for "authorized leaves of absence" and "maternity and paternity leaves of absence." For this purpose, Hours of Service shall be credited for the computation period in which the absence from work begins, only if credit therefore is necessary to prevent the Employee f rom incurring a 1-Year Break in Service, or, in any other case, in the immediately following computation period. The Hours of Service credited for a "maternity or paternity leave of absence" shall be those which would normally have been credited but for such absence, or, in any case in which the Administrator is unable to determine such hours normally credited, eight (8) Hours of Service per day. The total Hours of

Service required to be credited for a "maternity or paternity leave of absence" shall not exceed the number of Hours of Servi ce needed to prevent the Employee from incurring a 1-Year Break in Service.

Leaves of Absence. The Committee may establish rules regarding when leaves of absence will be considered a termination of employment. Notwithstanding the foregoing, where a period of leave exceeds ninety (90) days, a Participant’s employment relationship with the Company or a Participating Subsidiary will be deemed to have terminated on the ninety-first (91st) day of such leave unless the Participant’s right to reemployment is guaranteed either by statute or contract.

Leaves of Absence. The employment relationship is treated as continuing intact while the participant is on military leave, sick leave, or other bona fide leave of absence if the period of such leave does not exceed 6 months, or, if longer, so long as the participant retains a right to reemployment with Commerce under an applicable statute or by contract. A leave of absence constitutes a bona fide leave of absence only if there is a reasonable expectation that the participant will return to perform services for Commerce. If the period of leave exceeds 6 months and the participant does not retain a right to reemployment under an applicable statute or by contract, the employment relationship is deemed to terminate on the first date immediately following such 6 month period. Notwithstanding the foregoing, where a leave of absence is due to any medically determinable physical or mental impairment that can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 6 months, where such impairment causes the participant to be unable to perform the duties of his or her position of employment or any substantially similar position of employment, a 29 month period of absence shall be substituted for such 6 month period.

Leaves of Absence. In the sole discretion of the Administrator, vesting of Awards granted under this Plan may be suspended during any unpaid leave of absence exceeding thirty (30) days and shall resume on the date the Participant returns to work on a regular schedule as determined by the Company; provided, however, that no vesting credit shall be awarded for the time vesting has been suspended during such leave of absence. A Service Provider shall not cease to be an Employee in the case of any leave of absence approved by the Company as a leave of absence under this [Section 14] or transfers between locations of the Company or between the Company, its Parent, or any Subsidiary. For purposes of Incentive Stock Options, no leave of absence may exceed ninety (90) days, unless reemployment upon expiration of such leave is guaranteed by statute or contract. If reemployment upon expiration of a leave of absence approved by the Company is not guaranteed by statute or contract, then at the end of three (3) months following the expiration of the leave of absence, any Incentive Stock Option held by the Participant shall cease to be treated as an Incentive Stock Option and shall be treated for tax purposes as a Non-statutory Stock Option.

If a Participant takes a leave of absence (other than an Authorized Leave of Absence) without terminating employment, such Participant will be deemed to have discontinued contributions to the Plan in accordance with [Section 8.3], but will remain a Participant in the Plan through the balance of the Accumulation Period in which his or her leave of absence begins, so long as such leave of absence does not exceed 90 days. If a Participant takes a leave of absence (other than an Authorized Leave of Absence) without terminating employment, such Participant will be deemed to have withdrawn from the Plan in accordance with [Section 10.1] if such leave of absence exceeds 90 days.

Unless the Administrator provides otherwise, vesting of Options granted hereunder to employees, officers and Directors shall be suspended during any unpaid leave of absence.

In the case of an individual who is absent from work for "maternity or paternity" reasons, the twelve (12) consecutive month period beginning on the first anniversary of the first day of such absence shall not constit ute a one year Period of Severance. For purposes of this paragraph, an absence from work for "maternity or paternity" reasons means an absence # by reason of the pregnancy of the i ndividual, # by reason of the birth of a child of the individual, # by reason of the placement of a child with the individual in connection with the adoption of such child by such individual, or # for purposes of caring for such child for a period beginning immediately following such birth or placement.

A "maternity or paternity leave of absence" means an absence from work for any period by reason of the Employee's pregnancy, birth of the Employee's child, placement of a child with the Employee in connection with the adoption of such child, or any absence for the purpose of caring for such child for a period immediately following such birth or placement.

Rules. The Committee may adopt rules, regulations and procedures as it deems necessary for the performance of its duties under the Plan, except to the extent that such rules, regulations and procedures conflict with the express provisions of the Plan or written policies or directives of the Compensation Committee.