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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001299933-10-001636
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20100426
ITEM INFORMATION:		Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
ITEM INFORMATION:		Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20100427
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20100427

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			PATTERSON UTI ENERGY INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000889900
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	DRILLING OIL & GAS WELLS [1381]
		IRS NUMBER:				752504748
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-22664
		FILM NUMBER:		10773024

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		4510 LAMESA HWY
		STREET 2:		P O DRAWER 1416
		CITY:			SNYDER
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			79549
		BUSINESS PHONE:		9155731104

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		P O DRAWER 1416
		CITY:			SNYDER
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			79550

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	PATTERSON ENERGY INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19940228
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		UNITED STATES<BR>
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	April 26, 2010
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	Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc.
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	450 Gears Road, Suite 500, Houston, Texas
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	77067
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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt"><FONT style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Item&nbsp;5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of
Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.</B>
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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">(e)&nbsp;On March&nbsp;9, 2010, the Board of Directors of Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc. (the &#147;Company&#148;) adopted,
subject to stockholder approval, an amendment to the Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc. 2005 Long-Term
Incentive Plan (as amended, the &#147;2005 Plan&#148;), that would increase the number of shares of common
stock, $0.01 par value per share (&#147;Common Stock&#148;), reserved for issuance under the 2005 Plan by
5,000,000 (the &#147;Amendment&#148;). The Amendment was approved by the Company&#146;s stockholders on April&nbsp;26,
2010, at the Company&#146;s annual meeting of stockholders (the &#147;Annual Meeting&#148;).


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">On March&nbsp;9, 2010, the Board of Directors also adopted, subject to stockholder approval of the
Amendment, an amendment to the 2005 Plan to (1)&nbsp;change the determination of the number of shares
available for grant at any particular time under the 2005 Plan, (2)&nbsp;incorporate into the 2005 Plan
the change of control definition that is currently contained in the Company&#146;s forms of award
agreement for executives, which are listed as exhibits to the Company&#146;s Annual Report on Form 10-K
for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2009 and were previously filed with the SEC, (3)&nbsp;eliminate the
discretion of the Board of Directors to designate an event that is not described in the change in
control definition as a change in control event, (4)&nbsp;clarify that generally no option or stock
appreciation right granted under the 2005 Plan may be repriced and (5)&nbsp;provide that dividend
equivalents may not be granted with respect to performance awards unless the payment of the
dividend equivalents are subject to the same performance conditions as the performance awards (the
&#147;Share Multiple and Omnibus Amendment&#148;). The Share Multiple and Omnibus Amendment became effective
on April&nbsp;26, 2010 upon the approval of the Amendment by the Company&#146;s stockholders at the Annual
Meeting.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">Accordingly, with respect to the change in the determination of the number of shares available for
grant at any particular time under the 2005 Plan, any shares that are subject to awards other than
options or stock appreciation rights (&#147;SARs&#148;) awarded under the 2005 Plan on or after June&nbsp;5, 2008
but prior to April&nbsp;26, 2010 will be counted against the number of shares available for grant under
the 2005 Plan as two (2)&nbsp;shares for every one (1)&nbsp;share awarded. Any shares that are subject to
awards other than options or SARs awarded under the 2005 Plan on or after April&nbsp;26, 2010 shall be
counted against the number of shares available for grant under the 2005 Plan as one and 35
one-hundredths (1.35) shares for every one (1)&nbsp;share awarded. Additionally, any shares that again
become available for grant under the 2005 Plan will be added back as (w)&nbsp;one (1)&nbsp;share if such
shares were subject to options or SARs granted under the 2005 Plan or options or SARs granted under
the prior plans, (x)&nbsp;as one and six tenths (1.6) shares if such shares were subject to awards other
than options or SARs granted under the 2005 Plan or under prior plans that are forfeited, expire or
otherwise terminate prior to June&nbsp;5, 2008, (y)&nbsp;as two (2)&nbsp;shares if such shares were subject to
awards other than options or SARs granted under the 2005 Plan or under prior plans that are
forfeited, expire or otherwise terminate on or after June&nbsp;5, 2008 but prior to April&nbsp;26, 2010 or
(z)&nbsp;as one and thirty-five one hundredths (1.35) shares if such shares were subject to awards other
than options or SARs granted under the 2005 Plan or under prior plans that are forfeited, expire or
otherwise terminate on or after April&nbsp;26, 2010.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Item&nbsp;5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.</B>


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; text-indent: 4%">The Annual Meeting was held on April&nbsp;26, 2010. Of the 153,574,336 shares of Common Stock
outstanding and entitled to vote at the meeting, 134,884,389 shares were present either in person
or by proxy.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; text-indent: 4%">The following describes the matters considered by the Company&#146;s stockholders at the Annual
Meeting, as well as the results of the votes cast at the meeting:


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    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="right">1.</TD>
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    <TD>To elect seven directors to the Company&#146;s Board of Directors to serve until the
next annual meeting of the stockholders or until their respective successors are
elected and qualified.</TD>
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    <TD width="8%">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD width="9%">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD width="7%">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Votes For</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Votes Withheld</B></TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px">Mark S. Siegel</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">121,291,214</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">2,803,225</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">10,789,950</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px">Kenneth N. Berns</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">121,390,762</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">2,703,677</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">10,789,950</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px">Charles O. Buckner</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">108,618,798</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">15,475,641</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">10,789,950</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px">Curtis W. Huff</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">105,141,797</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">18,952,642</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">10,789,950</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px">Terry H. Hunt</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">108,740,954</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">15,353,485</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">10,789,950</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px">Kenneth R. Peak</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">108,552,149</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">15,542,290</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">10,789,950</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px">Cloyce A. Talbott</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">116,431,199</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">7,663,240</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">10,789,950</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="right">2.</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Approval of an amendment to the Company&#146;s 2005 Long-Term Incentive Plan to
increase the number of shares available for issuance under the plan.</TD>
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    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="8%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="9%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="8%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="9%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="10%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="10%">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Votes For</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Votes Against</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Abstentions</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Broker Non-votes</B></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">112,888,538
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">9,597,962</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">1,607,939</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">10,789,950</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="right">3.</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Ratification of the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company&#146;s
independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December&nbsp;31,
2010.</TD>
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    <TD width="11%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="11%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="9%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="9%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Votes For</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Votes Against</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Abstentions</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Broker Non-votes</B></TD>
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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Item&nbsp;9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.</B>


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">(d)&nbsp;Exhibits


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">10.1 Third Amendment to the Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc. 2005 Long-Term Incentive Plan.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">10.2 Fourth Amendment to the Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc. 2005 Long-Term Incentive Plan.



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	Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc.
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	April 27, 2010
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	John E. Vollmer III
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Third Amendment to the Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc. 2005 Long-Term Incentive Plan.
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<P align="right" style="font-size: 10pt"><FONT style="font-size: 12pt"><B>EXHIBIT 10.1</B></FONT>



<P align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>THIRD AMENDMENT TO THE<BR>
PATTERSON-UTI ENERGY, INC. 2005 LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN</B>



<P align="left" style="font-size: 12pt; text-indent: 4%"><B>THIS AGREEMENT </B>is by Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc. (the &#147;Sponsor&#148;),


<P align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>W I T N E S S E T H:</B>



<P align="left" style="font-size: 12pt; text-indent: 4%"><B>WHEREAS</B>, the Sponsor maintains the Plan known as the &#147;Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc. 2005
Long-Term Incentive Plan&#148; (as amended, the &#147;Plan&#148;); and


<P align="left" style="font-size: 12pt; text-indent: 4%"><B>WHEREAS</B>, the Sponsor retained the right in Section&nbsp;12.1 of the Plan to amend the Plan from
time to time; and


<P align="left" style="font-size: 12pt; text-indent: 4%"><B>WHEREAS</B>, the Board of Directors of the Sponsor approved resolutions on March&nbsp;9, 2010 to amend
the Plan subject to the approval of the Sponsor&#146;s stockholders;


<P align="left" style="font-size: 12pt; text-indent: 4%"><B>NOW, THEREFORE, </B>the Sponsor agrees that, effective as of, and contingent upon, the approval of
the Company&#146;s stockholders, Section&nbsp;3.1(a) of the Plan is hereby amended and restated in its
entirety as follows:


<P align="left" style="margin-left:4%; margin-right:4%; font-size: 12pt; text-indent: 4%">3.1 <I>Number of Shares</I>. (a)&nbsp; Subject to adjustment as provided in Section&nbsp;12.2
and this Section&nbsp;3.1, the total number of Shares authorized for grant under the Plan
shall be 15,250,000, reduced by the total number of Shares subject to any options or
awards granted under the Prior Plans during the period commencing on January&nbsp;1, 2005
and ending on the effective date of this Plan (the &#147;Pre-Effective Period&#148;). Any
Shares that are subject to Awards of Options or Stock Appreciation Rights, whether
granted under this Plan or a Prior Plan during the Pre-Effective Period, shall be
counted against this limit as one (1)&nbsp;Share for every one (1)&nbsp;Share granted. Any
Shares that are subject to Awards other than Options or Stock Appreciation Rights,
whether awarded under this Plan prior to June&nbsp;5, 2008 or a Prior Plan during the
Pre-Effective Period, shall be counted against this limit as one and six tenths
(1.6) Shares for every one (1)&nbsp;Share awarded. Any Shares that are subject to Awards
other than Options or Stock Appreciation Rights awarded under this Plan on or after
June&nbsp;5, 2008 shall be counted against this limit as two (2)&nbsp;Shares for every one (1)
Share awarded. In connection with the granting of a Performance Unit denominated in
dollars, the number of Shares that shall be counted against this limit shall be an
amount equal to the quotient of (i)&nbsp;the dollar amount in which the Performance Unit
is denominated, divided by (ii)&nbsp;the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date the
Performance Unit is granted.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 12pt; text-indent: 4%">Approved and Adopted by the Board of Directors March&nbsp;9, 2010


<P align="left" style="font-size: 12pt; text-indent: 4%">Effective April&nbsp;26, 2010



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<P align="right" style="font-size: 10pt"><FONT style="font-size: 12pt"><B>EXHIBIT 10.2</B></FONT>



<P align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>FOURTH AMENDMENT TO THE<BR>
PATTERSON-UTI ENERGY, INC. 2005 LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN</B>



<P align="left" style="font-size: 12pt; text-indent: 4%"><B>THIS AGREEMENT </B>is by Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc. (the &#147;Sponsor&#148;),


<P align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>W I T N E S S E T H:</B>



<P align="left" style="font-size: 12pt; text-indent: 4%"><B>WHEREAS</B>, the Sponsor maintains the Plan known as the &#147;Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc. 2005
Long-Term Incentive Plan&#148; (as amended, the &#147;Plan&#148;); and


<P align="left" style="font-size: 12pt; text-indent: 4%"><B>WHEREAS</B>, the Sponsor retained the right in Section&nbsp;12.1 of the Plan to amend the Plan from
time to time; and


<P align="left" style="font-size: 12pt; text-indent: 4%"><B>WHEREAS</B>, the Board of Directors of the Sponsor approved resolutions on March&nbsp;9, 2010 to amend
the Plan;


<P align="left" style="font-size: 12pt; text-indent: 4%"><B>NOW, THEREFORE, </B>the Sponsor agrees that, effective as of, and contingent upon, the approval of
the Company&#146;s stockholders of the Third Amendment to the Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc. 2005 Long-Term
Incentive Plan, the Plan is hereby amended as follows:


<P align="left" style="font-size: 12pt; text-indent: 4%">1.&nbsp;Sections&nbsp;2.5, 2.6, 2.7, 2.8, 2.9, 2.10, 2.11, 2.12, 2.13, 2.14, 2.15, 2.16, 2.17, 2.18,
2.19, 2.20, 2.21, 2.22, 2.23, 2.24, 2.25, 2.26, 2.27, 2.28, 2.29, 2.30 and 2.31 are hereby
renumbered as Sections&nbsp;2.6, 2.7, 2.8, 2.9, 2.10, 2.11, 2.12, 2.13, 2.14, 2.15, 2.16, 2.17, 2.18,
2.19, 2.20, 2.21, 2.22, 2.23, 2.24, 2.25, 2.26, 2.27, 2.28, 2.29, 2.30, 2.31 and 2.32,
respectively, and a new Section&nbsp;2.4 is hereby added to the Plan to provide as follows:


<P align="left" style="margin-left:4%; margin-right:4%; font-size: 12pt; text-indent: 4%"><FONT style="font-size: 11pt"><B>2.4 </B>&#147;<I>Change of Control of the Company</I>&#148; shall mean the occurrence of any of
the following after April&nbsp;26, 2010:
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    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="right">i.</TD>
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    <TD>The acquisition by any individual, entity or group
(within the meaning of Section&nbsp;13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) (a &#147;<I>Covered Person</I>&#148;) of beneficial
ownership (within the meaning of rule 13d-3 promulgated under the
Exchange Act) of 35% or more of either (A)&nbsp;the then outstanding shares
of the common stock of the Company (the &#147;<I>Outstanding Company Common
Stock</I>&#148;), or (B)&nbsp;the combined voting power of the then outstanding
voting securities of the Company entitled to vote generally in the
election of directors (the &#147;<I>Outstanding Company Voting Securities</I>&#148;);
<I>provided</I>, <I>however</I>, that for purposes of this subsection&nbsp;(i) of this
Section&nbsp;2.4, the following acquisitions shall not constitute a Change
of Control of the Company: (A)&nbsp;any acquisition directly from the
Company, (B)&nbsp;any acquisition by the Company, (C)&nbsp;any acquisition by any
employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the
Company or any entity controlled by the Company, or (D)&nbsp;any acquisition
by any corporation pursuant to a transaction which complies with
clauses (A), (B)&nbsp;and (C)&nbsp;of subsection&nbsp;(iii) of this Section&nbsp;2.4; or</TD>
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    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="right">ii.</TD>
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    <TD>Individuals who, as of April&nbsp;26, 2010, constitute the
Board of Directors (the &#147;<I>Incumbent Board</I>&#148;) cease for any reason to
constitute at least a majority of the Board of Directors; <I>provided</I>,
<I>however</I>, that any individual becoming a director subsequent to April
26, 2010 whose election, or nomination for election by the Company&#146;s
stockholders, was approved by a vote of at least a majority of the
directors then comprising the Incumbent Board shall be considered as
though such individual were a member of the Incumbent Board, but
excluding, for this purpose, any such individual whose initial
assumption of office occurs as a result of an actual or threatened
election contest with respect to the election or removal of directors
or other actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents by or
on behalf of a Covered Person other than the Board; or</TD>
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    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="right">iii.</TD>
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    <TD>Consummation of (xx)&nbsp;a reorganization, merger or
consolidation or sale of the Company or any subsidiary of the Company,
or (yy)&nbsp;a disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the
Company (a &#147;<I>Business Combination</I>&#148;), in each case, unless, following
such Business Combination, (A)&nbsp;all or substantially all of the
individuals and entities who were the beneficial owners, respectively,
of the Outstanding Company Common Stock and Outstanding Company Voting
Securities immediately prior to such Business Combination beneficially
own, direct or indirectly, more than 65% of, respectively, the then
outstanding shares of common stock and the combined voting power of the
then outstanding voting securities entitled to vote generally in the
election of directors, as the case may be, of the corporation resulting
from such Business Combination (including, without limitation, a
corporation which as a result of such transaction owns the Company or
all or substantially all of the Company&#146;s assets either directly or
through one or more subsidiaries) in substantially the same proportions
as their ownership immediately prior to such Business Combination of
the Outstanding Company Common Stock and Outstanding Company Voting
Securities, as the case may be, (B)&nbsp;no Covered Person (excluding any
employee benefit plan (or related trust) of the Company or such
corporation resulting from such Business Combination) beneficially
owns, directly or indirectly, 35% or more of, respectively, the then
outstanding shares of common stock of the corporation resulting from
such Business Combination or the combined voting power of the then
outstanding voting securities of such corporation, except to the extent
that such ownership existed prior to the Business Combination, and
(C)&nbsp;at least a majority of the members of the board of directors of the
corporation resulting from such Business Combination were members of
the Incumbent Board at the time of the execution of the initial
agreement, or, if earlier, of the action of the Board of Directors,
providing for such Business Combination.</TD>
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<P align="left" style="font-size: 11pt; text-indent: 4%"><FONT style="font-size: 12pt">2. Section&nbsp;3.1(a) of the Plan is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:
</FONT>

<P align="left" style="margin-left:4%; margin-right:4%; font-size: 12pt; text-indent: 4%"><FONT style="font-size: 11pt">3.1 <I>Number of Shares</I>. (a)&nbsp; Subject to adjustment as provided in
Section&nbsp;12.2 and this Section&nbsp;3.1, the total number of Shares authorized for grant
under the Plan shall be 15,250,000, reduced by the total number of Shares subject to
any options or awards granted under the Prior Plans during the period commencing on
January&nbsp;1, 2005 and ending on the effective date of this Plan (the &#147;Pre-Effective
Period&#148;). Any Shares that are subject to Awards of Options or Stock Appreciation
Rights, whether granted under this Plan or a Prior Plan during the Pre-Effective
Period, shall be counted against this limit as one (1)&nbsp;Share for every one (1)&nbsp;Share
granted. Any Shares that are subject to Awards other than Options or Stock
Appreciation Rights, whether awarded under this Plan prior to June&nbsp;5, 2008 or a
Prior Plan during the Pre-Effective Period, shall be counted against this limit as
one and six tenths (1.6) Shares for every one (1)&nbsp;Share awarded. Any Shares that
are subject to Awards other than Options or Stock Appreciation Rights awarded under
this Plan on or after June&nbsp;5, 2008 but prior to April&nbsp;26, 2010 shall be counted
against this limit as two (2)&nbsp;Shares for every one (1)&nbsp;Share awarded. Any Shares
that are subject to Awards other than Options or Stock Appreciation Rights awarded
under this Plan on or after April&nbsp;26, 2010 shall be counted against this limit as
one and 35 one-hundredths (1.35) Shares for every one (1)&nbsp;Share awarded. In
connection with the granting of a Performance Unit denominated in dollars, the
number of Shares that shall be counted against this limit shall be an amount equal
to the quotient of (i)&nbsp;the dollar amount in which the Performance Unit is
denominated, divided by (ii)&nbsp;the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date the
Performance Unit is granted.
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<P align="left" style="font-size: 11pt; text-indent: 4%"><FONT style="font-size: 12pt">3. Section&nbsp;3.1(d) of the Plan is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:
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<P align="left" style="margin-left:4%; margin-right:4%; font-size: 12pt; text-indent: 8%"><FONT style="font-size: 11pt">(d)&nbsp;Any Shares that again become available for grant pursuant to this
Article shall be added back as (<I>w</I>)&nbsp;one (1)&nbsp;Share if such Shares were subject to
Options or Stock Appreciation Rights granted under the Plan or options or stock
appreciation rights granted under the Prior Plans, (<I>x</I>)&nbsp;as one and six tenths (1.6)
Shares if such Shares were subject to Awards other than Options or Stock
Appreciation Rights granted under the Plan or under Prior Plans that are forfeited,
expire or otherwise terminate prior to June&nbsp;5, 2008, (y)&nbsp;as two (2)&nbsp;Shares if such
Shares were subject to Awards other than Options or Stock Appreciation Rights
granted under the Plan or under Prior Plans that are forfeited, expire or otherwise
terminate on or after June&nbsp;5, 2008 but prior to April&nbsp;26, 2010 or (<I>z</I>)&nbsp;as one and
thirty-five one-hundredths (1.35) Shares if such Shares were subject to Awards other
than Options or Stock Appreciation Rights granted under the Plan or under Prior
Plans that are forfeited, expire or otherwise terminate on or after April&nbsp;26, 2010.
</FONT>

<P align="left" style="font-size: 11pt; text-indent: 4%"><FONT style="font-size: 12pt">4. A new Section&nbsp;5.9 is hereby added to the Plan immediately following Section&nbsp;5.8 of the
Plan to provide as follows:
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<P align="left" style="margin-left:4%; margin-right:4%; font-size: 12pt; text-indent: 4%"><FONT style="font-size: 11pt"><B>5.9 </B><I>No Repricing</I>. Notwithstanding anything in the Plan to the contrary,
except in connection with a corporate transaction involving the Company (including,
without limitation, any stock dividend, stock split, extraordinary cash dividend,
recapitalization, reorganization, merger, consolidation, split-up, spin-off,
combination, or exchange of shares), the terms of outstanding Awards may not be
amended to reduce the option price of outstanding Options or cancel outstanding
Options in exchange for cash, other awards or Options with an option price that is
less than the option price of the original Options without stockholder approval.
</FONT>

<P align="left" style="font-size: 11pt; text-indent: 4%"><FONT style="font-size: 12pt">5. A new Section&nbsp;6.3 is hereby added to the Plan immediately following Section&nbsp;6.2 of the
Plan to provide as follows:
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<P align="left" style="margin-left:4%; margin-right:4%; font-size: 12pt; text-indent: 4%"><FONT style="font-size: 11pt"><B>6.3 </B><I>No Repricing</I>. Notwithstanding anything in the Plan to the contrary,
except in connection with a corporate transaction involving the Company (including,
without limitation, any stock dividend, stock split, extraordinary cash dividend,
recapitalization, reorganization, merger, consolidation, split-up, spin-off,
combination, or exchange of shares), the terms of outstanding awards may not be
amended to reduce the exercise price of outstanding Stock Appreciation Rights or
cancel outstanding Stock Appreciation Rights in exchange for cash, other awards or
Options or Stock Appreciation Rights with an exercise price that is less than the
exercise price of the original Stock Appreciation Rights without stockholder
approval.
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<P align="left" style="font-size: 11pt; text-indent: 4%"><FONT style="font-size: 12pt">6. A new Section&nbsp;9.5 is hereby added to the Plan immediately following Section&nbsp;9.4 of the
Plan to provide as follows:
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<P align="left" style="margin-left:4%; margin-right:4%; font-size: 12pt; text-indent: 8%"><FONT style="font-size: 11pt"><B>9.5 </B><I>Performance Award Dividend Equivalents</I>. Subject to the provisions of
the Plan and any Award Agreement, the Committee in its sole discretion may award
currently or on a deferred basis, Dividend Equivalents with respect to the number of
Shares covered by a Performance Unit or Performance Share Award, <I>provided, </I>that such
Dividend Equivalents (if any) shall be deemed to have been reinvested in additional
Shares or Units and shall provide that such Dividend Equivalents are subject to the
same performance conditions as the underlying Award.
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<P align="left" style="font-size: 11pt; text-indent: 4%"><FONT style="font-size: 12pt">7. The parenthetical &#147;(as that term may be defined therein)&#148; shall be deleted where it
appears in Section&nbsp;11 of the Plan and the word &#147;For&#148; in the sentence &#147;For purposes of the Plan, a
&#145;Change of Control&#146; shall mean an event described in an Award Agreement evidencing the Award or
such other event as determined in the sole discretion of the Board&#148; shall be deleted where it
appears in Section&nbsp;11 of the Plan and such word shall be replaced with the phrase &#147;Effective with
respect to Awards granted prior to April&nbsp;26, 2010, for&#148;.
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<P align="left" style="font-size: 12pt; text-indent: 4%">8.&nbsp;Section&nbsp;12.5 of the Plan is hereby amended and restated in its entirety and a new Section
12.6 is hereby added to the Plan immediately following Section&nbsp;12.5 of the Plan to provide as
follows:


<P align="left" style="margin-left:4%; margin-right:4%; font-size: 12pt; text-indent: 4%"><FONT style="font-size: 11pt"><B>12.5. </B><I>Deferral</I>. The Committee shall be authorized to establish procedures
pursuant to which the payment of any Award may be deferred. Such deferrals shall be
administered in a manner that is intended to comply with Section&nbsp;409A of the Code
and shall be construed and interpreted in accordance with such intent.
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<P align="left" style="margin-left:4%; margin-right:4%; font-size: 11pt; text-indent: 4%"><B>12.6 </B><I>Dividend Equivalents. </I>Subject to the provisions of the Plan and any Award
Agreement, the recipient of an Award (including any deferred Award) may, if so
determined by the Committee, be entitled to receive, currently or on a deferred
basis, cash, stock or other property dividends, or cash payments in amounts
equivalent to cash, stock or other property dividends on Shares (&#147;Dividend
Equivalents&#148;) with respect to the number of Shares covered by the Award, as
determined by the Committee, in its sole discretion. The Committee may provide that
such amounts and Dividend Equivalents (if any) shall be deemed to have been
reinvested in additional Shares or otherwise reinvested and may provide that such
amounts and Dividend Equivalents are subject to the same vesting conditions as the
underlying Award; <I>provided, however</I>, that with respect to Dividend Equivalents (if
any) awarded in connection with a Performance Unit Award or Performance Share Award,
such Dividend Equivalents (if any) shall be deemed to have been reinvested in
additional Shares or Units and shall provide that such Dividend Equivalents are
subject to the same performance conditions as the underlying Award.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 11pt; text-indent: 4%"><FONT style="font-size: 12pt">9. The cross reference to &#147;Section&nbsp;2.5&#148; in Section&nbsp;2.9 shall be replaced with a cross
reference to &#147;Section&nbsp;12.6&#148;
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<P align="left" style="font-size: 12pt; text-indent: 4%">Approved and Adopted by the Board of Directors March&nbsp;9, 2010


<P align="left" style="font-size: 12pt; text-indent: 4%">Effective April&nbsp;26, 2010



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