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8. Nature of the Award . In accepting the Award, you acknowledge, understand and agree that:
(a) the Plan is established voluntarily by the Company, it is discretionary in nature and it may be amended, suspended or
terminated by the Company at any time;
(b) the Award is voluntary and occasional and does not create any contractual or other right to receive future awards of
Restricted Share Units, or benefits in lieu of Restricted Share Units, even if Restricted Share Units have been awarded repeatedly in the past;
(c) all decisions with respect to future Restricted Share Unit awards, if any, will be at the sole discretion of the Company;
(d) you are voluntarily participating in the Plan;
(e) your participation in the Plan will not create a right to employment and shall not interfere with the ability of the Company
or any Affiliate to terminate your Continuous Service at any time;
(f) the Award and any Shares subject to the Award are an extraordinary item that does not constitute compensation of any
kind for services of any kind rendered to the Company or any Affiliate, and which is outside the scope of your employment or service contract,
or consulting arrangement, if any;
(g) the Award and any Shares subject to the Award are not intended to replace any pension rights or compensation;
(h) the Award and any Shares subject to the Award are not part of normal or expected compensation or salary for any
purposes, including, but not limited to, calculating any severance, resignation, termination, redundancy, dismissal, end of service payments,
bonuses, long-service awards, pension or retirement or welfare benefits or similar payments and in no event should be considered as
compensation for, or relating in any way to, past services for the Company or any Affiliate;
(i) the Award will not be interpreted to form an employment or service contract or relationship with the Company or any
Affiliate;
(j) the future value of the underlying Shares is unknown and cannot be predicted with certainty;
(k) no claim or entitlement to compensation or damages shall arise from forfeiture of the Award resulting from termination of
your Continuous Service (regardless of the reason for the termination and whether or not such termination is in breach of any employment law in
the country where you reside, even if such law is otherwise applicable to your employment benefits, and whether or not such termination is later
found to be invalid) and in consideration of the Award to which you are otherwise not entitled, you irrevocably agree never to institute any claim
against the Company or any Affiliate, waive your ability, if any, to bring any such claim, and release the Company and its Affiliates from any
such claim; if, notwithstanding the foregoing, any such claim is allowed by a court of competent jurisdiction, then, by participating in the Plan,
you shall be deemed irrevocably to have agreed not to pursue such claim and agree to execute any and all documents necessary to request
dismissal or withdrawal of such claims; and
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