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Change in Control. In the event of a Change in Control (as defined in the Stock Incentive Plan and including the date immediately prior to an “Anticipatory Termination” as defined therein) of the Company during a Performance Period, each Participant then holding an outstanding Award Opportunity granted under this Plan for such Performance Period shall receive payment of his or her Award Opportunity as follows: # within fifteen (15) days following the date of the Change in Control, each such Participant shall receive a number of Shares equal to the number of Target Shares subject to such Award Opportunity; and # within forty-five (45) days after the date of such Change in Control, each such Participant shall receive a number of Shares equal to the excess, if any, of # the number of Shares that would be payable in accordance with Section 5 if the Company had achieved the management objectives described in Section 5.A for the Performance Period, the Committee had exercised its discretion to reduce the number of Shares payable in accordance with Section 5.B based on the Company’s percentile ranking among the Peer Group with respect to the Peer Performance Measures as described therein, and the Company’s percentile ranking among the Peer Group for each of those Peer Performance Measures during the Performance Period through the end of the fiscal quarter immediately preceding the date of the Change in Control continued throughout the Performance Period at the same level; over # the number of Target Shares subject to such Award Opportunity.

Change in Control. In the event of a Change in Control (as defined in the Stock Incentive Plan and including the date immediately prior to an “Anticipatory Termination” as defined therein) of the Company during a Performance Period, each Participant then holding an outstanding Award Opportunity granted under the Plan for such Performance Period shall receive payment of his or her Award Opportunity as follows: # within fifteen (15) days following the date of the Change in Control, each such Participant shall receive a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the number of Target Shares subject to such Award Opportunity; and # within forty-five (45) days after the date of such Change in Control, each such Participant shall receive a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the excess, if any, of # the number of Shares that would be payable in accordance with Section 5 if the Company had achieved the management objectives described in Section 5.A for the Performance Period, the Committee had exercised its discretion to reduce the number of Shares payable in accordance with Section 5.B based on the Company’s percentile ranking among the Peer Group with respect to the Peer Performance Measures as described therein, and the Company’s percentile ranking among the Peer Group for each of those Peer Performance Measures during the Performance Period through the end of the fiscal quarter immediately preceding the date of the Change in Control continued throughout the Performance Period at the same level; over # the number of Target Shares subject to such Award Opportunity.

Change in Control. In the event of a Change in Control (as defined in the Stock Incentive Plan and including the date immediately prior to an “Anticipatory Termination” as defined therein) of the Company during a Performance Period, each Participant then holding an outstanding Award Opportunity granted under the Plan for such Performance Period shall receive payment of his or her Award Opportunity as follows: # within fifteen (15) days following the date of the Change in Control, each such Participant shall receive a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the number of Target Shares subject to such Award Opportunity; and # within forty-five (45) days after the date of such Change in Control, each such Participant shall receive a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the excess, if any, of # the number of Shares that would be payable in accordance with Section 5 if the Company had achieved the management objectives described in Section 5.A for the Performance Period, the Committee had exercised its discretion to reduce the number of Shares payable in accordance with Section 5.B based on the Company’s percentile ranking among the Peer Group with respect to the Peer Performance Measures as described therein, and the Company’s percentile ranking among the Peer Group for each of those Peer Performance Measures during the Performance Period through the end of the fiscal quarter immediately preceding the date of the Change in Control continued throughout the Performance Period at the same level; over # the number of Target Shares subject to such Award Opportunity.

Change in Control. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 3(a), in the event of a Change in Control while the Participant remains in employment, if the Awards are not assumed or replaced with awards of substantially equal value by the acquiring entity in such a Change in Control and/or cease to remain outstanding immediately following the Change in Control, each Participant will earn, as of the effective date of the Change in Control, the Achieved Shares determined for the Participant at the end of the Measurement Period pursuant to Section 2, but in no event less than 100% of the target number of the Participant’s Performance Shares. After a Change in Control, references to the “Company” as they relate to this Plan shall refer to the successor entity.

Unless otherwise specified in Participant's Award Agreement at time of grant, the target payout opportunities attainable under all outstanding Awards of Performance Units and Performance Shares and Other Incentive Awards shall be deemed to have been fully earned for the entire Performance period(s) as of the effective date of the Change in Control. The vesting of all such Awards shall be accelerated as of the effective date of the Change in Control and, in full settlement of such Awards, there shall be paid out to Participants (in Shares for Awards normally paid in Shares and in cash for Awards normally paid in cash) within thirty (30) days following the effective date of the Change in Control a pro rata portion of all targeted Award opportunities associated with such outstanding Awards, based on the number of complete and partial calendar months within the Performance Period which had elapsed as of such effective date.

CHANGE IN CONTROL. In the event a Change in Control occurs during a Plan Year, unless otherwise determined by the Committee, a pro rata portion of the Target Award amounts for that Plan Year (based on the number of days in the Plan Year preceding the Change in Control, divided by 365) shall be deemed earned, notwithstanding the level of achievement of Performance Objectives. Such prorata Target Awards shall be paid to Participants no later than thirty (30) days after the effective date of the Change in Control and, unless other determined by the Company in its sole discretion, such payments shall be in full satisfaction of any awards under the Plan for such Plan Year and no additional amounts shall be payable to Participants under the Plan with respect to such Plan Year.

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