Amendment and Modification; Waiver. This Agreement may only be amended, modified or supplemented by an agreement in writing signed by each party hereto. No waiver by any party of any of the provisions hereof shall be effective unless explicitly set forth in writing and signed by the party so waiving. No waiver by any party shall operate or be construed as a waiver in respect of any failure, breach or default not expressly identified by such written waiver, whether of a similar or different character, and whether occurring before or after that waiver. No failure to exercise, or delay in exercising, any right, remedy, power or privilege arising from this Agreement shall operate or be construed as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, remedy, power or privilege.

10.01Termination. Except as provided in [Section 10.02] below, this Agreement may be terminated and the Merger abandoned at any time prior to the Effective Time:

Amendment or Waiver; Etc. Neither this Agreement nor any other Credit Document nor any terms hereof or thereof may be changed, waived, discharged or terminated unless such change, waiver, discharge or termination is in writing signed by Borrower and Lender.

No Waiver or Amendment. This Agreement may not be amended or modified except with the signed, written consent of the parties to such amendment or modification. No right shall be deemed waived without the written consent of the party charged with waiving such right. The Corporation may at any time terminate or amend the plan in accordance with the terms thereof; provided, however, that no such termination or amendment may adversely affect the Optionee’s rights under this Agreement.

Modification, Waiver or Amendment. This Award and the Plan contain all of the provisions applicable to the Award granted herein and no other statements, documents or practices may modify, waive or alter such provisions unless expressly set forth in writing, authorized by the Committee, and delivered to the Grantee.

Amendment, Waiver or Modification. No amendment, waiver or modification of this Agreement or of any covenant, condition, or limitation herein contained shall be valid unless in writing and duly executed by the party to be charged therewith. The term of this Agreement may be extended only upon the written agreement of both parties.

Amendment; Waiver of Breach. No amendment of this Agreement will be effective unless it is in writing and signed by both parties. No waiver of satisfaction of a condition or failure to comply with an obligation under this Agreement will be effective unless it is in writing and signed by the party granting the waiver, and no such waiver will be a waiver of satisfaction of any other condition or failure to comply with any other obligation. To be valid, any document signed by the Company must be signed by the Chairperson of the Compensation Committee of the Board.

SECTION #Effectiveness of Amendment and Waiver. This Amendment shall become effective upon # the receipt by the Administrative Agent of counterparts of this Amendment and Waiver duly executed by each of the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders, and # the receipt by the Administrative Agent from the Borrower of all out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Agents in connection with this Amendment and Waiver, including the fees, charges and disbursements of counsel.

Amendment. Upon the effectiveness of this Amendment the Loan Agreement is hereby amended such that, after giving effect to all such amendments, it shall read in its entirety as attached hereto as Exhibit A.

Amendment. Suspension or Termination of the Plan. Except as otherwise provided in this Section 12.1, the Plan may be wholly or partially amended or otherwise modified, suspended or terminated at any time or from time to time by the Board. However, without approval of the Company's stockholders given within twelve (12) months before or after the action by the Administrator, no action of the Administrator may, except as provided in Section 12.2 hereof, # increase the Share Limit, # reduce the price per share of any outstanding Option or Stock Appreciation Right granted under the Plan, or # cancel any Option or Stock Appreciation Right in exchange for cash or another Award in violation of Section 10.6 hereof. Except as provided in Section 12.13 hereof, no amendment, suspension or termination of the Plan shall, without the consent of the Participant, impair any rights or obligations under any Award theretofore granted or awarded, unless the Award itself otherwise expressly so provides. The annual increase to the Share Limit (set forth in [Section 3.1(a)(ii)] hereof) shall terminate on the tenth (10th) anniversary of the Effective Date and, from and after such tenth ("10") anniversary, no additional share increases shall occur pursuant to Section 3.1 (a)(ii) hereof. In addition, notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no ISO shall be granted under the Plan after the tenth (10th) anniversary of the Effective Date.