An award may be evidenced in such manner as the administrative authority determines, including by physical instrument, by electronic communication, or by book entry. In the event of any dispute or discrepancy regarding the terms of an award, the records of the administrative authority will be determinative.

The Executive shall not be deemed for any purposes to be a stockholder of the Company with respect to any of the Shares underlying this option except to the extent that this option shall have been exercised with respect thereto and stock issued in book entry.

Notwithstanding any provision of this Plan to the contrary, the issuance of the Common Stock under this Plan may be evidenced in such a manner as the Committee, in its discretion, deems appropriate, including, without limitation, book-entry registration or issuance of one or more Common Stock certificates.

Certificates for Plan Shares will not be issued to Participants unless Participants request in writing to withdraw their Plan Shares. Participants may withdraw all or a portion of the whole Plan Shares in their accounts by notifying the Plan Agent in writing to that effect and specifying in the notice the number of shares to be withdrawn. Certificates, or book entry shares, for whole shares of Stock so withdrawn will be registered in the name of the Participant and issued to the Participant or, at the Participant’s election, to the Participant’s broker, within fifteen (15) days of the Plan Agent's receipt of notice of withdrawal. Certificates, or book entry shares, for fractional shares will not be issued under any circumstances.

Award of Restricted Stock Units. A record of the Units awarded hereunder (the “Units”) shall be evidenced by the Company in restricted book entry accounts maintained for the Employee with the Company’s transfer agent, or such other administrator designated by the Compensation and Human Resources Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Committee”), subject to such stop transfer orders and other terms deemed appropriate by the Committee to reflect the restrictions applicable to such Award (the “Restrictions”), until all the Restrictions specifically set forth in this Agreement and in [Section 9] of the Plan with respect to the Units shall expire or be canceled. Upon the lapse of all Restrictions relating to any Units, the Company shall deliver book entry Shares underlying the vested Units. The Units shall have no voting rights. The Units shall be credited with Dividend Equivalents as set forth in [Section 9] of the Plan. However, Dividend Equivalents paid with respect to Shares underlying the Units shall be credited to a restricted book entry account maintained on the Employee’s behalf until the Restrictions with respect to the Units upon which such Dividend Equivalents were paid expire or are canceled, at which time the Company shall evidence the delivery to the Employee of all such Dividend Equivalents. If the Employee forfeits any Units awarded hereunder, such Units and any Dividend Equivalents credited with respect thereto shall automatically revert to the Company (without any payment by the Company to the Employee) and shall no longer be reflected in the restricted book entry account. No interest will be accrued with respect to Dividend Equivalents.

5.7Delivery. The Company may deliver shares of Common Stock representing a Quarterly Stock Award by book-entry credit to the account of the Non-Employee Director or by the delivery of certificated shares. The Company may affix to these shares any legend that it determines to be necessary or advisable.

Use commercially reasonable efforts to procure the cooperation of the Company’s transfer agent in settling any offering or sale of Registrable Securities, including with respect to the transfer of physical stock certificates into book-entry form in accordance with any procedures reasonably requested by the Investors or the underwriters.

The Company shall issue one share of Stock to the Grantee in settlement of each vested Restricted Stock Unit (the "Distributed Shares") at the time the Restricted Stock Unit vests pursuant to any provision of this Agreement. The Distributed Shares shall be represented by a certificate or by a book-entry.

Upon surrender, in accordance with such notice, of the certificates representing Series C Preferred Units to be so redeemed (or, in the case of shares of Series C Preferred Units held in book-entry form, upon satisfaction of the applicable procedures with respect to redemptions), such Series C Preferred Units shall be redeemed by the Partnership at the Redemption Price.

Subject to any governing rules or regulations, as soon as practicable after receipt of written notification of exercise and full payment (including satisfaction of any applicable tax withholding), the Company shall deliver to the Participant evidence of book entry Shares, or upon the Participant’s request, Share certificates in an appropriate amount based upon the number of Shares purchased under the Option(s).