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 New York Stock Exchange (or such other principal securities market on which the Shares are traded) 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. 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 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.

Amendment and Termination of Plan. Subject to the following provisions of this Section 13, the Board may at any time and in any way amend, suspend or terminate the Plan. No amendment of the Plan and, except as provided in [Section 1.10], no action by the Board shall, without further approval of the stockholders of the Company, increase the total number of shares of Stock with respect to which awards may be made under the Plan, materially increase the benefits accruing to Participants under the Plan or materially modify the requirements as to eligibility for participation in the Plan, if stockholder approval of such amendment is a condition of Securities and Exchange Commission Rule 16b-3 or its successor rule or statute, the Code or any exchange or market system on which the Stock is listed at the time such amendment is adopted. No amendment, suspension or termination of the Plan shall alter or impair any Stock Option with or without tandem Stock Appreciation Right, Performance Award or share of Restricted Stock previously awarded under the Plan without the consent of the holder thereof.

Amendment; Termination. The Board may at any time and from time to time alter, amend, or terminate the Plan, subject to NYSE rules that might require shareholder approval of such changes, in whole or in part; provided, however, that no such action shall, without the consent of a Participant, affect the rights of such Participant in any Common Stock issued to such Participant under the Plan.

Termination and Amendment. The Board may terminate or amend the Plan or any portion thereof at any time and the Committee may amend the Plan to the extent provided in Section 3, without approval of the stockholders of the Company, unless stockholder approval is required by Rule 16b-3 of the Exchange Act, applicable stock exchange or NASDAQ or other quotation system rules, applicable Code provisions, or other applicable laws or regulations. No amendment, termination or modification of the Plan shall affect any Award theretofore granted in any material adverse way without the consent of the recipient.

Termination, Suspension or Amendment of the Plan. The Board may amend, alter, modify, suspend, discontinue, or terminate the Plan or any portion thereof at any time, subject to all applicable laws and to the rules and regulations of the SEC and the New York Stock Exchange (or any successor organizations) respecting shareholder approval or other requirements; provided that, without shareholder approval the Board may not # increase the maximum number of Shares available for issuance under the Plan (other than increases due to changes in capitalization referred to in [Section 4(B)] hereof), or # change the class of Employees eligible for Incentive Stock Options. No such amendment, alteration, modification, suspension, discontinuation or termination shall materially and adversely affect any right acquired by any Participant or beneficiary of a Participant under the terms of an Award granted before the date of such amendment, alteration, modification, suspension, discontinuation or termination, unless such Participant or beneficiary shall consent.

Termination, Amendment and Modification. At any time and from time to time, the Board may terminate, amend, or modify the Plan. Such amendment or modification may be without shareholder approval except to the extent that such approval is required by the Code, pursuant to the rules under Section 16 of the Exchange Act, by any national securities exchange or system on which the Stock is then listed or reported, by any regulatory body having jurisdiction with respect thereto or under any other applicable laws, rules or regulations.

Termination or Amendment. The Board may amend or terminate the Plan in any respect at any time; provided, however, that, after the Plan has been approved by the stockholders of the Company, the Board shall not amend or terminate the Plan without approval of # the Company’s stockholders to the extent stockholder approval of the amendment is required by applicable law or regulations or the requirements of the principal exchange or interdealer quotation system on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted, if any, and # each affected Participant if such amendment or termination would adversely affect such Participant’s rights or obligations under any Award granted prior to the date of such amendment or termination.

Amendment of the Plan. The Board may, from time to time, terminate, suspend or discontinue the Plan, in whole or in part, or revise or amend it in any respect whatsoever including, but not limited to, the adoption of any amendment deemed necessary or advisable to qualify the Options under rules and regulations promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission with respect to Employees who are subject to the provisions of Section 16 of the Exchange Act, or to correct any defect or supply any omission or reconcile any inconsistency in the Plan or in any Option granted under the Plan, with or without approval of the shareholders of the Company, but if any such action is taken without the approval of the Company’s shareholders, no such revision or amendment shall:

Amendment, Modification, and Termination. Subject to the terms of the Plan, the Board may at any time and from time to time, alter, amend, suspend or terminate the Plan in whole or in part without the approval of the Company's shareholders, except to the extent the Board determines it is desirable to obtain approval of the Company's shareholders, to comply with the requirements for listing on any exchange where the Company's Shares are listed, or for any other purpose the Board deems appropriate.