Payment of Taxes. The Optionholder shall pay to the Company, or make provision satisfactory to the Company for payment of, any taxes required by law to be withheld with respect to the exercise of this Option in accordance with the Plan. The Company and its Affiliates may, to the extent permitted by law, deduct any such tax obligations from any payment of any kind otherwise due to the Optionholder.

Taxation Upon Exercise of Option. Pursuant to Section 9 of the Plan, the Company may require the Optionee to pay to the Company amounts necessary to satisfy any applicable Company withholding obligations. The Optionee shall satisfy Optionee’s tax withholding obligation arising upon the exercise of this Option by one or some combination of the following methods: # by cash payment, or # out of Optionee’s current compensation, or # if permitted by the Board or Committee, in its discretion, by surrendering to the Company already-owned Shares or by directing the Company to withhold shares otherwise to be transferred to the Optionee, in each case in accordance with [Section 9(b)] of the Plan. For this purpose, the Fair Market Value of the Shares to be withheld shall be determined on the date that the amount of tax to be withheld is to be determined (the “Tax Date”).