Any Award under this Article 10 and any Common Stock covered by any such Award shall vest or be forfeited to the extent so provided in the Award agreement, as determined by the Committee, in its sole discretion; provided , however , that such Awards of Common Stock not granted upon completion of a Performance Period shall be subject to a minimum vesting schedule of at least one year from the date of grant, except that the Committee may provide (but shall have no obligation to do so) for accelerated vesting prior to the completion of such one-year period upon a Change in Control or the Participant’s Retirement, Disability, death, layoff pursuant to a reduction in workforce or Termination of Employment pursuant to a business acquisition. Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, subject to the limitations set forth in Section 4, Awards with respect to up to five percent (5%) of the total number of shares of Common Stock reserved for Awards under the Plan may be granted to any Participant (including a Named Executive Officer) without regard to any minimum vesting requirements.