“Base Salary” in respect of any Performance Period means the aggregate base annualized salary of a Participant from the Company and all affiliates of the Company at the time the Participant is selected to participate for that Performance Period, exclusive of any commissions or other actual or imputed income from any Company provided benefits or perquisites, but prior to any reductions for salary deferred pursuant to any deferred compensation plan or for contributions to a plan qualifying under Section 401(k) of the Code or contributions to a cafeteria plan under Section 125 of the Code.

“Base Salary” means a Participant’s annualized base salary as of the last day of the applicable Performance Period or, if earlier, the date the Participant terminates employment if payment is made under [Section 4.2(b)] on account of death, Disability or retirement.

"Base Salary" means the Participant's annualized rate of base salary on the last day of the Performance Period before # deductions for taxes or benefits and # deferrals of compensation pursuant to any Company or Affiliate-sponsored plans.

“Base Salary” means, as to any Participant, the amount the Participant is entitled to receive as annual base salary, in each case without reduction for any pre-tax contributions to benefit plans. Base Salary does not include bonuses, incentives, commissions, overtime pay, shift pay, premium pay, cost of living allowances or income from stock options, stock grants or other incentives awarded under the Equity Plan or otherwise.

“Base Salary” shall mean the Participant’s base annual salary excluding incentive and discretionary bonuses, severance, commissions and other non-regular forms of compensation, before reductions for contributions to or deferrals under any pension, deferred compensation or benefit plans of the Employer.

“Base Salary” means as to any Performance Period, the gross cash wages earned by the Participant during the Performance Period, inclusive of any overtime pay, pay resulting from the actual use (rather than mere accrual) of holiday, vacation and sick hours, Company provided direct pay during an approved leave of absence, and premium pay (for shift, on call, call in or call back pay). Commissions, Special Performance Incentive Fund (“SPIF”) pay, severance pay, salary continuation, disability payments, workers compensation payments, and other monetary consideration as part of a separation agreement, release agreement, or other similar agreement, shall not be included in Base Salary. Excluded from Base Salary are equity compensation income or gains, spot or other bonus, or variable pay, expense reimbursements and other allowances (such as housing, education reimbursements, etc.), pay during an unapproved leave of absence, and any payments attributable to a period of time other than the Performance Period (other than on account of normal payroll practices), unless mandated by local and foreign jurisdictions. Also excluded from Base Salary is any compensation paid to a Participant after his or her date of termination or after a Participant transfers to a position within the Company that is not eligible to participate in this Plan.

“Base Salary” means the amount a Participant is entitled to receive as wages or salary on an annualized basis as in effect from time to time, without reduction for any pre-tax contributions to benefit plans. Base Salary does not include bonuses, commissions, overtime pay or income from stock options, stock grants or other incentive compensation.

“Base Salary” means, as to any Participant, the amount the Participant is entitled to receive as annual base salary without reduction for any pre-tax contributions to benefit plans. Base Salary does not include bonuses, incentives, commissions, overtime pay, shift pay, premium pay, cost of living allowances or income from stock options, stock grants or any other equity-based awards.

"Base Salary" means the amount a Participant is entitled to receive as wages or salary on an annualized basis as in effect from time to time, without reduction for any pre-tax contributions to benefit plans. Base Salary does not include bonuses, commissions, overtime pay or income from stock options, stock grants or other incentive compensation.

“Base Annual Salary” shall mean the annual compensation (excluding bonuses, commissions, overtime, incentive payments, non-monetary awards, Directors Fees and other fees, stock options and grants, and car allowances) paid to a Participant for services rendered to any Employer, before reduction for compensation deferred pursuant to all qualified, non-qualified and Code [Section 125] plans (other than compensation deferred under individual employment Contracts) of any Employer. The Committee may, in its discretion, with respect to any one or more Participants establish for any Plan Year a limit on the amount of Base Annual Salary to be taken into account under this Plan. Such limitation shall be reflected in the Participant’s Plan Agreement, as it may be amended from time to time.