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Number of Shares Authorized and Available for Awards. Subject to adjustment as provided in Section 4.4 of the Plan, the maximum number of Shares authorized and available for issuance under the Plan shall be 15,700,000 plus the number of Shares subject to outstanding stock options or restricted stock units under the Prior Plans as of the date of stockholder approval of this Plan that thereafter expire or terminate without issuance of the Shares. In connection with approving this Plan, the Board of Directors has approved a resolution that, effective upon receipt of stockholder approval of this Plan, any Shares available for issuance under the Prior Plans that are not subject to outstanding awards under the Prior Plans will no longer be available for issuance under the Prior Plans.

Shares Available. Subject to adjustment as provided in [Section 4(B)], the aggregate number of Shares reserved and available for issuance pursuant to Awards granted under the Plan shall be 1,500,000. The maximum number of Shares that may be issued upon exercise of Incentive Stock Options granted under the Plan shall be 1,500,000. From and after the Effective Date, no further awards shall be granted under the Prior Plan and the Prior Plan shall remain in effect only so long as awards granted thereunder shall remain outstanding. If, after the Effective Date, any Shares covered by an Award granted under this Plan, or to which such an Award relates, are forfeited, or if such an Award is settled for cash or otherwise terminates, expires unexercised, or is canceled without the delivery of Shares, then the Shares covered by such Award, or to which such Award relates, or the number of Shares otherwise counted against the aggregate number of Shares with respect to which Awards may be granted, to the extent of any such settlement, forfeiture, termination, expiration, or cancellation, shall again become Shares with respect to which Awards may be granted. Shares withheld from an Award to satisfy tax withholding requirements shall count against the number of Shares remaining available for Awards under the Plan, and Shares delivered by a participant to satisfy tax withholding requirements shall not be added to the number of Shares remaining available for Awards under the Plan. In addition, # the full number of Shares subject to an Option shall count against the number of Shares remaining available for Awards under the Plan, even if the exercise price of an Option is satisfied through net-settlement or by delivering Shares to the Company (by either actual delivery or attestation), and # the full number of Shares subject to a Stock Appreciation Right shall count against the number of Shares remaining available for Awards under the Plan (rather than the net number of Shares actually delivered upon exercise).

Subject to such additional shares of Stock as shall be available for issuance under the Plan pursuant to Section 4.2, and subject to adjustment pursuant to Section 17, the maximum number of shares of Stock available for issuance under the Plan shall be equal to 65 million shares, plus the number of shares of Stock subject to awards outstanding under the Prior Plan as of the Effective Date which thereafter terminate by expiration, forfeiture, cancellation or otherwise without the issuance of such shares.

Shares Available. Subject to the provisions of [Section 15] of the Plan, the maximum aggregate number of Shares that may be delivered pursuant to Awards under the Plan is 17,600,000 Shares (subject to Section 3(b) and to [Section 15(a)]). For the purposes of calculating the maximum number of Shares that may be issued pursuant to all Awards (including determining the amount of shares that become available under the Plan under [subsection (b)]): # every one Share issuable pursuant to the exercise of an Option or Stock Appreciation Right shall count as one Share and # every one Share underlying Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units, or other stock-based Awards shall count as 1.5 Shares.

Maximum Shares Available. Subject to Section 4(b) and to adjustment as provided in Section 11(a), the number of Shares that may be the subject of Awards and issued under the Plan shall be 60,000,000. After the effective date of the Plan, no additional awards may be granted under the Prior Plan. Shares issued under the Plan may come from authorized and unissued shares or treasury shares. In determining the number of Shares to be counted against this share reserve in connection with any Award, the following rules shall apply:

Section # Shares Available Under the Plan. Subject to adjustment as set forth in Section 3.2, the maximum number of shares of Stock that may be issued or delivered and as to which Awards may be granted under the Plan will be equal to the sum of: # 4,248,497 shares of Stock, which were authorized at the time that the Plan was first adopted by the Board effective January 13, 2010; # 3,000,000 shares of Stock; # any shares of Stock subject to an Award under the Plan that expires without being exercised, or is forfeited, canceled, settled or otherwise terminated without a distribution of Stock to the Participant; # shares of Stock not delivered to the Participant because the Award is exercised through a reduction of shares subject to the Award (i.e., “net exercised”); and # shares of Stock delivered (either actually or by attestation) to or withheld by the Corporation in connection with the exercise of an Option awarded under the Plan, or in payment of any required income tax withholding for the exercise of an Option or the vesting of Restricted Stock awarded under the Plan. The shares that may be issued or delivered under the Plan may be either authorized but unissued shares, repurchased shares, or partly each.

Basic Limitation. Shares offered under the Plan shall be authorized but unissued Shares or treasury Shares. Subject to Section 5.b) below, the maximum aggregate number of Shares authorized for issuance as Awards under the Plan shall not exceed 4,659,286 Shares, which is the sum of # 550,000 Shares approved at the Company’s 2020 annual meeting of stockholders, plus # 1,000,000 Shares approved at the Company’s 2021 annual meeting of stockholders, plus # 2,000,000 Shares approved at the Company’s 2022 annual meeting of stockholders, plus # 1,000,000 Shares approved at the Company’s 2023 annual meeting of stockholders, # the number of shares subject to the Predecessor Plan’s Available Reserve, plus # the number of shares that are Predecessor Plan Returning Shares, as such shares become available from time to time (the “Absolute Share Limit”). The number of Shares that may be delivered in the aggregate pursuant to the exercise of ISOs granted under the Plan shall not exceed 4,000,000 Shares plus, to the extent allowable under Section 422 of the Code and the Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder, any Shares that become available for issuance under the Plan pursuant to Section 5.b). The limitations of this Section 5.a) shall be subject to adjustment pursuant to Section 11. The number of Shares that are subject to Options or other Awards outstanding at any time under the Plan shall not exceed the number of Shares which then remain available for issuance under the Plan. The Company shall at all times reserve and keep available sufficient Shares to satisfy the requirements of the Plan.

Shares Subject to the Plan. The shares of Stock with respect to which awards may be made under the Plan shall be either authorized and unissued shares or issued and outstanding shares (including, in the discretion of the Board, shares purchased in the market). Subject to the provisions of [Section 1.10], the number of shares of Stock available under the Plan for the grant of Stock Options with or without tandem Stock Appreciation Rights, Performance Units and Restricted Stock shall not exceed 6,000,000 shares in the aggregate. If, for any reason, any award under the Plan or any portion of the award, shall expire, terminate or be forfeited or canceled, or be settled in cash pursuant to the terms of the Plan and, therefore, any such shares are no longer distributable under the award, such shares of Stock shall again be available for award under the Plan.

Stock Issuable. The maximum number of shares of Stock reserved and available for issuance under the Plan shall be 2,000,000 shares, subject to adjustment as provided in Section 3(b). For purposes of this limitation, the shares of Stock underlying any Awards under the Plan that are forfeited, canceled, held back upon exercise of an Option or settlement of an Award to cover the exercise price or tax withholding, reacquired by the Company prior to vesting, satisfied without the issuance of Stock or otherwise terminated (other than by exercise or settlement) shall be added back to the shares of Stock available for issuance under the Plan. In the event the Company repurchases shares of Stock on the open market, such shares shall not be added to the shares of Stock available for issuance under the Plan. Subject to such overall limitation, shares of Stock may be issued up to such maximum number pursuant to any type or types of Award. The shares available for issuance under the Plan may be authorized but unissued shares of Stock or shares of Stock reacquired by the Company.

Stock Issuable. The maximum number of shares of Stock reserved and available for issuance under the Plan shall be # 8,800,000 shares less # the number of shares of Stock underlying awards granted under the Company’s Equity Plan originally adopted in 2011 (the “Prior Plan”) after February 28, 2021, subject to adjustment as provided in this Section 3. For purposes of this limitation, the shares of Stock underlying any awards under the Plan and under the Prior Plan that are forfeited, canceled or otherwise terminated (other than by exercise) shall be added back to the shares of Stock available for issuance under the Plan and, to the extent permitted under Section 422 of the Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder, the shares of Stock that may be issued as Incentive Stock Options. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the following shares shall not be added to the shares authorized for grant under the Plan: # shares tendered or held back upon exercise of a Stock Option or settlement of an Award to cover the exercise price or tax withholding, and # shares subject to a Stock Appreciation Right that are not issued in connection with the stock settlement of the Stock Appreciation Right upon exercise thereof. In the event the Company repurchases shares of Stock on the open market, such shares shall not be added to the shares of Stock available for issuance under the Plan. Subject to such overall limitations, shares of Stock may be issued up to such maximum number pursuant to any type or types of Award; provided, however, that no more than 8,800,000 shares of the Stock may be issued in the form of Incentive Stock Options. The shares available for issuance under the Plan may be authorized but unissued shares of Stock or shares of Stock reacquired by the Company.

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