<SEC-DOCUMENT>0000895419-13-000072.txt : 20131029
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<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20131029160325
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000895419-13-000072
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		4
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20131029
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:		Other Events
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20131029
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20131029

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			CREE INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000895419
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SEMICONDUCTORS & RELATED DEVICES [3674]
		IRS NUMBER:				561572719
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			NC
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0630

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-21154
		FILM NUMBER:		131176394

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		4600 SILICON DR
		CITY:			DURHAM
		STATE:			NC
		ZIP:			27703
		BUSINESS PHONE:		9194075300

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		4600 SILICON DR
		CITY:			DURHAM
		STATE:			NC
		ZIP:			27703-8475

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	CREE RESEARCH INC /NC/
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19940224
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<TYPE>8-K
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<DESCRIPTION>FORM 8-K OCT 29 2013
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style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">[ ]&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">[ ]&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">[ ]&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">[ ]&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the 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style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">10.2</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">2005 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended</font></div></td></tr></table></div></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><br><div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;">4</font></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><a name="s809ff082fc0944be9d680844748e9242"></a><div></div><br><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;">SIGNATURE</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:11pt;"><div style="padding-left:0px;text-indent:0px;line-height:normal;padding-top:10px;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New 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<a name="s81c5bb304f1749128eed548e98913169"></a><div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Exhibit 10.1</font></div></div><br><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;"><img src="cree_logo.gif" style="height:42px;width:208px;"></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:6pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:6pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">2013 LONG-TERM INCENTIVE COMPENSATION PLAN</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:6pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:6pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">(As approved by shareholders on October 29, 2013)</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#32;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">ARTICLE 1&#8212;GENERAL PROVISIONS </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:7pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:7pt;">&#160;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:32px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">1.1 </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">Establishment of Plan</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">. Cree, Inc., a North Carolina corporation (the &#8220;Company&#8221;), hereby establishes an incentive compensation plan to be known as the &#8220;Cree, Inc. 2013 Long-Term Incentive Compensation Plan&#8221; (the &#8220;Plan&#8221;), as set forth in this document. </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:7pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:7pt;">&#160;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:32px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">1.2 </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">Purpose of Plan</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">. The objectives of the Plan are to (i) attract and retain employees and directors of the Company and its affiliates by providing competitive compensation opportunities; (ii) provide incentives to those individuals who contribute significantly to the long-term performance and growth of the Company and its affiliates; and (iii) align the long-term financial interests of employees and directors with those of the Company&#8217;s shareholders. </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:7pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:7pt;">&#160;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:32px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">1.3 </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">Types of Awards</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">. 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The Option Price shall be payable to the Company either: (a) in cash, (b) in a cash equivalent approved by the Committee, (c) if approved by the Committee, by tendering previously acquired Shares (or delivering a certification or attestation of ownership of such Shares) having an aggregate Fair Market Value at the time of exercise equal to the total Option Price (provided that the tendered Shares must have been held by the Participant for any period required by the Committee), or (d) by a combination of (a), (b) or (c). 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The Committee may adopt such valuation methodologies for outstanding Awards as it deems reasonable in the event of a cash settlement and, in the case of Options, SARs or similar rights, but without limitation on other methodologies, may base such settlement solely upon the excess (if any) of the per share amount payable upon or in respect of such event over the Option Price or SAR Price, as applicable, of the Award and may cancel each Option or SAR with an Option Price or SAR Price greater than the per share amount payable upon or in respect of such event without any payment to the person holding such Option or SAR. 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No Participant awarded an Option or Stock Appreciation Right shall have any right as a shareholder with respect to any Shares covered by such Award (including but not limited to the right to vote the Shares) prior to the date on which the Participant becomes the record holder of such Shares. 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Except to the extent approved by the </font></div><br><div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;">16</font></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><a name="saf2d615378184cd4b3bdb4904d414872"></a><div></div><br><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Board, no Award granted under the Plan shall be deemed salary or compensation for the purpose of computing benefits under any employee benefit plan, severance program, or other arrangement of the Employer for the benefit of its employees. No Participant shall have any claim to an Award until it is actually granted under the Plan. To the extent that any person acquires a right to receive payments from the Company under the Plan, such right shall, except as otherwise provided by the Committee, be no greater than the right of an unsecured general creditor of the Company. </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:7pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:7pt;">&#160;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:32px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">16.4 </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">Compliance with Laws.</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#32;At all times when the Committee determines that compliance with Code section 162(m) is required or desirable with respect to a particular Award granted under this Plan, such Award shall comply with the requirements of Code section 162(m). In addition, in the event that changes are made to Code section 162(m) to permit greater flexibility with respect to any Awards under the Plan, the Committee may, subject to the requirements of Article 15, make any adjustments it deems appropriate. The Plan and the grant of Awards shall be subject to all applicable federal, state local and foreign laws, rules, and regulations and to such approvals by any government or regulatory agency as may be required. 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To the extent there is a conflict between the provisions of the Plan relating to compliance with Code section 409A and the provisions of any Award Agreement issued under the Plan, the provisions of the Plan control. Moreover, any discretionary authority that the Committee may have pursuant to the Plan shall not be applicable to a 409A Award to the extent such discretionary authority would conflict with Code section 409A. In addition, to the extent required to avoid a violation of the applicable rules under Code section 409A by reason of Code section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i), any payment under an Award shall be delayed until the earliest date of payment that will result in compliance with the rules of Code section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i) (regarding the required six-month delay for distributions to specified employees that are related to a separation from service). To the extent that a 409A Award provides for payment upon the recipient&#8217;s termination of employment as an employee or cessation of service as a Director, the 409A Award shall be deemed to require payment upon the individual&#8217;s &#8220;separation from service&#8221; within the meaning of Code section 409A. In the event that an Award shall be deemed not to comply with Code section 409A, then neither the Company, the Board of Directors, the Committee nor its or their designees or agents, nor any of  their affiliates, assigns or successors (each a &#8220;protected party&#8221;) shall be liable to any Award recipient or other person for actions, inactions, decisions, indecisions or any other role in relation to the Plan by a protected party if made or undertaken in good faith or in reliance on the advice of counsel (who may be counsel for the Company), or made or undertaken by someone other than a protected party. </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:7pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:7pt;">&#160;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:32px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">16.6 </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">Deferrals for Code Section 162(m).</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#32;The Committee, in its discretion, may defer the payment of an Award, if such payment would cause the annual remuneration of a Participant, who is subject to the requirements of Code section 162(m), to be nondeductible because it exceeds $1,000,000 (or such other amount allowed under Code section 162(m) as a deduction). Any such deferral shall be clearly and expressly provided for by the Committee and, in the case of 409A Awards, shall be subject to the limitations set forth in the next sentence. Any such deferral (i) shall be until the earlier of (A) the Participant&#8217;s separation from service (within the meaning of Code section 409A and subject to the required six-month delay in the case of a specified employee), or (B) the next succeeding year (or years) in which the deduction of the payment will not be barred by application of Code section 162(m), (ii) is conditioned on all payments to similarly situated Award Recipients being treated in a reasonably consistent manner, (iii) is conditioned on all payment to the Award recipient that could also be deferred on the basis of nondeductibility under Code section 162(m) being similarly delayed, and (iv) shall not be applied to payments under Options and SARs. </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:7pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:7pt;">&#160;&#160;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:32px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">16.7 </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">Successors.</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#32;The terms of the Plan shall be binding upon the Company, and its successors and assigns. </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:7pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:7pt;">&#160;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:32px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">16.8 </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">Tax Elections.</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#32;Each Participant shall give the Committee prompt written notice of any election made by such Participant under Code section 83(b) or any similar provision thereof. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, the Committee may condition any award on the Participant&#8217;s not making an election under Code section 83(b). </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:7pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:7pt;">&#160;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:32px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">16.9 </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">No Fractional Shares.</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#32;No fractional Shares shall be issued or delivered pursuant to the Plan or any Award; in the discretion of the Committee, the Company shall forfeit the value of fractional shares or make cash payments in lieu of fractional Shares. </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:7pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:7pt;">&#160;</font></div><br><div><div 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style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">(a) </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">Severability.</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#32;If any provision of this Plan or an Award Agreement is or becomes or is deemed invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, or would result in the Plan or any Award Agreement not complying with any law deemed applicable by the Committee, such provision shall be construed or deemed amended to conform to applicable laws or, if it cannot be construed or deemed amended without, in the determination of the Committee, materially altering the intent of the Plan or the Award Agreement, it shall be stricken and the remainder of the Plan or the Award Agreement shall remain in full force and effect. </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:7pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:7pt;">&#160;</font></div><div 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construed in accordance with and governed by the substantive laws of the State of North Carolina, excluding any conflicts or choice or law rule or principle that might otherwise refer construction or interpretation of the Plan or the Award Agreement (as applicable) to the substantive law of any other jurisdiction. Unless otherwise provided in the applicable Award Agreement, the recipient of an Award is deemed to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the Federal and state courts of North Carolina to resolve any and all issues that may arise out of or relate to the Plan or such Award Agreement.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><br><div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;">18</font></div></div>	</body>
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<a name="s81659acc00da4d68abd254191d44a3dd"></a><div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Exhibit 10.2</font></div></div><br><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;"><img src="cree_logo.gif" style="height:42px;width:208px;"></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:6pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:6pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">2005 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:6pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:6pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">(As amended effective October 29, 2013)</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#32;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:48px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;padding-left:0px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">1.</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"></font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;text-decoration:underline;">Purpose</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">.  The purpose of the Plan is to provide eligible employees of the Company and its Designated Subsidiaries with an opportunity to purchase Common Stock of the Company through accumulated payroll deductions or contributions (where permitted). It is the intention of the Company to have the Plan qualify as an &#8220;employee stock purchase plan&#8221; under Section 423 of the Code. Accordingly, the provisions of the Plan shall be administered, interpreted, and construed so as to extend and limit participation in a manner consistent with the requirements of Section 423 of the Code. However, the Company makes no undertaking or representation to maintain such qualification. In addition, the Plan authorizes the purchase of Common Stock under a Non-Section 423(b) Component that does not qualify as an &#8220;employee stock purchase plan&#8221; under Section 423 of the Code, pursuant to rules, procedures or sub-plans adopted by the Board and designed to achieve tax, securities law or other objectives. Except as otherwise provided herein, the Non-Section 423(b) Component will operate and be administered in the same manner as the Section 423(b) Component.</font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;padding-left:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">The amendment of the Plan effective on October 25, 2011 is applicable to Participation Periods beginning on or after November 1, 2011. 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Notwithstanding the foregoing, &#8220;Compensation&#8221; shall not include: relocation, equalization (including goods and services allowances), sign-on and make-up bonuses; expense reimbursements of all types; payments in lieu of expenses; meal allowances; commuting or automobile allowances; any payments (such as guaranteed bonuses in certain foreign jurisdictions) with respect to which salary reductions are not permitted by the laws of the applicable jurisdiction; income realized as a result of participation in any stock plan, including without limitation any stock option, stock award, stock purchase or similar plan of an Employer; Employer contributions to and benefits from (except employee elective deferrals as provided above) any qualified retirement plan, other program of deferred compensation, welfare benefit plan or fringe benefit plan; any Employer contributions to U.S. Social Security and/or a public pension program established in an applicable foreign jurisdiction; any Employer contributions to unemployment taxes or workers&#8217; compensation; costs paid by an Employer in connection with relocation, including gross-ups; any amounts accrued for the benefit of the Employee, but not paid, during the period of reference; and other items of remuneration that that the Stock Plan Manager determines, in his/her discretion and in a uniform and nondiscriminatory manner, are not part of </font></div></td></tr></table><br><div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><a name="s81659acc00da4d68abd254191d44a3dd"></a><div></div><br><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:13px;text-align:justify;padding-left:96px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">the basic compensation of Employees. The Board shall have the discretion to determine the application of this definition to Employees outside the United States. </font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-top:13px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:96px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;padding-left:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">(f)</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"></font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;text-decoration:underline;">Designated Subsidiary</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#8221; shall mean any Subsidiary that has been designated by the Board from time to time in its sole discretion as eligible to participate in the Plan either as a Section 423(b) Employer or Non-Section 423(b) Employer.</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-top:13px;font-family:Times New Roman; 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font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:138px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;padding-left:94px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">(ii)</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"></font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">If the Common Stock is regularly quoted by a recognized securities dealer but selling prices are not reported, its Fair Market Value shall be the closing price for such stock on the date of determination, as quoted by such source as the Board deems reliable, unless such date is not a Trading Day, in which case it shall be the closing price quoted on the last Trading Day immediately preceding the date of determination, and</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:138px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;padding-left:94px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">(iii)</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"></font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">In the absence of an established market for the Common Stock, the Fair Market Value shall be determined in good faith by the Board.</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-top:13px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:96px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;padding-left:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">(k)</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"></font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;text-decoration:underline;">Non-Section 423(b) Component</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#8221; shall mean the provisions of the Plan that allow for the grant of an option under the Plan to an Employee of a Non-Section 423(b) Employer outside the scope of and not in compliance with the requirements set forth in Section 423(b) of the Code.</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-top:13px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:96px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;padding-left:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">(l)</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"></font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;text-decoration:underline;">Non-Section 423(b) Employer</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#8221; shall mean any Subsidiary that has been designated by the Board as eligible to participate in the Non-Section 423(b) Component of the Plan.</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-top:13px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:96px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;padding-left:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">(m)</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"></font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;text-decoration:underline;">Participant</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#8221; shall mean an eligible Employee who has enrolled in the Plan.</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-top:13px;font-family:Times New Roman; 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Effective with the Participation Period beginning November 1, 2011, each Participation Period will be 12 months in duration and shall begin at 12:01 a.m. on November 1 or May 1 of each year, as applicable to the Participant, and end at 11:59 p.m. on October 31 or April 30, respectively. The Board may change the duration and timing of Participation Periods pursuant to Sections 4, 18(b), 18(c), 19(b) or 19(c) hereof. As used herein, &#8220;Participation Period&#8221; shall also mean &#8220;Special Participation Period,&#8221; where applicable.</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-top:13px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:96px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;padding-left:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">(o)</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"></font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;text-decoration:underline;">Plan</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#8221; shall mean this 2005 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, including both the Section 423(b) Component and the Non-Section 423(b) Component, as it may be amended from time to time.</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-top:13px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:96px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;padding-left:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">(p)</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"></font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;text-decoration:underline;">Purchase Date</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#8221; shall mean each April 30 and October 31 during a Participation Period (in the order in which these dates appear during the Participation Period). The Board may change the Purchase Date pursuant to Sections 4, 18(b), 18(c), 19(b) or 19(c) hereof. As used herein, &#8220;Purchase Date&#8221; shall also mean &#8220;New Purchase Date,&#8221; where applicable.</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-top:13px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:96px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;padding-left:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">(q)</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"></font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;text-decoration:underline;">Purchase Price</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#8221; shall mean, effective with the Participation Period beginning November 1, 2011, an amount equal to 85% of the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock on the Enrollment Date or 85% of the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock on the applicable Purchase Date, whichever is lower. The Purchase Price may be adjusted by the Board pursuant to Sections 18(a) or 19(c) hereof.</font></div></td></tr></table><br><div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;">2</font></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><a name="s81659acc00da4d68abd254191d44a3dd"></a><div></div><br><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-top:13px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:96px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;padding-left:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">(r)</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"></font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;text-decoration:underline;">Reserves</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#8221; shall mean the number of shares of Common Stock covered by options under the Plan that have not been exercised and the number of shares of Common Stock that have been authorized for issuance under the Plan but not placed under option.</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-top:13px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:96px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;padding-left:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">(s)</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"></font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;text-decoration:underline;">Section 423(b) Component</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#8221; shall mean the provisions of the Plan that are designed to meet the requirements for an employee stock purchase plan as set forth in Section 423(b) of the Code, as amended. The provisions of the Section 423(b) Component shall be construed, administered and enforced in accordance with Section 423(b) of the Code.</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-top:13px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:96px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;padding-left:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">(t)</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"></font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;text-decoration:underline;">Section 423(b) Employer</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#8221; shall mean the Company and any Subsidiary, domestic or foreign, that has been designated by the Board as eligible to participate in the Section 423(b) Component of the Plan. Any Subsidiary that has been designated as eligible to participate in the Plan prior to December 31, 2009 shall be considered to be a Section 423(b) Employer without the requirement for further designation by the Board; provided, that any new Board designation of such entity as a Non-Section 423(b) Employer shall supersede any prior designation or deemed designation.</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-top:13px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:96px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;padding-left:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">(u)</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"></font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;text-decoration:underline;">Special Participation Periods</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#8221; shall mean interim Participation Periods created at the discretion of the Board enabling Employees of Subsidiaries that become Designated Subsidiaries of the Company after an Enrollment Date but more than three (3) months prior to the next succeeding Enrollment Date to participate in the Section 423(b) Component or Non-Section 423(b) Component of the Plan, as applicable. The Enrollment Date of a Special Participation Period shall be a date specified by the Board, and the last day of a Special Participation Period shall be the second succeeding Purchase Date under the Plan.</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-top:13px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:96px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;padding-left:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">(v)</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"></font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;text-decoration:underline;">Subsidiary</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#8221; shall mean a corporation, domestic or foreign, other than the Company, in an unbroken chain of corporations beginning with the Company, if, at the time of grant of an option under the Plan, each of the corporations other than the last corporation in the unbroken chain owns stock possessing 50% or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock in one of the other corporations in such chain.</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-top:13px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:96px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;padding-left:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">(w)</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"></font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;text-decoration:underline;">Trading Day</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#8221; shall mean a day on which U.S. stock exchanges and the NASDAQ System are open for trading.</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-top:13px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:48px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;padding-left:0px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">3.</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"></font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;text-decoration:underline;">Eligibility</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">.</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-top:13px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:96px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;padding-left:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">(a)</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"></font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Any Employee employed by an Employer for 30 continuous days</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">&#32;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">prior to a given Enrollment Date shall be eligible to participate in the Plan; provided, however, that, (i) for Employees participating in the Non-Section 423(b) Component, to the extent required by the laws of the applicable jurisdiction, an Employee may be eligible to participate in the Plan, notwithstanding that he or she has not been employed by an Employer for 30 continuous days prior to a given Enrollment Date, and (ii) as provided more fully in Section 21 below, the Board may adopt administrative rules, procedures and/or sub-plans limiting the eligibility of or participation by any Employee of a Non-Section 423(b) Employer. The foregoing notwithstanding, only employees of the applicable Designated Subsidiary shall be eligible to participate in a Special Participation Period.</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-top:13px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:96px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;padding-left:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">(b)</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"></font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Any provisions of the Plan to the contrary notwithstanding, no Employee shall be granted an option under the Plan to the extent that (i) immediately after such grant, such Employee (or any other person whose stock would be attributed to such Employee pursuant to Section 424(d) of the Code) would own capital stock (and/or hold outstanding options to purchase capital stock) representing 5% or more of the total combined voting power or value of all classes of the capital stock of the Company or of any Subsidiary, or (ii) the Employee&#8217;s rights to purchase stock under all employee stock purchase plans (as defined in Section 423 of the Code) of the Company and its Subsidiaries accrues at a rate that exceeds $25,000 of stock (determined at the Fair Market Value of the shares on the date of grant) for each calendar year in which such option is outstanding at any time (or such lower limitations that may be imposed with respect to eligible Employees who are subject to laws of a foreign jurisdiction where lower limitations are required).</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-top:13px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:96px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;padding-left:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">(c)</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"></font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Any provisions of the Plan to the contrary notwithstanding, an Employee who has received a hardship withdrawal from the Company&#8217;s 401(k) plan, or the 401(k) plan of any Designated Subsidiary, shall be </font></div></td></tr></table><br><div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;">3</font></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><a name="s81659acc00da4d68abd254191d44a3dd"></a><div></div><br><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:13px;text-align:justify;padding-left:96px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">subject to restrictions on participation in the Plan on account of such hardship withdrawal to the fullest extent required by the Code.</font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-top:13px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:48px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;padding-left:0px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">4.</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"></font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;text-decoration:underline;">Participation Periods</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">.  The Plan shall be implemented with overlapping Participation Periods of 12 months&#8217; duration, with new Participation Periods beginning November 1 and May 1 each year. Each Participant shall only be enrolled in one Participation Period at any given time. Plan Participants enrolled in the Plan as of October 31, 2011 will automatically be enrolled in the Participation Period beginning November 1, 2011. Thereafter, each new Participant will initially be enrolled in the first Participation Period that commences after the date the Company&#8217;s stock plan administrator receives the Participant&#8217;s subscription agreement in accordance with Section 5(a) below. Provided the Participant&#8217;s participation in the Plan is not terminated (other than as provided in Section 7(b) hereof), and the Plan is not otherwise terminated, as provided in the Plan prior to the Enrollment Date for the next consecutive Participation Period commencing on the same day of the year, such Participant will remain continuously enrolled in the Participation Periods that commence on that day each year. Except as otherwise provided in the Plan, each Participation Period shall have two Purchase Dates, April 30 and October 31 (in the order in which these dates appear during the Participation Period). The Board may change the duration and timing of Participation Periods and Purchase Dates, provided that any such change that is determined by the Board to adversely affect Participants is announced at least 10 days prior to the scheduled beginning of the first Participation Period to be affected thereafter</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-top:13px;padding-bottom:13px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:48px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;padding-left:0px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">5.</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"></font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;text-decoration:underline;">Participation</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:13px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:96px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;padding-left:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">(a)</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"></font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">An eligible Employee may become a Participant in the Plan by completing a subscription agreement in a form provided by the Board authorizing payroll deductions or contributions, where permitted, and filing it manually, or in the manner prescribed by the Board, with the Company&#8217;s stock plan administrator by such time as prescribed by the Board, or through such other telephone or electronic arrangements as the Company&#8217;s stock plan administrator may prescribe. Contributions other than payroll deductions shall be permitted only to correct errors in the administration of a valid payroll deduction authorization or for an Employee of a Non-Section 423(b) Employer participating in the Non-Section 423(b) Component if the rules of a foreign country prohibit the Non-Section 423(b) Employer from making payroll deductions with respect to such eligible Employee&#8217;s Plan participation.</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:96px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;padding-left:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">(b)</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"></font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Payroll deductions/contributions for a new Participant shall begin as soon as administratively possible following the Enrollment Date of the Participant&#8217;s initial Participation Period, which in any event shall not be later than the first full payroll period that begins on or after such Enrollment Date, and shall continue unless and until the Participant&#8217;s participation in the Plan is terminated, or the Plan is otherwise terminated, as provided in the Plan.</font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:48px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;padding-left:0px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">6.</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"></font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;text-decoration:underline;">Payroll Deductions</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">.</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-top:13px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:96px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;padding-left:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">(a)</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"></font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">At the time a Participant files a subscription agreement, the Participant shall elect to have payroll deductions made on each pay day during the applicable Participation Periods (subject to Section 5(b)) or, where applicable, contributions made in accordance with the established contribution schedule, in whole percentages only not exceeding 15% of the Compensation that the Participant receives on each pay day during the Participation Periods.</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-top:13px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:96px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;padding-left:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">(b)</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"></font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">All payroll deductions made for or contributions made by a Participant shall be credited to the Participant&#8217;s account under the Plan.</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-top:13px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:96px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;padding-left:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">(c)</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"></font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">A Participant may discontinue his or her participation in the Plan as provided in Section 10 hereof or may increase to as high as 15% or decrease to as low as 0% the rate of his or her payroll deductions/contributions by completing and filing with the Company a new subscription agreement authorizing a change in payroll deduction/contribution rate. A decrease in rate shall be effective with the first full payroll period that begins after the Company&#8217;s stock plan administrator receives the new subscription agreement. An increase in rate shall be effective as soon as administratively possible following the next succeeding Enrollment Date under the Plan (i.e., November 1 or May 1), without regard to whether such Enrollment Date is the first day of a Participation Period for the Participant, which in any event shall not be later than the first full payroll period that begins on or after such Enrollment Date.</font></div></td></tr></table><br><div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;">4</font></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><a name="s81659acc00da4d68abd254191d44a3dd"></a><div></div><br><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-top:13px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:96px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;padding-left:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">(d)</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"></font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">A Participant&#8217;s subscription agreement shall remain in effect for successive Participation Periods unless changed by the Participant as provided in Section 6(c) above (in which case the modified subscription agreement shall remain in effect for successive Participation Periods as provided herein) or unless the Participant&#8217;s participation in the Plan is terminated, or the Plan is otherwise terminated, as provided in the Plan.</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-top:13px;padding-bottom:13px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:96px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;padding-left:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">(e)</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"></font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent necessary to comply with the $25,000 calendar-year accrual and the 5% ownership limitations set forth in Section 3(b), a Participant&#8217;s payroll deductions/ contributions may be decreased to 0% at any time prior to a Purchase Date. Payroll deductions/ contributions at the rate provided in such Participant&#8217;s then-current subscription agreement shall resume immediately following such Purchase Date, unless the Participant&#8217;s participation in the Plan is sooner terminated, or the Plan is otherwise terminated, as provided in the Plan.</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:48px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;padding-left:0px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">7.</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"></font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;text-decoration:underline;">Grant of Option</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">.</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-top:13px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:96px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;padding-left:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">(a)</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"></font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">On the Enrollment Date of each Participation Period applicable to a Participant, the Participant shall be granted an option to purchase on each Purchase Date of such Participation Period at the applicable Purchase Price up to the number of shares of Common Stock determined by dividing the sum of the Participant&#8217;s payroll deductions/contributions accumulated on or prior to such Purchase Date and retained in the Participant&#8217;s account, by the applicable Purchase Price; provided, however, that in no event shall a Participant be permitted to purchase on any Purchase Date more than 2,000 shares of Common Stock (subject to adjustment pursuant to Section 18(a)), and provided further that such purchase shall be subject to the limitations set forth in Sections 3(b) and 8(b) hereof. The Board may, in its absolute discretion, for future Participation Periods increase or decrease the maximum number of shares of Common Stock a Participant may purchase on a Purchase Date. Exercise of an option shall occur as provided in Section 8, unless the Participant is automatically withdrawn and reenrolled as provided in Section 7(b) hereof, the Participant&#8217;s participation in the Plan is terminated, or the Plan is otherwise terminated, as provided in the Plan, or the option is otherwise sooner terminated as provided in the Plan.</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-top:13px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:96px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;padding-left:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">(b)</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"></font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">To the extent permitted by any applicable laws, regulations, or stock exchange rules, if the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock on the Trading Day immediately preceding the Enrollment Date for a Participation Period is lower than the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock on the Enrollment Date for the immediately preceding Participation Period, then all Participants in the immediately preceding Participation Period shall automatically be withdrawn from the immediately preceding Participation Period at 11:59 p.m. on the first Purchase Date of such Participation Period (after the exercise of their options on such date) and re-enrolled in the next succeeding Participation Period effective as of 12:01 a.m. on the Enrollment Date of the next succeeding Participation Period.</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-top:13px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:48px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;padding-left:0px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">8.</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"></font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;text-decoration:underline;">Exercise of Option</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">.</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-top:13px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:96px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;padding-left:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">(a)</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"></font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Unless a Participant&#8217;s participation in the Plan is sooner terminated (including as provided in Section 7(b)), or the Plan is sooner terminated, or the option is otherwise sooner terminated, all as provided in the Plan, the Participant&#8217;s option shall be exercised automatically on each Purchase Date for the Participation Period applicable to the Participant, and the maximum number of full shares subject to the option (as limited by Section 3(b), 7(a) and/or 8(b)) shall be purchased for the Participant at the applicable Purchase Price with the accumulated payroll deductions/ contributions. No fractional shares shall be purchased. If the balance in a Participant&#8217;s account after the purchase is made is not sufficient to purchase a full share at the applicable Purchase Price, the balance shall be retained in the Participant&#8217;s account until the next Purchase Date, subject to earlier termination of the Participant&#8217;s participation in the Plan, or earlier termination of the option or Plan, as provided in the Plan. If the maximum number of full shares that the Participant is eligible to purchase is limited by Section 3(b), 7(a) or 8(b) such that a balance greater than the amount needed to purchase a full share at the applicable Purchase Price remains in the Participant&#8217;s account after the purchase is made on the second Purchase Date of a Participation Period, the entire balance will be refunded to the Participant. If a Participant is automatically withdrawn and reenrolled pursuant to Section 8(b) and at that time a balance greater than the amount needed to purchase a full share at the applicable Purchase Price remains in the Participant&#8217;s account, the entire balance will be refunded to the Participant.</font></div></td></tr></table><br><div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;">5</font></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><a name="s81659acc00da4d68abd254191d44a3dd"></a><div></div><br><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-top:13px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:96px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;padding-left:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">(b)</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"></font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">If the Board determines that on a given Purchase Date the number of shares with respect to which options are to be exercised exceeds the number of shares of Common Stock available for sale under the Plan as of such Purchase Date, the Board may, in its sole discretion, provide that the Company shall make a pro rata allocation of the shares of Common Stock available for purchase on such Purchase Date in as uniform a manner as shall be practicable and as it shall determine in its sole discretion to be equitable among all Participants. With respect to any payroll deductions/contributions accumulated in a Participant&#8217;s account that are not used to purchase shares of Common Stock in a Participation Period pursuant to the preceding sentence, the Board shall direct the refund of such payroll deductions/ contributions to the Participant. In the event the Board, in its sole discretion, determines that it shall not seek authorization from the Company&#8217;s stockholders for additional shares for issuance under the Plan with respect to a subsequent Participation Period, the Plan shall automatically terminate.</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-top:13px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:96px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;padding-left:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">(c)</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"></font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">All rights to purchase Common Stock offered on a Purchase Date must be exercised within five (5) years of such Purchase Date.</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-top:13px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:48px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;padding-left:0px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">9.</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"></font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;text-decoration:underline;">Delivery</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">.</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-top:13px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:96px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;padding-left:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">(a)</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"></font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">As promptly as practicable after each Purchase Date, the Company shall arrange the delivery, electronically or otherwise, to accounts in the Participants&#8217; names at a brokerage company selected by the Company of the shares purchased upon exercise of options.  </font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-top:13px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:96px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;padding-left:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">(b)</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"></font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">A Participant may withdraw his or her shares of Common Stock credited to his or her brokerage account at any time (subject to reasonable costs, which are the responsibility of the Participant). For Participants in the Section 423(b) Component, any stock certificate distributed to a Participant may contain a legend requiring notification to the Company of any transfer or sale of the shares of Common Stock prior to the date two years after the beginning date of a Participation Period pursuant to which the shares were purchased.</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-top:13px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:48px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;padding-left:0px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">10.</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"></font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;text-decoration:underline;">Withdrawal</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">.</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-top:13px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:96px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;padding-left:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">(a)</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"></font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">A Participant may withdraw all, but not less than all, of the payroll deductions/contributions at any time prior to the Purchase Date for a Participation Period by giving written notice to the Company in a form provided by the Company. Such payroll deductions/contributions shall be paid to the Participant promptly after receipt of the Participant&#8217;s notice of withdrawal. The Participant&#8217;s option for such Participation Period shall automatically terminate, and no further payroll deductions/contributions for the purchase of shares by such Participant shall be made during such Participation Period. If a Participant withdraws from a Participation Period, other than as provided in Section 7(b) hereof, payroll deductions/contributions for the Participant&#8217;s account shall not resume at the beginning of the next succeeding Participation Period unless the Participant timely delivers to the Company a new subscription agreement.</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-top:13px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:96px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;padding-left:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">(b)</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"></font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">A Participant&#8217;s withdrawal from a Participation Period shall not have any effect upon the Participant&#8217;s eligibility to participate in any similar plan that may thereafter be adopted by an Employer or in any succeeding Participation Period that begins after the Participation Period from which the Participant withdraws.</font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:48px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;padding-left:0px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">11.</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"></font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;text-decoration:underline;">Termination of Employment</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">.  Upon a Participant&#8217;s ceasing to be an Employee for any reason during a Participation Period, the Participant shall be deemed to have withdrawn from the Plan as of the effective date of his or her termination of employment, his or her option(s) shall be terminated automatically, and the payroll deductions/contributions credited to the Participant&#8217;s account under the Plan during the Participation Period but not yet used to exercise the Participant&#8217;s option(s) shall be refunded to the Participant.</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-top:13px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:48px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;padding-left:0px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">12.</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"></font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;text-decoration:underline;">Interest</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">.  Interest shall not accrue on the payroll deductions/contributions of a Participant in the Plan.</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-top:13px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:48px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;padding-left:0px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">13.</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"></font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;text-decoration:underline;">Stock</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">.</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-top:13px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:96px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;padding-left:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">(a)</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"></font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Subject to adjustment pursuant to Section 18(a), the maximum number of shares of the Common Stock authorized for issuance under the Plan is four million five hundred thousand (4,500,000) shares. Such shares shall be made available from Common Stock currently authorized but unissued.</font></div></td></tr></table><br><div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;">6</font></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><a name="s81659acc00da4d68abd254191d44a3dd"></a><div></div><br><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-top:13px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:96px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;padding-left:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">(b)</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"></font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Participants shall have no interest or voting rights in shares covered by options until such options have been exercised.</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-top:13px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:48px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;padding-left:0px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">14.</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"></font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;text-decoration:underline;">Administration</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">.</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-top:13px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:96px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;padding-left:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">(a)</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"></font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">The Plan shall be administered by the Board. The Board shall have the authority and power to administer the Plan and to make, adopt, construe and enforce rules and regulations not inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan. The Board shall adopt and prescribe the contents of all forms required in connection with the administration of the Plan, including, but not limited to, the subscription agreement, payroll withholding authorizations, withdrawal documents and all other notices required hereunder. The Board shall have full and exclusive discretionary authority to construe, interpret and apply the terms of the Plan, to determine eligibility, including which entities shall be Designated Subsidiaries, Section 423(b) Employers or Non-Section 423(b) Employers, and to adjudicate all disputed claims filed under the Plan. Every finding, decision and determination made by the Board shall, to the full extent permitted by law, be final and binding upon all parties.</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-top:13px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:96px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;padding-left:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">(b)</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"></font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Board may delegate, by resolutions adopted prior to or after the effective date of the Plan, any or all of its authority and responsibilities hereunder to such individual(s) or committee (which may be comprised of Employees, members of the Board, or a combination thereof) as the Board shall designate, to the extent such delegation is permitted by applicable law, the articles and bylaws of the Company and the applicable stock exchange or national market system rules. In the event of such delegation, all references herein to the Board shall, to the extent applicable, be deemed to refer to and include such individual(s) or committee.</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-top:13px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:48px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;padding-left:0px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">15.</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"></font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;text-decoration:underline;">Transferability</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">.  No payroll deductions/contributions credited to a Participant&#8217;s account under the Plan and no rights with regard to the exercise of an option under the Plan may be assigned, transferred, pledged or otherwise disposed of in any way by the Participant (other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution). Any such attempt at assignment, transfer, pledge or other disposition shall be without effect, except that the Company may treat such act as an election to withdraw from the Plan in accordance with Section 10 hereof.</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-top:13px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:48px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;padding-left:0px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">16.</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"></font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;text-decoration:underline;">Use of Funds</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">.  Payroll deductions/contributions received or held by an Employer under the Plan may be used by such Employer for any corporate purpose. The Employer shall not be obligated to segregate such payroll deductions/contributions, except to the extent such segregation is required by the laws of a jurisdiction applicable to the Employer.</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-top:13px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:48px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;padding-left:0px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">17.</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"></font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;text-decoration:underline;">Reports</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">.  Individual accounts shall be maintained for each Participant in the Plan. Statements of account will be made available to Participants following each Purchase Date, which statements shall set forth the total amount used from the Participant&#8217;s account to purchase Common Stock, the Purchase Price, the number of shares purchased, and the remaining cash balance, if any, in the Participant&#8217;s account.</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-top:13px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:48px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;padding-left:0px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">18.</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"></font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;text-decoration:underline;">Adjustments Upon Changes in Capitalization, Dissolution, Liquidation, Merger or Asset Sale</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">.</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-top:13px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:96px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;padding-left:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">(a)</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"></font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Subject to any required action by the stockholders of the Company, the Reserves, the maximum number of shares each Participant may purchase on a Purchase Date, and the price per share and the number of shares of Common Stock covered by each outstanding option shall be proportionately adjusted for any increase or decrease in the number of issued shares of Common Stock resulting from a stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend, combination or reclassification of the Common Stock or any other increase or decrease in the number of shares of Common Stock effected without receipt of consideration by the Company. The conversion of convertible securities of the Company shall not be deemed to have been &#8220;effected without receipt of consideration.&#8221; Such adjustments shall be made by the Board, whose determination shall be final, binding and conclusive. Except as expressly provided herein, 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 or price of shares of Common Stock subject to an option.</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-top:13px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:96px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;padding-left:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">(b)</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"></font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">In the event of the proposed dissolution or liquidation of the Company, the Participation Periods then in progress shall be shortened by setting one new Purchase Date for both Participation Periods (the &#8220;New Purchase Date&#8221;), which shall be prior to the Date of the Company&#8217;s proposed dissolution or liquidation </font></div></td></tr></table><br><div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;">7</font></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><a name="s81659acc00da4d68abd254191d44a3dd"></a><div></div><br><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:13px;text-align:justify;padding-left:96px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">and shall be the last Purchase Date under the Plan. The Plan shall terminate immediately after the New Purchase Date and prior to the consummation of such proposed dissolution or liquidation, unless provided otherwise by the Board. The Board shall notify each Participant in writing at least 10 business days prior to the New Purchase Date that the Purchase Date(s) for the Participant&#8217;s option has/have been changed to the New Purchase Date and that the Participant&#8217;s option shall be exercised automatically on the New Purchase Date, unless prior to such date the Participant&#8217;s participation in the Plan is terminated as provided in the Plan.</font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-top:13px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:96px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;padding-left:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">(c)</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"></font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">In the event of a proposed sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, or the merger of the Company with or into another corporation, outstanding options shall be assumed or equivalent options substituted by the successor corporation or a parent or subsidiary of the successor corporation. In the event that the successor corporation refuses to assume or substitute for the options, the Participation Periods then in progress shall be shortened by setting one New Purchase Date. The New Purchase Date shall be prior to the date of the Company&#8217;s proposed sale or merger. The Plan shall terminate immediately after the New Purchase Date and prior to the consummation of such proposed sale or merger, unless provided otherwise by the Board. The Board shall notify each Participant in writing at least 10 business days prior to the New Purchase Date that the Purchase Date(s) for the Participant&#8217;s option has/have been changed to the New Purchase Date and that the Participant&#8217;s option shall be exercised automatically on the New Purchase Date, unless prior to such date the Participant&#8217;s participation in the Plan is terminated as provided in the Plan.</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-top:13px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:48px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;padding-left:0px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">19.</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"></font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;text-decoration:underline;">Amendment or Termination</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">.</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-top:13px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:96px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;padding-left:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">(a)</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"></font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">The Board may at any time and for any reason amend the Plan without the consent of stockholders or Participants, except that any such action shall be subject to the approval of the Company&#8217;s stockholders at or before the next annual meeting of stockholders for which the record date is set after such Board action if such stockholder approval is required by any federal, national or state law or regulation of the United States or applicable foreign jurisdiction or the rules of any stock exchange or automated quotation system on which the Common Stock may then be listed or quoted, and the Board may otherwise in its discretion determine to submit other such changes to the Plan to stockholders for approval; provided, however, that no such action may, without the consent of an affected Participant, materially impair the rights of such Participant with respect to any shares of Common Stock theretofore purchased by him or her under the Plan.</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-top:13px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:96px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;padding-left:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">(b)</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"></font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Without stockholder consent and without regard to whether any Participant rights may be considered to have been adversely affected, the Board shall be entitled to designate or un-designate entities as Designated Subsidiaries, Section 423(b) Employers or Non-Section 423(b) Employers, change the Participation Periods, limit the frequency and/or number of changes permitted in the amount withheld or contributed during a Participation Period, establish the exchange ratio applicable to amounts withheld or contributed in a currency other than U. S. Dollars, permit payroll withholding in excess of the amount designated by a Participant in order to adjust for delays or mistakes in the Employer&#8217;s processing of properly completed withholding elections, establish reasonable waiting and adjustment periods and/or accounting and crediting procedures to ensure that amounts applied toward the purchase of Common Stock for each Participant properly correspond to amounts withheld from the Participant&#8217;s Compensation, and establish such other limitations and procedures that the Board determines in its sole discretion advisable and that are consistent with the Plan and the Code.</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-top:13px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:96px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;padding-left:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">(c)</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"></font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">If the Board determines that the ongoing operation of the Plan may result in unfavorable financial accounting consequences, the Board may, in its discretion and to the extent necessary or desirable, modify or amend the Plan to reduce or eliminate such accounting consequences, including, but not limited to:</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-top:13px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:138px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;padding-left:94px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">(i)</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"></font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Increasing the Purchase Price for any Participation Period, including a Participation Period underway at the time of the change in Purchase Price;</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-top:13px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:138px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;padding-left:94px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">(ii)</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"></font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Shortening any Participation Period so that the Participation Period ends on a new Purchase Date, including a Participation Period underway at the time of the Board action; and/or</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-top:13px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:138px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;padding-left:94px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">(iii)</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"></font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Allocating shares.</font></div></td></tr></table><br><div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;">8</font></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><a name="s81659acc00da4d68abd254191d44a3dd"></a><div></div><br><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:16px;text-align:justify;padding-left:96px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Notwithstanding anything in the Plan to the contrary, such modifications or amendments shall not require stockholder approval or the consent of any Plan Participants.</font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-top:13px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:96px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;padding-left:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">(d)</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"></font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">The Plan shall continue in effect unless terminated pursuant to action by the Board, which shall have the right to terminate the Plan at any time without prior notice to any Participant and without liability to any Participant. Upon the termination of the Plan, the balance, if any, then standing to the credit of each Participant in his or her Plan account shall be paid to the Participant and shares of Common Stock theretofore purchased for the Participant under the Plan shall continue to be handled in the manner provided in Section 9.</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-top:13px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:48px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;padding-left:0px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">20.</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"></font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;text-decoration:underline;">Section 423(b) Component</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">.  Notwithstanding anything in the Plan to the contrary, for purposes of the Section 423(b) Component, the Board, in its sole discretion, may vary the terms and conditions of separate offerings within the Section 423(b) Component by adopting administrative rules and procedures applicable to such Section 423(b) offering, regarding, without limitation, eligibility of an Employee or group of Employees to participate, the definition of Compensation, handling of payroll deductions, making of contributions to the Plan (including, without limitation, in forms other than payroll deductions), the exchange ratio applicable to amounts withheld or contributed in a currency other than U.S. Dollars, obligations to pay payroll and/or applicable withholding taxes, withholding procedures, and procedures for share issuances, in order to conform such terms to the requirements of a jurisdiction outside of the United States in which an eligible Employee is located, in accordance with the goals and objectives of the Plan, and in order to facilitate the operation of the Plan in such jurisdictions. In this regard, unless the Board otherwise determines, the Employees of each Section 423(b) Employer shall be deemed to participate in a separate offering from the Company; the terms of participation within any such offering to the Employees of a Section 423(b) Employer shall be the same for all Employees in such offering, as determined in accordance with Section 423(b) of the Code.</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-top:13px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:48px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;padding-left:0px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">21.</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"></font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;text-decoration:underline;">Non-Section 423(b) Component</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">.  Notwithstanding anything in the Plan to the contrary, for purposes of the Non-Section 423(b) Component, the Board may, in its sole discretion, adopt administrative rules, procedures and sub-plans applicable to Non-Section 423(b) Employers which are outside the scope of Section 423 of the Code, regarding, without limitation, eligibility of an Employee or group of Employees to participate, the definition of Compensation, handling of payroll deductions, making of contributions to the Plan (including, without limitation, in forms other than payroll deductions), the exchange ratio applicable to amounts withheld or contributed in a currency other than U.S. Dollars, obligations to pay payroll and/or other applicable withholding taxes, withholding procedures, and procedures for share issuances, in order to conform such terms to the requirements of a jurisdiction outside of the United States in which an eligible Employee is located, in accordance with the goals and objective of the Plan, in order to facilitate the operation of the Plan in such jurisdictions and/or in order to exclude Employees who are located in a specific jurisdiction as may be determined advisable by the Board. For purposes of clarity, the terms and conditions contained herein that are subject to variation for each Non-Section 423(b) Employer shall be documented in writing and approved by the Board.</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-top:13px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:48px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;padding-left:0px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">22.</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"></font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;text-decoration:underline;">Administrative Costs</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">.  The Company will pay the expenses incurred in the administration of the Plan other than any fees or transfer, excise or similar taxes imposed on the transaction pursuant to which any shares of Common Stock are purchased. The Participant will pay any transaction fees or commissions on any sale of the shares of Common Stock and may also be charged the reasonable costs associated with issuing a stock certificate if one is requested by the Participant.</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-top:13px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:48px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;padding-left:0px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">23.</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"></font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;text-decoration:underline;">Tax Obligations</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">.  To the extent any (i) grant of an option to purchase Common Stock hereunder, (ii)&#160;purchase of Common Stock hereunder, or (iii) disposition of Common Stock purchased hereunder gives rise to any tax withholding obligation (including, without limitation, income tax, social insurance, payroll tax, payment on account or other withholding taxes imposed by any jurisdiction), the Board may implement appropriate procedures to ensure that such tax withholding obligations are met. Such procedures may include, without limitation, increased withholding from an Employee&#8217;s current compensation, cash payments to an Employer by an Employee, or a sale of a portion of the Common Stock purchased under the Plan, which sale may be required and initiated by the Company. Any such procedure, including offering choices among procedures, will be applied consistently with respect to all similarly situated Employees participating in the Plan (or in an offering under the Plan), except to the extent any procedure may not be permitted under the laws of the </font></div></td></tr></table><br><div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;">9</font></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><a name="s81659acc00da4d68abd254191d44a3dd"></a><div></div><br><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:13px;text-align:justify;padding-left:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">applicable jurisdiction. For purposes of determining similarly situated Employees, Employees who are participating in the Section 423(b) Component shall not be considered to be similarly situated to Employees who are participating in the Non-Section 423(b) Component of the Plan.</font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-top:13px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:48px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;padding-left:0px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">24.</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"></font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;text-decoration:underline;">Notices</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">.  All notices or other communications by a Participant to the Company in connection with the Plan shall be deemed to have been duly given when received in the form specified by the Company at the location, or by the person, designated by the Company for the receipt thereof.</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-top:13px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:48px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;padding-left:0px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">25.</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"></font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;text-decoration:underline;">Conditions Upon Issuance of Shares</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">.  Shares shall not be issued with respect to an option unless the exercise of such option and the delivery of such shares complies with all applicable provisions of law, domestic or foreign, including, without limitation, the Code, the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and the requirements of any stock exchange upon which the Common Stock may then be listed, and shall be further subject to the approval of counsel for the Company with respect to such compliance.</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-top:13px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:48px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;padding-left:0px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">26.</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"></font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;text-decoration:underline;">Term of Plan</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">.  The Plan shall become effective on November 3, 2005, subject to and conditioned upon the stockholders of the Company approving the Plan at their annual meeting on such date. It shall continue in effect for a term of 15 years unless sooner terminated in accordance with its terms.</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-top:13px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:48px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;padding-left:0px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">27.</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"></font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;text-decoration:underline;">Severability of Provisions; Prevailing Law</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">.  The provisions of the Plan shall be deemed severable. If any such provision is determined to be unlawful or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction or by reason of a change in an applicable statute, the Plan shall continue to exist as though such provision had never been included therein (or, in the case of a change in an applicable statute, had been deleted as of the date of such change). The Plan shall be governed by the laws of the State of North Carolina, to the extent such laws are not in conflict with, or superseded by, United States federal law. All times stated in the Plan shall refer to the time in Durham, North Carolina, USA.</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-top:13px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:48px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;padding-left:0px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">28.</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"></font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;text-decoration:underline;">Authorization to Release Necessary Personal Information</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">.</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-top:13px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:96px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;padding-left:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">(a)</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"></font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">As a condition of participating in the Plan, each Employee hereby authorizes and directs Employee&#8217;s employer to collect, use and transfer in electronic or other form, any personal information (the &#8220;Data&#8221;) regarding Employee&#8217;s employment, the nature and amount of Employee&#8217;s compensation and the fact and conditions of Employee&#8217;s participation in the Plan (including, but not limited to, Employee&#8217;s name, home address, telephone number, date of birth, social security number (or any other social or national identification number), salary, nationality, job title, number of shares of Common Stock held and the details of all options or any other entitlement to shares of Common Stock awarded, cancelled, exercised or outstanding) for the purpose of implementing, administering and managing Employee&#8217;s participation in the Plan. Employee understands that the Data may be transferred to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or to any third parties assisting in the implementation, administration and management of the Plan, including any requisite transfer to a broker or other third party assisting with the exercise of options under the Plan or with whom shares of Common Stock acquired upon exercise of this option or cash from the sale of such shares may be deposited. Employee acknowledges that recipients of the Data may be located in different countries, and those countries may have data privacy laws and protections different from those in the country of Employee&#8217;s residence. Furthermore, Employee acknowledges and understands that the transfer of the Data to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or to any third parties is necessary for Employee&#8217;s participation in the Plan.</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-top:13px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:96px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;padding-left:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">(b)</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"></font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Employee may at any time withdraw the consents herein, by contacting Employee&#8217;s local human resources representative in writing. 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