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Committee Discretion. If the Committee determines that Participant cannot satisfy Participant’s Tax Withholding Obligation through the default procedure described in clause (a), it may permit Participant to satisfy Participant’s Tax Withholding Obligation by # delivering to the Company Shares that Participant owns and that have vested with a fair market value equal to Participant’s Tax Withholding Obligation (in which case, the Company shall remit the amount that is required under applicable law to the appropriate governmental authorities in cash with the remainder, if any, to be promptly paid to Participant), # electing to have the Company withhold otherwise deliverable Shares having a fair market value equal to Participant’s Tax Withholding Obligation (in which case, the Company shall remit the amount that is required under applicable law to the appropriate governmental authorities in cash with the remainder, if any, to be promptly paid to Participant), # payment by Participant in cash, or # such other means as the Committee deems appropriate.

The Committee may permit or require a Participant to satisfy all or part of the Participant’s tax withholding obligations and other obligations by # paying cash to the Company, # having the Company withhold an amount from any cash amounts otherwise due or to become due from the Company to the Participant, # having the Company withhold a number of shares of Common Stock that would otherwise be issued to the Participant (or become vested, in the case of Restricted Stock) having a Fair Market Value equal to the tax withholding obligations and other obligations, or # surrendering a number of shares of Common Stock the Participant already owns having a value equal to the tax withholding obligations and other obligations. The value of the shares so withheld may not exceed the employer’s minimum required tax withholding rate, and the value of the shares so tendered may not exceed such rate to the extent the Participant has owned the tendered shares for less than six months, if such limitations are necessary to avoid adverse accounting consequences to the Company.

9.2Withholding Arrangements. The Committee, pursuant to such procedures as it may specify from time to time, may permit a Participant to satisfy such tax withholding obligation, in whole or in part, by # electing to have the Company withhold otherwise deliverable Shares, or # delivering to the Company Shares then owned by the Participant having a Fair Market Value equal to the amount required to be withheld. The amount of the withholding requirement shall be deemed to include any amount that the Committee agrees may be withheld at the time any such election is made, not to exceed the amount determined by using the maximum federal, state or local marginal income tax rates applicable to the Participant with respect to the Award on the date that the amount of tax to be withheld is to be determined. The Fair Market Value of the Shares to be withheld or delivered shall be determined as of the date that the taxes are required to be withheld.

Share Withholding. The Committee may permit a Participant to satisfy all or part of his or her withholding or income tax obligations by having the Company withhold all or a portion of any Shares that otherwise would be issued to him or her or by surrendering all or a portion of any Shares that he or she previously acquired. Such Shares shall be valued at their Fair Market Value on the date when taxes otherwise would be withheld in cash. In no event may a Participant have Shares withheld that would otherwise be issued to him or her in excess of the number necessary to satisfy the maximum legally required tax withholding.

Section # Withholding Arrangements. The Committee, in its sole discretion and pursuant to such procedures as it may specify from time to time, may permit a Participant to satisfy such tax withholding obligation, in whole or in part, by # electing to have the Company withhold otherwise deliverable Shares (except in the case of exercises of Incentive Stock Options), or # delivering to the Company Shares then owned by the Participant having a Fair Market Value equal to the amount required to be withheld; provided, however, that any shares delivered to the Company shall satisfy the ownership requirements specified in Section 6.06(a). In no event will the Fair Market Value of the Shares withheld and delivered to satisfy applicable withholding taxes in connection with the benefit provided under the Plan exceed the minimum amount of taxes required to be withheld. The Fair Market Value of the Shares to be withheld or delivered shall be determined as of the date that the taxes are required to be withheld.

Share Withholding. The Committee may permit a Participant to satisfy all or part of such Participant’s withholding or income tax obligations by having the Company withhold all or a portion of any Shares that otherwise would be issued to the Participant by surrendering all or a portion of any Shares that such Participant previously acquired. Such Shares shall be valued at their Fair Market Value on the date when taxes otherwise would be withheld in cash. In no event may a Participant have Shares withheld that would otherwise be issued to such Participant in excess of the number necessary to satisfy the maximum legally required tax withholding.

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