Elections to Receive NSOs, SARs, Restricted Shares, or Share Units. An Outside Director may elect to receive the Outside Director’s annual retainer payments and/or meeting fees from the Company in the form of cash, NSOs, SARs, Restricted Shares, Share Units, or a combination thereof, as determined by the Board. Alternatively, the Board may mandate payment in any of such alternative forms. Such NSOs, SARs, Restricted Shares, and Share Units shall be issued under the Plan. An election under this Section 15 shall be filed with the Company on the prescribed form.