Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Committee will have the authority and discretion to select those persons who shall receive Awards. to determine the time or times of receipt, to determine the types of Awards and the number of shares covered by the Awards, to establish the terms, conditions, performance criteria, restrictions, and other provisions of such Awards, and (subject to the restrictions imposed by Section 6) to cancel or suspend Awards. In making such Award determinations, the Committee may take into account the nature of services rendered by the individual, the individual's present and potential contribution to the Company's success and such other factors as the Committee deems relevant.

Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Committee may, from time to time, select from among all eligible individuals, those individuals to whom Awards will be granted and will determine the nature and amount of each Award. No individual will have any right to be granted an Award pursuant to the Plan.

Except for the terms and conditions explicitly set forth in the Plan and to the extent permitted by applicable law, the Committee shall have full power and exclusive authority, subject to such orders or resolutions not inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan as may from time to time be adopted by the Board or a Committee composed of members of the Board, to # select the Eligible Persons to whom Awards may from time to time be granted under the Plan; # determine the type or types of Award to be granted to each Participant under the Plan; # determine the number of shares of Common Stock to be covered by each Award granted under the Plan; # determine the terms and conditions of any Award granted under the Plan; # approve the forms of notice or agreement for use under the Plan; # determine whether, to what extent and under what circumstances Awards may be settled in cash, shares of Common Stock or other property or canceled or suspended; # determine whether, to what extent and under what circumstances cash, shares of Common Stock, other property and other amounts payable with respect to an Award shall be deferred either automatically or at the election of the Participant; # interpret and administer the Plan and any instrument evidencing an Award, notice or agreement executed or entered into under the Plan; # establish such rules and regulations as it shall deem appropriate for the proper administration of the Plan; # delegate ministerial duties to such of the Company’s employees as it so determines; and # make any other determination and take any other action that the Committee deems necessary or desirable for administration of the Plan.

The Committee shall have authority in its discretion to interpret the provisions of the Plan and to decide all questions of fact arising in its application. Except as otherwise expressly provided in the Plan, the Committee shall have authority to select the persons to whom Awards shall be made under the Plan; to determine whether and to what extent Awards shall be made under the Plan; to determine the types of Award to be made and the amount, size, terms and conditions of each such Award; to determine the time when the Awards shall be granted; to determine whether, to what extent and under what circumstances Common Stock and other amounts payable with respect to an Award under the Plan shall be deferred either automatically or at the election of the Participant; to adopt, alter and repeal such administrative rules, guidelines and practices governing the Plan as it shall from time to time deem advisable; and to make all other determinations necessary or advisable for the administration and interpretation of the Plan. The Committee, in its sole discretion, may determine that an Award will be immediately exercisable or vested, in whole or in part, or that all or any portion may not be exercised until a date, or dates, subsequent to its date of grant, or until the occurrence of one or more specified events, including the attainment of performance criteria, subject in any case to the terms of the Plan. If the Committee imposes conditions upon exercise or vesting, then subsequent to the date of grant, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, accelerate the date on which all or any portion of the Award may be exercised or may vest. Notwithstanding anything in the Plan to the contrary, in the event that the Committee determines that it is advisable to grant Awards which shall not qualify for the exception for performance-based compensation from the tax deductibility limitations of Section 162(m) of the Code, the Committee may make such grants or Awards, or may amend the Plan to provide for such grants or Awards, without satisfying the requirements of Section 162(m) of the Code.

The Committee shall have full power to interpret and administer the Plan and full authority to select the Eligible Persons to whom Awards will be granted and to determine the type and amount of Awards to be granted to each Eligible Person, the consideration, if any, to be paid for such Awards, the timing of such Awards, the terms and conditions of Awards granted under the Plan and the terms and conditions of the related Award Agreements which will be entered into with Eligible Persons. As to the selection of and grant of Awards to Eligible Persons who are not Section 16 Participants, the Committee shall have the power to delegate its authority and responsibilities to members of the Company’s management consistent with applicable law.

Subject to the terms of the Plan and applicable law, the Committee shall have full power and authority to: # designate Participants; # determine the type or types of Awards (including Substitute Awards) to be granted to each Participant under the Plan; # determine the number of Shares to be covered by (or with respect to which payments, rights, or other matters are to be calculated in connection with) Awards; # determine the terms and conditions of any Award; # determine whether, to what extent, and under what circumstances Awards may be settled or exercised in cash, Shares, other securities, other Awards, or other property, or canceled, forfeited or suspended, and the method or methods by which Awards may be settled, exercised, canceled, forfeited or suspended; # determine whether, to what extent, and under what circumstances cash, Shares, other securities, other Awards, other property, and other amounts payable with respect to an Award under the Plan shall be deferred either automatically or at the election of the holder thereof or of the Committee; # interpret and administer the Plan and any instrument or agreement relating to, or Award made under, the Plan; # establish, amend, suspend or waive such rules and regulations and appoint such agents as it shall deem appropriate for the proper administration of the Plan; # determine whether and to what extent Awards should comply or continue to comply with any requirement of statute or regulation; and # make any other determination and take any other action that the Committee deems necessary or desirable for the administration of the Plan. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Plan will be interpreted and administered by the Committee in a manner that is consistent with the requirements of Code Section 409A to allow for tax deferral thereunder, and the Committee shall take no action hereunder that would result in a violation of Code Section 409A.

The Committee shall have the full power and authority to make, and establish the terms and conditions of, any Award to any person eligible to be a Participant, consistent with the provisions of the Plan and to waive any such terms and conditions at any time (including, without limitation, accelerating or waiving any vesting conditions). Awards may, in the discretion of the Committee, be made under the Plan in assumption of, or in substitution for, outstanding awards previously granted by the Company or its affiliates or a company acquired by the Company or with which the Company combines. The number of Shares underlying such substitute awards shall be counted against the aggregate number of Shares available for Awards under the Plan.

Grant of Awards. Subject to the express provisions of the Plan, the Committee shall determine from the class of Eligible Persons those individuals to whom Awards under the Plan may be granted, the number of Shares subject to each Award, the price (if any) to be paid for the Shares or the Award and, in the case of Performance Awards, in addition to the matters addressed in Section 10, the specific objectives, goals and performance criteria that further define the Performance Award. Each Award shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement signed by the Company and, if required by the Committee, by the Participant. The Award Agreement shall set forth the material terms and conditions of the Award established by the Committee, and each Award shall be subject to the terms and conditions set forth in Sections 23, 24, and 26 unless otherwise specifically provided in an Award Agreement.

Actual Participation. Subject to the provisions of this Plan, the Committee may, from time to time, select from all eligible individuals, those individuals to whom Awards shall be granted and shall determine, in its sole discretion, the nature of, any and all terms permissible by law, and the amount of each Award.

Authority of the Committee. Subject to the express provisions of the Plan, the Committee shall have full and final authority to impose such limitations or conditions upon an Award as the Committee deems appropriate to achieve the objectives of the Award and the Plan. Without limiting the foregoing and in addition to the powers set forth elsewhere in the Plan, the Committee shall have the power and complete discretion to determine: # which eligible persons shall receive an Award and the nature of the Award; # the number of shares of Company Stock to be covered by each Award; # whether Options shall be Incentive Stock Options or Nonstatutory Stock Options; # the Fair Market Value of Company Stock; # the time or times when an Award shall be granted; # subject