The Board or the Committee may amend the Plan at any time, provided that, if shareholder approval is required pursuant to Applicable Law, then no such amendment shall be effective unless approved by the Company’s shareholders within such time period as may be required. The Board or Committee may suspend the Plan or discontinue the Plan at any time, including shortening an Offering Period in connection with a spin-off or other similar corporate event. Upon termination of the Plan, all Contributions shall cease and all amounts then credited to a Participating Employee’s account shall be equitably applied to the purchase of whole Shares then available for sale, and any remaining amounts shall be promptly refunded, without interest (unless otherwise required by Applicable Law), to Participating Employees. For the avoidance of doubt, the Board or Committee, as applicable herein, may not delegate its authority to make amendments to or suspend the operations of the Plan pursuant to this Section 17.