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Restricted Stock Vesting. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Restricted Stock shall vest solely on the basis of the passage of time over a three-year period (the “Restricted Stock Vesting Date”), as follows: fifty percent (50%) of the shares shall vest on the second anniversary date of the Effective Date of the award and the remaining fifty percent (50%) shall vest on the third anniversary date of the Effective Date of the award. Notwithstanding the foregoing, and subject to earlier vesting as provided in Section 7 hereof, Restricted Stock may vest more quickly in the event of death, Disability, Retirement, a Change in Control or other specified permitted vesting events.

Vesting. Each Award of Restricted Shares may or may not be subject to vesting. Vesting shall occur, in full or in installments, upon satisfaction of the conditions specified in the Restricted Stock Agreement. A Restricted Stock Agreement may provide for accelerated vesting in the event of the Participant’s death, Disability or retirement or other events.

Vesting. Subject to clauses # and Section 2 below, each Award of Restricted Stock granted hereunder shall vest with respect to one-third of the Shares underlying such Award (disregarding fractional Shares) on May 15 of each of the three consecutive calendar years following the year in which such Award is granted; provided, however, that if an Award is granted between the Annual Meeting and December 31 pursuant to Section 1(b)(i), the first vesting shall occur on May 15 of the second calendar year following the year in which such Award is granted.

Shares of Restricted Stock shall vest in full and become unrestricted on the third anniversary of the applicable Grant Date subject to the provisions of Section 10. Shares of Restricted Stock may not be sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of by a Grantee until such shares become unrestricted in accordance with the provisions of this Section 4(b).

Vesting and Lapse of Restrictions. The grant, issuance, retention, vesting and/or settlement of Shares of Restricted Stock shall occur at such time and in such installments as determined by the Committee or under criteria established by the Committee. The Committee shall have the right to make the timing of the grant and/or the issuance, ability to retain, vesting and/or settlement of Shares of Restricted Stock subject to continued employment, passage of time and/or such performance criteria as deemed appropriate by the Committee; provided that except as set forth in this Plan, in no event shall the grant, issuance, retention, vesting and/or settlement of Shares under an Award of Restricted Stock that is based on performance criteria and the level of achievement versus such criteria be subject to a Performance Period of less than one year and no condition that is based solely upon continued employment or the passage of time shall provide for vesting or settlement of an Award of Restricted Stock less than one year from the date the Award is granted, in each case other than if accelerated as a result of or upon the death, disability or Retirement of the Participant or a Change in Control. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the limitations contained in the preceding sentence shall not apply to Restricted Stock that is granted in lieu of salary, cash bonus or other cash compensation or to Substitute Awards, in which case there may be no minimum Term, and for purposes of this limitation one year shall include a Director year from one annual shareholder meeting until the next annual shareholder meeting. In addition, notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Committee may grant Awards of Restricted Stock, Stock Awards and Restricted Share Rights which vest prior to one year from the date of grant (“Shorter Vesting Awards”) as determined by the Committee and evidenced in an Award Agreement provided that the aggregate number of Shares underlying all such Shorter Vesting Awards granted on or after the Effective Date under the Plan shall not exceed 5% of the aggregate number of Shares set forth in Section 3, as adjusted pursuant to Section 22.

Vesting. This Award shall vest in installments over a five (5) year period, commencing on the Grant Date, at the rate of 20% effective on each of the first, second, third, fourth and fifth anniversaries of the Grant Date; provided that you have not incurred a Termination of Directorship (as defined below) prior to the applicable vesting date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Award shall become fully vested prior to your Termination of Directorship upon # your death or # a Change in Control. Each anniversary date that a share of Restricted Stock becomes vested shall be referred to herein as the “Vesting Date”.

Section # Vesting of the Award. Except as otherwise provided in Section 3 and Section 5 below, the Restricted Stock Units will vest at such times (the "Vesting Date") and in the percentages set forth below, as long as the Grantee is serving as an employee of the Company on the Vesting Date.

Vesting. Subject to Sections 3 and 4 hereof, the restrictions on the Restricted Stock shall lapse and the Restricted Stock shall vest on the following dates (collectively, the “Vesting Period”):

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