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PERSONAL LEAVE
                                         Unpaid Personal Leaves of Absence, if approved in advance,
                                         are available to employees who need unpaid time off from
                                         work for reasons not addressed by other types of Company-
                                         approved leaves. All employees who have been employed
                                         for at least 90 days are eligible to apply for a Personal Leave
                                         of Absence up to 30 calendar days, provided they intend to
                                         return to work at the end of a proposed leave. Employees are
                                         entitled to one Personal Leave of Absence in a 12-month rolling
                                         calendar period. The request must be a minimum of one day to
                                         a maximum of 30 continuous calendar days.
                                         Requests for Personal Leaves of Absence must be made in
                                         writing detailing the purpose and the expected beginning and
                                         ending dates of the requested leave. All requests should be
                                         submitted to your manager and Human Resources for a final
                                         decision. In considering a request for leave, the Company may
                                         consider any and all lawful factors, including, but not limited
                                         to, the requesting employee’s performance and attendance
                                         history and the Company’s business needs.

                                         Employees who are eligible for any other type of Company-
                                         approved leave (e.g., Short/Long Term Disability, Family/
                                         Medical Leave, Military Leave, etc.) must typically exhaust
                                         that leave, in addition to any available, accrued paid time off
                                         (if applicable to leave request) before a Personal Leave of
                                         Absence will be considered. Any exception to the requirement
                                         that other approved leaves must be exhausted prior to
                                         obtaining a personal leave must be approved by Tegra’s Chief
                                         People, Legal and Compliance Officer.

                                         MILITARY LEAVE
                                         If you are called into active military service or you enlist in the
                                         uniformed services, you will be eligible to receive a military
                                         leave of absence, as required by law. To be eligible for military
                                         leave, you must provide Human Resources Department with
                                         advance notice of your service obligations unless you are
                                         prevented from providing such notice by military necessity or
                                         it is otherwise impossible or unreasonable for you to provide
                                         such notice.

                                         Provided your absence does not exceed applicable statutory
                                         limitations, you will retain reemployment rights and accrue
                                         seniority and benefits in accordance with applicable federal
                                         and state laws.


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