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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 30, 2008
    Registration No. 333-                     
 
 
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
 
US Airways Group, Inc.
(Commission file number: 1-8444)
(Exact Name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
     
Delaware   54-1194634
(State of Incorporation of the registrant)   (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
111 West Rio Salado Parkway, Tempe, Arizona 85281
(Address of principal executive offices)
US Airways Group, Inc. 2008 Equity Incentive Plan
(Full title of the plan)
 
     
Janet Dhillon   Copy to:
Senior Vice President and General Counsel    
US Airways Group, Inc.   Stacy Ingram, Esq.
111 West Rio Salado Parkway   McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP
Tempe, Arizona 82581   303 Peachtree Street, NE
(Name and address of agent for service)   Suite 5300
(480) 693-0800   Atlanta, Georgia 30308-3201
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)   (404) 527-4000
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
             
Large accelerated filer þ     Accelerated filer o     Non-accelerated filer   o
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
  Smaller reporting company o  
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
                                 
 
  Title Of Each               Proposed Maximum     Proposed Maximum        
  Class of Securities     Amount To Be     Offering Price     Aggregate Offering     Amount Of Registration  
  To Be Registered     Registered (1)     Per Share (2)     Price (2)     Fee (2)  
 
Common Stock, $.01 par value per share
      6,700,000       $2.41     $16,147,000     $635  
 
 
(1)   US Airways Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), is registering 6,700,000 shares of common stock pursuant to the US Airways Group, Inc. 2008 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”). An undetermined number of additional shares may be issued, or the shares registered hereunder may be combined into an undetermined lesser number of shares, as a result of events such as stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions pursuant to the terms of the Plan.
 
(2)   The offering price for these shares is estimated pursuant to Rule 457(c) and (h) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (“Securities Act”), solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee and is based upon the average of the high and low prices of the Company’s common stock on June 27, 2008, as quoted on the New York Stock Exchange.
 
 

 


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PART I
PART II
ITEM 3. INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE
ITEM 4. DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES
ITEM 5. INTERESTS OF NAMED EXPERTS AND COUNSEL
ITEM 6. INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS
ITEM 7. EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION CLAIMED
ITEM 9. UNDERTAKINGS
SIGNATURES
EXHIBIT INDEX
EX-4.1
EX-5.1
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PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(A) PROSPECTUS
     The documents containing the information specified in Part I of the instructions to the registration statement on Form S-8 will be sent or given to participants in the Plan as required by Rule 428(b)(1) of the rules promulgated under the Securities Act. These documents are not being filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) as a part of this registration statement in accordance with Rule 428(b) and the Note to Part I of Form S-8.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
ITEM 3. INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE.
     The Commission allows us to “incorporate by reference” the information we file with it, which means that we can disclose important information to you by referring you to those documents. The information incorporated by reference is considered part of this registration statement, and later information that we file with the Commission will automatically update and supersede this information. We incorporate by reference documents listed below and any future filings made with the Commission under Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, until we file a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered in this registration statement have been sold or which de-registers all securities then remaining unsold.
     We have filed the following documents with the Commission that are incorporated by reference as of their respective dates:
  (1)   Our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007 filed on February 21, 2008;
 
  (2)   Our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2008 filed on April 24, 2008;
 
  (3)   Our Current Reports on Form 8-K filed on January 17, 2008, April 3, 2008, April 17, 2008 April 29, 2008, June 11, 2008 and June 12, 2008; and
 
  (4)   The description of the Company’s common stock set forth in its Registration Statement on Form 8-A (Registration No. 001-08444) filed on September 22, 2005, including any amendments or reports filed for the purpose of updating such description.
     You may request a copy of any filings referred to above (excluding exhibits), at no cost, by contacting us at the following address:
US Airways Group, Inc.
Corporate Secretary
111 West Rio Salado Parkway
Tempe, Arizona 85281
Telephone: (480) 693-0800
ITEM 4. DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES.
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ITEM 5. INTERESTS OF NAMED EXPERTS AND COUNSEL.
     Not applicable.
ITEM 6. INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS.
          Article VI of the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation provides for the elimination of personal monetary liabilities of directors of the Company for breaches of their fiduciary duties as directors, except that, as provided by Section 102(b)(7) of the General Corporation Law of Delaware (the “DGCL”), such personal monetary liability of a director may not be eliminated with regard to any breach of the duty of loyalty, failing to act in good faith, intentional misconduct or knowing violation of law, payment of an unlawful dividend, approval of an illegal stock repurchase, or obtainment of an improper personal benefit. Such a provision has no effect on the availability of equitable remedies, such as an injunction or rescission, for breach of fiduciary duty.
          Article VII of the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation provides for indemnification of directors and officers of the Company to the extent permitted by the DGCL. Section 145 of the DGCL provides for indemnification of directors and officers from and against expenses (including attorney’s fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement reasonably incurred by them in connection with any civil, criminal, administrative or investigative claim or proceeding (including civil actions brought as derivative actions by or in the right of the Company but only to the extent of expenses reasonably incurred in defending or settling such action) in which they may become involved by reason of being a director or officer of the Company if the director or officer acted in good faith and in a manner which he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interest of the Company and, in addition, in criminal actions, if he had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct to be unlawful. If, in an action brought by or in the right of the Company, the director or officer is adjudged to be liable for negligence or misconduct in the performance of his duty, he will only be entitled to such indemnity as the court finds to be proper. Persons who are successful in defense of any claim against them are entitled to indemnification as of right against expense actually and reasonably incurred in connection therewith. In all other cases, indemnification shall be made (unless otherwise ordered by a court) only if the board of directors, acting by a majority vote of a quorum of disinterested directors, independent legal counsel or holders of a majority of the shares entitled to vote determines that the applicable standard of conduct has been met. Section 145 also provides such indemnity for directors and officers of a corporation who, at the request of the corporation, act as directors, officers, employees or agents of other corporations, partnerships or other enterprises.
          Article VI of the Company’s Amended and Restated Bylaws requires the Company to indemnify any director or officer who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party, to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (including any action or suit by or in our right), because such person is or was one of the Company’s directors or officers, or is or was a director or officer of the Company serving at the request of the Company as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against liability or expenses reasonably incurred by the director or officer in such proceeding if such director or officer acted in good faith, in a manner reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the Company’s bests interests, and, with respect to criminal proceedings, had no reasonable cause to believe such person’s conduct was unlawful; except that no indemnification will be made if it is determined that the director or officer was liable to the Company, unless the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware or the court in which such action or suit was brought determines that indemnification is appropriate.
          The Company also maintains insurance for officers and directors against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act. The effect of this insurance is to indemnify any officer or director of the Company against expenses, including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement, incurred by an officer or director upon a determination that such person acted in good faith. The premiums for such insurance are paid by the Company.
          Under separate indemnification agreements with the Company, each officer and director of the Company is indemnified against all liabilities relating to his or her position as an officer or director of the Company, to the fullest extent permitted under applicable law.

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           ITEM 7. EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION CLAIMED.
          Not applicable.
           ITEM 8. EXHIBITS.
     
Exhibit    
Number   Description
 
   
4.1*
  US Airways Group, Inc. 2008 Equity Incentive Plan.
 
   
5.1*
  Opinion of McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP.
 
   
23.1*
  Consents of KPMG LLP.
 
   
23.2*
  Consent of McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP (included in its opinion filed as Exhibit 5.1 hereto).
 
   
24.1
  Powers of Attorney (see signature pages to this registration statement).
 
*   Filed herewith
           ITEM 9. UNDERTAKINGS.
           A. RULE 415 OFFERING.
     The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
     (1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:
(i) To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;
(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of Registration Fee” table in the effective registration statement; and
(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement.
provided, however, that paragraphs (l)(i) and (1)(ii) of this section do not apply if the registration statement is on Form S-8, and the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement.
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therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
B. Subsequent Documents Incorporated by Reference.
          The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the registrant’s annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan’s annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
C. Indemnification of Officers, Directors and Controlling Persons.
          Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

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SIGNATURES
     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the city of Tempe, State of Arizona, on June 30, 2008.
         
    US Airways Group, Inc.
    (Registrant)
 
       
 
  By:   /s/ Derek J. Kerr
 
       
 
      Derek J. Kerr
 
       
 
      Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
 
       
POWER OF ATTORNEY
     KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints W. Douglas Parker and Derek J. Kerr, and each of them, as his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact, each acting alone, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including any post-effective amendments) to this registration statement on Form S-8, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and any other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents (or any of them), or their or his substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue thereof.
     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated as of June 30, 2008.
     
Signatures   Title
 
   
/s/ W. Douglas Parker
 
W. Douglas Parker
  Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board
(Principal Executive Officer)
 
   
/s/ Derek J. Kerr
 
Derek J. Kerr
  Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting
Officer)
 
   
/s/ Bruce R. Lakefield
  Vice Chairman of the Board
 
Bruce R. Lakefield
   
 
   
/s/ Herbert M. Baum
 
Herbert M. Baum
  Director 
 
   
/s/ Matthew J. Hart
 
Matthew J. Hart
  Director 
 
   
/s/ Richard C. Kraemer
  Director
 
Richard C. Kraemer
   
 
   
/s/ Cheryl G. Krongard
  Director
 
Cheryl G. Krongard
   

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Signatures   Title
 
   
/s/ Denise M. O’Leary
  Director
 
Denise M. O’Leary
   
 
   
/s/ George M. Philip
  Director
 
George M. Philip
   
 
   
/s/ J. Steven Whisler
  Director
 
J. Steven Whisler
   

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EXHIBIT INDEX
     
Exhibit    
Number   Description
 
4.1*
  US Airways Group, Inc. 2008 Equity Incentive Plan.
 
   
5.1*
  Opinion of McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP.
 
   
23.1*
  Consents of KPMG LLP.
 
   
23.2*
  Consent of McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP (included in its opinion filed as Exhibit 5.1 hereto).
 
   
24.1
  Powers of Attorney (see signature pages to this registration statement).
 
* Filed herewith

 

Exhibit 4.1
US AIRWAYS GROUP, INC.
2008 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN
Effective June 11, 2008
     1.  Purpose.   The purpose of this US Airways Group, Inc. 2008 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) is to further the long term stability and financial success of US Airways Group, Inc. and our related companies by attracting and retaining employees and other service providers through the use of cash and stock incentives. We believe that ownership of our common stock and the use of cash incentives will stimulate the efforts of those service providers upon whose judgment and interests we are and will be largely dependent for the successful conduct of our business. We also believe that these awards will strengthen the desire of our service providers to remain with us and will further identify their interests with those of our shareholders. We also intend to use the Plan to grant stock incentives to compensate non-employee members of our Board of Directors.
     The Plan replaces and supersedes the US Airways Group, Inc. 2005 Equity Incentive Plan, effective as of September 27, 2005 (the “Prior Plan”). Upon approval of the Plan by our shareholders, no additional awards shall be made under the Prior Plan, although outstanding awards previously made under the Prior Plan will continue to be governed by the terms and conditions of the Prior Plan. Shares that are subject to outstanding awards under the Prior Plan that expire, are forfeited or otherwise terminate unexercised may be subjected to new awards under the Plan as provided in Section 4.
     2.  Definitions.   As used in the Plan, the following terms have the meanings indicated:
     (a)  “Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
     (b)  “Affected Corporation” means either (i) with respect to a Participant who at the time of the event provides services to the Company or to any corporation in a chain of corporations in which each corporation owns more than 50 percent of the total fair market value and total voting power of another corporation in the chain beginning with the Company, the Company; or (ii) with respect to a Participant who at the time of the event provides services to US Airways or to any corporation in a chain of corporations in which each corporation owns more than 50 percent of the total fair market value and total voting power of another corporation in the chain beginning with US Airways, US Airways.
     (c)  “Applicable Withholding Taxes” means the aggregate amount of federal, state and local income and employment taxes that an Employer is required to withhold in connection with any Performance Grant, Bonus Award, award of Performance Shares, Vested Shares or Vested Units, any lapse of restrictions on Restricted Stock, any compensatory dividends paid on Restricted Stock, any vesting of Restricted Stock Units, or any exercise of a Nonstatutory Stock Option or Stock Appreciation Right.
     (d)  “Award” means any Incentive Award or Director Award.
     (e)  “Board” means the board of directors of the Company.
     (f)  “Bonus Award” means a right to receive cash subject to an annual or other short- or long-term bonus program as set forth under Section 7.
     (g)  “Change of Control” means, unless otherwise provided in the Grant Agreement with respect to a particular Award, the occurrence of any of the following:
     (i) within any 12-month period, the individuals who constitute the Board at the beginning of such period (the “Incumbent Board”) cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the Board; provided, however, that any individual becoming a director subsequent to the Effective Date whose election, or nomination for election by the Company’s stockholders, was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds of the directors then comprising the Incumbent Board shall be considered as though such individual were a member of the Incumbent Board; or

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     (ii) any individual, entity or group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of the Act, other than the Company, acquires (directly or indirectly) the beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Act) of more than 50% of the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of the Company or US Airways entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (“Voting Power”); or
     (iii) the Company or US Airways consummates a merger, consolidation or reorganization of the Company or US Airways or any other similar transaction or series of related transactions (collectively, a “Transaction”) other than (A) a Transaction in which the voting securities of the Company or US Airways outstanding immediately prior thereto become (by operation of law), or are converted into or exchanged for, voting securities of the surviving corporation or its parent corporation immediately after such Transaction that are owned by the same person or entity or persons or entities as immediately prior thereto and possess at least 50% of the Voting Power held by the voting securities of the surviving corporation or its parent corporation, or (B) a Transaction effected to implement a recapitalization of the Company or US Airways (or similar transaction) in which no person (excluding the Company or US Airways or any person who held more than 50% of the Voting Power immediately prior to such Transaction) acquires more than 50% of the Voting Power; or
     (iv) the Company or US Airways sells or otherwise disposes of, or consummates a transaction or series of related transactions providing for the sale or other disposition of, all or substantially all of the stock or assets of US Airways, or enters into a plan for the complete liquidation of either the Company or US Airways.
     (h)  “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
     (i)  “Committee” means the Compensation and Human Resources Committee of the Board (or any successor Board committee designated by the Board to administer the Plan), provided that, if any member of the Compensation and Human Resources Committee does not qualify as (i) an outside director for purposes of Code section 162(m), (ii) a non-employee director for purposes of Rule 16b-3, and (iii) an independent director for purposes of the rules of the exchange on which the Company Stock is traded, the remaining members of the committee (but not less than two members) shall be constituted as a subcommittee to act as the Committee for purposes of the Plan.
     (j)  “Company” means US Airways Group, Inc.
     (k)  “Company Stock” means the common stock of the Company, par value $.01 per share. In the event of a change in the capital structure of the Company (as provided in Section 19), the shares resulting from the change shall be deemed to be Company Stock within the meaning of the Plan. Shares of Company Stock may be issued under this Plan without cash consideration.
     (l)  “Date of Grant” means (i) with respect to a Non-Option Award, the date on which the Committee (or, with respect to a Director Award, the Board) grants the award; (ii) with respect to a Nonstatutory Option or Stock Appreciation Right, the date on which the Committee (or, with respect to a Director Award, the Board) completes the corporate action necessary to create a legally binding right constituting the Nonstatutory Stock Option or Stock Appreciation Right; or (iii) with respect to an Incentive Stock Option, the date on which the Committee completes the corporate action constituting an offer of stock for sale to a Participant under the terms and conditions of the Incentive Stock Option. With respect to any Award, the Committee (and, with respect to any Director Award, the Board) may specify a future date on which the grant is to be granted or become effective.
     (m)  “Director Award” means any Nonstatutory Option, Stock Appreciation Right, share of Restricted Stock, Vested Share, Restricted Stock Unit or Vested Unit awarded to an Outside Director under the Plan.
     (n)  “Disability” means, as to an Incentive Stock Option, a Disability within the meaning of Code section 22(e)(3). As to all other Awards, Disability (or variations thereof) means, unless otherwise provided in the Grant Agreement with respect to the award, a Disability within the meaning of Code section 409A(a)(2)(C) and Treasury Regulations section 1.409A-3(i)(4) (or any successor provision). The Committee (or, with respect to a Director Award, the Board) shall determine whether a Disability exists and the determination shall be conclusive.
     (o)  “Effective Date” means the date described in Section 16.

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     (p)  “Employee” means an individual employed by the Company or a Related Company as a common-law employee.
     (q)  “Employer” means the Company or Related Company with respect to which an Employee provides services.
     (r)  “Fair Market Value” means the closing price per share of Company Stock on the exchange on which the Company Stock has the highest trading volume on the Date of Grant or any other date for which the value of Company Stock must be determined under the Plan, or, if the determination date is not a trading day, on the most recent trading day immediately preceding the determination date.
     (s)  “Grant Agreement” means the written agreement between the Company and a Participant containing the terms and conditions with respect to an Award.
     (t)  “Incentive Award” means any Performance Grant, Bonus Award, Performance Share, Option, Stock Appreciation Right, share of Restricted Stock, Vested Share, Restricted Stock Unit or Vested Unit awarded to a Service Provider under the Plan.
     (u)  “Incentive Stock Option” means an Option intended to meet the requirements of, and qualify for favorable federal income tax treatment under, Code section 422.
     (v)  “Non-Option Award” means an Award other than an Option or Stock Appreciation Right.
     (w)  “Nonstatutory Stock Option” means an Option that does not meet the requirements of Code section 422, or, even if meeting the requirements of Code section 422, is not intended to be an Incentive Stock Option and is so designated.
     (x)  “Option” means a right to purchase Company Stock granted under the Plan, at a price determined in accordance with the Plan granted under Section 13.
     (y)  “Outside Director” means a member of the Board who is not an Employee and who meets any other qualifications that may be established by the Board to be treated as an Outside Director under the Plan.
     (z)  “Participant” means any Service Provider or Outside Director who receives an Award under the Plan.
     (aa)  “Performance Criteria” means the performance of the Company, any Related Company, any subsidiary, division, business unit thereof, or any individual using one or more of the following measures, either on an operating or GAAP basis where applicable, including or excluding nonrecurring or extraordinary items where applicable, and including measuring the performance of any of the following relative to a defined peer group of companies or an index or, where applicable, on a per-share or per seat-mile basis: (i) earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, rent and amortization expenses (“EBITDAR”); (ii) earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA”); (iii) earnings before interest and taxes (“EBIT”); (iv) EBITDAR, EBITDA, EBIT or earnings before taxes and unusual or nonrecurring items as measured either against the annual budget or as a ratio to revenue or return on total capital; (v) net earnings; (vi) earnings per share; (vii) net income (before or after taxes); (viii) profit margin; (ix) operating margin; (x) operating income; (xi) net operating income; (xii) net operating income after taxes; (xiii) growth; (xiv) net worth; (xv) cash flow; (xvi) cash flow per share; (xvii) total stockholder return; (xviii) return on capital, assets, equity or investment; (xix) stock price performance; (xx) revenues; (xxi) revenues per available seat mile; (xxii) costs; (xxiii) costs per available seat mile; (xxiv) working capital; (xxv) capital expenditures; (xxvi) improvements in capital structure; (xxvii) economic value added; (xxviii) industry indices; (xxix) regulatory ratings; (xxx) customer satisfaction ratings; (xxxi) expenses and expense ratio management; (xxxii) debt reduction; (xxxiii) profitability of an identifiable business unit or product; (xxxiv) levels of expense, cost or liability by category, operating unit or any other delineation; (xxxv) implementation or completion of projects or processes; (xxxvi) combination of airline operating certificates within a specified period; (xxxvii) measures of operational performance (including, without limitation, U.S. Department of Transportation performance rankings in operational areas), quality, safety, productivity or process improvement; (xxxviii) measures of employee satisfaction or employee engagement.

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     (bb)  “Performance Goal” means an objectively determinable performance goal established by the Committee that relates to one or more Performance Criteria.
     (cc)  “Performance Grant” means a right to receive cash or Company Stock subject to the attainment of Performance Goals as set forth under Section 6.
     (dd)  “Performance Share” means a right to receive a share of Company Stock subject to the satisfaction of performance conditions as set forth in Section 8.
     (ee)  “Plan” means this US Airways Group, Inc. 2008 Equity Incentive Plan, as it may be amended from time to time.
     (ff)  “Plan Year” means the calendar year.
     (gg)  “Qualifying Change of Control” means the date on which the Affected Corporation experiences a change in ownership (as described in subsection (i)), a change in effective control (as described in subsection (ii)), or a change in the ownership of a substantial portion of its assets (as described in subsection (iii)):
     (i) any person or more than one person acting as a group acquires beneficial ownership of Affected Corporation stock that, together with the Affected Corporation stock already held by such person or group, represents more than 50 percent of the total fair market value or total voting power of the Affected Corporation stock; provided, however, that if any one person or more than one person acting as a group is considered to own more than 50 percent of the total fair market value or total voting power of the Affected Corporation stock, the acquisition of additional stock by the same person or persons is not considered to cause a change in the ownership of the Affected Corporation for purposes of this subsection (i) or to cause a change in effective control of the Affected Corporation for purposes of subsection (ii);
     (ii) (1) any person or more than one person acting as a group acquires (or has acquired during the twelve-consecutive-month period ending on the date of the most recent acquisition by such person or persons) beneficial ownership of Affected Corporation stock possessing 30 percent or more of the total voting power of the Affected Corporation stock; or (2) a majority of members of the Board is replaced during a twelve-consecutive-month period by directors whose appointment or election is not endorsed by a majority of the members of the Board before the date of the appointment or election; provided, however, that if any one person or more than one person acting as a group is considered to effectively control the Affected Corporation for purposes of this subsection (ii), the acquisition of additional control of the corporation by the same person or persons is not considered to cause a change in the effective control for purposes of this subsection (ii) or to cause a change in ownership of the Affected Corporation for purposes of subsection (i); or
     (iii) any person or more than one person acting as a group acquires (or has acquired during the twelve-consecutive-month period ending on the date of the most recent acquisition by such person or group) assets from the Affected Corporation having a total gross fair market value equal to 40 percent or more of the total gross fair market value of all of the assets of the Affected Corporation immediately prior to such acquisition or acquisitions; provided that a transfer of assets by an Affected Corporation is not treated as a change in the ownership of such assets if the assets are transferred to (I) a shareholder of the Affected Corporation immediately before the asset transfer in exchange for or with respect to Affected Corporation stock; (II) an entity, 50 percent or more of the total fair market value or total voting power of which is owned, directly or indirectly, by the Affected Corporation; (III) a person or more than one person acting as a group that owns, directly or indirectly, 50 percent or more of the total fair market value or total voting power of all outstanding Affected Corporation stock; or (IV) an entity, at least 50 percent of the total fair market value or total voting power of which is owned, directly or indirectly, by a person described in (III) above. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection (iii), a person’s status is determined immediately after the transfer of the assets. For purposes of this subsection (iii), “gross fair market value“ means the value of the assets of the Affected Corporation, or the value of the assets being disposed of, determined without regard to any liabilities associated with such assets.

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     For purposes of this Section 2(gg), the term “group“ shall have the meaning provided in Sections 1.409A-3(i)(5)(v)(B), (vi)(D) or (vii)(C) of the Treasury Regulations (or any successor provisions), as applicable. The term “beneficial ownership“ shall have the meaning provided in Section 1.409A-3(i)(5)(v)(iii) of the Treasury Regulations (or any successor provision). Notwithstanding anything in this Section 2(gg) to the contrary, unless otherwise provided in the Grant Agreement with respect to a particular Award, an event which does not constitute a change in the ownership, a change in the effective control, or a change in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the Affected Corporation, each as defined in Section 1.409A-3(i)(5) of the Treasury Regulations (or any successor provision), shall not constitute a Qualifying Change of Control for purposes of this Plan.
     (hh)  “Related Company” means, (i) for purposes of determining eligibility to receive an Incentive Stock Option, any “parent corporation“ with respect to the Company within the meaning of Code section 424(e) or any “subsidiary corporation“ with respect to the Company within the meaning of Code section 424(f); (ii) for purposes of determining eligibility to receive a Nonstatutory Stock Option or Stock Appreciation Right, any corporation or other entity in a chain of corporations or other entities in which each corporation or other entity has a controlling interest (within the meaning of Treasury Regulations section 1.409A-1(b)(5)(E)(1) (or any successor provision)) in another corporation or other entity in the chain, beginning with a corporation or other entity in which the Company has a controlling interest; and (iii) for all other purposes under the Plan, any corporation, trade or business that would be required to be treated as a single employer with the Company under Code sections 414(b) or (c), provided that, in applying Code sections 1563(a)(1), (2) and (3) for purposes of determining a controlled group of corporations, or in applying Treasury Regulations section 1.414(c)-2 for purposes of determining trades or businesses under common control, the phrase “at least 50%“ shall replace the phrase “at least 80%“ each time it appears in those sections.
     (ii)  “Repricing” means, with respect to an Option or Stock Appreciation Right, any of the following: (i) the lowering of the exercise price after the Date of Grant; (ii) the taking of any other action that is treated as a repricing under generally accepted accounting principles; or (iii) the cancellation of the Option or Stock Appreciation Right at a time when its exercise price (or, with respect to the Stock Appreciation Right, the Fair Market Value of the Company Stock covered by the Stock Appreciation Right on the Date of Grant) exceeds the Fair Market Value of the underlying Company Stock in exchange for any other Award, unless the cancellation and exchange occurs in connection with a Corporate Event (as defined in Section 19(b) below).
     (jj)  “Restricted Stock” means Company Stock awarded upon the terms and subject to restrictions as set forth in Section 9.
     (kk)  “Restricted Stock Unit” means a right to receive Company Stock or cash awarded upon the terms and subject to vesting conditions as set forth in Section 11.
     (ll)  “Retirement” means, unless otherwise provided in the Grant Agreement for a particular Award, a Participant’s termination of employment or other separation from service on or after age 65.
     (mm)  “Rule 16b-3” means Rule 16b-3 of the Securities and Exchange Commission promulgated under the Act, as amended from time to time.
     (nn)  “Service Provider” means an Employee, advisor, consultant or other natural person employed by or providing bona fide services to the Company or a Related Company, excluding any Outside Director.
     (oo)  “Stock Appreciation Right” means a right to receive Company Stock or cash granted under Section 14.
     (pp)  “Tandem Right” means a kind of Stock Appreciation Right granted in connection with a Nonstatutory Stock Option as described in Section 14.
     (qq)  “Taxable Year” means the fiscal period used by the Company for reporting taxes on its income under the Code.
     (rr)  “Ten Percent Shareholder” means a person who owns, directly or indirectly, stock possessing more than ten percent of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or any Related Company. Indirect ownership of stock shall be determined in accordance with Code section 424(d).

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     (ss)  “Treasury Regulations” mean the final, temporary or proposed regulations issued by the Treasury Department and/or Internal Revenue Service as codified in Title 26 of the United States Code of Federal Regulations.
     (tt)  “US Airways” means US Airways, Inc., a Delaware corporation.
     (uu)  “Vested Share” means a share of Company Stock awarded upon the terms set forth in Section 10.
     (vv)  “Vested Unit” means a vested right to receive Company Stock or cash granted under Section 12.
     3.  General.   The following types of Awards may be granted under the Plan: Performance Grants, Bonus Awards, Performance Shares, shares of Restricted Stock, Vested Shares, Restricted Stock Units, Vested Units, Options, or Stock Appreciation Rights. Options granted under the Plan may be Incentive Stock Options or Nonstatutory Stock Options.
     4.  Stock .
     (a)  Reserve.   Subject to Section 19 of the Plan, there shall be reserved for issuance under the Plan an aggregate of 6,700,000 shares of Company Stock, which shall be authorized but unissued shares. Each share of Company Stock issued pursuant to an Option or Stock Appreciation Right shall be counted against the shares reserved for issuance as one share. Each share of Company Stock issued pursuant to a Non-Option Award shall be counted against the shares reserved for issuance as one and one-half (1.5) shares. Any shares subject to an award under the US Airways Group, Inc. 2005 Equity Incentive Plan, effective as of September 27, 2005 (the “Prior Plan”) outstanding as of the date on which the Plan was approved by the Board that expire, are forfeited or otherwise terminate unexercised shall be added to the shares reserved for issuance under the Plan.
     (b)  Share Use.   Shares allocable to Awards or portions thereof granted under the Plan or to incentive awards granted under the Prior Plan that expire, are forfeited, or that terminate unexercised may be subjected to a new Award under the Plan. Any shares of Company Stock tendered or exchanged by a Participant as full or partial payment to the Company of the exercise price under an Option and any shares retained or withheld by the Employer in satisfaction of an Employee’s obligations to pay Applicable Withholding Taxes with respect to any Incentive Award shall not be available for issuance, subjected to new awards or otherwise used to increase the share reserve under the Plan. The cash proceeds from Option exercises shall not be used to repurchase shares on the open market for reuse under the Plan.
     (c)  Prior Plan.   Upon approval of the Plan by shareholders, no additional grants of incentive awards shall be made under the Prior Plan.
      (d) Plan Limits.   All of the shares of Company Stock that may be issued under this Plan may be issued upon the exercise of Options that qualify as Incentive Stock Options. No more than 335,000 shares of Company Stock may be issued under the Plan as Vested Shares or Vested Units. No more than 2,200,000 shares may be allocated to Awards, including the maximum amounts payable under a Performance Grant, that are granted to any individual Participant during any single Taxable Year. The aggregate maximum cash amount payable under the Plan to any Participant in any single Taxable Year shall not exceed $5,000,000.
     5.  Eligibility .
     (a)  Incentive Awards.   All present and future Service Providers of the Company or any Related Company (whether now existing or hereafter created or acquired) who have contributed or who can be expected to contribute significantly to the Company or a Related Company shall be eligible to receive Incentive Awards under the Plan. The Committee shall have the power and complete discretion, as provided in Section 20, to select eligible Service Providers to receive Incentive Awards and to determine for each Service Provider the nature of the award and the terms and conditions of each Incentive Award.
     (b)  Director Awards.   All present and future Outside Directors shall be eligible to receive Director Awards under the Plan. The Board shall have the power and complete discretion to select eligible Outside Directors to

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receive Director Awards and to determine for each Outside Director the nature of the award and the terms and conditions of each Director Award.
     (c)  No Contract of Employment or Services.   The grant of an Award shall not obligate the Company or any Related Company to pay any Service Provider or Outside Director any particular amount of remuneration, to continue the employment or services of the Service Provider or Outside Director after the grant or to make further grants to the Service Provider or Outside Director at any time thereafter.
     (d)  Foreign Awards.   When granting Awards to Service Providers or Outside Directors who are not United States residents, the Committee (or with respect to Director Awards, the Board) shall have complete discretion and authority to grant such Awards in compliance with all present and future laws of the country or countries with laws that may apply to the grant of the Award or the issuance of Company Stock pursuant to the Award. Such authorization shall extend to and include establishing one or more separate sub-plans which include provisions not inconsistent with the Plan that comply with statutory or regulatory requirements imposed by the foreign country or countries in which the Participant resides.
     6.  Performance Grants .
     (a) The Committee may make Performance Grants to eligible Service Providers. Each Performance Grant shall include the Performance Goals for the award, the Performance Criteria with respect to which such goals are to be measured, the target and maximum amounts payable under the award, the period over which the award is to be earned, and any other terms and conditions as are applicable to the Performance Grant. The terms of a Performance Grant may be set in an annual or long-term bonus plan or other similar document. In the event of any conflict between such document and the Plan, the terms of the Plan shall control. Performance Grants shall be granted and administered in such a way as to qualify as “performance-based compensation“ for purposes of Code section 162(m).
     (b) The Committee shall establish the Performance Goals for Performance Grants. The Committee shall determine the extent to which any Performance Criteria shall be used and weighted in determining Performance Grants. The Committee may vary the Performance Criteria, Performance Goals and weightings from Participant to Participant, Performance Grant to Performance Grant and Plan Year to Plan Year. The Committee may increase, but not decrease, the minimum and target levels (but not increase the amount payable) with respect to any Performance Goal after the start of a Performance Period.
     (c) The Committee shall establish for each Performance Grant the amount of cash or Company Stock payable at specified levels of performance, based on the Performance Goal or Goals with respect to each Performance Criterion. Any Performance Grant shall be made not later than the earlier of (i) 90 days after the start of the period for which the Performance Grant relates and (ii) the completion of 25% of such period. All determinations regarding the achievement of any Performance Goals will be made by the Committee. The Committee may not increase during a Plan Year the amount of cash or Company Stock that would otherwise be payable upon achievement of the Performance Goal or Goals but may reduce or eliminate the payments unless otherwise provided in a Performance Grant. The Committee may provide for a Performance Grant to be payable at the target level (or other level as determined by the Committee in its discretion) prior to the attainment of a Performance Goal or Goals solely upon the Participant’s death, Disability, or the occurrence of a Change of Control or Qualifying Change of Control.
     (d) The actual payments to a Participant under a Performance Grant will be calculated by measuring the achievement of the Performance Goals with respect to the Performance Criteria as established in the Performance Grant. All calculations of actual payments shall be made by the Committee and the Committee shall certify in minutes of a meeting or other writing the extent, if any, to which the Performance Goals have been met.
     (e) Performance Grants may be paid in cash, Company Stock, or a fixed combination of Company Stock or cash as provided by the Committee at the time of grant, or the Committee may reserve the right to determine the manner of payment at the time the Performance Grant becomes payable. The Committee may provide in the Grant Agreement that the Participant may make an election to defer the payment under a Performance Grant subject to such terms as the Committee may determine in accordance with Code section 409A.

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     (f) A Participant who receives a Performance Grant payable in Company Stock shall have no rights as a shareholder until the Company Stock is issued pursuant to the terms of the Performance Grant and all requirements with respect to the issuance of such shares have been satisfied.
     (g) A Participant’s interest in a Performance Grant may not be sold, assigned, transferred, pledged, hypothecated, or otherwise encumbered.
     (h) Whenever payments under a Performance Grant are to be made in cash to a Participant who is an Employee, his Employer will withhold therefrom an amount sufficient to satisfy any Applicable Withholding Taxes. Each Participant who is an Employee shall agree as a condition of receiving a Performance Grant payable in Company Stock to pay to his Employer, or make arrangements satisfactory to his Employer regarding the payment to his Employer of, Applicable Withholding Taxes. Until the amount has been paid or arrangements satisfactory to the Employer have been made, no stock certificate shall be issued to the Participant. Payment to the Employer in satisfaction of Applicable Withholding Taxes may be in cash. In addition, if the Committee allows or the Grant Agreement so provides, (A) payment to the Employer in satisfaction of Applicable Withholding Taxes may be made in shares of Company Stock (valued at their Fair Market Value as of the date of payment) to which the Participant has good title, free and clear of all liens and encumbrances; (B) the Participant may elect to have his Employer retain that number of shares of Company Stock (valued at their Fair Market Value as of the date of such retention) that would satisfy all or a specified portion of the Applicable Withholding Taxes; or (C) unless prohibited by law, the Participant may deliver irrevocable instructions to a broker to deliver promptly to the Employer, from the sale or loan proceeds with respect to the sale of Company Stock or a loan secured by Company Stock, the amount necessary to pay the Applicable Withholding Taxes.
     7.  Bonus Awards .
     (a) The Committee may make Bonus Awards to eligible Service Providers. The terms of a Bonus Award may be set in an annual or other short- or long-term bonus plan or other similar document. In the event of any conflict between such document and the Plan, the terms of the Plan shall control. Bonus Awards are not intended to qualify as “performance-based compensation“ for purposes of Code section 162(m).
     (b) The Committee shall establish the performance or other conditions to which each Bonus Award shall be subject. The performance conditions need not be objective and may be based on any performance conditions selected by the Committee in its discretion. The Committee may vary the performance and other terms and conditions of the Bonus Award from Participant to Participant, grant to grant and Plan Year to Plan Year. The Committee may increase or decrease the minimum, target or maximum levels with respect to any performance goal in its discretion.
     (c) All determinations regarding the achievement of any performance goals will be made by the Committee. The actual amount to be paid to a Participant under a Bonus Award will be calculated by measuring the achievement of the performance goal(s) with respect to the performance criteria as established by the Committee. All calculations of actual payments shall be made by the Committee whose decision shall be final and binding on all parties.
     (d) All Bonus Awards shall be paid in cash.
     (e) A Participant’s interest in a Bonus Award may not be sold, assigned, transferred, pledged, hypothecated, or otherwise encumbered
     (f) The Employer will withhold from the amount payable under any Bonus Award an amount sufficient to satisfy any Applicable Withholding Taxes.
     8.  Performance Shares.
     (a) The Committee may grant Performance Shares to eligible Service Providers. Whenever the Committee grants Performance Shares, notice shall be given to the Service Provider stating the number of Performance Shares granted and the terms and conditions to which the grant of Performance Shares is subject. This notice shall become the Grant Agreement between the Company and the Service Provider and, at that time, the Service

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Provider shall become a Participant. Performance Shares may or may not be intended to qualify as “performance-based compensation“ for purposes of Code section 162(m). If intended to so qualify, the award shall be governed by the provisions of Section 6.
     (b) The Committee shall establish the performance goals to which each award of Performance Shares shall be subject. The performance goals need not be objective and may be based on any performance conditions selected by the Committee in its discretion. The performance period with respect to an award shall not be less than twelve consecutive months in length and the performance goals with respect to such award may be established at any time after the start of such period in the Committee’s discretion. The Committee may vary the performance and other terms and conditions from Participant to Participant, grant to grant and Plan Year to Plan Year. The Committee may increase or decrease the minimum, target or maximum levels with respect to any performance goal after the start of a performance period in its discretion.
     (c) The Committee shall establish for each award the number of shares of Company Stock payable at specified levels of performance. All determinations regarding the achievement of any performance goals will be made by the Committee. The actual number of shares to be paid to a Participant under an award will be calculated by measuring the achievement of the performance goal(s) with respect to the performance criteria as established by the Committee. All calculations of actual payments shall be made by the Committee whose decision shall be final and binding on all parties.
     (d) The Committee may reserve the right in a Grant Agreement to settle all or portion of an award of Performance Shares in cash instead of shares of Company Stock, with the cash portion to be determined based on the Fair Market Value as of the date of payment of the shares of Company Stock otherwise payable under the award, or to allow the Participant to defer payment under the award, subject to such terms as the Committee may determine in accordance with Code section 409A.
     (e) A Participant shall have no rights as a shareholder until shares of Company Stock are issued under the award and all requirements with respect to the issuance of such shares have been satisfied.
     (f) A Participant’s interest in an award of Performance Shares may not be sold, assigned, transferred, pledged, hypothecated, or otherwise encumbered.
     (g) Each Participant who is an Employee shall agree at the time of receiving an award of Performance Shares, and as a condition thereof, to pay to the Employer, or make arrangements satisfactory to the Employer regarding the payment to the Employer of, Applicable Withholding Taxes. Until the amount has been paid or arrangements satisfactory to the Employer have been made, no stock certificate shall be issued to the Participant. Payment to the Employer in satisfaction of Applicable Withholding Taxes may be in cash. In addition, if the Committee allows or the Grant Agreement so provides, (A) payment to the Employer in satisfaction of Applicable Withholding Taxes may be made in shares of Company Stock (valued at their Fair Market Value as of the date of payment) to which the Participant has good title, free and clear of all liens and encumbrances; (B) the Participant may elect to have his Employer retain that number of shares of Company Stock (valued at their Fair Market Value as of the date of such retention) that would satisfy all or a specified portion of the Applicable Withholding Taxes; or (C) unless prohibited by law, the Participant may deliver irrevocable instructions to a broker to deliver promptly to the Employer, from the sale or loan proceeds with respect to the sale of Company Stock or a loan secured by Company Stock, the amount necessary to pay the Applicable Withholding Taxes.
     9.  Restricted Stock Awards .
     (a) The Committee may grant Restricted Stock to eligible Service Providers. Whenever the Committee deems it appropriate to grant Restricted Stock, notice shall be given to the Service Provider stating the number of shares of Restricted Stock granted and the terms and conditions to which the Restricted Stock is subject. This notice shall become the Grant Agreement between the Company and the Service Provider and, at that time, the Service Provider shall become a Participant.
     (b) The Committee shall establish as to each award of Restricted Stock the terms and conditions upon which the restrictions set forth in paragraph (c) below shall lapse. The terms and conditions may include the continued performance of services or the achievement of performance conditions measured on an individual, corporate or

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other basis, or any combination thereof. Any service period shall not be less than three consecutive years in length and any performance period shall not be less than twelve consecutive months in length; provided, however, that the Committee may, in its discretion and without limitation, provide in the Grant Agreement that restrictions will lapse prior to the expiration of the service or performance period as a result of the Disability, death or Retirement of the Participant or the occurrence of a Change of Control or Qualifying Change of Control. If the award is intended to qualify as “performance-based compensation“ for purposes of Code section 162(m), the award shall be governed by the provisions of Section 6.
     (c) No shares of Restricted Stock may be sold, assigned, transferred, pledged, hypothecated, or otherwise encumbered or disposed of until the restrictions on the shares established by the Committee have lapsed or been removed.
     (d) Upon the acceptance by a Participant of an award of Restricted Stock, the Participant shall, subject to the restrictions set forth in paragraph (c) above, have all the rights of a shareholder with respect to the shares of Restricted Stock, including, but not limited to, the right to vote the shares of Restricted Stock and the right to receive all dividends and other distributions paid thereon. Unless otherwise provided in the Grant Agreement, (i) dividends or other distributions paid in shares of Company Stock shall be subject to the same restrictions set forth in paragraph (c) as the shares of Restricted Stock with respect to which the dividends or other distributions are paid and (ii) dividends or other distributions paid in cash shall be paid at the same time and under the same conditions as such dividends or other distributions are paid to the shareholders of record of Company Stock. Certificates representing Restricted Stock shall be held by the Company until the restrictions lapse and upon request the Participant shall provide the Company with appropriate stock powers endorsed in blank.
     (e) Each Participant who is an Employee shall agree at the time his or her Restricted Stock is granted, and as a condition thereof, to pay to his Employer, or make arrangements satisfactory to his Employer regarding the payment to his Employer of, Applicable Withholding Taxes. Until the amount has been paid or arrangements satisfactory to the Employer have been made, no stock certificate shall be issued to the Participant. Payment to the Employer in satisfaction of Applicable Withholding Taxes may be in cash. In addition, if the Committee allows or the Grant Agreement so provides, (A) payment to the Employer in satisfaction of Applicable Withholding Taxes may be made in shares of Company Stock (valued at their Fair Market Value as of the date of payment) to which the Participant has good title, free and clear of all liens and encumbrances; (B) the Participant may elect to have his Employer retain that number of shares of Company Stock (valued at their Fair Market Value as of the date of such retention) that would satisfy all or a specified portion of the Applicable Withholding Taxes; or (C) unless prohibited by law, the Participant may deliver irrevocable instructions to a broker to deliver promptly to the Employer, from the sale or loan proceeds with respect to the sale of Company Stock or a loan secured by Company Stock, the amount necessary to pay the Applicable Withholding Taxes.
     10.  Vested Shares.
     (a) The Committee may grant Vested Shares to eligible Service Providers. Vested Shares shall be immediately transferable (subject to compliance with any applicable securities laws) and the Participant receiving an award of Vested Shares shall have all the rights of a shareholder with respect to such shares as of the Date of Grant.
     (b) Each Participant who is an Employee shall agree at the time his or her Vested Shares are granted, and as a condition thereof, to pay to his Employer, or make arrangements satisfactory to his Employer regarding the payment to his Employer of, Applicable Withholding Taxes. Until the amount has been paid or arrangements satisfactory to the Employer have been made, no stock certificate shall be issued to the Participant. Payment to the Employer in satisfaction of Applicable Withholding Taxes may be in cash. In addition, if the Committee allows or the Grant Agreement so provides, (A) payment to the Employer in satisfaction of Applicable Withholding Taxes may be made in shares of Company Stock (valued at their Fair Market Value as of the date of payment) to which the Participant has good title, free and clear of all liens and encumbrances; (B) the Participant may elect to have his Employer retain that number of shares of Company Stock (valued at their Fair Market Value as of the date of such retention) that would satisfy all or a specified portion of the Applicable Withholding Taxes; or (C) unless prohibited by law, the Participant may deliver irrevocable instructions to a broker to deliver promptly to the Employer, from the sale or loan proceeds with respect to the sale of Company Stock or a loan secured by Company Stock, the amount necessary to pay the Applicable Withholding Taxes.

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     11.  Restricted Stock Units .
     (a) The Committee may grant Restricted Stock Units to eligible Service Providers. Whenever the Committee deems it appropriate to grant Restricted Stock Units, notice shall be given to the Service Provider stating the number of Restricted Stock Units granted and the terms and conditions to which the Restricted Stock Units are subject. This notice shall become the Grant Agreement between the Company and the Service Provider and, at that time, the Service Provider shall become a Participant.
     (b) The Committee shall establish as to each award of Restricted Stock Units the terms and conditions upon which the Restricted Stock Units shall vest and be paid. Vesting may be conditioned on the continued performance of services or the achievement of performance conditions measured on an individual, corporate or other basis, or any combination thereof. Any service period shall not be less than three consecutive years in length and any performance period shall not be less than twelve consecutive months in length; provided, however, that the Committee may, in its discretion and without limitation, provide in the Grant Agreement that restrictions will lapse prior to the expiration of the service or performance period as a result of the Disability, death or Retirement of the Participant or the occurrence of a Change of Control or Qualifying Change of Control. If the award is intended to qualify as “performance-based compensation“ for purposes of Code section 162(m), the award shall be governed by the provisions of Section 6.
     (c) Restricted Stock Units may be paid in cash, Company Stock, or a fixed combination of Company Stock or cash as provided in the Grant Agreement, or the Committee may reserve the right to determine the manner of payment at the time the Restricted Stock Units become payable. The delivery of Company Stock in payment of Restricted Stock Units may be subject to additional conditions established in the Grant Agreement.
     (d) A Participant who receives Restricted Stock Units payable in Company Stock shall have no rights as a shareholder until the Company Stock is issued pursuant to the terms of the Grant Agreement and all requirements with respect to the issuance of such shares have been satisfied. The Committee may, in its discretion, provide that a Participant shall be entitled to receive dividend equivalents on outstanding Restricted Stock Units. Dividend equivalents may be (i) paid in cash, (ii) credited to the Participant as additional Restricted Stock Units, or (iii) a fixed combination of cash and additional Restricted Stock Units as provided in the Grant Agreement, or the Committee may reserve the right to determine the manner of payment at the time dividends are paid to shareholders of record. Unless otherwise provided in the Grant Agreement, (i) dividend equivalents with respect to dividends or other distributions that are paid in shares of Company Stock shall be credited to the Participant as additional Restricted Stock Units subject to the same restrictions as the Restricted Stock Units with respect to which the dividend equivalents are paid and (ii) dividend equivalents with respect to dividends or other distributions that are paid in cash shall be paid at the same time and under the same conditions as such dividends or other distributions are paid to the shareholders of record of Company Stock.
     (e) A Participant’s interest in Restricted Stock Units may not be sold, assigned, transferred, pledged, hypothecated, or otherwise encumbered.
     (f) Whenever payments under Restricted Stock Units are to be made in cash to a Participant who is an Employee, his Employer will withhold therefrom an amount sufficient to satisfy any Applicable Withholding Taxes. Each Participant who is an Employee shall agree as a condition of receiving Restricted Stock Units payable in the form of Company Stock to pay to his Employer, or make arrangements satisfactory to his Employer regarding the payment to his Employer of, Applicable Withholding Taxes. Until the amount has been paid or arrangements satisfactory to the Employer have been made, no stock certificate shall be issued to the Participant. Payment to the Employer in satisfaction of Applicable Withholding Taxes may be in cash. In addition, if the Committee allows or the Grant Agreement so provides, (A) payment to the Employer in satisfaction of Applicable Withholding Taxes may be made in shares of Company Stock (valued at their Fair Market Value as of the date of payment) to which the Participant has good title, free and clear of all liens and encumbrances; (B) the Participant may elect to have his Employer retain that number of shares of Company Stock (valued at their Fair Market Value as of the date of such retention) that would satisfy all or a specified portion of the Applicable Withholding Taxes; or (C) unless prohibited by law, the Participant may deliver irrevocable instructions to a broker to deliver promptly to the Employer, from the sale or loan proceeds with respect to the sale of Company Stock or a loan secured by Company Stock, the amount necessary to pay the Applicable Withholding Taxes.

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     12.  Vested Units .
     (a) The Committee may grant Vested Units to eligible Service Providers. Whenever the Committee deems it appropriate to grant Vested Units, notice shall be given to the Service Provider stating the number of Vested Units granted and the terms and conditions to which the Vested Units are subject. This notice shall become the Grant Agreement between the Company and the Service Provider and, at that time, the Service Provider shall become a Participant.
     (b) The Committee shall establish as to each Vested Unit the fixed time(s), schedule or event(s) and the other terms and conditions upon which the Vested Unit shall be paid in accordance with Code section 409A. Vested Units may be paid in cash, Company Stock, or a fixed combination of Company Stock or cash as provided in the Grant Agreement, or the Committee may reserve the right to determine the manner of payment at the time the Vested Unit become payable. The delivery of Company Stock in payment of Vested Units may be subject to additional conditions established in the Grant Agreement.
     (c) A Participant who receives Vested Units payable in Company Stock shall have no rights as a shareholder until the Company Stock is issued pursuant to the terms of the Grant Agreement and all requirements with respect to the issuance of such shares have been satisfied. The Committee may, in its discretion, provide that a Participant shall be entitled to receive dividend equivalents on outstanding Vested Units. Dividend equivalents may be (i) paid in cash, (ii) credited to the Participant as additional Vested Units, or (iii) a fixed combination of cash and additional Vested Units as provided in the Grant Agreement, or the Committee may reserve the right to determine the manner of payment at the time dividends are paid to shareholders of record. Unless otherwise provided in the Grant Agreement, (i) dividend equivalents with respect to dividends or other distributions that are paid in shares of Company Stock shall be credited to the Participant as additional Vested Units payable at the same time(s), schedule or event(s) as the Vested Units with respect to which the dividend equivalents are paid and (ii) dividend equivalents with respect to dividends or other distributions that are paid in cash shall be paid at the same time and under the same conditions as such dividends or other distributions are paid to the shareholders of record of Company Stock.
     (d) A Participant’s interest in Vested Units may not be sold, assigned, transferred, pledged, hypothecated, or otherwise encumbered.
     (e) Whenever payments under Vested Units are to be made in cash to a Participant who is an Employee, his Employer will withhold therefrom an amount sufficient to satisfy any Applicable Withholding Taxes. Each Participant who is an Employee shall agree as a condition of receiving Vested Units payable in the form of Company Stock to pay to his Employer, or make arrangements satisfactory to his Employer regarding the payment to his Employer of, Applicable Withholding Taxes. Until the amount has been paid or arrangements satisfactory to the Employer have been made, no stock certificate shall be issued to the Participant. Payment to the Employer in satisfaction of Applicable Withholding Taxes may be in cash. In addition, if the Committee allows or the Grant Agreement so provides, (A) payment to the Employer in satisfaction of Applicable Withholding Taxes may be made in shares of Company Stock (valued at their Fair Market Value as of the date of payment) to which the Participant has good title, free and clear of all liens and encumbrances; (B) the Participant may elect to have his Employer retain that number of shares of Company Stock (valued at their Fair Market Value as of the date of such retention) that would satisfy all or a specified portion of the Applicable Withholding Taxes; or (C) unless prohibited by law, the Participant may deliver irrevocable instructions to a broker to deliver promptly to the Employer, from the sale or loan proceeds with respect to the sale of Company Stock or a loan secured by Company Stock, the amount necessary to pay the Applicable Withholding Taxes.
     13.  Stock Options .
     (a) The Committee may grant Options to eligible Service Providers. Whenever the Committee grants Options, notice shall be given to the Service Provider stating the number of shares for which Options are granted, the Option exercise price per share, whether the Options are Incentive Stock Options or Nonstatutory Stock Options, the extent, if any, to which associated Stock Appreciation Rights are granted, and the conditions to which the grant and exercise of the Options are subject. This notice shall become the Grant Agreement between the Company and the Service Provider and, at that time, the Service Provider shall become a Participant.
     (b) The exercise price of shares of Company Stock covered by an Option shall not be, and shall never become, less than 100 percent of the Fair Market Value of the shares on the Date of Grant, except as may be provided in

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Section 19. If the Participant is a Ten Percent Shareholder and the Option is intended to qualify as an Incentive Stock Option, the exercise price shall be not less than 110 percent of the Fair Market Value of such shares on the Date of Grant.
     (c) Options may be exercised in whole or in part at the times as may be specified by the Committee in the Participant’s Grant Agreement; provided that no Option may be exercised after the expiration of ten (10) years from the Date of Grant. If the Participant is a Ten Percent Shareholder and the Option is intended to qualify as an Incentive Stock Option, the Option may not be exercised after the expiration of five (5) years from the Date of Grant.
     (d) Options shall not be transferable except to the extent specifically provided in the Grant Agreement in accordance with applicable securities laws. Incentive Stock Options, by their terms, shall not be transferable except by will or the laws of descent and distribution and shall be exercisable, during the Participant’s lifetime, only by the Participant.
     (e) Options that are intended to qualify as Incentive Stock Options shall be granted only to Employees who meet the eligibility requirements of Section 5.
     (f) Options that are intended to qualify as Incentive Stock Options shall, by their terms, not be exercisable after the first to occur of (x) ten years from the Date of Grant (five years if the Participant to whom the Option has been granted is a Ten Percent Shareholder), (y) three months following the date of the Participant’s termination of employment with the Company and all Related Companies for reasons other than Disability or death, or (z) one year following the date of the Participant’s termination of employment on account of Disability or death.
     (g) Options that are intended to qualify as Incentive Stock Options shall, by their terms, be exercisable in any calendar year only to the extent that the aggregate Fair Market Value (determined as of the Date of Grant) of the Company Stock with respect to which Incentive Stock Options are exercisable for the first time during the Plan Year does not exceed $100,000 (the “Limitation Amount”). Incentive Stock Options granted under the Plan and all other plans of the Company and all Related Companies shall be aggregated for purposes of determining whether the Limitation Amount has been exceeded. The Committee may impose any conditions as it deems appropriate on an Incentive Stock Option to ensure that the foregoing requirement is met. If Incentive Stock Options that first become exercisable in a Plan Year exceed the Limitation Amount, the excess Options shall be treated as Nonstatutory Stock Options to the extent permitted by law.
     (h) A Participant who purchases shares of Company Stock under an Option shall have no rights as a shareholder until the Company Stock is issued pursuant to the terms of the Grant Agreement and all requirements with respect to the issuance of such shares have been satisfied.
     (i) Options may be exercised by the Participant giving written notice of the exercise to the Company, stating the number of shares the Participant has elected to purchase under the Option. The notice shall be effective only if accompanied by the exercise price in full in cash; provided, however, that if the terms of an Option or the Committee in its discretion so permits, the Participant (i), unless prohibited by law, may deliver a properly executed exercise notice together with irrevocable instructions to a broker to deliver promptly to the Company, from the sale or loan proceeds with respect to the sale of Company Stock or a loan secured by Company Stock, the amount necessary to pay the exercise price and, if required by the terms of the Option or the Committee in its discretion, Applicable Withholding Taxes, (ii) may deliver shares of Company Stock for which the holder thereof has good title, free and clear of all liens and encumbrances (valued at their Fair Market Value on the date of exercise) in satisfaction of all or any part of the exercise price, or (iii) may cause to be withheld from the Option shares, shares of Company Stock (valued at their Fair Market Value on the date of exercise) in satisfaction of all or any part of the exercise price; or (iv) may use any other methods of payment as the Committee, at its discretion, deems appropriate. Until the Participant has paid the exercise price and any Applicable Withholding Taxes, no stock certificate shall be issued.
     (j) Each Participant who is an Employee shall agree as a condition of the exercise of an Option to pay to his Employer, or make arrangements satisfactory to his Employer regarding the payment to his Employer of, Applicable Withholding Taxes. Until the amount has been paid or arrangements satisfactory to the Employer have been made, no stock certificate shall be issued upon the exercise of an Option. Payment to the Employer in

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satisfaction of Applicable Withholding Taxes may be in cash. In addition, if the Committee allows or the Grant Agreement so provides, (A) payment to the Employer in satisfaction of Applicable Withholding Taxes may be made in shares of Company Stock (valued at their Fair Market Value as of the date of payment) to which the Participant has good title, free and clear of all liens and encumbrances; (B) the Participant may elect to have his Employer retain that number of shares of Company Stock (valued at their Fair Market Value as of the date of such retention) that would satisfy all or a specified portion of the Applicable Withholding Taxes, or (C) unless prohibited by law, the Participant may deliver irrevocable instructions to a broker to deliver promptly to the Employer, from the sale or loan proceeds with respect to the sale of Company Stock or a loan secured by Company Stock, the amount necessary to pay the Applicable Withholding Taxes.
     (k) Unless specifically provided in the discretion of the Committee in a writing that references and supersedes this Section 13(k), (i) no Modification shall be made in respect to any Option if such Modification would result in the Option constituting a deferral of compensation, and (ii) no Extension shall be made in respect to any Option if such Extension would result in the Option having an additional deferral feature from the Date of Grant, in each case within the meaning of applicable Treasury Regulations under Code section 409A. Subject to the remaining part of this subsection (k), (i) a “Modification“ means any change in the terms of the Option (or change in the terms of the Plan or applicable Grant Agreement) that may provide the holder of the Option with a direct or indirect reduction in the exercise price of the Option, regardless of whether the holder in fact benefits from the change in terms; and (ii) an “Extension“ means either (A) the provision to the holder of an additional period of time within which to exercise the Option beyond the time originally prescribed, (B) the conversion or exchange of the Option for a legally binding right to compensation in a future taxable year, (C) the addition of any feature for the deferral of compensation to the terms of the Option, or (D) any renewal of the Option that has the effect of (A) through (C) above. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, it shall not be a Modification or an Extension, respectively, to change the terms of an Option in accordance with Section 19 of the Plan, or in any of the other ways or for any of the other purposes provided in applicable Treasury Regulations or other generally applicable guidance under Code section 409A as not resulting in a Modification or Extension for purposes of that section. In particular, it shall not be an Extension to extend the exercise period of an Option to a date no later than the earlier of (i) the latest date upon which the Option could have expired by its original terms under any circumstances or (ii) the tenth anniversary of the original Date of Grant.
     14.  Stock Appreciation Rights .
     (a) The Committee may grant Stock Appreciation Rights to eligible Service Providers. Whenever the Committee grants Stock Appreciation Rights, notice shall be given to the Service Provider stating the number of shares with respect to which Stock Appreciation Rights are granted, the extent, if any, to which the Stock Appreciation Rights are granted in connection with all or any part of a Nonstatutory Stock Option (“Tandem Rights”), and the conditions to which the grant and exercise of the Stock Appreciation Rights are subject. This notice shall become the Grant Agreement between the Company and the Service Provider and, at that time, the Service Provider shall become a Participant.
     (b) Stock Appreciation Rights (other than Tandem Rights) shall entitle the Participant, upon exercise of all or any part of the Stock Appreciation Rights, to receive in exchange from the Company an amount equal to the excess of (x) the Fair Market Value on the date of exercise of the Company Stock covered by the surrendered Stock Appreciation Right over (y) the Fair Market Value of the Company Stock on the Date of Grant of the Stock Appreciation Right.
     (c) Tandem Rights shall entitle the Participant, upon exercise of all or any part of the Tandem Rights, to surrender to the Company unexercised that portion of the underlying Nonstatutory Stock Option relating to the same number of shares of Company Stock as is covered by the Tandem Right (or the portion of the Tandem Right so exercised) and to receive in exchange from the Company an amount equal to the excess of (x) the Fair Market Value on the date of exercise of the Company Stock covered by the surrendered portion of the underlying Nonstatutory Stock Option over (y) the exercise price of the Company Stock covered by the surrendered portion of the underlying Nonstatutory Stock Option.
     (d) Upon the exercise of a Tandem Right and surrender of the related portion of the underlying Nonstatutory Stock Option, the Nonstatutory Stock Option, to the extent surrendered, shall not thereafter be exercisable.

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     (e) Subject to any further conditions upon exercise imposed by the Committee, a Tandem Right shall be granted on the same Date of Grant as the related Nonstatutory Stock Option, be transferable only to the extent that the related Nonstatutory Stock Option is transferable, be exercisable only to the extent that the related Nonstatutory Stock Option is exercisable and shall expire no later than the date on which the related Nonstatutory Stock Option expires.
     (f) The Committee may limit the amount that the Participant will be entitled to receive upon exercise of Stock Appreciation Rights.
     (g) Stock Appreciation Rights shall not be transferable except to the extent specifically provided in the Grant Agreement in accordance with applicable securities laws.
     (h) Stock Appreciation Rights may be exercised in whole or in part at the times as may be specified by the Committee in the Participant’s Grant Agreement; provided that no Stock Appreciation Right may be exercised after the expiration of ten (10) years from the Date of Grant.
     (i) A Stock Appreciation Right may only be exercised at a time when the Fair Market Value of the Company Stock covered by the Stock Appreciation Right exceeds the Fair Market Value of the Company Stock on the Date of Grant of the Stock Appreciation Right (or, in the case of a Tandem Right, only to the extent it exceeds the exercise price of the Company Stock covered by the underlying Nonstatutory Stock Option).
     (j) The manner in which the Company’s obligation arising upon the exercise of a Stock Appreciation Right shall be paid shall be determined by the Committee and shall be set forth in the Grant Agreement. The Grant Agreement may provide for payment in Company Stock or cash, or a fixed combination of Company Stock or cash, or the Committee may reserve the right to determine the manner of payment at the time the Stock Appreciation Right is exercised. Shares of Company Stock issued upon the exercise of a Stock Appreciation Right shall be valued at their Fair Market Value on the date of exercise.
     (k) A Participant who acquires shares of Company Stock upon exercise of a Stock Appreciation Right shall have no rights as a shareholder until the Company Stock is issued pursuant to the terms of the Grant Agreement and all requirements with respect to the issuance of such shares have been satisfied.
     (l) Stock Appreciation Rights may be exercised by the Participant giving written notice of the exercise to the Company, stating the number of Stock Appreciation Rights the Participant has elected to exercise.
     (m) Whenever payments upon exercise of Stock Appreciation Rights are to be made in cash to a Participant who is an Employee, the Employer will withhold therefrom an amount sufficient to satisfy any Applicable Withholding Taxes. Each Participant who is an Employee shall agree as a condition of receiving Stock Appreciation Rights payable in the form of Company Stock to pay to his Employer, or make arrangements satisfactory to his Employer regarding the payment to his Employer of, Applicable Withholding Taxes. Until the amount has been paid or arrangements satisfactory to the Employer have been made, no stock certificate shall be issued to the Participant. Payment to the Employer in satisfaction of Applicable Withholding Taxes may be in cash. In addition, if the Committee allows or the Grant Agreement so provides, (A) payment to the Employer in satisfaction of Applicable Withholding Taxes may be made in shares of Company Stock (valued at their Fair Market Value as of the date of payment) to which the Participant has good title, free and clear of all liens and encumbrances; (B) the Participant may elect to have his Employer retain that number of shares of Company Stock (valued at their Fair Market Value as of the date of such retention) that would satisfy all or a specified portion of the Applicable Withholding Taxes; or (C) unless prohibited by law, the Participant may deliver irrevocable instructions to a broker to deliver promptly to the Employer, from the sale or loan proceeds with respect to the sale of Company Stock or a loan secured by Company Stock, the amount necessary to pay the Applicable Withholding Taxes.
     (n) Unless specifically provided in the discretion of the Committee in a writing that references and supersedes this Section 14(n), (i) no Modification shall be made in respect to any Stock Appreciation Right if such Modification would result in the Stock Appreciation Right constituting a deferral of compensation, and (ii) no Extension shall be made in respect to any Stock Appreciation Right if such Extension would result in the Stock Appreciation Right having an additional deferral feature from the Date of Grant, in each case within the meaning

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of applicable Treasury Regulations under Code section 409A. Subject to the remaining part of this subsection (n), (i) a “Modification“ means any change in the terms of the Stock Appreciation Right (or change in the terms of the Plan or applicable Grant Agreement) that may provide the holder of the Stock Appreciation Right with a direct or indirect reduction in the exercise price of the Stock Appreciation Right, regardless of whether the holder in fact benefits from the change in terms; and (ii) an “Extension“ means either (A) the provision to the holder of an additional period of time within which to exercise the Stock Appreciation Right beyond the time originally prescribed, (B) the conversion or exchange of the Stock Appreciation Right for a legally binding right to compensation in a future taxable year, (C) the addition of any feature for the deferral of compensation to the terms of the Stock Appreciation Right, or (D) any renewal of the Stock Appreciation Right that has the effect of (A) through (C) above. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, it shall not be a Modification or an Extension, respectively, to change the terms of a Stock Appreciation Right in accordance with Section 19 of the Plan, or in any of the other ways or for any of the other purposes provided in applicable Treasury Regulations or other generally applicable guidance under Code section 409A as not resulting in a Modification or Extension for purposes of that section. In particular, it shall not be an Extension to extend the exercise period of a Stock Appreciation Right to a date no later than the earlier of (i) the latest date upon which the Stock Appreciation Right could have expired by its original terms under any circumstances or (ii) the tenth anniversary of the original Date of Grant.
     15.  Director Awards .
     (a) The Board may grant Director Awards in the form of shares of Restricted Stock, Vested Shares, Restricted Stock Units, Vested Units, Nonstatutory Options or Stock Appreciation Rights to Outside Directors. Whenever the Board grants a Director Award, notice shall be given to the Outside Director stating the type of award being made, the number of shares with respect to which the award is granted and the terms and conditions to which the award and (where applicable) the exercise of the award is subject. This notice shall become the Grant Agreement between the Company and the Outside Director and, at that time, the Outside Director shall become a Participant.
     (b) Director Awards shall otherwise be subject to the terms of the Plan applicable to each type of award as set forth in Sections 9 through 14 above; provided, however, that where context reasonably requires, references throughout these sections to the “Committee“ shall be read instead as references to the Board wherever the award is to be granted to an Outside Director. The Board shall have all the same rights and powers with respect to the administration of Director Awards as the Committee has with respect to Incentive Awards as provided in Section 20 below, and the Board shall be subject to the same limitations with respect to the modification and Repricing of outstanding Director Awards as provided therein.
     (c) For purposes of this Section 15, the term “Board“ shall mean any committee of the board of directors of the Company, or any subcommittee thereof, each member of which is (i) an outside director for purposes of Code section 162(m), (ii) a non-employee director for purposes of Rule 16b-3, and (iii) an independent director for purposes of the rules of the exchange on which the Company Stock is traded.
     16.  Effective Date of the Plan.   The Plan was approved by the Board on April 10, 2008, and shall become effective as of the date on which it is approved by the shareholders of the Company. Until (i) the Plan has been approved by the Company’s shareholders, and (ii) the requirements of any applicable federal or state securities laws have been met, no shares of Company Stock issuable under Non-Option Awards shall be issued and no Options or Stock Appreciation Rights shall be exercisable that, in either case, are not contingent on the occurrence of both such events.
     17.  Continuing Securities Law Compliance.   If at any time on or after the effective date of the Plan as described in Section 16 above, the requirements of any applicable federal or state securities laws should fail to be met, no shares of Company Stock issuable under Non-Option Awards shall be issued and no Options or Stock Appreciation Rights shall be exercisable until the Committee (or, with respect to a Director Award, the Board) has determined that these requirements have again been met. The Committee (or, with respect to a Director Award, the Board) may suspend the right to exercise an Option or Stock Appreciation Right at any time when it determines that allowing the exercise and issuance of Company Stock would violate any federal or state securities or other laws, and may provide that any time periods to exercise the Option or Stock Appreciation Right are extended during a period of suspension.

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     18.  Termination, Modification, Change.   If not sooner terminated by the Board, this Plan shall terminate at the close of business on the date that immediately follows the tenth anniversary of the date on which the Plan was approved by the Board. No new Awards shall be granted under the Plan after its termination. The Board may terminate the Plan at any time and may amend the Plan at any time in any respect as it shall deem advisable; provided that no change shall be made that increases the total number of shares of Company Stock reserved for issuance under the Plan (except pursuant to Section 19), materially modifies the requirements as to eligibility for participation in the Plan, or that would otherwise be considered a material revision or amendment under Code section 422 or the listing standards of the exchange on which the Company Stock is traded, unless the change is authorized by the shareholders of the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Board may unilaterally amend the Plan and outstanding Awards with respect to Participants as it deems appropriate to ensure compliance with Rule 16b-3 and other applicable federal or state securities laws and to meet the requirements of the Code and applicable regulations or other generally applicable guidance thereunder. Except as provided in the preceding sentence, a termination or amendment of the Plan shall not, without the consent of the Participant, adversely affect a Participant’s rights under an Award previously granted to him or her.
     19.  Change in Capital Structure.
     (a) The Committee (or, with respect to a Director Award, the Board) shall proportionately adjust the number and kind of shares of stock or securities of the Company to be subject to the Plan and to Awards then outstanding or to be granted thereunder, the maximum number of shares or securities which may be delivered under the Plan (including the maximum limit on Non-Option Awards or Incentive Stock Options under Section 4), the maximum number of shares or securities that can be granted to an individual Participant under Section 4, the exercise price of Options, the initial Fair Market Value of Company Stock under Stock Appreciation Rights, and other relevant terms of the Plan and any Awards whenever, in the event of a stock dividend, stock split or combination of shares, recapitalization or merger in which the Company is the surviving corporation, or other change in the Company’s corporate structure or capital stock (including, but not limited to, the creation or issuance to shareholders generally of rights, options or warrants for the purchase of common stock or preferred stock of the Company), it deems any such adjustment necessary or desirable to preserve the intended benefits of the Plan and any outstanding Awards for the Company and the Participants. The Committee’s (or, with respect to a Director Award, the Board’s) determination in this regard shall be binding on all persons. If the adjustment would produce fractional shares with respect to any unexercised Option or Stock Appreciation Right or fractional cents with respect to the exercise price thereof, the Committee (or, with respect to a Director Award, the Board) shall round down the number of shares covered by the Option or Stock Appreciation Right to the nearest whole share and round up the exercise price to the nearest whole cent.
     (b) In the event of a Change of Control as described in Sections 2(g)(ii), (iii) or (iv) or a Qualifying Change of Control as described in Sections 2(gg)(i) or (iii), or if the Company is otherwise a party to a consolidation or a merger in which the Company is not the surviving corporation, a transaction that results in the acquisition of substantially all of the Company’s outstanding stock by a single person or entity, or a sale or transfer of substantially all of the Company’s assets occurs (in any such case, a “Corporate Event”), then the Committee (or, with respect to a Director Award, the Board) may take any actions with respect to outstanding Awards as it deems appropriate, consistent with applicable provisions of the Code and any applicable federal or state securities laws.
     (c) Notwithstanding anything in the Plan to the contrary, the Committee (or, with respect to a Director Award, the Board) may take the foregoing actions without the consent of any Participant, and its determination shall be conclusive and binding on all persons and for all purposes.
     20.  Administration of the Plan.
     (a) The Plan shall be administered by the Committee. Subject to the express provisions and limitations set forth in this Plan or the Committee’s charter or as otherwise established by the Board, the Committee shall be authorized and empowered to do all things necessary or desirable, in its sole discretion, in connection with the administration of this Plan, including, without limitation, the following:
     (i) to prescribe, amend and rescind policies relating to this Plan, and to interpret the Plan, including defining terms not otherwise defined;

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     (ii) to determine which persons are eligible Service Providers, to which of the Service Providers, if any, Incentive Awards shall be granted hereunder and the timing of any Incentive Awards;
     (iii) to grant Incentive Awards to Service Providers and determine the terms and conditions thereof, including the number of shares of Company Stock subject to Incentive Awards and the exercise or purchase price of the shares of Company Stock and the circumstances under which Incentive Awards become exercisable or vested or are forfeited or expire, which terms may but need not be conditioned upon the passage of time, continued employment, the satisfaction of performance conditions (including Performance Goals), the occurrence of certain events, or other factors;
     (iv) to establish or verify the extent of satisfaction of any Performance Goals or other conditions applicable to the grant, issuance, exercisability, vesting and/or ability to retain any Incentive Award;
     (v) to prescribe and amend the terms of the Grant Agreements or other documents evidencing Incentive Awards made under this Plan (which need not be identical);
     (vi) to determine whether, and the extent to which, adjustments are required pursuant to Section 19;
     (vii) to interpret and construe this Plan, any policies under this Plan and the terms and conditions of any Incentive Award granted hereunder;
     (viii) to delegate, to the extent permitted by Section 157(c) of the Delaware General Corporation Law, any portion of its authority under the Plan to make Incentive Awards to an executive officer of the Company, subject to any conditions that the Committee may establish (including but not limited to conditions on such officer’s ability to make awards to “executive officers“ within the meaning of Section 16 of the Act or to “covered employees“ within the meaning of Code section 162(m)(3)); and
     (ix) to make all other determinations deemed necessary or advisable for the administration of this Plan.
     The Committee may amend the terms of previously granted Incentive Awards so long as the terms as amended are consistent with the terms of the Plan and provided that the consent of the Participant is obtained with respect to any amendment that would be detrimental to him or her, except that the consent will not be required if the amendment is for the purpose of complying with applicable provisions of the Code or any federal or state securities laws.
     The Committee is prohibited from Repricing any Option or Stock Appreciation Right without the prior approval of the shareholders of the Company with respect to the proposed Repricing.
     (b) The interpretation and construction of any provision of the Plan by the Committee shall be final and conclusive as to any Participant. The Committee may consult with counsel, who may be counsel to the Company, and shall not incur any liability for any action taken in good faith in reliance upon the advice of counsel.
     (c) A majority of the members of the Committee shall constitute a quorum, and all actions of the Committee shall be taken by a majority of the members present. Any action may be taken by the Committee in writing or by electronic transmission or transmissions as permitted by the Bylaws of the Company, and any action so taken shall be fully effective as if it had been taken at a meeting.
     (d) The Committee may delegate the administration of the Plan to an officer or officers of the Company, and such officer(s) may have the authority to execute and distribute agreements or other documents evidencing or relating to Incentive Awards granted by the Committee under this Plan, to maintain records relating to the grant, vesting, exercise, forfeiture or expiration of Incentive Awards, to process or oversee the issuance of shares of Company Stock upon the exercise, vesting and/or settlement of an Incentive Award, to interpret the terms of Incentive Awards and to take any other actions as the Committee may specify, provided that in no case shall any such officer(s) be authorized to grant Incentive Awards under the Plan, except in accordance with Section 20(a)(viii) above. Any action by an administrator within the scope of its delegation shall be deemed for all purposes to have been taken by the Committee and references in this Plan to the Committee shall include any such officer(s), provided that the actions and interpretations of any such officer(s) shall be subject to review and approval, disapproval or modification by the Committee.

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     21.  Notice.   All notices and other communications required or permitted to be given under this Plan shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if delivered personally or mailed first class, postage prepaid, as follows (a) if to the Company — at the principal business address of the Company to the attention of the Corporate Secretary of the Company; and (b) if to any Participant — at the last address of the Participant known to the sender at the time the notice or other communication is sent.
     22.  No Effect on Other Plans.   Except as provided in Section 4(c), nothing contained in the Plan will be deemed in any way to limit or restrict the Company or any Related Company from making any award or payment to any person under any other plan, arrangement or understanding, whether now existing or hereafter in effect.
     23.  Interpretation.   The Plan is intended to operate in compliance with the provisions of Rule 16b-3 and to facilitate compliance with, and optimize the benefits from, Code section 162(m). The terms of this Plan are subject to all present and future regulations and rulings of the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States or his or her delegate relating to the qualification of Incentive Stock Options under the Code. This Plan and the individual Awards under the Plan are intended to comply with any applicable requirements of Code section 409A and shall be interpreted to the extent context reasonably permits in accordance with such requirements. If any provision of the Plan conflicts with any such regulation or ruling, then that provision of the Plan shall be void and of no effect. The terms of this Plan shall be governed by the laws of the State of Delaware.

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Exhibit 5.1
[McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP Letterhead]
June 30, 2008
Board of Directors
US Airways Group, Inc.
111 West Rio Salado Parkway
Tempe, Arizona 85281
     Re:     US Airways Group, Inc. 2008 Equity Incentive Plan
Ladies and Gentlemen:
     We have acted as counsel to US Airways Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), in connection with a Registration Statement on Form S-8 (the “Registration Statement”) that is being filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Pursuant to the Registration Statement, the Company intends to register under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, a total of 6,700,000 shares of the Company’s Common Stock, par value $.01 per share (the “Plan Shares”), which may be issued as stock awards or upon the exercise of options or stock appreciation rights which may be granted in the future pursuant to the US Airways Group, Inc. 2008 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”).
     The opinion hereinafter set forth is given at the request of the Company pursuant to Item 8 of Form S-8 and Item 601(b)(5) of Regulation S-K. The only opinion rendered by this firm consists of the matter set forth in numbered paragraph (1) below (our “Opinion”), and no opinion is implied or to be inferred beyond such matter. Additionally, our Opinion is based upon and subject to the qualifications, limitations and exceptions set forth in this letter.
     Our Opinion is furnished for the benefit of the Company solely with regard to the Registration Statement, may be relied upon by the Company only in connection with the Registration Statement and may not otherwise be relied upon, used, quoted or referred to by or filed with any other person or entity without our prior written permission.
     In rendering our Opinion, we have examined such agreements, documents, instruments and records as we deemed necessary or appropriate under the circumstances for us to express our Opinion, including, without limitation, the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, the Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company, the record of corporate proceedings, and the Plan. In making all of our examinations, we assumed the genuineness of all signatures, the authority of the persons who executed such documents, the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals, the conformity to the original documents of all documents submitted to us as copies, and the due execution and delivery of all documents by any

 


 

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persons or entities where due execution and delivery by such persons or entities is a prerequisite to the effectiveness of such documents.
     As to various factual matters that are material to our Opinion, we have relied upon: (i) factual statements set forth in a certificate of an officer of the Company, (ii) resolutions adopted by the Board of Directors of the Company, dated April 10, 2008, together with a consent action of the Board of Directors of the Company, dated as of June 30, 2008, (iii) a record of the proceedings of the 2008 Annual Meeting of the Stockholders of the Company on June 11, 2008, including evidence of the proposals approved by the stockholders at such meeting, and (iv) originals or copies of certificates of various public officials. We have not independently verified or investigated, nor do we assume any responsibility for, the factual accuracy or completeness of such factual statements.
     We do not herein express any opinion concerning any matter respecting or affected by any laws other than provisions of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware as now in effect and that, in the exercise of reasonable professional judgment, are normally considered in transactions such as the issuance of the Plan Shares. The Opinion hereinafter set forth is based upon pertinent laws and facts in existence as of the date hereof, and we expressly disclaim any obligation to advise you of changes to such pertinent laws or facts that hereafter may come to our attention.
     Based upon and subject to the foregoing, we are of the following opinion:
  (1)   the Plan Shares, when issued upon the grant of stock awards or the exercise of options or stock appreciation rights granted in accordance with the terms of the Plan against payment in full of the exercise price therefor, if any, established in accordance with the terms of the Plan, will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.
     We hereby consent to the filing of this letter as an exhibit to the Registration Statement.
     
 
  Very truly yours,
 
 
 
  /s/ M c KENNA LONG & ALDRIDGE LLP
 
  M c KENNA LONG & ALDRIDGE LLP

 

Exhibit 23.1
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
The Board of Directors and Stockholders
US Airways Group, Inc.:
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statement on Form S-8 of US Airways Group, Inc. of our reports dated February 20, 2008, with respect to the consolidated balance sheets of US Airways Group, Inc. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2007 and 2006, and the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders’ equity, and cash flows, for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2007, and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2007, which reports appear in the December 31, 2007 Annual Report on Form 10-K of US Airways Group, Inc.
Our report on the consolidated financial statements refers to the adoption by the Company of Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes — an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109 , effective January 1, 2007, Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 158, Employers’ Accounting for Defined Benefit Pension and Other Postretirement Plan — an amendment of FASB Statements No. 87, 88, 106, and 132(R) , effective December 31, 2006 and SFAS No. 123(R), Share-Based Payment , effective January 1, 2006, and the change in the method of accounting for maintenance costs in 2005.
/s/ KPMG LLP
Phoenix, Arizona
June 27, 2008

 


 

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
The Board of Directors and Stockholders
US Airways, Inc.:
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statement on Form S-8 of US Airways, Inc. of our reports dated February 20, 2008, with respect to the consolidated balance sheets of US Airways, Inc. and subsidiaries (US Airways) as of December 31, 2007 and 2006, and the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders’ equity (deficit), and cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006, and the three months ended December 31, 2005 for the Successor Company, and for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 for the Predecessor Company, and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2007, which reports appear in the December 31, 2007 Annual Report on Form 10-K of US Airways Group, Inc.
Our report dated February 20, 2008 also includes an explanatory paragraph that, as discussed in notes 1 and 2(b) to the consolidated financial statements, on September 16, 2005, the Bankruptcy Court confirmed the Company’s Plan of Reorganization (the Plan), related to its Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceeding. The Plan became effective on September 27, 2005 and US Airways and its parent Company, US Airways Group, Inc. (US Airways Group), emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceeding. In connection with its emergence from Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings, US Airways adopted fresh-start reporting pursuant to Statement of Position 90-7, Financial Reporting by Entities in Reorganization under the Bankruptcy Code, as of September 27, 2005. As a result, the consolidated financial statements of the Successor Company are presented on a different basis than those of the Predecessor Company and therefore, are not comparable in all respects.
Our report on the consolidated financial statements refers to the adoption by the Company of Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes — an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109 , effective January 1, 2007, Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 158, Employers’ Accounting for Defined Benefit Pension and Other Postretirement Plans — an amendment of FASB Statements No. 87, 88, 106, and 132(R) , effective December 31, 2006 and SFAS No. 123(R), Share–Based Payment , effective January 1, 2006.
/s/ KPMG LLP
Phoenix, Arizona
June 27, 2008

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