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<span id="fbrx-ex1032_71.htm"></span><!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/loose.dtd"> <html lang="en-US"> <head> <title>Form 10-K filed by on 2022-03-31</title> </head> <!-- NG Converter v5.0.2.71 --> <body> <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="text-align:right;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-weight:bold;font-size:9pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Exhibit 10.32</p> <p style="text-align:right;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:9pt;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-right:2.56%;text-indent:0%;font-weight:bold;font-size:9pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><font style="text-decoration:underline;">Appendix A</font></p> <p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:10pt;margin-right:2.56%;text-indent:0%;font-weight:bold;font-size:9pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">2021 Equity Incentive Plan</p> <p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:18pt;margin-right:2.56%;text-indent:0%;font-weight:bold;font-size:9pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">FORTE BIOSCIENCES, INC.</p> <p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-right:2.56%;text-indent:0%;font-weight:bold;font-size:9pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">2021 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN</p> <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:10pt;text-indent:4.7%;font-size:9pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">1.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;<font style="text-decoration:underline;">Purposes of the Plan</font>. The purposes of this Plan are:</p> <div align="left"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="border-collapse:collapse; width:100%;"> <tr> <td valign="top" style="width:4.7%;white-space:nowrap"> <p style="text-align:left;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:6pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:#auto;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:Calibri;font-size:11pt;">&nbsp;</p></td> <td valign="top" style="width:4.7%;white-space:nowrap"> <p style="text-align:left;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:6pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:#auto;font-size:9pt;font-family:'Times New Roman';text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;letter-spacing:0pt;"><font style="font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;Background-color:#auto;color:#auto;font-size:9pt;font-family:'Times New Roman';text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;letter-spacing:0pt;"></font><font style="font-size:9pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'">&#8226;</font></p></td> <td valign="top"> <p style="text-align:left;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:6pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:#auto;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:Calibri;font-size:11pt;"><font style="Background-color:#auto;text-decoration:none;"></font><font style="color:#000000;"></font><font style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">to attract and retain the best available personnel for positions of substantial responsibility,</font></p></td></tr></table></div> <div align="left"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="border-collapse:collapse; width:100%;"> <tr> <td valign="top" style="width:4.7%;white-space:nowrap"> <p style="text-align:left;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:6pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:#auto;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:Calibri;font-size:11pt;">&nbsp;</p></td> <td valign="top" style="width:4.7%;white-space:nowrap"> <p style="text-align:left;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:6pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:#auto;font-size:9pt;font-family:'Times New Roman';text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;letter-spacing:0pt;"><font style="font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;Background-color:#auto;color:#auto;font-size:9pt;font-family:'Times New Roman';text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;letter-spacing:0pt;"></font><font style="font-size:9pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'">&#8226;</font></p></td> <td valign="top"> <p style="text-align:left;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:6pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:#auto;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:Calibri;font-size:11pt;"><font style="Background-color:#auto;text-decoration:none;"></font><font style="color:#000000;"></font><font style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">to provide additional incentive to Employees, Directors and Consultants, and</font></p></td></tr></table></div> <div align="left"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="border-collapse:collapse; 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As used herein, the following definitions will apply:</p> <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:10pt;text-indent:9.4%;font-size:9pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">2.1&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#8220;<font style="text-decoration:underline;">Administrator</font>&#8221; means the Board or any of its Committees as will be administering the Plan, in accordance with Section&#160;4 of the Plan.</p> <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:10pt;text-indent:9.4%;font-size:9pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">2.2&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#8220;<font style="text-decoration:underline;">Applicable Laws</font>&#8221; means the legal and regulatory requirements relating to the administration of equity-based awards, including but not limited to the related issuance of shares of Common Stock, including but not limited to, under U.S. federal and state corporate laws, U.S. federal and state securities laws, the Code, any stock exchange or quotation system on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted and the applicable laws of any non-U.S. country or jurisdiction where Awards are, or will be, granted under the Plan.</p> <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:10pt;text-indent:9.4%;font-size:9pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">2.3&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#8220;<font style="text-decoration:underline;">Award</font>&#8221; means, individually or collectively, a grant under the Plan of Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units, or Performance Awards.</p> <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:10pt;text-indent:9.4%;font-size:9pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">2.4&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#8220;<font style="text-decoration:underline;">Award Agreement</font>&#8221; means the written or electronic agreement setting forth the terms and provisions applicable to each Award granted under the Plan. The Award Agreement is subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan.</p> <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:10pt;text-indent:9.4%;font-size:9pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">2.5&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#8220;<font style="text-decoration:underline;">Board</font>&#8221; means the Board of Directors of the Company.</p> <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:10pt;margin-right:2.56%;text-indent:9.4%;font-size:9pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">2.6&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#8220;<font style="text-decoration:underline;">Change in Control</font>&#8221; means the occurrence of any of the following events:</p> <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:10pt;text-indent:14.1%;font-size:9pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">(a)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;<font style="text-decoration:underline;">Change in Ownership of the Company</font>. A change in the ownership of the Company which occurs on the date that any one person, or more than one person acting as a group (&#8220;<font style="text-decoration:underline;">Person</font>&#8221;), acquires ownership of the stock of the Company that, together with the stock held by such Person, constitutes more than fifty percent (50%)&#160;of the total voting power of the stock of the Company; provided, however, that for purposes of this subsection&#160;(a), the acquisition of additional stock by any one Person, who is considered to own more than fifty percent (50%)&#160;of the total voting power of the stock of the Company will not be considered a Change in Control; provided, further, that any change in the ownership of the stock of the Company as a result of a private financing of the Company that is approved by the Board also will not be considered a Change in Control. Further, if the stockholders of the Company immediately before such change in ownership continue to retain immediately after the change in ownership, in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of shares of the Company&#8217;s voting stock immediately prior to the change in ownership, direct or indirect beneficial ownership of fifty percent (50%) or more of the total voting power of the stock of the Company or of the ultimate parent entity of the Company, such event will not be considered a Change in Control under this subsection (a). For this purpose, indirect beneficial ownership will include, without limitation, an interest resulting from ownership of the voting securities of one or more corporations or other business entities which own the Company, as the case may be, either directly or through one or more subsidiary corporations or other business entities; or</p> <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:10pt;text-indent:14.1%;font-size:9pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">(b)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;<font style="text-decoration:underline;">Change in Effective Control of the Company</font>. If the Company has a class of securities registered pursuant to Section&#160;12 of the Exchange Act, a change in the effective control of the Company which occurs on the date that a majority of members of the Board is replaced during any twelve (12)&#160;month period by Directors whose appointment or election is not endorsed by a majority of the members of the Board prior to the date of the appointment or election. For purposes of this subsection (b), if any Person is considered to be in effective control of the Company, the acquisition of additional control of the Company by the same Person will not be considered a Change in Control; or</p> <p style="margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</p> <hr style="page-break-after:always;width:100%;"> <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:10pt;text-indent:14.1%;font-size:9pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><font style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">(c)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font><font style="text-decoration:underline;">Change in Ownership of a Substantial Portion of the Company&#8217;s Assets</font><font style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">. A change in the ownership of a substantial portion of the Company&#8217;s assets which occurs on the date that any Person acquires (or has acquired during the twelve (12)&#160;month period ending on the date of the most recent acquisition by such Person or Persons)&#160;assets from the Company that have a total gross fair market value equal to or more than fifty percent (50%)&#160;of the total gross fair market value of all of the assets of the Company immediately prior to such acquisition or acquisitions; provided, however, that for purposes of this subsection (c), the following will not constitute a change in the ownership of a substantial portion of the Company&#8217;s assets: (i)&#160;a transfer to an entity that is controlled by the Company&#8217;s stockholders immediately after the transfer, or (ii)&#160;a transfer of assets by the Company to: (A)&#160;a stockholder of the Company (immediately before the asset transfer)&#160;in exchange for or with respect to the Company&#8217;s stock, (B)&#160;an entity, fifty percent (50%)&#160;or more of the total value or voting power of which is owned, directly or indirectly, by the Company, (C)&#160;a Person, that owns, directly or indirectly, fifty percent (50%)&#160;or more of the total value or voting power of all the outstanding stock of the Company, or (D)&#160;an entity, at least fifty percent (50%)&#160;of the total value or voting power of which is owned, directly or indirectly, by a Person described in this subsection (c)(ii)(C). For purposes of this subsection (c), gross fair market value means the value of the assets of the Company, or the value of the assets being disposed of, determined without regard to any liabilities associated with such assets.</font></p> <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:10pt;text-indent:14.1%;font-size:9pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">For purposes of this Section&#160;2.6, persons will be considered to be acting as a group if they are owners of a corporation that enters into a merger, consolidation, purchase or acquisition of stock, or similar business transaction with the Company.</p> <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:10pt;text-indent:14.1%;font-size:9pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Notwithstanding the foregoing, a transaction will not be deemed a Change in Control unless the transaction qualifies as a change in control event within the meaning of Code Section&#160;409A.</p> <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:10pt;text-indent:14.1%;font-size:9pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Further and for the avoidance of doubt, a transaction will not constitute a Change in Control if: (x)&#160;its sole purpose is to change the jurisdiction of the Company&#8217;s incorporation, or (y)&#160;its sole purpose is to create a holding company that will be owned in substantially the same proportions by the persons who held the Company&#8217;s securities immediately before such transaction.</p> <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:10pt;text-indent:9.4%;font-size:9pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">2.7&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#8220;<font style="text-decoration:underline;">Code</font>&#8221; means the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. Reference to a specific section of the Code or regulation thereunder will include such section or regulation, any valid regulation or other formal guidance of general or direct applicability promulgated under such section, and any comparable provision of any future legislation or regulation amending, supplementing or superseding such section or regulation.</p> <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:10pt;text-indent:9.4%;font-size:9pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">2.8&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#8220;<font style="text-decoration:underline;">Committee</font>&#8221; means a committee of Directors or of other individuals satisfying Applicable Laws appointed by the Board, or by a duly authorized committee of the Board, in accordance with Section&#160;4 hereof.</p> <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:10pt;text-indent:9.4%;font-size:9pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">2.9&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#8220;<font style="text-decoration:underline;">Common Stock</font>&#8221; means the common stock of the Company.</p> <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:10pt;text-indent:9.4%;font-size:9pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">2.10&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#8220;<font style="text-decoration:underline;">Company</font>&#8221; means Forte Biosciences, Inc., a Delaware corporation, or any successor thereto.</p> <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:10pt;text-indent:9.4%;font-size:9pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">2.11&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#8220;<font style="text-decoration:underline;">Consultant</font>&#8221; means any natural person, including an advisor, engaged by the Company or any of its Parent or Subsidiaries to render bona fide services to such entity, provided the services (a)&#160;are not in connection with the offer or sale of securities in a capital-raising transaction, and (b)&#160;do not directly promote or maintain a market for the Company&#8217;s securities, in each case, within the meaning of Form S-8 promulgated under the Securities Act, and provided further, that a Consultant will include only those persons to whom the issuance of Shares may be registered under Form S-8 promulgated under the Securities Act.</p> <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:10pt;text-indent:9.4%;font-size:9pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">2.12&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#8220;<font style="text-decoration:underline;">Director</font>&#8221; means a member of the Board.</p> <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:10pt;text-indent:9.4%;font-size:9pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">2.13&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#8220;<font style="text-decoration:underline;">Disability</font>&#8221; means total and permanent disability as defined in Code Section&#160;22(e)(3), provided that in the case of Awards other than Incentive Stock Options, the Administrator in its discretion may determine whether a permanent and total disability exists in accordance with uniform and non-discriminatory standards adopted by the Administrator from time to time.</p> <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:10pt;text-indent:9.4%;font-size:9pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">2.14&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#8220;<font style="text-decoration:underline;">Employee</font>&#8221; means any person, including Officers and Directors, employed by the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary of the Company. Neither service as a Director nor payment of a director&#8217;s fee by the Company will be sufficient to constitute &#8220;employment&#8221; by the Company.</p> <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:10pt;text-indent:9.4%;font-size:9pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">2.15&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#8220;<font style="text-decoration:underline;">Exchange Act</font>&#8221; means the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, including the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.</p> <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:10pt;text-indent:9.4%;font-size:9pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">2.16&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#8220;<font style="text-decoration:underline;">Exchange Program</font>&#8221; means a program under which (a)&#160;outstanding Awards are surrendered or cancelled in exchange for awards of the same type (which may have higher or lower exercise prices and different terms), awards of a different type, and/or cash, (b)&#160;Participants would have the opportunity to transfer any outstanding Awards to a financial institution or </p> <p style="margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</p> <hr style="page-break-after:always;width:100%;"> <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:10pt;font-size:9pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><font style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">other person or entity selected by the Administrator, and/or (c)&#160;the exercise price of an outstanding Award is reduced or increased. The Administrator will determine the terms and conditions of any Exchange Program in its sole discretion.</font></p> <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:10pt;text-indent:9.4%;font-size:9pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">2.17&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#8220;<font style="text-decoration:underline;">Fair Market Value</font>&#8221; means, as of any date and unless the Administrator determines otherwise, the value of Common Stock determined as follows:</p> <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:10pt;text-indent:14.1%;font-size:9pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">2.17.1&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;If the Common Stock is listed on any established stock exchange or a national market system, including without limitation the New York Stock Exchange or the Nasdaq Global Select Market, the Nasdaq Global Market, or the Nasdaq Capital Market of The Nasdaq Stock Market, its Fair Market Value will be the closing sales price for such stock (or, if no closing sales price was reported on that date, as applicable, on the last Trading Day such closing sales price was reported) as quoted on such exchange or system on the date of determination, as reported in <font style="font-style:italic;">The Wall Street Journal</font> or such other source as the Administrator deems reliable;</p> <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:10pt;text-indent:14.1%;font-size:9pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">2.17.2&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;If the Common Stock is regularly quoted by a recognized securities dealer but selling prices are not reported, the Fair Market Value of a Share will be the mean between the high bid and low asked prices for the Common Stock on the day of determination (or, if no bids and asks were reported on that date, as applicable, on the last Trading Day such bids and asks were reported), as reported in <font style="font-style:italic;">The Wall Street Journal</font> or such other source as the Administrator deems reliable; 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Upon exercise of a Stock Appreciation Right settled in Shares, the gross number of Shares covered by the portion of the Award so exercised, whether or not actually issued pursuant to such exercise, will cease to be available under the Plan. Shares that have actually been issued under the Plan under any Award will not be returned to the Plan and will not become available for future distribution under the Plan; provided, however, that if Shares issued pursuant to Awards of Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units or Performance Awards are repurchased by the Company or are forfeited to the Company due to the failure to vest, such Shares will become available for future grant under the Plan. Shares used to pay the exercise price of an Award or to satisfy the tax liabilities or withholdings related to an Award will not become available for future grant or sale under the Plan. 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Each Award of an Option will be evidenced by an Award Agreement that will specify the exercise price, the term of the Option, the number of Shares subject to the Option, the exercise restrictions, if any, applicable to the Option, and such other terms and conditions as the Administrator, in its sole discretion, will determine.</p> <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:10pt;text-indent:9.4%;font-size:9pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">6.3&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;<font style="text-decoration:underline;">Limitations</font>. Each Option will be designated in the Award Agreement as either an Incentive Stock Option or a Nonstatutory Stock Option. Notwithstanding such designation, however, to the extent that the aggregate Fair Market Value of the Shares with respect to which Incentive Stock Options are exercisable for the first time by the Participant during any calendar year (under all plans of the Company and any Parent or Subsidiary) exceeds one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000), such Options will be treated as Nonstatutory Stock Options. For purposes of this Section&#160;6.3, Incentive Stock Options will be taken into account in the order in which they were granted, the Fair Market Value of the Shares will be determined as of the time the Option with respect to such Shares is granted, and calculation will be performed in accordance with Code Section&#160;422 and the U.S. Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder.</p> <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:10pt;text-indent:9.4%;font-size:9pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">6.4&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;<font style="text-decoration:underline;">Term of Option</font>. The term of each Option will be stated in the Award Agreement; provided, however, that the term will be no more than ten (10)&#160;years from the date of grant thereof. In the case of an Incentive Stock Option granted to a Participant who, at the time the Incentive Stock Option is granted, owns stock representing more than ten percent (10%) of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary, the term of the Incentive Stock Option will be five (5)&#160;years from the date of grant or such shorter term as may be provided in the Award Agreement.</p> <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:10pt;text-indent:9.4%;font-size:9pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">6.5&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;<font style="text-decoration:underline;">Option Exercise Price and Consideration</font>.</p> <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:10pt;text-indent:14.1%;font-size:9pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">6.5.1&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;<font style="text-decoration:underline;">Exercise Price</font>. The per Share exercise price for the Shares to be issued pursuant to the exercise of an Option will be determined by the Administrator, but will be no less than one hundred percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value per Share on the date of grant. In addition, in the case of an Incentive Stock Option granted to an Employee who owns stock representing more than ten percent (10%) of the voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary, the per Share exercise price will be no less than one hundred ten percent (110%) of the Fair Market Value per Share on the date of grant. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section&#160;6.5.1, Options may be granted with a per Share exercise price of less than one hundred percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value per Share on the date of grant pursuant to a transaction described in, and in a manner consistent with, Code Section&#160;424(a).</p> <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:10pt;text-indent:14.1%;font-size:9pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">6.5.2&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;<font style="text-decoration:underline;">Waiting Period and Exercise Dates</font>. At the time an Option is granted, the Administrator will fix the period within which the Option may be exercised and will determine any conditions that must be satisfied before the Option may be exercised.</p> <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:10pt;text-indent:14.1%;font-size:9pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">6.5.3&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;<font style="text-decoration:underline;">Form of Consideration</font>. The Administrator will determine the acceptable form of consideration for exercising an Option, including the method of payment. In the case of an Incentive Stock Option, the Administrator will determine the acceptable form of consideration at the time of grant. Such consideration may consist entirely of: (a)&#160;cash (including cash equivalents); (b) check; (c)&#160;promissory note, to the extent permitted by Applicable Laws, (d)&#160;other Shares, provided that such Shares have a Fair Market Value on the date of surrender equal to the aggregate exercise price of the Shares as to which such Option will be exercised and provided further that accepting such Shares will not result in any adverse accounting consequences to the Company, as the Administrator determines in its sole discretion; (e)&#160;consideration received by the Company under a cashless exercise program (whether through a broker or otherwise) implemented by the Company in connection with the Plan; (f)&#160;by net exercise; (g)&#160;such other consideration and method of payment for the issuance of Shares to the extent permitted by Applicable Laws, or (h)&#160;any combination of the foregoing methods of payment. In making its determination as to the type of consideration to accept, the Administrator will consider if acceptance of such consideration may be reasonably expected to benefit the Company.</p> <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:10pt;text-indent:9.4%;font-size:9pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">6.6&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;<font style="text-decoration:underline;">Exercise of Option</font>.</p> <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:10pt;text-indent:14.1%;font-size:9pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">6.6.1&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;<font style="text-decoration:underline;">Procedure for Exercise; Rights as a Stockholder</font>. Any Option granted hereunder will be exercisable according to the terms of the Plan and at such times and under such conditions as determined by the Administrator and set forth in the Award Agreement. An Option may not be exercised for a fraction of a Share.</p> <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:10pt;text-indent:14.1%;font-size:9pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">An Option will be deemed exercised when the Company receives: (a)&#160;notice of exercise (in such form as the Administrator may specify from time to time) from the person entitled to exercise the Option, and (b)&#160;full payment for the Shares with respect to which the Option is exercised (together with applicable tax withholding). Full payment may consist of any consideration and method of payment authorized by the Administrator and permitted by the Award Agreement and the Plan. Shares issued upon exercise of an Option will be issued in the name of the Participant or, if requested by the Participant, in the </p> <p style="margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</p> <hr style="page-break-after:always;width:100%;"> <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:10pt;font-size:9pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><font style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">name of the Participant and his or her spouse. Until the Shares are issued (as evidenced by the appropriate entry on the books of the Company or of a duly authorized transfer agent of the Company), no right to vote or receive dividends or any other rights as a stockholder will exist with respect to the Shares subject to an Option, notwithstanding the exercise of the Option. The Company will issue (or cause to be issued) such Shares promptly after the Option is exercised. No adjustment will be made for a dividend or other right for which the record date is prior to the date the Shares are issued, except as provided in Section&#160;14 of the Plan.</font></p> <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:10pt;text-indent:14.1%;font-size:9pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Exercising an Option in any manner will decrease the number of Shares thereafter available, both for purposes of the Plan and for sale under the Option, by the number of Shares as to which the Option is exercised.</p> <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:10pt;text-indent:14.1%;font-size:9pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">6.6.2&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;<font style="text-decoration:underline;">Termination of Relationship as a Service Provider</font>. If a Participant ceases to be a Service Provider, other than upon the Participant&#8217;s termination as the result of the Participant&#8217;s death or Disability, the Participant may exercise his or her Option, to the extent that the Option is vested on the date of termination, within three (3)&#160;months of termination, or such shorter or longer period of time, as is specified in the Award Agreement or in writing by the Administrator, in each case, in no event later than the expiration of the term of such Option as set forth in the Award Agreement. Unless otherwise provided by the Administrator, if on the date of termination the Participant is not vested as to his or her entire Option, the Shares covered by the unvested portion of the Option will revert to the Plan. If after termination the Participant does not exercise his or her Option within the time specified by the Administrator, the Option will terminate, and the Shares covered by such Option will revert to the Plan.</p> <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:10pt;text-indent:14.1%;font-size:9pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">6.6.3&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;<font style="text-decoration:underline;">Disability of Participant</font>. If a Participant ceases to be a Service Provider as a result of the Participant&#8217;s Disability, the Participant may exercise his or her Option within twelve (12)&#160;months of termination, or such longer or shorter period of time as is specified in the Award Agreement or in writing by the Administrator (but in no event later than the expiration of the term of such Option as set forth in the Award Agreement) to the extent the Option is vested on the date of termination. Unless otherwise provided by the Administrator, if on the date of termination the Participant is not vested as to his or her entire Option, the Shares covered by the unvested portion of the Option will revert to the Plan. If after termination the Participant does not exercise his or her Option within the time specified herein, the Option will terminate, and the Shares covered by such Option will revert to the Plan.</p> <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:10pt;text-indent:14.1%;font-size:9pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">6.6.4&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;<font style="text-decoration:underline;">Death of Participant</font>. If a Participant dies while a Service Provider, the Option may be exercised within twelve (12)&#160;months following the Participant&#8217;s death, or within such longer or shorter period of time as is specified in the Award Agreement or in writing by the Administrator (but in no event later than the expiration of the term of such Option as set forth in the Award Agreement) to the extent that the Option is vested on the date of death, by the Participant&#8217;s designated beneficiary, provided such beneficiary has been designated prior to the Participant&#8217;s death in a form (if any) acceptable to the Administrator. If no such beneficiary has been designated by the Participant, then such Option may be exercised by the personal representative of the Participant&#8217;s estate or by the person(s) to whom the Option is transferred pursuant to the Participant&#8217;s will or in accordance with the laws of descent and distribution (each, a &#8220;<font style="text-decoration:underline;">Legal Representative</font>&#8221;). If the Option is exercised pursuant to this Section&#160;6.6.4, Participant&#8217;s designated beneficiary or Legal Representative shall be subject to the terms of this Plan and the Award Agreement, including but not limited to the restrictions on transferability and forfeitability applicable to the Service Provider. Unless otherwise provided by the Administrator, if at the time of death Participant is not vested as to his or her entire Option, the Shares covered by the unvested portion of the Option will immediately revert to the Plan. If the Option is not so exercised within the time specified herein, the Option will terminate, and the Shares covered by such Option will revert to the Plan.</p> <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:10pt;text-indent:14.1%;font-size:9pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">6.6.5&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;<font style="text-decoration:underline;">Tolling Expiration</font>. A Participant&#8217;s Award Agreement may also provide that:</p> <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:10pt;text-indent:18.8%;font-size:9pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">(a)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;if the exercise of the Option following the cessation of Participant&#8217;s status as a Service Provider (other than upon the Participant&#8217;s death or Disability) would result in liability under Section&#160;16(b), then the Option will terminate on the earlier of (i)&#160;the expiration of the term of the Option set forth in the Award Agreement, or (ii)&#160;the tenth (10th) day after the last date on which such exercise would result in liability under Section&#160;16(b); or</p> <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:10pt;text-indent:18.8%;font-size:9pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">(b)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;if the exercise of the Option following the cessation of the Participant&#8217;s status as a Service Provider (other than upon the Participant&#8217;s death or Disability) would be prohibited at any time solely because the issuance of Shares would violate the registration requirements under the Securities Act, then the Option will terminate on the earlier of (i)&#160;the expiration of the term of the Option or (ii)&#160;the expiration of a period of thirty (30)&#160;days after the cessation of the Participant&#8217;s status as a Service Provider during which the exercise of the Option would not be in violation of such registration requirements.</p> <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:10pt;text-indent:4.7%;font-size:9pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">7.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;<font style="text-decoration:underline;">Stock Appreciation Rights</font>.</p> <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:10pt;text-indent:9.4%;font-size:9pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">7.1&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;<font style="text-decoration:underline;">Grant of Stock Appreciation Rights</font>. Subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan, a Stock Appreciation Right may be granted to Service Providers at any time and from time to time as will be determined by the Administrator, in its sole discretion.</p> <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:10pt;text-indent:9.4%;font-size:9pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">7.2&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;<font style="text-decoration:underline;">Number of Shares</font>. The Administrator will have complete discretion to determine the number of Shares subject to any Award of Stock Appreciation Rights.</p> <p style="margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</p> <hr style="page-break-after:always;width:100%;"> <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:10pt;text-indent:9.4%;font-size:9pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><font style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">7.3&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font><font style="text-decoration:underline;">Exercise Price and Other Terms</font><font style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">. The per Share exercise price for the Shares that will determine the amount of the payment to be received upon exercise of a Stock Appreciation Right as set forth in Section&#160;7.6 will be determined by the Administrator and will be no less than one hundred percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value per Share on the date of grant. Otherwise, the Administrator, subject to the provisions of the Plan, will have complete discretion to determine the terms and conditions of Stock Appreciation Rights granted under the Plan.</font></p> <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:10pt;text-indent:9.4%;font-size:9pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">7.4&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;<font style="text-decoration:underline;">Stock Appreciation Right Agreement</font>. Each Stock Appreciation Right grant will be evidenced by an Award Agreement that will specify the exercise price, the term of the Stock Appreciation Right, the conditions of exercise, and such other terms and conditions as the Administrator, in its sole discretion, will determine.</p> <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:10pt;text-indent:9.4%;font-size:9pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">7.5&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;<font style="text-decoration:underline;">Expiration of Stock Appreciation Rights</font>. A Stock Appreciation Right granted under the Plan will expire upon the date determined by the Administrator, in its sole discretion, and set forth in the Award Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the rules of Section&#160;6.4 relating to the maximum term and Section&#160;6.5 relating to exercise also will apply to Stock Appreciation Rights.</p> <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:10pt;text-indent:9.4%;font-size:9pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">7.6&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;<font style="text-decoration:underline;">Payment of Stock Appreciation Right Amount</font>. Upon exercise of a Stock Appreciation Right, a Participant will be entitled to receive payment from the Company in an amount determined by multiplying:</p> <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:10pt;text-indent:14.1%;font-size:9pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">7.6.1&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;The difference between the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date of exercise over the exercise price; times</p> <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:10pt;text-indent:14.1%;font-size:9pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">7.6.2&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;The number of Shares with respect to which the Stock Appreciation Right is exercised.</p> <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:10pt;text-indent:14.1%;font-size:9pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">At the discretion of the Administrator, the payment upon Stock Appreciation Right exercise may be in cash, in Shares of equivalent value, or in some combination thereof.</p> <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:10pt;text-indent:4.7%;font-size:9pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">8.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;<font style="text-decoration:underline;">Restricted Stock</font>.</p> <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:10pt;text-indent:9.4%;font-size:9pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">8.1&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;<font style="text-decoration:underline;">Grant of Restricted Stock</font>. Subject to the terms and provisions of the Plan, the Administrator, at any time and from time to time, may grant Shares of Restricted Stock to Service Providers in such amounts as the Administrator, in its sole discretion, will determine.</p> <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:10pt;text-indent:9.4%;font-size:9pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">8.2&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;<font style="text-decoration:underline;">Restricted Stock Agreement</font>. Each Award of Restricted Stock will be evidenced by an Award Agreement that will specify the Period of Restriction (if any), the number of Shares granted, and such other terms and conditions as the Administrator, in its sole discretion, will determine. Unless the Administrator determines otherwise, the Company as escrow agent will hold Shares of Restricted Stock until the restrictions on such Shares have lapsed.</p> <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:10pt;text-indent:9.4%;font-size:9pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">8.3&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;<font style="text-decoration:underline;">Transferability</font>. Except as provided in this Section&#160;8 or as the Administrator determines, Shares of Restricted Stock may not be sold, transferred, pledged, assigned, or otherwise alienated or hypothecated until the end of the applicable Period of Restriction.</p> <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:10pt;text-indent:9.4%;font-size:9pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">8.4&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;<font style="text-decoration:underline;">Other Restrictions</font>. The Administrator, in its sole discretion, may impose such other restrictions on Shares of Restricted Stock as it may deem advisable or appropriate.</p> <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:10pt;text-indent:9.4%;font-size:9pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">8.5&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;<font style="text-decoration:underline;">Removal of Restrictions</font>. Except as otherwise provided in this Section&#160;8, Shares of Restricted Stock covered by each Restricted Stock grant made under the Plan will be released from escrow as soon as practicable after the last day of the Period of Restriction or at such other time as the Administrator may determine. The Administrator, in its discretion, may accelerate the time at which any restrictions will lapse or be removed.</p> <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:10pt;text-indent:9.4%;font-size:9pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">8.6&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;<font style="text-decoration:underline;">Voting Rights</font>. During the Period of Restriction, Service Providers holding Shares of Restricted Stock granted hereunder may exercise full voting rights with respect to those Shares, unless the Administrator determines otherwise.</p> <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:10pt;text-indent:9.4%;font-size:9pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">8.7&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;<font style="text-decoration:underline;">Return of Restricted Stock to Company</font>. On the date set forth in the Award Agreement, the Restricted Stock for which restrictions have not lapsed will revert to the Company and again will become available for grant under the Plan.</p> <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:10pt;text-indent:4.7%;font-size:9pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">9.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;<font style="text-decoration:underline;">Restricted Stock Units</font>.</p> <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:10pt;text-indent:9.4%;font-size:9pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">9.1&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;<font style="text-decoration:underline;">Grant</font>. Restricted Stock Units may be granted at any time and from time to time as determined by the Administrator. After the Administrator determines that it will grant Restricted Stock Units, it will advise the Participant in an Award Agreement of the terms, conditions, and restrictions related to the grant, including the number of Restricted Stock Units.</p> <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:10pt;text-indent:9.4%;font-size:9pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">9.2&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;<font style="text-decoration:underline;">Vesting Criteria and Other Terms</font>. The Administrator will set vesting criteria in its discretion, which, depending on the extent to which the criteria are met, will determine the number of Restricted Stock Units that will be paid out to the Participant. The Administrator may set vesting criteria based upon the achievement of Company-wide, divisional, business unit, </p> <p style="margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</p> <hr style="page-break-after:always;width:100%;"> <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:10pt;font-size:9pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><font style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">or individual goals (including, but not limited to, continued employment or service), applicable federal or state securities laws or any other basis determined by the Administrator in its discretion.</font></p> <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:10pt;text-indent:9.4%;font-size:9pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">9.3&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;<font style="text-decoration:underline;">Earning Restricted Stock Units</font>. Upon meeting the applicable vesting criteria, the Participant will be entitled to receive a payout as determined by the Administrator. Notwithstanding the foregoing, at any time after the grant of Restricted Stock Units, the Administrator, in its sole discretion, may reduce or waive any vesting criteria that must be met to receive a payout.</p> <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:10pt;text-indent:9.4%;font-size:9pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">9.4&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;<font style="text-decoration:underline;">Form and Timing of Payment</font>. Payment of earned Restricted Stock Units will be made at the time(s) determined by the Administrator and set forth in the Award Agreement. The Administrator, in its sole discretion, may settle earned Restricted Stock Units in cash, Shares, or a combination of both.</p> <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:10pt;text-indent:9.4%;font-size:9pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">9.5&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;<font style="text-decoration:underline;">Cancellation</font>. On the date set forth in the Award Agreement, all unearned Restricted Stock Units will be forfeited to the Company.</p> <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:10pt;text-indent:4.7%;font-size:9pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">10.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;<font style="text-decoration:underline;">Performance Awards</font>.</p> <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:10pt;text-indent:9.4%;font-size:9pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">10.1&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;<font style="text-decoration:underline;">Award Agreement. Each Performance Award will be evidenced by an Award Agreement that will specify any time period during which any performance objectives or other vesting provisions will be</font> <font style="text-decoration:underline;">measured (&#8220;Performance</font> <font style="text-decoration:underline;">Period&#8221;), and such other terms and conditions as the Administrator determines.</font> <font style="text-decoration:underline;">Each Performance Award will have an initial value that is determined by the Administrator on or before its date of grant.</font></p> <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:10pt;text-indent:9.4%;font-size:9pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">10.2&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;<font style="text-decoration:underline;">Objectives or Vesting Provisions and Other Terms.</font> The Administrator will set any objectives or vesting provisions that, depending on the extent to which any such objectives or vesting provisions are met, will determine the value of the payout for the Performance Awards. The Administrator may set vesting criteria based upon the achievement of Company-wide, divisional, business unit, or individual goals (including, but not limited to, continued employment or service), applicable federal or state securities laws,&#160;or any other basis determined by the Administrator in its discretion.</p> <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:10pt;text-indent:9.4%;font-size:9pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">10.3&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;<font style="text-decoration:underline;">Earning Performance Awards</font>. After an applicable Performance Period has ended, the holder of a Performance Award will be entitled to receive a payout for the Performance Award earned by the Participant over the Performance Period. The Administrator, in its discretion, may reduce or waive any performance objectives or other vesting provisions for such Performance Award.</p> <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:10pt;text-indent:9.4%;font-size:9pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">10.4&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;<font style="text-decoration:underline;">Form and Timing of Payment</font>. Payment of earned Performance Awards will be made at the time(s) determined by the Administrator and set forth in the Award Agreement. The Administrator, in its sole discretion, may settle earned Performance Awards in cash, Shares, or a combination of both.</p> <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:10pt;text-indent:9.4%;font-size:9pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">10.5&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;<font style="text-decoration:underline;">Cancellation of Performance Awards</font>. On the date set forth in the Award Agreement, all unearned or unvested Performance Awards will be forfeited to the Company, and again will be available for grant under the Plan.</p> <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:10pt;text-indent:4.7%;font-size:9pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">11.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;<font style="text-decoration:underline;">Compliance With Section&#160;409A</font>. Awards will be designed and operated in such a manner that they are either exempt from the application of, or comply with, the requirements of Section&#160;409A such that the grant, payment, settlement or deferral will not be subject to the additional tax or interest applicable under Section&#160;409A, except as otherwise determined in the sole discretion of the Administrator. The Plan and each Award Agreement under the Plan is intended to be exempt from or meet the&#160;requirements of Section&#160;409A and will be construed and interpreted in accordance with such intent (including with respect to any ambiguities or ambiguous terms), except as otherwise determined in the sole discretion of the Administrator. To the extent that an Award or payment, or the settlement or deferral thereof, is subject to Section&#160;409A the Award will be granted, paid, settled or deferred in a manner that will meet the requirements of Section&#160;409A, such that the grant, payment, settlement or deferral will not be subject to the additional tax or interest applicable under Section&#160;409A. In no event will the Company or any of its Parent or Subsidiaries have any responsibility, liability, or obligation to reimburse, indemnify, or hold harmless a Participant (or any other person) in respect of Awards, for any taxes, penalties or interest that may be imposed on, or other costs incurred by, Participant (or any other person) as a result of Section&#160;409A.</p> <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:10pt;text-indent:4.7%;font-size:9pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">12.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;<font style="text-decoration:underline;">Leaves of Absence/Transfer Between Locations</font>. Unless the Administrator provides otherwise or as otherwise required by Applicable Laws, vesting of Awards granted hereunder will be suspended during any unpaid leave of absence. A Participant will not cease to be an Employee in the case of (a)&#160;any leave of absence approved by the Company or (b)&#160;transfers between locations of the Company or between the Company, its Parent, or any of its Subsidiaries. For purposes of Incentive Stock Options, no such leave may exceed three (3)&#160;months, unless reemployment upon expiration of such leave is guaranteed by statute or contract. If reemployment upon expiration of a leave of absence approved by the Company is not so guaranteed, then six (6)&#160;months following the first (1st) day of such leave, any Incentive Stock Option held by the Participant will cease to be treated as an Incentive Stock Option and will be treated for tax purposes as a Nonstatutory Stock Option.</p> <p style="margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</p> <hr style="page-break-after:always;width:100%;"> <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:10pt;text-indent:4.7%;font-size:9pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><font style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">13.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font><font style="text-decoration:underline;">Limited Transferability of Awards</font><font style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">. Unless determined otherwise by the Administrator, Awards may not be sold, pledged, assigned, hypothecated, transferred, or disposed of in any manner other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution (which, for purposes of clarification, shall be deemed to include through a beneficiary designation if available in accordance with Section&#160;6.6), and may be exercised, during the lifetime of the Participant, only by the Participant. If the Administrator makes an Award transferable, such Award will contain such additional terms and conditions as the Administrator deems appropriate.</font></p> <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:10pt;text-indent:4.7%;font-size:9pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">14.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;<font style="text-decoration:underline;">Adjustments; Dissolution or Liquidation; Merger or Change in Control</font>.</p> <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:10pt;text-indent:9.4%;font-size:9pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">14.1&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;<font style="text-decoration:underline;">Adjustments</font>. In the event that any extraordinary dividend or other distribution (whether in the form of cash, Shares, other securities, or other property), recapitalization, stock split, reverse stock split, reorganization, merger, consolidation, split-up, spin-off, combination, reclassification, repurchase, or exchange of Shares or other securities of the Company, or other change in the corporate structure of the Company affecting the Shares occurs (other than any ordinary dividends or other ordinary distributions), the Administrator, in order to prevent diminution or enlargement of the benefits or potential benefits intended to be made available under the Plan, will adjust the number and class of shares of stock that may be delivered under the Plan and/or the number, class, and price of shares of stock covered by each outstanding Award, and numerical Share limits in Section&#160;3.</p> <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:10pt;text-indent:9.4%;font-size:9pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">14.2&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;<font style="text-decoration:underline;">Dissolution or Liquidation</font>. In the event of the proposed dissolution or liquidation of the Company, the Administrator will notify each Participant as soon as practicable prior to the effective date of such proposed transaction. To the extent it has not been previously exercised, an Award will terminate immediately prior to the consummation of such proposed action.</p> <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:10pt;text-indent:9.4%;font-size:9pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">14.3&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;<font style="text-decoration:underline;">Merger or Change in Control</font>. In the event of a merger of the Company with or into another corporation or other entity or a Change in Control, each outstanding Award will be treated as the Administrator determines (subject to the provisions of the following paragraph) without a Participant&#8217;s consent, including, without limitation, that (a)&#160;Awards will be assumed, or substantially equivalent awards will be substituted, by the acquiring or succeeding corporation (or an affiliate thereof) with appropriate adjustments as to the number and kind of shares and prices; (b)&#160;upon written notice to a Participant, that the Participant&#8217;s Awards will terminate upon or immediately prior to the consummation of such merger or Change in Control; (c)&#160;outstanding Awards will vest and become exercisable, realizable, or payable, or restrictions applicable to an Award will lapse, in whole or in part prior to or upon consummation of such merger or Change in Control, and, to the extent the Administrator determines, terminate upon or immediately prior to the effectiveness of such merger or Change in Control; (d)&#160;(i) the termination of an Award in exchange for an amount of cash and/or property, if any, equal to the amount that would have been attained upon the exercise of such Award or realization of the Participant&#8217;s rights as of the date of the occurrence of the transaction (and, for the avoidance of doubt, if as of the date of the occurrence of the transaction the Administrator determines in good faith that no amount would have been attained upon the exercise of such Award or realization of the Participant&#8217;s rights, then such Award may be terminated by the Company without payment), or (ii)&#160;the replacement of such Award with other rights or property selected by the Administrator in its sole discretion; or (e)&#160;any combination of the foregoing. In taking any of the actions permitted under this Section&#160;14.3, the Administrator will not be obligated to treat all Awards, all Awards held by a Participant, all Awards of the same type, or all portions of Awards, similarly.</p> <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:10pt;text-indent:9.4%;font-size:9pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">In the event that the successor corporation does not assume or substitute for the Award (or portion thereof), the Participant will fully vest in and have the right to exercise his or her outstanding Options and Stock Appreciation Rights (or portions thereof) not assumed or substituted for, including Shares as to which such Awards would not otherwise be vested or exercisable, all restrictions on Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units, Performance Shares and Performance Units (or portions thereof) not assumed or substituted for will lapse, and, with respect to Awards with performance-based vesting (or portions thereof) not assumed or substituted for, all performance goals or other vesting criteria will be deemed achieved at one hundred percent (100%) of target levels and all other terms and conditions met, in each case, unless specifically provided otherwise under the applicable Award Agreement or other written agreement between the Participant and the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or Parents, as applicable. In addition, unless specifically provided otherwise under the applicable Award Agreement or other written agreement between the Participant and the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or Parents, as applicable, if an Option or Stock Appreciation Right (or portion thereof) is not assumed or substituted in the event of a merger or Change in Control, the Administrator will notify the Participant in writing or electronically that the Option or Stock Appreciation Right (or its applicable portion) will be exercisable for a period of time determined by the Administrator in its sole discretion, and the Option or Stock Appreciation Right (or its applicable portion) will terminate upon the expiration of such period.</p> <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:10pt;text-indent:9.4%;font-size:9pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">For the purposes of this Section&#160;14.3 and Section&#160;14.4 below, an Award will be considered assumed if, following the merger or Change in Control, the Award confers the right to purchase or receive, for each Share subject to the Award immediately prior to the merger or Change in Control, the consideration (whether stock, cash, or other securities or property) received in the merger or Change in Control by holders of Common Stock for each Share held on the effective date of the transaction (and if holders were offered a choice of consideration, the type of consideration chosen by the holders of a majority of the outstanding Shares); provided, however, that if such consideration received in the merger or Change in Control is not solely common stock of the successor corporation or its Parent, the Administrator may, with the consent of the successor corporation, </p> <p style="margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</p> <hr style="page-break-after:always;width:100%;"> <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:10pt;font-size:9pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><font style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">provide for the consideration to be received upon the exercise of an Option or Stock Appreciation Right or upon the payout of a Restricted Stock Unit, Performance Unit or Performance Share, for each Share subject to such Award, to be solely common stock of the successor corporation or its Parent equal in fair market value to the per share consideration received by holders of Common Stock in the merger or Change in Control.</font></p> <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:10pt;text-indent:9.4%;font-size:9pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Notwithstanding anything in this Section&#160;14.3 to the contrary, an Award that vests, is earned or paid-out upon the satisfaction of one or more performance goals will not be considered assumed if the Company or its successor modifies any of such performance goals without the Participant&#8217;s consent, in all cases, unless specifically provided otherwise under the applicable Award Agreement or other written agreement between the Participant and the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or Parents, as applicable; provided, however, a modification to such performance goals only to reflect the successor corporation&#8217;s post-Change in Control corporate structure will not be deemed to invalidate an otherwise valid Award assumption.</p> <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:10pt;text-indent:9.4%;font-size:9pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Notwithstanding anything in this Section&#160;14.3 to the contrary, and unless otherwise provided in an Award Agreement, if an Award that vests, is earned or paid-out under an Award Agreement is subject to Section&#160;409A and if the change in control definition contained in the Award Agreement (or other agreement related to the Award, as applicable) does not comply with the definition of &#8220;change in control&#8221; for purposes of a distribution under Section&#160;409A, then any payment of an amount that is otherwise accelerated under this Section will be delayed until the earliest time that such payment would be permissible under Section&#160;409A without triggering any penalties applicable under Section&#160;409A.</p> <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:10pt;text-indent:9.4%;font-size:9pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">14.4&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;<font style="text-decoration:underline;">Outside Director Awards</font>. With respect to Awards granted to an Outside Director, the Outside Director will fully vest in and have the right to exercise Options and/or Stock Appreciation Rights as to all of the Shares underlying such Award, including those Shares which otherwise would not be vested or exercisable, all restrictions on Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units will lapse, and, with respect to Awards with performance-based vesting, all performance goals or other vesting criteria will be deemed achieved at one hundred percent (100%) of target levels and all other terms and conditions met, unless specifically provided otherwise under the applicable Award Agreement or other written agreement between the Participant and the Company or any of its Parent or Subsidiaries, as applicable.</p> <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:10pt;text-indent:4.7%;font-size:9pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">15.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;<font style="text-decoration:underline;">Award</font> <font style="text-decoration:underline;">Limitations</font>.</p> <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:10pt;text-indent:9.4%;font-size:9pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">(a)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;<font style="text-decoration:underline;">Outside Director Award Limitations</font>. No Outside Director may be paid, issued, or granted, in any Fiscal Year, equity awards (including any Awards issued under this Plan) with an aggregate value (the value of which will be based on their grant date fair value determined in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles) and any other compensation (including without limitation any cash retainers or fees) that, in the aggregate, exceed $750,000, increased to $1,000,000 for such Outside Director for the Fiscal Year in which he or she joins the Board as an Outside Director. Any Awards or other compensation paid or provided to an individual for his or her services as an Employee, or for his or her services as a Consultant (other than as an Outside Director), will not count for purposes of the limitation under this Section&#160;15(a).</p> <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:10pt;text-indent:9.4%;font-size:9pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">(b)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;<font style="text-decoration:underline;">Dividends and Other Distributions</font>. Service Providers holding Awards granted under the Plan will not be entitled to receive any dividends or other distributions paid with respect to Shares underlying any such Award until such Award has fully vested, and all Periods of Restriction with respect to such Award has lapsed, and Shares have been issued (as evidenced by the appropriate entry on the books of the Company or of a duly authorized transfer agent of the Company) pursuant to such Award.</p> <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:10pt;text-indent:4.7%;font-size:9pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">16.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;<font style="text-decoration:underline;">Tax Withholding</font>.</p> <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:10pt;text-indent:9.4%;font-size:9pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">16.1&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;<font style="text-decoration:underline;">Withholding Requirements</font>. Prior to the delivery of any Shares or cash pursuant to an Award (or exercise thereof) or such earlier time as any tax withholdings are due, the Company (or any of its Parent, Subsidiaries, or affiliates employing or retaining the services of a Participant, as applicable) will have the power and the right to deduct or withhold, or require a Participant to remit to the Company (or any of its Parent, Subsidiaries, or affiliates, as applicable) or a relevant tax authority, an amount sufficient to satisfy U.S. federal, state, local, non-U.S., and other taxes (including the Participant&#8217;s FICA obligation) required to be withheld or paid with respect to such Award (or exercise thereof).</p> <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:10pt;text-indent:9.4%;font-size:9pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">16.2&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;<font style="text-decoration:underline;">Withholding Arrangements</font>. The Administrator, in its sole discretion and pursuant to such procedures as it may specify from time to time, may permit a Participant to satisfy such tax liability or withholding obligation, in whole or in part by such methods as the Administrator shall determine, including, without limitation, (a)&#160;paying cash, (b)&#160;electing to have the Company withhold otherwise deliverable cash or Shares having a fair market value equal to the minimum statutory amount required to be withheld or such greater amount as the Administrator may determine if such amount would not have adverse accounting consequences, as the Administrator determines in its sole discretion, (c)&#160;delivering to the Company already-owned Shares having a fair market value equal to the statutory amount required to be withheld or such greater amount as the Administrator may determine, in each case, provided the delivery of such Shares will not result in any adverse accounting consequences, as the Administrator determines in its sole discretion, (d)&#160;selling a sufficient number of Shares otherwise deliverable to the Participant through such means as the Administrator may determine in its sole discretion (whether through a broker or otherwise) equal to the amount required to be withheld or paid, (e)&#160;such other consideration and method of payment for the meeting of tax liabilities or withholding obligations as the Administrator may determine to the extent permitted by Applicable </p> <p style="margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</p> <hr style="page-break-after:always;width:100%;"> <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:10pt;font-size:9pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><font style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Laws, or (f)&#160;any combination of the foregoing methods of payment. The amount of the withholding requirement will be deemed to include any amount which the Administrator agrees may be withheld at the time the election is made, not to exceed the amount determined by using the maximum federal, state or local marginal income tax rates applicable to the Participant with respect to the Award on the date that the amount of tax to be withheld is to be determined or such greater amount as the Administrator may determine if such amount would not have adverse accounting consequences, as the Administrator determines in its sole discretion. The fair market value of the Shares to be withheld or delivered will be determined as of the date that the taxes are required to be withheld.</font></p> <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:10pt;text-indent:4.7%;font-size:9pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">17.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;<font style="text-decoration:underline;">No Effect on Employment or Service</font>. Neither the Plan nor any Award will confer upon a Participant any right with respect to continuing the Participant&#8217;s relationship as a Service Provider with the Company or its Subsidiaries or Parents, as applicable, nor will they interfere in any way with the Participant&#8217;s right or the right of the Company and its Subsidiaries or Parents, as applicable, to terminate such relationship at any time, with or without cause, to the extent permitted by Applicable Laws.</p> <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:10pt;text-indent:4.7%;font-size:9pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">18.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;<font style="text-decoration:underline;">Date of Grant</font>. The date of grant of an Award will be, for all purposes, the date on which the Administrator makes the determination granting such Award, or such other later date as is determined by the Administrator. Notice of the determination will be provided to each Participant within a reasonable time after the date of such grant.</p> <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:10pt;text-indent:4.7%;font-size:9pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">19.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;<font style="text-decoration:underline;">Term of Plan</font>. Subject to Section&#160;23 of the Plan, the Plan will become effective as of its adoption by the Board. 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The Administrator may at any time amend, alter, suspend or terminate the Plan.</p> <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:10pt;text-indent:9.4%;font-size:9pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">20.2&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;<font style="text-decoration:underline;">Stockholder Approval</font>. The Company will obtain stockholder approval of any Plan amendment to the extent necessary and desirable to comply with Applicable Laws.</p> <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:10pt;text-indent:9.4%;font-size:9pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">20.3&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;<font style="text-decoration:underline;">Effect of Amendment or Termination</font>. No amendment, alteration, suspension or termination of the Plan will materially impair the rights of any Participant, unless mutually agreed otherwise between the Participant and the Administrator, which agreement must be in writing and signed by the Participant and the Company. Termination of the Plan will not affect the Administrator&#8217;s ability to exercise the powers granted to it hereunder with respect to Awards granted under the Plan prior to the date of such termination.</p> <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:10pt;text-indent:4.7%;font-size:9pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">21.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;<font style="text-decoration:underline;">Conditions Upon Issuance of Shares</font>.</p> <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:10pt;text-indent:9.4%;font-size:9pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">21.1&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;<font style="text-decoration:underline;">Legal Compliance</font>. Shares will not be issued pursuant to the exercise of an Award unless the exercise of such Award and the issuance and delivery of such Shares will comply with Applicable Laws and will be further subject to the approval of counsel for the Company with respect to such compliance.</p> <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:10pt;text-indent:9.4%;font-size:9pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">21.2&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;<font style="text-decoration:underline;">Investment Representations</font>. As a condition to the exercise of an Award, the Company may require the person exercising such Award to represent and warrant at the time of any such exercise that the Shares are being purchased only for investment and without any present intention to sell or distribute such Shares if, in the opinion of counsel for the Company, such a representation is required.</p> <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:10pt;text-indent:4.7%;font-size:9pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">22.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;<font style="text-decoration:underline;">Inability to Obtain Authority</font>. The inability of the Company to obtain authority from any regulatory body having jurisdiction or to complete or comply with the requirements of any registration or other qualification of the Shares under any U.S. state or federal law or non-U.S. law or under the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission, the stock exchange on which Shares of the same class are then listed, or any other governmental or regulatory body, which authority, registration, qualification or rule compliance is deemed by the Company&#8217;s counsel to be necessary or advisable for the issuance and sale of any Shares hereunder, will relieve the Company of any liability in respect of the failure to issue or sell such Shares as to which such requisite authority, registration, qualification or rule compliance will not have been obtained.</p> <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:10pt;text-indent:4.7%;font-size:9pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">23.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;<font style="text-decoration:underline;">Stockholder Approval</font>. The Plan will be subject to approval by the stockholders of the Company within twelve (12)&#160;months after the date the Plan is adopted by the Board. Such stockholder approval will be obtained in the manner and to the degree required under Applicable Laws.</p> <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:10pt;text-indent:4.7%;font-size:9pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">24.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;<font style="text-decoration:underline;">Forfeiture Events</font>. The Administrator may specify in an Award Agreement that the Participant&#8217;s rights, payments, and benefits with respect to an Award will be subject to the reduction, cancellation, forfeiture, recoupment, reimbursement, or reacquisition upon the occurrence of certain specified events, in addition to any otherwise applicable vesting or performance conditions of an Award. Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary under this Plan, an Award shall be subject to the Company&#8217;s clawback policy as may be established and/or amended from time to time to comply with Applicable Laws (including </p> <p style="margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</p> <hr style="page-break-after:always;width:100%;"> <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:10pt;font-size:9pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><font style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">without limitation pursuant to the listing standards of any national securities exchange or association on which the Company&#8217;s securities are listed or as may be required by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act) (the &#8220;</font><font style="text-decoration:underline;">Clawback</font><font style="text-decoration:underline;"> Policy</font><font style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">&#8221;). The Administrator may require a Participant to forfeit, return or reimburse the Company all or a portion of the Award and any amounts paid thereunder pursuant to the terms of the </font><font style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Clawback</font><font style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"> Policy or as necessary or appropriate to comply with Applicable Laws. Unless this Section&#160;24 specifically is mentioned and waived in an Award Agreement or other document, no recovery of compensation under a </font><font style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Clawback</font><font style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"> Policy or otherwise will constitute an event that triggers or contributes to any right of a Participant to resign for &#8220;good reason&#8221; or &#8220;constructive termination&#8221; (or similar term) under any agreement with the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary of the Company.</font></p> <p style="margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</p></body> </html>