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Exercise. Each Option shall become and be exercisable at such time or times and during such period or periods, in full or in such installments as may be determined by the Board at the Option Date. In addition, if permitted by the Board or the terms of the Option Grant Certificate evidencing such Stock Option, Participants may elect to pay the purchase price of shares of Stock purchased upon the exercise of Incentive Stock Options in cash or through delivery at the time of such exercise of shares of Stock (valued at Fair Market Value as of the date of exercise) already owned by the Participant, or any combination thereof, equivalent to the purchase price of such Incentive Stock Options. A Participant’s payment of the purchase price in connection with the exercise of an Incentive Stock Option through delivery of share of Stock (“ISO Stock”) that were acquired through the exercise of an Incentive Stock Option and that have not been held for more than one year will be considered a disposition (within the meaning of Code Section 422(c)) of ISO Stock, resulting in the disqualification of the ISO Stock from treatment as an Incentive Stock Option under Code Section 422, and the Participant’s recognition of ordinary income. Participants should consult with their tax advisors prior to electing to exercise an Incentive Stock Option by this method.

Exercise. Each Option shall become and be exercisable at such time or times and during such period or periods, in full or in such installments as may be determined by the Board at the Option Date. To the extent provided by the Board, the full purchase price of each share of Stock purchased upon the exercise of any Non-Qualified Stock Option shall be paid in cash or in shares of Stock (valued at Fair Market Value as of the day of exercise), or in any combination thereof, at the time of such exercise and, as soon as practicable thereafter, a certificate representing the shares so purchased shall be delivered to the person entitled thereto. In addition, unless restricted by the Board, Participants may elect to pay the purchase price of shares of Stock purchased upon the exercise of Non-Qualified Stock Options in cash or through the constructive delivery at the time of such exercise of shares of Stock (valued at Fair Market Value as of the day of exercise) already owned by the Participant, or any combination thereof, equivalent to the purchase price of such Non-Qualified Stock Options, and, as soon as practicable thereafter, a certificate representing the net number of shares so purchased shall be delivered to the person entitled thereto. Participants also may elect to pay, unless restricted by the Board, the purchase price, in whole or in part, of shares of Stock purchased upon the exercise of Non-Qualified Options through the Company=s withholding of shares of Stock (valued at Fair Market Value as of the day of exercise) that would otherwise by issuable upon exercise of such options equivalent to the purchase price of such Non-Qualified Stock Options and, as soon as practicable thereafter, a certificate representing the net number of shares so purchased shall be delivered to the person entitled thereto.

Subject to whatever installment exercise provisions apply with respect to such Stock Option, and any other conditions to vesting, Stock Options may be exercised in whole or in part, at any time during the Option Term, by giving to the Company or its designee written or other appropriate notice of exercise specifying the number of shares of Stock to be purchased. Such notice shall be accompanied by payment in full of the Option Exercise Price of the shares of Stock for which the Stock Option is exercised and Taxes due upon such exercise, in cash or by check or by such other instrument or arrangement as the Committee may approve at or after grant (which may, to the extent permitted by applicable law, include payment through the delivery of irrevocable instructions to a broker to deliver promptly to the Company the amount of sales proceeds of shares of Stock otherwise deliverable upon such exercise of the Option as is necessary to pay the Option Exercise Price and Taxes due upon such exercise, or, to the extent approved by the Committee at or after grant, payment by the Participant’s election to have shares of Stock withheld that have a Fair Market Value equal to the amount of tax to be withheld). Subject to the following two sentences, unless otherwise determined by the Committee, at or after grant, payment, in full or in part, of the Option Exercise Price of Incentive Stock Options and Non-Qualified Stock Options and Taxes may be made in the form of unrestricted Stock which is then owned by the Participant and which has a value equal to the Fair Market Value equal to such Option Exercise Price and Taxes. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the specific details of any such delivery of Stock by a Section 16 Participant shall be approved in advance by the Committee.

Method of Exercise. Options to the extent then exercisable may be exercised in whole or in part at any time during the option period, by giving written notice to the Company specifying the number of shares of Stock to be purchased, accompanied by payment in full of the purchase price, in cash, or by check or such other instrument as may be acceptable to the Committee. As determined by the Committee, in its sole discretion, at or after grant, payment in full or in part may be made at the election of the Optionee # in the form of Stock owned by the Optionee (based on the Fair Market Value of the Stock which is not the subject of any pledge or security interest, # in the form of shares of Stock withheld by the Company from the shares of Stock otherwise to be received with such withheld shares of Stock having a Fair Market Value equal to the exercise price of the Option, or # by a combination of the foregoing, such Fair Market Value determined by applying the principles set forth in Section 5(a), provided that the combined value of all cash and cash equivalents and the Fair Market Value of any shares surrendered to the Company is at least equal to such exercise price and except with respect to # above, such method of payment will not cause a disqualifying disposition of all or a portion of the Stock received upon exercise of an Incentive Option. An Optionee shall have the right to dividends and other rights of a stockholder with respect to shares of Stock purchased upon exercise of an Option at such time as the Optionee # has given written notice of exercise and has paid in full for such shares, and # has satisfied such conditions that may be imposed by the Company with respect to the withholding of taxes.

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