Discretion of the Corporation, Board of Directors and the Committee. Any decision made or action taken by the Corporation or by the Board of Directors of the Corporation or by the Committee arising out of or in connection with the construction, administration, interpretation and effect of this option shall be within the absolute discretion of the Corporation, the Board of Directors of the Corporation or the Committee, as the case may be, and shall be conclusive and binding upon all persons.

Committee Discretion. The severance benefits as described in this Article 3 may be increased or decreased by the Committee in its absolute discretion. Such adjustments may be applied selectively with respect to one or more individual participants.

Committee Discretion. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, at or prior to the time of vesting, the Committee, in its sole discretion, may reduce the number of Restricted Stock Units that otherwise would vest according to this Agreement, or eliminate the Award in full. The Committee, in its sole discretion, may treat Participant differently than other individuals for these purposes. Any such determination by the Committee shall be final and binding on Participant. Under no circumstances shall the Committee have discretion to increase the award to Participant in excess of the number of Units that would have been awarded at vesting based on this Paragraph 4 (excluding adjustments required by [Section 3(c)] and/or Section 11 of the Plan).

Committee Discretion. In all cases the Committee may: # reduce or eliminate the amount of any payment under the Plan that would otherwise be made to any Participant, and # determine that an amount shall be paid under the Plan that is greater than what would apply under the applicable performance goals, based on individual performance or any other criteria that the Committee deems appropriate.

limited to, whether a termination is voluntarily or involuntary, whether a Participant’s termination is for Cause, whether a Participant is offered a Comparable Position, and whether Severance Pay shall be payable to any Participant under this Plan.

Committee Discretion. In the event that applicable tax or securities laws or regulations or court or regulatory decisions change to permit Committee discretion to alter the governing Performance Measures without obtaining stockholder approval of such changes, the Committee shall have sole discretion to make such changes without obtaining stockholder approval. In addition, in the event that the Committee determines that it is advisable to grant Awards that shall not qualify as Performance-Based Compensation, the Committee may make such grants without satisfying the requirements of Code Section 162(m) and base vesting on Performance Measures other than those set forth in Section 12.1.

Committee Discretion. The Committee shall have the sole discretion to determine eligibility for benefits under the Plan.

Committee Discretion. If the Committee, in its sole discretion, determines that a “Triggering Event” has occurred, then the Committee, also in its sole discretion, may reduce (including to zero) the number of Performance Shares that vest under the Agreement at any time prior to any Vesting Date that occurs after the date of the Triggering Event. For purposes of this Agreement, “Triggering Event” means # the Company being required to restate any financial statement issued since the Grant Date with the result that the Company’s reported results are materially, negatively reduced, # any act of fraud taken by the Employee in connection with the Employee’s responsibilities as an employee that is intended to result in the Employee’s substantial personal enrichment, # the Employee’s material violation of a federal, state or local law or regulation applicable to the Company’s business that has a significant negative effect on the Company’s reputation or business, # a material breach of the Employee’s fiduciary duty owed to the Company that has a significant negative effect on the Company’s reputation or business, or # the average Fair Market Value of a Share during the last thirty (30) days of a Performance Period is at least forty percent (40%) higher than the average Fair Market Value of a Share during the immediately preceding ninety (90) days of the same Performance Period. Notwithstanding any contrary provision of the first sentence of this paragraph 4, in the case of Triggering Event that occurs solely on account of [clause (e)] of the preceding sentence, the Committee may not reduce the number of Performance Shares that vest for a Performance Period below the Target Number of Performance Shares for that Performance Period. In exercising its discretion, the Committee may consider (but not by way of limitation) whether the foregoing increase in the Fair Market Value of a Share was due to factors unrelated to Company and/or management performance, including, but not limited to, takeover speculation.

Cause: Any termination of employment which is classified by the Employer as for cause, including but not limited to: # unsatisfactory performance of duties or inability to meet the requirements of the position, unless classified by the Employer as a Performance Termination; # any habitual neglect of duty or misconduct of the Employee in discharging any of his duties and responsibilities; # excessive unexcused, or statutorily unprotected absenteeism or inattention to duties; # failure or refusal to comply with the provisions of the Employer’s personnel manual or any other rule or policy of the Employer; # misconduct, including but not limited to, engaging in conduct which the Committee reasonably determines to be detrimental to the Employer; # disloyal, dishonest or illegal conduct by the Employee; # theft, fraud, embezzlement or other criminal activity involving the Employee’s relationship with the Employer; # violation of any applicable statute, regulation, or rule, or provision of any applicable code of professional ethics; # suspension, revocation, or other restriction of the Participant’s professional license, if applicable; or # the Employer’s inability to confirm, to its sole satisfaction, the references and/or credentials which the Participant provided with respect to any professional license, educational background and employment history.

Cause: The term “Cause” shall mean any of the following: