PINNACLE ENTERTAINMENT, INC. 2015 EQUITY AND PERFORMANCE INCENTIVE PLAN

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Exhibit 10.1

PINNACLE ENTERTAINMENT, INC.

2015 EQUITY AND PERFORMANCE INCENTIVE PLAN

PINNACLE ENTERTAINMENT, INC., a corporation existing under the laws of the State of Delaware (the “Company”), hereby establishes and adopts the following 2015 Equity and Performance Incentive Plan (the “Plan”). Certain capitalized terms used in the Plan are defined in Article II.

RECITALS

WHEREAS, the Company desires to encourage high levels of performance by those individuals who are key to the success of the Company, to attract new individuals who are highly motivated and who are expected to contribute to the success of the Company and to encourage such individuals to remain as directors, employees, consultants and/or advisors of the Company and its Affiliates by increasing their proprietary interest in the Company’s growth and success; and

WHEREAS, to attain these ends, the Company has formulated the Plan embodied herein to authorize the granting of Awards to Participants whose judgment, initiative and efforts are or have been or are expected to be responsible for the success of the Company.

NOW, THEREFORE, the Company hereby constitutes, establishes and adopts the following Plan and agrees to the following provisions:

ARTICLE I

PURPOSE OF THE PLAN

1.1 Purpose. The purpose of the Plan is to assist the Company and its Affiliates in attracting and retaining selected individuals to serve as directors, employees, consultants and/or advisors of the Company who are expected to contribute to the Company’s success and to achieve long-term objectives which will inure to the benefit of all stockholders of the Company through the additional incentives inherent in the Awards hereunder.

ARTICLE II

DEFINITIONS

2.1 “Affiliate” shall mean (i) any person or entity that directly, or through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, the Company (including any Parent or Subsidiary) or (ii) any entity in which the Company has a significant equity interest, as determined by the Committee.

2.2 “Applicable Laws” means the legal requirements relating to the administration of and issuance of securities under stock incentive plans, including, without limitation, the requirements of state corporations law, federal and state securities law, federal and state tax law, and the requirements of any stock exchange or quotation system upon which the Shares may then be listed or quoted. For all purposes of the Plan, references to statutes and regulations shall be deemed to include any successor statutes and regulations, to the extent reasonably appropriate as determined by the Committee.

2.3 “Award” shall mean any Option, Stock Appreciation Right, Restricted Stock Award, Performance Award, Dividend Equivalent, Other Stock Unit Award or any other right, interest or option relating to Shares or other property (including cash) granted pursuant to the provisions of the Plan.

2.4 “Award Agreement” shall mean any written agreement, contract or other instrument or document evidencing any Award granted by the Committee hereunder.

2.5 “Board” shall mean the board of directors of the Company.

2.6 “Cause” shall have the meaning set forth in a Participant’s employment or consulting agreement with the Company or an Affiliate (if any), or, if not defined therein, shall mean (a) acts or

omissions by the Participant which constitute intentional material misconduct or a knowing violation of a material policy of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, (b) the Participant personally receiving a benefit in money, property or services from the Company or any of its subsidiaries or from another person dealing with the Company or any of its subsidiaries, in material violation of applicable law or Company policy, (c) an act of fraud, conversion, misappropriation, or embezzlement by the Participant or the Participant’s conviction of, or entering a guilty plea or plea of no contest with respect to, a felony, or the equivalent thereof (other than DUI), or (d) any deliberate and material misuse or improper disclosure of confidential or proprietary information of the Company.

2.7 “Change of Control” shall mean the occurrence of any of the following events:

(i) The direct or indirect acquisition by an unrelated “Person” or “Group” of “Beneficial Ownership” (as such terms are defined below) of more than 50% of the voting power of the Company’s issued and outstanding voting securities in a single transaction or a series of related transactions;

(ii) The direct or indirect sale or transfer by the Company of substantially all of its assets to one or more unrelated Persons or Groups in a single transaction or a series of related transactions;

(iii) The consummation of a merger, consolidation or reorganization of the Company with or into another corporation or other entity in which the Beneficial Owners (as such term is defined below) of more than 50% of the voting power of the Company’s issued and outstanding voting securities immediately before such merger or consolidation do not own more than 50% of the voting power of the issued and outstanding voting securities of the surviving corporation or other entity immediately after such merger, consolidation or reorganization; or

(iv) During any consecutive 12-month period, individuals who at the beginning of such period constituted the Board of the Company (together with any new Directors whose election to such Board or whose nomination for election by the stockholders of the Company was approved by a vote of a majority of the Directors of the Company then still in office who were either Directors at the beginning of such period or whose election or nomination for election was previously so approved) cease for any reason to constitute a majority of the Board of the Company then in office.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to any Award (or portion thereof) that constitutes deferred compensation under Section 409A of the Code, to the extent required to avoid additional tax under Section 409A of the Code with respect to such Award, the Change of Control must also be a “change in control event” described in Treasury Regulations Section 1.409A-3(i)(5) or successor guidance. If all or a portion of an Award constitutes deferred compensation under Section 409A of the Code and such Award (or portion thereof) is to be settled, distributed or paid on an accelerated basis due to a Change of Control event that is not a “change in control event” described in Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-3(i)(5) or successor guidance, if such settlement, distribution or payment would result in additional tax under Section 409A of the Code, such Award (or the portion thereof) shall vest at the time of the Change of Control (provided such accelerated vesting will not result in additional tax under Section 409A of the Code), but settlement, distribution or payment, as the case may be, shall not be accelerated. For purposes of determining whether a Change of Control has occurred, the following Persons and Groups shall not be deemed to be “unrelated”: (A) such Person or Group directly or indirectly has Beneficial Ownership of more than 50% of the issued and outstanding voting power of the Company’s voting securities immediately before the transaction in question, (B) the Company has Beneficial Ownership of more than 50% of the voting power of the issued and outstanding voting securities of such Person or Group, or (C) more than 50% of the voting power of the issued and outstanding voting securities of such Person or Group are owned, directly or indirectly, by Beneficial Owners of more than 50% of the issued and outstanding voting power of the Company’s voting securities immediately before the transaction in question. The terms “Person,” “Group,” “Beneficial Owner,” and “Beneficial Ownership” shall have the meanings used in the Exchange Act, and the rules promulgated thereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (I) Persons will not be considered to be acting

as a “Group” solely because they purchase or own stock of this Company at the same time, or as a result of the same public offering, (II) however, Persons will be considered to be acting as a “Group” if they are owners of a corporation that enters into a merger, consolidation, purchase or acquisition of stock, or similar business transaction, with the Company, and (III) if a Person, including an entity, owns stock both in the Company and in a corporation that enters into a merger, consolidation, purchase or acquisition of stock, or similar transaction, with the Company, such stockholders shall be considered to be acting as a Group with other stockholders only with respect to the ownership in the corporation before the transaction.

2.8 “Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time, and any successor thereto.

2.9 “Committee” shall mean the Committee constituted under Section 4.2 to administer the Plan.

2.10 “Company” has the meaning set forth in introductory paragraph of the Plan.

2.11 “Consultant” means any person, including an advisor, who (i) is a natural person, (ii) provides bona fide services to the Company or a Parent or Subsidiary, and (iii) provides services that are not in connection with the offer or sale of securities in a capital-raising transaction, and that do not directly or indirectly promote or maintain a market for the securities of the Company; provided that the term ‘Consultant’ does not include (i) Employees or (ii) Directors who are paid only a director’s fee by the Company or who are not compensated by the Company for their services as Directors.

2.12 “Continuous Status as an Employee, Director or Consultant” means that the employment, director or consulting relationship is not interrupted or terminated by the Company, any Parent or Subsidiary, or by the Employee, Director or Consultant. Continuous Status as an Employee, Director or Consultant will not be considered interrupted in the case of: (i) any leave of absence approved by the Board, including sick leave, military leave, or any other personal leave, provided, that for purposes of Incentive Stock Options, any such leave may not exceed 90 days, unless reemployment upon the expiration of such leave is guaranteed by contract (including certain Company policies) or statute; (ii) transfers between locations of the Company or between the Company, its Parent, its Subsidiaries or its successor; or (iii) in the case of an Award other than an Incentive Stock Option, the ceasing of a person to be an Employee while such person remains a Director or Consultant, the ceasing of a person to be a Director while such person remains an Employee or Consultant or the ceasing of a person to be a Consultant while such person remains an Employee or Director. Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to any Award (or portion thereof) that constitutes deferred compensation under Section 409A of the Code, to the extent required to avoid additional tax under Section 409A of the Code with respect to such Award (or portion thereof), continuous status as an Employee, Director or Consultant will terminate only when the Participant has a “separation from service” within the meaning of Code Section 409A.

2.13 “Covered Employee” shall mean a “covered employee” within the meaning of Section 162(m)(3) of the Code, or any successor provision thereto.

2.14 “Director” shall mean a non-employee member of the Board or a non-employee member of the board of directors of a Parent or Subsidiary.

2.15 “Disability” shall mean total and permanent disability as defined in Section 22(e)(3) of the Code.

2.16 “Dividend Equivalents” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 12.5.

2.17 “Employee” shall mean any employee of the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary.

2.18 “Exchange Act” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

2.19 “Fair Market Value” shall mean, with respect to any property other than Shares, the market value of such property determined by such methods or procedures as shall be established from time to time by the Committee. The Fair Market Value of Shares as of any date shall be determined as follows:

(i) If the Shares are listed on any established stock exchange or a national market system, including, without limitation, the National Market System of NASDAQ, the Fair Market Value of a Share will be the closing sales price for such Shares (or the closing bid, if no sales are reported) as quoted on that system or exchange (or the system or exchange with the greatest volume of trading in Shares) on the (i) last market trading day prior to the day of determination or (ii) day of determination, as the Committee may select, in each case, as reported in the Wall Street Journal or any other source the Committee considers reliable.

(ii) If the Shares are quoted on the NASDAQ System (but not on the NASDAQ National Market System) or are regularly quoted by recognized securities dealers but selling prices are not reported, the Fair Market Value of a Share will be the mean between the high bid and low asked prices for the Shares on (i) the last market trading day prior to the day of determination or (ii) the day of determination, as the Committee may select, in each case as reported in the Wall Street Journal or any other source the Committee considers reliable.

(iii) If the Shares are not traded as set forth above, the Fair Market Value will be determined in good faith by the Committee with reference to the earnings history, book value and prospects of the Company in light of market conditions generally, and any other factors the Committee considers appropriate, such determination by the Committee to be final, conclusive and binding.

2.20 “Family Member” means any child, stepchild, grandchild, parent, stepparent, grandparent, spouse, former spouse, sibling, niece, nephew, mother-in-law, father-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law, including adoptive relationships, any person sharing the Participant’s household (other than a tenant or employee), a trust in which these persons (or the Participant) control the management of assets, and any other entity in which these persons (or the Participant) own more than 50 percent of the voting interests.

2.21 “Good Reason” shall have the meaning set forth in a Participant’s employment or consulting agreement with the Company or an Affiliate (if any), or, if not defined therein, shall mean the occurrence of any of the following without the Participant’s written consent: (i) a material diminution of the Participant’s authority, duties, or responsibilities; (ii) a material diminution in the Participant’s base salary; or (iii) the relocation by more than fifty (50) miles of the Participant’s primary place of employment; provided, however, that the Participant must provide written notice to the Company of the condition that could constitute a “Good Reason” event within ninety (90) days of the initial existence of such condition and such condition must not have been remedied by the Company within thirty (30) days of such written notice, and the Participant’s employment must terminate within one (1) year following the initial existence of such condition that constitutes a “Good Reason” event.

2.22 “Incentive Stock Option” means an Option intended to qualify as an incentive stock option within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder.

2.23 “Individual Arrangements” means the Nonqualified Stock Option Agreement dated as of August 1, 2008 by and between the Company and Carlos Ruisanchez, the Nonqualified Stock Option Agreement dated as of March 14, 2010 by and between the Company and Anthony M. Sanfilippo, the Nonqualified Stock Option Agreements dated as of August 13, 2013 by and between the Company and each of the following individuals: Troy Stremming, Jack Mohn, Peggy Pepper, Jan Carpineto, Walter Redding, Montgomery Terhune, Sherri Summers, Matthew Schuffert, Steven Peate, and Annie Jenkins, and the Restricted Stock Unit Agreements, dated as of August 13, 2013, by and between the Company and each of the following individuals: Troy Stremming, Jack Mohn, Peggy Pepper, Jan Carpineto, Walter Redding, Montgomery Terhune, Sherri Summers, Matthew Schuffert, Steven Peate, and Annie Jenkins.

2.24 “Limitations” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.2.

2.25 “Option” shall mean any right granted to a Participant under the Plan allowing such Participant to purchase Shares at such price or prices and during such period or periods as the Committee shall determine.

2.26 “Other Stock Unit Awards” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.1.

2.27 “Parent” means a “parent corporation” with respect to the Company, whether now or later existing, as defined in Section 424(e) of the Code.

2.28 “Participant” shall mean an Employee, Director or Consultant who is selected by the Committee to receive an Award under the Plan.

2.29 “Payee” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 13.1.

2.30 “Performance Award” shall mean any Award of Performance Shares or Performance Units granted pursuant to Article IX.

2.31 “Performance-Based Compensation” shall mean compensation qualifying as “performance-based compensation” under Section 162(m) of the Code.

2.32 “Performance Period” shall mean that period established by the Committee at the time any Performance Award is granted or at any time thereafter during which any performance goals specified by the Committee with respect to such Award are to be measured.

2.33 “Performance Share” shall mean any grant pursuant to Article IX of a unit valued by reference to a designated number of Shares, which value may be paid to the Participant by delivery of such property as the Committee shall determine, including cash, Shares, other property, or any combination thereof, upon achievement of such performance goals during the Performance Period as the Committee shall establish at the time of such grant or thereafter.

2.34 “Performance Unit” shall mean any grant pursuant to Article IX of a unit valued by reference to a designated amount of property (including cash) other than Shares, which value may be paid to the Participant by delivery of such property as the Committee shall determine, including cash, Shares, other property, or any combination thereof, upon achievement of such performance goals during the Performance Period as the Committee shall establish at the time of such grant or thereafter.

2.35 “Prior Plan” shall mean the Company’s 2005 Equity and Performance Incentive Plan, as amended.

2.36 “Restricted Stock” shall mean any Share issued with the restriction that the holder may not sell, transfer, pledge or assign such Share and with such other restrictions as the Committee, in its sole discretion, may impose (including any restriction on the right to vote such Share and the right to receive any dividends), which restrictions may lapse separately or in combination at such time or times, in installments or otherwise, as the Committee may deem appropriate.

2.37 “Restricted Stock Award” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.1.

2.38 “Shares” shall mean the shares of common stock of the Company, par value $0.10 per share.

2.39 “Stock Appreciation Right” shall mean the right granted to a Participant pursuant to Article VI.

2.40 “Subsidiary” shall mean any corporation (other than the Company) in an unbroken chain of corporations beginning with the Company if, at the time of the granting of the Award, each of the corporations other than the last corporation in the unbroken chain owns stock possessing 50% or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock in one of the other corporations in the chain.

2.41 “Substitute Awards” shall mean Awards granted or Shares issued by the Company in assumption of, or in substitution or exchange for, awards previously granted, or the right or obligation to make future awards, by a company acquired by the Company or any Subsidiary or with which the Company or any Subsidiary combines.

ARTICLE III

SHARES SUBJECT TO THE PLAN

3.1 Number of Shares.

(a) Subject to adjustment as provided in Section 12.2, a total of 500,000 Shares shall be authorized for issuance under the Plan, plus any Shares subject to awards granted under the Prior Plan and Individual Arrangements that are forfeited, expire or otherwise terminate without issuance of Shares, or are settled for cash or otherwise do not result in the issuance of Shares, on or after the effective date of the Plan. Any Shares that are subject to Awards of Options or Stock Appreciation Rights shall be counted against this limit as one Share for every one Share granted. Any Shares that are subject to Awards other than Options or Stock Appreciation Rights (including, but not limited to, Shares delivered in satisfaction of Dividend Equivalents) shall be counted against this limit as 1.4 Shares for every one Share granted.

(b) If any Shares subject to an Award or to an award under the Prior Plan or Individual Arrangements are forfeited, expire or otherwise terminate without issuance of such Shares, or any Award or award under the Prior Plan or Individual Arrangements is settled for cash or otherwise does not result in the issuance of all or a portion of the Shares subject to such Award, the Shares shall, to the extent of such forfeiture, expiration, termination, cash settlement or non-issuance, again be available for Awards under the Plan, subject to Section 3.1(e) below.

(c) If (i) any Option granted under the Plan or any option granted under the Prior Plan or Individual Arrangements is exercised through the tendering of Shares (either actually, by attestation, or by the giving of instructions to a broker to remit to the Company that portion of the sales price required to pay the exercise price) or by the withholding of Shares by the Company (i.e., net exercise), (ii) withholding tax liabilities arising from any Options or other Awards under the Plan or options or other awards under a Prior Plan or an Individual Arrangement are satisfied by the tendering of Shares (either actually, by attestation, or by the giving of instructions to a broker to remit to the Company that portion of the sales price required to pay the exercise price) or by the withholding of Shares by the Company (i.e., net settlement), or (iii) the Company purchases Shares on the open market with Option exercise proceeds, the Shares so tendered, withheld or purchased shall not again be available for Awards under the Plan. Upon the exercise of a stock-settled Stock Appreciation Right, the number of Shares subject to the Stock Appreciation Right (or portion of the Stock Appreciation Right) that is then being exercised shall be counted against the maximum aggregate number of Shares that may be issued under the Plan as provided above, on the basis of one Share for every Share subject thereto, not the actual number of Shares issued upon exercise.

(d) Substitute Awards shall not reduce the Shares authorized for issuance under the Plan or authorized for grant to a Participant in any calendar year. Additionally, in the event that a company acquired by the Company or any Subsidiary, or with which the Company or any Subsidiary combines, has shares available under a pre-existing plan approved by stockholders and not adopted in contemplation of such acquisition or combination, the shares available for grant pursuant to the terms of such pre-existing plan (as adjusted, to the extent appropriate, using the exchange ratio or other adjustment or valuation ratio or formula used in such acquisition or combination to determine the consideration payable to the holders of common stock of the entities party to such acquisition or combination) may be used for Awards under the Plan and shall not reduce the Shares authorized for issuance under the Plan; provided that Awards using such available shares shall not be made after the date awards or grants could have been made under the

terms of the pre-existing plan, absent the acquisition or combination, and shall only be made to individuals who were employees, directors or consultants of such acquired or combined company before such acquisition or combination.

(e) Any Shares that again become available for grant pursuant to this Article III shall be added back as (i) one Share if such Shares were subject to Options or Stock Appreciation Rights granted under the Plan or options or stock appreciation rights granted under the Prior Plan or Individual Arrangements, and as (ii) 1.4 Shares if such Shares were subject to Awards other than Options or Stock Appreciation Rights granted under the Plan, or awards other than options or stock appreciate rights granted under the Prior Plan or Individual Arrangements.

3.2 Limitations on Certain Grants to Individual Participant. Subject to adjustment as provided in Section 12.2, the following limitations shall apply to Awards (or portions of Awards) that are intended to qualify as Performance-Based Compensation: (i) no Participant may be granted Options during any 12-month period with respect to more than 500,000 Shares, (ii) no Participant may be granted Stock Appreciation Rights during any 12-month period with respect to more than 500,000 Shares, (iii) no Participant may be granted Restricted Stock during any 12-month period with respect to more than 500,000 Shares, (iv) no Participant may be granted Other Stock Unit Awards during any 12-month period with respect to more than 500,000 Shares (if valued by reference to cash or property other than Shares, the maximum amount payable with respect to such Awards granted in any 12-month period shall be $10,000,000), (v) no Participant may be granted Performance Awards during any 12-month period with respect to more than 500,000 Shares (if valued by reference to cash or property other than Shares, the maximum amount payable with respect to such Awards granted in any 12-month period shall be $10,000,000), and (vi) the maximum amount of cash dividends or Dividend Equivalents payable pursuant to Awards to any Participant in any 12-month period shall not exceed $3,000,000 (the “Limitations”). If an Award is cancelled, the cancelled Award shall continue to be counted toward the applicable Limitations.

3.3 Character of Shares. Any Shares issued hereunder may consist, in whole or in part, of authorized and unissued shares, treasury shares or shares purchased in the open market or otherwise.

ARTICLE IV

ELIGIBILITY AND ADMINISTRATION

4.1 Eligibility. Any Employee, Director or Consultant shall be eligible to be selected as a Participant. Only Employees may receive awards of Incentive Stock Options.

4.2 Administration.

(i) The Plan shall be administered by the Committee. The Committee will consist of the Board, or a committee designated by the Board, which Committee will be constituted to satisfy Applicable Laws. Once appointed, a Committee will serve in its designated capacity until otherwise directed by the Board. The Board may increase the size of the Committee and appoint additional members, remove members (with or without cause) and substitute new members, fill vacancies (however caused), and remove all members of the Committee and thereafter directly administer the Plan. Notwithstanding the foregoing, unless the Board expressly resolves to the contrary, while the Company is registered pursuant to Section 12 of the Exchange Act, the Plan will be administered only by the Compensation Committee of the Board (or such other committee designated by the Compensation Committee of the Board), consisting of no fewer than two Directors, each of whom is (A) a “non-employee director” within the meaning of Rule 16b-3 (or any successor rule) of the Exchange Act, (B) an “outside director” within the meaning of Section 162(m)(4)(C)(i) of the Code, and (C) an “independent director” for purpose of the rules and regulations of the New York Stock Exchange or other exchange or quotation system on which the Shares are principally traded; provided, however, the failure of the Committee to be composed solely of individuals who are “non-employee directors,” “outside directors,” and “independent directors” shall not render ineffective or void any awards or grants made by, or other actions taken by, such Committee.

(b) The Plan may be administered by different bodies with respect to different Participants.

(c) The Committee shall have full discretion, power and authority, subject to the provisions of the Plan and subject to such orders or resolutions not inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan as may from time to time be adopted by the Board, to: (i) select the Employees, Consultants and Directors to whom Awards may from time to time be granted hereunder; (ii) determine the type or types of Awards, not inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan, to be granted to each Participant hereunder; (iii) determine the number of Shares to be covered by each Award granted hereunder; (iv) determine the terms and conditions, not inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan, of any Award granted hereunder and the form and content of any Award Agreement; (v) determine whether, to what extent and under what circumstances Awards may be settled in cash, Shares or other property, subject to the provisions of the Plan; (vi) determine whether, to what extent and under what circumstances any Award shall be modified, amended, canceled or suspended; (vii) interpret and administer the Plan and any instrument or agreement entered into under or in connection with the Plan, including any Award Agreement; (viii) correct any defect, supply any omission or reconcile any inconsistency in the Plan or any Award in the manner and to the extent that the Committee shall deem desirable to carry it into effect; (ix) establish such rules and regulations and appoint such agents as it shall deem appropriate for the proper administration of the Plan; (x) determine whether any Award will have Dividend Equivalents; (xi) determine whether, to what extent, and under what circumstances cash, Shares, or other property payable with respect to an Award shall be deferred either automatically or at the election of the Participant; and (xii) make any other determination and take any other action that the Committee deems necessary or desirable for administration of the Plan.

(d) Decisions of the Committee shall be final, conclusive and binding on all persons or entities, including the Company, any Participant, any stockholder and any Employee or any Affiliate. A majority of the members of the Committee may determine its actions and fix the time and place of its meetings.

(e) The Committee may delegate to a committee of one or more Directors of the Company or, to the extent permitted by Applicable Law, to one or more officers or a committee of officers, the authority to grant Awards to Employees and officers of the Company who are not Directors, Covered Employees, or “officers,” as such term is defined by Rule 16a-1(f) of the Exchange Act, and to cancel or suspend Awards to Employees and officers of the Company who are not Directors, Covered Employees, or “officers,” as such term is defined by Rule 16a-1(f) of the Exchange Act.

ARTICLE V

OPTIONS

5.1 Grant of Options. Options may be granted hereunder to Participants either alone or in addition to other Awards granted under the Plan. Any Option shall be subject to the terms and conditions of this Article V and to such additional terms and conditions, not inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan, as the Committee shall deem desirable. The provisions of Options need not be the same with respect to each recipient.

5.2 Award Agreements. All Options granted pursuant to this Article V shall be evidenced by a written Award Agreement in such form and containing such terms and conditions as the Committee shall determine which are not inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan. Granting of an Option pursuant to the Plan shall impose no obligation on the recipient to exercise such Option. Any individual who is granted an Option pursuant to this Article V may hold more than one Option granted pursuant to the Plan at the same time.

5.3 Option Price. Other than in connection with Substitute Awards, the option price per each Share purchasable under any Option granted pursuant to this Article V shall not be less than 100% of the Fair Market Value of such Share on the date of grant of such Option. Other than pursuant to Section 12.2, the Committee may not, without obtaining stockholder approval (a) amend the terms of outstanding Options to reduce the exercise price of such outstanding Options, (b) cancel outstanding Options in

exchange for Options or Stock Appreciation Rights with an exercise price that is less than the exercise price of the original Options; or (c) cancel outstanding Options with an exercise price above the then Fair Market Value of a Share in exchange for cash or other securities.

5.4 Option Period. The term of each Option shall be fixed by the Committee in its sole discretion; provided that no Option shall be exercisable after the expiration of ten years from the date the Option is granted.

5.5 Exercise of Options. Vested Options granted under the Plan shall be exercised by the Participant or by a Permitted Assignee thereof (or by the Participant’s executors, administrators, guardian, beneficiary, or legal representative, or Family Members, as may be provided in an Award Agreement) as to all or part of the Shares covered thereby, by the giving of written notice of exercise to the Company or its designated agent, specifying the number of Shares to be purchased, accompanied by payment of the full purchase price for the Shares being purchased. Unless otherwise provided in an Award Agreement, full payment of such purchase price shall be made at the time of exercise and shall be made (a) in cash or by certified check or bank check or wire transfer of immediately available funds, (b) with the consent of the Committee, by tendering previously acquired Shares (either actually or by attestation, valued at their then Fair Market Value) that have been owned for a period of at least six months (or such other period to avoid accounting charges against the Company’s earnings), (c) with the consent of the Committee, by delivery of other consideration (including, where permitted by law and the Committee, other Awards) having a Fair Market Value on the exercise date equal to the total purchase price, (d) with the consent of the Committee, by withholding Shares otherwise issuable in connection with the exercise of the Option, (e) with the consent of the Committee, by delivery of a properly executed exercise notice together with any other documentation as the Committee and the Participant’s broker, if applicable, require to effect an exercise of the Option and delivery to the Company of the sale or other proceeds (as permitted by Applicable Law) required to pay the exercise price, (f) through any other method specified in an Award Agreement, or (g) any combination of any of the foregoing. In connection with a tender of previously acquired Shares pursuant to clause (b) above, the Committee, in its sole discretion, may permit the Participant to constructively exchange Shares already owned by the Participant in lieu of actually tendering such Shares to the Company, provided that adequate documentation concerning the ownership of the Shares to be constructively tendered is furnished in form satisfactory to the Committee. The notice of exercise, accompanied by such payment, shall be delivered to the Company at its principal business office or such other office as the Committee may from time to time direct, and shall be in such form, containing such further provisions consistent with the provisions of the Plan, as the Committee may from time to time prescribe. In no event may any Option granted hereunder be exercised for a fraction of a Share. Other than pursuant to Section 12.2, no adjustment shall be made for cash dividends or other rights for which the record date is prior to the date of such issuance.

5.6 Form of Settlement. In its sole discretion, the Committee may provide, at the time of grant, that the Shares to be issued upon an Option’s exercise shall be in the form of Restricted Stock or other similar securities, or may reserve the right so to provide after the time of grant.

5.7 Incentive Stock Options. With respect to the Options that may be granted by the Committee under the Plan, the Committee may grant Options intended to qualify as Incentive Stock Options to any Employee of the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary, subject to the requirements of Section 422 of the Code. The Award Agreement of an Option intended to qualify as an Incentive Stock Option shall designate the Option as an Incentive Stock Option. Notwithstanding anything in Section 3.1 to the contrary and solely for the purposes of determining whether Shares are available for the grant of Incentive Stock Options under the Plan, the maximum aggregate number of Shares with respect to which Incentive Stock Options may be granted under the Plan shall be 500,000 Shares. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 5.3, in the case of an Incentive Stock Option granted to an Employee who, at the time the Incentive Stock Option is granted, owns stock representing more than ten percent of the voting power of all classes of capital stock of the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary, the per Share exercise price will be no less than 110% of the Fair Market Value per Share on the date of grant. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 5.4, in the case of an Incentive Stock Option granted to an Employee who, at the time the Incentive Stock Option is granted, owns stock representing more than ten percent of the voting power

of all classes of capital stock of the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary, the term of the Incentive Stock Option will be five years from the date of grant or any shorter term specified in the Award Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Shares subject to an Employee’s Incentive Stock Options (granted under all plans of the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary), which become exercisable for the first time during any calendar year, have a Fair Market Value in excess of $100,000, the Options accounting for this excess will be not be treated as Incentive Stock Options. For purposes of the preceding sentence, Incentive Stock Options will be taken into account in the order in which they were granted, and the Fair Market Value of the Shares will be determined as of the time of grant.

5.8 Termination of Employment or Consulting Relationship or Directorship. If a Participant holds exercisable Options on the date his or her Continuous Status as an Employee, Director or Consultant terminates (other than because of termination due to Cause, death or Disability), the Participant may exercise the Options that were vested and exercisable as of the date of termination until the end of the original term or for a period of 90 days following such termination, whichever is earlier (or such other period as is set forth in the Award Agreement, in an employment agreement between the Company or an Affiliate and the Participant (if any) or determined by the Committee). If the Participant is not entitled to exercise his or her entire Option at the date of such termination, the unexercisable portion of the Option will expire and the Shares covered by the unexercisable portion of the Option will revert to the Plan, unless otherwise set forth in the Award Agreement, in an employment agreement between the Company or an Affiliate and the Participant (if any) or determined by the Committee. The Committee may determine in its sole discretion that such unexercisable portion of the Option will become exercisable at such times and on such terms as the Committee may determine in its sole discretion. If the Participant does not exercise an Option within the time specified above after termination, that Option will expire, and the Shares covered by it will revert to the Plan, except as otherwise determined by the Committee.

5.9 Disability of Participant. If a Participant holds exercisable Options on the date his or her Continuous Status as an Employee, Director or Consultant terminates because of Disability, the Participant may exercise the Options that were vested and exercisable as of the date of termination until the end of the original term or for a period of 36 months following such termination, whichever is earlier (or such other period as is set forth in the Award Agreement, in an employment agreement between the Company or an Affiliate and the Participant (if any) or determined by the Committee). If the Participant is not entitled to exercise his or her entire Option at the date of such termination, the unexercisable portion of the Option will expire and the Shares covered by the unexercisable portion of the Option will revert to the Plan, unless otherwise set forth in the Award Agreement, in an employment agreement between the Company or an Affiliate and the Participant (if any) or determined by the Committee. The Committee may determine in its sole discretion that such unexercisable portion of the Option will become exercisable at such times and on such terms as the Committee may determine in its sole discretion. If the Participant does not exercise an Option within the time specified above after termination, that Option will expire, and the Shares covered by it will revert to the Plan, except as otherwise determined by the Committee.

5.10 Death of Participant. If a Participant holds exercisable Options on the date his or her death, the Participant’s estate or a person who acquired the right to exercise the Option by bequest or inheritance or under Section 12.3 may exercise the Options that were vested and exercisable as of the date of death until the end of the original term or for a period of 36 months following the date of death, whichever is earlier (or such other period as is set forth in the Award Agreement, in an employment agreement between the Company or an Affiliate and the Participant (if any) or determined by the Committee). If the Participant is not entitled to exercise his or her entire Option at the date of death, the unexercisable portion of the Option will expire and the Shares covered by the unexercisable portion of the Option will revert to the Plan, unless otherwise set forth in the Award Agreement, in an employment agreement between the Company or an Affiliate and the Participant (if any) or determined by the Committee. The Committee may determine in its sole discretion that such unexercisable portion of the Option will become exercisable at such times and on such terms as the Committee may determine in its sole discretion. If the Participant’s estate or a person who acquired the right to exercise the Option by bequest or inheritance or under Section 12.3 does not exercise the Option within the time specified above after the date of death, the Option will expire, and the Shares covered by it will revert to the Plan, except as otherwise determined by the Committee.

ARTICLE VI

STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS

6.1 Grant of Stock Appreciation Rights. The Committee may provide Stock Appreciation Rights either alone or in addition to other Awards upon such terms and conditions as the Committee may establish in its sole discretion.

6.2 Terms and Conditions. Stock Appreciation Rights shall be subject to such terms and conditions, not inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan, as shall be determined from time to time by the Committee, including the following:

(a) Upon the exercise of a Stock Appreciation Right, the holder shall have the right to receive the excess of (i) the Fair Market Value of one Share on the date of exercise or such other amount as the Committee shall so determine at any time during a specified period before the date of exercise over (ii) the grant price of the right on the date of grant, which, except in the case of Substitute Awards or in connection with an adjustment provided in Section 12.2, shall not be less than the Fair Market Value of one Share on such date of grant of the right.

(b) Upon the exercise of a Stock Appreciation Right, payment shall be made in whole Shares or cash.

(d) The Committee may impose such other conditions or restrictions on the terms of exercise and the exercise price of any Stock Appreciation Right, as it shall deem appropriate. In connection with the foregoing, the Committee shall consider the applicability and effect of Section 162(m) of the Code. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 6.2, but subject to Section 12.2, a Stock Appreciation Right shall not have (i) an exercise price less than Fair Market Value on the date of grant, or (ii) a term of greater than ten years. In addition to the foregoing, but subject to Section 12.2, the base amount of any Stock Appreciation Right shall not be reduced after the date of grant. The Committee shall take no action under this Article VI that would subject a Participant to a penalty tax under Section 409A of the Code.

(e) Other than pursuant to Section 12.2, the Committee may not, without obtaining stockholder approval (a) amend the terms of outstanding Stock Appreciation Rights to reduce the exercise price of such outstanding Stock Appreciation Rights, (b) cancel outstanding Stock Appreciation Rights in exchange for Options or Stock Appreciation Rights with an exercise price that is less than the exercise price of the original Stock Appreciation Rights; or (c) cancel outstanding Stock Appreciation Rights with an exercise price above the then Fair Market Value of a Share in exchange for cash or other securities.

6.3 Termination of Employment or Consulting Relationship or Directorship. If a Participant holds exercisable Stock Appreciation Rights on the date his or her Continuous Status as an Employee, Director or Consultant terminates (other than because of termination due to Cause, death or Disability), the Participant may exercise the Stock Appreciation Rights that were vested and exercisable as of the date of termination until the end of the original term or for a period of 90 days following such termination, whichever is earlier (or such other period as is set forth in the Award Agreement, in an employment agreement between the Company or an Affiliate and the Participant (if any) or determined by the Committee). If the Participant is not entitled to exercise his or her entire Stock Appreciation Right at the date of such termination, the unexercisable portion of the Option will expire and the Shares covered by the unexercisable portion of the Stock Appreciation Right will revert to the Plan, unless otherwise set forth in the Award Agreement, in an employment agreement between the Company or an Affiliate and the Participant (if any) or determined by the Committee. The Committee may determine in its sole discretion that such unexercisable portion of the Stock Appreciation Right will become exercisable at such times and on such terms as the Committee may determine in its sole discretion. If the Participant does not exercise a

Stock Appreciation Right within the time specified above after termination, that Stock Appreciation Right will expire, and the Shares covered by it will revert to the Plan, except as otherwise determined by the Committee.

6.4 Disability of Participant. If a Participant holds exercisable Stock Appreciation Rights on the date his or her Continuous Status as an Employee, Director or Consultant terminates because of Disability, the Participant may exercise the Stock Appreciation Rights that were vested and exercisable as of the date of termination until the end of the original term or for a period of 36 months following such termination, whichever is earlier (or such other period as is set forth in the Award Agreement, in an employment agreement between the Company or an Affiliate and the Participant (if any) or determined by the Committee). If the Participant is not entitled to exercise his or her entire Stock Appreciation Right at the date of such termination, the unexercisable portion of the Option will expire and the Shares covered by the unexercisable portion of the Stock Appreciation Right will revert to the Plan, unless otherwise set forth in the Award Agreement, in an employment agreement between the Company or an Affiliate and the Participant (if any) or determined by the Committee. The Committee may determine in its sole discretion that such unexercisable portion of the Stock Appreciation Right will become exercisable at such times and on such terms as the Committee may determine in its sole discretion. If the Participant does not exercise a Stock Appreciation Right within the time specified above after termination, that Stock Appreciation Right will expire, and the Shares covered by it will revert to the Plan, except as otherwise determined by the Committee.

6.5 Death of Participant. If a Participant holds exercisable Stock Appreciation Rights on the date his or her death, the Participant’s estate or a person who acquired the right to exercise the Stock Appreciation Rights by bequest or inheritance or under Section 12.3 may exercise the Stock Appreciation Rights that were vested and exercisable as of the date of death until the end of the original term or for a period of 36 months following the date of death, whichever is earlier (or such other period as is set forth in the Award Agreement, in an employment agreement between the Company or an Affiliate and the Participant (if any) or determined by the Committee). If the Participant is not entitled to exercise his or her entire Stock Appreciation Right at the date of death, the unexercisable portion of the Option will expire and the Shares covered by the unexercisable portion of the Stock Appreciation Right will revert to the Plan, unless otherwise set forth in the Award Agreement, in an employment agreement between the Company or an Affiliate and the Participant (if any) or determined by the Committee. The Committee may determine in its sole discretion that such unexercisable portion of the Stock Appreciation Right will become exercisable at such times and on such terms as the Committee may determine in its sole discretion. If the Participant’s estate or a person who acquired the right to exercise the Stock Appreciation Right by bequest or inheritance or under Section 12.3 does not exercise the Stock Appreciation Right within the time specified above after the date of death, the Stock Appreciation Right will expire, and the Shares covered by it will revert to the Plan, except as otherwise determined by the Committee.

ARTICLE VII

RESTRICTED STOCK AWARDS

7.1 Grant of Restricted Stock Award. Awards of Restricted Stock may be issued hereunder to Participants either alone or in addition to other Awards granted under the Plan (a “Restricted Stock Award”). A Restricted Stock Award shall be subject to restrictions imposed by the Committee covering a period of time specified by the Committee. The provisions of Restricted Stock Awards need not be the same with respect to each recipient. Subject to requirements of Applicable Law, the Committee has absolute discretion to determine whether any consideration (other than services) is to be received by the Company or any Affiliate as a condition precedent to the issuance of Restricted Stock.

7.2 Award Agreements. The terms of any Restricted Stock Award granted under the Plan shall be set forth in a written Award Agreement which shall contain provisions determined by the Committee and not inconsistent with the Plan.

7.3 Rights of Holders of Restricted Stock. Except as otherwise provided in the Award Agreement, beginning on the date of grant of the Restricted Stock Award and subject to execution of the

Award Agreement, the Participant shall become a stockholder of the Company with respect to all Shares subject to the Award Agreement and shall have all of the rights of a stockholder, including the right to vote such Shares and the right to receive distributions made with respect to such Shares; provided, however that any Shares or any other property (other than cash) distributed as a dividend or otherwise with respect to any Restricted Shares as to which the restrictions have not yet lapsed shall be subject to the same restrictions as such Restricted Shares.

7.4 Termination of Employment or Consulting Relationship or Directorship. If a Participant holds unvested Restricted Stock Awards on the date his or her Continuous Status as an Employee, Director or Consultant terminates for any reason, the unvested Restricted Stock Awards will expire and the Shares covered by the unvested Restricted Stock Awards will revert to the Plan, unless otherwise set forth in the Award Agreement, in an employment agreement between the Company or an Affiliate and the Participant (if any) or determined by the Committee. The Committee may determine in its sole discretion that such unvested Restricted Stock Awards will become vested at such times and on such terms as the Committee may determine in its sole discretion.

ARTICLE VIII

OTHER STOCK UNIT AWARDS

8.1 Grant of Other Stock Unit Award. Other Awards of Shares and other Awards that are valued in whole or in part by reference to, or are otherwise based on, Shares or other property (“Other Stock Unit Awards”) may be granted hereunder to Participants, either alone or in addition to other Awards granted under the Plan, and such Other Stock Unit Awards shall also be available as a form of payment in the settlement of other Awards granted under the Plan. Other Stock Unit Awards shall be paid in Shares or cash. Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Committee shall have sole and complete authority to determine the Participants to whom and the time or times at which such Other Stock Unit Awards shall be made, the number of cash, Shares or other property to be granted pursuant to such Awards, and all other conditions of the Awards. The provisions of Other Stock Unit Awards need not be the same with respect to each recipient. Subject to requirements of Applicable Law, the Committee has absolute discretion to determine whether any consideration (other than services) is to be received by the Company or any Affiliate as a condition precedent to the issuance of Shares (including securities convertible into Shares) subject to Awards granted under this Article VIII.

8.2 Award Agreements. The terms of any Other Stock Unit Awards granted under the Plan shall be set forth in a written Award Agreement which shall contain provisions determined by the Committee and not inconsistent with the Plan.

8.3 Termination of Employment or Consulting Relationship or Directorship. If a Participant holds unvested Other Stock Unit Awards on the date his or her Continuous Status as an Employee, Director or Consultant terminates for any reason, the unvested Other Stock Unit Awards will expire and the Shares covered by the unvested Other Stock Unit Awards will revert to the Plan, unless otherwise set forth in the Award Agreement, in an employment agreement between the Company or an Affiliate and the Participant (if any) or determined by the Committee. The Committee may determine in its sole discretion that such unvested Other Stock Unit Awards will become vested at such times and on such terms as the Committee may determine in its sole discretion.

ARTICLE IX

PERFORMANCE AWARDS

9.1 Terms of Performance Awards. Performance Awards may be issued hereunder to Participants, for no consideration or for such minimum consideration as may be required by Applicable Law, either alone or in addition to other Awards granted under the Plan. The performance criteria to be achieved during any Performance Period and the length of the Performance Period shall be determined by the Committee. Performance Awards may be paid in cash, Shares, other property, or any combination thereof, in the sole discretion of the Committee. The performance goals to be achieved for each

Performance Period shall be conclusively determined by the Committee and may, but need not, be based upon the criteria set forth in Section 10.2. The amount of the Award to be distributed shall be conclusively determined by the Committee. Performance Awards may be paid in a lump sum or in installments.

9.2 Award Agreements. The terms of any Performance Awards granted under the Plan shall be set forth in a written Award Agreement which shall contain provisions determined by the Committee and not inconsistent with the Plan.

9.3 Termination of Employment or Consulting Relationship or Directorship. If a Participant holds unvested Performance Awards on the date his or her Continuous Status as an Employee, Director or Consultant terminates for any reason, the unvested Performance Awards will expire and the Shares covered by the unvested Performance Awards will revert to the Plan, unless otherwise set forth in the Award Agreement, in an employment agreement between the Company or an Affiliate and the Participant (if any) or determined by the Committee. The Committee may determine in its sole discretion that such unvested Performance Awards will become vested at such times and on such terms as the Committee may determine in its sole discretion.

ARTICLE X

CODE SECTION 162(M) PROVISIONS

10.1 Performance-Based Compensation. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, if the Committee determines that it intends for a Restricted Stock Award, a Performance Award or an Other Stock Unit Award to qualify as Performance-Based Compensation, then such Award will be structured and administered in accordance with this Article X.

10.2 Performance Criteria. If a Restricted Stock Award, a Performance Award or an Other Stock Unit Award is subject to this Article X, then the lapsing of restrictions thereon and the distribution of cash, Shares or other property pursuant thereto, as applicable, shall be subject to the achievement of one or more objective performance goals established by the Committee, which shall be based on the attainment of specified levels of or growth of one or any combination of the following factors, or an objective formula determined at the time of the Award that is based on modified or unmodified calculations of one or any combination of the following factors: net sales; pretax income before or after allocation of corporate overhead and bonus; earnings per share; net income; division, group or corporate financial goals; return on stockholders’ equity; return on assets; attainment of strategic and operational initiatives; total stockholder return; appreciation in and/or maintenance of the price of the Shares or any other publicly-traded securities of the Company; market share; gross profits; earnings before taxes; earnings before interest and taxes; earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA”); an adjusted formula of EBITDA determined by the Committee; economic value-added models; comparisons with various stock market indices; reductions in costs, and/or return on invested capital of the Company or any Affiliate, division or business unit of the Company or an Affiliate. Such performance goals also may be based solely by reference to the Company’s performance or the performance of an Affiliate, division or business unit of the Company or an Affiliate, or based upon the relative performance of other companies or upon comparisons of any of the indicators of performance relative to other companies. Unless the Committee specifies otherwise when it sets performance goals for an Award, objective adjustments shall be made to any of the foregoing measures for the write-off of debt issuance costs, pre-opening and development costs, gain or loss from asset dispositions, asset or other impairment charges, litigation settlement costs, and other non-routine items that may occur during the Performance Period. Also, unless the Committee determines otherwise in setting the performance goals for an Award, to the extent consistent with the requirements of Section 162(m) of the Code, such performance goals shall be applied by excluding the impact of (a) restructurings, discontinued operations and charges for extraordinary items, (b) an event either not directly related to the operations of the Company or not within the reasonable control of the Company’s management, or (c) a change in accounting standards required by generally accepted accounting principles. Such performance goals shall be set by the Committee within the time period prescribed by, and shall otherwise comply with the requirements of, Section 162(m) of the Code, or any successor provision thereto, and the regulations thereunder.

10.3 Adjustments. Notwithstanding any provision of the Plan (other than Article XI), with respect to any Restricted Stock Award, Performance Award or Other Stock Unit Award that is subject to this Article X, the Committee may adjust downward, but not upward, the amount payable pursuant to such Award, and the Committee may not waive the achievement of the applicable performance goals, except in the case of the death or Disability of the Participant or the occurrence of a Change of Control.

10.4 Determination of Performance. Prior to the vesting, payment, settlement or lapsing of any restrictions with respect to any Restricted Stock Award, Performance Award or Other Stock Unit Award that is subject to this Article X, the Committee shall certify in writing that the applicable performance goals have been achieved to the extent necessary for such Award to qualify as Performance-Based Compensation.

10.5 Restrictions. The Committee shall have the power to impose such other restrictions on Awards subject to this Article X as it may deem necessary or appropriate to ensure that such Awards satisfy all requirements for Performance-Based Compensation, or which are not inconsistent with such requirements.

ARTICLE XI

CHANGE OF CONTROL PROVISIONS

11.1 Impact of Change of Control. In the event of a Change in Control, except as may otherwise be agreed upon by the parties to the Change in Control, upon a Participant’s termination of employment by the Participant’s employer without Cause, or by the Participant for Good Reason, within such period following the Change of Control as may be determined by the Committee, then (a) Options and Stock Appreciation Rights shall vest and become fully exercisable, (b) restrictions on Restricted Stock Awards shall lapse and such Awards shall become fully vested (and, in the case of Other Stock Unit Awards payable in cash, shall be fully paid), (c) Performance Awards and any other Awards with vesting or other provisions tied to achievement of performance goals shall be considered to be vested (and, as applicable, shall be earned and paid) at their target levels (if the Awards do not specify a “target” amount, the amount that vests (and, as applicable, the amount earned and paid) shall be determined by the Committee in its sole discretion before the Change of Control), (d) restrictions and deferral limitations and other conditions applicable to any Other Stock Unit Awards or any other Awards shall lapse, and such Other Stock Unit Awards or such other Awards shall become free of all restrictions, limitations or conditions and become fully vested and transferable, and (e) such other additional benefits, changes or adjustments as the Committee deems appropriate and fair shall apply, subject in each case to any terms and conditions contained in the Award Agreement evidencing such Award. For the avoidance of doubt, to the extent any Award Agreement or other document relating to an Award granted before the date of a Change of Control provides for termination, cancellation or forfeiture of the Award upon a termination of employment, and the employment of the recipient of such Award is terminated on the date of a Change of Control, the Award holder shall be entitled to the benefits set forth in the first sentence of this Section 11.1, notwithstanding such termination of employment. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, the Committee, in its discretion, may, before the date of a Change of Control, determine that, upon the occurrence of the Change of Control (x) each Option and Stock Appreciation Right shall remain exercisable for only a limited period of time determined by the Committee (provided that they remain exercisable for at least 30 days after notice of such action is given to the Participants), or (y) each Option and Stock Appreciation Right outstanding shall terminate within a specified number of days after notice to the Participant, and such Participant shall receive, with respect to each Share subject to such Option or Stock Appreciation Right, an amount equal to the excess, if any, of the Fair Market Value of such Share immediately prior to the occurrence of such Change of Control over the exercise price per share of such Option and/or Stock Appreciation Right; such amount to be payable in cash, in one or more kinds of stock or property (including the stock or property, if any, payable in the transaction) or in a combination thereof, as the Committee, in its discretion, shall determine. Notwithstanding the foregoing and the provisions of Section 11.2, the Committee will take no action that would subject any Participant to a penalty tax under Section 409A of the Code.

11.2 Assumption Upon Change of Control. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if, in the event of a Change of Control, the successor company does not agree to assume or substitute for an Award or the Awards will otherwise not remain outstanding after the Change in Control, then, in lieu of the holder of such outstanding assumed or substituted Award shall be entitled to the benefits set forth in the first sentence of Section 11.1 as of the date of the Change in Control, to the same extent as if the holder’s employment had been terminated by the Company without Cause as of the date of the Change in Control. For the purposes of this Section 11.2, an Award shall be considered assumed or substituted for if following the Change of Control the award confers the right to purchase or receive, for each Share subject to the Award immediately prior to the Change of Control, the consideration (whether stock, cash or other securities or property) received in the transaction constituting a Change of Control by holders of Shares for each Share held on the effective date of such transaction (and if holders were offered a choice of consideration, the type of consideration chosen by the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares); provided, however, that if such consideration received in the transaction constituting a Change of Control is not solely common stock of the successor company, the Committee may, with the consent of the successor company, provide that the consideration to be received upon the exercise or vesting of an Award, for each Share subject thereto, will be solely common stock of the successor company substantially equal in fair market value to the per share consideration received by holders of Shares in the transaction constituting a Change of Control. The determination of such substantial equality of value of consideration shall be made by the Committee before the Change of Control in its sole discretion and its determination shall be conclusive and binding. Any assumption or substitution of an Incentive Stock Option will be made in a manner that will not be considered a “modification” under the provisions of Section 424(h)(3) of the Code.

ARTICLE XII

GENERALLY APPLICABLE PROVISIONS

12.1 Amendment and Modification of the Plan. The Board may, from time to time, alter, amend, suspend or terminate the Plan as it shall deem advisable, subject to any requirement for stockholder approval imposed by Applicable Law; provided that the Board may not amend the second sentence of Section 5.3 or Section 6.2(e) without obtaining stockholder approval. In addition, no amendments to, or termination of, the Plan (other than by reason of the failure of stockholders to approve the Plan after an Award has been granted if the Award is contingent upon stockholder approval of the Plan) shall in any way impair the rights of a Participant under any Award previously granted without such Participant’s consent.

12.2 Adjustments. In the event of any merger, reorganization, consolidation, recapitalization, dividend or distribution (whether in cash, shares or other property), stock split, reverse stock split, spin-off, rights offering or any other event that constitutes an “equity restructuring” within the meaning of the Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standard Codification (ASC) Section 718, Compensation—Stock Compensation (FASB ASC 718), or similar transaction or other change in corporate structure affecting the Shares or the value thereof, such adjustments and other substitutions shall be made to the Plan and to Awards as the Committee, in its sole discretion, deems equitable or appropriate to prevent dilution or enlargement of rights immediately resulting from such event or transaction, including such adjustments in the aggregate number, class and kind of securities that may be delivered under the Plan and, in the aggregate or to any one Participant, in the number, class, kind and option or exercise price of securities subject to outstanding Awards granted under the Plan (including, if the Committee deems appropriate, the substitution of similar options to purchase the shares of, or other awards denominated in the shares of, another company) as the Committee may determine to be appropriate in its sole discretion; provided, however, that the number of Shares subject to any Award shall always be a whole number. Where an adjustment under this Section 12.2 is made to an Incentive Stock Option, the adjustment will be made in a manner which will not be considered a “modification” under the provisions of subsection 424(h)(3) of the Code. For the avoidance of doubt, in the case of the occurrence of any of the foregoing events that is an “equity restructuring” within the meaning of the Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standard Codification (ASC) Section 718, Compensation—Stock Compensation (FASB ASC 718), as may be amended and/or superseded from time to time, the Committee shall make an equitable adjustment to outstanding Awards and the Plan to prevent dilution or enlargement of rights immediately resulting from such event or transaction.

12.3 Transferability of Awards. Except as provided below, and except as otherwise authorized by the Committee in an Award Agreement or an employment agreement between the Company or an Affiliate and the Participant (if any) or otherwise, no Award, and no Shares subject to Awards that have not been issued or as to which any applicable restriction, performance or deferral period has not lapsed, may be sold, assigned, transferred, pledged or otherwise encumbered, other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution, and such Award may be exercised during the life of the Participant only by the Participant or the Participant’s guardian or legal representative. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent that the Committee so authorizes in the Award Agreement or otherwise, an Award other than an Incentive Stock Option may be assigned, in whole or in part, during the Participant’s lifetime to one or more Family Members of the Participant. Rights under the assigned portion may be exercised by the Family Member(s) who acquire a proprietary interest in such Award pursuant to the assignment. The terms applicable to the assigned portion shall be the same as those in effect for the Award immediately before such assignment and shall be set forth in such documents issued to the assignee as the Committee deems appropriate.

(a) Designation of Beneficiary. A Participant may file a written designation of a beneficiary who is to receive any Awards that remain unexercised in the event of the Participant’s death. If a Participant is married and the designated beneficiary is not the spouse, spousal consent will be required for the designation to be effective. The Participant may change such designation of beneficiary at any time by written notice to the Committee, subject to the above spousal consent requirement.

(b) Effect of No Designation. If a Participant dies and there is no beneficiary validly designated and living at the time of the Participant’s death, the Company will deliver such Participant’s Awards to the executor or administrator of his or her estate, or if no such executor or administrator has been appointed (to the knowledge of the Company), the Company, in its discretion, may deliver such Awards to the spouse or to any one or more dependents or relatives of the Participant, or if no spouse, dependent or relative is known to the Company, then to such other person as the Company may designate.

(c) Death of Spouse or Dissolution of Marriage. If a Participant designates his or her spouse as beneficiary, that designation will be deemed automatically revoked if the Participant’s marriage is later dissolved. Similarly, any designation of a beneficiary will be deemed automatically revoked upon the death of the beneficiary if the beneficiary predeceases the Participant. Without limiting the generality of the preceding sentence, the interest in Awards of a spouse of a Participant who has predeceased the Participant or whose marriage has been dissolved will automatically pass to the Participant, and will not be transferable by such spouse in any manner, including, but not limited to, such spouse’s will, nor will any such interest pass under the laws of intestate succession.

12.4 Termination of Employment or Service. The Committee shall determine and set forth in each Award Agreement whether any Awards granted in such Award Agreement will continue to be exercisable, and the terms of such exercise, on and after the date that a Participant ceases to be employed by or to provide services to the Company or any Affiliate (including as a Director), whether by reason of death, disability, voluntary or involuntary termination of employment or services, or otherwise. The date of termination of a Participant’s employment or services will be determined by the Committee, which determination will be final; provided, however, that with respect to any Award (or portion thereof) that constitutes deferred compensation under Section 409A of the Code, to the extent required to avoid additional tax under Section 409A of the Code with respect to such Award (or portion thereof), a Participant’s employment or service will only be considered to have terminated when the Participant has a “separation from service” within the meaning of Code Section 409A.

12.5 Dividends and Dividend Equivalents. Subject to the provisions of the Plan and any Award Agreement, the recipient of an Award (including any deferred Award) other than an Option or Stock Appreciation Right may, if so determined by the Committee, be entitled to receive, currently or on a deferred and/or restricted basis, cash, stock or other property dividends, or cash payments in amounts equivalent to stock or other property dividends on Shares (“Dividend Equivalents”) with respect to the number of Shares covered by the Award, as determined by the Committee, in its sole discretion; provided,

however that any such dividends or Dividend Equivalents relating to Awards that are subject to performance-based vesting conditions shall not be paid unless and until such performance-based vesting conditions have been satisfied. The Committee may provide that any such dividends or Dividend Equivalents that are payable on a deferred or restricted basis shall be deemed to have been reinvested in additional Shares or Share equivalents or otherwise reinvested or that such amounts will be deferred or restricted in their original form and payable with or without interest. No Option or Stock Appreciation Right may provide for dividends, Dividend Equivalents or other similar distributions to be paid with respect to such Option or Stock Appreciation Right.

ARTICLE XIII

MISCELLANEOUS

13.1 Tax Withholding. The Company shall have the right to make all payments or distributions pursuant to the Plan to a Participant (or to the Participant’s executors, administrators, guardian, beneficiary, or legal representative, or Family Members) (any such person, a “Payee”) net of any applicable Federal, State and local taxes required to be paid or withheld as a result of (a) the grant of any Award, (b) the exercise of an Option or Stock Appreciation Rights, (c) the delivery of Shares or cash, (d) the lapse of any restrictions in connection with any Award, or (e) any other event that gives rise to a tax withholding obligation. The Company or any Affiliate shall have the right to withhold from wages or other amounts otherwise payable to such Payee such withholding taxes as may be required by law, or to otherwise require the Payee to pay such withholding taxes. If the Payee shall fail to make such tax payments as are required, the Company or its Affiliates shall, to the extent permitted by law, have the right to deduct any such taxes from any payment of any kind otherwise due to such Payee or to take such other action as may be necessary to satisfy such withholding obligations. The Committee may establish procedures for election by Participants to satisfy such obligation for the payment of such taxes by tendering previously acquired Shares (either actually or by attestation, valued at their then Fair Market Value) that have been owned for a period of at least six months (or such other period as the Committee determines to be necessary to avoid accounting charges against the Company’s earnings), or by directing the Company to retain Shares (up to the employee’s minimum required tax withholding rate) otherwise deliverable in connection with the Award. If Shares acquired upon exercise of any Incentive Stock Option are disposed of in a disposition that, under Section 422 of the Code, disqualifies the holder from the application of Section 421(a) of the Code, the holder of the Shares immediately before the disposition will comply with any requirements imposed by the Company in order to enable the Company to secure the related income tax deduction to which it is entitled in such event.

13.2 Right of Discharge Reserved; Claims to Awards. Nothing in the Plan nor the grant of an Award hereunder shall confer upon any Employee, Consultant or Director the right to continue in the employment or service of the Company or any Affiliate or affect any right that the Company or any Affiliate may have to terminate the employment or service of (or to demote or to exclude from future Awards under the Plan) any such Employee, Consultant or Director at any time for any reason. The Company shall not be liable for the loss of existing or potential profit from an Award granted in the event of termination of an employment or other relationship. No Employee or Participant shall have any claim to be granted any Award under the Plan, and there is no obligation for uniformity of treatment of Employees or Participants under the Plan.

13.3 Prospective Recipient. The prospective recipient of any Award under the Plan shall not, with respect to such Award, be deemed to have become a Participant, or to have any rights with respect to such Award, until and unless such recipient shall have executed an agreement or other instrument evidencing the Award and delivered a copy thereof to the Company, and otherwise complied with the then applicable terms and conditions.

13.4 Cancellation of Award; Clawback. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, all outstanding Awards granted to any Participant may be canceled in the discretion of the Committee if the Participant’s Continuous Status as an Employee, Director or Consultant is terminated for Cause, or if, after the termination of the Participant’s Continuous Status as an Employee, Director, or Consultant, the Committee determines that Cause existed before such termination. Awards shall be subject to the Company’s clawback policy, as such policy may be amended from time to time.

13.5 Stop Transfer Orders. All certificates for Shares delivered under the Plan pursuant to any Award shall be subject to such stop-transfer orders and other restrictions as the Committee may deem advisable under the provisions of the Plan, the rules, regulations and other requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission, any stock exchange upon which the Shares are then listed, and any applicable federal or state securities law, and the Committee may cause a legend or legends to be put on any such certificates to make appropriate reference to such restrictions.

13.6 Nature of Payments. All Awards made pursuant to the Plan are in consideration of services performed or to be performed for the Company or any Affiliate, division or business unit of the Company. Any income or gain realized pursuant to Awards under the Plan constitutes a special incentive payment to the Participant and shall not be taken into account, to the extent permissible under Applicable Law, as compensation for purposes of any of the employee benefit plans of the Company or any Affiliate except as may be determined by the Committee or by the Board or board of directors of the applicable Affiliate.

13.7 Other Plans. Nothing contained in the Plan shall prevent the Board from adopting other or additional compensation arrangements.

13.8 Severability. If any provision of the Plan shall be held unlawful or otherwise invalid or unenforceable in whole or in part by a court of competent jurisdiction, such provision shall (a) be deemed limited to the extent that such court of competent jurisdiction deems it lawful, valid and/or enforceable and as so limited shall remain in full force and effect, and (b) not affect any other provision of the Plan or part thereof, each of which shall remain in full force and effect. If the making of any payment or the provision of any other benefit required under the Plan shall be held unlawful or otherwise invalid or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, such unlawfulness, invalidity or unenforceability shall not prevent any other payment or benefit from being made or provided under the Plan, and if the making of any payment in full or the provision of any other benefit required under the Plan in full would be unlawful or otherwise invalid or unenforceable, then such unlawfulness, invalidity or unenforceability shall not prevent such payment or benefit from being made or provided in part, to the extent that it would not be unlawful, invalid or unenforceable, and the maximum payment or benefit that would not be unlawful, invalid or unenforceable shall be made or provided under the Plan.

13.9 Construction. All references in the Plan to “Section,” “Sections,” or “Article” are intended to refer to the Section, Sections or Article, as the case may be, of the Plan. As used in the Plan, the words “include” and “including,” and variations thereof, shall not be deemed to be terms of limitation, but rather shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation.”

13.10 Unfunded Status of the Plan. The Plan is intended to constitute an “unfunded” plan. With respect to any payments not yet made to a Participant by the Company, nothing contained herein shall give any such Participant any rights that are greater than those of a general creditor of the Company. In its sole discretion, the Committee may authorize the creation of trusts or other arrangements to meet the obligations created under the Plan to deliver the Shares or payments in lieu of or with respect to Awards hereunder; provided, however, that the existence of such trusts or other arrangements is consistent with the unfunded status of the Plan.

13.11 Governing Law. The Plan and all determinations made and actions taken thereunder, to the extent not otherwise governed by the Code or the laws of the United States, shall be governed by the laws of the State of Delaware and construed accordingly.

13.12 Effective Date of Plan; Duration of Plan. The Board adopted the Plan on February 10, 2015. The Plan will become effective if and when approved by the Company’s stockholders at the Company’s 2015 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. No Award may be granted under the Plan after February 10, 2025, which is the tenth anniversary of the date the Board approved the Plan, or such earlier date as the Board shall determine pursuant to Section 12.1. The Plan will remain in effect with respect to outstanding Awards until the Award ceases to be outstanding.

13.13 Foreign Employees. Awards may be granted to Participants who are foreign nationals or employed outside the United States, or both, on such terms and conditions different from those applicable to Awards to Employees employed in the United States as may, in the judgment of the Committee, be necessary or desirable in order to recognize differences in local law or tax policy. The Committee also may impose conditions on the exercise or vesting of Awards in order to minimize the Company’s obligation with respect to tax equalization for Employees on assignments outside their home country.

13.14 Effect on Prior Plan. On the approval of the Plan by the stockholders of the Company in the manner set forth in Section 13.12, the Prior Plan shall be cancelled and no further grants or awards shall be made under the Prior Plan. Grants and awards made under the Prior Plan before the date of such cancellation, however, shall continue in effect in accordance with their terms and the terms of the Prior Plan. Grants and awards made under the Individual Arrangements shall likewise continue in effect in accordance with their terms.

13.15 Other Company Compensation Plans. Shares available for Awards under the Plan may be used by the Company as a form of payment of compensation under other Company compensation plans, whether or not existing on the date hereof. To the extent any Shares are used as such by the Company, such Shares will reduce the then number of Shares available under Article III of the Plan for future Awards.

13.16 Captions. The captions in the Plan are for convenience of reference only, and are not intended to narrow, limit or affect the substance or interpretation of the provisions contained herein.

13.17 Code Section 409A. To the extent applicable, it is intended that the Plan and any Awards granted under the Plan be exempt from, or, where an exemption is not available, comply with the requirements of, Section 409A of the Code and any related regulations or other guidance promulgated with respect to such Section by the U.S. Department of the Treasury or the Internal Revenue Service (collectively “Section 409A”). To the extent any provision of the Plan or an Award Agreement is ambiguous as to its compliance with Section 409A (or an applicable exemption therefrom), the provision will be read in such a manner so that all amounts thereunder comply with Section 409A (or the applicable exemption therefrom).

13.18 No Discretionary Vesting. Except in the case of a Change in Contol or a termination of a Participant’s employment due to the Participant’s death or Disability, the Committee will not vest an Award on an accelerated, discrionary basis.

13.19 Minimum Required Vesting Period. Awards shall contain vesting schedules that provide for vesting to occur no sooner than one year after the date the Award is granted.