reorganizations, or changes of its capital or business structure, or to merge or consolidate, or
dissolve, liquidate, sell, or transfer all or any part of its business or assets, or (b) to limit the
right or power of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to take any action which such entity
deems to be necessary or appropriate.
•In all events, whether any Award is made to an Eligible Employee will depend on the
decision of the Committee. All Awards are subject to the sole discretion of the Committee,
and nothing in this document or any other document (except as may be provided for in the
Program’s Change in Control provisions) describing or referring to the Program shall confer
any right whatsoever on any person to be considered for any Award.
•This Program document may be changed or discontinued at any time without notice or
liability at the sole discretion of the Committee.
•Awards made under the Program shall be subject to and governed by the specific terms and
conditions of the Plan, Program, and the applicable Award.
•The Program shall not require the Company to segregate any monies from its general fund or
to create any trusts, or to make any special deposits for any amount payable to any Eligible
Employee.
•The Program is intended to provide compensation that is exempt from, or that complies with
Section 409A of the Code, and the provisions of the Program and resulting Awards, if any,
shall be construed in a manner that would cause Awards and the Program’s terms to be
compliant with or exempt from the application of Section 409A of the Code, as appropriate.
If any payment, or portion thereof, must be delayed in order to comply with Section 409A of
the Code because an Eligible Employee is a “specified employee” as defined in Section
409A(a)(2)(B)(i) of the Code, the payment, or the portion so delayed, shall be made on the
soonest date permissible without triggering the additional tax due under Section 409A of the
Code. As used in the Program, “termination of employment” and similar terms shall mean a
“separation from service” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code to the extent an
Award or a provision of the Program provides for the payment of deferred compensation
within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code. Additionally, notwithstanding anything to
the contrary in the Program or an Award, it will not be a violation of the Program or Award
or Plan (and an Eligible Employee will not have any right to damages or other relief) if the
Company or any Subsidiary distributes an Eligible Employee’s Award during the period
permitted by Section 409A of the Code.
•No member of the Committee, or employee of the Company or a Subsidiary, shall be liable
for any act done, or determination made in good faith, with respect to the administration of
the Program, including any Award made pursuant to the Program and the Plan. The
Company indemnifies and holds harmless to the fullest extent allowed by law such persons
individually and collectively, from and against any and all losses resulting from liability to
which the Committee, or the members of such body, or employees of the Company or any
Subsidiary may be subjected by reason of any act or conduct (except willful misconduct,
fraud or gross negligence) in their official capacities in the administration of the Program,