Green Mountain Coffee Roasters (GMCR)

Article 7 - Authorization for Entering the Plan.

An eligible employee may elect to participate for a Payment Period by executing and delivering to the Company a payroll deduction and participation authorization in accordance with procedures prescribed by and in a form acceptable to the Committee. The Committee may establish a deadline in advance of the commencement of the Payment Period by which any such authorization must be delivered. Unless a participant files a new authorization or withdraws from the Plan, the deductions and purchases under the authorization the participant has on file under the Plan will continue from one Payment Period to succeeding Payment Periods as long as the Plan remains in effect.

Article 7 - Authorization for Entering the Plan.

An eligible employee may elect to participate for a Payment Period by executing and delivering to the Company a payroll deduction and participation authorization in accordance with procedures prescribed by and in a form acceptable to the Committee. The Committee may establish a deadline in advance of the commencement of the Payment Period by which any such authorization must be delivered. Unless a participant files a new authorization or withdraws from the Plan, the deductions and purchases under the authorization the participant has on file under the Plan will continue from one Payment Period to succeeding Payment Periods as long as the Plan remains in effect.