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Company from those in effect immediately prior to a Change in Control or # any reduction in the Participant's annual base salary or any material reduction in the Participant's annual bonus opportunity, annual equity awards or Long-Term Incentive Program awards from the Participant's annual base salary or annual bonus opportunity, annual equity awards or Long-Term Incentive Program awards in effect immediately prior to a Change in Control. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no event shall constitute Good Reason unless the Participant provides the Company with written notice of such event within 60 days after the occurrence thereof and the Company fails to cure or resolve the behavior otherwise constituting Good Reason within 30 days of its receipt of such notice.

Good Reason” means the occurrence (without the Participant’s express written consent) of # a reduction in the Participant’s base salary as in effect immediately prior to the Change in Control or as the same may be increased thereafter from time to time, or a reduction in the Participant’s annual performance incentive award opportunity or equity-based compensation that is not in good faith and consistent with past practices, or # any change in the location of the Participant’s principal place of employment as it existed immediately prior to the Change in Control to a location that is more than twenty-five (25) miles from such principal place of employment. No event described above shall constitute Good Reason unless the Participant gives written notice to the Company of the existence of the event within 90 days after the initial occurrence of such event and the Company has not remedied such within 30 days of receipt of such notice. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a Participant is a party to a Change in Control Agreement (as defined below), “Good Reason” with respect to such Participant for purposes of this Plan shall have the meaning given to such term in the Change in Control Agreement.

Good Reason” means the occurrence (without the Participant’s express written consent) of # a reduction in the Participant’s base salary as in effect immediately prior to the Change in Control or as the same may be increased thereafter from time to time, or a reduction in the Participant’s annual performance incentive award opportunity or equity-based compensation that is not in good faith and consistent with past practices, or # any change in the location of the Participant’s principal place of employment as it existed immediately prior to the Change in Control to a location that is more than twenty-five (25) miles from such principal place of employment. No event described above shall constitute Good Reason unless the Participant gives written notice to the Company of the existence of the event within 90 days after the initial occurrence of such event and the Company has not remedied such within 30 days of receipt of such notice. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a Participant is a party to a Change in Control Agreement (as defined below), “Good Reason” with respect to such Participant for purposes of this Plan shall have the meaning given to such term in the Change in Control Agreement.

As used in this Agreement, “Good Reason” shall mean the occurrence, without the Participant’s express written consent, of any of the following events: (i) a material reduction in the Participant’s annual base salary; (ii) a material adverse change to the Participant’s title compared to the Participant’s title immediately prior to the Change in Control; (iii) a requirement that the Participant relocate to a principal place of employment more than fifty (50) miles from the Participant’s assigned principal office location as of immediately prior to the occurrence of the Change in Control; or (iv) if the Participant has an effective employment agreement, service agreement, or other similar agreement with the Company or any Subsidiary, a material breach of such agreement, provided, that, any event described in [clauses (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) above]e]e]e] shall constitute Good Reason only if the Participant provides the Company with written notice of the basis for the Participant’s Good Reason within forty-five (45) days of the initial actions or inactions of the Company or any Subsidiary giving rise to such Good Reason and the Company or applicable Subsidiary has not cured the identified actions or inactions within sixty (60) days of such notice, and provided further that the Participant terminates his or her Service within thirty (30) days following the Company’s or applicable Subsidiary’s failure to cure within the 60-day cure period.

percentage reduction in Participant’s annual base salary or target annual incentive award opportunity is not greater than the percentage reduction applicable to other executive officers, for the same period as the reduction in other executive officer’s reduction in annual base salary or target annual incentive award opportunity and, in the event such reduction is later mitigated for other executive officers, Participant’s annual base salary or target annual incentive award opportunity is then increased by the same percentage applicable to other executive officers; or # the relocation of the Participant’s principal place of employment to a location more than 50 miles from the Participant’s principal place of employment immediately prior to the Change in Control or the Company requiring the Participant to be based anywhere other than such principal place of employment (or permitted relocation thereof) except for required travel on the Company’s or its affiliates’ business to an extent substantially consistent with the Participant’s business travel obligations immediately prior to the Change in Control, subject to the relevant provisions of applicable law in the People’s Republic of China to the extent mandatorily and preemptively applicable. In order to terminate due to Good Reason, # Participant must notify the Company in writing of the occurrence of the Good Reason condition within thirty (30) days of Participant having actual or constructive knowledge of the occurrence of such condition, # Participant cooperates in good faith with the Company’s efforts at no cost to the Participant, for a period not less than thirty (30) days following such notice (the “Cure Period”), to remedy the condition, # notwithstanding such efforts, the Good Reason condition continues to exist after the expiration of the Cure Period, and # Participant terminates Participant’s employment within thirty (30) days after the expiration of the Cure Period. For the avoidance of doubt, if the Company cures the Good Reason condition during the Cure Period, Good Reason shall be deemed not to have occurred.

Good Reason” means with respect to any Participant, unless otherwise provided in the applicable Award Agreement, without the Participant’s written consent, # the Company’s requiring a material change in the Participant’s principal place of employment as it existed immediately prior to the Change in Control, except for reasonably required travel on the Company’s business that is not materially greater than such travel requirements prior to the Change in Control (for this purpose, a change of 35 or fewer miles shall not be considered a material change in the Participant’s principal place of employment); # a material reduction in the Participant’s benefits or compensation (within the meaning of Treasury Regulation § 1.409A-1(n)(2)(ii)(A)(2)) as in effect immediately prior to the Change in Control; or # a material reduction in the Participant’s job responsibilities, authority, position or duties with the Company as in effect immediately prior to the Change in Control. A termination for Good Reason must be communicated by the Participant to the Company by written notice that specifies the event or events claimed to provide a basis for termination for Good Reason; provided that the Participant’s written notice must be tendered within ninety (90) days of the occurrence of such event or events and provided further that the Company shall have failed to remedy such act or omission within thirty (30) days following its receipt of such notice. A Participant’s continued employment shall not constitute consent to, or a waiver of rights with respect to, any act or failure to act constituting Good Reason hereunder if the Participant actually terminates employment within six months after the Company’s failure to timely remedy or, if earlier, prior to the 18 month anniversary of the Change in Control.

Termination without Cause or for Good Reason within Two Years Following a Change in Control. In the event of the Participant's Qualifying Termination or involuntary termination of employment with the Company or a subsidiary thereof without "Cause" or for "Good Reason", in each case, within two years following a Change in Control, the Earned PSUs, to the extent not previously vested and settled, shall immediately become fully vested and settled in Shares. For purposes of this Agreement, "Cause" shall mean the occurrence of any of the following: # the willful and continued failure of the Participant to perform substantially all of his or her duties with the Company (other than any such failure resulting from incapacity due to physical or mental illness) for a period of 10 days following a written demand for substantial performance that is delivered to such Participant by the Company, which specifically identifies the manner in which the Company believes the Participant has not substantially performed his or her duties; # dishonesty in the performance of the Participant's duties with the Company; # the Participant's conviction of, or plea of guilty or nolo contendere to, a crime under the laws of the United States or any state thereof constituting a felony or a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude; # the Participant's willful malfeasance or willful misconduct in connection with the Participant's duties with the Company or any act or omission which is injurious to the financial condition or business reputation of the Company or its affiliates; or # the Participant's breach of the provisions of Section 11 of this Agreement. For purposes of this Agreement, "Good Reason" shall mean the occurrence of any of the following, without the Participant's express written consent: # any material diminution in the Participant's duties, titles or responsibilities with the Company from those in effect immediately prior to a Change in Control or # any reduction in the Participant's annual base salary or any material reduction in the Participant's annual bonus opportunity, annual equity awards or long-term incentive program awards from the Participant's annual base salary or annual bonus opportunity, annual equity awards or long-term incentive program awards in effect immediately prior to a Change in Control. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no event shall constitute Good Reason unless the Participant provides the Company with written notice of such event within 60 days after the occurrence thereof and the Company fails to cure or resolve the behavior otherwise constituting Good Reason within 30 days of its receipt of such notice.

felony or a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude; (d) the Participant's willful malfeasance or willful misconduct in connection with the Participant's duties with the Company or any act or omission which is injurious to the financial condition or business reputation of the Company or its affiliates; or (e) the Participant's breach of the provisions of [Section 11] of this Agreement. For purposes of this Agreement, "Good Reason" shall mean the occurrence of any of the following, without the Participant's express written consent: (a) any material diminution in the Participant's duties, titles or responsibilities with the Company from those in effect immediately prior to a Change in Control; provided, however, that no such material diminution shall be deemed to exist solely because of changes in the Participant's duties, titles or responsibilities as a consequence of the Company ceasing to be a company with publicly traded securities or becoming a wholly owned subsidiary of another entity; or (b) any reduction in the Participant's annual base salary or any material reduction in the Participant's annual bonus opportunity from the Participant's annual base salary or annual bonus opportunity in effect immediately prior to a Change in Control. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no event shall constitute Good Reason unless the Participant provides the Company with written notice of such event within 60 days after the occurrence thereof and the Company fails to cure or resolve the behavior otherwise constituting Good Reason within 30 days of its receipt of such notice.

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