TYSON FOODS INC
TYSON FOODS, INC. - EXHIBIT 10.1
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<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;'><B><font SIZE=2>TYSON FOODS, INC.</font></B></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;'><B><font SIZE=2>PERFORMANCE STOCK AWARD</font></B></p>

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<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt; text-indent:0.5in;text-align:justify;'><font size=2>THIS PERFORMANCE STOCK AWARD (the &#147;Award&#148;) is made effective as of October 1, 2007 (the &#147;Award Date&#148;) by TYSON FOODS, INC., a Delaware corporation, to _____________ (the &#147;Recipient&#148;).</font></p>

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<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:12pt;text-align:center;'><b><font size=2>PRELIMINARY STATEMENTS</font></b></p>

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<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt; text-indent:0.5in;text-align:justify;'><font SIZE=2>A.</font><font size=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font size=2>To promote the success of the Company, the Company desires to provide the Recipient with an enhanced incentive to perform services on behalf of the Company to aid in its continued growth and financial success in a manner that aligns the interests of the Recipient with the interests, generally, of the stockholders of the Company. </font></p>

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<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt; text-indent:0.5in;text-align:justify;'><font SIZE=2>B.</font><font size=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font size=2>The terms of the Tyson Foods, Inc. 2000 Stock Incentive Plan (the &#147;Plan&#148;) permit the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company (the &#147;Committee&#148;) to grant shares generally on such terms and conditions as may be provided by the Committee.</font></p>

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<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt; text-indent:0.5in;text-align:justify;'><font SIZE=2>C.</font><font size=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font size=2>The grant of the award described herein is subject of final Committee approval, and is subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein.</font></p>

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<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt; text-indent:0.5in;text-align:justify;'><font SIZE=2>D.</font><font size=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font size=2>Terms that are not defined in the text of this Award are contained in Section 4.10 below or in the Plan.</font></p>

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<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt; text-indent:0.5in;text-align:justify;'><font size=2>NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements and covenants contained in this Award and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:</font></p>

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<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;'><b><font size=2>Section 1</font></b></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;'><b><font size=2>AWARD OF PERFORMANCE SHARES</font></b></p>

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<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt; text-indent:0.55in;text-align:justify;'><font size=2>1.1</font><font size=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><u><font size=2>Award of Performance Shares</font></u><font size=2>.  Subject to the terms, restrictions, limitations, and conditions stated in this Award, the Company hereby awards to Recipient the right to receive up to _________ shares of Stock if and to the extent the Peer Group Goals are satisfied at the Measurement Date (the &#147;Award&#148;).</font></p>

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<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt; text-indent:0.55in;text-align:justify;'><font size=2>1.2</font><font size=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><u><font size=2>Performance Measure Conditions to Payment of Award</font></u><font size=2>.  The extent, if any, to which the Recipient shall have the right to payment of the Award shall depend, in part, upon the extent to which the performance measure has been satisfied as of the Measurement Date, as specified below.  The Peer Group Goals shall have the following benchmarks during the Performance Period:</font></p>

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<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-left:0.5in; text-indent:0.58in;text-align:justify;'><font size=2> (a)</font><font size=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font size=2>Threshold performance shall mean that the Company has outperformed six (6) members of its Peer Group on the basis of Stock Price Comparison, which shall result in the payment of _________ shares of Stock to the Recipient;</font></p>
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<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-left:0.5in; text-indent:0.58in;text-align:justify;'><font size=2> (b)</font><font size=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font size=2>Target performance shall mean that the Company has outperformed eight (8) members of its Peer Group on the basis of Stock Price Comparison, which shall result in the payment of __________ shares of Stock to the Recipient; and</font></p>

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<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-left:0.5in; text-indent:0.58in;text-align:justify;'><font size=2> (c)</font><font size=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font size=2>Maximum or above performance shall mean that the Company has outperformed ten (10) members of its Peer Group on the basis of Stock Price Comparison, which shall result in the payment of __________ shares of Stock to the Recipient.</font></p>

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<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt; text-indent:0.54in;text-align:justify;'><font size=2>Performance between the foregoing benchmarks shall result in the payment of a number of shares of Stock to the Recipient determined as a matter of applying a straight-line interpolation between the minimum number of shares of Stock specified in Clause (a) above and the maximum number of shares of Stock specified in Clause (c) above.</font></p>

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<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt; text-indent:0.54in;text-align:justify;'><font size=2>The shares of Stock that may become payable pursuant to this Section 1.2 shall be determined based upon the highest benchmark attained.  In other words, the attainment of multiple benchmarks under the Peer Group Goals will not result in the payment of a cumulative number of shares of Stock for each benchmark achieved.</font></p>

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<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt; text-indent:0.5in;text-align:justify;'><font size=2>1.3</font><font size=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><u><font size=2>General Conditions to Payment of Award</font></u><font size=2>.  Regardless of the extent to which the performance measures are attained under Section 1.2, the extent, if any, to which the Recipient shall have the right to payment of the Award is further conditioned upon the Recipient&#146;s satisfaction of the following requirements during the Performance Period:</font></p>

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<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-left:0.5in; text-indent:0.5in;text-align:justify;'><font size=2>(a)</font><font size=1>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font size=2>The Recipient shall remain continuously in the employ of the Company or any Affiliate from the Award Date through the Vesting Date (as defined in Section 1.5 below), except as otherwise provided in Section 2.2 below; and</font></p>

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<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-left:0.5in; text-indent:0.5in;text-align:justify;'><font size=2>(b)</font><font size=1>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font size=2>If the Recipient has elected to deliver cash or a certified check under Section 1.4, the Recipient shall have delivered to the Company cash or a certified check for the payment of applicable tax withholding obligations (whether federal, state or local) imposed on the Company by reason of the payment of the Award.</font></p>

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<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt; text-indent:0.55in;text-align:justify;'><font size=2>1.4</font><font size=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><u><font size=2>Optional Withholding Election</font></u><font size=2>.  The Recipient may elect to (i) pay the applicable tax withholding obligations in cash or by certified check, or (ii)  have the shares of Stock otherwise payable pursuant to the Award reduced by the smallest number of whole shares of Stock which, when multiplied by the fair market value of the Stock on the Payment Date (as defined in Section 1.5 below), as determined by the Committee, is sufficient to satisfy the amount of the tax withholding obligations imposed on the Company by reason of the Award (the &#147;Withholding Election&#148;).  The Recipient may make a Withholding Election only if all of the following conditions are met:</font></p>

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<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-left:0.5in; text-indent:0.5in;text-align:justify;'><font size=2>(a)</font><font size=1>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font size=2>the Withholding Election must be made at least 60 days  prior to the date on which the amount of tax required to be withheld is determined (the &#147;Tax Date&#148;) by executing and delivering to the Company a properly completed Notice of Withholding Election, in substantially the form of Exhibit&nbsp;A attached hereto; </font></p>

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<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-left:0.5in; text-indent:0.5in;text-align:justify;'><font size=2>(b)</font><font size=1>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font size=2>if no Withholding Election is delivered by the Recipient to the Company and the Recipient has not satisfied the applicable tax withholding obligations in accordance with Section 1.3(b) above, the Company will automatically reduce the Award by the smallest number of whole shares of Stock which is sufficient to satisfy the amount of the tax withholding obligations imposed on the Company by reason of the Award; and</font></p>
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<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-left:0.5in; text-indent:0.5in;text-align:justify;'><font size=2>(c)</font><font size=1>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font size=2>any Withholding Election made will be irrevocable; however, the Board of Directors may, in its sole discretion, disapprove and give no effect to any Withholding Election.</font></p>

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<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt; text-indent:0.55in;text-align:justify;'><font size=2>1.5</font><font size=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><u><font size=2>Payment of the Award</font></u><font size=2>.  The Award shall vest two (2) business days after the Measurement Date (the &#147;Vesting Date&#148;) and shall be paid in the appropriate number of shares of Stock of the Company, reduced, if applicable, in accordance with any Withholding Election tendered pursuant to Section 1.4, during the 2010 calendar year but not prior to the Vesting Date (such date of payment is referred to herein as the &#147;Payment Date&#148;).</font></p>

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<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;'><b><font size=2>Section 2</font></b></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;'><b><font size=2>RESTRICTIONS AND FORFEITURES</font></b></p>

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<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt; text-indent:0.55in;text-align:justify;'><font size=2>2.1</font><font size=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><u><font size=2>Forfeitures</font></u><font size=2>.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Award, the Award shall expire and no payment of any type shall be due in the event of the occurrence of either one of the events described in Sections 3(b) or 3(c).</font></p>

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<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt; text-indent:0.55in;text-align:justify;'><font size=2>2.2</font><font size=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><u><font size=2>Death, Disability and Retirement</font></u><font size=2>.  If, prior to the Vesting Date, the Recipient  ceases to be employed by the Company and all of its Affiliates due to (i) death, (ii) Disability, or (iii) retirement on or after reaching age 62 and at least 12 months and one day have elapsed since the execution date by the Recipient of his/her most recent employment agreement with the Company (the &#147;Employment Agreement&#148;) and the Employees retirement, then the Recipient (or, if applicable, the legal representative of the Recipient) shall have the right to the payment of the shares of Stock subject to the Award, but only if and to the extent that the performance measures are satisfied at the Measurement Date, determined as if the Recipient had continued in the employ of the
Company.  If payment is due in accordance with this Section 2.2, the payment shall be made at the same time as payment would otherwise be due in accordance with Section 1.5.   </font></p>

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<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt; text-indent:0.5in;text-align:justify;'><font size=2>2.3</font><font size=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><u><font size=2>Restrictions on Transfer of Award</font></u><font size=2>.  No rights attributable to the Award may be conveyed, pledged, assigned, transferred, hypothecated, encumbered, or otherwise disposed of by the Recipient, except by the laws of descent and distribution.</font></p>

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<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;'><b><font size=2>Section 3</font></b></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;'><b><font size=2>EXPIRATION OF THE AWARD</font></b></p>

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            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=2>The Award shall terminate upon the first to occur of the following events:</font></p> </td> </tr></table>
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<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-left:0.5in; text-indent:0.5in;text-align:justify;'><font size=2>(a)</font><font size=1>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font size=2>the delivery of the appropriate number of shares of Stock to the Recipient following the occurrence of the Measurement Date upon attaining at least the threshold benchmark for the Peer Group Goals, as the terms of the Award so provide and, subject to any applicable exception in Section 2.2 above, the Recipient&#146;s continuous employment with the Company or an Affiliate through the Vesting Date;</font></p>

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<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-left:0.5in; text-indent:0.5in;text-align:justify;'><font size=2>(b)</font><font size=1>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font size=2>the Recipient ceases to be employed by the Company and all of its Affiliates for any reason prior to the occurrence of the Vesting Date, other than as specified in Section 2.2; or</font></p>

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<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;'><b><font size=2>Section 4</font></b></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;'><b><font size=2>GENERAL PROVISIONS</font></b></p>

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<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt; text-indent:0.55in;text-align:justify;'><font size=2>4.1</font><font size=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><u><font size=2>Committee Determinations</font></u><font size=2>.   All determinations required by the terms of the Award shall be made by the Committee and such determinations shall be final, binding and conclusive upon the Recipient and the Recipient&#146;s successors and permitted assigns.</font></p>

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<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt; text-indent:0.55in;text-align:justify;'><font size=2>4.2</font><font size=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><u><font size=2>Rights as Stockholder</font></u><font size=2>.  Recipient shall have no rights as a stockholder with respect to any shares of the Stock of the Company as a result of this Award prior to the delivery of shares of Stock in payment of the Award.</font></p>

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<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt; text-indent:0.55in;text-align:justify;'><font size=2>4.3</font><font size=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><u><font size=2>Change in Capitalization</font></u><font size=2>.  Except as otherwise provided in the Recipient&#146;s Employment Agreement, if the outstanding shares of the Stock shall be recapitalized, reorganized or there is any other change in the corporate structure of the Company, the number of shares of Stock subject to the Award shall be adjusted by the Committee in a manner that it determines, in its sole discretion, best reflects the event.   </font></p>

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<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt; text-indent:0.55in;text-align:justify;'><font size=2>4.4</font><font size=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><u><font size=2>Governing Laws</font></u><font size=2>.  This Award shall be construed, administered and enforced according to the laws of the State of Delaware.</font></p>

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<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt; text-indent:0.55in;text-align:justify;'><font size=2>4.5</font><font size=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><u><font size=2>Notice</font></u><font size=2>.  Except as otherwise specified herein, all notices and other communications given with respect to this Award shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been given if personally delivered or if sent by registered or certified United States mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, addressed to the proposed recipient at the last known address of the recipient.  Until further notice, the address for the Company is:</font></p>

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            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=2>Tyson Foods, Inc.</font></p> </td> </tr>
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            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=2>2210 West Oaklawn Drive</font></p> </td> </tr>
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            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=2>Springdale, Arkansas  72762-6999</font></p> </td> </tr>
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            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=2>Attn:  Vice President - Benefits</font></p> </td> </tr></table>
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<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt; text-indent:0.55in;text-align:justify;'><font size=2>4.7</font><font size=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><u><font size=2>Entire Agreement</font></u><font size=2>.  Subject to the terms of the Plan, which are incorporated herein by reference, and Section 14 of the Employment Agreement (or any successor provision), this Award expresses the entire understanding and agreement of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Award is conditioned upon final ratification and approval of the Committee and if such ratification and approval is not obtained by December 1, 2007, the granting of the Award shall be void </font><i><font size=2>ab initio</font></i><font size=2> and the Award shall have no force or effect.  </font></p>

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<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-left:0.06in; text-indent:0.44in;text-align:justify;'><font size=2>4.10</font><font size=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><u><font size=2>Definitions</font></u><font size=2>.  For purposes of this Award, capitalized terms not defined herein or below shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Plan:</font></p>

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<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-left:0.5in; text-indent:0.5in;text-align:justify;'><font size=2>&#147;</font><u><font size=2>Stock Price Comparison</font></u><font size=2>&#148; means the comparison of the Company&#146;s Stock price against the stock price for each of the Peer Group companies, each as reported in </font><u><font size=2>The Wall Street Journal</font></u><font size=2>.  Such comparison shall begin with the closing price for the Company&#146;s Stock and the stock of each of the Peer Group companies on October 1, 2007 and end with the average closing price of each company&#146;s stock for the thirty (30) trading days ending on the Measurement Date. </font></p>

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