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Annual Incentive Compensation. During the Employment Period, Executive shall be eligible to participate in an annual cash bonus program maintained for senior executive officers of the Company (the “Annual Incentive Program” or the “Plan”), with a minimum target annual bonus equal to 75% of Base Salary (the “Target Bonus”) for each year during the Employment Period in which Executive participates in the Annual Incentive Program; provided, however, that any bonus related to calendar year 2016 # shall be prorated for the period between the Effective Date and December 31, 2016, and # shall not be less than the full amount of the bonus for the prorated period, as calculated per the terms of the Company’s existing Performance Bonus Plan. The actual amount of the annual bonus earned by and payable to Executive for any year or portion of a year, as applicable, shall be determined upon the satisfaction of goals and objectives established by the Compensation Committee pursuant to the Plan, and shall be subject to such other terms and conditions of the Annual Incentive Program as in effect from time to time, provided that all awards shall be designed in a manner such that the annual bonus will be treated as “qualified performance-based compensation” within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended (the “Code”). Each bonus paid under the Annual Incentive Program shall be paid to Executive no later than March 15th of the calendar year following the calendar year for which the bonus is earned.

Annual Incentive Bonus Plan. With respect to each year during Executive’s employment hereunder, Executive shall be eligible to receive an annual cash incentive bonus (the “Annual Bonus”) pursuant to the terms of the 2014 Annual Incentive Compensation Plan or any successor plan thereto, as it may be amended from time to time (the “Annual Incentive Plan”). Executive’s target incentive opportunity under the Annual Incentive Plan shall be 80% of Base Salary (as at the beginning of the applicable performance period). Executive has been determined by the Committee (as defined in the Annual Incentive Plan) to be a Participant (as defined in the Annual Incentive Plan) under the Annual Incentive Plan, and Executive’s Performance Goals (as defined in the Annual Incentive Plan) shall be determined by the Committee (as defined in the Annual Incentive Plan) in accordance with Section 5 of the Annual Incentive Plan (or the corresponding section of any successor plan). The Annual Bonus for a year (if any) shall be paid to Executive in accordance with Section 6 of the Annual Incentive Plan (or the corresponding section of any successor plan).

Annual Incentive Bonus Plan. With respect to each year during Executive’s employment hereunder, Executive shall be eligible to receive an annual cash incentive bonus (the “Annual Bonus”) pursuant to the terms of the 2014 Annual Incentive Compensation Plan or any successor plan thereto, as it may be amended from time to time (the “Annual Incentive Plan”). Executive’s target incentive opportunity under the Annual Incentive Plan shall be 90% of Base Salary (with Base Salary for the year on a prorated basis, considering the effective date of any changes during the year). Executive has been determined by the Committee (as defined in the Annual Incentive Plan) to be a Participant (as defined in the Annual Incentive Plan) under the Annual Incentive Plan, and Executive’s Performance Goals (as defined in the Annual Incentive Plan) shall be determined by the Committee (as defined in the Annual Incentive Plan) in accordance with [Section 5] of the Annual Incentive Plan (or the corresponding section of any successor plan). The Annual Bonus for a year (if any) shall be paid to Executive in accordance with [Section 6] of the Annual Incentive Plan (or the corresponding section of any successor plan).

Bonus. During the Employment Period, Executive will participate in the Company’s annual bonus plan applicable to senior executives and thereunder be eligible to receive an annual cash bonus (the “Bonus”) in the amount of 60% of the Base Salary upon achievement of target-level performance (the “Target Bonus”). The actual amount of any Bonus shall be determined pursuant to the annual bonus plan, which shall be determined by the Board. All Bonuses shall be paid in the calendar year following the calendar year to which they relate at the same time bonuses are paid to other senior executives of the Company, and the Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to make payment of any such Bonus by March 15 of the calendar year following the calendar year to which such Bonus relates. To the extent any terms of the applicable bonus plan conflict with the terms of this Agreement, the plan’s terms shall control. In addition, the Company may amend, restate or terminate its bonus plan in its sole discretion from time to time and Executive’s receipt of any bonus is subject to meeting eligibility requirements.

Annual Bonus. During the Term, the Executive shall be entitled to participate in the Company’s executive bonus plan, under which a discretionary bonus (the “Annual Bonus”) may be awarded by the Board for each calendar year, payable in cash in accordance with, and subject to the terms and conditions of, the Company’s then applicable short-term bonus or other cash incentive program (each, a “Bonus Program”). The Executive’s aggregate target bonus award for each calendar year will be 30% of his then Base Salary (the “Target Annual Bonus”). The Executive’s actual Annual Bonus may range from a minimum amount of 0% to a maximum of 30% of his Base Salary, and will be determined by the Company and will be contingent upon the attainment of performance goals reasonably established in good faith by the Company. The target date for any Annual Bonus compensation payable to the Executive shall be March 15 of the calendar year following the calendar year to which such Annual Bonus relates, subject to the approvals required above. Such Annual Bonuses, if any, are awarded in part to incentivize the Executive to remain in the Company’s employ, therefore it is a condition of any award that the Executive remain employed by the Company through the date the Annual Bonus is paid, except as set forth in Section 5 herein.

Annual Bonus. In addition to his Base Compensation, Executive shall be eligible to receive each year during the Term, a cash incentive payment (“Bonus”) in an amount determined by the Board based on Executive’s individual performance, the performance of Company and performance goals established by the Board. The target Bonus shall be an amount equal to 75% of Executive’s Base Compensation in effect at the time the Bonus is determined (“Target Bonus”). Such Bonus, if any, shall be paid not later than March 15 of the calendar year following the calendar year in which the Bonus was earned. Except as otherwise stated expressly in this Agreement, Executive must be employed with Company through December 31 of the calendar year during which the Bonus is earned to receive any part of the Bonus payment.

Incentive Compensation. The Executive shall be eligible to receive cash incentive compensation as determined by the Board or the Compensation Committee from time to time. Commencing in calendar year 2022, the Executive’s initial target annual incentive compensation shall be forty percent of the Executive’s Base Salary. The target annual incentive compensation in effect at any given time is referred to herein as “Target Bonus.” The actual amount of the Executive’s annual incentive compensation, if any, shall be determined in the sole discretion of the Board or the Compensation Committee. Except as otherwise provided herein or as may be provided by the Board or the Compensation Committee, the Executive must be employed by the Company on the date such incentive compensation is paid in order to earn or receive any annual incentive compensation.

Annual Bonus Compensation. During the Term, Executive shall be eligible to receive an annual bonus (the “Annual Bonus”) pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Company’s annual incentive plan for executive officers (or any successor thereto). Based upon attainment of performance goals predetermined by the Compensation Committee, Executive shall be entitled to an Annual Bonus payment at a target level of 50% of Executive’s Annual Salary. The Compensation Committee shall review the target annual bonus percentage during the Term and may increase such percentage as it may deem advisable (such target annual bonus, as the same may be increased, the “Target Annual Bonus”).

Incentive Compensation. In addition to the Base Salary, Executive shall be eligible to earn an annual performance cash bonus of up to 35% of Base Salary, less applicable employment taxes and payroll deductions. This bonus is contingent upon the Executive’s achievement of performance goals for the applicable annual bonus period. Executive’s annual performance goals shall be established by the Board of Directors (or if authority is delegated by the Board, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors) within ninety (90) days of the beginning of each such year. The achievement of any performance goals shall be determined by the Board of Directors (or if authority is delegated by the Board, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors). Subject to the provisions of Section 7 of this Agreement regarding payments in connection with termination of employment, in order to be eligible to receive the annual bonus pursuant to this Section 4.2, Executive must be employed on the last day of the given year for which the bonus amount is earned. Payment of each annual bonus shall be made in a lump sum payment not later than March 15 of the year following the year for which the bonus is earned.

Annual Cash Bonus. With respect to each calendar year during the Employment Period, the Executive shall be eligible to earn an annual cash bonus. The actual annual bonus will be the product of the target value (the “Target Annual Bonus Amount”) and a factor based on the level of achievement of specified performance measures and goals set by the Compensation Committee (with, subject to the Compensation Committee Charter, input from the Chief Executive Officer) for such calendar year (the “Annual Performance Goals”). The factor is expected to be above 1.0 for above plan performance and below 1.0 if performance is below expectations or corporate goals are not fully met. Performance below a defined threshold level may result in no bonus payment for such measure. For the calendar year 2023 bonus to be paid in 2024, and for each calendar year thereafter, the Target Annual Bonus Amount shall be no less than $1,300,000. The Compensation Committee (with, subject to the Compensation Committee Charter, input from the Chief Executive Officer), in its reasonable judgment and no later than ninety (90) days after the beginning of each calendar year, shall determine the weightings of each performance measure and the threshold, target and maximum for each performance goal, which in aggregate will comprise the “Corporate Scorecard” for that calendar year. Executive’s Annual Performance Goals may be a combination of the “corporate scorecard” and individual contributions of the Executive, and, the weighting thereof, as well as performance versus this criteria, shall be determined by the Compensation Committee (with, subject to the Compensation Committee Charter, input from the Chief Executive Officer), in its reasonable judgment. To the extent that specified performance measures and goals apply to other executives of the Company, the threshold, target and maximum levels associated with such specified performance measures and goals will apply to the Executive in the same manner as they apply to such other executives. Subject to the provisions of paragraph 6, the Executive must be employed on the date on which the annual cash bonus is paid in order to receive payment of any such annual cash bonus pursuant to this [subparagraph 4(b)]. Any annual cash bonus earned pursuant to this [subparagraph 4(b)] shall be paid to the Executive by March 15 of the calendar year following the calendar year to which such annual cash bonus relates.

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