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(d) provided, however, that in the case of any “equity restructuring” (within the meaning of the Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 718 (or any successor pronouncement thereto)), the Committee shall make an equitable or proportionate adjustment to the Award to reflect such equity restructuring. Any such adjustment shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes. Payments to holders pursuant to clause (c) above shall be made in cash or, in the sole discretion of the Committee, in the form of such other consideration necessary for a Participant to receive property, cash, or securities (or combination thereof) as such Participant would have been entitled to receive upon the occurrence of the transaction if the Participant had been, immediately prior to such transaction, the holder of the number of Shares covered by the Award at such time. In addition, prior to any payment or adjustment contemplated under this Section 9, the Committee may (i) reduce the value of the Award by such Participant’s pro rata share of any post-closing indemnity obligations, and be subject to the same post-closing purchase price adjustments, escrow terms, offset rights, holdback terms, and similar conditions as the other holders of Shares, and (ii) require the Participant to satisfy any applicable tax withholding obligations or securities law requirements.
10. Administration
(a) The Committee shall administer the Award and this Agreement.
(b) The Committee shall have the sole and plenary authority, in addition to other express powers and authorizations conferred on the Committee, to: (i) determine whether, to what extent, and under what circumstances the Award may be settled in cash, Shares, other securities, other Awards or other property, or canceled, forfeited, or suspended and the method or methods by which the Award may be settled, canceled, forfeited, or suspended; (ii) determine whether, to what extent, and under what circumstances the delivery of Shares, other securities, other Awards or other property and other amounts payable with respect to the Award shall be deferred either automatically or at the election of the Participant or of the Committee; (iii) interpret, administer, reconcile any inconsistency in, correct any defect in and/or supply any omission in this Agreement and any instrument or agreement relating to the Award; (iv) establish, amend, suspend, or waive any rules and regulations and appoint such agents as the Committee shall deem appropriate for the proper administration of this Agreement; and (v) make any other determination and take any other action that the Committee deems necessary or desirable for the administration of this Agreement.
(c) Except to the extent prohibited by applicable law, the Committee may allocate all or any portion of its responsibilities and powers to any one or more of its members and may delegate all or any part of its responsibilities and powers to any person or persons selected by it. Any such allocation or delegation may be revoked by the Committee at any time. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Committee may delegate to one or more officers of the Company or any Affiliate the authority to act on behalf of the Committee with respect to any matter, right, obligation, or election which is the responsibility of or which is allocated to the Committee herein, and which may be so delegated as a matter of law.
(d) Unless otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, all designations, determinations, interpretations, and other decisions under or with respect to this Agreement or Award or any documents related to the Award shall be within the sole discretion of the Committee, may be made at any time and shall be final, conclusive and binding upon all persons or entities, including, without limitation, the Company, any Affiliate, and any Participant, any holder or beneficiary of any Award.
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