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Participant's Separation from Service before the end of the Performance Cycle (A) due to death or Disability (as defined below), (B) either by the Company, a
Subsidiary or an Affiliate without Cause (as defined below), (C) by the Participant for Good Reason (as defined below) or (D) by the Participant at or after
attainment of normal retirement eligibility under the generally applicable retirement plan of the Company, a Subsidiary or an Affiliate under which the
Participant is covered in his or her home country ("Retirement"), then the Participant shall be fully vested, as of November [ ], 2011, in all of the
Performance Shares that would have been both earned pursuant to Section 3(a)(iii), and vested pursuant to Section 3(b), had the Participant remained in
employment through November [ ], 2012.
(ii) Separation from Service by Reason of Death, Disability, Without Cause, Good Reason or Retirement After the End of the
Performance Cycle: Upon a Participant's Separation from Service after the end of the Performance Cycle (A) due to death or Disability, (B) either by the
Company, a Subsidiary or an Affiliate without Cause, (C) by the Participant for Good Reason or (D) by the Participant by reason of Retirement, then the
Participant shall be fully vested, as of the date of such Separation from Service, or if later, as of November [ ], 2011, in all of his or her Performance Shares
that had been earned pursuant to Section 3(a)(iii) but had not yet vested under Section 3(b) as of the date of such Separation from Service.
(iii) Termination, Whether Before or After the End of the Performance Cycle, by the Company for Cause or by the Participant
Other than by Reason of Death, Disability, Good Reason or Retirement: Upon a Participant's Termination, whether before or after the end of the Performance
Cycle, (A) by the Company for Cause, or (B) by the Participant other than by reason of death, Disability, Good Reason or Retirement, then any and all of the
Performance Shares that have not vested as the date of such Termination shall be forfeited.
5. Change of Control.
(a) This Section 5(a) applies (I) only in the event that (A) a Change of Control has occurred prior to November [ ], 2012, and (B) the
Participant's Separation from Service has occurred within two years following the Change of Control, and (II) notwithstanding any provision in Sections 2, 3
or 4 of this Agreement to the contrary:
(i) Separation from Service by Reason of Death, Disability, Without Cause, Good Reason or Retirement Before the End of the
Performance Cycle: Upon a Participant's Separation from Service before the end of the Performance Cycle (A) due to death or Disability, (B) either by the
Company, a Subsidiary or an Affiliate without Cause, (C) by the Participant for Good Reason or (D) by the Participant by reason of Retirement, then, as of the
date of such Separation from Service, the Participant will become vested in that number of Performance Shares subject to this Award that would have been
earned under Section 3(a)(iii), as of the end of the Performance Cycle, based on the deemed achievement of the Target Performance Level (within the
meaning of Section 3(a)(iii)).
(ii) Separation from Service by Reason of Death, Disability, without Cause, Good Reason or Retirement After the End of the
Performance Cycle: Upon a Participant's Separation from Service after the end of the Performance Cycle (A) due to death or Disability, (B) either by the
Company, a Subsidiary or an Affiliate without Cause, (C) by the Participant for Good Reason or (D) by the Participant by reason of Retirement, then the
Participant shall be fully vested, as of such Separation from Service, or if later, as of November [ ],
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