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EX-10.26

 Exhibit 10.26 

PLURALSIGHT HOLDINGS, LLC 

AMENDED AND RESTATED RESTRICTED SHARE UNIT AGREEMENT 

This Amended and Restated Restricted Share Unit Agreement (the “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of the date of
grant set forth below (the “Date of Grant”) by and between Pluralsight Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Company”), Pluralsight, Inc., a Delaware corporation
(“PubCo”) and the participant named below (the “Participant”). Capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to them in the Fourth Amended and Restated Limited Liability
Company Agreement of the Company, as amended from time to time (the “LLC Agreement”). 
 1. AWARD OF
RESTRICTED SHARE UNITS. The Company has awarded to the Participant, and the Participant has accepted, the following Restricted Share Units (“RSUs”) as of the following RSU Grant Date. The Company, PubCo, and
Participant hereby agree that the RSUs shall be subject to all of the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the LLC Agreement: 
  

			
	Participant Name:	  	Aaron Skonnard
	Total Number of RSUs:	  	3,000,000
	RSU Grant Date:	  	September 29, 2017
	Vesting Start Date:	  	July 25, 2017

 Each RSU represents and consists of the contractual deferred right to receive upon future vesting and
settlement both one Common Unit and one share of Class C Common Stock (collectively referred to as a “Settlement Interest”), subject in all cases to the terms and conditions set forth herein. 

In the event that the number of outstanding Units is changed by a distribution of Units, recapitalization, unit split, reverse Unit split,
subdivision, combination, reclassification or similar change in the capital structure of the Company without consideration, then the number of Common Units subject to this Agreement will be proportionately adjusted subject to any required action by
the Committee and compliance with applicable securities laws; provided, however, that fractions of a Unit will not be issued but will either be paid in cash at the Fair Market Value of such fraction of a Unit or will be rounded down to
the nearest whole Unit, as determined by the Committee. 
 In the event that the number of outstanding shares of Class C Common Stock
of PubCo is changed by a distribution of stock, recapitalization, stock split, reverse stock split, subdivision, combination, reclassification or similar change in the capital structure of the Company without consideration, then the number of shares
of Class C Common Stock subject to this Agreement will be proportionately adjusted subject to any required action by the Committee and compliance with applicable securities laws; provided, however, that fractions of a share will
not be issued but will either be paid in cash at the Fair Market Value of such fraction of a share or will be rounded down to the nearest whole Unit, as determined by the Board. 

The Participant agrees that the RSUs subject to this Agreement are a separate incentive and not in lieu of any salary or other compensation,
and that he is not purchasing or making any payment to the Company for his RSUs or for Settlement Interests or other securities or property issued upon settlement of his RSUs. 

2. DEFINITIONS. 

(a) Definitions. For all purposes of this Agreement, the following definitions apply: 

(i) “Affiliate” means an Affiliate of the Company. 

 (ii) “Board” means the Board of Directors of PubCo. 

(iii) “Cause” means, with respect to Participant: (a) Participant’s willful conduct that is
materially injurious to the Company or any of its Affiliates (whether monetary or otherwise) or the commission of any other material act or omission involving dishonesty with respect to the Company or any of its Affiliates;
(b) Participant’s conviction of a felony or of any misdemeanor involving a crime of moral turpitude; (c) Participant’s fraud, misappropriation of any money, assets, or other property of the Company or any of its Affiliates,
embezzlement, or the like; (d) Participant’s insubordination or other willful refusal to comply with any lawful request of the Board, including without limitation failure to cooperate in any investigation conducted and/or undertaken by the
Company or any of its Affiliates that has reasonable and legitimate objectives; or (e) Participant’s material breach of any of his obligations, duties, or agreements to the Company or any of its Affiliates, which breach cannot be cured or,
if capable of being cured, is not cured within thirty (30) days after receipt of written notice of the need to cure. 

(iv) “Change in Control” means the occurrence of any one of the following events: 

a. Any “person” (as such term is defined in the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange
Act”) and as used in Sections 13(d)(3) and 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act) becomes, as a result of its or its Affiliate’s acquisition of Company equity securities, the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing more than fifty percent (50%) of the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding securities eligible
to vote for the election of the Board (the “Company Voting Securities”); provided, however, that the event described in this paragraph (a) shall not be deemed to be a Change in Control by virtue of any
acquisitions of Company Voting Securities: (i) by the Company, any Affiliate or any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the Company or any Affiliate; (ii) in connection with an IPO (including by the PubCo or
by any underwriter temporarily holding securities being offered in the IPO); (iii) in connection with a statutory conversion of the Company to another form of business entity or Non-Qualifying Transaction as
defined in paragraph (b) below; or (iv) by a person who was a Member on the Date of Grant (or is an Affiliate of such a Member) unless with respect to this clause such person and its Affiliates thereby become the “beneficial
owner” as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act, directly or indirectly, of at least seventy-five percent (75%) of the Company Voting Securities; 

b. The consummation of a merger, consolidation, statutory unit or share exchange or similar form of company transaction
involving the Company or any of its Affiliates that requires the approval of the Company’s Members, whether for such transaction or the issuance of securities in the transaction (a “Business Combination”), unless
immediately following such Business Combination: (i) more than 50% of the total voting power of (A) the entity resulting from such Business Combination (the “Surviving Entity”), or (B) if applicable, the
ultimate parent entity that directly or indirectly has beneficial ownership of 100% of the voting securities eligible to elect directors of the Surviving Entity (the “Parent Entity”), is represented by Company Voting
Securities that were outstanding immediately prior to such Business Combination (or, if applicable, is represented by equity securities into which such Company Voting Securities were converted pursuant to such Business Combination), and such voting
power among the holders thereof is in substantially the same proportion as the voting power of such Company Voting Securities among the 

  
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holders thereof immediately prior to the Business Combination, (ii) no person (other than any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the Surviving Entity or the
Parent Entity) is or becomes the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of 50% or more of the total voting power of the outstanding voting securities eligible to elect the members of the board of managers or directors of the Parent Entity (or, if
there is no Parent Entity, the Surviving Entity) and (iii) at least a majority of the members of the board of managers or directors of the Parent Entity (or, if there is no Parent Entity, the Surviving Entity) following the consummation of the
Business Combination were members of the Board at the time of the Board’s approval of the execution of the initial agreement providing for such Business Combination (any Business Combination which satisfies all of the criteria specified in (i),
(ii) and (iii) above shall be deemed to be a “Non-Qualifying Transaction”); 

c. A sale, conveyance or other disposition (or series of related sales, conveyances and dispositions) of all or substantially
all of the assets or business of the Company, including a sale or multiple related sales of the Affiliates of the Company (whether by way of merger, reorganization, consolidation or otherwise) or of all or substantially all of the assets of the
Company’s Affiliates which constitute all or substantially all of the consolidated assets of the Company; or 
 d. The
Members of the Company approve a plan of complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company or the consummation of a sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company or all or substantially all of the assets of its Affiliates. 

For avoidance of doubt, a Change in Control shall not be deemed to occur solely because any Person acquires beneficial
ownership of more than fifty percent (50%) of the Company Voting Securities as a result of the acquisition of Company Voting Securities by the Company which reduces the number of Company Voting Securities outstanding. 

(v) “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. 

(vi) “Committee” means the committee appointed by the Board to administer this Agreement, or if no
committee is appointed, the Board. 
 (vii) “Disability” means a disability, whether permanent or
temporary, as determined by the Committee. 
 (viii) “Fair Market Value” means, as of any date, the
value of Common Units or other equity securities issuable hereunder determined as follows: (a) if such Common Unit or such other equity security (including shares of Class A Common Stock or Class C Common Stock), as applicable, is
publicly traded and is then listed on a national securities exchange, its closing price on the date of determination on the principal national securities exchange on which the Unit is listed or admitted to trading as reported by Yahoo.com (or any
newspaper or other source as the Board may determine); (b) if such Common Unit or such other equity security (including Class A Common Stock or Class C Common Stock), as applicable, is publicly traded but is not quoted on the Nasdaq
National Market nor listed or admitted to trading on a national securities exchange, the average of the closing bid and asked prices on the date of determination as reported by Yahoo.com (or, if not so reported, as otherwise reported by any
newspaper or other source as the Board may determine); or (c) if none of the foregoing is applicable, by the Committee in good faith. 

  
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 (ix) “Good Reason” means occurrence of one or more of the
following without Participant’s express written consent: (a) a material diminution by the Company or its Affiliates in Purchaser’s base salary; provided, however, that, a reduction of base salary that (combined with all prior
reductions) totals twenty percent (20%) or less and also applies to substantially all other senior executives of the Company or its Affiliates will not constitute “Good Reason”; (b) a material reduction of Participant’s authority,
duties, or responsibilities relative to Participant’s authority, duties, or responsibilities in effect immediately prior to such reduction; or (c) the relocation of Participant’s principal work location to a facility or a location
more than thirty-five (35) miles from his prior work location. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, in order for an event to qualify as Good Reason, Participant must not terminate employment with the Company or its Affiliates without first
providing the Company with written notice of the acts or omissions constituting the grounds for “Good Reason” within sixty (60) days of the initial existence of the grounds for “Good Reason” and a reasonable cure period of
thirty (30) days following the date of written notice (the “Cure Period”), and Participant must resign within thirty (30) days following the end of the Cure Period if such conditions are not cured. 

(x) “IPO” means the first sale of the PubCo’s Class A Common Stock to the general public
pursuant to a registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). 

(xi) “IPO Lockup Agreement” means with respect to any IPO, any agreement between the underwriters of
the public offering, PubCo, and persons who immediately prior to the IPO hold equity securities of PubCo or the Company, restricting the sale or disposition of such equity securities (or the IPO transaction-related proceeds thereof) for a defined
period following the effective date of the IPO or related registration statement. 
 (xii) “IPO Lockup
Period” means any period following an IPO not in excess of 220 days from the effective date of the IPO, as determined by the Committee, during which an IPO Lockup Agreement or the Securities and Exchange Commission Rule 144 restricts
the free transferability of Common Units or other equity securities of the Company, PubCo or other applicable issuer 

(xiii) “Initial Vesting Date” means (A) the effective date of the first Liquidity Event occurring
after the RSU Grant Date, or if later (B) the date the Participant completes a Year of Vesting Service. 
 (xiv)
“Liquidity Event” means the first of the following events to occur after the RSU Grant Date: (A) a Change in Control; or (B) an IPO with respect to the PubCo and the expiration following such IPO of any IPO
Lockup Period resulting from or associated with the IPO. For clarity, in the event of an IPO but no Change in Control, the Liquidity Event and Initial Vesting Date shall not be deemed to occur earlier than the date any IPO Lockup Period resulting
from or associated with the IPO expires. 
 (xv) “Member” means a “Member” of the company
as defined in the LLC Agreement (or in the event the Company becomes a corporation, “Member” shall mean a shareholder in that corporation). 

(xvi) “Quarter of Additional Vesting Service” means each additional full three (3) month elapsed, non-overlapping period of continuing service by the Participant as an employee or consultant of the Company or any Affiliate following the Participant’s 

  
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completion of a Year of Vesting Service. For example, if a Participant completes 19 months of continuous employment with the Company or any Affiliate following his Vesting Start Date, he would
have two Quarters of Additional Vesting Service beyond his or her first Year of Vesting Service (one such Quarter of Additional Vesting Service at the 15 month anniversary of the Vesting Start Date and a second at the 18 month anniversary of the
Vesting Start Date). 
 (xvii) “Subsequent Vesting Dates” means each three (3) month anniversary
of the Vesting Start Date that follows the Initial Vesting Date and occurs on or prior to the fourth (4th) anniversary of the Vesting Start Date, if any. 

(xviii) “Termination” means with respect to a Participant, that the Participant for any reason, whether
voluntarily or involuntarily, has ceased to provide services as an employee, officer, manager, director or consultant to the Company or any Affiliate. For greater certainty, “Termination” includes cessation of a Participant’s
employment or consulting engagement with the Company or any Affiliate as a result of the Participant’s death, Disability, resignation, expiration of a stated term of engagement, or discharge with or without cause. Participant will not be deemed
to have ceased to provide services in the case of (i) sick leave, (ii) military leave, or (iii) any other leave of absence approved by the Committee, provided that such leave is for a period of not more than ninety
(90) days (a) unless reinstatement upon the expiration of such leave is guaranteed by contract or statute, or (b) unless provided otherwise pursuant to formal policy adopted from time to time by the Board and issued and promulgated in
writing. In the case Participant is on (i) sick leave, (ii) military leave or (iii) an approved leave of absence, the Committee may make such provisions respecting suspension of vesting of the Award while on leave from the Company or
any Affiliate as it may deem appropriate, except that in no event may an Option be exercised after the expiration of the term set forth in this Agreement. 

(xix) “Unvested RSUs” means as of any date the portion of the RSUs that have not yet vested under
Section 3. 
 (xx) “Vested RSUs” means as of any date the portion of the RSUs that have vested
under this Section 3 on or before such date. 
 (xxi) “Vesting Start Date” means the date listed
as the Vesting Start Date on the first page of this Agreement. 
 (xxii) “Year of Vesting Service”
means a full 365-day continuous period, measured from the Participant’s applicable Vesting Start Date listed above, during which the Participant remains an employee or consultant of the Company or any
Affiliate. The Participant will not be credited with a Year of Vesting Service if such Participant experiences a Termination for any reason prior to the first anniversary of the Vesting Start Date. 

3. VESTING; SETTLEMENT AND EXPIRATION. 

(a) General. This Section 3 governs the vesting, settlement and expiration of RSUs awarded under this Agreement. As described
below, the Participant will receive a benefit with respect to his RSUs only if and to the extent the RSUs vest. Two requirements must be satisfied on or before the seventh anniversary of the RSU Grant Date (the “Expiration
Date”) for the RSUs to vest in whole or in part. First, a Liquidity Event as described below must occur prior to the Expiration Date. Second, the Participant must meet certain time and continuing service-based requirements described
below. The RSUs will not vest (in whole or in part) if only one (or if neither) of such vesting requirements is satisfied on or before the applicable Expiration Date. 

  
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 (b) Vesting Terms. The RSUs covered by this Agreement shall vest (i.e., become Vested
RSUs) in installments in accordance with the following vesting terms and schedule: 
 (i) Prior to the Initial Vesting Date,
none of the RSUs shall be Vested RSUs; 
 (ii) As of the Initial Vesting Date (which requires both the occurrence of a
Liquidity Event prior to the Expiration Date and the Participant’s completion of at least a one Year of Vesting Service), the Participant shall vest in 25% of the RSUs covered by this Agreement plus an additional 6.25% of the RSUs covered by
this Agreement for each full Quarter of Additional Vesting Service that the Participant has completed on or before the Initial Vesting Date; provided the Participant’s Termination has not occurred prior to that Initial Vesting
Date; and 
 (iii) As of any Subsequent Vesting Date following the Initial Vesting Date, the Participant shall vest in an
additional 6.25% of his or her RSUs covered by this Agreement; provided the Participant’s Termination has not occurred prior to that Subsequent Vesting Date. 

For avoidance of uncertainty, the above provisions are intended to result in time and continuous service-based vesting (subject
to the additional vesting requirement of a Liquidity Event) equal to 25% on the first anniversary of the Vesting Start Date and an additional 6.25% on each subsequent three-month anniversary of the Vesting Start Date; provided the
Participant’s Termination has not occurred prior to the applicable vesting date. The Participant shall not vest further in any RSUs after his Termination and the Participant’s Vested RSUs under this Agreement shall never exceed 100% of the
total RSUs subject to this Agreement. If application of a vesting percentage would cause vesting of a fractional RSU, then such vesting shall be rounded down to the nearest whole RSU and shall cumulate with any other fractional RSUs and such
fractions shall vest as they aggregate into a whole RSU. 
 (c) Settlement. Subject to adjustments on account of certain Tax-Related Items (as described in Section 11 below) resulting from vesting or settlement and payment of his Vested RSUs and Section 3(d) below, the Vested RSUs shall be settled as follows: 

(i) The portion of the Participant’s RSUs that vests as of the Initial Vesting Date or any Subsequent Vesting Date, as
applicable, shall be cancelled and settled (i.e., paid by the Company or a Company-designated Affiliate that employs the Participant and has assumed the Company’s payment obligation) in Settlement Interests. Payment shall be made on such date
or dates following the occurrence of the Initial Vesting Date or Subsequent Vesting Date, as applicable, as are determined by the Committee in its discretion, but in no event will settlement and payment of any portion of the RSUs be made later than
March 15 following the calendar year of the Initial Vesting Date or Subsequent Vesting Date applicable to such portion of the RSUs (each, a “Settlement Date”). 

(ii) Settlement means the issuance and delivery to the Participant on a Settlement Date of such number of Settlement Interests
as is equal to the number of such RSUs that vested on the Initial Vesting Date or Subsequent Vesting Date, as applicable (i.e., one Settlement Interest for each such Vested RSU). 

  
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 (iii) The portion of the Settlement Interests relating to the issuance of
Class C Common Stock on any Settlement Date shall be paid by Participant in services rendered to the Company or any Company-designated Affiliate that employs the Participant. 

(iv) For greater certainty, once any Vested RSU has been settled, it shall be cancelled and no further payment shall be due
with respect to such Vested RSU. 
 (d) Expiration. Any provision herein to the contrary notwithstanding, if the Initial Vesting Date
has not occurred by the seventh (7th) anniversary of the Date of Grant, the RSUs shall automatically be forfeited and cancelled (without any right to payment) as of that seventh anniversary date. 

4. EFFECT OF TERMINATION; NO RIGHT TO CONTINUING EMPLOYMENT. 

(a) Upon Participant’s Termination for any reason prior to the Initial Vesting Date, all of Participant’s RSUs shall be
immediately and automatically forfeited and terminated. 
 (b) Upon Participant’s Termination for any reason after the Initial
Vesting Date, all then-Unvested RSUs as of the applicable Termination Date shall be immediately and automatically forfeited and terminated. Notwithstanding the foregoing, upon Participant’s Termination by the Company without Cause (other than
due to Participant’s death or disability) or due to Participant’s resignation for Good Reason, then Participant shall be deemed as of the applicable termination date to have fully satisfied any remaining time and service-based vesting
requirement with respect to any then-Unvested RSUs. 
 (c) Any provision in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, upon
Participant’s Termination at any time for Cause, he shall immediately and automatically forfeit without any right to further payment all of his RSUs, whether or not such RSUs are otherwise Vested RSUs or Unvested RSUs. 

(d) For all purposes under this Agreement, in case of any dispute as to whether Participant’s Termination has occurred, the Board shall
have sole discretion to determine whether Termination has occurred, the effective date of such Termination and whether such Termination was for Cause or Good Reason. 

(e) Participant agrees that his or her employment or consulting relationship with the Company or its Affiliates, as applicable, is for an
unspecified duration, can be terminated at any time (i.e., is “at-will”), and that nothing in this Agreement changes the at-will nature of that relationship.
Participant acknowledges that the vesting of the RSUs pursuant to this Agreement is conditioned on Participant’s continuous employment or consulting service to the Company or its Affiliates through the Initial Vesting Date or a Subsequent
Vesting Date, as applicable. The Company’s grant of RSUs to Participants who are employees of its Affiliates (but not otherwise employees of the Company) does not create or evidence an employment relationship between the Company and such
Participants or otherwise render such Participants employees of the Company. 
 5. MEMBER RIGHTS IN SETTLEMENT INTERESTS; NATURE OF
AWARD. 
 (a) Unless and until such time as Settlement Interests are issued in settlement of Vested RSUs, Participant shall have no
ownership of the Settlement Interests underlying and allocated to the RSUs and shall have no right to distributions with respect to such Settlement Interests or other right as a Member of the Company with respect to such Settlement Interests;
provided, the Participant shall have the voting rights with respect to the RSUs (and, following settlement, the Settlement Interests) as forth in the LLC Agreement. The RSUs do not represent or constitute any actual membership or equity interest in
the Company. Rather they represent a mere unfunded contingent contractual right to receive Settlement Interests or other securities or cash in the future upon settlement of the RSUs subject to certain vesting and other terms and conditions.
Therefore, cash or other distributions by the Company, if any, with respect to its Settlement Interests shall not be credited to Participant with respect to his or her RSUs. 

  
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 (b) The Participant agrees and acknowledges that (i) the grant of the RSUs is voluntary and
occasional and does not create any contractual or other right to receive future RSUs or benefits in lieu of RSUs; (ii) he is voluntarily participating in the Agreement; (iii) the Award of RSUs is an extraordinary item and are outside the
scope of the Participant’s employment or other services agreement, if any; (iv) the RSUs are not intended to replace any pension rights or compensation and are not part of normal or expected compensation or salary for any purposes,
including, but not limited to, calculating any severance, resignation, termination, redundancy, dismissal, end of service payments, bonuses, long-service awards, pension or retirement or welfare benefits or similar payments and in no event should be
considered as compensation for, or relating in any way to, past services for the Company or its Affiliates; (v) the current and future values of the RSUs and underlying Settlement Interests are unknown and cannot be predicted with certainty,
and neither the Company nor its Affiliates or any other person has made any representation to the Participant as to such current or future values; and (vi) neither the Company, nor any Affiliate is responsible for any foreign exchange
fluctuation between local currency and the United States Dollar that may affect the value of RSUs or Settlement Interests issued in settlement of RSUs. 

6. NO TRANSFER OF RSUs; REDEMPTION/EXCHANGE OF SETTLEMENT INTERESTS. The RSUs and any interest therein shall not be sold,
assigned, transferred, pledged, hypothecated, or otherwise disposed of, other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution, and any such sale, transfer or other disposition shall be null and void. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
Participant may, in the manner established by the Committee, designate a beneficiary or beneficiaries to exercise the rights of Participant and receive any property distributable with respect to the RSUs following the death of Participant. Any
transferee who receives an interest in the RSUs or the underlying Settlement Interests upon the death of Participant shall acknowledge in writing that the RSUs shall continue to be subject to the restrictions set forth in this Section 6 and the
restrictions in the LLC Agreement. The Settlement Interests are subject to the transfer, redemption and exchange provisions set forth in Articles X or XI of the LLC Agreement, as applicable. 

7. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. The Company and Participant agree that the RSUs are granted under and governed by this Agreement and the
provisions of the LLC Agreement (which is hereby incorporated herein by reference) and that any Settlement Interests issued in settlement of the RSUs will be subject to the provisions of the Company’s LLC Agreement (including, without
limitations, the redemption provisions set forth in Article XI of the LLC Agreement) and certificate of formation of the Company (or if the Company becomes a corporation, such corporation’s articles or certificates of incorporation, bylaws and
shareholders’ agreement if any) as amended from time to time or PubCo’s corporation’s articles or certificates of incorporation, bylaws and shareholders’ agreement, if any (as applicable, the “Governance
Documents”). Participant: (i) acknowledges being provided access to a copy of the Governance Documents, (ii) represents that Participant has carefully read and is familiar with the Governance Documents, and (iii) hereby
accepts the RSUs subject to all of the terms and conditions set forth herein and in the Governance Documents. 
 8. AUTOMATIC
REDEMPTION AND EXCHANGE ON SETTLEMENT DATE(S). Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, on each Settlement Date, unless the Committee elects to satisfy obligations with respect to
Tax-Related Items pursuant to the procedures outlined in Section 11(a)(i) or (iii) below, the portion of the Settlement Interests issued on that date in settlement of Vested RSUs with a Fair Market
Value equal to the Tax-Related Items corresponding to such Vested RSUs shall automatically be redeemed and exchanged pursuant to Article XI of the LLC Agreement for an equivalent number of shares of
Class A Common Stock and such shares of Class A Common Stock immediately shall be sold and the proceeds delivered to the Company in satisfaction of such Tax-Related Items pursuant the procedures
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 9. CHANGE IN CONTROL TRANSACTIONS. 

(a) In the event of a Change in Control of the Company, any or all outstanding RSUs may be assumed, converted or replaced by the successor or
acquiring entity (if any), which assumption, conversion or replacement will be binding on Participant. In the alternative, the successor or acquiring entity may substitute equivalent awards or provide substantially similar consideration to
Participant as was provided to equity holders of the Company (after taking into account the existing provisions of the RSUs). In connection with any such assumption, conversion, substitution or replacement of RSUs, the Committee may in its
discretion, and subject to such terms and conditions as it determines, provide for the accelerated vesting and/or payment of all or a portion of such RSU immediately prior to such assumption, replacement, conversion or substitution. Notwithstanding
any provision herein to the contrary, no assumption, conversion, replacement or substitution of RSUs shall occur if such action would result in the RSUs violating any applicable requirement of Section 409A of the Code
(“Section 409A”). 
 (b) In the event of a Change in Control transaction in which the successor or acquiring entity (if any)
does not assume, convert, replace or substitute the RSUs, as provided in Section 9(a) above, then the vesting and/or payment of the RSUs will accelerate immediately prior to the consummation of such Change in Control event to the extent, if
any, (i) that this Agreement provides for such accelerated vesting, exercisability or payment, in whole or in part; and (ii) to the extent if any (and on such additional terms and conditions) as the Committee in its discretion may
determine. 
 (c) Any provision in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, in connection with a Change in Control, the Committee may
in its discretion determine that, in connection with and contingent upon the occurrence of a Change in Control of the Company: (a) each RSU outstanding immediately prior to the Change in Control shall vest immediately prior to the effective
time of the Change in Control transaction, and (b) Participant shall receive in full payment for his or her Vested RSUs, with respect to each Settlement Interest subject to such Vested RSUs, an amount equal to the Fair Market Value of such
Settlement Interest immediately prior to the occurrence of such Change in Control (such amount to be paid in Common Units, or in one or more other kinds of equity securities or property (other than cash), including the securities or property, if
any, payable in the transaction, or in a combination thereof, as the Committee, in its discretion, shall determine). 
 (d) Other
Treatment. Subject to any greater rights granted to Participants under the foregoing provisions of this Section 9, in the event of the occurrence of any Change in Control transaction, any outstanding RSUs will be treated as provided in the
applicable agreement or plan of sale of securities, reorganization, merger, consolidation, dissolution, liquidation or sale of assets. 

10. GOVERNANCE DOCUMENTS; OTHER INSTRUMENTS. 

(a) Participant agrees that he or she shall be bound by the Governance Documents with respect to all Settlement Interests issued in settlement
of RSUs or otherwise acquired and held by the Participant. 
 (b) Upon and in connection with the issuance of Settlement Interests in
settlement of the Participant’s RSUs, the Participant shall promptly execute and deliver to the Company such form of joinder or other instrument as the Company reasonably requests evidencing the Participant’s agreement to be bound as a
Member by the Company’s Governance Documents. Such joinder or other instrument shall be in form and on terms reasonably satisfactory to the Company. 

  
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 11. WITHHOLDING TAX. 

(a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Company, its Affiliates or their respective agents shall be entitled to
satisfy all required tax withholding and related tax items with respect to the RSUs (collectively “Tax Related Items”) by one or a combination of the following as determined by the Committee:
(i) withholding from the Participant’s wages or other cash compensation paid to the Participant by the Corporation and/or its Affiliates; (ii) withholding from proceeds of the sale of Settlement Interests or other securities acquired
upon settlement of the RSUs (or any securities converted therefrom, including Class A Common Stock) through a mandatory redemption or exchange and sale arranged by the Company (without any further consent of the Participant); or
(iii) withholding Settlement Interests or other securities to be issued upon settlement of the RSUs (or any securities converted therefrom, including Class A Common Stock). Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, the Tax-Related Items shall be satisfied through the method prescribed under clause (ii) of this paragraph and in accordance with Section 8 of this Agreement. If the Committee does not designate one of the
above withholding tax payment methods, the Participant shall instead remit to the Company or its designated Affiliate, as applicable, cash in the amount of any required withholding taxes and other Tax Related Items. 

(b) Depending on the withholding method, the Company or its Affiliates may withhold or account for Tax Related Items by considering applicable
minimum statutory withholding amounts or other applicable withholding rates, including maximum applicable rates, in which case the Participant will receive a refund of any over-withheld amount in cash and will have no entitlement to the Unit
equivalent. If the obligation for Tax Related Items is satisfied through the mechanism described in clause (iii) in the paragraph above, for tax purposes, the Participant is deemed to have
been issued the full number of Settlement Interests subject to the vested RSUs, notwithstanding that a number of Settlement Interests are held back solely for the purpose of paying the Tax Related Items. 

(c) Finally, the Participant agrees to pay to the Company or its Affiliates any amount of Tax Related Items that they may be required to
withhold or account for as a result of the Participant’s RSUs that cannot be satisfied by the means previously described. The Company may refuse to issue or deliver the Settlement Interests or the proceeds of the sale of Settlement Interests
(or any securities converted therefrom, including Class A Common Stock), if the Participant fails to comply with his obligations in connection with the Tax Related Items. 

12. TAX CONSEQUENCES. 

(a) THE PARTICIPANT REPRESENTS AND AGREES: (I) THAT THE PARTICIPANT HAS CONSULTED WITH SUCH PERSONAL TAX ADVISERS AS THE PARTICIPANT
DEEMS ADVISABLE IN CONNECTION WITH THE RSUs AND SETTLEMENT INTERESTS AND (II) THAT THE PARTICIPANT IS NOT RELYING ON THE COMPANY, ITS AFFILIATES OR THEIR COUNSEL FOR ANY TAX ADVICE. 

(b) The Participant further acknowledges and agrees that, regardless of any action taken by the Company or its Affiliates with respect to Tax-Related Items, Participant remains responsible for all taxes and tax-related interest, penalties and expense that may apply to Participant with respect to the RSUs and
such liability may exceed the amount of tax withholding actually withheld by the Company or its Affiliates. The Participant further acknowledges that the Company and its Affiliates have made no and make no representations or undertakings regarding
the tax treatment of RSUs or Settlement Interests, including, but not limited to, the tax treatment of grant, vesting or settlement of the RSUs, the subsequent sale of Settlement Interests acquired pursuant to such settlement. 

(c) The Participant agrees that neither the Company, its Affiliates nor any of their members, managers, directors, officers, employees or
agents shall have any obligation or liability to indemnify, reimburse, gross-up or otherwise compensate the Participant for any taxes or tax-related costs relating to or
arising from the grant, vesting or settlement of RSUs or holding or disposition of Settlement Interests acquired through settlement of RSUs. Participant acknowledges that there will be tax consequences upon vesting and/or settlement of the RSUs
and/or disposition of the Settlement Interests, if any, received in connection therewith, and Participant should consult a tax adviser regarding Participant’s tax obligations prior to such settlement or disposition. 

  
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 (d) For purposes of this Agreement, a Termination will be determined consistent with the rules
relating to a “separation from service” as defined in Section 409A and the regulations thereunder. To the extent any payment under this Agreement may be classified as a “short-term deferral” within the meaning of
Section 409A, such payment shall be deemed a short-term deferral, even if it may also qualify for an exemption from Section 409A under another provision of Section 409A. Notwithstanding anything else provided herein, to the extent any
payment provided under this Agreement in connection with Participant’s termination of employment (i) does not constitute a “short-term deferral” under (and is not otherwise exempt from) Section 409A and (ii) constitutes
nonqualified deferred compensation subject to Section 409A, if Participant is deemed at the time of such termination of employment to be a “specified employee” under Section 409A, then such payment shall not be made or commence
until the earlier of (A) the expiration of the 6-month period measured from Participant’s separation from service from the Company, or (B) the date of Participant’s death following such a
separation from service; provided, however, that such deferral shall only be effected to the extent required to avoid adverse tax treatment to Participant including, without limitation, the additional tax for which Participant would otherwise be
liable under Section 409A(a)(1)(B) in the absence of such a deferral. The first payment thereof will include a catch-up payment covering the amount that would have otherwise been paid during the period
between Participant’s termination of employment and the first payment date but for the application of this provision, and the balance of the installments (if any) will be payable in accordance with their original schedule. To the extent that
any provision of this Agreement is ambiguous as to its compliance with Section 409A, the provision will be read in such a manner so that all payments hereunder are exempt from or comply with Section 409A. Payments pursuant to this section
are intended to constitute separate payments for purposes of Section 1.409A-2(b)(2) of the Treasury Regulations. 

13. COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS. The issuance of Settlement Interests or any other securities hereunder will be subject to and
conditioned upon compliance by the Company and Participant (including any written representations, warranties and agreements as the Administrator may request of Participant for compliance with Applicable Laws) with all applicable federal, state and
foreign laws and regulations and with all applicable requirements of any stock exchange or automated quotation system on which Class A Common Stock may be listed or quoted at the time of such issuance or transfer. 

14. LEGENDS ON CERTIFICATES. Any certificates representing Settlement Interests issued in settlement of RSUs shall be subject to
such stop transfer orders and other restrictions as the Committee may deem advisable under this Agreement or the rules, regulations, and other requirements of the SEC, any stock exchange upon which PubCo’s securities are listed, and any
applicable federal, state or foreign laws, and the Committee may cause a legend or legends to be put on any such certificates to make appropriate reference to such restrictions. The Committee may also cause such certificates to contain customary or
other appropriate legends referencing the restrictions on Transfer of Settlement Interests hereunder and under the Governance Documents. Without limiting the foregoing, such legends shall include: 

THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED HEREBY HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “ACT”), OR UNDER THE
SECURITIES LAWS OF CERTAIN STATES. THESE SECURITIES ARE SUBJECT TO RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFERABILITY AND RESALE AND MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED OR RESOLD EXCEPT AS PERMITTED UNDER THE ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS, PURSUANT TO REGISTRATION OR
EXEMPTION THEREFROM. INVESTORS SHOULD BE AWARE THAT THEY MAY BE REQUIRED TO BEAR THE FINANCIAL RISKS OF THIS INVESTMENT FOR AN INDEFINITE PERIOD OF TIME. THE ISSUER OF THESE SECURITIES MAY REQUIRE AN OPINION OF COUNSEL IN FORM AND SUBSTANCE
SATISFACTORY TO THE ISSUER TO THE EFFECT THAT ANY PROPOSED TRANSFER OR RESALE IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE ACT AND ANY APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. 

  
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 THE SETTLEMENT INTERESTS REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE ARE SUBJECT TO CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS ON
PUBLIC RESALE AND TRANSFER, AS SET FORTH IN AN AWARD AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE ISSUER AND THE ORIGINAL HOLDER OF THESE SETTLEMENT INTERESTS AND THE ISSUER’S OR PUBCO’S GOVERNANCE DOCUMENTS COPIES OF WHICH MAY BE OBTAINED AT THE PRINCIPAL
OFFICE OF THE ISSUER. SUCH PUBLIC SALE AND TRANSFER RESTRICTIONS ARE BINDING ON TRANSFEREES OF THESE SETTLEMENT INTERSTS (OR ANY SECURITIES CONVERTED THEREFROM). 

15. SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS. The Company may assign any of its rights and obligations under this Agreement. This Agreement shall
be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the successors and assigns of the Company. Subject to the restrictions on transfer set forth herein, this Agreement will be binding upon Participant and Participant’s heirs, executors, administrators,
legal representatives, successors and assigns. 
 16. ENTIRE AGREEMENT; SEVERABILITY. The LLC Agreement is incorporated herein
by reference. The LLC Agreement, this Agreement, and the Governance Documents constitute the entire agreement of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede in their entirety all prior undertakings and agreements of the
Company and Participant with respect to the subject matter hereof (including, without limitation, any commitment to make any other form of equity award that may have been set forth in any employment offer letter or other agreement between the
parties). If any provision of this Agreement is determined by a court of law to be illegal or unenforceable, then such provision will be enforced to the maximum extent possible and the other provisions will remain fully effective and enforceable.

 17. GOVERNING LAW. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware
as such laws are applied to agreements between Delaware residents entered into and to be performed entirely within Delaware. If any provision of this Agreement is determined by a court of law to be illegal or unenforceable, then such provision will
be enforced to the maximum extent possible and the other provisions will remain fully effective and enforceable. 
 18. ACCEPTANCE AND
CONFIDENTIALITY. Participant hereby acknowledges receipt of a copy of the LLC Agreement and this Agreement. Participant has read and understands the terms and provisions thereof, and accepts the RSUs subject to all the terms and conditions
this Agreement. Participant agrees to hold in the strictest confidence and not disclose or provide to any other person (other than Participant’s spouse and Participant’s professional advisors who are under an obligation of confidentiality
not to disclose such items) the terms and conditions of his or her RSU Award and this Award Agreement, the Company’s Governance Documents or any summaries, financial statements or other disclosure materials made available to the Participant in
connection with his or her RSUs. Intentional violation of the foregoing duty of confidentiality shall constitute grounds for Termination for Cause. 

19. FURTHER ASSURANCES. The parties agree to execute such further documents and instruments and to take such further actions as
may be reasonably necessary to carry out the purposes and intent of this Agreement. 
 20. TITLES AND HEADINGS. The titles,
captions and headings of this Agreement are included for ease of reference only and will be disregarded in interpreting or construing this Agreement. Unless otherwise specifically stated, all references herein to “sections” and
“exhibits” will mean “sections” and “exhibits” to this Agreement. 

  
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 21. COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts,
each of which when so executed and delivered will be deemed an original, and all of which together shall constitute one and the same agreement. 

22. FACSIMILE AND ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES; CONSENT TO ELECTRONIC DELIVERY. This Agreement may be executed and delivered by
facsimile or electronic mail and upon such delivery the facsimile or electronic mail signature will be deemed to have the same effect as if the original signature had been delivered to the other party. This Agreement and the Governance Documents,
summaries and prospectus, and financial reports of the Company, or other communications or information related to the RSUs and Settlement Interests issued under this Agreement may be delivered to the Participant electronically. Electronic delivery
may include the delivery of a link to a Company intranet or the internet site of a third party involved in administering the RSU award, the delivery of the document via e-mail or such other delivery determined
at the Company’s discretion. By Participant’s acceptance of this Agreement, Participant consents to the electronic delivery of all documents, award agreements, statements and SEC-mandated disclosures
in connection with the RSUs. Participant acknowledges that Participant may receive from the Company a paper copy of any documents delivered electronically at no cost if Participant contacts the Company by telephone, through a postal service or
electronic mail at legal@pluralsight.com. Participant further acknowledges that Participant will be provided with a paper copy of any documents delivered electronically if electronic delivery fails; similarly, Participant understands that
Participant must provide the Company or any designated third party with a paper copy of any documents delivered electronically by Participant or on Participant’s behalf on request if electronic delivery fails. Also, Participant understands that
Participant’s consent may be revoked or changed, including any change in the electronic mail address to which documents are delivered (if Participant has provided an electronic mail address), at any time by notifying the Company of such revised
or revoked consent by telephone, postal service or electronic mail at legal@pluralsight.com. Finally, Participant understands that Participant is not required to consent to electronic delivery. 

23. DISPUTE RESOLUTION. With respect to any future claim, dispute, suit, or action connected with, relating to, or otherwise
arising under or with respect to this Agreement, each of the Company and Participant expressly and irrevocably: (a) consents, submits, and subjects himself and any such claim, suit, dispute, or action to the exclusive personal and subject
matter jurisdiction of the United States District Court for the District of Utah and the Utah state courts located in Salt Lake County, Utah (“Utah Courts”); (b) agrees that the Utah Courts shall have exclusive personal and subject matter
jurisdiction over all such claims, disputes, suits, and actions and that venue properly lies in such Utah Courts as to any such claim, dispute, suit, or action; (c) waives any objection to venue, subject matter jurisdiction, and personal
jurisdiction in the Utah Courts; (d) covenants and agrees not to plead or assert any such objection; and (e) consents to service of process by first class mail to his or her most recent address as set forth in the books and records of the
Company or any Affiliate. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, THE COMPANY AND PARTICIPANT HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVE THEIR RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LAWSUIT, CAUSE OF ACTION, OR DISPUTE ARISING UNDER THIS AGREEMENT. Each party to
any dispute relating to this Agreement shall pay and bear its own attorney’s fees and costs in connection with such dispute. 
 24.
DATA PRIVACY. The Participant consents to the collection, use and transfer, in electronic or other form, of the Participant’s personal data described in this Agreement by and among, as applicable, the Company and its Affiliates
for the exclusive purpose of implementing, administering and managing the Participant’s RSU award. 
 The Participant understands that
the Company and its Affiliates may hold certain personal information about the Participant, including, but not limited to, his or her name, home address and telephone number, date of birth, social insurance number or other identification number,
salary, nationality, job title, any equity interests or positions held in the Company or any Affiliate, details of all Awards or any other entitlement to Settlement Interests awarded, canceled, exercised, vested, unvested or outstanding in the
Participant’s favor, for the exclusive purpose of implementing, administering and managing this Agreement (“Personal Data”). 

  
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 The Participant understands that Personal Data may be transferred to any third parties assisting
in the implementation, administration and management of the RSU award, that these recipients may be located in the United States, the Participant’s home country, or elsewhere, and that the recipient’s country may have different data
privacy laws and protections than the Participant’s country. The Participant understands that he or she may request a list with the names and addresses of any potential recipients of the Personal Data by contacting the Participant’s local
human resources representative. The Participant authorizes the recipients to receive, possess, use, retain and transfer the Personal Data, in electronic or other form, for the purposes of implementing, administering and managing the
Participant’s RSUs, including any requisite transfer of such Personal Data as may be required to a broker or other third party with whom the Participant may elect to deposit any Settlement Interests received upon vesting of the RSUs. The
Participant understands that Personal Data will be held only as long as is necessary to implement, administer and manage the Participant’s RSUs. The Participant understands that he or she may, at any time, view Personal Data, request additional
information about the storage and processing of Personal Data, require any necessary amendments to Personal Data or refuse or withdraw the consents herein, without cost, by contacting in writing the Participant’s local human resources
representative. The Participant understands that refusal or withdrawal of consent may affect the Participant’s ability to realize benefits from the RSUs. For more information on the consequences of the Participant’s refusal to consent or
withdrawal of consent, the Participant understands that he or she may contact his or her local human resources representative. 
 25.
ADDITIONAL FOREIGN LAW PROVISIONS. Notwithstanding any provisions in this Agreement, the RSUs shall be subject to any special terms and conditions set forth in Appendix A attached to this Agreement (“Appendix A”) for the
Participant’s country of residence. Moreover, if the Participant relocates to one of the countries included in Appendix A, the special terms and conditions for such country will apply to the Participant, to the extent Company determines that
the application of such terms and conditions is necessary or advisable in order to comply with local law or facilitate the administration of the RSUs. As stated above, Appendix A constitutes part of this Agreement. 

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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Amended and Restated Restricted Share Unit
Agreement to be executed by its duly authorized representative and the Participant has executed this Amended and Restated Restricted Share Unit Agreement. 
  

									
	PLURALSIGHT HOLDINGS, LLC	 		 	PARTICIPANT
					
	By:	 	 	 		 	By:	 	 
					
	Name:	 	James Budge	 		 		 	
					
	Title:	 	Chief Financial Officer
	 		 	Address:	 	
					
	Date:	 	 	 		 	Date:	 	 

  

									
	PLURALSIGHT, INC.	 		 	
					
	By:	 	 	 		 		 	
					
	Name:	 	James Budge	 		 		 	
					
	Title:	 	Chief Financial Officer	 		 		 	
					
	Date:	 	 	 		 		 	

  
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 Exhibit 10.1 

Community Health Systems, Inc. 

2009 STOCK OPTION AND AWARD PLAN 

(As Adopted March 24, 2009 and Amended and Restated March 18, 2011, March 20, 2013, 

March 19, 2014, March 16, 2016 and March 14, 2018) 

 

	1.	Purpose. 

 The purpose of this Plan is to strengthen Community Health Systems, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the “Company”), and its Subsidiaries by providing a retention tool and an incentive to its and their employees, officers, consultants and directors, and thereby encouraging them to devote their abilities and industry to the
success of the Company’s and its Subsidiaries’ business enterprises. It is intended that this purpose be achieved by extending to employees (including future employees who have received a formal written offer of employment), officers,
consultants and directors of the Company and its Subsidiaries an added long-term incentive for high levels of performance and unusual efforts through the grant of Incentive Stock Options, Non-qualified Stock
Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, Performance Units, Performance Shares, Share Awards, Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units (as each term is herein defined). 
  

	2.	Definitions. 

 For purposes of the Plan: 

2.1    “2000 Stock Option and Award Plan” means the Community Health Systems, Inc. 2000 Stock Option and Award
Plan, as amended and restated March 20, 2013. 
 2.2    “Affiliate” means any entity, directly or
indirectly, controlled by, controlling or under common control with the Company or any corporation or other entity acquiring, directly or indirectly, all or substantially all the assets and business of the Company, whether by operation of law or
otherwise. 
 2.3    “Agreement” means the written agreement between the Company and an Optionee or Grantee
evidencing the grant of an Option or Award and setting forth the terms and conditions thereof. 

2.4    “Award” means a grant of an Option, Restricted Stock, a Restricted Stock Unit, a Stock Appreciation
Right, a Performance Award, a Share Award or any or all of them. 
 2.5    “Board” means the Board of
Directors of the Company. 
 2.6    “Cause” means, except as otherwise set forth herein or in an applicable
Agreement, 
 (a)    in the case of an Optionee or Grantee whose employment with the Company or a Subsidiary is subject
to the terms of an employment agreement between such Optionee or Grantee and the Company or Subsidiary, which employment agreement includes a definition of “Cause”, the term “Cause” as used in this Plan or any Agreement shall
have the meaning set forth in such employment agreement during the period that such employment agreement remains in effect; and 

 (b)    in all other cases, (i) intentional failure to perform reasonably
assigned duties, (ii) dishonesty or willful misconduct in the performance of duties, (iii) involvement in a transaction in connection with the performance of duties to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries which transaction is adverse to
the interests of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and which is engaged in for personal profit or (iv) willful violation of any law, rule or regulation in connection with the performance of duties (other than traffic violations or similar
offenses); provided, however, that following a Change in Control clause (i) of this Section 2.6(b) shall not constitute “Cause.” 

2.7    “Change in Capitalization” means any increase or reduction in the number of Shares, or any change
(including, but not limited to, in the case of a spin-off, dividend or other distribution in respect of Shares, a change in value) in the Shares or exchange of Shares for a different number or kind of shares
or other securities of the Company or another corporation, by reason of a reclassification, recapitalization, merger, consolidation, reorganization, spin-off, split-up,
issuance of warrants or rights or debentures, stock dividend, stock split or reverse stock split, cash dividend, property dividend, extraordinary cash dividend, combination or exchange of shares, repurchase of shares, change in corporate structure
or otherwise. 
 2.8    A “Change in Control” shall mean the occurrence of any of the following: 

(a)    An acquisition (other than directly from the Company) of any voting securities of the Company (the “Voting
Securities”) by any “Person” (as the term person is used for purposes of Section 13(d) or 14(d) of the Exchange Act), immediately after which such Person has “Beneficial Ownership” (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act) of more than fifty percent (50%) of the then outstanding Shares or the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding Voting Securities; provided,
however, that in determining whether a Change in Control has occurred pursuant to this Section 2.8(a), Shares or Voting Securities which are acquired in a “Non-Control Acquisition” (as
hereinafter defined) shall not constitute an acquisition which would cause a Change in Control. A “Non-Control Acquisition” shall mean an acquisition by (i) an employee benefit plan (or a trust
forming a part thereof) maintained by (A) the Company or (B) any corporation or other Person the majority of the voting power, voting equity securities or equity interest of which is owned, directly or indirectly, by the Company (for
purposes of this definition, a “Related Entity”), (ii) the Company or any Related Entity, or (iii) any Person in connection with a “Non-Control Transaction” (as hereinafter
defined); 
 (b)    The individuals who, as of the Restatement Effective Date, are members of the Board (the
“Incumbent Board”), cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the members of the Board or, following a Merger (as hereinafter defined) which results in a Parent Corporation (as hereinafter defined), the board of directors
of the ultimate Parent Corporation; provided, however, that if the election, or nomination for election by the Company’s common stockholders, of any new director was approved by a vote of at least
two-thirds of the Incumbent Board, such new director shall, for purposes of this Plan, be considered a member of the Incumbent Board; provided further, however, that no individual shall be considered a
member of the Incumbent Board if such individual initially assumed office as a result of the actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents by or on behalf of a Person other than the Board (a “Proxy Contest”) including by reason
of any agreement intended to avoid or settle any Proxy Contest; or 

  
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 (c)    The consummation of: 

(i)    A merger, consolidation or reorganization with or into the Company or in which securities of the
Company are issued (a “Merger”), unless such Merger is a “Non-Control Transaction.” A “Non-Control Transaction” shall mean a Merger where:

 (A)    the stockholders of the Company immediately before such Merger own directly or indirectly
immediately following such Merger at least fifty percent (50%) of the combined voting power of the outstanding voting securities of (x) the corporation resulting from such Merger (the “Surviving Corporation”), if fifty percent
(50%) or more of the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of the Surviving Corporation is not Beneficially Owned, directly or indirectly, by another Person (a “Parent Corporation”), or (y) if there is
one or more than one Parent Corporation, the ultimate Parent Corporation; and 
 (B)    the individuals
who were members of the Incumbent Board immediately prior to the execution of the agreement providing for such Merger constitute at least a majority of the members of the board of directors of (x) the Surviving Corporation, if there is no
Parent Corporation, or (y) if there is one or more than one Parent Corporation, the ultimate Parent Corporation; 

(ii)    A complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company; or 

(iii)    The sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company to any
Person (other than a transfer to a Related Entity or under conditions that would constitute a Non-Control Transaction with the disposition of assets being regarded as a Merger for this purpose or the
distribution to the Company’s stockholders of the stock of a Related Entity or any other assets). 
 Notwithstanding the foregoing,
(A) a Change in Control shall not be deemed to occur solely because any Person (the “Subject Person”) acquired Beneficial Ownership of more than the permitted amount of the then outstanding Shares or Voting Securities as a result of
the acquisition of Shares or Voting Securities by the Company which, by reducing the number of Shares or Voting Securities then outstanding, increases the proportional number of shares Beneficially Owned by the Subject Persons, provided that if a
Change in Control would occur (but for the operation of this sentence) as a result of the acquisition of Shares or Voting Securities by the Company, and after such share acquisition by the Company, the Subject Person becomes the Beneficial Owner of
any additional Shares or Voting Securities which increases the percentage of the then outstanding Shares or Voting Securities Beneficially Owned by the Subject Person, then a Change in Control shall occur; and (B) unless otherwise provided in
the applicable Agreement, with respect to any Award constituting a “deferral of compensation” subject to Section 409A of the Code, solely for purposes of determining the timing of a payment pursuant to the Agreement, a Change in
Control shall mean a “change in the ownership” of the Company, a “change in the effective control” of the Company, or a “change in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets” of the Company as such terms are
defined in Section 1.409A-3(i)(5) of the Treasury Regulations. 
 If an Optionee’s or
Grantee’s employment is terminated by the Company without Cause prior to the date of a Change in Control but the Optionee or Grantee reasonably demonstrates that the termination (A) was at the request of a third party who has indicated an
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taken steps reasonably calculated to effect a Change in Control or (B) otherwise arose in connection with, or in anticipation of, a Change in Control which has been threatened or proposed,
such termination shall be deemed to have occurred after a Change in Control for purposes of this Plan provided a Change in Control shall actually have occurred. 

2.9    “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. 

2.10    “Committee” means a committee, as described in Section 3.1, appointed by the Board from time to
time to administer the Plan and to perform the functions set forth herein. 
 2.11    “Company” means
Community Health Systems, Inc. 
 2.12    “Director” means a director of the Company. 

2.13    “Disability” means, unless otherwise defined in an Agreement: 

(a)    in the case of an Optionee or Grantee whose employment with the Company or a Subsidiary is subject to the terms of
an employment agreement between such Optionee or Grantee and the Company or Subsidiary, which employment agreement includes a definition of “Disability”, the term “Disability” as used in this Plan or any Agreement shall have the
meaning set forth in such employment agreement during the period that such employment agreement remains in effect; 

(b)    in the case of an Optionee or Grantee to whom Section 2.13(a) does not apply and who participates in the
Company’s long-term disability plan, if any, the term “Disability” as used in such plan; or 
 (c)    in
all other cases, a physical or mental infirmity which impairs the Optionee’s or Grantee’s ability to perform substantially all his or her duties for a period of ninety-one (91) consecutive days.

 2.14    “Division” means any of the operating units or divisions of the Company designated as a Division by
the Committee. 
 2.15    “Dividend Equivalent Right” means a right to receive all or some portion of the cash
dividends that are or would be payable with respect to Shares; provided, that subject to Section 12, no Dividend Equivalent Rights shall be granted with respect to unexercised Options or Stock Appreciation Rights. 

2.16    “Eligible Individual” means any of the following individuals who is designated by the Committee as
eligible to receive Options or Awards subject to the conditions set forth herein: (a) any Director or Employee, (b) any individual to whom the Company or a Subsidiary has extended a formal, written offer of employment, or (c) any
consultant or advisor of the Company or a Subsidiary. 
 2.17    “Employee” means any person, including an
officer (whether or not also a director) in the regular full-time employment of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, but excludes, in the case of an Incentive Stock Option, an employee of any Subsidiary that is not a “subsidiary
corporation” of the Company as defined in Code Section 424(f). 
 2.18    “Exchange Act” means the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. 

  
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 2.19    “Fair Market Value” on any date, unless otherwise
determined by the Committee, means the closing sales prices of the Shares on such date on the principal national securities exchange on which such Shares are listed or admitted to trading, or, if such Shares are not so listed or admitted to trading,
the closing sales prices of the Shares as reported by the Nasdaq Stock Market at the close of the primary trading session on such dates and, in either case, if the Shares were not traded on such date, on the next preceding day on which the Shares
were traded. In the event that Fair Market Value cannot be determined in a manner described above, the Fair Market Value shall be the value established by the Board in good faith. 

2.20    For purposes of this Plan, 

(a)    “Good Reason” shall mean, unless otherwise provided in an Agreement, the occurrence after a Change in
Control of any of the following events or conditions: 
 (i)    a change in the Optionee’s or
Grantee’s status, title, position or responsibilities (including reporting responsibilities) which, in the Optionee’s or Grantee’s reasonable judgment, represents an adverse change from the Optionee’s or Grantee’s status,
title, position or responsibilities as in effect immediately prior thereto; the assignment to the Optionee or Grantee of any duties or responsibilities which, in the Optionee’s or Grantee’s reasonable judgment, are inconsistent with the
Optionee’s or Grantee’s status, title, position or responsibilities; or any removal of the Optionee or Grantee from or failure to reappoint or reelect the Optionee or Grantee to any of such offices or positions, except in connection with
the termination of the Optionee’s or Grantee’s employment for Disability, Cause, as a result of the Optionee’s or Grantee’s death or by the Optionee or Grantee other than for Good Reason; 

(ii)    a reduction in the Optionee’s or Grantee’s annual base salary below the amount as in
effect immediately prior to the Change in Control; 
 (iii)    the relocation of the offices of the
Optionee’s or Grantee’s place of employment to a location more than twenty-five (25) miles from the location of such employment immediately prior to such Change in Control, or requiring the Grantee to be based anywhere other than such
offices, except to the extent the Grantee was not previously assigned to a principal location and except for required travel on business to the extent substantially consistent with the Optionee’s or Grantee’s business travel obligations at
the time of the Change in Control; 
 (iv)    the failure to pay to the Optionee or Grantee any portion
of the Optionee’s or Grantee’s current compensation or to pay to the Optionee or Grantee any portion of an installment of deferred compensation under any deferred compensation program of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in which the
Optionee or Grantee participated, within seven (7) days of the date such compensation is due; 

(v)    the failure to (A) continue in effect (without reduction in benefit level, and/or reward
opportunities) any material compensation or employee benefit plan in which the Optionee or Grantee was participating immediately prior to the Change in Control, unless a substitute or replacement plan has been implemented which provides
substantially identical compensation or benefits to the Optionee or Grantee or (B) provide the Optionee or Grantee with compensation and benefits, in the aggregate, at least equal (in terms of benefit levels and/or reward opportunities) to
those provided for under each other compensation or employee benefit plan, program and practice in which the Optionee or Grantee was participating immediately prior to the Change in Control; or 

  
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 (vi)    the failure of the Company to obtain from its
successors or assigns the express assumption and agreements required under Section 13 hereof. 
 (b)    Any event
or condition described in Section 2.20(a)(i), (ii), (iii), (iv), or (vi) which occurs at any time prior to the date of a Change in Control and (1) which occurred after the Company entered into a definitive agreement, the consummation
of which would constitute a Change in Control or (2) which the Optionee or Grantee reasonably demonstrates was at the request of a third party who has indicated an intention or has taken steps reasonably calculated to effect a Change in
Control, shall constitute Good Reason for purposes of this Agreement, notwithstanding that it occurred prior to a Change in Control. 

2.21    “Grantee” means a person to whom an Award has been granted under the Plan. 

2.22    “Grant Price” means the price established at the time of a grant of a Stock Appreciation Right used to
determine whether there is any payment due upon exercise of the Stock Appreciation Right. 
 2.23    “Incentive
Stock Option” means an Option satisfying the requirements of Section 422 of the Code and designated by the Committee as an Incentive Stock Option. 

2.24    “Non-Employee Director” means a Director who is not an employee
of the Company. 
 2.25    “Non-qualified Stock Option” means an
Option which is not an Incentive Stock Option. 
 2.26    “Option” means a
Non-qualified Stock Option, an Incentive Stock Option or either or both of them. 

2.27    “Optionee” means a person to whom an Option has been granted under the Plan. 

2.28    “Parent” means any corporation which is a parent corporation within the meaning of Section 424(e)
of the Code with respect to the Company. 
 2.29    “Performance Awards” means Performance Units, Performance
Shares or either or both of them. 
 2.30    “Performance Cycle” means the time period specified by the
Committee at the time Performance Awards are granted during which the performance of the Company, a Subsidiary or a Division will be measured. 

2.31    “Performance Objectives” has the meaning set forth in Section 9. 

2.32    “Performance Shares” means Shares issued or transferred to an Eligible Individual under Section 9.

 2.33    “Performance Units” means performance units granted to an Eligible Individual under Section 9.

  
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 2.34    “Plan” means Community Health Systems, Inc. 2009 Stock
Option and Award Plan, as amended and restated from time to time. 
 2.35    “Restricted Stock” means Shares
issued or transferred to an Eligible Individual pursuant to Section 8.1. 
 2.36    “Restricted Stock
Unit” means rights granted to an Eligible Individual under Section 8.2 representing a number of hypothetical Shares. 

2.37    “Share Award” means an Award of Shares granted pursuant to Section 10. 

2.38    “Shares” means shares of the Common Stock of the Company, par value $.01 per share, and any other
securities into which such shares are changed or for which such shares are exchanged. 
 2.39    “Stock
Appreciation Right” means a right to receive all or some portion of the increase in the value of the Shares as provided in Section 7 hereof. 

2.40    “Subsidiary” means (i) except as provided in subsection (ii) below, any corporation which is a
subsidiary corporation within the meaning of Section 424(f) of the Code with respect to the Company, and (ii) in relation to the eligibility to receive Options or Awards other than Incentive Stock Options and continued employment for
purposes of Options and Awards (unless the Committee determines otherwise), any entity, whether or not incorporated, in which the Company directly or indirectly owns 50% or more of the outstanding equity or other ownership interests. 

2.41    “Successor Corporation” means a corporation, or a Parent or Subsidiary thereof within the meaning of
Section 424(a) of the Code, which issues or assumes a stock option in a transaction to which Section 424(a) of the Code applies. 

2.42    “Ten-Percent Stockholder” means an Eligible Individual, who, at
the time an Incentive Stock Option is to be granted to him or her, owns (within the meaning of Section 422(b)(6) of the Code) stock possessing more than ten percent (10%) of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the
Company, a Parent or a Subsidiary. 
  

	3.	Administration. 

 3.1    The Plan shall be administered by the Committee,
which shall hold meetings at such times as may be necessary for the proper administration of the Plan. The Committee shall keep minutes of its meetings. If the Committee consists of more than one (1) member, a quorum shall consist of not fewer
than two (2) members of the Committee and a majority of a quorum may authorize any action. Any decision or determination reduced to writing and signed by a majority of all of the members of the Committee shall be as fully effective as if made
by a majority vote at a meeting duly called and held. The Committee shall consist of at least one (1) Director and may consist of the entire Board; provided, however, that with respect to any Option or Award granted to an Eligible Individual
who is subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act, the Committee shall consist of at least two (2) Directors each of whom shall be a “non-employee director” within the meaning of Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act. For purposes of the preceding sentence, if any member of the Committee fails to qualify as a non-employee director (within the
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the Committee, with respect to that action, shall be deemed to consist only of the members of the Committee who have not recused themselves or abstained from voting. Subject to applicable law,
the Committee may delegate its authority under the Plan to any other person or persons. 
 3.2    No member of the
Committee shall be liable for any action, failure to act, determination or interpretation made in good faith with respect to this Plan or any transaction hereunder. The Company hereby agrees to indemnify each member of the Committee for all costs
and expenses and, to the extent permitted by applicable law, any liability incurred in connection with defending against, responding to, negotiating for the settlement of or otherwise dealing with any claim, cause of action or dispute of any kind
arising in connection with any actions in administering this Plan or in authorizing or denying authorization to any transaction hereunder. 

3.3    Subject to the express terms and conditions set forth herein, the Committee shall have the power from time to time
to: 
 (a)    determine those Eligible Individuals to whom Options shall be granted under the Plan and the number of
such Options to be granted, prescribe the terms and conditions (which need not be identical) of each such Option, including the exercise price per Share, the vesting schedule and the duration of each Option, and make any amendment or modification to
any Option Agreement consistent with the terms of the Plan; 
 (b)    select those Eligible Individuals to whom Awards
shall be granted under the Plan, determine the number of Shares in respect of which each Award is granted, the terms and conditions (which need not be identical) of each such Award, and make any amendment or modification to any Award Agreement
consistent with the terms of the Plan; 
 (c)    construe and interpret the Plan and the Options and Awards granted
hereunder, establish, amend and revoke rules and regulations for the administration of the Plan, including, but not limited to, correcting any defect or supplying any omission, or reconciling any inconsistency in the Plan or in any Agreement, in the
manner and to the extent it shall deem necessary or advisable, including so that the Plan and the operation of the Plan comply with Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act, the Code to the extent applicable and
other applicable law, and otherwise make the Plan fully effective. All decisions and determinations by the Committee in the exercise of this power shall be final, binding and conclusive upon the Company, its Subsidiaries, the Optionees and Grantees,
and all other persons having any interest therein; 
 (d)    determine the duration and purposes for leaves of absence
which may be granted to an Optionee or Grantee on an individual basis without constituting a termination of employment or service for purposes of the Plan; 

(e)    exercise its discretion with respect to the powers and rights granted to it as set forth in the Plan; and 

(f)    generally, exercise such powers and perform such acts as are deemed necessary or advisable to promote the best
interests of the Company with respect to the Plan. 
 3.4    The Committee may delegate to one or more officers of the
Company the authority to grant Options or Awards to Eligible Individuals (other than to himself or herself) and/or determine the number of Shares subject to each Option or Award (by resolution that 

  
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specifies the total number of Shares subject to the Options or Awards that may be awarded by the officer and the terms of any such Options or Awards, including the exercise price), provided that
such delegation is made in accordance with the Delaware General Corporation Law and are not made to executive officers of the Company covered by Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act. 

 

	4.	Shares Subject to the Plan; Grant Limitations. 

 4.1    Shares Subject to
the Plan. The maximum number of Shares that may be made the subject of Options and Awards granted under the Plan is the sum of: 

(a)    7,000,000 Shares added to the Plan as a result of the amendment and restatement effective on the Restatement
Effective Date; and 
 (b)    1,418,445 Shares remaining in the Plan as of March 14, 2018; 

(c)    for a total of 8,418,445 Shares, less any Shares subject to Options or Awards granted after March 14, 2018.

 The Company shall reserve for the purposes of the Plan, out of its authorized but unissued Shares or out of Shares held in the
Company’s treasury, or partly out of each, such number of Shares as shall be determined by the Board. No further grants may be made under the 2000 Stock Option and Award Plan, but Options and Awards made under the 2000 Stock Option and Award
Plan shall remain outstanding in accordance with their terms. 
 4.2    Shares Returned to the Plan from Previous
Plan. Whenever any outstanding Option or Award or portion thereof granted pursuant to the 2000 Stock Option and Award Plan and outstanding as of March 14, 2018 would have again been available for grant as an Option or Award pursuant to
Section 4.3 of the 2000 Stock Option and Award Plan as in effect on March 20, 2013, the number of Shares allocable to the expired, canceled, forfeited, settled or otherwise terminated portion of such Option or Award, determined in
accordance with Section 4.3 of the 2000 Stock Option and Award Plan, shall be added to the maximum number of Shares available to be granted as Options or Awards granted hereunder. 

4.3    Grant Limitations. The following grant limitations shall apply when making Awards pursuant to the Plan: 

(a)    The maximum grant date fair value of all Awards granted during any calendar year to a single Non-Employee Director shall not exceed $800,000; 
 (b)    In no event shall more than
an aggregate of 2,000,000 Shares be issued upon the exercise of Incentive Stock Options granted under the Plan. 

4.4    Fungible Plan Design. Upon the granting of an Option or an Award, the number of Shares available under
Section 4.1 for the granting of further Options and Awards shall be reduced as follows: 
 (a)    In connection
with the granting of an Option or an Award, the number of Shares shall be reduced by the number of Shares in respect of which the Option or Award is granted or denominated. 

  
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 (b)    Stock Appreciation Rights to be settled in Shares shall be counted in
full against the number of Shares available for award under the Plan, regardless of the number of Shares issued upon settlement of the Stock Appreciation Right. 

(c)    Notwithstanding the foregoing, Awards granted in the form of Restricted Stock (including Restricted Stock Units),
Share-settled Performance Awards and other Awards that are granted as “full value awards” shall reduce the number of Shares that may be the subject to Options and Awards under the Plan by 1.52 Shares for each Share subject to such an
Award. 
 4.5    Shares Returned to the Plan. Whenever any outstanding Option or Award or portion thereof
expires, is canceled, is forfeited, is settled in cash or is otherwise terminated for any reason without having been exercised or Shares having been issued in respect of the Option or Award (or such portion thereof to which the expiration,
forfeiture, cash settlement or other termination occurs), the Shares allocable to the expired, canceled, forfeited, cash-settled or otherwise terminated portion of the Option or Award may again be the subject of Options or Awards granted hereunder.
With regard to Awards referred to in Section 4.4(c), for each Share subject to an Award that is cancelled, forfeited, settled in cash or other otherwise terminated as provided in the foregoing sentence, 1.52 Shares may again be the subject of
Options or Awards under the Plan. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the following events shall not result in any increase in Shares available for issuance of Options or Awards under the Plan or such Shares again becoming available for issuance
of Options or Awards: 
 (a)    Withholding of Shares to pay Taxes on any Option or Award, 

(b)    The excess of the number of Shares subject to any stock-settled Stock Appreciation Rights over the number of Shares
actually issued in settlement thereof, 
 (c)    Tendering of Shares to pay for Option exercise prices or Withholding
Taxes (i.e., net settlement of Shares), and 
 (d)    The purchase of Shares on the open market as a result of Option
exercises. 
 4.6    Minimum Vesting Period. Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, in no event shall an
Option or Award to a Participant other than a Non-Employee Director not subject to performance-based conditions have a vesting schedule resulting in such Option or Award vesting in full prior to the third
anniversary of the grant date. For purposes of clarity, this restriction will not prohibit any Option or Award from having partial vesting dates prior to the third anniversary of the grant date in accordance with a proportionate vesting schedule
determined at the discretion of the Committee, so long as such Option or Award does not vest in full prior to the third anniversary of the grant date. 
  

	5.	Option Grants for Eligible Individuals. 

 5.1    Authority of
Committee. Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Committee shall have full and final authority to select those Eligible Individuals who will receive Options, and the terms and conditions of the grant to such Eligible Individuals shall be
set forth in an Agreement. Incentive Stock Options may be granted only to Eligible Individuals who are employees of the Company or any Subsidiary. 

  
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 5.2    Exercise Price. The purchase price or the manner in which the
exercise price is to be determined for Shares under each Option shall be determined by the Committee and set forth in the Agreement; provided, however, that the exercise price per Share under each Option shall not be less than 100% of
the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date the Option is granted (110% in the case of an Incentive Stock Option granted to a Ten-Percent Stockholder). 

5.3    Maximum Duration. Options granted hereunder shall be for such term as the Committee shall determine,
provided that an Incentive Stock Option shall not be exercisable after the expiration of ten (10) years from the date it is granted (five (5) years in the case of an Incentive Stock Option granted to a
Ten-Percent Stockholder) and a Non-qualified Stock Option shall not be exercisable after the expiration of ten (10) years from the date it is granted; provided,
however, that unless the Committee provides otherwise, an Option (other than an Incentive Stock Option) may, upon the death of the Optionee prior to the expiration of the Option, be exercised for up to one (1) year following the date of the
Optionee’s death even if such period extends beyond ten (10) years from the date the Option is granted. The Committee may, subsequent to the granting of any Option, extend the term thereof, but in no event shall the term as so extended
exceed the maximum term provided for in the preceding sentence. 
 5.4    Vesting. Subject to Section 5.10,
each Option shall become exercisable in such installments (which need not be equal) and at such times as may be designated by the Committee and set forth in the Agreement. To the extent not exercised, installments shall accumulate and be
exercisable, in whole or in part, at any time after becoming exercisable, but not later than the date the Option expires. The Committee may accelerate the exercisability of any Option or portion thereof at any time. 

5.5    Deferred Delivery of Option Shares. The Committee may, in its discretion, permit Optionees to elect to defer
the issuance of Shares upon the exercise of one or more Non-qualified Stock Options granted pursuant to the Plan. The terms and conditions of such deferral shall be determined at the time of the grant of the
Option or thereafter and shall be set forth in the Agreement evidencing the Option. 
 5.6    Limitations on
Incentive Stock Options. To the extent that the aggregate Fair Market Value (determined as of the date of the grant) of Shares with respect to which Incentive Stock Options granted under the Plan and “incentive stock options” (within
the meaning of Section 422 of the Code) granted under all other plans of the Company or its Subsidiaries (in either case determined without regard to this Section 5.6) are exercisable by an Optionee for the first time during any calendar
year exceeds $100,000, such Incentive Stock Options shall be treated as Non-qualified Stock Options. In applying the limitation in the preceding sentence in the case of multiple Option grants, Options which
were intended to be Incentive Stock Options shall be treated as Non-qualified Stock Options according to the order in which they were granted such that the most recently granted Options are first treated as Non-qualified Stock Options. 

5.7    Non-Transferability. No Option shall be transferable by the Optionee
otherwise than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution or, in the case of an Option other than an Incentive Stock Option, pursuant to a domestic relations order (within the meaning of Rule 16a-12
promulgated under the Exchange Act), and an Option shall be exercisable during the lifetime of such Optionee only by the Optionee or his or her guardian or legal representative. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee may set forth in the
Agreement evidencing an Option (other than an Incentive Stock Option), at the time of grant or thereafter, that the Option may be transferred to members of the Optionee’s immediate family, to trusts solely for the

  
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benefit of such immediate family members and to partnerships in which such family members and/or trusts are the only partners, and for purposes of this Plan, a transferee of an Option shall be
deemed to be the Optionee. For this purpose, immediate family means the Optionee’s spouse, parents, children, stepchildren and grandchildren and the spouses of such parents, children, stepchildren and grandchildren. The terms of an Option shall
be final, binding and conclusive upon the beneficiaries, executors, administrators, heirs and successors of the Optionee. 

5.8    Method of Exercise. The exercise of an Option shall be made only by a written notice delivered in person or
by mail, or by such other means acceptable to the Committee and communicated to an Optionee, to the Secretary of the Company at the Company’s principal executive office, specifying the number of Options to be exercised and, to the extent
applicable, accompanied by payment therefor and otherwise in accordance with the Agreement pursuant to which the Option was granted; provided, however, that Options may not be exercised by an Optionee following a hardship distribution to the
Optionee to the extent such exercise is prohibited under the Community Health Systems, Inc. 401(k) Plan. The exercise price for any Shares purchased pursuant to the exercise of an Option shall be paid in either of the following forms (or any
combination thereof): (a) cash or (b) the transfer, either actually or by attestation, to the Company of Shares owned by the Optionee prior to the exercise of the Option, such transfer to be upon such terms and conditions as determined by
the Committee or (c) a combination of cash and the transfer of Shares; provided, however, that the Committee may determine that the exercise price shall be paid only in cash. In addition, subject to applicable securities laws, Options
may be exercised pursuant to such other cashless exercise procedures which are, from time to time, deemed acceptable by the Committee. Any Shares transferred to the Company as payment of the exercise price under an Option shall be valued at their
Fair Market Value on the day of exercise of such Option. If requested by the Committee, the Optionee shall deliver the Agreement evidencing the Option to the Secretary of the Company who shall endorse thereon a notation of such exercise and return
such Agreement to the Optionee. No fractional Shares (or cash in lieu thereof) shall be issued upon exercise of an Option and the number of Shares that may be purchased upon exercise shall be rounded to the nearest number of whole Shares. 

5.9    Rights of Optionees. No Optionee shall be deemed for any purpose to be the owner of any Shares subject to
any Option unless and until (a) the Option shall have been exercised pursuant to the terms thereof, (b) the Company shall have issued and delivered Shares to the Optionee, and (c) the Optionee’s name shall have been entered as a
stockholder of record on the books of the Company or otherwise evidenced by a “book entry” (i.e., a computerized or manual entry) in the records of the Company or its designated agent. Thereupon, the Optionee shall have full voting,
dividend and other ownership rights with respect to such Shares, subject to such terms and conditions as may be set forth in the applicable Agreement. 

5.10    Effect of Change in Control. Section 13(b) shall control the treatment of any Options outstanding at
the time of a Change in Control. Except as otherwise provided by the Committee, any Options that are exercisable as of a Change in Control shall remain exercisable for a period ending not before the earlier of (x) the six (6) month
anniversary of the Change in Control or (y) the expiration of the stated term of the Option. 

  
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	6.	Limitations on Repricing. 

 Notwithstanding anything in the Plan to the contrary, except as
permitted or required by the provisions of Sections 12 or 13 hereof, neither the Board nor the Committee shall have the power to (i) lower the Option Price of an Option after it is granted, (ii) lower the Grant Price of a Stock
Appreciation Right after it is granted, (iii) cancel an Option when the exercise price thereof exceeds the Fair Market Value of the underlying Shares in exchange for cash or another Award or grant substitute Options with a lower exercise price
than the cancelled Options, (iv) cancel a Stock Appreciation Right when the Grant Price exceeds the Fair Market Value of the underlying Shares in exchange for cash or another Award, or grant substitute Stock Appreciation Rights with a lower
Grant Price than the cancelled Award, or (v) take any other action with respect to an Option or Stock Appreciation Right that would be treated as a repricing under the rules and regulations of the principal securities exchange on which the
Shares are traded, in each case without the approval of the Company’s stockholders. 
  

	7.	Stock Appreciation Rights. 

 The Committee may in its discretion, either alone or in connection
with the grant of an Option, grant Stock Appreciation Rights in accordance with the Plan, the terms and conditions of which shall be set forth in an Agreement. If granted in connection with an Option, a Stock Appreciation Right shall cover the same
Shares covered by the Option (or such lesser number of Shares as the Committee may determine) and shall, except as provided in this Section 7, be subject to the same terms and conditions as the related Option. 

7.1    Time of Grant. A Stock Appreciation Right may be granted (a) at any time if unrelated to an Option, or
(b) if related to an Option, either at the time of grant or at any time thereafter during the term of the Option. 

7.2    Stock Appreciation Right Related to an Option. 

(a)    Exercise. A Stock Appreciation Right granted in connection with an Option shall be exercisable at such time
or times and only to the extent that the related Option is exercisable, and will not be transferable except to the extent the related Option may be transferable. A Stock Appreciation Right granted in connection with an Incentive Stock Option shall
be exercisable only if the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date of exercise exceeds the exercise price specified in the related Incentive Stock Option Agreement. In no event shall a Stock Appreciation Right related to an Option have a term of
greater than ten (10) years. 
 (b)    Amount Payable. Upon the exercise of a Stock Appreciation Right
related to an Option, the Grantee shall be entitled to receive an amount determined by multiplying (i) the excess of the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date of exercise of such Stock Appreciation Right over the per Share exercise price
under the related Option, by (ii) the number of Shares as to which such Stock Appreciation Right is being exercised. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee may limit in any manner the amount payable with respect to any Stock Appreciation
Right by including such a limit in the Agreement evidencing the Stock Appreciation Right at the time it is granted. 

(c)    Treatment of Related Options and Stock Appreciation Rights Upon Exercise. Upon the exercise of a Stock
Appreciation Right granted in connection with an Option, the Option shall be canceled to the extent of the number of Shares as to which the Stock Appreciation Right is exercised, and upon the exercise of an Option granted in connection with a Stock
Appreciation Right, the Stock Appreciation Right shall be canceled to the extent of the number of Shares as to which the Option is exercised or surrendered. 

  
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 7.3    Stock Appreciation Right Unrelated to an Option. The Committee
may grant to Eligible Individuals Stock Appreciation Rights unrelated to Options. Stock Appreciation Rights unrelated to Options shall contain such terms and conditions as to exercisability (subject to Section 7.7), vesting and duration as the
Committee shall determine, but in no event shall they have a term of greater than ten (10) years. The Committee shall establish the Grant Price at the time each Stock Appreciation Right unrelated to an Option is granted, which shall not be less
than the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date the Stock Appreciation Right is granted. Upon exercise of a Stock Appreciation Right unrelated to an Option, the Grantee shall be entitled to receive an amount determined by multiplying (a) the
excess of the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date of exercise of such Stock Appreciation Right over the Grant Price of the Stock Appreciation Right, by (b) the number of Shares as to which the Stock Appreciation Right is being exercised.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee may limit in any manner the amount payable with respect to any Stock Appreciation Right by including such a limit in the Agreement evidencing the Stock Appreciation Right at the time it is granted. 

7.4    Non-Transferability. No Stock Appreciation Right shall be
transferable by the Grantee otherwise than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution or pursuant to a domestic relations order (within the meaning of Rule 16a-12 promulgated under the Exchange Act),
and such Stock Appreciation Right shall be exercisable during the lifetime of such Grantee only by the Grantee or his or her guardian or legal representative. The terms of such Stock Appreciation Right shall be final, binding and conclusive upon the
beneficiaries, executors, administrators, heirs and successors of the Grantee. 
 7.5    Method of Exercise.
Stock Appreciation Rights shall be exercised by a Grantee only by a written notice delivered in person or by mail, or by such other means acceptable to the Committee and communicated to the Grantee, to the Secretary of the Company at the
Company’s principal executive office, specifying the number of Shares with respect to which the Stock Appreciation Right is being exercised. If requested by the Committee, the Grantee shall deliver the Agreement evidencing the Stock
Appreciation Right being exercised and the Agreement evidencing any related Option to the Secretary of the Company who shall endorse thereon a notation of such exercise and return such Agreement to the Grantee. 

7.6    Form of Payment. Payment of the amount determined under Sections 7.2(b) or 7.3 may be made in the discretion
of the Committee solely in whole Shares in a number determined at their Fair Market Value on the date of exercise of the Stock Appreciation Right, or solely in cash, or in a combination of cash and Shares. If the Committee decides to make full
payment in Shares and the amount payable results in a fractional Share, payment for the fractional Share will be made in cash. 

7.7    Effect of Change in Control. Section 13(b) shall control the treatment of any Stock Appreciation Rights
outstanding at the time of a Change in Control. Except as otherwise provided by the Committee, any Stock Appreciation Rights that are exercisable as of a Change in Control shall remain exercisable for a period ending not before the earlier of
(x) the six (6) month anniversary of the Change in Control or (y) the expiration of the stated term of the Stock Appreciation Right. 

  
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	8.	Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units. 

 8.1    Restricted
Stock. The Committee may grant Awards to Eligible Individuals of Restricted Stock, which shall be evidenced by an Agreement between the Company and the Grantee. Each Agreement shall contain such restrictions, terms and conditions as the
Committee may, in its discretion, determine and (without limiting the generality of the foregoing) such Agreements may require that an appropriate legend be placed on Share certificates. The Committee may, in its discretion, provide that a
Participant’s ownership of Restricted Stock prior to the lapse of any transfer restrictions or any other applicable restrictions shall, in lieu of such certificates, be evidenced by a “book entry” (i.e., a computerized or
manual entry) in the records of the Company or its designated agent in the name of the Participant who has received such Award, and confirmation and account statements sent to the Participant with respect to such book entry Shares may bear the
restrictive legend referenced in the preceding sentence. Such records of the Company or such agent shall, absent manifest error, be binding on all Participants who receive Restricted Stock Awards evidenced in such manner. Awards of Restricted Stock
shall be subject to the terms and provisions set forth below in this Section 8.1. 
 (a)    Rights of
Grantee. Subject to the foregoing provisions concerning book entry issuance, Shares of Restricted Stock granted pursuant to an Award hereunder shall be issued in the name of the Grantee as soon as reasonably practicable after the Award is
granted provided that the Grantee has executed an Agreement evidencing the Award, the appropriate blank stock powers and, in the discretion of the Committee, an escrow agreement and any other documents which the Committee may require as a condition
to the issuance of such Shares. If a Grantee shall fail to execute the Agreement evidencing a Restricted Stock Award, or any documents which the Committee may require within the time period prescribed by the Committee at the time the Award is
granted, the Award shall be null and void. At the discretion of the Committee, Shares issued in connection with a Restricted Stock Award shall be deposited together with the stock powers with an escrow agent (which may be the Company) designated by
the Committee. Unless the Committee determines otherwise and as set forth in the Agreement, upon delivery of the Shares to the escrow agent, the Grantee shall have all of the rights of a stockholder with respect to such Shares, including the right
to vote the Shares and to receive all dividends or other distributions paid or made with respect to the Shares. 

(b)    Non-Transferability. Until all restrictions upon the Shares of
Restricted Stock awarded to a Grantee shall have lapsed in the manner set forth in Section 8.1(c), such Shares shall not be sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of and shall not be pledged or otherwise hypothecated. 

(c)    Lapse of Restrictions. 

(i)    Generally. Restrictions upon Shares of Restricted Stock awarded hereunder shall lapse at such
time or times and on such terms and conditions as the Committee may determine. The Agreement evidencing the Award shall set forth any such restrictions. 

(ii)    Effect of Change in Control. Section 13(b) shall control the treatment of any Shares of
Restricted Stock then outstanding in the event of a Change in Control. 
 (d)    Treatment of Dividends. At the
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Grantee of dividends, or a specified portion thereof, declared or paid on such Shares by the Company shall be (a) deferred until the lapsing of the restrictions imposed upon such Shares and
(b) held by the Company for the account of the Grantee until such time. In the event that dividends are to be deferred, the Committee shall determine whether such dividends are to be reinvested in Shares (which shall be held as additional
Shares of Restricted Stock) or held in cash. If deferred dividends are to be held in cash, there may be credited at the end of each year (or portion thereof) interest on the amount of the account at the beginning of the year at a rate per annum as
the Committee, in its discretion, may determine. Payment of deferred dividends in respect of Shares of Restricted Stock (whether held in cash or as additional Shares of Restricted Stock), together with interest accrued thereon, if any, shall be made
upon the lapsing of restrictions imposed on the Shares in respect of which the deferred dividends were paid, and any dividends deferred (together with any interest accrued thereon) in respect of any Shares of Restricted Stock shall be forfeited upon
the forfeiture of such Shares. For the avoidance of doubt, if deferred dividends are not paid with respect to a Share of Restricted Stock, no dividends shall be paid on such Share of Restricted Stock. 

(e)    Delivery of Shares. Upon the lapse of the restrictions on Shares of Restricted Stock, the Committee shall
cause a stock certificate to be delivered to the Grantee with respect to such Shares, free of all restrictions hereunder (or, in the case of book entry Shares, such restrictions and legend shall be removed from the confirmation and account
statements delivered to the Participant or the Participant’s beneficiary or estate, as the case may be, in book-entry form). 

8.2    Restricted Stock Units. The Committee may grant to Eligible Individuals Awards of Restricted Stock Units,
which shall be evidenced by an Agreement. Each such Agreement shall contain such restrictions, terms and conditions as the Committee may, in its discretion, determine. Awards of Restricted Stock Units shall be subject to the terms and provisions set
forth below in this Section 8.2. 
 (a)    Payment of Awards. Each Restricted Stock Unit shall represent the
right of a Grantee to receive a payment upon vesting of the Restricted Stock Unit or on any later date specified by the Committee equal to the Fair Market Value of a Share as of the date the Restricted Stock Unit was granted, the vesting date or
such other date as determined by the Committee at the time the Restricted Stock Unit was granted. The Committee may, at the time a Restricted Stock Unit is granted, provide a limitation on the amount payable in respect of each Restricted Stock Unit
and may provide for Dividend Equivalent Rights with respect to such Award; provided, that no Dividend Equivalent Rights shall be paid except to the extent the underlying Restricted Stock Unit is paid or settled. The Committee may provide for the
settlement of Restricted Stock Units in cash or with Shares having a Fair Market Value equal to the payment to which the Grantee has become entitled. 

(b)    Effect of Change in Control. Section 13(b) shall control the treatment of any Restricted Stock Units
then outstanding in the event of a Change in Control. 
  

	9.	Performance Awards. 

 9.1    Performance Units. The Committee, in its
discretion, may grant Awards of Performance Units to Eligible Individuals, the terms and conditions of which shall be set forth in an Agreement between the Company and the Grantee. Contingent upon the attainment of specified Performance Objectives
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on the date the Performance Unit was granted, the date the Performance Unit became vested or any other date specified by the Committee or (ii) a percentage (which may be more than 100%) of
the amount described in clause (i) depending on the level of Performance Objective attainment; provided, however, that the Committee may at the time a Performance Unit is granted specify a maximum amount payable in respect of a vested
Performance Unit. Each Agreement shall specify the number of Performance Units to which it relates, the Performance Objectives which must be satisfied in order for the Performance Units to vest and the Performance Cycle within which such Performance
Objectives must be satisfied. At the time a Performance Unit is granted, the Committee may provide for Dividend Equivalent Rights with respect to such Award; provided, that no Dividend Equivalent Rights shall be paid except to the extent the
underlying Performance Unit is paid or settled. 
 (a)    Vesting and Forfeiture. Subject to Section 9.4, a
Grantee shall become vested with respect to the Performance Units to the extent that the Performance Objectives set forth in the Agreement are satisfied for the Performance Cycle. 

(b)    Payment of Awards. Payment to Grantees in respect of vested Performance Units shall be made as soon as
practicable after the last day of the Performance Cycle to which such Award relates unless the Agreement evidencing the Award provides for the deferral of payment, in which event the terms and conditions of the deferral shall be set forth in the
Agreement. Subject to Section 9.4, such payments may be made entirely in Shares valued at their Fair Market Value, entirely in cash, or in such combination of Shares and cash as the Committee in its discretion shall determine at any time prior
to such payment, provided, however, that if the Committee in its discretion determines to make such payment entirely or partially in Shares of Restricted Stock, the Committee must determine the extent to which such payment will be in Shares
of Restricted Stock and the terms of such Restricted Stock at the time the Award is granted. 
 9.2    Performance
Shares. The Committee, in its discretion, may grant Awards of Performance Shares to Eligible Individuals, the terms and conditions of which shall be set forth in an Agreement between the Company and the Grantee. Each Agreement may require that
an appropriate legend be placed on Share certificates. Awards of Performance Shares shall be subject to the following terms and provisions: 

(a)    Rights of Grantee. The Committee shall provide at the time an Award of Performance Shares is made the time
or times at which the actual Shares represented by such Award shall be issued in the name of the Grantee; provided, however, that no Performance Shares shall be issued until the Grantee has executed an Agreement evidencing the Award, the
appropriate blank stock powers and, in the discretion of the Committee, an escrow agreement and any other documents which the Committee may require as a condition to the issuance of such Performance Shares. If a Grantee shall fail to execute the
Agreement evidencing an Award of Performance Shares, the appropriate blank stock powers and, in the discretion of the Committee, an escrow agreement and any other documents which the Committee may require within the time period prescribed by the
Committee at the time the Award is granted, the Award shall be null and void. At the discretion of the Committee, Shares issued in connection with an Award of Performance Shares shall be deposited together with the stock powers with an escrow agent
(which may be the Company) designated by the Committee. Alternatively, the Committee may, in its discretion, provide that Performance Shares shall be evidenced by the book entry procedures set forth in Section 8.1. Except as restricted by the
terms of the Agreement, upon delivery of the Shares to the escrow agent, or the book entry of such Shares, the Grantee shall have, in the discretion of the Committee, all of the rights of a stockholder with respect to such Shares, including the
right to vote the Shares and to receive all dividends or other distributions paid or made with respect to the Shares. 

  
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 (b)    Non-Transferability.
Until any restrictions upon the Performance Shares awarded to a Grantee shall have lapsed in the manner set forth in Section 9.2(c) or 9.4, such Performance Shares shall not be sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of and shall not be pledged
or otherwise hypothecated, nor shall they be delivered to the Grantee. The Committee may also impose such other restrictions and conditions on the Performance Shares, if any, as it deems appropriate. 

(c)    Lapse of Restrictions. Subject to Section 9.4, restrictions upon Performance Shares awarded hereunder
shall lapse and such Performance Shares shall become vested at such time or times and on such terms, conditions and satisfaction of Performance Objectives as the Committee may, in its discretion, determine at the time an Award is granted. 

(d)    Treatment of Dividends. The payment to the Grantee of dividends, or a specified portion thereof, declared or
paid on Shares represented by an Award of Performance Shares which have been issued by the Company to the Grantee shall be (i) deferred until the lapsing of the restrictions imposed upon such Performance Shares and (ii) held by the Company
or its agent for the account of the Grantee until such time. The Committee shall determine whether such dividends are to be reinvested in shares of Stock (which shall be held as additional Performance Shares) or held in cash. If deferred dividends
are to be held in cash, there may be credited at the end of each year (or portion thereof) interest on the amount of the account at the beginning of the year at a rate per annum as the Committee, in its discretion, may determine. Payment of deferred
dividends in respect of Performance Shares (whether held in cash or in additional Performance Shares), together with interest accrued thereon, if any, shall be made upon the lapsing of restrictions imposed on the Performance Shares in respect of
which the deferred dividends were paid, and any dividends deferred (together with any interest accrued thereon) in respect of any Performance Shares shall be forfeited upon the forfeiture of such Performance Shares. 

(e)    Delivery of Shares. Upon the lapse of the restrictions on Performance Shares awarded hereunder, the
Committee shall cause a stock certificate to be delivered to the Grantee with respect to such Shares, free of all restrictions hereunder, or in the case of book entry Shares, such restrictions and legend shall be removed from the confirmation and
account statements delivered to the Participant or the Participant’s beneficiary or estate, as the case may be. 

9.3    Performance Objectives. 

(a)    Establishment. Performance Objectives for Performance Awards may be expressed in terms of (i) earnings
per Share, (ii) net revenue, (iii) adjusted EBITDA (iv) Share price, (v) pre-tax profits, (vi) net earnings, (vii) return on equity or assets, (viii) operating income,
(ix) EBITDA margin, (x) EBITDA margin improvement, (xi) bad debt expense, (xii) cash receipts, (xiii) uncompensated care expense, (xiv) days in net revenue in net patient accounts receivable, (xv) gross income,
(xvi) net income (before or after taxes), (xvii) cash flow; (xviii) gross profit, (xix) gross profit return on investment, (xx) gross margin return on investment, (xxi) gross margin; (xxii) operating margin,
(xxiii) working capital, (xxiv) earnings before interest and taxes, (xxv) return on capital, (xxvi) return on invested capital, (xxvii) revenue growth, (xxviii) annual recurring revenues, (xxix) recurring revenues,
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value added, (xxxii) specified objectives with regard to limiting the level of increase in all or a portion of the Company’s bank debt or other long-term or short-term public or private
debt or other similar financial obligations of the Company, which may be calculated net of cash balances and/or other offsets and adjustments as may be established by the Committee in its sole discretion, (xxxiii) reduction in operating
expenses, or (xxxiv) any combination of the foregoing. Performance Objectives may be in respect of the performance of the Company, any of its Subsidiaries, any of its Divisions or any combination thereof. Performance Objectives may be absolute
or relative (to prior performance of the Company or to the performance of one or more other entities or external indices) and may be expressed in terms of a progression within a specified range. 

(b)    Effect of Certain Events. At the time of the granting of a Performance Award, or at any time thereafter, in
either case to the extent permitted under applicable accounting rules consistently with a “grant” thereof, the Committee may provide for the manner in which performance will be measured against the Performance Objectives (or may adjust the
Performance Objectives) to reflect the impact of specified corporate transactions, accounting or tax law changes, other extraordinary, unusual or nonrecurring events, and such other matters that the Committee determines is consistent with the intent
of the Performance Award. 
 9.4    Effect of Change in Control. Section 13(b) shall control the treatment
of any Performance Units then outstanding in the event of a Change in Control. 
 9.5    Non-Transferability. Until the vesting of Performance Units or the lapsing of any restrictions on Performance Shares, as the case may be, such Performance Units or Performance Shares shall not be sold,
transferred or otherwise disposed of and shall not be pledged or otherwise hypothecated. 
  

	10.	Share Awards. 

 The Committee may grant a Share Award to any Eligible Individual on such terms
and conditions as the Committee may determine in its sole discretion. Share Awards may be made as additional compensation for services rendered by the Eligible Individual or may be in lieu of cash or other compensation to which the Eligible
Individual is entitled from the Company. 
  

	11.	Effect of a Termination of Employment. 

 The Agreement evidencing the grant of each Option and
each Award shall set forth the terms and conditions applicable to such Option or Award upon a termination or change in the status of the employment of the Optionee or Grantee by the Company, a Subsidiary or a Division (including a termination or
change by reason of the sale of a Subsidiary or a Division), which shall be as the Committee may, in its discretion, determine at the time the Option or Award is granted or thereafter. 

 

	12.	Adjustment Upon Changes in Capitalization. 

 (a)    In the event of a Change
in Capitalization, the Committee shall conclusively determine the appropriate adjustments, if any, to (i) the maximum number and class of Shares or other stock or securities with respect to which Options or Awards may be granted under the Plan,
(ii) the number and class of Shares or other stock or securities which are subject to outstanding Options or Awards granted under the Plan and the exercise price therefor, if applicable, and (iii) the Performance Objectives. 

  
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 (b)    Any such adjustment in the Shares or other stock or securities subject
to outstanding Incentive Stock Options (including any adjustments in the exercise price) shall be made in such manner as not to constitute a modification as defined by Section 424(h)(3) of the Code and only to the extent permitted by Sections
422 and 424 of the Code. In addition, (a) no adjustment to any Option or Award that is not subject to Section 409A of the Code shall be made in a manner that would subject the Option or Award to Section 409A of the Code and
(b) any adjustment to an Option or Award that is subject to Section 409A of the Code shall be made only in a manner and to the extent permitted by Section 409A of the Code. 

(c)    If, by reason of a Change in Capitalization, a Grantee of an Award shall be entitled to, or an Optionee shall be
entitled to exercise an Option with respect to, new, additional or different shares of stock or securities of the Company or any other corporation, such new, additional or different shares shall thereupon be subject to all of the conditions,
restrictions and performance criteria which were applicable to the Shares subject to the Award or Option, as the case may be, prior to such Change in Capitalization. 
  

	13.	Effect of Certain Transactions; Effect of Change in Control. 

(a)    Effect of Certain Transactions. Subject to Sections 5.10, 7.7, 8.2(b) and 9.4 or as otherwise provided in an
Agreement, in the event of (a) the liquidation or dissolution of the Company or (b) a merger or consolidation of the Company (a “Transaction”), the Plan and the Options and Awards issued hereunder shall continue in effect in
accordance with their respective terms, except that following a Transaction either (i) each outstanding Option or Award shall be treated as provided for in the agreement entered into in connection with the Transaction or (ii) if not so
provided in such agreement, each Optionee and Grantee shall be entitled to receive in respect of each Share subject to any outstanding Options or Awards, as the case may be, upon exercise of any Option or payment or transfer in respect of any Award,
the same number and kind of stock, securities, cash, property or other consideration that each holder of a Share was entitled to receive in the Transaction in respect of a Share; provided, however, that such stock, securities, cash, property,
or other consideration shall remain subject to all of the conditions, restrictions and performance criteria which were applicable to the Options and Awards prior to such Transaction. For the avoidance of doubt, the Committee may, without the consent
of any Optionee or Grantee, provide for the cancellation of outstanding Awards in connection with a Transaction in exchange for the payment in cash or property equal in value to the Fair Market Value of the Shares underlying such Awards, less, in
the case of Options (and Stock Appreciation Rights), the aggregate exercise price (or Grant Price) thereof; provided that Options with an aggregate exercise price that is equal to or in excess of the aggregate Fair Market Value of the Shares
underlying such Options, and Stock Appreciation Rights whose Grant Price is equal to or in excess of the Fair Market Value of a Share to which such Stock Appreciation Rights relate, may be cancelled in connection with such Transaction without any
consideration being paid in respect thereof. The treatment of any Option or Award as provided in this Section 13(a) shall be conclusively presumed to be appropriate for purposes of Section 12. 

  
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 (b)    Effect of Change in Control. Notwithstanding any other
provision of the Plan to the contrary, in the event of a Change in Control, the following provisions of this Section 13(b) shall apply except to the extent an Option or Award Agreement provides for a different treatment (in which case the
Option or Award Agreement shall govern and this Section 13(b) shall not be applicable): 
 (i)    If
and to the extent that outstanding Options or Awards under the Plan (A) are assumed by the successor corporation (or affiliate thereto) or continued or (B) are replaced with equity awards that preserve the existing value of the Options or
Awards at the time of the Change in Control and provide for subsequent payout in accordance with a vesting schedule and Performance Objectives, as applicable, that are the same or more favorable to the Participants than the vesting schedule and
Performance Objectives applicable to the Options or Awards, then all such Options or Awards or such substitutes thereof shall remain outstanding and be governed by their respective terms and the provisions of the Plan, subject to
Section 13(b)(iv) below. 
 (ii)    If and to the extent that outstanding Options or Awards under
the Plan are not assumed, continued or replaced in accordance with Section 13(b)(i) above, then upon the Change in Control the following treatment (referred to as
“Change-in-Control Treatment”) shall apply to such Options or Awards: (A) outstanding Options and Stock Appreciation Rights shall immediately vest and
become exercisable; (B) the restrictions and other conditions applicable to outstanding Restricted Shares, Restricted Stock Units and Stock Awards, including vesting requirements, shall immediately lapse; such Awards shall be free of all
restrictions and fully vested; and, with respect to Restricted Stock Units, shall be payable immediately in accordance with their terms or, if later, as of the earliest permissible date under Code Section 409A; and (C) outstanding
Performance Awards granted under the Plan shall immediately vest and shall become immediately payable in accordance with their terms as if the Performance Objectives have been achieved at the target performance level. 

(iii)    If and to the extent that outstanding Options or Awards under the Plan are not assumed, continued
or replaced in accordance with Section 13(b)(i) above, then in connection with the application of the Change-in-Control Treatment set forth in
Section 13(b)(ii) above, the Board may, in its sole discretion, provide for cancellation of such outstanding Awards at the time of the Change in Control in which case a payment of cash, property or a combination thereof shall be made to each
such Optionee or Grantee upon the consummation of the Change in Control that is determined by the Board in its sole discretion and that is at least equal to the excess (if any) of the value of the consideration that would be received in such Change
in Control by the holders of the Company’s securities relating to such Options or Awards over the exercise or purchase price (if any) for such Options or Awards (except that, in the case of an Option or Stock Appreciation Right, such payment
shall be limited as necessary to prevent the Option or Stock Appreciation Right from being subject to tax under Code Section 409A). 

(iv)    If and to the extent that (A) outstanding Options or Awards are assumed, continued or replaced
in accordance with Section 13(b)(i) above and (B) a Optionee’s or Grantee’s employment with, or performance of services for, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or successors is terminated by the Company or such Subsidiary or
successor for any reasons other than Cause or by such Optionee or Grantee for Good Reason, in each case, within the two-year period commencing on the Change in Control, then, as of the date of such
Participant’s termination, the Change-in-Control Treatment set forth in Section 13(b)(ii) above shall apply to all assumed or replaced Options or Awards of
such Participant then outstanding. 
 (v)    Outstanding Options or Stock Appreciation Rights that are
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such Option or Award as set forth in the applicable Agreement or elsewhere; provided, however, that Options or Stock Appreciation Rights that become exercisable in accordance with
Section 13(b)(iv) may be exercised until the expiration of the original full term of such Option or Stock Appreciation Right notwithstanding the other original terms and conditions of such Award, to the extent allowed without such Option or
Stock Appreciation Right becoming subject to tax under Code Section 409A. 
  

	14.	Interpretation. 

 Following the required registration of any equity security of the Company
pursuant to Section 12 of the Exchange Act, 
 (a)    The Plan is intended to comply with Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act and the Committee shall interpret and administer the provisions of the Plan or any Agreement in a manner consistent therewith. Any provisions inconsistent with such Rule
shall be inoperative and shall not affect the validity of the Plan. 
 (b)    To the extent that any legal requirement
of Section 16 of the Exchange Act as set forth in the Plan ceases to be required under Section 16 of the Exchange Act, that Plan provision shall cease to apply. 
  

	15.	Termination and Amendment of the Plan or Modification of Options and Awards. 

15.1    Plan Amendment or Termination. The Plan shall terminate on the day preceding the tenth anniversary of the
Restatement Effective Date and no Option or Award may be granted thereafter. The Board may sooner terminate the Plan and the Board, subject to Section 7, may at any time and from time to time amend, modify or suspend the Plan; provided,
however, that: 
 (a)    no such amendment, modification, suspension or termination shall impair or adversely alter
any Options or Awards theretofore granted under the Plan, except with the written consent of the applicable Optionee or Grantee, nor shall any amendment, modification, suspension or termination deprive any Optionee or Grantee of any Shares which he
or she may have acquired through or as a result of the Plan; and 
 (b)    to the extent necessary under any applicable
law, regulation or exchange requirement with which the Committee determines it is necessary or desirable for the Company to comply, no amendment shall be effective unless approved by the stockholders of the Company in accordance with any such law,
regulation or exchange requirement. 
 15.2    Modification of Options and Awards. No modification of an Option
or Award shall materially and adversely alter or impair any rights or obligations under the Option or Award without the written consent of the Optionee or Grantee, as the case may be. 

 

	16.	Non-Exclusivity of the Plan. 

 The adoption of the Plan
by the Board shall not be construed as amending, modifying or rescinding any previously approved incentive arrangement or as creating any limitations on the power of the Board to adopt such other incentive arrangements as it may deem desirable,
including, without limitation, the granting of stock options otherwise than under the Plan, and such arrangements may be either applicable generally or only in specific cases. 

  
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	17.	Limitation of Liability. 

 As illustrative of the limitations of liability of the Company, but
not intended to be exhaustive thereof, nothing in the Plan shall be construed to: 
 (a)    give any person any right to
be granted an Option or Award other than at the sole discretion of the Committee; 
 (b)    give any person any rights
whatsoever with respect to Shares except as specifically provided in the Plan; 
 (c)    limit in any way the right of
the Company or any Subsidiary to terminate the employment of any person at any time; or 
 (d)    be evidence of any
agreement or understanding, expressed or implied, that the Company will employ any person at any particular rate of compensation or for any particular period of time. 
  

	18.	Regulations and Other Approvals; Governing Law. 

 18.1    Except as to
matters of federal law, the Plan and the rights of all persons claiming hereunder shall be construed and determined in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware without giving effect to conflicts of laws principles thereof. 

18.2    The obligation of the Company to sell or deliver Shares with respect to Options and Awards granted under the Plan
shall be subject to all applicable laws, rules and regulations, including all applicable federal and state securities laws, and the obtaining of all such approvals by governmental agencies as may be deemed necessary or appropriate by the Committee.

 18.3    The Board may make such changes as may be necessary or appropriate to comply with the rules and regulations
of any government authority, or to obtain for Eligible Individuals granted Incentive Stock Options the tax benefits under the applicable provisions of the Code and regulations promulgated thereunder. 

18.4    Each Option and Award is subject to the requirement that, if at any time the Committee determines, in its
discretion, that the listing, registration or qualification of Shares issuable pursuant to the Plan is required by any securities exchange or under any state or federal law, or the consent or approval of any governmental regulatory body is necessary
or desirable as a condition of, or in connection with, the grant of an Option or Award or the issuance of Shares, no Options or Awards shall be granted or payment made or Shares issued, in whole or in part, unless listing, registration,
qualification, consent or approval has been effected or obtained free of any conditions as acceptable to the Committee. 

18.5    Notwithstanding anything contained in the Plan or any Agreement to the contrary, in the event that the disposition
of Shares acquired pursuant to the Plan is not covered by a then current registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and is not otherwise exempt from such registration, such Shares shall be
restricted against transfer to the extent required by the Securities Act and Rule 144 or other regulations thereunder. The Committee may require any individual receiving Shares pursuant to an Option or Award granted under the Plan, as a condition
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are acquired without a view to any distribution thereof and will not be sold or transferred other than pursuant to an effective registration thereof under the Securities Act or pursuant to an
exemption applicable under the Securities Act or the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. The certificates evidencing any such Shares shall be appropriately amended or have an appropriate legend placed thereon to reflect their status as
restricted securities as aforesaid. 
 18.6    Compliance With Section 409A. All Options and
Awards granted under the plan are intended either not to be subject to Section 409A of the Code or, if subject to Section 409A of the Code, to be administered, operated and construed in compliance with Section 409A of the Code and any
guidance issued thereunder. Notwithstanding this or any other provision of the Plan to the contrary, the Committee may amend the Plan or any Option or Award granted hereunder in any manner, or take any other action, that it determines, in its sole
discretion, is necessary, appropriate or advisable to cause the Plan or any Option or Award granted hereunder to comply with Section 409A and any guidance issued thereunder. In the event that it is reasonably determined by the Board or
Committee that, as a result of Section 409A of the Code, payments in respect of any Award under the Plan may not be made at the time contemplated by the terms of the Plan or the relevant Agreement, as the case may be, without causing the
Participant holding such Award to be subject to taxation under Section 409A of the Code, the Company will make such payment on the first day that would not result in the Participant incurring any tax liability under Section 409A of the
Code; which, if the Participant is a “specified employee” within the meaning of the Section 409A, generally shall be the first day following the six-month period beginning on the date of
Participant’s termination of employment. Any such action, once taken, shall be deemed to be effective from the earliest date necessary to avoid a violation of Section 409A and shall be final, binding and conclusive on all Eligible
Individuals and other individuals having or claiming any right or interest under the Plan. Although the Company intends to administer the Plan so that Awards will be exempt from, or will comply with, the requirements of Section 409A of the
Code, the Company does not warrant that any Award under the Plan will qualify for favorable tax treatment under Section 409A of the Code or any other provision of federal, state, local or foreign law. The Company shall not be liable to any
Participant for any tax, interest, or penalties that Participant might owe as a result of the grant, holding, vesting, exercise, or payment of any Award under the Plan. 
  

	19.	Miscellaneous. 

 19.1    Forfeiture and Clawback Provisions. Pursuant
to its general authority to determine the terms and conditions applicable to Options and Awards granted under the Plan, the Committee shall have the right to provide, in an Agreement, or to require a Participant to agree by separate written or
electronic instrument at or after grant, that all Options and Awards (including any proceeds, gains or other economic benefit actually or constructively received by the Participant upon any receipt or exercise of any Option or Award or upon the
receipt or resale of any Shares underlying the Option or Award) will be subject to repayment or reimbursement to the extent set forth in any recoupment or clawback provisions which may be included in any such Agreement or separate instrument. In
addition, without limiting the foregoing, any Option or Award granted pursuant to this Plan shall be subject to repayment or reimbursement by the Participant to the Company (i) to the extent provided in the Company’s current “Clawback
Policy,” as it may be amended from time to time, (ii) to the extent that Participant in the future becomes subject to any other recoupment or clawback policy hereafter adopted by the Company, including any such policy (or amended version
of the Company’s current Clawback Policy) adopted by the Company to comply with the requirements of any applicable laws, rules or regulations, including pursuant to final SEC rules under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform

  
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and Consumer Protection Act, or (iii) to the extent provided under any applicable laws which impose mandatory recoupment, under circumstances set forth in such applicable laws, including the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. 
 19.2    Multiple Agreements. The terms of each Option or Award may differ from
other Options or Awards granted under the Plan at the same time or at some other time. The Committee may also grant more than one Option or Award to a given Eligible Individual during the term of the Plan, either in addition to, or in substitution
for, one or more Options or Awards previously granted to that Eligible Individual. 
 19.3    Beneficiary
Designation. Each Optionee or Grantee may, from time to time, name one or more individuals (each, a “Beneficiary”) to whom any benefit under the Plan is to be paid or who may exercise any rights of the Optionee or Grantee under any
Option or Award granted under the Plan in the event of the Optionee’s or Grantee’s death before he or she receives any or all of such benefit or exercises such Option. Each such designation shall revoke all prior designations by the same
Optionee or Grantee, shall be in a form prescribed by the Company, and will be effective only when filed by the Optionee or Grantee in writing with the Company during the Optionee’s or Grantee’s lifetime. In the absence of any such
designation, benefits remaining unpaid at the Optionee’s or Grantee’s death and rights to be exercised following the Optionee’s or Grantee’s death shall be paid to or exercised by the Optionee’s or Grantee’s estate.

 19.4    Withholding of Taxes. 

(a)    At such times as an Optionee or Grantee recognizes taxable income in connection with the receipt of Shares or cash
hereunder (a “Taxable Event”), the Optionee or Grantee shall pay to the Company an amount equal to the federal, state and local income taxes and other amounts as may be required by law to be withheld by the Company in connection with the
Taxable Event (the “Withholding Taxes”) prior to the issuance, or release from escrow, of such Shares or the payment of such cash. The Company shall have the right to deduct from any payment of cash to an Optionee or Grantee an amount
equal to the Withholding Taxes in satisfaction of the obligation to pay Withholding Taxes. The Committee may provide in an Agreement evidencing an Option or Award at the time of grant or thereafter that the Optionee or Grantee, in satisfaction of
the obligation to pay Withholding Taxes to the Company, may elect to have withheld a portion of the Shares issuable to him or her pursuant to the Option or Award having an aggregate Fair Market Value equal to the Withholding Taxes. In the event
Shares are withheld by the Company to satisfy any obligation to pay Withholding Taxes, such Shares shall be retired and cancelled and shall not thereafter be available to grant an Option or Award with respect thereto. In determining the procedures
by which Shares will be withheld for Withholding Taxes, to the extent required to avoid the Company’s incurring an adverse accounting charge, the amount of any Shares so withheld shall not exceed the amount necessary to satisfy Withholding
Taxes determined using the maximum statutory withholding rates for federal, state, local and/or foreign tax purposes, including payroll taxes, that are applicable to supplemental taxable income. 

(b)    If an Optionee makes a disposition, within the meaning of Section 424(c) of the Code and regulations
promulgated thereunder, of any Share or Shares issued to such Optionee pursuant to the exercise of an Incentive Stock Option within the two-year period commencing on the day after the date of the grant or
within the one-year period commencing on the day after the date of transfer of such Share or Shares to the Optionee pursuant to such exercise, the Optionee shall, within ten (10) days of such disposition,
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 19.5    Effective Date. The effective date of this Plan shall be
March 14, 2018 (the “Restatement Effective Date”), subject only to the approval by the holders of a majority of the securities of the Company entitled to vote thereon, in accordance with the applicable laws, within twelve
(12) months of the adoption of the Plan by the Board. 

  
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