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Initial Award. Each Non-Employee Director who is initially elected or appointed to the Board shall be granted, on the date of such initial election or appointment, either # an option to purchase the Company’s common stock (each, an “Initial Option”) having an aggregate Grant Date Fair Value (as defined below) in an amount determined by the Board, with any partial shares that result being rounded down to the nearest whole share or # a number of restricted stock units (the “Initial RSUs” and together with the Initial Option, the “Initial Award”) determined by dividing the aggregate value of the Initial RSUs as determined by the Board by the Fair Market Value (as defined in the Equity Plan) of a share of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant, with any partial shares that result being rounded down to the nearest whole share. No Non-Employee Director shall be granted more than one Initial Award. “Grant Date Fair Value” shall mean, with respect to an Initial Option, the per share fair value of the Initial Option determined as of the Initial Option’s date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model that the Company most recently used in preparing its (audited or unaudited) consolidated financial statements that have been filed with the Securities Exchange Commission (“Financial Statements”) and using as inputs into such model # the Fair Market Value of a share of the Company’s common stock on the Initial Option’s date of grant and # such other assumptions as were reported by the Company |

Annual Award. On the first Trading Day immediately following each Annual Meeting of the Company’s stockholders (an “Annual Meeting”) that occurs after the Effective Date, each Outside Director who has been serving as an Outside Director for at least six (6) months as of the date of such Annual Meeting automatically will be granted an award of Options (an “Annual Award”) to purchase a number of Shares having a Value of $220,000, with any resulting fraction rounded down to the nearest whole Share. Each Annual Award will be scheduled to vest on the earlier of # the one-year anniversary of the date the Annual Award is granted or # the day prior to the date of the Annual Meeting next following the date the Annual Award is granted, in each case, subject to the Outside Director continuing to be Service Provider through the applicable vesting date.

Award Agreement. To the extent not set forth in the Plan, the terms and conditions of each Award (which need not be the same for each grant or for each Grantee) shall be set forth in an Award Agreement.

Award Agreement. Each Option grant shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement that shall specify the Option Price, the Option Term, the number of shares to which the Option pertains, the time or times at which such Option shall be exercisable and such other provisions as the Board shall determine.

Award Agreement. Each grant of Restricted Shares shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement, which shall specify the Restrictions and the Period(s) of Restriction, the number of Restricted Shares granted, and such other provisions as the Board shall determine. The Board may impose such Restrictions on any Restricted Shares as it may deem advisable, including Restrictions based upon the achievement of specific performance goals (Company-wide, divisional, Subsidiary or individual), time-based Restrictions on vesting or Restrictions under applicable securities laws; provided that in all cases, the Restricted Shares shall be subject to a minimum one-year vesting period, except, if as provided in the Award Agreement, in the event of death, disability, retirement or Mandatory Retirement, or Termination of Affiliation by the Company other than for Cause. For purposes of this minimum one-year vesting period requirement, a one-year vesting period will include an approximate one-year period beginning on each regular annual meeting of the Company’s shareholders and ending on the date of the next regular annual meeting of the Company’s shareholders (a "Director's Compensation Year").

Award Agreement. Each Performance Award will be evidenced by an Award Agreement that will specify any time period during which any performance objectives or other vesting provisions will be measured (“Performance Period”), and such other terms and conditions as the Administrator determines. Each Performance Award will have an initial value that is determined by the Administrator on or before its date of grant.

Award Certificate. Awards under the Plan shall be evidenced by Award Certificates that set forth the terms, conditions and limitations for each Award which may include, without limitation, the term of an Award and the provisions applicable in the event employment or service terminates.

Incentive awards paid under the Plan will be based solely on the attainment of specified performance goals established by the Committee during the first 90 days of the Plan Year; provided, however, that the Committee may establish or amend goals after the first 90 days for new hires or to reflect significant changes in a participant’s responsibilities. Performance goals will be based on objective criteria specifically defined by the Committee on a Company, business unit or peer group comparison basis, which may include or exclude specified items of an unusual or non-recurring nature and are based on one or more of the following: net income, return on assets, return on net assets, return on sales, return on capital, return on equity, return on revenue, sales growth, market share, cash flow, cost reduction, total shareholder return, economic value added, cash flow return on investment and cash value added. The Committee may also establish performance goals based on subjective and/or objective criteria relating to leadership or strategic

Stock Award. An award of shares of Common Stock or phantom share units described in Section 5(b) of the

Award Agreements. Each Award Agreement shall either be # in writing in a form approved by the Committee and executed by the Company by an officer duly authorized to act on its behalf, or # an electronic notice in a form approved by the Committee and recorded by the Company (or its designee) in an electronic recordkeeping system used for the purpose of tracking one or more types of Awards as the Committee may provide; in each case and if required by the Committee, the Award Agreement shall be executed or otherwise electronically accepted by the recipient of the Award in such form and manner as the Committee may require. The Committee may authorize any officer of the Company to execute any or all Award Agreements on behalf of the Company. The Award Agreement shall set forth the material terms and conditions of the Award as established by the Committee consistent with the provisions of the Plan.

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