Subject to Clause 3.3 below, this Amendment shall become effective on the date hereof (the “Effective Date”), provided that the Administrative Agent shall have received a counterpart (or counterparts) of this Amendment executed and delivered by each of the Parties. All covenants, agreements, representations and warranties made herein and in the Receivables Transfer Agreement shall survive the execution and delivery of this Amendment and shall continue in full force and effect.

Effective Date. The “effective date” of the Plan, from time to time, shall be the most recent date that the Plan was adopted or that it was approved by the stockholders, if earlier (as such terms are used in the regulations under Section 422 of the Code).

The effective date of this Agreement (the "Effective Date") shall be the date on which # a Potential Change of Control occurs, # the Board approves a plan of complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company, # a Change of Control occurs pursuant to Section 2(a)(1) or (2) below or # a definitive agreement is signed by the Company which provides for a transaction that, if approved by shareholders or consummated, as applicable, would result in a Change of Control pursuant to Section 2(a)(3) or (4) below; provided, however, that any of the foregoing which may have occurred prior to the date hereof shall be disregarded. Anything in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, if, prior to the Effective Date, the Executive's employment with the Company or its Affiliated Companies was terminated by the Company or its Affiliated Companies, or both, as applicable, other than for Cause or Disability (each as defined below) or by the Executive for Good Reason (as defined below) and the Executive can reasonably demonstrate that such termination (or the event constituting Good Reason) took place # at the request or direction of a third party who took action that caused a Potential Change of Control or # in contemplation of an event that would give rise to an Effective Date, an Effective Date will be deemed to have occurred (“Deemed Effective Date”) immediately prior to the Date of Termination (as defined in Section 7(e) below), provided that a Change of Control occurs within a two-year period following such Date of Termination. As used in this Agreement, the term "Affiliated Companies" shall include any corporation or other entity controlled by, controlling or under common control with the Company and the term “Subsidiary” shall mean # any corporation or other entity (other than the Company) with respect to which the Company owns, directly or indirectly, 50% or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock or other ownership interests or # any other related entity which may be designated by the Board as a Subsidiary, provided such entity could be considered a subsidiary according to generally accepted accounting principles.

Effective Date. The Effective Date shall be the date when the last one of the Buyer or Seller executes this Agreement.

Effective Date. The Effective Date for this Agreement is the date it has been executed by all of the Parties.

Effective Date. The Effective Date shall have occurred.

Effective Date. The Plan is effective as of January 1, 1998 and is amended and restated to apply to involuntary Separations from Service after January 1, 2021.

The Plan shall be effective as of January 1, 2020.

Effective Date. This Plan was established effective January 1, 1983, and previously amended and restated as of January 1, 1987, January 1, 1998, and August 1, 2003. The Plan was further amended as of March 1, 2005. The Plan was amended and restated effective as of December 24, 2005, and conformed to include amendments through January 1, 2007. The Plan was amended and restated effective as of January 1, 2009, and conformed to include amendments through March 31, 2011. The Plan was amended and restated effective as of December 31, 2012, and conformed to include amendments through that date. The Plan was amended and restated effective as of January 1, 2014, and conformed to include amendments through that date. The Plan was amended and restated January 1, 2017, and is hereby amended and restated effective as of October 1, 2021.

Effective Date. The purchase and sale of the Securities shall take place on the Effective Date. On the Effective Date, the Company shall register the Securities in the Purchaser’s name on the books of the Company, against delivery to the Company of the original Note for conversion and cancellation, whereupon the Company shall issue to the Purchaser a new note for the balance of the remaining principal amount of the Note.