Amendment, Modification, Suspension and Termination of the Plan; Rescissions and Corrections. The Committee, at any time may terminate, and at any time and from time to time, and in any respect, may amend or modify the Plan or suspend any of its provisions. The Committee at any time may rescind or correct any actions made in error or that jeopardize the intended tax status or legal compliance of the Plan.

Amendment, Modification, Suspension or Termination. The Company, acting through the Board of Directors (including through the Compensation Committee of the Board) or through the Committee, may amend, modify, suspend or terminate the Plan in whole or in part, except that no amendment, modification, suspension or termination shall have any retroactive effect to reduce any amounts allocated to a Participant’s Accounts or adversely affect his or her right to vest thereunder in accordance with the Plan provisions previously in effect. A termination of the Plan shall not cause the acceleration of payments under the Plan unless the Committee determines, after consultation with counsel, that the terms and conditions of such termination are within exceptions provided by the Regulations to the general [Section 409A] prohibition against acceleration. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, the Committee shall have the right and power to adopt any and all such amendments to the Plan as it shall deem necessary or advisable to ensure compliance with Section 409A and the Regulations, including amendments with retroactive effect.

Amendment, Modification, Suspension, and Termination. Subject to Section 19.3, the Compensation Committee may, at any time and from time to time, alter, amend, modify, suspend, or terminate the Plan and any Award Agreement in whole or in part; provided, however, that, without the prior approval of the Company’s shareholders and except as provided in Section 4.4 hereof, Options issued under the Plan will not be repriced, replaced, or regranted through cancellation, or by lowering the Option Price of a previously granted Option, and no amendment of the Plan shall be made without shareholder approval if shareholder approval is required by law, regulation, or stock exchange rule, including, but not limited to, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and, if applicable, the New York Stock Exchange Listed Company Manual.

Article # Amendment, Modification, Suspension, and Termination

Amendment, Modification, Termination. The Program may at any time be terminated, or at any time or from time to time be amended or otherwise modified, prospectively, by the Company; provided, however, that no such termination, amendment or modification of the Program shall operate to:

Amendment, Suspension, or Termination. The Board and/or the Committee, in its sole discretion, may amend or terminate the Plan, or any part thereof, at any time and for any reason. The amendment, suspension or termination of the Plan will not, without the consent of the Participant, alter or impair any rights or obligations under any Actual Award theretofore earned by such Participant. No award may be granted during any period of suspension or after termination of the Plan.

unless such Participant expressly consents in writing to such amendment, suspension, or termination.

Plan Amendment; Termination. The Board may amend, suspend, or terminate the Plan at any time and for any reason. No amendment, suspension, or termination will, without the consent of the Director, materially impair rights or obligations under any Deferred Stock Units previously awarded to the Director under the Plan, except as provided below. The Board may terminate the Plan and distribute the Deferred Compensation Accounts to participants in accordance with and subject to the rules of Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-3(j)(4)(ix), or successor provisions, and any generally applicable guidance issued by the Internal Revenue Service permitting such termination and distribution.

The Company intends to continue the Plan indefinitely but reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to modify the Plan from time to time, or to terminate the Plan entirely or to direct the permanent discontinuance or temporary suspension of deferral contributions under the Plan; provided that no such modification, termination, discontinuance or suspension shall reduce the benefits accrued for the benefit of any Participant or beneficiary under the Plan as of the date of such modification, termination, discontinuance or suspension.

Amendment, Modification, and Termination. Subject to the terms set forth in this Article 7, the Board may terminate, amend, or modify the Plan at any time and from time to time.