PENN VIRGINIA CORP
PENN VIRGINIA CORPORATION SIXTH AMENDED AND RESTATED 1999 EMPLOYEE STOCK INCENTI
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="right"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Exhibit 10.1 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B><U>PENN VIRGINIA CORPORATION </U></B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B><U>SIXTH AMENDED AND RESTATED 1999 EMPLOYEE STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN
</U></B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">1.</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Purpose of the Plan</B> </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The purpose of the Plan is to
foster and promote the long-term success of the Company and increase shareholder value by: (a)&nbsp;motivating superior performance by providing to the Company&#146;s employees long-term incentives and rewards for making major contributions to the
Company&#146;s success; (b)&nbsp;strengthening the Company&#146;s ability to retain key employees and to attract and retain outside talent by providing incentive compensation opportunities competitive with other companies similar to the Company; and
(c)&nbsp;enabling employees to participate in the long-term growth and financial success of the Company. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Definitions</B> </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(a) &#147;Beneficiary&#148; means the
beneficiary chosen by the Optionee who is eligible to receive benefits under Section&nbsp;8(b). </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(b) &#147;Board&#148; means the board of
directors of the Parent Company. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(c) &#147;Cashless Exercise&#148; means the manner of exercise of an Option described in
Section&nbsp;8(h). </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(d) &#147;Cause&#148; means (i)&nbsp;with respect to an Optionee or Participant who has an employment or change of
control severance agreement with the Company, &#147;cause&#148; as defined in such agreement or (ii)&nbsp;with respect to an Optionee or Participant who does not have an employment or change of control agreement with the Company, conduct on the part
of an Optionee or Participant that involves (A)&nbsp;willful failure to perform the Participant&#146;s or Optionee&#146;s duties or (B)&nbsp;engaging in serious misconduct injurious to the Company. </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(e) &#147;Change of Control&#148; means the occurrence of any of the events described in Section&nbsp;15. </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(f) &#147;Code&#148; means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the regulations promulgated thereunder. </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(g) &#147;Committee&#148; means the committee described in Section&nbsp;5. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(h) &#147;Company&#148; means Penn Virginia Corporation and each of its Subsidiary Companies and any successor corporation. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(i) &#147;Date of Grant&#148; means the date on which an Option or a Restricted Stock Award or a Restricted Stock Unit Award is granted. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(j) &#147;Deferred Shares Account&#148; means the account described in Section&nbsp;8(d). </FONT></P>

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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(k) &#147;Disability&#148; means, unless otherwise determined by the Committee and set forth in an option
agreement, restricted stock award agreement or restricted stock unit award agreement, (i)&nbsp;with respect to an Option or a Restricted Stock Award, an Optionee or a Participant becoming disabled as determined by the Committee in its discretion,
and (ii)&nbsp;with respect to a Restricted Stock Unit Award, a Participant becoming disabled within the meaning of such term under section 409A(a)(2)(C) of the Code. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(l) &#147;Dividend Equivalents&#148; means a contingent right, granted in tandem with a specific Stock Unit, to receive an amount in cash equal to the per-Share cash dividends paid by the Company on its outstanding
Shares during the period such Stock Unit is outstanding. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(m) &#147;Exchange Act&#148; means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(n) &#147;Option&#148; means any stock option granted under the Plan and described in Section&nbsp;3(a). </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(o) &#147;Optionee&#148; means a person to whom an Option has been granted under the Plan, which Option has not been exercised and has not expired,
terminated or been forfeited. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(p) &#147;Parent Company&#148; means Penn Virginia Corporation, a Virginia corporation. </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(q) &#147;Participant&#148; means a person to whom a Restricted Stock Award or a Restricted Stock Unit Award has been granted under the Plan the
Restriction Period of which has not expired. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(r) &#147;Plan&#148; means this Penn Virginia Corporation Sixth Amended and Restated 1999
Employee Stock Incentive Plan, as set forth herein and as amended from time to time. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(s) &#147;Restricted Stock&#148; means Shares granted
pursuant to a Restricted Stock Award. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(t) &#147;Restricted Stock Award&#148; means any award of Shares granted under the Plan and
described in Section&nbsp;3(b). </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(u) &#147;Restricted Stock Unit Award&#148; means Stock Units granted under the Plan and described in
Section&nbsp;3(c). </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(v) &#147;Restricted Stock Unit&#148; means Stock Units granted pursuant to a Restricted Stock Unit Award. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(w) &#147;Restriction Period&#148; means the period of time commencing with the Date of Grant during which restrictions shall apply to the Shares
subject to a Restricted Stock Award or a Restricted Stock Unit subject to a Restricted Stock Unit Award. </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; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(x) &#147;Retirement&#148; means the voluntary termination by an Optionee or a Participant of his
employment with the Company after such Optionee or Participant has become Retirement Eligible. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(y) &#147;Retirement Eligible&#148; means
an Optionee or a Participant has attained age 62 and completed at least ten consecutive Years of Service, or such younger age or lesser number of consecutive Years of Service as determined by the Committee. </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(z) &#147;Shares&#148; means shares of common stock of the Parent Company. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(aa) &#147;Stock Unit&#148; means a bookkeeping entry representing a single Share. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(bb) &#147;Stock Unit
Account&#148; means the bookkeeping account described in Section&nbsp;10(a). </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(cc) &#147;Subsidiary Companies&#148; means all corporations
that at any relevant time are subsidiary corporations of the Parent Company within the meaning of section 424(f) of the Code. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(dd)
&#147;Tax Date&#148; has the meaning specified in Section&nbsp;8(g). </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(ee) &#147;Value&#148; on any date means the closing stock price for
a Share on the principal national securities exchange on which the Shares are listed on such date (or if such securities exchange shall not be open for the trading of securities on such date, the last previous day on which such exchange was so open)
or, if there is no closing price on such date, the closing stock price on the date nearest preceding such date. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(ff) &#147;Vesting
Period&#148; means the period of time commencing with the Date of Grant during which an Option is not yet exercisable. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(gg) &#147;Year of
Service&#148; means any calendar year in which an employee of the Company is paid or entitled to be paid for 1,000 hours of service. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:18px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Rights To Be Granted</B> </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The following rights may be
granted under the Plan: </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(a) Options, which give the Optionee the right for a specified time period, to purchase a specified number of
Shares for a price equal to the Value of such Shares on the Date of Grant subject to forfeiture under certain circumstances upon termination of employment during a Vesting Period applicable to the Options; </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(b) Restricted Stock Awards, which give the Participant, without payment, a specified number of Shares subject to forfeiture under certain circumstances
upon termination of employment during a Restriction Period applicable to the Shares; and </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; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(c) Restricted Stock Unit Awards, which give the Participant, without payment, a specified number of
Stock Units subject to forfeiture under certain circumstances upon termination of employment during a Restriction Period applicable to the Stock Units. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:18px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">4.</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Stock Subject to Plan</B> </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Subject to Section&nbsp;13,
not more than 8,000,000 Shares in the aggregate may be issued pursuant to the Plan and of the foregoing 8,000,000 Shares, no more than 500,000 Shares in the aggregate may be issued as Restricted Stock Awards or pursuant to Restricted Stock Unit
Awards. For purposes of determining the number of Shares issued under the Plan, no Shares shall be deemed issued until they are actually delivered to a Participant, Optionee or any other person in accordance with Section&nbsp;8(b). Shares covered by
Options, Restricted Stock Awards or Restricted Stock Unit Awards that either wholly or in part expire or are forfeited or terminated shall be available for future issuance under the Plan. Any Shares tendered to or withheld by the Company in
connection with the exercise of Options, or the payment of tax withholding on any Option, Restricted Stock Award or Restricted Stock Unit Award shall not be available for future issuance under the Plan. </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="font-size:18px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Administration of Plan</B> </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(a) The Plan shall be
administered by the Committee, which shall be composed of not less than three directors of the Parent Company appointed by the Board who are &#147;non-employee directors&#148; as defined under rules promulgated under Section&nbsp;16(b) of the
Exchange Act. Except as the Committee may otherwise determine, all decisions and determinations by the Committee shall be final and binding upon all Optionees and Participants and their respective designated beneficiaries. </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(b) The Committee may delegate, to a person designated from time to time by the Committee as the Plan Administrator, the right to approve or exercise any
discretion given to the Committee pursuant to Sections 8(c), 8(g), 9(e) and 10(h). </FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:18px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Grant of Rights</B> </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Subject to Section&nbsp;7, the
Committee or the Board may grant Options, Restricted Stock Awards and Restricted Stock Unit Awards to eligible employees of the Company as described in Section&nbsp;7. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:18px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>

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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Eligibility</B> </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(a) Options may be granted to any
employee of the Company. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(b) Restricted Stock Awards and Restricted Stock Unit Awards may be granted only to key employees of the Company,
who are designated as such by the Committee or the Board. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:18px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Option Agreements and Terms</B> </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <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; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">All Options shall be granted prior to January&nbsp;1, 2014 and be evidenced by option agreements executed
on behalf of the Parent Company and by the respective Optionees. The terms of each such agreement shall be determined from time to time by the Committee, consistent, however, with the following: </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(a) <I>Option Price</I>. The option price per Share of any Option granted to an Optionee shall be equal to the Value of the Share on the Date of Grant.
</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(b) <I>Restrictions on Transferability</I>. An Option shall not be transferable prior to the termination of the Vesting Period with
respect thereto unless otherwise determined by the Committee and specified in the option agreement. Thereafter, unless otherwise determined by the Committee and specified in the option agreement, an Option shall not be transferable otherwise than
(i)&nbsp;by will or the laws of descent and distribution or (ii)&nbsp;to the spouse, children or grandchildren of the Optionee or a trust for the exclusive benefit of any such family member, provided, however, that no such family member shall be
permitted to make any subsequent transfer of any such Options except back to the original Optionee and all Options transferred to any such family member shall remain subject to all terms and conditions set forth herein. During the lifetime of the
Optionee, an Option shall be exercisable only by him or by any transferee to whom an Option was transferred in accordance with subsection (b)(ii). Upon the death of an Optionee or the transfer in accordance with subsection (b)(ii), the person to
whom the rights shall have been transferred or passed by will or by the laws of descent and distribution may exercise any Options only in accordance with the provisions of Section&nbsp;8(f); provided, that, notwithstanding the foregoing, an Optionee
may designate in writing on a form provided by the Company a Beneficiary who may exercise any Options in accordance with Section&nbsp;8(f). </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="2">(c) <I>Payment</I>. Full payment for Shares purchased upon the exercise of an Option shall be made in cash or, at the election of the person exercising the Option and subject to the approval of the Committee at the time of exercise, by
surrendering, or by the Parent Company&#146;s withholding from Shares purchased, Shares with an aggregate Value, on the date immediately preceding such exercise date, equal to all or any portion of the option price not paid in cash. With the consent
of the Committee, payment for Shares purchased upon the exercise of an Option may be made in whole or in part by Restricted Stock (based on the fair market value of the Restricted Stock on the date the Option is exercised as determined by the
Committee). In such case, the Shares to which the Option relates shall be subject to the same forfeiture restrictions existing on the Restricted Stock exchanged thereof. Payment for Shares purchased upon the exercise of an Option may also be made
pursuant to a Cashless Exercise. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(d) <I>Issuance of Certificates; Evidence of Uncertificated Shares; Payment of Cash</I>. Only whole
Shares shall be issuable upon exercise of Options. Any right to a fractional Share shall be satisfied in cash. Upon receipt of payment of the option price and any withholding taxes payable pursuant to subsection (g), the Parent Company shall deliver
to the exercising Optionee a certificate for the number of whole Shares, or evidence of the ownership of the number of whole Shares, and a check for the Value on the date of exercise of the fractional Share to which the person exercising the Option
is </FONT>
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<FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">entitled or, if such Optionee has made a deferral election pursuant to Section&nbsp;13, Shares subject to such election shall be delivered to the Deferred
Shares Account, which shall be maintained for such purpose by the Parent Company or an administrator appointed by the Parent Company. The Parent Company shall not be obligated to deliver any certificates for Shares, or any evidence of the ownership
of uncertificated Shares, until such Shares have been listed (or authorized for listing upon official notice of issuance) upon each stock exchange upon which outstanding Shares of such class at the time are listed nor until there has been compliance
with such laws or regulations as the Parent Company may deem applicable. The Parent Company shall use its best efforts to effect such listing and compliance. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(e) <I>Periods of Exercise of Options</I>. An Option shall be exercisable in whole or in part at such time as may be determined by the Committee and stated in the option agreement; provided that no Option shall be
exercisable before one year from the Date of Grant except as otherwise determined by the Committee or as provided in clauses (iii)&nbsp;and (iv)&nbsp;below and Section&nbsp;15 and that no Option shall be exercisable after ten years from the Date of
Grant: </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(i) In the event an Optionee ceases to be an employee of the Company for any reason other than death, Disability,
Retirement or termination for Cause (A)&nbsp;any Option held by such Optionee the Vesting Period with respect to which has not terminated shall expire and (B)&nbsp;any Option held by such Optionee the Vesting Period with respect to which has
terminated shall be exercisable until the earlier of that date which is (A)&nbsp;90 days after the date on which the Optionee&#146;s employment ceased or (B)&nbsp;the ten year anniversary of the Date of Grant. An Option exercisable on the date of
such cessation shall be exercisable for the remainder of its term to the extent exercisable as of the date of such cessation. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="2">(ii) In the event an Optionee&#146;s employment with the Company terminates for Cause, any unexercised Options held by such Optionee shall expire on the earlier of the date of employment termination or notice of such termination.
</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(iii) In the event an Optionee ceases to be an employee of the Company by reason of his death or Disability, any Option
granted to such Optionee shall immediately become exercisable and shall remain exercisable until the earlier of that date which is (A)&nbsp;one year after the date of death or Disability or (B)&nbsp;the ten year anniversary of the Date of Grant.
</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(iv) In the event an Optionee ceases to be an employee of the Company by reason of his Retirement, any Option granted to
such Optionee shall immediately become exercisable and shall remain exercisable until the ten year anniversary of the Date of Grant. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(f)
<I>Date and Notice of Exercise</I>. Except with respect to Cashless Exercises, the date of exercise of an Option shall be the date on which written notice of exercise, </FONT>
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<FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">addressed to the Parent Company at its main office to the attention of its Secretary, is hand delivered, telecopied or mailed, first class postage prepaid;
provided that the Parent Company shall not be obliged to deliver any certificates for Shares, or any evidence of the ownership of uncertificated Shares, pursuant to the exercise of an Option until the Company shall have received payment in full of
the option price for such Shares and any withholding taxes payable pursuant to subsection (g). Each such notice of exercise shall be irrevocable when given. Each notice of exercise must include a statement of preference as to the manner in which
payment to the Parent Company shall be made (Shares or cash, a combination of Shares and cash or by Cashless Exercise). </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(g) <I>Payment of
Withholding Taxes. </I>Full payment for the amount of any taxes required by law to be withheld by the Parent Company upon the exercise of an Option shall be made, on or before the date such taxes must be withheld, in cash or, at the election of the
person recognizing income upon exercise of the Option and subject to the approval of the Committee, by surrendering, or by the Parent Company&#146;s withholding from Shares purchased, Shares with an aggregate Value on the date immediately preceding
the date the withholding taxes due are determined (the &#147;Tax Date&#148;) equal to all or any portion of the withholding taxes not paid in cash. Payment for such taxes may also be made pursuant to a Cashless Exercise. </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(h) <I>Cashless Exercise.</I> In addition to the methods of payment described in Sections 8(c) and 8(g), an Optionee may exercise and pay for Shares
purchased upon the exercise of an Option through the use of a brokerage firm acceptable to the Parent Company to make payment to the Company of the option price and any taxes required by law to be withheld upon exercise of the Option either from the
proceeds of a loan to the Optionee from the brokerage firm or from the proceeds of the sale of Shares issued pursuant to the exercise of the Option, and upon receipt of such payment the Company shall deliver the Shares issuable under the Option
exercised to such brokerage firm (a &#147;Cashless Exercise&#148;). Notwithstanding anything stated to the contrary herein, the date of exercise of a Cashless Exercise shall be the date on which the broker executes the sale of exercised Shares or,
if no sale is made, the date the broker receives the exercise loan notice from the Optionee to pay the Company for the exercised Shares. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:18px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Restricted Stock Award Agreements and Terms</B> </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="2">Restricted Stock Awards shall be granted prior to January&nbsp;1, 2014, subject to the limit set forth in Section&nbsp;4 and shall be evidenced by restricted stock award agreements executed on behalf of the Parent Company and by the
respective Participants. The terms of each such agreement shall be determined from time to time by the Committee, consistent, however, with the following: </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(a) <I>Restrictions on Transferability. </I>During the Restriction Period, neither a Restricted Stock Award nor any interest therein shall be transferable unless otherwise determined by the Committee. </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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of a fully executed restricted stock award agreement and a stock power relating to the Shares issuable thereunder executed in blank by the Participant, the Parent Company shall issue to such Participant the Shares subject to the Restricted Stock
Award. The certificates representing such Shares shall be registered in such Participant&#146;s name, with such legend thereon as the Committee shall deem appropriate, provided that, such Shares may be uncertificated. The Parent Company shall retain
the certificate, if certificated, for such Shares pending the termination of the Restriction Period or forfeiture thereof. Upon termination of the Restriction Period of any such Shares, the Parent Company shall deliver to the Participant the
certificates for such Shares, or if such Shares are uncertificated, evidence of the ownership of such uncertificated Shares. The Parent Company shall not be obligated to deliver any certificates for Shares, or any evidence of the ownership of
uncertificated Shares, until such Shares have been listed (or authorized for listing upon official notice of issuance) upon each stock exchange upon which outstanding Shares of such class at the time are listed nor until there has been compliance
with such laws or regulations as the Parent Company may deem applicable. The Parent Company shall use its best efforts to effect such listing and compliance. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(c) <I>Restriction Period. </I>The Restriction Period for Restricted Stock Awards granted to a Participant shall be determined by the Committee and specified in the restricted stock award agreement, provided that no
Restriction Period shall terminate less than one year or greater than five years from the Date of Grant except pursuant to subsection (d). Notwithstanding the foregoing, only whole Shares shall be issuable with respect to Restricted Stock Awards. In
the event a Participant shall become entitled to a fractional Share, such fractional Share shall not be issuable unless and until the Participant becomes entitled to such number of fractional shares as shall be equal in sum to a whole Share.
</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(d) <I>Forfeiture of Shares; Vesting on Disability, Death or Retirement Eligibility.</I> </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(i) Except as shall have otherwise been determined by the Committee and specified in the restricted stock award agreement, in the event a
Participant ceases to be an employee of the Company for any reason other than his death or Disability, any Shares subject to such Participant&#146;s Restricted Stock Award the Restriction Period with respect to which has not terminated shall
automatically be forfeited by the Participant and revert to and become the property of the Company. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(ii) In the event a
Participant (A)&nbsp;becomes Retirement Eligible or (B)&nbsp;ceases to be an employee of the Company by reason of his death or Disability, the Restriction Period with respect to any Shares subject to such Participant&#146;s Restricted Stock Award
which has not terminated shall automatically terminate effective on the date the Participant becomes Retirement Eligible or the date of the Participant&#146;s death or Disability, as applicable. </FONT></P> <P
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withheld in connection with a Restricted Stock Award shall be made, on or before the date such taxes must be withheld, in cash or, at the written election of the Participant and subject to the approval of the Committee, by surrendering, or by the
Parent Company&#146;s withholding from Shares subject to such Restricted Stock Award Shares with an aggregate Value on the Tax Date equal to all or any portion of the withholding taxes not paid in cash. </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="font-size:18px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreements and Terms</B> </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="2">Restricted Stock Unit Awards shall be granted prior to January&nbsp;1, 2014, subject to the limit set forth in Section&nbsp;4, and shall be evidenced by restricted stock unit award agreements executed on behalf of the Parent Company and by
the respective Participants. The terms of each such agreement shall be determined from time to time by the Committee, consistent, however, with the following: </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(a) <I>Crediting of Stock Units</I>. Each Stock Unit shall represent the right of a Participant to receive a Share or an amount of cash based on the Value of a Share, if and when specified conditions are met. The
Committee shall establish a Stock Unit Account on behalf of each Participant who has received a Restricted Stock Unit Award to which all of the Participant&#146;s Stock Units shall be credited. The establishment of a Stock Unit Account shall not
require segregation of any funds of the Company or provide any Participant with any rights to any assets of the Company, except as a general creditor thereof. A Participant shall have no right to receive payment of any Stock Units credited to his
Stock Unit Account except as expressly provided herein. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(b) <I>Restrictions on Transferability. </I>During the Restriction Period, neither
a Restricted Stock Unit Award nor any interest therein shall be transferable unless otherwise determined by the Committee. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(c)
<I>Restriction Period. </I>The Restriction Period for Restricted Stock Unit Awards granted to a Participant shall be determined by the Committee and specified in the restricted stock unit award agreement, provided that no Restriction Period shall
terminate less than one year or greater than five years from the Date of Grant except pursuant to subsection (d). </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(d) <I>Forfeiture of
Restricted Stock Units; Vesting on Disability, Death or Retirement Eligibility.</I> </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(i) Except as shall have otherwise been
determined by the Committee and specified in the restricted stock unit award agreement, in the event a Participant ceases to be an employee of the Company for any reason other than his death or Disability, any Stock Units subject to such
Participant&#146;s Restricted Stock Unit Award the Restriction Period with respect to which has not terminated shall automatically be forfeited by the Participant. </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">(ii) In the event a Participant (A)&nbsp;becomes Retirement Eligible or (B)&nbsp;ceases
to be an employee of the Company by reason of his death or Disability, the Restriction Period with respect to any Stock Units subject to such Participant&#146;s Restricted Stock Unit Award which has not terminated shall automatically terminate
effective on the date the Participant becomes Retirement Eligible or the date of the Participant&#146;s death or Disability, as applicable. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="2">(e) <I>Payment with Respect to Restricted Stock Unit Awards</I>. Payments with respect to Restricted Stock Unit Awards shall be made in cash, Shares or any combination of the foregoing, as the Committee shall determine. Notwithstanding any
provision to the contrary herein, to the extent a Participant&#146;s Restricted Stock Unit Award is paid in Shares, only whole Shares shall be paid with respect to the Restricted Stock Unit Award. In the event a Participant shall become entitled to
a fractional Share, such fractional Share shall not be issuable unless and until the Participant becomes entitled to such number of fractional shares as shall be equal in sum to a whole Share. </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(f) <I>Earnings</I>. If vested Restricted Stock Units are not paid within 30 days after the date such Restricted Stock Units vest, the Company shall
credit the cash value recorded in the Participant&#146;s Stock Unit Account with earnings through the date the Restricted Stock Units are paid as if such cash balance of the Participant&#146;s Stock Unit Account had been invested at a rate equal to
the prime rate published in the <I>Wall Street Journal</I> on the applicable vesting date of the Restricted Stock Unit. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(g) <I>Dividend
Equivalents</I>. The Committee may grant Dividend Equivalents in tandem with a Restricted Stock Unit Award. Dividend Equivalents may be paid currently or accrued as contingent cash obligations (with or without interest in the discretion of the
Committee) and may be subject to the same Restriction Period as the tandem Restricted Stock Unit Award or subject to such other provisions or restrictions as determined by the Committee in its discretion. </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(h) <I>Payment of Withholding Taxes. </I>Full payment for the amount of any taxes required by law to be withheld in connection with a Restricted Stock
Unit Award shall be made, on or before the date such taxes must be withheld, in cash or, at the written election of the Participant and subject to the approval of the Committee, by surrendering, or by the Parent Company&#146;s withholding from
Shares payable with respect to such Restricted Stock Unit Award Shares with an aggregate Value on the Tax Date equal to all or any portion of the withholding taxes not paid in cash. </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="font-size:18px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Termination of Employment</B> </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">For the purposes of the
Plan, a transfer of an employee between two employers, each of which is a Company, shall not be deemed a termination of employment. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:18px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Rights as Shareholders</B> </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(a) An Optionee shall have
no rights as a Shareholder of the Parent Company with respect to any Shares covered by his Options until the date on which the Optionee </FONT>
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<FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">is issued a stock certificate or evidence of ownership of uncertificated Shares for such Shares underlying the Options. </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(b) Except as shall have been determined by the Committee and specified in the restricted stock award agreement, pending forfeiture of Shares subject to
a Restricted Stock Award, the Participant thereunder shall have all of the rights of a holder of such Shares including without limitation the right to receive such dividends as may be declared from time to time and to vote such Shares (in person or
by proxy). </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(c) Neither the Participant, nor any person entitled to receive payment of a Restricted Stock Unit Award in the event of the
Participant&#146;s death, shall have any rights as a Shareholder of the Parent Company with respect to any Shares payable with respect to his Restricted Stock Unit Award until the date on which the Participant is issued a stock certificate or
evidence of ownership of uncertificated Shares upon payment of the Restricted Stock Unit Award. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:18px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Deferrals</B> </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The Committee may permit or require a
Participant to defer receipt of the payment of cash or the delivery of Shares that would otherwise be due to the Participant in connection with any grant made under the Plan. The Committee shall establish rules and procedures for any such deferrals,
consistent with applicable requirements of section 409A of the Code. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:18px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Adjustments Upon Changes in Capitalization</B> </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">In the
event of a stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization, combination, subdivision, issuance of rights, or other similar corporate change, the Committee shall make an appropriate adjustment in the aggregate number of Shares issuable under the Plan,
the number of Shares subject to each then outstanding Option, the option price of each then outstanding Option, the number of Restricted Stock Awards then outstanding and the number of Restricted Stock Unit Awards then outstanding. </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="font-size:18px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Change of Control</B> </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(a) A Change of Control shall be
deemed to have occurred upon the occurrence of any of the following events: </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(i) any person, entity or group (within the
meaning of Section&nbsp;13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act) other than a trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of the Parent Company, becomes the &#147;beneficial owner&#148; (as defined in Rule 13d-3
under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Parent Company representing 25% or more of the combined voting power of the Parent Company&#146;s then outstanding securities; </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(ii) during any period of two consecutive years (not including any period prior to the effective date of this Plan), individuals who at
the beginning of such period constitute the Board, and any new director (other than a director </FONT>
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<FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">designated by a person who has entered into an agreement with the Parent Company to effect a transaction described in any of clauses (i), (iii)&nbsp;or
(v)&nbsp;of this Change of Control definition and excluding any individual whose initial assumption of office occurs as a result of either (A)&nbsp;an actual or threatened election contest (as such terms are used in Rule 14a-11 of Regulation 14A
promulgated under the Exchange Act), or (B)&nbsp;an actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents by or on behalf of a person other than the Board) whose election by the Board or nomination for election by the Parent Company&#146;s
shareholders was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds of the directors then still in office who either were directors at the beginning of the period or whose election or nomination for election was previously so approved, cease for any reason
(other than retirement) to constitute at least a majority of the Board; </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(iii) the consummation of a merger or consolidation
of the Parent Company with any other corporation, other than a merger or consolidation which would result in the voting securities of the Parent Company outstanding immediately prior thereto continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding
or by being converted into voting securities of the surviving entity) at least 75% of the combined voting power of the voting securities of the Parent Company (or such surviving entity or parent entity, as the case may be) outstanding immediately
after such merger or consolidation; </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(iv) the shareholders of the Parent Company approve a plan of complete liquidation of
the Parent Company; or </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(v) the shareholders of the Parent Company approve an agreement for the sale or disposition by the
Parent Company of all or substantially all of the assets of the Parent Company, it being acknowledged for purposes of clarity that the sale or disposition by the Parent Company of all or substantially all of its interest in PVG GP, LLC, Penn
Virginia GP Holdings, L.P., Penn Virginia Resource GP, LLC or Penn Virginia Resource Partners, L.P. shall not constitute a sale or disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Parent Company. </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(b) Upon the occurrence of a Change in Control or such period prior thereto as shall be established by the Committee, (i)&nbsp;Options, Restricted Stock
Awards and Restricted Stock Unit Awards shall automatically vest and (ii)&nbsp;Options shall become 100% exercisable and shall remain exercisable for the lesser of three years or the term thereof. In this regard, all Restriction Periods and Vesting
Periods shall terminate. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary herein, to the extent required to comply with section 409A of the Code, no Shares or cash payable with respect to Stock Units credited to a Participant&#146;s Stock Unit Account
shall be distributed upon a Change in Control unless the transaction constituting a Change in Control is a &#147;change in control event&#148; for purposes of section 409A of the Code. </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="font-size:18px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Plan Not to Affect Employment</B> </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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any employee of the Company any right to continue in the employment of the Company. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:18px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Interpretation</B> </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The Committee shall have the power
to interpret the Plan and to make and amend rules for putting it into effect and administering it. It is intended that the Restricted Stock Awards shall constitute property subject to federal income tax pursuant to the provisions of Section&nbsp;83
of the Code and that the Plan shall qualify for the exemption available under Rule 16b-3 (or any similar rule) of the Exchange Act. To the extent applicable, grants under the Plan shall be structured either to be exempt from or to comply with the
requirements of section 409A of the Code. The provisions of the Plan shall be interpreted and applied insofar as possible to carry out such intent. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:18px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Amendments</B> </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The Plan, any Option and the related
option agreement, any Restricted Stock Award and the related restricted stock award agreement and any Restricted Stock Unit Award and the related restricted stock unit award agreement may be amended by the Board or the Committee, but any amendment
that would require approval of the shareholders of the Parent Company shall require the approval of the holders of such portion of the shares of the capital stock of the Parent Company present and entitled to vote on such amendment as is required by
applicable law and the terms of the Parent Company&#146;s capital stock to make the amendment effective. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no amendment shall be made which would disqualify any member of the Committee from being a &#147;non-employee
director&#148; as defined herein. No outstanding Option shall be adversely affected by any such amendment without the written consent of the Optionee or other person then entitled to exercise such Option. No Restricted Stock Award shall be adversely
affected by any such amendment without the written consent of the Participant or other person then entitled to receive the Shares subject to such Restricted Stock Award. No Restricted Stock Unit Award shall be adversely affected by any such
amendment without the written consent of the Participant or other person then entitled to receive the cash or Shares subject to such Restricted Stock Unit Award. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:18px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Securities Laws</B> </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The Committee shall have the power
to make each grant under the Plan subject to such conditions as it deems necessary or appropriate to comply with the then-existing requirements of Rule 16b-3 (or any similar rule) of the Securities and Exchange Commission. </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="font-size:18px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Governing Law</B> </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The validity, construction and
effect of the Plan and any rules or regulations relating to the Plan shall be determined in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania without regard to its conflict of laws principles. </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Effective Date and Term of Plan</B> </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The Plan became
effective on May&nbsp;4, 1999 and shall expire on December&nbsp;31, 2013 unless sooner terminated by the Board. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Amended and Restated as of
February&nbsp;17, 2009 </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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