Board, the Board may take any action under the Plan that would otherwise be the responsibility of the Committee.
Section 5.2 Powers of Committee. In connection with controlling and managing the operation and
administration of the Plan, the Committee will have the authority in its sole discretion to:
(a) exercise all of
the powers granted to it under the Plan;
(b) construe, interpret and implement the Plan and all Award Agreements;
(c) prescribe, amend and rescind rules and regulations relating to the Plan, including rules governing the
Committees own operations;
(d) make all determinations necessary or advisable in administering the Plan;
(e) correct any defect, supply any omission and reconcile any inconsistency in the Plan;
(f) amend the Plan to reflect changes in applicable law;
(g) grant, or recommend to the Board for approval to grant, Awards and determine who will receive Awards, when such
Awards will be granted and the terms of such Awards, including setting forth provisions with regard to the effect of a Termination of Service on such Awards and conditioning the vesting of, or the lapsing of any applicable vesting restrictions or
other vesting conditions on, Awards upon the attainment of performance goals and/or upon continued service;
(h)
subject to Section 6.1 and as permitted under Code Section 409A, amend any outstanding Award Agreement in any respect, including, without limitation, to:
(i) accelerate the time or times at which the Award becomes vested, unrestricted or may be exercised (and, in connection with
such acceleration, the Committee may provide that any Shares acquired pursuant to such Award will be restricted shares, which are subject to vesting, transfer, forfeiture or repayment provisions similar to those in the Participants underlying
Award);
(ii) accelerate the time or times at which Shares are delivered under the Award (and, without limitation on the
Committees rights, in connection with such acceleration, the Committee may provide that any Shares delivered pursuant to such Award will be restricted shares, which are subject to vesting, transfer, forfeiture or repayment provisions similar
to those in the Participants underlying Award);
(iii) waive or amend any goals, restrictions, vesting provisions or
conditions set forth in such Award Agreement, or impose new goals, restrictions, vesting provisions and conditions; or
(iv) reflect a change in the Participants circumstances (e.g., a change to part-time employment status or a change
in position, duties or responsibilities); and
(i) determine at any time whether, to what extent and under what
circumstances and the method or methods:
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