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PERFORMANCE-BASED CANCELLATION PROVISION. In order to appropriately balance risk and reward, unpaid Restricted Stock Units (and any related dividend equivalents) may be canceled if a loss occurs outside of the ordinary course of business. For or a line of business, a “loss” means a pre-tax loss for a fiscal year (as determined under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles in effect as of the close of such fiscal year). A loss in the “ordinary course of business” means a loss resulting from a planned winding down of a business or legacy position. A loss outside of the ordinary course includes (without limitation) losses such as those resulting from risk or compliance violations, deliberate or grossly negligent failures to perform your job duties, or any loss that materially impairs ’s solvency, liquidity, or capital distribution plans. If a loss outside of the ordinary course of business occurs:

Performance-Based Restrictions. The Committee may, in its sole discretion, provide restrictions that lapse upon the attainment of specified performance objectives. In such case, the provisions of [Sections 9.2 and 9.3]3] will apply (including, but not limited to, the enumerated performance objectives). If the Award Agreement governing an Award provides that such Award is intended to be “performance based compensation,” the provisions of [Article 9] will also apply.

Performance-Based Compensation. Subject to the limitations described below, the Administrator may determine that an irrevocable election to defer Bonus for an amount that qualifies as Performance-Based Compensation may be made by submitting a Plan Election on or before the deadline established by the Administrator, which in no event shall be later than 6 months before the end of the performance period. In order for a Participant to be eligible to make a Plan Election for Performance-Based Compensation in accordance with the deadline established pursuant to this [[Section 3.3(C), (i)])]])] the performance criteria must relate to a performance period of at least 12 consecutive months, and # the Participant must have performed services continuously from the later of # the beginning of the

XX Participant deferrals not allowed.

Performance-Based Grants. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, certain Shares of Restricted Stock granted under this [Section 8] may, at the discretion of the Committee, be granted in a manner which is intended to be deductible by the Company under Section 162(m) of the Code (or any successor section thereto). The restrictions applicable to such Restricted Stock shall lapse based wholly or partially on the attainment of written performance goals approved by the Committee for a performance period established by the Committee # while the outcome for that performance period is substantially uncertain and # no more than 90 days after the commencement of the performance period to which the performance goal relates or, if less, the number of days which is equal to 25 percent of the relevant performance period. The performance goals, which must be objective, shall be based upon one or more of the criteria set forth in [Section 9(b)] below. The Committee shall determine in its discretion whether, with respect to a performance period, the applicable performance goals have been met with respect to a given Participant and, if they have, shall so certify prior to the release of the restrictions on the Shares.

Performance-Based Compensation. Pursuant to [Section 9] of the Plan, if this Award of Performance Units is intended to qualify as Performance-Based Compensation, any amounts payable with respect to this Award shall be determined in a manner permitted by Section 162(m) of the Code.

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Performance-Based Compensation. Any awards (“Awards”) made to Executives under the Plan will be performance-based compensation with three dimensions. First, the Plan is designed to encourage the Executives to focus on initiatives that support the Company’s long-term strategic objectives but not at the expense of meeting or exceeding the expectations of the Company’s shareholders as reflected in the annual or multi-year performance goals approved by the Committee. There will be no payment of any Awards unless the Company achieves its minimum net income goal pre-established by the Committee.

Performance-Based Awards. Any Award may be granted as a performance-based Award if the Committee establishes one or more measures of corporate, business unit or individual performance that must be attained, and the performance period over which the specified performance is to be attained, as a condition to the vesting, exercisability, lapse of restrictions and/or settlement in cash or Shares of such Award. In connection with any such Award, the Committee shall determine the extent to which performance measures have been attained and other applicable terms and conditions have been satisfied, and the degree to which vesting, exercisability, lapse of restrictions and/or settlement in cash or Shares of such Award has been earned. Any performance-based Award that is intended by the Committee to qualify as Performance-Based Compensation shall additionally be subject to the requirements of [Section 16] of this Plan. Except as provided in [Section 16] with respect to Performance-Based Compensation, the Committee shall also have the authority to provide, in an Agreement or otherwise, for the modification of a performance period and/or an adjustment or waiver of the achievement of performance measures upon the occurrence of certain events, which may include a Change of Control, a Fundamental Change, a recapitalization, a change in the accounting practices of the Company, or the Participant’s death or Disability.

Cancellation of Performance Awards. On the date set forth in the Award Agreement, all unearned or unvested Performance Awards will be forfeited to the Company, and again will be available for grant under the Plan.

Non-Performance-Based Compensation. If the Compensation does not meet the requirements for “performance-based compensation” within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(e), the Deferral Agreement must be filed no later than the last day of the year prior to the first year of the Incentive Compensation Award Period (as defined in the Bonus Plan) or the Performance Period (as defined in the Omnibus Plan) with respect to which such Compensation is paid; provided, however, that a Deferral Agreement with respect to Restricted Stock Units with vesting requirements extending more than 12 months after the date of the grant may be filed within 30 days after the date of the grant of the Restricted Stock Units, provided that the Deferral Agreement is filed at least 12 months in advance of the earliest date at which the forfeiture condition could lapse, in accordance with Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-2(a)(5).

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