determinations under the Plan need not be uniform and may be made by the Committee selectively among Participants and Eligible Persons, whether or not such persons are similarly situated. The Committee shall, in its discretion, consider such factors as it deems relevant in making its interpretations, determinations and actions under the Plan including, without limitation, the recommendations or advice of any officer or employee of the Company or such attorneys, consultants, accountants or other advisors as the Committee may select. All interpretations, determinations, and actions by the Committee shall be final, conclusive, and binding upon all parties.
3.3 Liability & Indemnification. The Committee or its designee shall not be liable for any action or determination made in good faith with respect to the Plan or any Award issued hereunder. The Company will indemnify and defend the Committee or its designee to the maximum extent permitted by law for all actions taken on behalf of the Company with respect to the Plan.
4. Shares Subject to the Plan.
4.1 Number of Shares Reserved. Subject to adjustment pursuant to Section 4.2 hereof, the maximum number of shares of Common Stock which may be issued to Participants in respect of Awards under the Plan shall be 3,206,250. Subject to adjustment as provided in Section 4.2 hereof, no more than 3,000,000 shares of Common Stock may be granted with respect to Incentive Stock Options.
4.2 Adjustments. If there shall occur any change with respect to the outstanding shares of Common Stock by reason of any recapitalization, reclassification, extraordinary dividend (whether in the form of cash, shares of Common Stock, other securities, or other property), stock split, reverse stock split, or other distribution or payment with respect to the shares of Common Stock or any merger, reorganization, consolidation, combination, spin-off, or other similar corporate change, or any other change affecting the Common Stock, the Committee shall, in the manner and to the extent it considers in good faith to be equitable to the Participants and consistent with the terms of the Plan, cause an adjustment to be made to any or all of the following (a) the number and kind of shares or units subject to Awards under the Plan pursuant to Section 4.1 hereof, (b) the number and kind of shares of Common Stock or other rights subject to then outstanding Awards (including, without limitation, providing for the cancellation of the awards in exchange for a cash payment or awarding cash payments to holders of such Awards), (c) the exercise price or base price for each share or other right subject to then outstanding Awards, and (d) any other terms of an Award that are affected by the event or change as determined by the Committee. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) any such adjustments shall, to the extent necessary, be made in a manner consistent with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code, and (ii) in the case of Incentive Stock Options, any such adjustments shall, to the extent practicable, be made in a manner consistent with the requirements of Section 424(a) of the Code.
4.3 Availability of Certain Shares. Any shares of Common Stock covered by an Award granted under the Plan shall not be counted unless and until they are actually issued and delivered to a Participant and, therefore, the total number of shares of Common Stock available under the Plan as of a given date shall not be reduced by shares of Common Stock relating to prior Awards that (in whole or in part) have expired or have been forfeited or cancelled, and upon payment in
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