authorized for grant under paragraph (a) of
      this Section: (i) Shares tendered by the Participant or withheld by the Company
      in payment of the purchase price of an Option, (ii) Shares tendered by the
      Participant or withheld by the Company to satisfy any tax withholding obligation
      with respect to an Award, (iii) Shares repurchased by the Company with Option
      proceeds, and (iv) Shares subject to a stock-settled Stock Appreciation Right
      that are not issued in connection with the stock settlement of the Stock
      Appreciation Right on exercise thereof.

     

    (c) Substitute
      Awards shall not reduce the Shares authorized for grant under the Plan or
      authorized for grant to a Participant in any calendar year.

     

    (d) Any
      Shares that again become available for grant pursuant to this Article shall
      be
      added back as (i) one Share if such Shares were subject to Options or Stock
      Appreciation Rights granted under the Plan or options or stock appreciation
      rights granted under the Prior Plan and (ii) as 1.5 Shares if such Shares were
      subject to Awards other than Options or Stock Appreciation Rights granted under
      the Plan or awards other than options or stock appreciation rights granted
      under
      the Prior Plan. 

     

    3.2. Character
      of Shares. Any Shares issued hereunder may consist, in whole or in part, of
      authorized and unissued shares, treasury shares or shares purchased in the
      open
      market or otherwise. 

     

    4. ELIGIBILITY
      AND ADMINISTRATION

     

    4.1. Eligibility.
      Any Employee or Director shall be eligible to be selected as a
      Participant.

     

    4.2. Administration.
      (a) The Plan shall be administered by the Committee. The Committee shall have
      full power and authority, subject to the provisions of the Plan and subject
      to
      such orders or resolutions not inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan
      as
      may from time to time be adopted by the Board, to: (i) select the Employees
      and Directors to whom Awards may from time to time be granted hereunder;
      (ii) determine the type or types of Awards, not inconsistent with the
      provisions of the Plan, to be granted to each Participant hereunder;
      (iii) determine the number of Shares to be covered by each Award granted
      hereunder; (iv) determine the terms and conditions, not inconsistent with
      the provisions of the Plan, of any Award granted hereunder; (v) determine
      whether, to what extent and under what circumstances Awards may be settled
      in
      cash, Shares or other property; (vi) determine whether, to what extent, and
      under what circumstances cash, Shares, other property and other amounts payable
      with respect to an Award made under the Plan shall be deferred either
      automatically or at the election of the Participant; (vii) determine whether,
      to
      what extent and under what circumstances any Award shall be canceled or
      suspended; (viii) interpret and administer the Plan and any instrument or
      agreement entered into under or in connection with the Plan, including any
      Award
      Agreement; (ix) correct any defect, supply any omission or reconcile any
      inconsistency in the Plan or any Award in the manner and to the extent that
      the
      Committee shall deem desirable to carry it into effect; (x) establish such
      rules and regulations and appoint such agents as it shall deem appropriate
      for
      the proper administration of the Plan; (xi) determine whether any Award will
      have Dividend Equivalents; and (xii) make any other determination and take
      any other action that the Committee deems necessary or desirable for
      administration of the Plan. Except as otherwise provided in Section 10, the
      Compensation Committee may accelerate the vesting of any Award in its
      discretion.

     

    (b) Decisions
      of the Committee shall be final, conclusive and binding on all persons or
      entities, including the Company, any Participant, and any Subsidiary. A majority
      of the members of the Committee may determine its actions and fix the time
      and
      place of its meetings. No members of the Committee or the Board shall be
      personally liable for any action or determination made in good faith with
      respect to the Plan, any Award or any settlement of any dispute between a
      Participant and the Company. 

     

    (c) To
      the
      extent not inconsistent with applicable law, including Section 162(m) of the
      Code, or the rules and regulations of the principal securities market on which
      the Shares are traded, the Committee may delegate to a committee of one or
      more
      directors of the Company or, to the extent permitted by law, to one or more
      executive officers or a committee of executive officers the right to grant
      Awards to Employees who are not Directors of the Company and the authority
      to
      take action on behalf of the Committee pursuant to the Plan to cancel or suspend
      Awards to Employees who are not Directors or executive officers of the Company.
      

     

    5.
       OPTIONS

     

    5.1. Grant
      of
      Options. Options
      may be granted hereunder to Participants either alone or in addition to other
      Awards granted under the Plan. Options shall be subject to such terms and
      conditions, not inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan, as shall be
      determined from time to time by the Committee in its sole discretion.

     

    5.2. Award
      Agreements. All Options granted pursuant to this Article shall be evidenced
      by a
      written Award Agreement. The terms of Options need not be the same with respect
      to each Participant. Granting an Option pursuant to the Plan shall impose no
      obligation on the recipient to exercise such Option. Any individual who is
      granted an Option pursuant to this Article may hold more than one Option granted
      pursuant to the Plan at the same time. 

     

    5.3. Option
      Price. Other than in connection with Substitute Awards, the option price per
      each Share purchasable under any Option granted pursuant to this Article shall
      not be less than 100% of the Fair Market Value of such Share on the date of
      grant of such Option. Other than pursuant to Section 12.2, the Committee shall
      not without the approval of the Company’s stockholders (a) lower the option
      price per Share of an Option after it is granted, (b) cancel an Option in
      exchange for cash or another Award
      (other than in connection with Substitute Awards) or (c) take any other action
      with respect to an Option that may be treated as a repricing under the rules
      and
      regulations of the principal securities market on which the Shares are
      traded.

     

    5.4. Option
      Term. The term of each Option shall be fixed by the Committee in its sole
      discretion; provided that no Option shall be exercisable after the expiration
      of
      ten (10) years from the date the Option is granted.

     

    5.5. Exercise
      of Options. Vested Options granted under the Plan shall be exercised by the
      Participant or by a Permitted Assignee thereof (or by the Participant’s
      executors, administrators, guardian or legal representative, as may be provided
      in an Award Agreement) as to all or part of the Shares covered thereby, by
      the
      giving of notice of exercise to the Company or its designated agent (including
      any broker designated as an administrator or service provider with respect
      to
      any or all Awards) and paying or making arrangements for the payment of the
      purchase price for the number of Shares being purchased in accordance with
      the
      terms of the applicable Award Agreement and any procedures established by the
      Company its designated agent. Unless otherwise provided in an Award Agreement,
      full payment of such purchase price shall be made at the time of exercise and
      shall be made (a) in cash or cash equivalents (including certified check or
      bank
      check or wire transfer of immediately available funds), including cash or cash
      equivalents generated from the sale of a number of Shares sufficient for such
      purpose in accordance with a broker-assisted exercise program approved by the
      Company, (b) by tendering previously acquired Shares (either actually or by
      attestation, valued at their then Fair Market Value), (c) with the consent
      of
      the Committee, by delivery of other consideration (including, where permitted
      by
      law and the Committee, other Awards) having a Fair Market Value on the exercise
      date equal to the total purchase price, (d) with the consent of the Committee,
      by withholding Shares otherwise issuable in connection with the exercise of
      the
      Option, (e) through any other method specified in an Award Agreement or (f)
      any
      combination of any of the foregoing. In no event may any Option granted
      hereunder be exercised for a fraction of a Share. No adjustment shall be made
      for cash dividends or other rights for which the record date is prior to the
      date of such issuance. 

     

    5.6. Form
      of
      Settlement. In its sole discretion, the Committee may provide that the Shares
      to
      be issued upon an Option's exercise shall be in the form of Restricted Stock
      or
      other similar securities.

     

    5.7. Incentive
      Stock Options. The Committee may grant Options intended to qualify as “incentive
      stock options” as defined in Section 422 of the Code, to any employee of the
      Company or any Subsidiary, subject to the requirements of Section 422 of the
      Code. Solely for purposes of determining whether Shares are available for the
      grant of “incentive stock options” under the Plan, the maximum aggregate number
      of Shares that may be issued pursuant to “incentive stock options” granted under
      the Plan shall be 2,100,000 Shares. 

     

    6. STOCK
      APPRECIATION RIGHTS

     

    6.1. Grant
      and
      Exercise. The Committee may provide Stock Appreciation Rights, whether or not
      in
      conjunction with all or part of any Option or other Award granted under the
      Plan, upon such terms and conditions as the Committee may establish in its
      sole
      discretion.  

     

    6.2. Terms
      and
      Conditions. Stock Appreciation Rights shall be subject to such terms and
      conditions, not inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan, as shall be
      determined from time to time by the Committee in its sole discretion, including
      the following: 

     

    Upon
      the
      exercise of a Stock Appreciation Right, the holder shall have the right to
      receive the excess of (i) the Fair Market Value of one Share on the date of
      exercise over (ii) the grant price of the right on the date of grant, as
      specified by the Committee in its sole discretion, which, except in the case
      of
      Substitute Awards or in connection with an adjustment provided in
      Section 12.2, shall not be less than the Fair Market Value of one Share on
      such date of grant of the right. 

     

    Upon
      the
      exercise of a Stock Appreciation Right, the Committee shall determine in its
      sole discretion whether payment shall be made in cash, in whole Shares or other
      property, or any combination thereof. 

     

    The
      provisions of Stock Appreciation Rights need not be the same with respect to
      each recipient. 

     

    The
      Committee may impose such other conditions or restrictions on the terms of
      exercise and the exercise price of any Stock Appreciation Right, as it shall
      deem appropriate. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section
      6.2,
      but subject to Section 12.2, a Stock Appreciation Right shall generally
      have the same terms and conditions as Options, including (i) an exercise price
      not less than Fair Market Value on the date of grant to an employee of the
      Company or a Subsidiary and (ii) a term not greater than ten (10) years. In
      addition to the foregoing, except as provided in Section 12.2, the Committee
      shall not without the approval of the Company’s stockholders (a) lower the grant
      price per Share of any Stock Appreciation Right after it is granted, (b) cancel
      any Stock Appreciation Right in exchange for cash or another Award (other than
      in connection with Substitute Awards) or (c) take any other action with respect
      to any Stock Appreciation Right that may be treated as a repricing under the
      rules and regulations of the principal securities market on which the Shares
      are
      traded. 

     

    
      	
              7.

            	
              RESTRICTED
                STOCK AWARDS

            

    

     

    7.1. Grants.
      Awards of Restricted Stock may be issued hereunder to Participants either alone
      or in addition to other Awards granted under the Plan (a “Restricted Stock
      Award”), and such Restricted Stock Awards shall also be available as a form of
      payment of Performance Awards and other earned cash-based incentive
      compensation. A Restricted Stock Award shall be subject to restrictions imposed
      by the Committee covering a period of time specified by the Committee (the
      “Vesting Period”). Restricted Stock Awards shall be subject to such terms and
      conditions, not inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan, as shall be
      determined from time to time by the Committee in its sole discretion. Without
      limitation of the foregoing, the Committee has absolute discretion to determine
      whether any consideration (other than services) is to be received by the Company
      or any Subsidiary as a condition precedent to the issuance of Restricted
      Stock.

     

    7.2. Award
      Agreements. The terms of any Restricted Stock Award granted under the Plan
      shall
      be set forth in a written Award Agreement. The terms of Restricted Stock Awards
      need not be the same with respect to each Participant

     

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

     

    
      	
              8.

            	
              OTHER
                STOCK UNIT AWARDS

            

    

     

    8.1. Grants.
      Other Awards of units having a value equal to an identical number of Shares
      (“Other Stock Unit Awards”) may be granted hereunder to Participants, in
      addition to other Awards granted under the Plan. Other Stock Unit Awards shall
      also be available as a form of payment of other Awards granted under the Plan
      and other earned cash-based incentive compensation.

     

    8.2. Award
      Agreements. The terms of Other Stock Unit Award granted under the Plan shall
      be
      set forth in an Award Agreement. Other Stock Unit Awards shall be subject to
      such terms and conditions, not inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan,
      as
      shall be determined from time to time by the Committee in its sole discretion.
      The terms of such Awards need not be the same with respect to each
      Participant.

     

    8.3. Payment.
      Except as maybe provided in an Award Agreement, Other Stock Unit Awards may
      be
      paid in cash, Shares, other property, or any combination thereof, in the sole
      discretion of the Committee at the time of payment. Other Stock Unit Awards
      may
      be paid in a lump sum or in installments or, in accordance with procedures
      established by the Committee, on a deferred basis subject to the requirements
      of
      Section 409A of the Code. 

     

    9. PERFORMANCE
      AWARDS

     

    9.1. Grants.
      Performance Awards in the form of Performance Shares, Performance Units or
      Performance Cash Awards, as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion,
      may be granted hereunder to Participants, for no consideration or for such
      minimum consideration as may be required by applicable law, either alone or
      in
      addition to other Awards granted under the Plan. The
      performance goals to be achieved for each Performance Period shall be
      conclusively determined by the Committee and may be based upon the criteria
      set
      forth in Section 10.2. 

     

    9.2. Award
      Agreements. The terms of any Performance Award granted under the Plan shall
      be
      set forth in an Award Agreement. Performance Awards shall be subject to such
      terms and conditions, not inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan, as
      shall
      be determined from time to time by the Committee in its sole discretion,
      including whether such Awards shall have Dividend Equivalents. The terms of
      Performance Awards need not be the same with respect to each
      Participant.

     

    9.3. Terms
      and
      Conditions. The performance criteria to be achieved during any Performance
      Period and the length of the Performance Period shall be determined by the
      Committee upon the grant of each Performance Award, provided that a Performance
      Period shall not be shorter than 12 months. The amount of the Award to be
      distributed shall be conclusively determined by the Committee. 

     

    9.4. Payment.
      Except as provided in Article 11 or as may be provided in an Award Agreement,
      Performance Awards will be distributed only after the end of the relevant
      Performance Period. Performance Awards may be paid in cash, Shares, other
      property, or any combination thereof, in the sole discretion of the Committee
      at
      the time of payment. Performance Awards may be paid in a lump sum or in
      installments following the close of the Performance Period or, in accordance
      with procedures established by the Committee, on a deferred basis subject to
      the
      requirements of Section 409A of the Code.

     

    10. CODE
      SECTION 162(m) PROVISIONS

     

    10.1. Covered
      Employees. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, if the Committee
      determines at the time a Restricted Stock Award, a Performance Award or an
      Other
      Stock Unit Award is granted to a Participant who is, or is likely to be, as
      of
      the end of the tax year in which the Company would claim a tax deduction in
      connection with such Award, a Covered Employee, then the Committee may provide
      that this Article 10 is applicable to such Award. 

     

    10.2. Performance
      Criteria. If the Committee determines that a Restricted Stock Award, a
      Performance Award or an Other Stock Unit Award is subject to this Article 10,
      the lapsing of restrictions thereon and the distribution of cash, Shares or
      other property pursuant thereto, as applicable, shall be subject to the
      achievement of one or more objective performance goals established by the
      Committee, which shall be based on the attainment of specified levels of one
      or
      any combination of the following: net
      sales; revenue; revenue growth; operating income; pre- or after-tax income
      (before or after allocation of corporate overhead and bonus); net earnings;
      earnings per share; net income; return on equity; total shareholder return;
      return on assets or net assets; attainment of strategic and operational
      initiatives; appreciation in and/or maintenance of the price of the Common
      Stock
      or any other publicly-traded securities of the Company; market share; gross
      profits; earnings (including earnings before taxes, earnings before interest
      and
      taxes or earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization);
      economic value-added models; comparisons with various stock market indices;
      reductions in costs; cash flow or cash flow per share (before or after
      dividends); return on capital (including return on total capital or return
      on
      invested capital; cash flow return on investment; improvement in or attainment
      of expense levels or working capital levels; cash margins; and EBIT
      margins.
      Such
      performance goals also may be based solely by reference to the Company’s
      performance or the performance of a Subsidiary, division, business segment
      or
      business unit of the Company, or based upon the relative performance of other
      companies or upon comparisons of any of the indicators of performance relative
      to other companies. The Committee may also exclude charges related to an event
      or occurrence which the Committee determines should appropriately be excluded,
      including (a) restructurings, discontinued operations, extraordinary items,
      and
      other unusual or non-recurring charges, (b) an event either not directly related
      to the operations of the Company or not within the reasonable control of the
      Company’s management, or (c) the cumulative effects of tax or accounting changes
      in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. Such performance
      goals shall be set by the Committee within the time period prescribed by, and
      shall otherwise comply with the requirements of, Section 162(m) of the
      Code, and the regulations thereunder. After establishment of a performance
      goal,
      the Committee shall not revise such performance goal or increase the amount
      of
      compensation payable thereunder (as determined in accordance with Section 162(m)
      of the Code) upon the attainment of such performance goal. 

     

    10.3. Adjustments.
      Notwithstanding any provision of the Plan (other than Article 11), with respect
      to any Restricted Stock, Performance Award or Other Stock Unit Award that is
      subject to this Section 10, the Committee may reduce or eliminate the
      number of Shares granted or the number of Shares vested upon the attainment
      of
      the applicable performance goal or reduce or eliminate the amount of any cash
      or
      other property payable upon the attainment of such performance goal pursuant
      to
      such Award, and the Committee may not waive the achievement of the applicable
      performance goals, except in the case of the death or disability of the
      Participant or as otherwise determined by the Committee in special
      circumstances.

     

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

     

    10.5. Limitations
      on Grants to Individual Participants. Subject to adjustment as provided in
      Section 12.2, no Participant may be granted (i) Options or Stock Appreciation
      Rights during any calendar year with respect to more than 1,000,000 Shares
      or
      (ii) Restricted Stock, Performance Awards and/or Other Stock Unit Awards that
      are denominated in Shares in any calendar year with respect to more than 500,000
      Shares (the “Limitations”). In addition to the foregoing, the maximum dollar
      value payable to any Participant in any 12-month period with respect to
      Performance Awards payable in cash is $10,000,000. If an Award is cancelled,
      the
      cancelled Award shall continue to be counted toward the applicable Limitations.
      

     

    11. CHANGE
      OF
      CONTROL PROVISIONS

     

    11.1. Impact
      on
      Certain Awards. Award Agreements may provide that in the event of a Change
      of
      Control of the Company, Options and Stock Appreciation Rights outstanding as
      of
      the date of the Change of Control shall be cancelled and terminated without
      payment therefor if the Fair Market Value of one Share as of the date of the
      Change of Control is less than the per Share Option exercise price or Stock
      Appreciation Right grant price, and (ii) all Performance Awards shall be
      considered to be earned and payable (either in full or pro rata based on the
      portion of Performance Period completed as of the date of the Change of
      Control), and any deferral or other restriction shall lapse and such Performance
      Awards shall be immediately settled or distributed.

     

    11.2. Assumption
      or Substitution of Certain Awards. (a) Unless otherwise provided in an Award
      Agreement, in the event of a Change of Control of the Company in which the
      successor company assumes or substitutes for an Option, Stock Appreciation
      Right, Restricted Stock Award or Other Stock Unit Award, if a Participant’s
      employment with such successor company (or a subsidiary thereof) terminates
      within six months following such Change of Control (or such other period set
      forth in the Award Agreement, including prior thereto if applicable) and under
      the circumstances specified in the Award Agreement: (i) Options and Stock
      Appreciation Rights outstanding as of the date of such termination of employment
      will immediately vest, become fully exercisable, and may thereafter be exercised
      for 90 days, (ii) restrictions and deferral limitations on Restricted Stock
      shall lapse and the Restricted Stock shall become free of all restrictions
      and
      limitations and become fully vested, and (iii) the restrictions and deferral
      limitations and other conditions applicable to any Other Stock Unit Awards
      or
      any other Awards shall lapse, and such Other Stock Unit Awards or such other
      Awards shall become free of all restrictions, limitations or conditions and
      become fully vested and transferable to the full extent of the original grant.
      For the purposes of this Section 11.1, an Option, Stock Appreciation Right,
      Restricted Stock Award or Other Stock Unit Award shall be considered assumed
      or
      substituted for if following the Change of Control the Award confers the right
      to purchase or receive, for each Share subject to the Option, Stock Appreciation
      Right, Restricted Stock Award or Other Stock Unit Award immediately prior to
      the
      Change of Control, the consideration (whether stock, cash or other securities
      or
      property) received in the transaction constituting a Change of Control by
      holders of Shares for each Share held on the effective date of such transaction
      (and if holders were offered a choice of consideration, the type of
      consideration chosen by the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares);
      provided, however, that if such consideration received in the transaction
      constituting a Change of Control is not solely common stock of the successor
      company, the Committee may, with the consent of the successor company, provide
      that the consideration to be received upon the exercise or vesting of an Option,
      Stock Appreciation Right, Restricted Stock Award or Other Stock Unit Award,
      for
      each Share subject thereto, will be solely common stock of the successor company
      substantially equal in fair market value to the per share consideration received
      by holders of Shares in the transaction constituting a Change of Control. The
      determination of such substantial equality of value of consideration shall
      be
      made by the Committee in its sole discretion and its determination shall be
      conclusive and binding.

     

    (b)
       Unless otherwise provided in an Award Agreement, in the event of a Change
      of Control of the Company in which the successor company does not assume or
      substitute for an Option, Stock Appreciation Right, Restricted Stock Award
      or
      Other Stock Unit Award: (i) Options and Stock Appreciation Rights outstanding
      as
      of the date of the Change of Control shall immediately vest and become fully
      exercisable, (ii) restrictions and deferral limitations on Restricted Stock
      shall lapse and the Restricted Stock shall become free of all restrictions
      and
      limitations and become fully vested, and (iii) the restrictions and deferral
      limitations and other conditions applicable to any Other Stock Unit Awards
      or
      any other Awards shall lapse, and such Other Stock Unit Awards or such other
      Awards shall become free of all restrictions, limitations or conditions and
      become fully vested and transferable to the full extent of the original grant.
      

     

    (c)
      Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, the Committee, in its
      discretion, may determine that, upon the occurrence of a Change of Control
      of
      the Company, each Option and Stock Appreciation Right outstanding shall
      terminate within a specified number of days after notice to the Participant,
      and/or that each Participant shall receive, with respect to each Share subject
      to such Option or Stock Appreciation Right, an amount equal to the excess of
      the
      Fair Market Value of such Share immediately prior to the occurrence of such
      Change of Control over the exercise price per share of such Option and/or Stock
      Appreciation Right; such amount to be payable in cash, in one or more kinds
      of
      stock or property (including the stock or property, if any, payable in the
      transaction) or in a combination thereof, as the Committee, in its discretion,
      shall determine.

     

    12. GENERALLY
      APPLICABLE PROVISIONS

     

    12.1. Amendment
      and Termination of the Plan. The Board may, from time to time, alter, amend,
      suspend or terminate the Plan as it shall deem advisable, subject to any
      requirement for stockholder approval imposed by applicable law, including the
      rules and regulations of the principal securities market on which the Shares
      are
      traded, provided that the Board may not amend the Plan in any manner that would
      result in noncompliance with Rule 16b-3 of the Exchange Act; and further
      provided that the Board may not, without the approval of the Company's
      stockholders, amend the Plan to (a) increase the number of Shares that may
      be
      the subject of Awards under the Plan (except for adjustments pursuant to Section
      12.2), (b) expand the types of awards available under the Plan, (c) materially
      expand the class of persons eligible to participate in the Plan, (d) amend
      any
      provision of Section 5.3, (e) increase the maximum permissible term of any
      Option specified by Section 5.4 or the maximum permissible term of a Stock
      Appreciation Right specified by Section 6.2(d), (f) amend any provision of
      Section 10.5, or (g) take any other action with respect to an Option that may
      be
      treated as a repricing under the rules and regulations of the principal
      securities market on which the Shares are traded. In addition, subject to
      Section 11, no amendments to, or termination of, the Plan shall in any way
      impair the rights of a Participant under any Award previously granted without
      such Participant's consent.

     

    12.2. Adjustments.
      Subject
      to Section 11, in the event of any merger, reorganization, consolidation,
      recapitalization, dividend or distribution (whether in cash, shares or other
      property, other than a regular cash dividend), stock split, reverse stock split,
      spin-off or similar transaction or other change in corporate structure affecting
      the Shares, such adjustments and other substitutions shall be made to the Plan
      and to Awards as the Committee, in its sole discretion, deems equitable or
      appropriate taking into consideration the accounting and tax consequences,
      including such adjustments in the aggregate number, class and kind of securities
      that may be delivered under the Plan, the Limitations, the maximum number of
      Shares that may be issued under “incentive stock options” and, in the aggregate
      or to any one Participant, in the number, class, kind and option or exercise
      price of securities subject to outstanding Awards granted under the Plan
      (including, if the Committee deems appropriate, the substitution of similar
      options to purchase the shares of, or other awards denominated in the shares
      of,
      another company) as the Committee may determine to be appropriate in its sole
      discretion; provided, however, that the number of Shares subject to any Award
      shall always be a whole number.

     

    12.3. Transferability
      of Awards. Except
      as
      provided below, no Award and no Shares subject to Awards described in Article
      8
      that have not been issued or as to which any applicable restriction, performance
      or deferral period has not lapsed, may be sold, assigned, transferred, pledged
      or otherwise encumbered, other than by will or the laws of descent and
      distribution, and such Award may be exercised during the life of the Participant
      only by the Participant or the Participant’s guardian or legal representative.
      If provided for in the Award Agreement a Participant may assign or transfer
      an
      Award with the consent of the Committee (each transferee thereof, a “Permitted
      Assignee”) to (i) the Participant’s spouse, children or grandchildren (including
      any adopted and step children or grandchildren, (ii) to a trust or partnership
      for the benefit of one or more of
      the
      Participant or the Persons referred to in clause (i), or (iii) for charitable
      donations; provided that such Permitted Assignee shall be bound by and subject
      to all of the terms and conditions of the Plan and the Award Agreement relating
      to the transferred Award and shall execute an agreement satisfactory to the
      Company evidencing such obligations; and provided further that such Participant
      shall remain bound by the terms and conditions of the Plan. The Company shall
      cooperate with any Permitted Assignee and the Company’s transfer agent in
      effectuating any transfer permitted under this Section. 

     

    12.4. Termination
      of Employment. The Committee shall determine and set forth in each Award
      Agreement whether any Awards granted in such Award Agreement will continue
      to be
      exercisable, and the terms of such exercise, on and after the date that a
      Participant ceases to be employed by or to provide services to the Company
      or
      any Subsidiary (including as a Director), whether by reason of death,
      disability, voluntary or involuntary termination of employment or services,
      or
      otherwise. The date of termination of a Participant’s employment or services
      will be determined by the Committee, which determination will be
      final.
      Unless
      otherwise determined by the Committee, vesting of an Award shall cease on the
      date of termination of employment or service, and an Option or Stock
      Appreciation Right shall terminate and cease to be exercisable (i) on the date
      which is three (3) months after the date on which the Participant terminates
      employment or service for any reason other than death, disability or cause,
      (ii)
      the date that is one (1) year after the date on which the Optionee terminates
      employment or service as a result of death or Disability and (iii) immediately
      upon termination for cause.

     

    12.5. Deferral;
      Dividend Equivalents. The Committee shall be authorized to establish procedures
      pursuant to which the payment of any Award may be deferred. Subject to the
      provisions of the Plan and any Award Agreement, the recipient of an Award
      (including any deferred Award) may, if so determined by the Committee, be
      entitled to receive, currently or on a deferred basis, cash, stock or other
      property dividends, or cash payments in amounts equivalent to cash, stock or
      other property dividends on Shares (“Dividend Equivalents”) with respect to the
      number of Shares covered by the Award, as determined by the Committee, in its
      sole discretion. The Committee may provide that such amounts and Dividend
      Equivalents (if any) shall be deemed to have been reinvested in additional
      Shares or otherwise reinvested and may provide that such amounts and Dividend
      Equivalents are subject to the same vesting or performance conditions as the
      underlying Award.

     

    13. MISCELLANEOUS

     

    13.1. Tax
      Withholding. The Company shall have the right to make all payments or
      distributions pursuant to the Plan to a Participant (any such person, a “Payee”)
      net of any applicable federal, state, local and foreign taxes required to be
      paid or withheld as a result of (a) the grant of any Award, (b) the exercise
      of
      an Option or Stock Appreciation Right, (c) the delivery of Shares or cash,
      (d)
      the lapse of any restrictions in connection with any Award or (e) any other
      event occurring pursuant to the Plan. The Company or any Subsidiary shall have
      the right to withhold from wages or other amounts otherwise payable to such
      Payee such withholding taxes as may be required by law, or to otherwise require
      the Payee to pay such withholding taxes. If the Payee shall fail to make such
      tax payments as are required, the Company or its Subsidiaries shall, to the
      extent permitted by law, have the right to deduct any such taxes from any
      payment of any kind otherwise due to such Payee or to take such other action
      as
      may be necessary to satisfy such withholding obligations. The
      Committee shall be authorized to establish procedures for election by
      Participants to satisfy such obligation for the payment of such taxes by
      tendering previously acquired Shares (either actually or by attestation, valued
      at their then Fair Market Value), or by directing the Company to retain Shares
      (up to the Participant’s minimum required tax withholding rate or such other
      rate that will not trigger a negative accounting impact) otherwise deliverable
      in connection with the Award. 

     

    13.2. Right
      of
      Discharge Reserved; Claims to Awards. Nothing in the Plan nor the grant of
      an
      Award hereunder shall confer upon any Employee or Director the right to continue
      in the employment or service of the Company or any Subsidiary or affect any
      right that the Company or any Subsidiary may have to terminate the employment
      or
      service of (or to demote or to exclude from future Awards under the Plan) any
      such Employee or Director at any time for any reason. Except as specifically
      provided by the Committee, the Company shall not be liable for the loss of
      existing or potential profit from an Award granted in the event of termination
      of an employment or other relationship.
      No
      Employee or Participant shall have any claim to be granted any Award under
      the
      Plan, and there is no obligation for uniformity of treatment of Employees or
      Participants under the Plan.

     

    13.3. Prospective
      Recipient. To the extent an Award Agreement provides for execution by a
      prospective recipient, the prospective recipient shall not, with respect to
      the
      applicable Award, be deemed to have become a Participant, or to have any rights
      with respect to such Award, until and unless such recipient shall have executed
      such Award Agreement and delivered a copy thereof to the Company, and otherwise
      complied with the then applicable terms and conditions of the Plan and the
      Award
      Agreement. To the extent an Award Agreement does not provide for execution
      by a
      prospective recipient, the prospective recipient shall not, with respect to
      the
      applicable Award, be deemed to have become a Participant, or to have any rights
      with respect to such Award, until and unless such recipient shall have complied
      with the then applicable terms and conditions of the Plan and the Award
      Agreement.

     

    13.4. Substitute
      Awards. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, the terms of Substitute
      Awards may vary from the terms set forth in the Plan to the extent the Committee
      deems appropriate to conform, in whole or in part, to the provisions of the
      awards in substitution for which they are granted.

     

    13.5. Cancellation
      of Award. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, an Award
      Agreement may provide that the Award shall be canceled if the Participant has
      committed an act of embezzlement, fraud, dishonesty, nonpayment of any
      obligation owed to the Company, breach of fiduciary duty or deliberate disregard
      of Company policy resulting in loss, damage, or injury to the Company, or if
      such Participant makes any unauthorized disclosure of any trade secret or
      confidential information, breaches any written agreement with the Company,
      engages in any conduct constituting unfair competition, induces any customer
      to
      breach a contract with the Company, or solicits or attempts to solicit any
      employee of the Company to terminate employment with the Company. In making
      such
      determination, the Committee shall act fairly and shall give the Participant
      an
      opportunity to appear and present evidence on his or her behalf at a hearing
      before the Committee. The Committee may provide in an Award Agreement that
      if
      within the time period specified in the Agreement the Participant establishes
      a
      relationship with a competitor or engages in an activity referred to in the
      second preceding sentence, the Participant will forfeit any gain realized on
      the
      vesting or exercise of the Award and must repay such gain to the
      Company.

     

    13.6. Stop
      Transfer Orders. All certificates for Shares delivered under the Plan pursuant
      to any Award shall be subject to such stop-transfer orders and other
      restrictions as the Committee may deem advisable under the rules, regulations
      and other requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission, any stock
      exchange upon which the Shares are then listed, and any applicable federal
      or
      state securities law, and the Committee may cause a legend or legends to be
      put
      on any such certificates to make appropriate reference to such
      restrictions.

     

    13.7. Nature
      of
      Payments. All Awards made pursuant to the Plan are in consideration of services
      performed or to be performed for the Company or any Subsidiary, division or
      business unit of the Company. Any income or gain realized pursuant to Awards
      under the Plan and any Stock Appreciation Rights constitute a special incentive
      payment to the Participant and shall not be taken into account, to the extent
      permissible under applicable law, as compensation for purposes of any of the
      employee benefit plans of the Company or any Subsidiary except as may be
      determined by the Committee or by the Board or board of directors of the
      applicable Subsidiary.

     

    13.8. Other
      Plans. Nothing contained in the Plan shall prevent the Board from adopting
      other
      or additional compensation arrangements, subject to stockholder approval if
      such
      approval is required; and such arrangements may be either generally applicable
      or applicable only in specific cases.

     

    13.9. Severability.
      If any provision of the Plan shall be held unlawful or otherwise invalid or
      unenforceable in whole or in part by a court of competent jurisdiction, such
      provision shall (a) be deemed limited to the extent that such court of competent
      jurisdiction deems it lawful, valid and/or enforceable and as so limited shall
      remain in full force and effect, and (b) not affect any other provision of
      the
      Plan or part thereof, each of which shall remain in full force and effect.
      If
      the making of any payment or the provision of any other benefit required under
      the Plan shall be held unlawful or otherwise invalid or unenforceable by a
      court
      of competent jurisdiction, such unlawfulness, invalidity or unenforceability
      shall not prevent any other payment or benefit from being made or provided
      under
      the Plan, and if the making of any payment in full or the provision of any
      other
      benefit required under the Plan in full would be unlawful or otherwise invalid
      or unenforceable, then such unlawfulness, invalidity or unenforceability shall
      not prevent such payment or benefit from being made or provided in part, to
      the
      extent that it would not be unlawful, invalid or unenforceable, and the maximum
      payment or benefit that would not be unlawful, invalid or unenforceable shall
      be
      made or provided under the Plan. 

     

    13.10. Construction.
      As
      used
      in the Plan, the words “include”
      and “including,” and variations thereof, shall not be deemed to be terms of
      limitation, but rather shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without
      limitation.” 

     

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

     

    13.12. Governing
      Law. The Plan and all determinations made and actions taken thereunder, to
      the
      extent not otherwise governed by the Code or the laws of the United States,
      shall be governed by the laws of the State of Delaware, without reference to
      principles of conflict of laws, and construed accordingly.

     

    13.13. Effective
      Date of Plan; Termination of Plan. The Plan shall be effective on the date
      of
      the approval of the Plan by the holders of the shares entitled to vote at a
      duly
      constituted meeting of the stockholders of the Company. The Plan shall be null
      and void and of no effect if the foregoing condition is not fulfilled and in
      such event each Award shall, notwithstanding any of the preceding provisions
      of
      the Plan, be null and void and of no effect. Awards may be granted under the
      Plan at any time and from time to time on or prior to the tenth anniversary
      of
      the effective date of the Plan, on which date the Plan will expire except as
      to
      Awards then outstanding under the Plan. Such outstanding Awards shall remain
      in
      effect until they have been exercised or terminated, or have
      expired. 

     

    13.14. Foreign
      Employees. Awards may be granted to Participants who are foreign nationals
      or
      employed outside the United States, or both, on such terms and conditions
      different from those applicable to Awards to Employees employed in the United
      States as may, in the judgment of the Committee, be necessary or desirable
      in
      order to recognize differences in local law or tax policy. The Committee also
      may impose conditions on the exercise or vesting of Awards in order to minimize
      the Company's obligation with respect to tax equalization for Employees on
      assignments outside their home country.

     

    13.15. Compliance
      with Section 409A of the Code. This Plan is intended to comply and shall be
      administered in a manner that is intended to comply with Section 409A of the
      Code and shall be construed and interpreted in accordance with such intent.
      To
      the extent that an Award or the payment, settlement or deferral thereof is
      subject to Section 409A of the Code, the Award shall be granted, paid, settled
      or deferred in a manner that will comply with Section 409A of the Code,
      including regulations or other guidance issued with respect thereto, except
      as
      otherwise determined by the Committee. Any provision of this Plan that would
      cause the grant of an Award or the payment, settlement or deferral thereof
      to
      fail to satisfy Section 409A of the Code shall be amended to comply with Section
      409A of the Code on a timely basis, which may be made on a retroactive basis,
      in
      accordance with regulations and other guidance issued under Section 409A of
      the
      Code.

     

    13.16. Captions.
      The captions in the Plan are for convenience of reference only, and are not
      intended to narrow, limit or affect the substance or interpretation of the
      provisions contained herein.

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