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Base Salary. During the Employment Period, the Executive’s base salary shall be $450,000 (such annual salary, as it may be adjusted upward by the Board in its discretion, being referred to as the “Base Salary”). The Base Salary shall be payable in regular installments in accordance with the Company’s general payroll practices, shall be subject to customary withholding and may be increased (but not decreased) at the discretion of the Board.

Base Salary. During the Employment Period, Executive’s base salary shall be in an amount set by the Board (or a committee thereof), but under no circumstances will it be less than $320,000 per annum (the “Base Salary”), which salary shall be payable in regular installments in accordance with the Company’s general payroll practices and shall be subject to customary withholding. The Base Salary shall be subject to annual increases by the Board (or a committee thereof), in its sole discretion, which increases shall thereafter be Executive’s “Base Salary” for all purposes under this Agreement.

Base Salary. Executive’s annual rate of base salary shall be $600,000 (the “Base Salary”). The Company shall pay the Base Salary in periodic installments in accordance with its payroll practices. The Base Salary shall be reviewed at least annually by the Board, or a committee thereof, and may be increased (but not decreased).

Base Salary. During the Employment Term, the Company shall pay to the Executive a salary of $675,000 per annum, payable consistent with the Company’s standard payroll practices then in effect (“Base Salary”). Such Base Salary shall be reviewed by the Compensation Committee of the Board (hereinafter the “Compensation Committee”) at least annually, with any changes taking into account, among other factors, Company and individual performance.

Base Salary. During the Employment Period, Executive’s base salary shall be four hundred thousand dollars ($400,000) per year (the “Base Salary”). The Base Salary may be adjusted in the sole discretion of the Board. The Base Salary shall be payable in a manner that is consistent with the Company’s usual payroll practices for senior executives but no less frequently than monthly. The Company shall be obligated to pay Executive any earned but unpaid Base Salary in the event of a separation as set forth in this Agreement.

Base Salary. During the Employment Period, the Company shall pay the Executive, as compensation for the performance of the Executive’s duties and obligations under this Agreement, an annual base salary of $340,000, payable in a manner that is consistent with the Company’s usual payroll practices for senior executives. The Executive’s base salary shall be reviewed annually by each of the Compensation Committee of the Board or any successor to such committee (the “Committee”) and the Board or for adjustment. Such adjustment, if any, shall be within the sole discretion of the Board. The annual base salary in effect at any given time is referred to herein as “Base Salary.”

Base Salary. During the Period of Employment, the Company will pay the Executive a base salary (the “Base Salary”), which shall be paid in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices in effect from time to time. Beginning March 13, 2018, the Executive’s Base Salary shall be at an annualized rate of $650,000. (The additional Base Salary due to the Executive as a result of applying such rate of Base Salary to any payroll periods completed prior to the Effective Date will be paid promptly after the Effective Date.) The Board (or a committee thereof) will review the Executive’s rate of Base Salary on a periodic basis (annually, commencing with fiscal year 2019) and may, in its sole discretion, increase, but shall not decrease, the rate then in effect.

Base Salary. The Employee shall be paid a base salary at the rate of ($522,365.00) per annum (“Base Salary”), less such deductions for withholding taxes required under applicable law or as otherwise authorized by the Executive. The Base Salary shall accrue from and after the Effective Date and shall be payable during the Term in equal periodic installments in accordance with Company’s then current general salary payment policies. The Executive’s Base Salary shall be reviewed from time to time by the Board and may be increased based upon the evaluation of the Executive’s performance and the compensation policies of the Company in effect at the time of each such review.

Base Salary. During the Term, the Executive’s annual base salary shall be $265,000 (the “Base Salary”). The Base Salary shall be payable in accordance with the Company’s normal payroll procedures in effect from time to time and may be increased, but not decreased, at the discretion of the Company.

Base Salary. Company shall pay Executive a base salary (the “Base Salary”) at the annual rate of $407,800. The Base Salary shall be payable in substantially equal periodic installments in accordance with Company’s payroll practices as in effect from time to time. Company shall deduct from each such installment all amounts required to be deducted or withheld under applicable law or under any employee benefit plan in which Executive participates. The Base Salary will be reviewed annually and may be increased.

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