AMENDMENT OF THE PLAN. The Board may from time to time, with respect to any Shares at the time not subject to Grants, suspend or discontinue the Plan or revise or amend it in any respect whatsoever. The Board may amend the Plan as it shall deem advisable, except that no amendment may adversely affect a Grantee with respect to Grants previously granted unless such amendments are in connection with compliance with applicable laws; provided, however, that the Board may not make any amendment in the Plan that would, if such amendment were not approved by the holders of the Common Stock, cause the Plan to fail to comply with any requirement of applicable law or regulation, or of any applicable exchange or similar rule, unless and until the approval of the holders of such Common Stock is obtained.

AMENDMENT OF THE PLAN. The Board of Directors of the Corporation may, subject to any required shareholder approval, suspend, discontinue or terminate the Plan, or revise or amend it in any respect whatsoever with respect to any shares of Stock at that time not subject to options.

Amendments to the Plan. The Board may amend, alter, suspend, discontinue or terminate the Plan at any time; provided, however, that, notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan or any Award Agreement, prior approval of the stockholders of the Company shall be required for any amendment to the Plan that:

Amendment, Modification, Suspension, or Discontinuance of the Plan. The Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) may amend, modify, suspend, or terminate the plan for the purpose of meeting or addressing any changes in legal requirements or for any other purpose permitted by law. Subject to changes in the law or other legal requirements that would permit otherwise, the Plan may not be amended without the consent of the holders of a majority of the shares of Common Stock then outstanding # to increase the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock that may be issued under the Plan (except for adjustments pursuant to the Plan), # to decreased the Option Price, # to materially modify the requirements as to eligibility for participation in the Plan, # to withdraw administration of the Plan from the Committee, or # to extend the period during which awards may be granted under the Plan.

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 shareholders 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.

The Board or the Committee (if permitted by applicable law) may, at any time, amend, supplement, alter or discontinue the Plan, but, except as otherwise expressly provided in the Plan (including Sections 3 and 12), no such amendment, alteration or discontinuation shall be made which would impair the rights of a Participant under an Award theretofore granted, without the Participant’s consent. The Company shall submit to the shareholders of the Company for their approval any amendments to the Plan which are required to be approved by shareholders, either by law or the rules and regulations of any governmental authority or any stock exchange upon which the Stock is then traded.

The Board may, at any time and from time to time, amend, suspend or terminate the Plan as to any shares of Stock as to which Awards have not been made. The effectiveness of any amendment to the Plan shall be contingent on approval of such amendment by the Company’s shareholders to the extent provided by the Board or required by Applicable Laws (including the rules of any Stock Exchange on which the Stock is then listed), provided that no amendment shall be made to the no-repricing provisions of Section 3.4 or the Option pricing provisions of Section 8.1 without the approval of the Company’s shareholders. No amendment, suspension or termination of the Plan shall impair rights or obligations under any Award theretofore made under the Plan without the consent of the Grantee thereof.

The Board or the Committee (if permitted by applicable law), at any time, may amend, supplement, alter or discontinue the Plan, but, except as otherwise expressly provided in the Plan (including Sections 3 and 11), no such amendment, supplement, alteration or discontinuation shall be made which would impair the rights of a Participant under an Award theretofore granted, without the Participant’s consent. The Company shall submit to the shareholders of the Company for their approval any amendments to the Plan which are required to be approved by shareholders by the rules and regulations of any governmental authority or any stock exchange upon which the Stock is then traded.

Section # Amendment. The Board may amend the Plan from time to time as it deems desirable or necessary by any applicable rules and regulations, and such amendments shall include the ability of the Board to amend the Plan and, with shareholder approval, to increase the number of Shares subject to the Plan. Any amendment to the Plan shall not apply to Awards granted to Participants that have vested prior to the effective date of the amendment unless it has been otherwise agreed to, in writing, by the Committee and the affected Participant.

Amendment of Plan. The Board may amend, suspend or terminate the Plan or any portion thereof at any time, subject to such stockholder approval as the Board determines to be necessary or advisable to comply with any tax or regulatory requirement.