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<CONFORMED-NAME>Baltic Trading Ltd
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<STREET1>299 PARK AVENUE, 20TH FLOOR
<CITY>NEW YORK
<STATE>NY
<ZIP>10171
<PHONE>646-443-8550
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<CITY>NEW YORK
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">As
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March&nbsp;10, 2010</font></b></p>

<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Registration
No.&nbsp;333-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></b></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold;">UNITED
STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</font></b><b><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;"><br>
Washington, D.C. 20549</font></b></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Form&nbsp;S-8</font></b></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF
1933</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;">BALTIC TRADING LIMITED</font></b><br> <font style="font-weight:normal;">(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

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<table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="border-collapse:collapse;width:100.0%;">
 <tr>
  <td width="48%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:48.34%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Republic
  of the Marshall Islands</font></b></p>
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  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.3%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="48%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:48.36%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">98-0637837</font></b></p>
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 </tr>
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  <td width="48%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:48.34%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(State or other jurisdiction of<br>
  Incorporation or organization)</font></p>
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  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.3%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="48%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:48.36%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(I.R.S. Employer<br>
  Identification Number)</font></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">BALTIC TRADING LIMITED 2010 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN<br>
</font></b><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(Full title of the plan)</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">299
Park Avenue, 20th Floor</font></b></p>

<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">New
York, New York 10171</font></b></p>

<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(646)
443-8550</font></b></p>

<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal;">(Address,
including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant&#146;s
principal executive offices)</font></b></p>

<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>

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<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>

<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">John
C. Wobensmith</font></b></p>

<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">President</font></b></p>

<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">299
Park Avenue, 20th Floor</font></b></p>

<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">New
York, New York 10171</font></b></p>

<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(646)
443-8550</font></b></p>

<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal;">(Name,
address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of
agent for service)</font></b></p>

<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>

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<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Copies
to:</font></b></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Thomas E. Molner,&nbsp;Esq.</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Kramer Levin Naftalis&nbsp;&amp;
Frankel LLP</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1177 Avenue of the Americas</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">New York, New York 10036</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(212) 715-9100</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an
accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See
the definitions of &#147;large accelerated filer,&#148; &#147;accelerated filer&#148; and &#147;smaller
reporting company&#148; in Rule&nbsp;12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):</font></p>

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 <tr>
  <td width="61%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:61.26%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Large accelerated filer
  </font><font size="2" face="Wingdings" style="font-size:10.0pt;">o</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.62%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="37%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:37.14%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Accelerated filer </font><font size="2" face="Wingdings" style="font-size:10.0pt;">o</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
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  <td width="61%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:61.26%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Non-accelerated filer </font><font size="2" face="Wingdings" style="font-size:10.0pt;">x</font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;"> (Do not check if a smaller reporting
  company)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.62%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="37%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:37.14%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Smaller
  reporting Company </font><font size="2" face="Wingdings" style="font-size:10.0pt;">o</font></p>
  </td>
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</table>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">CALCULATION
OF REGISTRATION FEE</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

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  <td width="33%" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-right:none;border-top:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:33.52%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Title
  of securities to be registered</font></b></p>
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  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-right:none;border-top:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.0%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="11%" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-right:none;border-top:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:11.0%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Amount
  to be <br>
  registered</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-right:none;border-top:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="15%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-right:none;border-top:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:15.0%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Proposed
  maximum <br>
  offering price per <br>
  share(1)</font></b></p>
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  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-right:none;border-top:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="15%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-right:none;border-top:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:15.0%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Proposed
  maximum <br>
  aggregate offering <br>
  price(1)</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-right:none;border-top:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="17%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-right:none;border-top:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:17.5%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Amount
  of registration <br>
  fee(2)</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="0%" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-right:none;border-top:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:.98%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="33%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:33.52%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Common
  Stock (par value $.01 per share)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="11%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:11.0%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">2,000,000</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.3%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="13%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:13.7%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">14.00</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.3%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="13%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:13.7%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">28,000,000</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.3%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:16.2%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1,996.40</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="0%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:.98%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr height="0">
  <td width="251" style="border:none;"></td>
  <td width="7" style="border:none;"></td>
  <td width="82" style="border:none;"></td>
  <td width="15" style="border:none;"></td>
  <td width="10" style="border:none;"></td>
  <td width="102" style="border:none;"></td>
  <td width="15" style="border:none;"></td>
  <td width="10" style="border:none;"></td>
  <td width="102" style="border:none;"></td>
  <td width="15" style="border:none;"></td>
  <td width="10" style="border:none;"></td>
  <td width="121" style="border:none;"></td>
  <td width="7" style="border:none;"></td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 18.7pt;text-indent:-18.7pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(1)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Estimated, in accordance with 17 CFR 230.457(h),
solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee. The proposed
maximum offering price per share is based on the initial public offering price
of $14.00 per share of the registrant&#146;s Common Stock.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 18.7pt;text-indent:-18.7pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 18.7pt;text-indent:-18.7pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(2)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">This fee has been calculated under Section&nbsp;6(b)&nbsp;of
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;<b>Securities
Act</b>&#148;), by multiplying the proposed maximum aggregate offering price
by 0.00007130.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-indent:0in;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">EXPLANATORY NOTE</font></b></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Baltic Trading Limited
(the &#147;<b>Registrant</b>&#148;) hereby files this
Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8 relating to its common stock, par value
$.01 per share (&#147;<b>Common Stock</b>&#148;), which may be sold
upon the exercise of options or pursuant to other types of equity-based awards
granted under its Baltic Trading Limited 2010 Equity Incentive Plan (the &#147;<b>Plan</b>&#148;).</font></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">PART&nbsp;I</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">INFORMATION
REQUIRED IN THE SECTION&nbsp;10(A)&nbsp;PROSPECTUS</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The document(s)&nbsp;containing
the information specified in this Part&nbsp;I will be sent or given to the
participants in the Plan listed on the cover page&nbsp;of this Registration
Statement as specified by Rule&nbsp;428(b)(1)&nbsp;under the Securities Act. In
accordance with the rules&nbsp;and regulations of the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the &#147;<b>Commission</b>&#148;) and the instructions
to Form&nbsp;S-8, such documents are not being filed as part of this
Registration Statement or as prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant to
Rule&nbsp;424 under the Securities Act, but constitute (along with the
documents incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement pursuant
to Item 3 of Part&nbsp;II hereof), taken together, a prospectus that meets the
requirements of Section&nbsp;10(a)&nbsp;of the Securities Act.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;page-break-after:auto;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">PART&nbsp;II</font></b></p>

<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;page-break-after:auto;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">INFORMATION REQUIRED IN
THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</font></b></p>

<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;page-break-after:auto;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>

<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Item
3.&#160; Incorporation of documents by
Reference.</font></b></p>

<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Registrant hereby incorporates by reference in
this Registration Statement the description of the Common Stock included in the
Registrant&#146;s Form&nbsp;S-1, including any amendment or report filed for the
purpose of updating such description.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">All documents filed by the Registrant pursuant to
Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d)&nbsp;of the Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended (the &#147;<b>Exchange Act</b>&#148;) subsequent to the
date of this Registration Statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective
amendment which indicates that all securities offered have been sold or which
deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be
incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and to be a part
hereof from the date of filing of such documents. Any statement contained in a
document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein and to
be a part hereof shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of
this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or
in any other subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be
incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any
such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so
modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Item
4.&#160; Description of Securities.</font></b></p>

<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>

<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.25in;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal;">Not
applicable.</font></b></p>

<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.25in;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>

<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Item
5.&#160; Interests of Named Experts and
Counsel.</font></b></p>

<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>

<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.25in;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal;">Not
applicable.</font></b></p>

<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.25in;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>

<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Item
6.&#160; Indemnification of Directors and
Officers.</font></b></p>

<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>

<p style="background:white;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The
Registrant is a Marshall Islands corporation. The Marshall Islands Business
Corporations Act, or the MIBCA, provides that Marshall Islands corporations may
indemnify any of their directors or officers who are or are threatened to be a
party to any legal action resulting from fulfilling their duties to the
corporation against reasonable expenses, judgments and fees (including
attorneys&#146; fees) incurred in connection with such action if the director or
officer acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or
not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and, with respect to any
criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct
was unlawful. The termination of any action, suit or proceeding by judgment,
order, settlement, conviction, or upon a plea of no contest, or its equivalent,
will not create a presumption that the person did not act in good faith and in
a manner which he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best
interests of the corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or
proceeding, had reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful. However,
no indemnification will be permitted in cases where it is determined that the
director or officer was liable for negligence or misconduct in the performance
of his duty to the corporation, unless the court in which such action was brought
determines that the person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity, and
then only for the expenses that the court deems proper. A corporation is
permitted to advance payment for expenses occurred in defense of an action if
its board of directors decides to do so. In addition, Marshall Islands
corporations may purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is
or was a director or officer of the corporation against any liability </font></p>

<p align="center" style="background:white;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

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<p align="center" style="background:white;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="background:white;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">asserted against him and
incurred by him in such capacity whether or not the corporation would have the
power to indemnify him against such liability under the provisions of the
MIBCA.</font></p>

<p style="background:white;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="background:white;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The
Registrant&#146;s amended and restated articles of incorporation and its by-laws
provide that the Registrant will indemnify its directors and officers to the
fullest extent permitted under the MIBCA. The Commission has indicated that, to
the extent that indemnification for liabilities arising under U.S. federal
securities laws may be permitted to directors or officers under the MIBCA or
the Registrant&#146;s articles of incorporation or by-laws, such indemnification is
against public policy and thus unenforceable.</font></p>

<p style="background:white;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Item
7.&#160; Exemption from Registration Claimed.</font></b></p>

<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>

<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.25in;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal;">Not
applicable.</font></b></p>

<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.25in;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>

<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Item
8.&#160; Exhibits.</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="border-collapse:collapse;width:100.0%;">
 <tr>
  <td width="10%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:10.58%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Exhibit&nbsp;<br>
  Number</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="5%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:5.08%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="84%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:84.34%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Description</font></b></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="10%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:10.58%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4.1</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="5%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:5.08%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="84%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:84.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Amended and Restated
  Articles of Incorporation of Baltic Trading Limited (incorporated by
  reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3.1 to Amendment No.&nbsp;8 to the Registration
  Statement on Form&nbsp;S-1 filed by the Registrant with the Commission on
  March&nbsp;9, 2010).</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="10%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:10.58%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4.2</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="5%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:5.08%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="84%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:84.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Amended and Restated
  By-laws of Baltic Trading Limited (incorporated by reference to
  Exhibit&nbsp;3.2 to Amendment No.&nbsp;8 to the Registration Statement on
  Form&nbsp;S-1 filed by the Registrant with the Commission on March&nbsp;9,
  2010).</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="10%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:10.58%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4.3</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="5%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:5.08%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="84%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:84.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Baltic Trading Limited
  2010 Equity Incentive Plan.*</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="10%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:10.58%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">5.1</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="5%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:5.08%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="84%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:84.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Opinion of
  Reeder&nbsp;&amp; Simpson P.C.*</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="10%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:10.58%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">23.1</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="5%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:5.08%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="84%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:84.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Consent of
  Deloitte&nbsp;&amp; Touche LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
  for the Registrant.*</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="10%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:10.58%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">23.2</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="5%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:5.08%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="84%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:84.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Consent of
  Reeder&nbsp;&amp; Simpson P.C. (included in Exhibit&nbsp;5.1 to this
  Registration Statement).</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
</table>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">*&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Filed herewith.</font></p>

<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>

<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Item
9.&#160; Undertakings.</font></b></p>

<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(a)&#160;&#160; The
undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(1)&#160;&#160; To file, during any period in which offers or
sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration
Statement:</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.5in;text-indent:-1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(i)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>to
include any prospectus required by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3)&nbsp;of the Securities
Act;</p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.5in;text-indent:-1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .75in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(ii)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>to reflect in the
prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of this
Registration Statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof)
which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the
information set forth in this Registration Statement.&#160; Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase
or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of
securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any
deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may
be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule&nbsp;424(b)&nbsp;if,
in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20
percent change in the maximum offering price set forth in the &#147;Calculation of
Registration Fee&#148; table in the effective Registration Statement; and,</p>

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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .75in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(iii)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>to include any material
information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed
in this Registration Statement or any material change to such information in
this Registration Statement;</p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .75in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">provided, however, that
paragraphs (a)(1)(i)&nbsp;and (a)(1)(ii)&nbsp;do not apply if the information
required to be included in post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is
contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the
Registrant pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or Section&nbsp;15(d)&nbsp;of the
Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(2)&nbsp; That, for the purpose of determining any
liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be
deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered
therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be
the initial <i>bona fide </i>offering
thereof.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(3)&nbsp; To remove from registration by means of a
post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain
unsold at the termination of the offering.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;text-indent:.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(4)&nbsp; That, for the purpose of determining
liability of a Registrant under the Securities Act to any purchaser in the
initial distribution of the securities, each undersigned Registrant undertakes
that in a primary offering of securities of an undersigned Registrant pursuant
to this registration statement, regardless of the underwriting method used to
sell the securities to the purchaser, if the securities are offered or sold to
such purchaser by means of any of the following communications, the undersigned
Registrant will be a seller to the purchaser and will be considered to offer or
sell such securities to such purchaser:</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;text-indent:.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .75in;text-autospace:none;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(i)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">any preliminary prospectus or prospectus of an
undersigned Registrant relating to the offering required to be filed pursuant
to Rule&nbsp;424;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .75in;text-autospace:none;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .75in;text-autospace:none;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(ii)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">any free writing prospectus relating to the offering
prepared by or on behalf of an undersigned Registrant or used or referred to by
an undersigned Registrant;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .75in;text-autospace:none;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .75in;text-autospace:none;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(iii)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">the portion of any other free writing prospectus
relating to the offering containing material information about an undersigned
Registrant or its securities provided by or on behalf of an undersigned
Registrant; and</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .75in;text-autospace:none;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .75in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(iv)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>any
other communication that is an offer in the offering made by an undersigned
Registrant to the purchaser.</p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .75in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(b)&#160;&#160; The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes
that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each
filing of the Registrant&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a)&nbsp;or
Section&nbsp;15(d)&nbsp;of the Exchange Act that is incorporated by reference
in this Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration
statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such
securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial <i>bona fide</i> offering thereof.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(c)&#160;&#160; Insofar as indemnification for liabilities
arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and
controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or
otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the
Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the
Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable.&#160; In the event that a claim for indemnification
against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses
incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant
in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by
such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities
being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the
matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of
appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is
against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed
by the final adjudication of such issue.</font></p>

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<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;page-break-after:auto;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">SIGNATURES</font></b></p>

<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;page-break-after:auto;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of
1933, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that
it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form&nbsp;S-8 and has duly
caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of New York, State of New
York, on March&nbsp;10, 2010.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="49%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:49.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">BALTIC TRADING LIMITED</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="49%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:49.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
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  <td width="50%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:50.66%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="4%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:4.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">By:</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="45%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:45.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">/s/ John C. Wobensmith</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
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  <td width="50%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:50.66%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="4%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:4.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="45%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:45.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Name: John C. Wobensmith</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
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  <td width="50%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:50.66%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="background:aqua;font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="4%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:4.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="45%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:45.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Title: President, Secretary and Treasurer</font></p>
  </td>
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</table>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of
1933, this Registration Statement has been signed below by the following person
on March&nbsp;10, 2010 in the capacities indicated.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Signature</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.26%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="48%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:48.58%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Title</font></b></p>
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  <td width="49%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:49.16%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.26%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="48%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:48.58%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="49%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:49.16%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.26%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="48%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:48.58%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="49%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:49.16%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">/s/ John C. Wobensmith</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.26%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="48%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:48.58%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="49%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:49.16%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">John C. Wobensmith</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.26%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="48%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:48.58%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">President, Secretary,
  Treasurer and Director (principal executive officer, principal financial
  officer and principal accounting officer) of Baltic Trading Limited</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
</table>

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<p align="center" style="font-weight:bold;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">EXHIBIT
INDEX</font></b></p>

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  Number</font></b></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4.1</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Amended and Restated
  Articles of Incorporation of Baltic Trading Limited (incorporated by
  reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3.1 to Amendment No.&nbsp;8 to the Registration
  Statement on Form&nbsp;S-1 filed by the Registrant with the Commission on
  March&nbsp;9, 2010).</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4.2</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Amended and Restated
  By-laws of Baltic Trading Limited (incorporated by reference to
  Exhibit&nbsp;3.2 to Amendment No.&nbsp;8 to the Registration Statement on
  Form&nbsp;S-1 filed by the Registrant with the Commission on March&nbsp;9, 2010).</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Baltic Trading Limited
  2010 Equity Incentive Plan.*</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Opinion of
  Reeder&nbsp;&amp; Simpson P.C.*</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Consent of
  Deloitte&nbsp;&amp; Touche LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
  for the Registrant.*</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">23.2</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Consent of
  Reeder&nbsp;&amp; Simpson P.C. (included in Exhibit&nbsp;5.1 to this
  Registration Statement).</font></p>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Exhibit 4.3</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">BALTIC
TRADING LIMITED</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">2010
EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(as adopted
effective March 3, 2010)</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<h1 style="font-weight:bold;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;page-break-after:auto;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">ARTICLE I</font></b></h1>

<h1 style="font-weight:bold;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;page-break-after:auto;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">General</font></b></h1>

<h1 style="font-weight:bold;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;page-break-after:auto;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></h1>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">1.1</font></b><i><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font></i><b><i><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">Purpose</font></i></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-indent:-.5in;"><b><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></i></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Baltic Trading Limited 2010 Equity Incentive Plan
(the &#147;Plan&#148;) is designed to provide certain key persons, on whose initiative
and efforts the successful conduct of the business of Baltic Trading Limited
(the &#147;Company&#148;) depends, with incentives to: (a)&nbsp;enter into and remain in
the service of the Company (b)&nbsp;acquire a proprietary interest in the
success of the Company, (c)&nbsp;maximize their performance and (d)&nbsp;enhance
the long-term performance of the Company.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">1.2</font></b><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><b><i><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">Administration</font></i></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-indent:-.5in;"><b><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></i></b></p>

<h3 style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(a)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><u>Administration
by Board of Directors</u>.&nbsp; The Plan shall be administered by the Company&#146;s
Board of Directors (the &#147;Administrator&#148;).&nbsp; The Administrator shall have
the authority (i)&nbsp;to exercise all of the powers granted to it under the
Plan, (ii)&nbsp;to construe, interpret and implement the Plan and any Award
Agreements executed pursuant to Section&nbsp;2.1 in its sole discretion with
all such determination being final, binding and conclusive, (iii)&nbsp;to
prescribe, amend and rescind rules&nbsp;and regulations relating to the Plan,
including rules&nbsp;governing its own operations, (iv)&nbsp;to make all
determinations necessary or advisable in administering the Plan, and (v)&nbsp;to
correct any defect, supply any omission and reconcile any inconsistency in the
Plan.</h3>

<h3 style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></h3>

<h3 style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(b)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><u>Administrator
Action</u>.&nbsp; Actions of the Administrator shall be taken by the vote of a
majority of its members.&nbsp; Any action may be taken by a written instrument
signed by a majority of the Administrator members, and action so taken shall be
fully as effective as if it had been taken by a vote at a meeting.</h3>

<h3 style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></h3>

<h3 style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(c)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><u>Delegation</u>.&#160; Except to the extent prohibited by applicable
law or the applicable rules&nbsp;of a stock exchange, the Administrator may
allocate all or any portion of its responsibilities and powers to any one or
more of its members and may delegate all or any part of its responsibilities to
any person or persons selected by it, and may revoke any such allocation or
delegation at any time.&#160; Specifically,
the Board of Directors may delegate to one or more officers of the Company the
authority to designate the individuals (other than such officer(s)), who will
receive awards under the Plan and the size of each such grant, to the fullest
extent permitted by applicable law, provided that the Committee shall itself
grant awards to those individuals who could reasonably be considered to be
subject to the insider trading provisions of Section&nbsp;16 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (the &#147;1934 Act&#148;).</h3>

<h3 style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></h3>

<h3 style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(d)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><u>Deemed
Delegation to Committee</u>.&#160; To the
extent permitted by law, the Board of Directors shall be deemed to have
delegated its all of its responsibilities and powers under the Plan, other than
the authority to amend or terminate the Plan, to the Compensation Committee of
the Board of Directors or such other committee or subcommittee as the Board of
Directors may designate or as shall be formed by the abstention or recusal of a
non-Qualified Member (as defined below) of such committee (the &#147;Committee&#148;).&#160; The members of the Committee shall be
appointed by, and serve at the pleasure of, the Board of Directors.&#160; While it is intended that at all times that
the Committee acts in connection with the Plan, the Committee shall consist
solely of Qualified Members, the number of whom shall not be less than two, the
fact that the Committee is not so comprised will not invalidate any grant
hereunder that otherwise satisfies the terms of the Plan.&#160; For purposes of the foregoing, a &#147;Qualified
Member&#148; is a &#147;non-employee director&#148; within the meaning of Rule&nbsp;16b-3 (&#147;Rule&nbsp;16b-3&#148;)
promulgated under the 1934 Act.&#160; In any
circumstance that the Board of Directors elects to act as the Administrator or
to delegate its responsibilities and powers to another person or persons other
than the Committee, the deemed delegation shall not apply.</h3>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-indent:-.5in;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">1.3</font></b><b><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;font-weight:bold;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font></b><b><i><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">Persons Eligible for
Awards</font></i></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-indent:-.5in;"><b><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></i></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The persons eligible to
receive awards under the Plan are those officers, directors, and executive,
managerial, administrative and professional employees of and consultants to (i)&nbsp;the
Company, its subsidiaries and joint ventures or (ii)&nbsp;Genco Shipping&nbsp;&amp;
Trading Limited (&#147;Genco&#148;), its subsidiaries and joint ventures, (collectively, &#147;key
persons&#148;) as the Administrator in its sole discretion shall select, taking into
account the duties of the respective employees, their present and potential
contributions to the success of the Company, and such other factors as the
Administrator shall deem relevant in connection with accomplishing the purpose
of the Plan.&nbsp; The Administrator may from time to time, in its sole
discretion, determine that any key person shall be ineligible to receive awards
under the Plan.&#160; Key persons of Genco
only are eligible to be granted awards as such at such time as Genco continues
to own at least 10% of the aggregate number of outstanding shares of Common
Stock and Class&nbsp;B Stock of the Company.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-indent:-.5in;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">1.4</font></b><b><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;font-weight:bold;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font></b><b><i><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">Types of Awards Under Plan</font></i></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-indent:-.5in;"><b><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></i></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Awards may be made under
the Plan in the form of (a)&nbsp;incentive stock options, (b)&nbsp;non-qualified
stock options, (c)&nbsp;stock appreciation rights, (d)&nbsp;dividend equivalent
rights, (e)&nbsp;restricted stock, (f)&nbsp;unrestricted stock, (g)&nbsp;restricted
stock units, and (h)&nbsp;performance shares, all as more fully set forth in Article&nbsp;II.&nbsp;
The term &#147;award&#148; means any of the foregoing.&nbsp; No incentive stock option
may be granted to a person who is not an employee of the Company or a parent or
subsidiary (within the meaning of section 424 of the Code) of the Company on
the date of grant.&nbsp; Notwithstanding any provision of the Plan, to the
extent any Award would be subject to Section&nbsp;409A of</font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">  </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the &#147;Code&#148;),
no such Award may be granted if it would fail to comply with the requirements
set forth in Section&nbsp;409A of the Code.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-indent:-.5in;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">1.5</font></b><b><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;font-weight:bold;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font></b><b><i><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">Shares Available for
Awards</font></i></b></p>

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<h3 style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(a)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Subject
to adjustment as provided in Section&nbsp;3.7(a), awards may at any time be
granted under the Plan with respect to an aggregate of 2,000,000 shares of
common stock of the Company (&#147;Common Stock&#148;).</h3>

<h3 style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></h3>

<h3 style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(b)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Shares
issued pursuant to the Plan shall be authorized but unissued Common
Stock.&nbsp; The Administrator may direct that any stock certificate evidencing
shares issued pursuant to the Plan shall bear a legend setting forth such
restrictions on transferability as may apply to such shares.</h3>

<h3 style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></h3>

<h3 style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(c)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><u>Certain
Shares to Become Available Again.</u>&nbsp; The following shares of Common
Stock shall again become available for awards under the Plan: any shares that
are subject to an award under the Plan and that remain unissued upon the
cancellation or termination of such award for any reason whatsoever; any shares
of restricted stock forfeited pursuant to Section&nbsp;2.7(e), provided that
any dividends paid on such shares are also forfeited pursuant to such Section&nbsp;2.7(e);
and any shares in respect of which a stock appreciation right or performance
share award is settled for cash.</h3>

<h3 style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></h3>

<h3 style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(d)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><u>Individual
Limit</u>.&nbsp; Except for the limits set forth in this Section&nbsp;1.5(d)&nbsp;and
2.2(i), no provision of this Plan shall be deemed to limit the number or value
of shares with respect to which the Administrator may make awards to any
eligible person.&nbsp; Subject to adjustment as provided in Section&nbsp;3.7(a),
awards may not be granted to any one employee of the Company during any one
calendar year with respect to more than 800,000 shares of Common Stock.&nbsp;
Stock options and stock appreciation rights granted and subsequently canceled
or deemed to be canceled in a calendar year count against this limit even after
their cancellation.&nbsp; The provisions of this Section&nbsp;1.5(d)&nbsp;shall
not apply in any circumstance with respect to which the Administrator in its
sole discretion determines that compliance with Section&nbsp;162(m)&nbsp;of the
Code is not necessary.</h3>

<h3 style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></h3>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-indent:-.5in;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">1.6</font></b><b><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;font-weight:bold;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font></b><b><i><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">Definitions of Certain
Terms</font></i></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-indent:-.5in;"><b><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></i></b></p>

<h3 style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(a)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>The
term &#147;applicable company&#148; shall mean any of the Company, Genco, their
subsidiaries or joint ventures, as indicated by the context.</h3>

<h3 style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></h3>

<h3 style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(b)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>The
term &#147;cause&#148; in connection with a termination of employment for cause shall
mean:</h3>

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<h4 style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(i)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>to the
extent that there is an employment, severance or other agreement governing the
relationship between the grantee and the applicable company, which agreement
contains a definition of &#147;cause,&#148; cause shall consist of those acts or
omissions that would constitute &#147;cause&#148; under such agreement; and otherwise,</h4>

<h4 style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></h4>

<h4 style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(ii)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>the
grantee&#146;s termination of employment by the applicable company or an affiliate
on account of any one or more of the following:</h4>

<h4 style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></h4>

<h5 style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(A)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>any failure
by the grantee substantially to perform the grantee&#146;s duties;</h5>

<h5 style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></h5>

<h5 style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(B)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>any
excessive unauthorized absenteeism by the grantee;</h5>

<h5 style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></h5>

<h5 style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(C)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>any
refusal by the grantee to obey the lawful orders of the Board or any other
person or Administrator to whom the grantee reports;</h5>

<h5 style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></h5>

<h5 style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(D)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>any act or
omission by the grantee that is or may be injurious to the applicable company,
monetarily or otherwise;</h5>

<h5 style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></h5>

<h5 style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(E)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>any act by
the grantee that is inconsistent with the best interests of the applicable
company;</h5>

<h5 style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></h5>

<h5 style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(F)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>the
grantee&#146;s material violation of any of the applicable company&#146;s policies,
including, without limitation, those policies relating to discrimination or
sexual harassment;</h5>

<h5 style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></h5>

<h5 style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(G)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>the
grantee&#146;s unauthorized (a)&nbsp;removal from the premises of the applicable
company or an affiliate of any document (in any medium or form) relating to the
applicable company or an affiliate or the customers or clients of the applicable
company or an affiliate or (b)&nbsp;disclosure to any person or entity of any
of the applicable company&#146;s, or its affiliates&#146; confidential or proprietary
information;</h5>

<h5 style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></h5>

<h5 style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(H)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>the grantee&#146;s
commission of any felony, or any other crime involving moral turpitude; and</h5>

<h5 style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></h5>

<h5 style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(I)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>the
grantee&#146;s commission of any act involving dishonesty or fraud.</h5>

<h5 style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></h5>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Any rights the Company
may have hereunder in respect of the events giving rise to cause shall be in
addition to the rights an applicable company may have under any other agreement
with a grantee or at law or in equity.&nbsp; Any determination of whether a
grantee&#146;s employment or board membership is (or is deemed to have been)
terminated for cause shall be made by the Administrator in its sole discretion,
which determination shall be final, binding and conclusive on all
parties.&nbsp; If, subsequent to a grantee&#146;s voluntary termination of
employment or involuntary termination of employment without cause, it is
discovered that the grantee&#146;s employment could have been terminated for cause,
the Administrator may deem such grantee&#146;s employment or Board membership to
have been terminated for cause.&nbsp; A grantee&#146;s termination of employment or board
membership for cause shall be effective as of the date of the occurrence of the
event giving rise to cause, regardless of when the determination of cause is
made.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<h3 style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(c)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>The
term &#147;Code&#148; means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.</h3>

<h3 style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></h3>

<h3 style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(d)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>The
term &#147;employment&#148; shall be deemed to mean an employee&#146;s employment with, or a
consultant&#146;s or advisor&#146;s provision of services to, any applicable company and
each board member&#146;s service as a board member of any applicable company.</h3>

<h3 style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></h3>

<h3 style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(e)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>The
&#147;Fair Market Value&#148; of a share of Common Stock on any day shall be the closing
price on the New York Stock Exchange as reported for such day in The Wall
Street Journal or, if no such price is reported for such day, the average of
the high bid and low asked price of Common Stock as reported for such
day.&nbsp; If no </h3>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<h3 style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">quotation is made
for the applicable day, the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock on
such day shall be determined in the manner set forth in the preceding sentence
using quotations for the next preceding day for which there were quotations,
provided that such quotations shall have been made within the ten (10)&nbsp;business
days preceding the applicable day.&nbsp; Notwithstanding the foregoing, if
deemed necessary or appropriate by the Administrator in its sole discretion,
the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock on any day shall be determined
by the Administrator.&nbsp; In no event shall the Fair Market Value of any
share of Common Stock be less than its par value.</font></h3>

<h3 style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></h3>

<h3 style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(f)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>The
term &#147;incentive stock option&#148; means an option that is intended to qualify for
special federal income tax treatment pursuant to sections 421 and 422 of the
Code as now constituted or subsequently amended, or pursuant to a successor
provision of the Code, and which is so designated in the applicable Award
Agreement.&nbsp; Any option that is not an incentive stock option is referred
to herein as a &#147;non-qualified stock option.&#148;&#160;
Any option that is not specifically designated as an incentive stock
option shall be a non-qualified stock option.</h3>

<h3 style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></h3>

<h3 style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(g)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>A
grantee shall be deemed to have terminated employment upon (i)&nbsp;the date
the grantee ceases to be employed by, or to provide consulting or advisory
services for, an applicable company or any entity that assumes the grantee&#146;s
option; or (ii)&nbsp;the date the grantee ceases to be a member of the Board of
Directors of an applicable company; provided, however, that in the case of a
grantee (x)&nbsp;who is, at the time of reference, both an employee or
consultant or advisor and a board member, or (y)&nbsp;who ceases to be engaged
as an employee, consultant, advisor or board member and immediately is engaged
in another of such relationships with an applicable company, the grantee shall
be deemed to have terminated employment upon the later of the dates determined
pursuant to clauses (i)&nbsp;and (ii)&nbsp;of this Section&nbsp;1.6(g).&#160; For purposes of clause&nbsp;(i)&nbsp;of this Section&nbsp;1.6(g),
a grantee who continues his or her employment, consulting or advisory
relationship with:&#160; (A)&nbsp;an
applicable company that is a direct or indirect subsidiary of the Company or
Genco subsequent to its sale by the Company or Genco, (B)&nbsp;an applicable
company that is a joint venture of the Company or Genco or any of their
respective subsidiaries subsequent to the sale by the Company or Genco or any
of their respective subsidiaries of its interests in such joint venture or (C)&nbsp;Genco
or its subsidiaries or joint ventures other than the Company or subsidiaries or
joint ventures of the Company after Genco ceases to own at least 10% of the
outstanding shares of Common Stock and Class&nbsp;B Stock of the Company, shall
have a termination of employment upon the date of such sale or the date Genco
ceases to own such percentage of shares unless such grantee has some other
employment with an applicable company that is not terminated as described in
this paragraph.&#160; The Administrator may in
its sole discretion determine whether any leave of absence constitutes a
termination of employment for purposes of the Plan and the impact, if any, of
any such leave of absence on options theretofore made under the Plan.</h3>

<h3 style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></h3>

<h1 style="font-weight:bold;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;page-break-after:auto;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">ARTICLE II</font></b></h1>

<h1 style="font-weight:bold;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;page-break-after:auto;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Awards
Under The Plan</font></b></h1>

<h1 style="font-weight:bold;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;page-break-after:auto;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></h1>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-indent:-.5in;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">2.1</font></b><b><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;font-weight:bold;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font></b><b><i><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">Agreements Evidencing
Awards</font></i></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-indent:-.5in;"><b><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></i></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Each award granted under
the Plan (except an award of unrestricted stock) shall be evidenced by a
written agreement (&#147;Award Agreement&#148;) which shall contain such provisions as
the Administrator may, in its sole discretion, deem necessary or
desirable.&nbsp; By executing an Award Agreement pursuant to the Plan, a
grantee thereby agrees that the award shall be subject to all of the terms and
provisions of the Plan and the applicable Award Agreement.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-indent:-.5in;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">2.2</font></b><b><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;font-weight:bold;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font></b><b><i><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">Grant of Stock Options, Stock
Appreciation Rights, Restricted Stock Units and Dividend Equivalent Rights</font></i></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-indent:-.5in;"><b><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></i></b></p>

<h3 style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(a)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><u>Stock
Option Grants.</u>&nbsp; The Administrator may grant incentive stock options
and non-qualified stock options (&#147;options&#148;) to purchase shares of Common Stock
from the Company, to such key persons, and in such amounts and subject to such
vesting and forfeiture provisions and other terms and conditions, as the
Administrator shall determine, in its sole discretion, subject to the
provisions of the Plan.</h3>

<h3 style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></h3>

<h3 style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(b)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><u>Stock
Appreciation Right Grants; Types of Stock Appreciation Rights.</u>&nbsp; The
Administrator may grant stock appreciation rights to such key persons, and in
such amounts and subject to such vesting and forfeiture provisions and other
terms and conditions, as the Administrator shall determine, in its sole
discretion, subject to the provisions of the Plan.&nbsp; Stock appreciation
rights may be granted in connection with all or any part of, or </h3>

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<h3 style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">independently of,
any option granted under the Plan.&nbsp; A stock appreciation right granted in
connection with an option may be granted at or after the time of grant of such
option.</font></h3>

<h3 style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></h3>

<h3 style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(c)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><u>Nature
of Stock Appreciation Rights.</u>&nbsp; The grantee of a stock appreciation
right shall have the right, subject to the terms of the Plan and the applicable
Award Agreement, to receive from the Company an amount equal to (i)&nbsp;the
excess of the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock on the date of
exercise of the stock appreciation right over the Fair Market Value of a share
of Common Stock on the date of grant (or over the option exercise price if the
stock appreciation right is granted in connection with an option), multiplied
by (ii)&nbsp;the number of shares with respect to which the stock appreciation
right is exercised.&nbsp; Payment upon exercise of a stock appreciation right
shall be in cash or in shares of Common Stock (valued at their Fair Market
Value on the date of exercise of the stock appreciation right) or both, all as
the Administrator shall determine in its sole discretion.&nbsp; Upon the
exercise of a stock appreciation right granted in connection with an option,
the number of shares subject to the option shall be reduced by the number of
shares with respect to which the stock appreciation right is exercised.&nbsp;
Upon the exercise of an option in connection with which a stock appreciation
right has been granted, the number of shares subject to the stock appreciation
right shall be reduced by the number of shares with respect to which the option
is exercised.</h3>

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<h3 style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(d)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><u>Option
Exercise Price.</u>&nbsp; Each Award Agreement with respect to an option shall
set forth the amount (the &#147;option exercise price&#148;) payable by the grantee to
the Company upon exercise of the option evidenced thereby.&nbsp; The option
exercise price per share shall be determined by the Administrator in its sole
discretion; provided, however, that the option exercise price of an incentive
stock option shall be at least 100% of the Fair Market Value of a share of
Common Stock on the date the option is granted, and provided further that in no
event shall the option exercise price be less than the par value of a share of
Common Stock.</h3>

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<h3 style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(e)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><u>Exercise
Period.</u>&nbsp; Each Award Agreement with respect to an option or stock
appreciation right shall set forth the periods during which the award evidenced
thereby shall be exercisable, whether in whole or in part.&nbsp; Such periods
shall be determined by the Administrator in its sole discretion; provided,
however, that no option or a stock appreciation right shall be exercisable more
than 10 years after the date of grant. &#160;(See Section&nbsp;2.3 for additional
provisions relating to the exercise of options and stock appreciation rights.)&#160; The terms of a stock appreciation right may
provide that it shall be automatically exercised for a cash payment upon the happening
of a specified event that is outside the control of the grantee, and that it
shall not be otherwise exercisable.</h3>

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<h3 style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(f)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><u>Reload
Options.</u>&nbsp; The Administrator may, in its sole discretion, include in
any Award Agreement with respect to an option (the &#147;original option&#148;) a
provision that an additional option (the &#147;reload option&#148;) shall be granted to
any grantee who, pursuant to Section&nbsp;2.3(e)(ii), delivers shares of Common
Stock in partial or full payment of the exercise price of the original
option.&nbsp; The reload option shall be for a number of shares of Common Stock
equal to the number thus delivered, shall have an exercise price equal to the
Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock on the date of exercise of the
original option, and shall have an expiration date no later than the expiration
date of the original option.&nbsp; In the event that a Award Agreement provides
for the grant of a reload option, such Agreement shall also provide that the
exercise price of the original option be no less than the Fair Market Value of
a share of Common Stock on its date of grant, and that any shares that are
delivered pursuant to Section&nbsp;2.3 (e)&nbsp;(ii)&nbsp;in payment of such
exercise price shall have been held for at least six months.</h3>

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<h3 style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(g)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><u>Dividend
Equivalent Rights.</u>&nbsp; The Administrator may, in its sole discretion,
include in any Award Agreement with respect to an option, stock appreciation
right or performance shares, a dividend equivalent right entitling the grantee
to receive amounts equal to the ordinary dividends that would be paid, during
the time such award is outstanding and unexercised, on the shares of Common
Stock covered by such award if such shares were then outstanding.&nbsp; In the
event such a provision is included in a Award Agreement, the Administrator
shall determine in its sole discretion whether such payments shall be made in
cash or in shares of Common Stock, whether they shall be conditioned upon the
exercise of the award to which they relate, the time or times at which they
shall be made, and such other vesting and forfeiture provisions and other terms
and conditions as the Administrator shall deem appropriate.</h3>

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<h3 style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(h)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><u>Incentive
Stock Option Limitation: Exercisability.</u>&nbsp; To the extent that the
aggregate Fair Market Value (determined as of the time the option is granted)
of the stock with respect to which incentive stock options are first
exercisable by any employee during any calendar year shall exceed $100,000, or
such higher amount as may be </h3>

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<h3 style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">permitted from
time to time under section&nbsp;422 of the Code, such options shall be treated
as non-qualified stock options.</font></h3>

<h3 style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></h3>

<h3 style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(i)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><u>Incentive
Stock Option Limitation: 10% Owners.</u>&nbsp; Notwithstanding the provisions
of paragraphs (d)&nbsp;and (e)&nbsp;of this Section&nbsp;2.2, an incentive
stock option may not be granted under the Plan to an individual who, at the
time the option is granted, owns stock possessing more than 10% of the total
combined voting power of all classes of stock of his employer corporation or of
its parent or subsidiary corporations (as such ownership may be determined for
purposes of section&nbsp;422(b)&nbsp;(6)&nbsp;of the Code) unless (i)&nbsp;at
the time such incentive stock option is granted the option exercise price is at
least 110% of the Fair Market Value of the shares subject thereto and (ii)&nbsp;the
incentive stock option by its terms is not exercisable after the expiration of
5 years from the date it is granted.</h3>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-indent:-.5in;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">2.3</font></b><b><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;font-weight:bold;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font></b><b><i><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">Exercise of Options and
Stock Appreciation Rights</font></i></b></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Subject
to the other provisions of this Article&nbsp;II, each option and stock
appreciation right granted under the Plan shall be exercisable as follows:</font></p>

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<h3 style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(a)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><u>Timing
and Extent of Exercise.</u>&nbsp; Options and stock appreciation rights shall
be exercisable at such times and under such conditions as set forth in the
corresponding Award Agreement, but in no event shall any such award be
exercisable subsequent to the tenth anniversary of the date on which such award
was granted.&nbsp; Unless the applicable Award Agreement otherwise provides, an
option or stock appreciation right may be exercised from time to time as to all
or part of the shares or units as to which such award is then
exercisable.&nbsp; A stock appreciation right granted in connection with an
option may be exercised at any time when, and to the same extent that, the
related option may be exercised.</h3>

<h3 style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></h3>

<h3 style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(b)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><u>Notice
of Exercise.</u>&nbsp; An option or stock appreciation right shall be exercised
by the filing of a written notice with the Company or the Company&#146;s designated
exchange agent (the &#147;exchange agent&#148;), on such form and in such manner as the
Administrator shall in its sole discretion prescribe.</h3>

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<h3 style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(c)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><u>Payment
of Exercise Price.</u>&nbsp; Any written notice of exercise of an option shall
be accompanied by payment for the shares being purchased.&nbsp; Such payment
shall be made: (i)&nbsp;by certified or official bank check (or the equivalent
thereof acceptable to the Company or its exchange agent) for the full option
exercise price; or (ii)&nbsp;with the consent of the Administrator, by delivery
of shares of Common Stock having a Fair Market Value (determined as of the
exercise date) equal to all or part of the option exercise price and a
certified or official bank check (or the equivalent thereof acceptable to the
Company or its exchange agent) for any remaining portion of the full option
exercise price; or (iii)&nbsp;at the sole discretion of the Administrator and
to the extent permitted by law, by such other provision, consistent with the
terms of the Plan, as the Administrator may from time to time prescribe
(whether directly or indirectly through the exchange agent).</h3>

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<h3 style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(d)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><u>Delivery
of Certificates Upon Exercise.</u>&nbsp; Subject to the provision of sections&nbsp;2.3(e)&nbsp;and
3.2, promptly after receiving payment of the full option exercise price, or
after receiving notice of the exercise of a stock appreciation right for which
payment will be made partly or entirely in shares, the Company or its exchange
agent shall deliver to the grantee or to such other person as may then have the
right to exercise the award, a certificate or certificates for the shares of
Common Stock for which the award has been exercised.&nbsp; If the method of
payment employed upon option exercise so requires, and if applicable law
permits, an optionee may direct the Company, or its exchange agent as the case
may be, to deliver the stock certificate(s)&nbsp;to the optionee&#146;s stockbroker.</h3>

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<h3 style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(e)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><u>Investment
Purpose and Legal Requirements.</u>&nbsp; Notwithstanding the foregoing, at the
time of the exercise of any option, the Company may, if it shall deem it
necessary or advisable for any reason, require the optionee (i)&nbsp;to
represent in writing to the Company that it is the optionee&#146;s then intention to
acquire the Shares with respect to which the option is to be exercised for
investment and not with a view to the distribution thereof, or (ii)&nbsp;to
postpone the date of exercise until such time as the Company has available for
delivery to the optionee a prospectus meeting the requirements of all
applicable securities laws; and no shares shall be issued or transferred upon
the exercise of any option unless and until all legal requirements applicable
to the issuance or transfer of such Shares have been complied with to the
satisfaction of the Company.&nbsp; The Company shall have the right to
condition any issuance of shares to any optionee hereunder on such optionee&#146;s
undertaking in writing to comply with such restrictions on the subsequent
transfer of such shares as the Company shall deem necessary or advisable as a
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<h3 style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">of any applicable
law, regulation or official interpretation thereof, and certificates
representing such shares may contain a legend to reflect any such restrictions.</font></h3>

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<h3 style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(f)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><u>No
Stockholder Rights.</u>&nbsp; No grantee of an option or stock appreciation
right (or other person having the right to exercise such award) shall have any
of the rights of a stockholder of the Company with respect to shares subject to
such award until the issuance of a stock certificate to such person for such
shares.&nbsp; Except as otherwise provided in Section&nbsp;1.5(c), no
adjustment shall be made for dividends, distributions or other rights (whether
ordinary or extraordinary, and whether in cash, securities or other property)
for which the record date is prior to the date such stock certificate is
issued.</h3>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-indent:-.5in;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">2.4</font></b><b><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;font-weight:bold;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font></b><b><i><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">Compensation in Lieu of
Exercise of an Option</font></i></b></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Upon written application
of the grantee of an option, the Administrator may in its sole discretion
determine to substitute, for the exercise of such option, compensation to the
grantee not in excess of the difference between the option exercise price and
the Fair Market Value of the shares covered by such written application on the
date of such application.&nbsp; Such compensation may be in cash, in shares of
Common Stock, or both, and the payment thereof may be subject to conditions,
all as the Administrator shall determine in its sole discretion.&nbsp; In the
event compensation is substituted pursuant to this Section&nbsp;2.4 for the
exercise, in whole or in part, of an option, the number of shares subject to
the option shall be reduced by the number of shares for which such compensation
is substituted.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-indent:-.5in;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">2.5</font></b><b><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;font-weight:bold;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font></b><b><i><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">Termination of Employment;
Death Subsequent to a Termination of Employment</font></i></b></p>

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<h3 style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(a)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><u>General
Rule.</u>&nbsp; Except to the extent otherwise provided in paragraphs (b), (c),
(d)&nbsp;or (e)&nbsp;of this Section&nbsp;2.5 or in Section&nbsp;3.8(b)(iii)&nbsp;or
by the Administrator in the Award Agreement or otherwise, a grantee who incurs
a termination of employment may exercise any outstanding option or stock
appreciation right on the following terms and conditions: (i)&nbsp;exercise may
be made only to the extent that the grantee was entitled to exercise the award
on the termination of employment date; and (ii)&nbsp;exercise must occur within
three months after termination of employment but in no event after the original
expiration date of the award.</h3>

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<h3 style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(b)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><u>Dismissal
for Cause; Resignation.</u>&nbsp; If a grantee&#146;s employment is terminated for
cause or a grantee resigns without the Company&#146;s prior consent, as applicable,
all options and stock appreciation rights not theretofore exercised shall
terminate upon the grantee&#146;s termination of employment.</h3>

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<h3 style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(c)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><u>Retirement.</u>&nbsp;
If a grantee terminates employment as the result of his retirement, then any
outstanding option or stock appreciation right shall be exercisable pursuant to
its terms.&nbsp; For this purpose &#147;retirement&#148; shall mean a grantee&#146;s
termination of employment, under circumstances other than for cause, on or
after: (x)&nbsp;his 65th birthday, (y)&nbsp;the date on which he has attained
age 60 and completed at least five years of service with the Company, as
applicable, (using any method of calculation the Administrator deems appropriate)
or (z)&nbsp;if approved by the Administrator, on or after he has completed at
least 20 years of service.</h3>

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<h3 style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(d)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><u>Disability.</u>&nbsp;
If a grantee&#146;s employment terminates by reason of a disability (as defined
below), then any outstanding option or stock appreciation right shall be
exercisable pursuant to its terms.&nbsp; For this purpose &#147;disability&#148; shall
mean any physical or mental condition that would qualify a grantee for a
disability benefit under the long-term disability plan maintained by the
Company, and if there is no such plan, a physical or mental condition that
prevents the grantee from performing the essential functions of the grantee&#146;s
position (with or without reasonable accommodation) for a period of six
consecutive months.&nbsp; The existence of a disability shall be determined by
the Administrator in its sole discretion.</h3>

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<h3 style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(e)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><u>Death.</u></h3>

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<h4 style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(i)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><u>Termination
of Employment as a Result of Grantee&#146;s Death.</u>&nbsp; If a grantee&#146;s
employment terminates due to his death, then any outstanding option or stock
appreciation right shall be exercisable pursuant to its terms.</h4>

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<h4 style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(ii)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><u>Restrictions
on Exercise Following Death.</u>&nbsp; Any such exercise of an award following
a grantee&#146;s death shall be made only by the grantee&#146;s executor or administrator
or other duly appointed representative reasonably acceptable to the
Administrator, unless the grantee&#146;s will specifically disposes of such award,
in which case such exercise shall be made only by the recipient of such
specific disposition.&nbsp; If a grantee&#146;s personal representative or the
recipient of a specific disposition under the grantee&#146;s will shall be entitled
to exercise any award pursuant to the preceding sentence, such representative
or recipient shall be bound by all the terms and conditions of the Plan and the
applicable Award Agreement which would have applied to the grantee including,
without limitation, the provisions of Sections 3.2 and 3.5 hereof.</h4>

<h4 style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></h4>

<h3 style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(f)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><u>Special
Rules&nbsp;for Incentive Stock Options.</u>&nbsp; An option may not be treated
as an incentive stock option to the extent that it remains exercisable for more
than three months following a grantee&#146;s termination of employment for any
reason other than death or disability, or for more than one year following a
grantee&#146;s termination of employment as the result of his becoming disabled.</h3>

<h3 style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></h3>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-indent:-.5in;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">2.6</font></b><b><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;font-weight:bold;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font></b><b><i><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">Transferability of Options
and Stock Appreciation Rights</font></i></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-indent:-.5in;"><b><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></i></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Except as otherwise
provided in an applicable Award Agreement evidencing an option or stock
appreciation right, during the lifetime of a grantee, each option or stock
appreciation right granted to a grantee shall be exercisable only by the
grantee and no option or stock appreciation right shall be assignable or
transferable otherwise than by will or by the laws of descent and
distribution.&nbsp; The Administrator may, in any applicable Award Agreement
evidencing an option (other than an incentive stock option to the extent
inconsistent with the requirements of section&nbsp;422 of the Code applicable
to incentive stock options) or a stock appreciation right, permit a grantee to
transfer all or some of the options or stock appreciation rights, as
applicable, to (A)&nbsp;the grantee&#146;s spouse, children or grandchildren (&#147;Immediate
Family Members&#148;), (B)&nbsp;a trust or trusts for the exclusive benefit of such
Immediate Family Members, or (C)&nbsp;other parties approved by the
Administrator in its sole discretion.&nbsp; Following any such transfer, any
transferred options and stock appreciation rights shall continue to be subject
to the same terms and conditions as were applicable immediately prior to the
transfer.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-indent:-.5in;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">2.7</font></b><b><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;font-weight:bold;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font></b><b><i><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">Grant of Restricted Stock</font></i></b></p>

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<h3 style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(a)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><u>Restricted
Stock Grants.</u>&nbsp; The Administrator may grant restricted shares of Common
Stock to such key persons, in such amounts, and subject to such vesting and
forfeiture provisions and other terms and conditions as the Administrator shall
determine in its sole discretion, subject to the provisions of the Plan.&nbsp;
Restricted stock awards may be made independently of or in connection with any
other award under the Plan.&nbsp; A grantee of a restricted stock award shall
have no rights with respect to such award unless such grantee accepts the award
within such period as the Administrator shall specify by accepting delivery of an
Award Agreement in such form as the Administrator shall determine and, in the
event the restricted shares are newly issued by the Company, makes payment to
the Company or its exchange agent as required by the Administrator and in
accordance with the Marshall Islands Business Corporations Act.</h3>

<h3 style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></h3>

<h3 style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(b)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><u>Issuance
of Stock Certificate(s).</u>&nbsp; Promptly after a grantee accepts a
restricted stock award, the Company or its exchange agent shall issue to the
grantee a stock certificate or stock certificates for the shares of Common
Stock covered by the award or shall establish an account evidencing ownership
of the stock in uncertificated form.&nbsp; Upon the issuance of such stock
certificate(s), or establishment of such account, the grantee shall have the
rights of a stockholder with respect to the restricted stock, subject to: (i)&nbsp;the
nontransferability restrictions and forfeiture provision described in
paragraphs (d)&nbsp;and (e)&nbsp;of this Section&nbsp;2.7; (ii)&nbsp;in the
Administrator&#146;s sole discretion, a requirement that any dividends paid on such
shares shall be held in escrow until all such shares have vested; and (iii)&nbsp;any
other restrictions and conditions contained in the applicable Award Agreement.</h3>

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<h3 style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(c)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><u>Custody
of Stock Certificate(s).</u>&nbsp; Unless the Administrator shall otherwise
determine in its sole discretion, any stock certificates issued evidencing
shares of restricted stock shall remain in the possession of the Company until
such shares are free of any restrictions specified in the applicable Award
Agreement.&nbsp; The Administrator may direct that such stock certificate(s)&nbsp;bear
a legend setting forth the applicable restrictions on transferability.</h3>

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<h3 style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></h3>

<h3 style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(d)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><u>Vesting/Nontransferability.</u>&nbsp;
Until they vest, shares of restricted stock may not be sold, assigned,
transferred, pledged or otherwise encumbered or disposed of except as otherwise
specifically provided in this Plan or the applicable Award Agreement.&nbsp; The
Administrator at the time of grant shall specify the date or dates (which may
depend upon or be related to the attainment of performance goals and other
conditions) on which the restricted shares shall vest.</h3>

<h3 style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></h3>

<h3 style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(e)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><u>Consequence
of Termination of Employment.</u>&nbsp; Unless the Administrator, in its sole
discretion, determines otherwise, a grantee&#146;s termination of employment for any
reason (including death) shall cause the immediate forfeiture of all shares of
restricted stock that have not yet vested as of the date of such termination of
employment.&nbsp; All dividends paid on such shares also shall be forfeited,
whether by termination of any escrow arrangement under which such dividends are
held, by the grantee&#146;s repayment of dividends he received directly, or otherwise,
unless the Administrator determines otherwise in its sole discretion.</h3>

<h3 style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></h3>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">2.8</font></b><b><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;font-weight:bold;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font></b><b><i><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">Grant of Restricted Stock
Units</font></i></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><b><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></i></b></p>

<h3 style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(a)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><u>Restricted
Stock Unit Grants</u>. The Administrator may grant restricted stock units to
such key persons, in such amounts, and subject to such terms and conditions as
the Administrator shall determine in its sole discretion, subject to the
provisions of the Plan. Restricted stock units may be awarded independently of
or in connection with any other award under the Plan. A grantee of a restricted
stock unit award shall have no rights with respect to such award unless such
grantee accepts the award within such period as the Committee shall specify by
accepting delivery of an award agreement in such form as the Committee shall
determine. A grant of a restricted stock unit entitles the grantee to receive a
share of Common Stock or, in the sole discretion of the Administrator, the
value of a share, on the date that such restricted stock unit vests.</h3>

<h3 style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></h3>

<h3 style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></h3>

<h3 style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(b)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><u>Vesting/Nontransferability.</u>&nbsp;
The Administrator shall specify at the time of grant the date or dates (which
may depend upon or be related to a period of continued employment with the
Company, the attainment of performance goals or other conditions or a
combination of such conditions) on which the restricted stock units shall
vest.&#160; Prior to vesting, restricted stock
units may not be sold, assigned, transferred, pledged or otherwise encumbered
or disposed of except as otherwise specifically provided in this Plan or the applicable
Award Agreement.</h3>

<h3 style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></h3>

<h3 style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(c)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><u>Consequence
of Termination of Employment</u>. Except as may otherwise be provided by the
Committee at any time prior to a grantee&#146;s termination of employment, a grantee&#146;s
termination of employment for any reason (including death) shall cause the
immediate forfeiture of all restricted stock units that have not yet vested as
of the date of such termination of employment.</h3>

<h3 style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></h3>

<h3 style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(d)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><u>Stockholder
Rights.</u>&nbsp; The grantee of a restricted stock unit will have the rights
of a stockholder only as to shares for which a stock certificate has been
issued pursuant to the award and not with respect to any other shares subject
to the award.</h3>

<h3 style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></h3>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-indent:-.5in;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">2.9</font></b><b><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;font-weight:bold;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font></b><b><i><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">Grant of Unrestricted
Stock</font></i></b></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Administrator may
grant (or sell at a purchase price at least equal to par value) shares of
Common Stock free of restrictions under the Plan, to such key persons and in
such amounts and subject to such forfeiture provisions as the Administrator
shall determine in its sole discretion.&nbsp; Shares may be thus granted or
sold in respect of past services or other valid consideration.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-indent:-.5in;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">2.10</font></b><b><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;font-weight:bold;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font></b><b><i><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">Grant of Performance
Shares</font></i></b></p>

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<h3 style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(a)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><u>Performance
Share Grants.</u>&nbsp; The Administrator may grant performance share awards to
such key persons, and in such amounts and subject to such vesting and
forfeiture provisions and other terms and conditions, as the Administrator
shall in its sole discretion determine, subject to the provisions of the
Plan.&nbsp; Such an award shall entitle the grantee to acquire shares of Common
Stock, or to be paid the value thereof in cash, as the Administrator shall
determine in its sole discretion, if specified performance goals are met.&nbsp;
Performance shares may be awarded independently of, or in connection with, any
other award under the Plan.&nbsp; A grantee shall have no rights with respect </h3>

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<h3 style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">to a performance
share award unless such grantee accepts the award by accepting delivery of an
Award Agreement at such time and in such form as the Administrator shall
determine in its sole discretion.</font></h3>

<h3 style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></h3>

<h3 style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(b)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><u>Stockholder
Rights.</u>&nbsp; The grantee of a performance share award will have the rights
of a stockholder only as to shares for which a stock certificate has been
issued pursuant to the award and not with respect to any other shares subject
to the award.</h3>

<h3 style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></h3>

<h3 style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(c)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><u>Consequence
of Termination of Employment.</u>&nbsp; Except as may otherwise be provided by
the Administrator, the rights of a grantee of a performance share award shall
automatically terminate upon the grantee&#146;s termination of employment by the
Company or its subsidiaries for any reason (including death).</h3>

<h3 style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></h3>

<h3 style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(d)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><u>Exercise
Procedures; Automatic Exercise.</u>&nbsp; At the sole discretion of the
Administrator, the applicable Award Agreement may set out the procedures to be
followed in exercising a performance share award or it may provide that such
exercise shall be made automatically after satisfaction of the applicable
performance goals.</h3>

<h3 style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></h3>

<h3 style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(e)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><u>Tandem
Grants; Effect on Exercise.</u>&nbsp; Except as otherwise specified by the
Administrator, (i)&nbsp;a performance share award granted in tandem with an
option may be exercised only while the option is exercisable, (ii)&nbsp;the
exercise of a performance share award granted in tandem with any other award
shall reduce the number of shares subject to such other award in the manner
specified in the applicable Award Agreement, and (iii)&nbsp;the exercise of any
award granted in tandem with a performance share award shall reduce the number
of shares subject to the latter in the manner specified in the applicable Award
Agreement.</h3>

<h3 style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></h3>

<h3 style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(f)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><u>Nontransferability.</u>&nbsp;
Performance shares may not be sold, assigned, transferred, pledged or otherwise
encumbered or disposed of except as otherwise specifically provided in this
Plan or the applicable Award Agreement.&nbsp; The Administrator at the time of
grant shall specify the date or dates (which may depend upon or be related to the
attainment of performance goals and other conditions) on which the
nontransferability of the performance shares shall lapse.</h3>

<h3 style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></h3>

<h1 style="font-weight:bold;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;page-break-after:auto;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">ARTICLE III<br>
Miscellaneous</font></b></h1>

<h1 style="font-weight:bold;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;page-break-after:auto;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></h1>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-indent:-.5in;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">3.1</font></b><b><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;font-weight:bold;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font></b><b><i><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">Amendment of the Plan;
Modification of Awards</font></i></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-indent:-.5in;"><b><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></i></b></p>

<h3 style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(a)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><u>Amendment
of the Plan</u>.&nbsp; The Board of Directors may from time to time suspend,
discontinue, revise or amend the Plan in any respect whatsoever, except that no
such amendment shall materially impair any rights or materially increase any
obligations under any award theretofore made under the Plan without the consent
of the grantee (or, upon the grantee&#146;s death, the person having the right to
exercise the award).&nbsp; For purposes of this Section&nbsp;3.1, any action of
the Board of Directors or the Administrator that in any way alters or affects
the tax treatment of any award shall not be considered to materially impair any
rights of any grantee.</h3>

<h3 style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></h3>

<h3 style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(b)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><u>Stockholder
Approval Requirement</u>.&nbsp; Stockholder approval shall be required with
respect to any amendment to the Plan that (i)&nbsp;increases the aggregate
number of shares that may be issued pursuant to incentive stock options or
changes the class of employees eligible to receive such options; or (ii)&nbsp;materially
increases the benefits under the Plan to persons whose transactions in Common
Stock are subject to Section&nbsp;16(b)&nbsp;of the 1934 Act or increases the
benefits under the Plan or materially increases the number of shares which may
be issued to such persons, or materially modifies the eligibility requirements
affecting such persons.</h3>

<h3 style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></h3>

<h3 style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(c)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><u>Modification
of Awards</u>.&nbsp; The Administrator may cancel any award under the
Plan.&nbsp; The Administrator also may amend any outstanding Award Agreement,
including, without limitation, by amendment which would: (i)&nbsp;accelerate
the time or times at which the award becomes unrestricted or may be exercised; (ii)&nbsp;waive
or amend any goals, restrictions or conditions set forth in the Agreement; or (iii)&nbsp;waive
or amend the operation of Section&nbsp;2.5 with respect to the termination of
the award upon termination of employment.&nbsp; However, any such cancellation
or amendment (other than an amendment pursuant to Sections&nbsp;3.7 or 3.8(b))
that materially </h3>

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<h3 style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">impairs the rights
or materially increases the obligations of a grantee under an outstanding award
shall be made only with the consent of the grantee (or, upon the grantee&#146;s
death, the person having the right to exercise the award).</font></h3>

<h3 style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></h3>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-indent:-.5in;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">3.2</font></b><b><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;font-weight:bold;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font></b><b><i><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">Consent Requirement</font></i></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-indent:-.5in;"><b><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></i></b></p>

<h3 style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(a)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><u>No
Plan Action Without Required Consent.</u>&nbsp; If the Administrator shall at
any time determine in its sole discretion that any Consent (as hereinafter
defined) is necessary or desirable as a condition of, or in connection with,
the granting of any award under the Plan, the issuance or purchase of shares or
other rights thereunder, or the taking of any other action thereunder (each
such action being hereinafter referred to as a &#147;Plan Action&#148;), then such Plan
Action shall not be taken, in whole or in part, unless and until such Consent
shall have been effected or obtained to the full satisfaction of the
Administrator.</h3>

<h3 style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></h3>

<h3 style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(b)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><u>Consent
Defined.</u>&nbsp; The term &#147;Consent&#148; as used herein with respect to any Plan
Action means (i)&nbsp;any and all listings, registrations or qualifications in
respect thereof upon any securities exchange or under any federal, state or
local law, rule&nbsp;or regulation, (ii)&nbsp;any and all written agreements
and representations by the grantee with respect to the disposition of shares,
or with respect to any other matter, which the Administrator shall deem
necessary or desirable to comply with the terms of any such listing,
registration or qualification or to obtain an exemption from the requirement
that any such listing, qualification or registration be made and (iii)&nbsp;any
and all consents, clearances and approvals in respect of a Plan Action by any
governmental or other regulatory bodies.</h3>

<h3 style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></h3>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-indent:-.5in;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">3.3</font></b><b><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;font-weight:bold;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font></b><b><i><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">Nonassignability</font></i></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-indent:-.5in;"><b><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></i></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Except as
provided in Sections 2.5(e), 2.6, 2.7(d)&nbsp;and 2.9(f):<b><i style="font-weight:bold;">  </i></b>(a)&nbsp;no award or
right granted to any person under the Plan or under any Award Agreement shall
be assignable or transferable other than by will or by the laws of descent and
distribution; and (b)&nbsp;all rights granted under the Plan or any Award
Agreement shall be exercisable during the life of the grantee only by the
grantee or the grantee&#146;s legal representative.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-indent:-.5in;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">3.4</font></b><b><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;font-weight:bold;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font></b><b><i><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">Requirement of
Notification of Election Under Section&nbsp;83(b)&nbsp;of the Code</font></i></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-indent:-.5in;"><b><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></i></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">If any grantee shall, in
connection with the acquisition of shares of Common Stock under the Plan, make
the election permitted under section&nbsp;83(b)&nbsp;of the Code (i.e., an
election to include in gross income in the year of transfer the value of
unvested restricted stock), such grantee shall notify the Company of such
election within 10 days of filing notice of the election with the Internal
Revenue Service, in addition to any filing and notification required pursuant
to regulations issued under the authority of Code section&nbsp;83(b).</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-indent:-.5in;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">3.5</font></b><b><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;font-weight:bold;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font></b><b><i><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">Requirement of
Notification Upon Disqualifying Disposition Under Section&nbsp;421(b)&nbsp;of
the Code</font></i></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-indent:-.5in;"><b><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></i></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Each grantee of an
incentive stock option shall notify the Company of any disposition of shares of
Common Stock issued pursuant to the exercise of such option under the
circumstances described in section&nbsp;421(b)&nbsp;of the Code (relating to
certain disqualifying dispositions), within 10 days of such disposition.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-indent:-.5in;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">3.6</font></b><b><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;font-weight:bold;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font></b><b><i><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">Withholding Taxes</font></i></b></p>

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<h3 style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(a)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><u>With
Respect to Cash Payments.</u>&nbsp; Whenever cash is to be paid pursuant to an
award under the Plan, the Company shall be entitled to deduct therefrom an
amount sufficient in its opinion to satisfy all federal, state and other
governmental tax withholding requirements related to such payment.</h3>

<h3 style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></h3>

<h3 style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(b)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><u>With
Respect to Delivery of Common Stock.</u>&nbsp; Whenever shares of Common Stock
are to be delivered pursuant to an award under the Plan, the Company shall be
entitled to require as a condition of delivery that the grantee remit to the
Company an amount sufficient in the opinion of the Company to satisfy all
federal, state and other governmental tax withholding requirements related
thereto.&nbsp; With the approval of the Administrator, which the Administrator
shall have sole discretion whether or not to give, the grantee may satisfy the
foregoing condition by electing to have the Company withhold from delivery
shares having a value equal to the amount of tax to be withheld. Such shares
shall be valued at their Fair Market Value as of the date on which the amount
of tax to </h3>

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<h3 style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">be withheld is
determined. Fractional share amounts shall be settled in cash.&nbsp; Such a
withholding election may be made with respect to all or any portion of the
shares to be delivered pursuant to an award.</font></h3>

<h3 style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></h3>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-indent:-.5in;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">3.7</font></b><b><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;font-weight:bold;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font></b><b><i><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">Adjustment Upon Changes in
Common Stock</font></i></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-indent:-.5in;"><b><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></i></b></p>

<h3 style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(a)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><u>Corporate
Events</u>.&#160; In the event of any change
in the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding by reason of any stock
dividend or split, reverse stock split, recapitalization, merger,
consolidation, combination or exchange of shares or similar corporate change
(collectively referred to as &#147;corporate events&#148;), the Administrator shall make
the following adjustments:</h3>

<h3 style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></h3>

<h4 style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(i)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><u>Shares
Available for Grants.</u>&nbsp; The maximum number of shares of Common Stock
with respect to which the Administrator may grant awards under Article&nbsp;II
hereof, as described in Section&nbsp;1.5(a), and the individual annual limit
described in Section&nbsp;1.5(e), shall be appropriately adjusted by the
Administrator.&nbsp; In the event of any change in the number of shares of
Common Stock outstanding by reason of any event or transaction other than a
corporate event, the Administrator may, but need not, adjust the maximum number
of shares of Common Stock with respect to which the Administrator may grant
awards under Article&nbsp;II hereof, as described in Section&nbsp;1.5(a), and
the individual annual limit described in Section&nbsp;1.5(e), with respect to
the number and class of shares of Common Stock, in each case as the
Administrator may deem appropriate.</h4>

<h4 style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></h4>

<h4 style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(ii)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><u>Restricted
Stock.</u>&nbsp; Unless the Administrator in its sole discretion otherwise
determines, any securities or other property (including dividends paid in cash)
received by a grantee with respect to a share of restricted stock as a result
of a corporate event, the issue date with respect to which occurs prior to such
event, but which has not vested as of the date of such event, will not vest
until such share of restricted stock vests, and shall be promptly deposited
with the Company or other custodian designated pursuant to Section&nbsp;2.7(c)&nbsp;hereof.</h4>

<h4 style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></h4>

<h4 style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(iii)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><u>Restricted
Stock Units and Performance Shares</u> The Administrator shall adjust
outstanding grants of shares of restricted stock units or performance shares to
reflect any corporate event as the Administrator may deem appropriate to
prevent the enlargement or dilution of rights of grantees.</h4>

<h4 style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></h4>

<h4 style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(iv)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><u>Options,
Stock Appreciation Rights and Dividend Equivalent Rights</u>.&nbsp;&nbsp;Subject
to any required action by the stockholders of the Company, in the event of any
increase or decrease in the number of issued shares of Common Stock resulting
from a corporate event or any other increase or decrease in the number of such
shares effected without receipt of consideration by the Company, the
Administrator shall proportionally adjust the number of shares of Common Stock
subject to each outstanding option and stock appreciation right, the exercise
price-per-share of Common Stock of each such option and stock appreciation
right and the number of any related dividend equivalent rights.</h4>

<h4 style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></h4>

<h3 style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(b)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><u>Outstanding
Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, Restricted Stock Units, Performance Shares
and Dividend Equivalent Rights &#151; Certain Mergers.</u>&nbsp;&nbsp;Subject to any
required action by the stockholders of the Company, in the event that the
Company shall be the surviving corporation in any merger or consolidation
(except a merger or consolidation as a result of which the holders of shares of
Common Stock receive securities of another corporation), each option, stock
appreciation right, restricted stock unit, performance share and dividend
equivalent right outstanding on the date of such merger or consolidation shall
pertain to and apply to the securities which a holder of the number of shares
of Common Stock subject to such option, stock appreciation right, restricted
stock unit, performance share or dividend equivalent right would have received
in such merger or consolidation.</h3>

<h3 style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></h3>

<h3 style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(c)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><u>Outstanding
Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, Restricted Stock Units, Performance Shares
and Dividend Equivalent Rights &#151; Certain Other Transactions.</u>&nbsp;&nbsp;In
the event of (i)&nbsp;a dissolution or liquidation of the Company, (ii)&nbsp;a
sale of all or substantially all of the Company&#146;s assets, (iii)&nbsp;a merger
or consolidation involving the Company in which the Company is not the
surviving corporation or (iv)&nbsp;a merger or consolidation involving the
Company in which the Company is the surviving corporation but the holders of
shares of Common Stock receive </h3>

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<h3 style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">securities of
another corporation and/or other property, including cash, the Administrator
shall, in its sole discretion, have the power to:</font></h3>

<h3 style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></h3>

<h4 style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(i)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>cancel,
effective immediately prior to the occurrence of such event, each option, stock
appreciation right, restricted stock unit and performance share (including each
dividend equivalent right related thereto) outstanding immediately prior to
such event (whether or not then exercisable), and, in full consideration of
such cancellation, pay to the grantee (A)&nbsp;to whom such option or stock
appreciation right was granted an amount in cash, for each share of Common
Stock subject to such option or stock appreciation right, respectively, equal
to the excess of (x)&nbsp;the value, as determined by the Administrator in its
sole discretion, of the property (including cash) received by the holder of a
share of Common Stock as a result of such event over (y)&nbsp;the exercise
price of such option or stock appreciation right and (B)&nbsp;to whom such
restricted stock unit and performance share was granted, for each share of Common
Stock subject to such award, the value, as determined by the Administrator in
its sole discretion, of the property (including cash) received by the holder of
a share of Common Stock as a result of such event; or</h4>

<h4 style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></h4>

<h4 style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(ii)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>provide
for the exchange of each option, stock appreciation right, restricted stock
unit and performance share (including any related dividend equivalent right)
outstanding immediately prior to such event (whether or not then exercisable)
for an option on, stock appreciation right, restricted stock unit, performance
share and dividend equivalent right with respect to, as appropriate, some or
all of the property which a holder of the number of shares of Common Stock
subject to such option, stock appreciation right or restricted stock unit would
have received and, incident thereto, make an equitable adjustment as determined
by the Administrator in its sole discretion in the exercise price of the option
or stock appreciation right, or the number of shares or amount of property
subject to the option, stock appreciation right, restricted stock unit,
performance share or dividend equivalent right or, if the Administrator so
determines in its sole discretion, provide for a cash payment to the grantee to
whom such option, stock appreciation right, restricted stock unit or
performance share was granted in partial consideration for the exchange of the
option, stock appreciation right, restricted stock unit or performance share.</h4>

<h4 style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></h4>

<h3 style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(d)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><u>Outstanding
Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, Restricted Stock Units, Performance Shares
and Dividend Equivalent Rights &#151; Other Changes</u>.&#160; In the event of any change in the
capitalization of the Company or a corporate change other than those
specifically referred to in Sections 3.7(a), (b)&nbsp;or (c)&nbsp;hereof, the
Administrator may, in its sole discretion, make such adjustments in the number
and class of shares subject to options, stock appreciation rights, restricted
stock units, performance shares and dividend equivalent rights outstanding on
the date on which such change occurs and in the per-share exercise price of
each such option and stock appreciation right as the Administrator may consider
appropriate to prevent dilution or enlargement of rights.&#160; In addition, if and to the extent the
Administrator, in its sole discretion, determines it is appropriate, the
Administrator may elect to cancel each option, stock appreciation right,
restricted stock unit and performance share (including each dividend equivalent
right related thereto) outstanding immediately prior to such event (whether or
not then exercisable), and, in full consideration of such cancellation, pay to
the grantee to whom such award was granted an amount in cash, (A)&nbsp;for each
share of Common Stock subject to such option or stock appreciation right,
respectively, equal to the excess of (i)&nbsp;the Fair Market Value of Common
Stock on the date of such cancellation over (ii)&nbsp;the exercise price of
such option or stock appreciation right (B)&nbsp;for each share of Common Stock
subject to such restricted stock unit or performance share equal to the Fair
Market Value of Common Stock on the date of such cancellation.</h3>

<h3 style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></h3>

<h3 style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(e)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><u>No
Other Rights.</u>&nbsp; Except as expressly provided in the Plan, no grantee
shall have any rights by reason of any subdivision or consolidation of shares
of stock of any class, the payment of any dividend, any increase or decrease in
the number of shares of stock of any class or any dissolution, liquidation,
merger or consolidation of the Company or any other corporation.&nbsp; Except
as expressly provided in the Plan, no issuance by the Company of shares of
stock of any class, or securities convertible into shares of stock of any
class, shall affect, and no adjustment by reason thereof shall be made with
respect to, the number of shares of Common Stock subject to an award or the
exercise price of any option or stock appreciation right.</h3>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-indent:-.5in;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">3.8</font></b><b><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;font-weight:bold;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font></b><b><i><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">Change in Control</font></i></b></p>

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<h3 style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(a)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><u>Change
in Control Defined.</u>&nbsp; For purposes of this Section&nbsp;3.8, &#147;Change in
Control&#148; shall mean the occurrence of any of the following:</h3>

<h3 style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></h3>

<h4 style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(i)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>any
person or &#147;group&#148; (within the meaning of Section&nbsp;13(d)(3)&nbsp;of the 1934
Act), other than Genco or Peter C. Georgiopoulos acquiring &#147;beneficial
ownership&#148; (as defined in Rule&nbsp;13d-3 under the 1934 Act), directly or
indirectly, of fifty percent (50%) or more of the aggregate voting power of the
capital stock ordinarily entitled to elect directors of the Company;</h4>

<h4 style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></h4>

<h4 style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(ii)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>the sale
of all or substantially all of the Company&#146;s assets in one or more related
transactions to a person other than such a sale to a subsidiary of the Company
which does not involve a change in the equity holdings of the Company or to an
entity which Genco or Peter C. Georgiopoulos directly or indirectly controls;
or</h4>

<h4 style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></h4>

<h4 style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(iii)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>any
merger, consolidation, reorganization or similar event of the Company or any of
its subsidiaries, as a result of which the holders of the voting stock of the
Company immediately prior to such merger, consolidation, reorganization or
similar event do not directly or indirectly hold at least fifty-one percent
(51%) of the aggregate voting power of the capital stock of the surviving
entity.</h4>

<h4 style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></h4>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Notwithstanding
the foregoing, for each award subject to Section&nbsp;409A of the Code, a
Change in Control shall be deemed to occur under this Plan with respect to such
Award only if a change in the ownership or effective control of the Company or
a change in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the Company
shall also be deemed to have occurred under Section&nbsp;409A of the Code.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<h3 style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(b)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><u>Effect
of a Change in Control.</u>&nbsp;&nbsp;Unless the Administrator provides
otherwise in an Award Agreement, upon the occurrence of a Change in Control:</h3>

<h3 style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></h3>

<h4 style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(i)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>notwithstanding
any other provision of this Plan, any award then outstanding shall become fully
vested and any award in the form of an option or stock appreciation right shall
be immediately exercisable;</h4>

<h4 style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></h4>

<h4 style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(ii)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>to the
extent permitted by law, the Administrator may, in its sole discretion, amend
any Award Agreement in such manner as it deems appropriate;</h4>

<h4 style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></h4>

<h4 style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(iii)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>a
grantee whose employment terminates for any reason, other than for cause,
concurrent with or within one year following the Change in Control, may
exercise any outstanding option or stock appreciation right, but only to the
extent that the grantee was entitled to exercise the award on his termination
of employment date, until the earlier of (A)&nbsp;the original expiration date
of the award and (B)&nbsp;the later of (x)&nbsp;the date provided for under the
terms of Section&nbsp;2.5 without reference to this Section&nbsp;3.8(b)(iii)&nbsp;and
(y)&nbsp;the first anniversary of the grantee&#146;s termination of employment.</h4>

<h4 style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></h4>

<h3 style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(c)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><u>Miscellaneous.</u>&nbsp;
Whenever deemed appropriate by the Administrator, any action referred to in
paragraph (b)(ii)&nbsp;of this Section&nbsp;3.8 may be made conditional upon
the consummation of the applicable Change in Control transaction.</h3>

<h3 style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></h3>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-indent:-.5in;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">3.9</font></b><b><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;font-weight:bold;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font></b><b><i><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">Right of Discharge
Reserved</font></i></b></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Nothing in the Plan or in
any Award Agreement shall confer upon any grantee the right to continue his
employment with the Company or affect any right that the Company may have to
terminate such employment.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-indent:-.5in;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">3.10</font></b><b><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;font-weight:bold;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font></b><b><i><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">Non-Uniform Determinations</font></i></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-indent:-.5in;"><b><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></i></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Administrator&#146;s
determinations under the Plan need not be uniform and may be made by it
selectively among persons who receive, or who are eligible to receive, awards
under the Plan (whether or not such persons are similarly situated).&nbsp;
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Administrator shall be
entitled, among other things, to make non-uniform and selective determinations,
and to enter into non-uniform and selective Award Agreements, as to (a)&nbsp;the
persons to receive awards under the Plan, and (b)&nbsp;the terms and provisions
of awards under the Plan.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-indent:-.5in;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">3.11</font></b><b><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;font-weight:bold;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font></b><b><i><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">Other Payments or Awards</font></i></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-indent:-.5in;"><b><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></i></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Nothing contained in the
Plan shall be deemed in any way to limit or restrict the Company from making
any award or payment to any person under any other plan, arrangement or
understanding, whether now existing or hereafter in effect.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-indent:-.5in;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">3.12</font></b><b><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;font-weight:bold;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font></b><b><i><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">Headings</font></i></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-indent:-.5in;"><b><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></i></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Any section, subsection,
paragraph or other subdivision headings contained herein are for the purpose of
convenience only and are not intended to expand, limit or otherwise define the
contents of such subdivisions.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-indent:-.5in;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">3.13</font></b><b><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;font-weight:bold;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font></b><b><i><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">Effective Date and Term of
Plan</font></i></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-indent:-.5in;"><b><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></i></b></p>

<h3 style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(a)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><u>Adoption;
Stockholder Approval.</u>&nbsp; The Plan was adopted by the Board of Directors
and although the Company intends to obtain approval of the Plan by the Company&#146;s
stockholders within the time period required to allow grants of options
hereunder to qualify as incentive stock options, awards under the Plan prior to
such stockholder approval may, but need not, be made subject to such approval.</h3>

<h3 style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></h3>

<h3 style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(b)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><u>Termination
of Plan.</u>&nbsp; Unless sooner terminated by the Board of Directors or
pursuant to Paragraph (a)&nbsp;above, the provisions of the Plan respecting the
grant of incentive stock options shall terminate on the tenth anniversary of
the adoption of the Plan by the Board of Directors, and no incentive stock
option awards shall thereafter be made under the Plan.&nbsp; All such awards
made under the Plan prior to its termination shall remain in effect until such
awards have been satisfied or terminated in accordance with the terms and
provisions of the Plan and the applicable Award Agreements.</h3>

<h3 style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></h3>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-indent:-.5in;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">3.14</font></b><b><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;font-weight:bold;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font></b><b><i><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">Restriction on Issuance of
Stock Pursuant to Awards</font></i></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-indent:-.5in;"><b><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></i></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Company shall not
permit any shares of Common Stock to be issued pursuant to Awards granted under
the Plan unless such shares of Common Stock are fully paid and non-assessable
under applicable law.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-indent:-.5in;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">3.15</font></b><b><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;font-weight:bold;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font></b><b><i><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">Governing Law</font></i></b></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Except to the extent
preempted by any applicable federal law, the Plan will be construed and
administered in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without
giving effect to principles of conflict of laws.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-indent:-.5in;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">3.16</font></b><b><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;font-weight:bold;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font></b><b><i><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">Compliance with Section&nbsp;409A
of the Code</font></i></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-indent:-.5in;"><b><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></i></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Notwithstanding anything
to the contrary contained in the Plan or in any Agreement, to the extent that
the Administrator determines that the Plan or any Award is subject to Section&nbsp;409A
of the Code and fails to comply with the requirements of Section&nbsp;409A of
the Code, the Administrator reserves the right to amend or terminate the Plan
and/or amend, restructure, terminate or replace the Award in order to cause the
Award to either not be subject to Section&nbsp;409A of the Code or to comply
with the applicable provisions of such section.</font></p>

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5.1</font></b></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">REEDER&nbsp;&amp;
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Telephone: 011-692-625-3602</font></b></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 41.8pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">r.simpson@simpson.gr</font></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Baltic Trading
Limited</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">299 Park Avenue,
20</font><font size="1" style="font-size:6.5pt;position:relative;top:-3.0pt;">th</font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#160;Floor</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">New York, New York
10171</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">March&nbsp;10,
2010</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Re:
Baltic Trading Limited (the &#147;<i>Company</i>&#148;)</font></b></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Ladies and
Gentlemen:</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">We are licensed to
practice law in the Republic of the Marshall Islands (the &#147;<b><i style="font-weight:bold;">RMI</i></b>&#148;),
and are members in good standing of the Bar of the RMI. We are acting as
special RMI counsel to the Company, an RMI non-resident domestic corporation
(the &#147;<b><i style="font-weight:bold;">Registrant</i></b>&#148;), in connection
with the preparation and filing of a Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8
(the &#147;<b><i style="font-weight:bold;">Registration Statement</i></b>&#148;),
with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;<b><i style="font-weight:bold;">Commission</i></b>&#148;),
with respect to the registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
(the &#147;<b><i style="font-weight:bold;">Act</i></b>&#148;), of an aggregate of
2,000,000 shares (the &#147;<b><i style="font-weight:bold;">Shares</i></b>&#148;),
of common stock, par value US$.01 per share (the &#147;<b><i style="font-weight:bold;">Common
Stock</i></b>&#148;), to be issued by the Company.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">In connection with
this opinion and the registration of the Shares, we have examined originals,
facsimiles, photos or electronic copies of the Registration Statement, the
Articles of Incorporation of the Registrant, the By-laws of the Registrant, and
such documents and records as we have deemed necessary in order to render this
opinion on the matters covered hereby. We also have examined originals or
copies, certified or otherwise identified to our satisfaction, of such records
of the Company and such agreements, certificates of public officials,
certificates of officers or other representatives of the Company and others,
and such other documents, certificates and records as we have deemed necessary
or appropriate as a basis for the opinion set forth herein. We have also made
such examinations of matters of RMI law as we deem necessary in connection with
the opinions expressed herein.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">We have not
reviewed any other documents other than those specifically listed above and we
cannot render an opinion regarding the laws of the RMI on any other documents
other than those specifically listed above even if such other documents have
either been referred to or are incorporated into the documents we have
reviewed.</font></p>

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recognized that changes may occur after the date of this letter which may
effect the opinions set forth herein. We assume no obligation to advise the
parties, their counsel, or any other party seeking to rely upon this opinion,
of any such changes, whether or not material, or of any other matter which may
hereinafter be brought to our attention.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Based upon and
subject to the assumptions, qualifications and limitations herein, we are of
the opinion that the Shares covered by the Registration Statement will be
validly issued, fully paid, and non-assessable.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">We hereby
authorize the Company to file this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration
Statement and consent to the use of this opinion as an exhibit to the
Registration Statement, without admitting that we are an &#147;expert&#148; within the
meaning of the Securities Act or the rules&nbsp;and regulations of the
Commission thereunder with respect to any part of the Registration Statement.
In giving such consent, we do not thereby admit that we are in the category of
persons whose consent is required under Section&nbsp;7 of the Securities Act or
the rules&nbsp;and regulations of the Commission thereunder.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">We consent to the
incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8 of
our report dated February&nbsp;11, 2010, except for Note 4, as to which the
date is February&nbsp;25, 2010, relating to the financial statements of Baltic
Trading Limited appearing in the Prospectus included in Amendment No.&nbsp;8 to
the Registration Statement No.&nbsp;333-162456 on Form&nbsp;S-1.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">/s/ Deloitte&nbsp;&amp;
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">New York, New York</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">March&nbsp;10, 2010</font></p>

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