NO LIMITATION TO CORPORATION ACTION. Nothing in this Plan shall preclude the Committee or the Board, as each or either shall deem necessary or appropriate, from authorizing the payment of compensation outside the parameters of the Plan, including, without limitation, base salaries, incentives under any other plan of the Company and/or its Subsidiaries (whether or not approved by stockholders), any other incentives (whether or not based on the attainment of performance objectives) and retention or other special payments.

Corporation Action. Neither a consolidation, merger or other business combination of the Corporation with or into another corporation or other entity, nor a sale or transfer of all or part of the Corporation’s assets for cash, securities or other property will be considered a liquidation, dissolution or winding upon the Corporation.

Limitation in Action. Prior to the occurrence of a Change in Control, the Board shall have the power and the rights, within its sole discretion, to modify or amend Paragraph 2 of this Agreement, but not in a manner that would be less favorable to the Employee without the consent of Employee. In all other cases, and notwithstanding the authority granted to the Board to exercise any discretion to modify or amend Paragraph 2 of this Agreement contained herein, the Board will not, following a Change in Control, have the power or right to exercise such authority or otherwise take any action that is inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement.

No suit may be brought by or on behalf of an Officer (or beneficiary) on any matter pertaining to this Plan (or any agreement implementing the terms of the Plan with an Officer) unless the action is commenced in the proper forum within the earlier of:

No Inconsistent Action. Between the date of this Agreement and Closing hereunder or termination of this Agreement, each Party shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the fulfillment at the earliest practicable date of all of the conditions to the obligations of such Party to consummate the sale and purchase of the Purchased Interests.

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.

Governmental Action. ​ shall become the subject of a cease and desist order of any Governmental Authority or enter into a memorandum of understanding or consent agreement with any Governmental Authority, any of which, would have, or is purportedly the result of any condition which would be reasonably likely to have, a Material Adverse Effect; or

Committee Action. Except as provided in [Section 7.7], the Committee may, in its discretion, determine that notwithstanding [Section 15.1], any Awards shall be transferable, without compensation to the transferor, to and exercisable by such transferees, and subject to such terms and conditions as the Committee may deem appropriate; provided, however, no Award may be transferred for value without shareholder approval.

Requisite Action. A majority of the members of the Committee shall constitute a quorum. The vote of a majority of those present at a meeting at which a quorum is present or the unanimous written consent of the Committee shall constitute action by the Committee.

Further Action. The parties hereto shall execute and deliver all documents, provide all information and take or forbear from all such action as may be necessary or appropriate to achieve the purposes of the Agreement.