ARTESYN TECHNOLOGIES INC
STOCK OPTION PLAN
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="right"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Exhibit 10 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>ARTESYN TECHNOLOGIES, INC. </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="2"><B>(formerly Computer Products, Inc.) </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>1990 OUTSIDE DIRECTORS STOCK OPTION PLAN </B></FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>(Amended as of May 8, 2003) </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>ARTICLE I </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"
ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>DEFINITIONS </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">As used herein, the following terms have the meanings hereinafter set forth unless the context clearly indicates to the contrary: </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(a) &#147;Board&#148; shall mean the Board of Directors of the Company. </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(b) &#147;Company&#148; shall mean Artesyn Technologies, Inc. </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(c) &#147;Compensation&#148; shall mean, for any Eligible Director, the
amount of cash actually paid to such Director as compensation for his or her service on the Board and any committees thereof including, without limitation, all amounts paid to such Director in connection with his or her attendance at any meetings of
the Board or committees thereof. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(d) &#147;Date of Grant&#148;
shall mean the date an Eligible Director is initially elected to the Board of Directors and for each respective fiscal year of the Company thereafter, the earlier of (i) June 30, or (ii) the date on which the Stockholders of the Company shall elect
directors at an Annual Meeting of such Stockholders or any adjournment thereof; provided that a Date of Grant shall not occur more frequently than annually. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(e) &#147;Deemed Value&#148; shall mean, with respect to each share of Stock owned by an Eligible Director on any Date of Grant, the Fair Market Value of
a share of Stock on the last day of the fiscal year of the Company immediately preceding such Date of Grant. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(f) &#147;Effective Date of the Plan&#148; shall mean the original date of adoption by the stockholders of the Company. </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(g) &#147;Eligible Director&#148; shall mean any Director of the Company who
is not an employee of the Company or its subsidiaries. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(h)
&#147;Fair Market Value&#148; shall mean the closing sales price, or the mean between the closing high &#147;bid&#148; and low &#147;asked&#148; prices, as the case may be, of the Stock in the over-the-counter market on the day on which such value
is to be determined, as reported by the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation System or successor national quotation service. If the Stock is listed on a national securities exchange, &#147;Fair Market Value&#148; shall mean
the closing price </FONT></P>

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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">of the Stock on such national securities exchange on the day on which such value is to be determined, as reported in the
composite quotations for securities traded on such exchange provided by the National Association of Securities Dealers or successor national quotation service. In the event no such quotations are available for the day in question, &#147;Fair Market
Value&#148; shall be determined by reference to the appropriate prices on the next preceding day for which such prices are reported. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(i) &#147;Option&#148; shall mean an Eligible Director&#146;s stock option to purchase Stock granted pursuant to the provisions of Article V hereof.
</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(j) &#147;Optionee&#148; shall mean an Eligible Director to
whom an Option has been granted hereunder. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(k) &#147;Option
Price&#148; shall mean the price at which an Optionee may purchase a share of Stock under a Stock Option Agreement. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(l) &#147;Plan&#148; shall mean the Artesyn Technologies, Inc. 1990 Outside Directors Stock Option Plan, the terms of which are set forth herein.
</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(m) &#147;Stock&#148; shall mean the common stock, par value
$.01 per share, of the Company or, in the event that the outstanding shares of Stock are hereafter changed into or exchanged for different stock or securities of the Company or some other corporation, such other stock or securities. </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(n) &#147;Stock Option Agreement&#148; shall mean an agreement between the
Company and the Optionee under which the Optionee may purchase Stock in accordance with the Plan. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"
ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>ARTICLE II </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="2"><B>THE PLAN </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">2.1 <U>Name</U>. This Plan shall be
known as the &#147;Artesyn Technologies, Inc. 1990 Outside Directors Stock Option Plan.&#148; </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">2.2 <U>Purpose</U>. The purpose of the Plan is to advance the interests of the Company and its stockholders by affording Eligible Directors of the Company an opportunity to acquire or increase their proprietary
interests in the Company, and thereby to encourage their continued service as directors and to provide them additional incentives to achieve the growth objectives of the Company. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">2.3 <U>Effective Date</U>. The Effective Date of the Plan is the date of adoption by the stockholders of the Company.
</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">2.4 <U>Termination Date</U>. The Plan shall terminate on April
30, 2009 and no further Options shall be granted hereunder thereafter. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>ARTICLE III </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT
SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>PARTICIPANTS </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Each Eligible Director shall participate in the Plan, provided that he is elected to a regular term as such a member at an Annual Meeting of Stockholders,
or any adjournment thereof. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>ARTICLE IV </B></FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>SHARES OF STOCK SUBJECT TO PLAN </B></FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">4.1 <U>Limitations</U>. Subject to any antidilution adjustment pursuant to
the provisions of Section 4.2 hereof, the maximum number of shares of Stock which may be issued and sold hereunder shall not exceed 1,000,000 shares of Stock. Shares of Stock subject to an Option may be either authorized and unissued shares or
shares issued and later acquired by the Company; provided however, the shares of Stock with respect to which an Option has been exercised shall not again be available for Option hereunder. If outstanding Options granted hereunder shall terminate or
expire for any reason without being wholly exercised prior to the end of the period during which Options may be granted hereunder, new Options may be granted hereunder covering such unexercised shares. </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">4.2 <U>Antidilution</U>. In the event that the outstanding shares of Stock
are changed into or exchanged for a different number or kind of shares or other securities of the Company or of another corporation by reason of merger, consolidation, reorganization, recapitalization, reclassification, combination of shares, stock
splitup or stock dividend: </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(a) The rights
under outstanding Options granted hereunder, both as to the number of subject shares and the Option price, shall be adjusted appropriately; and </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(b) Where dissolution or liquidation of the Company or any merger or combination in which the Company is not a surviving corporation is
involved, each outstanding Option granted hereunder shall terminate, but the Optionee shall have the right, immediately prior to such dissolution, liquidation, merger or combination, to exercise his Option, in whole or in part, to the extent that it
shall not have been exercised, without regard to the date on which such Option would otherwise have become exercisable pursuant to Sections 5.4 and 5.5. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The foregoing adjustments and the manner of application thereof shall be determined solely by the Board, and any such adjustment may provide for the
elimination of fractional share interests. The adjustments required under this Article shall apply to any successor or successors of the Company and shall be made regardless of the number or type of successive events requiring adjustments hereunder.
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>ARTICLE V </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>OPTIONS </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">5.1 <U>Option Grant, Number of Shares and Agreement.</U> </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(a) Subject to the provisions of Section 5.1(b) hereof, each Eligible Director shall automatically be granted an Option to purchase Ten
Thousand (10,000) shares of Stock on each Date of Grant. Each Option so granted shall be evidenced by a written Stock Option Agreement, dated as of the Date of Grant and executed by the Company and the Optionee, stating the Option&#146;s duration,
time of exercise, and exercise price. The terms and conditions of the Option shall be consistent with the Plan. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 5.1(a) hereof, an Eligible Director shall not be entitled to receive a grant of an Option on
any Date of Grant unless the Deemed Value of all shares of Stock owned by such Eligible Director on such Date of Grant shall be no less than three hundred percent (300%) of (i) such Director&#146;s Compensation during the preceding fiscal year of
the Company or (ii) if such Director has not previously served, or served for less than a full fiscal year, the average of all Eligible Directors&#146; Compensation during the preceding fiscal year of the Company, as determined by the Board and
provided to such Director in writing at least 10 days prior to the relevant Date of Grant; provided that if an Eligible Director has satisfied the condition set forth above as of a Date of Grant (the &#147;Qualifying Date&#148;), such Eligible
Director shall not be required to satisfy such condition on each subsequent Date of Grant so long as he or she owns on such subsequent date at least that number of shares of Stock as he or she owned on the Qualifying Date (as adjusted for stock
splits, combinations, dividends and similar events). An Eligible Director, who shall not be entitled to receive a grant of an Option on any particular Date of Grant as a result of the limitation set forth in this Section 5.1(b), shall not be
precluded from receiving a grant of an option pursuant to Section 5.1(a) hereof on any subsequent Dates of Grant on which the limitation set forth herein shall be satisfied. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">5.2 <U>Option Price</U>. The Option Price of the Stock subject to each Option shall be the Fair Market Value of the Stock on
its Date of Grant. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">5.3 <U>Exercise Period</U>. The period for
the exercise of each Option shall expire on the tenth anniversary of the Date of Grant. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">5.4 <U>Option Exercise.</U> </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(a) Any Option granted under the Plan shall only become exercisable in full on the first anniversary of the Date of Grant, provided that the Eligible Director has not voluntarily resigned, or been removed &#147;for
cause&#148;, as a member of the Board of Directors on or prior to the first anniversary of the Date of Grant. An Option shall remain exercisable after its exercise date at all times during the Exercise Period, regardless of whether the Optionee
thereafter continues to serve as a member of the Board. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(b) An Option may be exercised at any time or from time to time during the term of the
Option as to any or all full shares which have become exercisable in accordance with this Section, but not as to less than 25 shares of Stock unless the remaining shares of Stock that are so exercisable are less than 25 shares of Stock. The Option
price is to be paid in full in cash upon the exercise of the Option. The holder of an Option shall not have any of the rights of a Stockholder with respect to the shares of Stock subject to the Option until such shares of Stock have been issued or
transferred to him upon the exercise of his Option. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="2">(c) An Option shall be exercised by written notice of exercise of the Option, with respect to a specified number of shares of Stock, delivered to the Company at its principal office, and by cash payment to the Company at said office of the
full amount of the Option price&#146; for such number of shares. In addition to, and prior to the issuance of a certificate for shares pursuant to any Option exercise, the Optionee shall pay to the Company in cash the full amount of any federal and
state withholding or other employment taxes applicable to the taxable income of such Optionee resulting from such exercise. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">5.5 <U>Nontransferability of Option</U>. Unless otherwise provided in the relevant Stock Option Agreement, options may not be transferred by an Optionee
otherwise than by will or the laws of descent and distribution. Unless otherwise provided in the relevant Stock Option Agreement, during the lifetime of an Optionee, his Option may be exercised only by him (or by his guardian or legal
representative, should one be appointed). In the event of the death of an Optionee, any Option held by him may be exercised by his legatee(s) or other distributee(s) or by his personal representative. </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>ARTICLE VI </B></FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>STOCK CERTIFICATES </B></FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The Company shall not be required to issue or deliver any certificate for
shares of Stock purchased upon the exercise of any Option granted hereunder or any portion thereof unless, in the opinion of counsel to the Company, there has been compliance with all applicable legal requirements. An Option granted under the Plan
may provide that the Company&#146;s obligation to deliver shares of Stock upon the exercise thereof may be conditioned upon the receipt by the Company of a representation as to the investment intention of the holder thereof in such form as the
Company shall determine to be necessary or advisable solely to comply with the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or any other federal, state or local securities laws. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>ARTICLE VII </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>TERMINATION, AMENDMENT AND MODIFICATION OF PLAN </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The Board may at any time terminate the Plan, and may at any time and from time to time and, in any respect amend or modify the Plan. </FONT></P> <P
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>ARTICLE VIII </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT
SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER COMPENSATION PLANS </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The adoption of the Plan shall neither affect any other stock option, incentive or other compensation plans in effect for
the Company or any of its subsidiaries, nor shall the adoption of the Plan preclude the Company from establishing any other forms of incentive or other compensation plan for directors of the Company. </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>ARTICLE IX </B></FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>MISCELLANEOUS </B></FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">9.1 <U>Plan Binding on Successors</U>. The Plan shall be binding upon the
successors and assigns of the Company. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">9.2 <U>Singular,
Plural; Gender</U>. Whenever used herein, nouns in the singular shall include the plural, and the masculine pronoun shall include the feminine gender. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">9.3 <U>Headings, etc., No Part of Plan</U>. Headings of articles and paragraphs hereof are inserted for convenience and reference, and do not constitute a
part of the Plan. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">9.4 <U>Compliance with Section 16 of the
Securities, Act of 1934</U>. As of September 24, 1996, the Plan is intended to be governed by the provisions of Rule 16b-3 under Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended by Release Number 34-37260, and shall not be subject to
the phase-in period for such amendment after such date. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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