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7.Administration of Award.The determinations under, and the interpretations of, any provision of this Award by the Committee shall, in all cases, be in its sole discretion, and shall be final and conclusive.
8.No Transfers Permitted.Any attempt to assign, alienate, pledge, attach, sell or otherwise transfer or encumber the Award Restricted Shares or the rights relating thereto shall be wholly ineffective and, if any such attempt is made, the Award Restricted Shares will be forfeited by the Holder and all of the Holder’s rights to such shares shall immediately terminate without any payment or consideration by the Company.
9.Section 83(b) Election.Holder may elect under Section 83(b) of the Code to include in his or her gross income, for his or her taxable year in which the Award Restricted Shares are transferred to such Holder under this Award, the excess of the fair market value (determined without regard to any Restriction other than one which by its terms will never lapse), of such Award Restricted Shares at the Date of Grant, over the amount (if any) paid for the Award Restricted Shares. If the Holder makes the Section 83(b) election described above, the Holder shall (i) make such election in a manner that is satisfactory to the Committee, (ii) provide the Committee with a copy of such election,(iii) agree to promptly notify the Company if any Internal Revenue Service or state tax agent, on audit or otherwise, questions the validity or correctness of such election or of the amount of income reportable on account of such election, and (iv) agree to pay the withholding amounts described in Section 5(a) above.
10.Interpretation.Any dispute regarding the interpretation of this Award shall be submitted by the Holder or the Company to the Committee for review. The resolution of such dispute by the Committee shall be final and binding on the Holder and the Company. In the event of any inconsistency between the terms and conditions of this Award and any existing employment agreement, service contract or other agreement between the Holder and the Company (each, a “Service Agreement”), the terms and conditions of the Service Agreement shall control.
(a) Headings contained in this Award are for convenience only and shall in no manner be construed as part of this Award.
(b) Any reference to the masculine, feminine, or neuter gender shall be a reference to such other gender as is appropriate.
11.Adjustment. Unless the Committee specifically determines otherwise, the Award Restricted Shares shall be subject to adjustment or substitution as to the number, or, if applicable, kind of shares of stock or other consideration subject to such Awards or as otherwise determined by the Committee to be equitable (a) in the event of changes in the outstanding Common Stock or in the capital structure of the Company, by reason of stock dividends, stock splits, recapitalizations, reorganizations, mergers, consolidations,
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