Corporate Action. All corporate action necessary for the valid execution, delivery and performance # by the ​ of this Agreement and each other Loan Document to which it is a Party, and # by ​ of the ​ Guarantee shall have been duly and effectively taken, and evidence thereof satisfactory to the ​ shall have been provided to the ​.

“Grant Date” means, as determined by the Committee, # the date as of which the Committee completes the corporate action constituting the Award or # such date subsequent to the date specified in [clause (a) above] as may be specified by the Committee.

No Constraint on Corporate Action. Nothing in this Plan shall be construed to: # limit, impair, or otherwise affect the Company’s or a Subsidiary’s right or power to make adjustments, reclassifications, reorganizations or changes of its capital or business structure, or to merge or consolidate, or dissolve, liquidate, sell or transfer all or any part of its business or assets; or, # limit the right or power of the Company or a Subsidiary to take any action that such entity deems to be necessary or appropriate.

No Limitation to Corporate Action. Nothing in the Plan shall preclude the Company from authorizing the payment to the eligible employees of other compensation, including (without limitation) base salaries, awards under any other plan of the Company or its Subsidiaries, any other incentive payments or bonuses (whether or not based on the attainment of performance objectives) and retention or other special payments.

Grant of Awards. Subject to the express provisions of the Plan, the Committee shall determine from the class of Eligible Persons those individuals to whom Awards under the Plan may be granted, the number of Shares subject to each Award, the price (if any) to be paid for the Shares or the Award and, in the case of Performance Awards, in addition to the matters addressed in [Section 10], the specific objectives, goals and performance criteria that further define the Performance Award. Each Award shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement signed by the Company and, if required by the Committee, by the Participant. The Award Agreement shall set forth the material terms and conditions of the Award established by the Committee, and each Award shall be subject to the terms and conditions set forth in [Sections 23, 24, and 26]6]6] unless otherwise specifically provided in an Award Agreement.

Grant of Restricted Awards. The Committee may make grants of Restricted Stock and/or Restricted Stock Units to Participants. Each Restricted Award shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement setting forth the number of shares of Restricted Stock or number of Restricted Stock Units granted and the terms and conditions to which the Restricted Award is subject. Restricted Awards may be granted by the Committee in its discretion with or without cash consideration.

Grant of Stock Awards. A Stock Award may be granted to any Eligible Employee selected by the Committee. A Stock Award may be granted for past services, in lieu of bonus or other cash compensation or for any other valid purpose as determined by the Committee. A Stock Award granted to an Eligible Employee represents Shares that are issued without restrictions on transfer and other incidents of ownership and free of forfeiture conditions, except as otherwise provided in the Plan and the Award Agreement. The Committee may, in connection with any Stock Award, require the payment of a specified purchase price.

Awards to Corporate participants will be based on their Guideline Incentive (eligible salary multiplied by the applicable guideline percentage) multiplied by the Corporate Final Performance Index. The Corporate Final Performance Index shall be based on the consolidated financial performance of the Company including Graybar Corporate, districts, zones and all subsidiaries as determined from time to time in accordance with guidelines adopted by the Board.

Nothing in the Plan shall be construed to limit the authority of the Company to exercise its corporate rights and powers, including, by way of illustration and not by way of limitation, the right to grant options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock awards, incentive awards or restricted stock units for proper corporate purposes otherwise than under the Plan to any employee or to any other person, firm, corporation, association or other entity, or to grant options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock awards, incentive awards or restricted stock units to, or assume such awards of any person in connection with, the acquisition, purchase, lease, merger, consolidation, reorganization or otherwise, of all or any part of the business and assets of any person, firm, corporation, association or other entity.

No Limitation on Corporate Actions. Nothing contained in the Plan shall be construed to prevent the Company from taking or not taking any corporate action, whether or not such action could have an adverse effect on any Awards made under the Plan. No Participant, beneficiary or other person shall have any claim against the Company, Alcoa Inc., or any Subsidiary as a result of any such action.

“Date of Grant” means the date provided for by the Committee on which a grant of Option Rights, Appreciation Rights, Performance Shares, Performance Units, Cash Incentive Awards, or other awards contemplated by [Section 9] of this Plan, or a grant or sale of Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units, or other awards contemplated by [Section 9] of this Plan, will become effective (which date will not be earlier than the date on which the Committee takes action with respect thereto).

Committee Action. Execution of this Agreement by the Chair or other member of the Committee signifies that this Agreement, the award of Restricted Stock Units made hereby and the conditions upon which the restrictions on the Restricted Stock Units shall lapse or be satisfied have been approved by the Committee either at a meeting of the Committee or by the unanimous written consent of its members.

Upon the terms and subject to the conditions hereof, each of the parties shall # make promptly its respective filings, and thereafter make any other required submissions, under applicable laws with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby and shall cooperate with the Buyer with respect to such filings and submissions and # use its best efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all appropriate action, and to do, or cause to be done, all things necessary, proper or advisable under applicable laws and regulations to consummate and make effective the transactions contemplated hereby, including, without limitation, using its best efforts to obtain all waivers, licenses, permits, consents, approvals, authorizations, qualifications and orders of governmental authorities and parties to contracts as are necessary for the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and to fulfill the conditions to the closing of the sale of the Shares to the Buyer. In case at any time after the Closing Date any further action is necessary or desirable to carry out the purposes of this Agreement, each party to this Agreement shall use its best efforts to take all such action. None of the Buyer, the Company or the Shareholders will undertake any course of action inconsistent with this Agreement or that would make any representations, warranties or agreements made by such party in this Agreement untrue or any conditions precedent to this Agreement unable to be satisfied at or prior to the Closing.

Administrator Action. Notwithstanding [Section 12(a)], the Administrator, in its discretion, may provide either in the Award Certificate regarding a given Award or by subsequent written approval that the grantee (who is an employee or director) may transfer his or her Non-Qualified Stock Options to his or her immediate family members, to trusts for the benefit of such family members, or to partnerships in which such family members are the only partners, provided that the transferee agrees in writing with the Company to be bound by all of the terms and conditions of this Plan and the applicable Award. In no event may an Award be transferred by a grantee for value.

Company Action. Any action required of the Company shall be by resolution of the Board or by a person or entity authorized to act by resolution of the Board.