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The Plan shall be administered by the Compensation and Human Resources Committee (“Committee”) of the Board of Directors (“Board”) of Commerce, which shall consist solely of two or more directors who are “non-employee directors” under Rule 16b-3(b)(3) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or any successor provision thereto. The Committee shall have authority in its sole discretion to interpret the Plan, establish rules and procedures thereunder, and make all determinations, including the determination of incentive compensation awards eligible to be deferred under the Plan. All determinations made by the Committee shall be final and binding.

The Plan shall be administered by the Executive Compensation and Human Resources Committee of the Board of Directors (herein called the “Committee”) each member of which shall be a “non-employee director” as provided under Rule 16b-3 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and an “outside director” as provided under Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). The Committee shall have the authority, consistent with the Plan:

The Plan shall be administered by the Board or the Compensation Committee, which shall be composed of two or more directors, each of whom is a “non-employee director” within the meaning of Rule 16b-3(b)(3) promulgated under the Exchange Act, or any successor definition adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission, and an “outside director” within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code, or any successor provision thereto. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Board may delegate responsibility for administering the Plan with respect to designated classes of Eligible Persons to different committees consisting of one or more members of the Board, subject to such limitations as the Board deems appropriate, except with respect to Awards to Participants who are subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act or Awards granted pursuant to Section 16 of the Plan. Members of any committee shall serve for such term as the Board may determine, subject to removal by the Board at any time. To the extent consistent with applicable law, the Board or the Compensation Committee may authorize one or more officers of the Company to grant Awards to designated classes of Eligible Persons, within limits specifically prescribed by the Board or the Compensation Committee; provided, however, that no such officer shall have or obtain authority to grant Awards to himself or herself or to any person subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act. All references in the Plan to the “Committee” shall be, as applicable, to the Compensation Committee or any other committee or any officer to whom the Board or the Compensation Committee has delegated authority to administer the Plan.

Administration. The Plan shall be administered by the Compensation Committee of the Board or such other committee as may be appointed by the Board from time to time for the purpose of administering this Plan, or if no such committee is appointed or acting, the entire Board; provided, however, that the Board, at its discretion or as otherwise necessary to comply with the requirements of [Section 162(m)], of the Code Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act or to the extent required under applicable law or regulation, and if the Plan is to be administered by a committee, then such committee shall consist of two or more members of the Board, each of whom shall each qualify as a “non-employee director” within the meaning of Rule 16b-3 of the Exchange Act and, if applicable, as an “independent director” under applicable national securities exchange or Nasdaq Stock Market rules, and also qualify as an “outside director” within the meaning of Section l62(m) of the Code and regulations pursuant thereto. For purposes of the Plan, the Board acting in this capacity or the Compensation Committee described in the preceding sentence shall be referred to as the “Committee.” The Committee shall have the power and authority to grant to eligible persons pursuant to the terms of the Plan: # Stock Options, # Stock Appreciation Rights, # Restricted Stock Awards, # Stock Bonus Awards, # Other Stock-Based Awards, or # any combination of the foregoing (collectively referred to as “Awards”).

Section # Committee. The Plan shall be administered by a committee of two or more individuals appointed by the Board who are Non-Employee Directors. Unless otherwise determined by the Board, the Compensation Committee shall act as the Committee hereunder. The members of the Committee shall serve at the discretion of the Board. Those members of the Board who are “independent directors” under the corporate governance standards of the principal national securities exchange on which the Corporation lists its securities may, in their discretion, take any action and exercise any power, privilege or discretion conferred on the Committee under the Plan with the same force and effect under the Plan as if done or exercised by the Committee. No member of the Committee or the independent directors shall participate in any action taken by such body under the Plan if he or she is personally affected thereby, unless all members of the Committee or independent directors, as applicable, are similarly affected.

Committee” means the Compensation Committee of the Board or such other committee appointed from time to time by the Board to administer the Plan. The Committee shall consist of two or more members, each of whom shall qualify as a “non-employee director,” as the term (or similar or successor term) is defined by Rule 16b-3, and as an “outside director” within the meaning of Code Section 162(m) and regulations thereunder.

THE COMMITTEE. The Plan shall be administered by the Compensation Committee of the Board or by any other Committee appointed by the Board. The members of the Committee shall be appointed from time to time by, and shall serve at the discretion of, the Board of Directors. Notwithstanding any provision contained herein, to the extent that any Award is designed to comply with the Performance-Based Exception, the Committee shall satisfy the requirements contained in [Section 1.162-27(c)(4)])] of the final regulations promulgated by the Internal Revenue Service under Section 162(m) of the Code. For purposes of granting Awards under the Plan, the Committee shall be composed of not less than the minimum number of persons from time to time required by Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act, each of whom shall be a "non-employee director" within the meaning of Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act, or any successor rule or regulation.

The Plan shall be administered by the Compensation Committee of the Board, or such other Committee, appointed by the Board consisting of three (3) or more members of the Board all of whom are intended to be “non-employee directors” within the meaning of Section 16 of the Exchange Act and the regulations promulgated thereunder and “outside directors” within the contemplation of Section 162(m) of the Code; provided, however, that, if at any time no Compensation Committee or other Committee has been appointed or is eligible to act in the circumstances, the Plan shall be administered by the Board. As used herein, the term “Administrator” means the Board, the Compensation Committee or any of the Board’s other Committees as shall be administering the Plan or any individual delegated authority to act as the Administrator in accordance with this Section 2.

Committee” means the Compensation Committee of the Board, or such other committee of the Board that is designated by the Board with the same or similar authority. The Committee shall consist only of Non-Employee Directors who also qualify as Outside Directors to the extent necessary for the Plan to comply with Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act or any successor rule and to permit Awards that are otherwise eligible to qualify as “performance-based compensation” under Section 162(m) of the Code to so qualify.

Committee” shall mean the Leadership Development and Compensation Committee of the Board or any successor committee of the Board designated by the Board to administer the Plan. The Committee shall be comprised of not less than such number of Directors as shall be required to permit Awards granted under the Plan to qualify under Rule 16b-3, and each member of the Committee shall be a “non-employee director” within the meaning of Rule 16b-3 and an “outside director” within the meaning of [Section 162(m)]. The Company expects to have the Plan administered in accordance with the requirements for the award of “qualified performance-based compensation” within the meaning of [Section 162(m)].

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