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Amendment and Termination of the Plan. The Board may, from time to time, alter, amend, suspend or terminate the Plan as it shall deem advisable in its sole discretion, subject to any requirement for stockholder approval imposed by applicable law, including the rules and regulations of the Nasdaq Stock Market (or any other principal national securities exchange on which the Company is listed) provided that the Board may not amend the Plan in any manner that would result in noncompliance with Rule 16b-3 of the Exchange Act; and further provided that the Board may not, without the approval of the Company’s stockholders, amend the Plan to # increase the number of Shares that may be the subject of Awards under the Plan (except for adjustments pursuant to Section 12.2), # expand the types of awards available under the Plan, # materially expand the class of persons eligible to participate in the Plan, # amend any provision of Section 5.9, # increase the maximum permissible term of any Option specified by Section 5.4, # amend any provision of Section 6.3 or # amend any provision of Section 10.5. In addition, no amendments to, or termination of, the Plan shall in any way impair the rights of a Participant under any Award previously granted without such Participant’s consent.

Amendment and Termination of the Plan. The Board may, from time to time, alter, amend, suspend or terminate the Plan as it shall deem advisable, subject to any requirement for stockholder approval imposed by applicable law, including the rules and regulations of the principal securities market on which the Shares are traded; provided that the Board may not, without the approval of the Company’s stockholders, amend the Plan to # increase the number of Shares that may be the subject of Awards under the Plan (except for adjustments pursuant to Section 10.1), # expand the types of awards available under the Plan, # materially expand the class of persons eligible to participate in the Plan, # amend any provision of Section 5.3 or Section 6.2(e), (e) increase the maximum permissible term of any Option specified by Section 5.4 or the maximum permissible term of a Stock Appreciation Right specified by Section 6.2(d), or (f) increase the limitations set forth in [Section 3.1(a)]. No amendments to, or termination of, the Plan shall materially impair the rights of a Participant under any Award previously granted without such Participant’s consent.

Amendment and Termination of the Plan. Each of the Board and the Committee may, from time to time, alter, amend, suspend or terminate the Plan as it shall deem advisable, subject to any requirement for stockholder approval imposed by applicable law, including the rules and regulations of the Nasdaq Stock Market (or such other principal U.S. national securities exchange on which the Shares are traded) and the Inducement Award Rules; provided that neither the Board or the Committee may amend the Plan in any manner that would result in noncompliance with Rule 16b-3 of the Exchange Act; and further provided that the Board and the Committee may not, without the approval of the Company’s stockholders to the extent required by such applicable law, amend the Plan to # increase the number of Shares that may be the subject of Awards granted pursuant to the share reserve established in Section 3.1 of the Plan (except for adjustments pursuant to Section 12.2); # expand the types of awards available under the Plan; # materially expand the class of persons eligible to participate in the Plan; # amend any provision of Section 5.3 or the last sentence of Section 6.2(d); or # increase the maximum permissible term of the Plan or of any Option specified by Section 5.4 or the maximum permissible term of a Stock Appreciation Right specified by Section 6.2(d). Neither the Board nor the Committee may, without the approval of the Company’s stockholders, cancel an Option or Stock Appreciation Right in exchange for cash or take any action with respect to an Option or Stock Appreciation Right that may be treated as a repricing under the rules and regulations of the Nasdaq Stock Market (or such other principal U.S. national securities exchange on which the Shares are traded), including a reduction of the exercise price of an Option or the grant price of a Stock Appreciation Right or the exchange of an Option or Stock Appreciation Right for cash or another Award when the option price or grant price per Share exceeds the Fair Market Value of one Share. In addition, no amendments to, or termination of, the Plan shall in any way impair the rights of a Participant under any Award previously granted without such Participant’s consent.

Amendment and Termination. The Board may from time to time and in any respect, amend, modify, suspend or terminate the Plan; provided, however, that no amendment, modification, suspension or termination of the Plan shall materially and adversely affect any Award theretofore granted without the consent of the Participant or the permitted transferee of the Award. The Board may seek the approval of any amendment, modification, suspension or termination by the Company’s shareholders to the extent it deems necessary in its discretion for purposes of compliance with Section 422 of the Code or for any other purpose, and shall seek such approval to the extent it deems necessary in its discretion to comply with applicable law or listing requirements of NASDAQ or other exchange or securities market. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Board shall have broad authority to amend the Plan or any Award under the Plan without the consent of a Participant to the extent it deems necessary or desirable in its discretion to comply with, take into account changes in, or interpretations of, applicable tax laws, securities laws, employment laws, accounting rules and other applicable laws, rules and regulations.

Amendment and Termination of the Plan. The Board may at any time terminate, suspend or amend the Plan. The Company shall submit any amendment of the Plan to its stockholders for approval only to the extent required by applicable laws or regulations or the rules of any securities exchange on which the Shares may then be listed. No termination, suspension, or amendment of the Plan may materially impair the rights of any Participant under a previously granted Award without the Participant’s consent, unless such action is necessary to comply with applicable law or stock exchange rules.

Amendment of Plan. The Board may amend, suspend or terminate the Plan or any portion thereof at any time provided that no amendment that would require stockholder approval under the rules of Nasdaq may be made effective unless and until the Company’s stockholders approve such amendment. Unless otherwise specified in the amendment, any amendment to the Plan adopted in accordance with this Section 11(d) shall apply to, and be binding on the holders of, all Awards outstanding under the Plan at the time the amendment is adopted, provided the Board determines that such amendment, taking into account any related action, does not materially and adversely affect the rights of Participants under the Plan.

Subject to the limitations of Section 8.3, the Board may amend or terminate the Plan at any time; provided, however, the Board shall obtain stockholder approval for any amendment to the Plan that increases the number of shares of Common Stock available under the Plan, materially expands the classes of individuals eligible to receive Awards, materially expands the type of awards available for issuance under the Plan, or would otherwise require stockholder approval under the Code or other applicable laws, or the Nasdaq Stock Market listing standards.

Amendment of Plan. The Board may amend, suspend or terminate the Plan or any portion thereof at any time provided that # no amendment that would require stockholder approval under the rules of the national securities exchange on which the Company then maintains its primary listing may be made effective unless and until the Company’s stockholders approve such amendment; and # if the national securities exchange on which the Company then maintains its primary listing does not have rules regarding when stockholder approval of amendments to equity compensation plans is required (or if the Company’s Common Stock is not then listed on any national securities exchange), then no amendment to the Plan # materially increasing the number of shares authorized under the Plan (other than pursuant to [Sections 4(d) or 10]), # expanding the types of Awards that may be granted under the Plan, or # materially expanding the class of participants eligible to participate in the Plan shall be effective unless and until the Company’s stockholders approve such amendment. In addition, if at any time the approval of the Company’s stockholders is required as to any other modification or amendment under Section 422 of the Code or any successor provision with respect to Incentive Stock Options, the Board may not effect such modification or amendment without such approval. Unless otherwise specified in the amendment, any amendment to the Plan adopted in accordance with this Section 12(d) shall apply to, and be binding on the holders of, all Awards outstanding under the Plan at the time the amendment is adopted, provided the Board determines that such amendment, taking into account any related action, does not materially and adversely affect the rights of Participants under the Plan. No Award shall be made that is conditioned upon stockholder approval of any amendment to the Plan unless the Award provides that # it will terminate or be forfeited if stockholder approval of such amendment is not obtained within no more than 12 months from the date of grant and # it may not be exercised or settled (or otherwise result in the issuance of Common Stock) prior to such stockholder approval.

AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION. The Board or the Committee may amend or terminate the Plan from time to time in such respects as the Board may deem advisable (including, but not limited to amendments which the Board deems appropriate to enhance the Company’s ability to claim deductions related to stock option exercises); provided that to the extent required by the Code or the rules of Nasdaq (or if Nasdaq shall cease to be the principal exchange or quotation system upon which the shares of Common Stock are listed or quoted, then the rules of such exchange or quotation system as the Company elects to list or quote its shares of Common Stock) or the SEC, shareholder approval shall be required for any amendment of the Plan. Subject to the foregoing, it is specifically intended that the Board or Committee may amend the Plan without shareholder approval to comply with legal, regulatory and listing requirements and to avoid unanticipated consequences deemed by the Committee to be inconsistent with the purpose of the Plan or any Award Agreement.

Section # Amendment, Modification and Termination. The Board may amend, alter, suspend, discontinue or terminate this Plan or the Committee’s authority to grant Awards under this Plan without the consent of the Company’s stockholders; provided, however, that if an amendment to the Plan would, in the reasonable opinion of the Board, # increase the number of shares of Stock available for issuance under the Plan, # expand the types of Awards under the Plan, # materially expand the class of individuals eligible to participate in the Plan, # materially extend the term of the Plan, or # otherwise constitute a material change requirement stockholder approval under applicable laws, policies or regulations or the applicable listing or other requirements of the national securities exchange on which the shares of Stock are then listed, then such amendment will be subject to stockholder approval; and provided further, that the Board may condition any other amendment or modification on the approval of the Company’s stockholders for any reason. No Board action under this [Section 3.11] may materially and adversely affect the rights of a Participant under any outstanding Award held by such Participant immediately prior to the effective time of such Board action.

Amendment and Termination. The Board of Directors shall have complete power and authority to terminate or amend the Plan; provided; however, that the Board of Directors shall not, without the approval of the stockholders of the Company # increase the maximum number of shares that may be issued under the Plan (except pursuant to Section 12.4 hereof); or # amend the requirements as to the class of Employees eligible to purchase Stock under the Plan. No termination, modification, or amendment of the Plan may, without the consent of a Participant then holding an Option under the Plan to purchase stock, adversely affect the rights of such Participant under such Option.

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