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reference to this Section), an award shall not be granted, deferred, accelerated, extended, paid out, settled, substituted
or modified under this Plan in a manner that would result in the imposition of an additional tax under Section 409A
of the Code upon a Participant. Although the Company intends to administer the Plan so that awards will be exempt
from, or will comply with, the requirements of Section 409A of the Code, the Company does not warrant that any
award under the Plan will qualify for favorable tax treatment under Section 409A of the Code or any other provision
of federal, state, local, or non-United States law. Neither the Company, its Subsidiaries, nor their respective directors,
officers, employees or advisers shall be liable to any Participant (or any other individual claiming a benefit through
the Participant) for any tax, interest, or penalties the Participant might owe as a result of the grant, holding, vesting,
exercise, or payment of any award under the Plan. Any reference in this Plan to Section 409A of the Code will also
include the applicable proposed, temporary or final regulations, or any other guidance, issued with respect to such
Section by the U.S. Department of the Treasury or the Internal Revenue Service.
19. Applicable Laws. The obligations of the Company with respect to awards under the Plan shall be subject
to all Applicable Laws and such approvals by any governmental agencies as the Board determines may be required.
20. Termination. No grant shall be made under this Plan more than 5 years after the effective date of this
amendment of February 12, 2014, on which this Plan is first approved by the Board, but all grants effective on or prior
to such date shall continue in effect thereafter subject to the terms thereof and of this Plan.
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