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Annual Cash Bonus Opportunity
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Cash Bonus. You will be eligible for a discretionary annual bonus of up to 35% of Executive’s Base Salary (the “Annual Bonus”), based on previous year performance. In determining whether to grant a bonus, in its discretion, the Board of Directors of the Company will take into account your performance and milestone achievements. Bonus payments are subject to approval and discretion of the Board of Directors of the Company. Performance objectives will be defined in alignment with the corporate goals. Target annual cash bonus is to be paid within 90 days of the subsequent year. Executive must remain an active employee through the end of any given calendar year in order to earn an Annual Bonus for that year.

Bonus. Executive will be eligible for an annual discretionary bonus of up to % of Executive’s Base Salary. Executive’s annual target bonus percentage, whether Executive receives an annual bonus for any given year, and the amount of any such annual bonus, will be determined by the Board in its sole discretion based upon the Company’s and Executive’s achievement of objectives and milestones to be determined on an annual basis by the Board in consultation with Executive. Bonuses are generally paid by March 15 following the applicable bonus year, and Executive must be an active employee on the date any Annual Bonus is paid in order to earn any such Annual Bonus. Executive will not be eligible for, and will not earn, any Annual Bonus (including a prorated bonus) if Executive’s employment terminates for any reason before the date Annual Bonuses are paid.

Each calendar year, Executive will be eligible to earn an additional cash bonus with a target bonus of fifty percent (50%) of the Base Salary (the “Annual Bonus”), based upon the Board’s assessment of Executive’s individual performance and the Company’s attainment of targeted goals as set by the Board in its sole discretion. The actual amount of such Annual Bonus will be determined by the Board (or a committee of the Board) in its sole discretion. Your receipt of the Annual Bonus shall be conditioned upon your achievement of performance objectives set by the Board in writing after consultation with you in the applicable calendar year. The Board will determine in its sole discretion whether such performance objectives have been achieved. The Annual Bonus for any given year will be payable between January 1 and March 15 in the year immediately following the year to which the performance relates. An Annual Bonus will not be earned if your employment ends for any reason before the final day of the bonus year.

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.

Annual Bonus. Executive shall be eligible to receive a discretionary annual bonus based on Executive’s achievement of performance objectives established by the Board or its Compensation Committee upon recommendation of the CEO, such bonus to be targeted at 40% of Executive’s Annual Base Salary (the “Annual Bonus”). If your initial date of employment is after April 1st of the applicable year, your performance bonus will be prorated to reflect your service. If you are hired after October 1st, you will not be eligible for a performance bonus in the year that you are hired. You must be employed at the Company at the time bonuses are paid to be eligible to receive such bonus. Any Annual Bonus approved by the Board, the Compensation Committee of the Board shall be paid at the same time annual bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company generally, subject to Executive’s continuous employment through the date of approval.

You will be eligible to receive a discretionary annual cash bonus having a payout at the target level of performance of fifty percent (50%) of your Base Salary (the “Target Bonus”) for each calendar year that you are employed by the Company, payable during the first calendar quarter of the year following the year to which the bonus relates, subject to your continued employment through the payment date. Such bonus will be subject to your successful achievement of performance goals set by the CEO or the Board (or committee thereof), in their sole discretion, including, without limitation, goals based on the operating results of the Group or your individual performance.

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.

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 Bonus. Executive is eligible to earn a target annual bonus of 100% of Executive’s Base Salary based upon achievement of performance objectives to be determined by the Committee in its sole discretion after conferring with Executive and payable upon achievement of those applicable objectives, subject to minimum and maximum limits as established by the Committee (the “Annual Bonus”). If the Committee, in its sole discretion, determines the applicable performance objectives are achieved in a manner that would result in a payment of the Annual Bonus (or portion thereof), such amount will be paid when practicable after the Committee determines the relevant performance objectives have been achieved, subject to Executive being employed on the date of payment; provided, however, that if the Employment Term is not extended as a result of a notice from the Company or Executive to the other, Executive only shall be required to be employed on the last day of a performance period in order to be eligible for the annual bonus for such performance period and the annual bonus for such performance period shall be paid no later than 2 1⁄2 months following the end of such performance period . The Committee may modify the structure and performance objectives used for Annual Bonus determinations.

Annual Bonus. Executive shall also be eligible to receive, in addition to the Base Salary, an annual bonus having a target amount equal to 55% of Executive's Base Salary ("Target Bonus"), with the actual amount being determined by the Compensation Committee of the Board in its discretion taking into account the Company's performance and Executive's individual performance. In order to receive a Target Bonus, Executive must be employed by Employer on the date the bonus is paid.

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