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An “Adverse Change in Conditions of Employment” shall mean the occurrence of any of the following events:

Certain Definitions. The following terms have the meanings indicated:

Certain Definitions. As used in this Agreement:

Certain Definitions. For purposes of [Section 2], the “Participant” means ​ and any person or entity that has or obtains any legal rights or claims through ​. Further, the “Company” means and any parent, subsidiary, and affiliated organization or entity in the present or past related to , and any past and present officers, directors, members, governors, attorneys, employees, agents, insurers, successors, and assigns of, and any person who acted on behalf of or instruction of,

The “Change of Control Date” shall mean the first date during the Change of Control Period (as defined in [Section 1(b)]) on which a Change of Control (as defined in [Section 2]) occurs. Anything in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, if a Change of Control occurs and if the Executive’s employment with the Company is terminated prior to the date on which the Change of Control occurs, and if it is reasonably demonstrated by the Executive that such termination of employment # was at the request of a third party who has taken steps reasonably calculated to effect a Change of Control or # otherwise arose in connection with or anticipation of a Change of Control, then for all purposes of this Agreement the “Change of Control Date” shall mean the date immediately prior to the date of such termination of employment.

In connection with a termination of Executive’s employment by the Company, “Cause” shall mean any one or more of the following reasons: # the willful material failure by the Executive to perform the duties required of her hereunder (other than any such failure resulting from incapacity due to physical or mental illness of the Executive or material changes in the direction and policies of the Board of Directors of Company), if such failure continues for fifteen (15) days after a written demand for substantial performance is delivered to the Executive by the Company which specifically identifies the manner in which it is believed that the Executive has failed to attempt to perform her duties hereunder; # the willful engaging by the Executive in willful misconduct materially injurious to the Company; # receipt by the Company of a notice (which shall not have been appealed by Executive or shall have become final and non-appealable) of any governmental body or entity having jurisdiction over the Company requiring termination or removal of the Executive from her then present position, or receipt of a written directive or order of any governmental body or entity having jurisdiction over the Company (which shall not have been appealed by Executive or shall have become final and non-appealable) requiring termination or removal of the Executive from her then present position; # personal dishonesty, incompetence, willful misconduct, willful breach of fiduciary duty involving personal profit or conviction of a felony; or # material breach of any provision set forth in [Sections 6, 7, 8 or 9]9]9]9], to the extent applicable. For purposes of this section, no act, or failure to act, on the Executive’s part shall be considered ‘‘willful’’ unless done or omitted to be done by Executive in bad faith and without reasonable belief that her action or omission was in the best interest of Company. Any act or omission to act by the Executive in reliance upon a written opinion of counsel to Company shall not be deemed to be willful.

Change in Control” means and shall be deemed to have occurred if # any Person is or becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing thirty percent (30%) or more of the total voting power of all the then outstanding Voting Securities, # any Person purchases or otherwise acquires under a tender offer, securities representing thirty percent (30%) or more of the total voting power of all the then outstanding Voting Securities, # during any period of two (2) consecutive years, individuals # who at the beginning of such period constitute the Board of Directors of the Company and # any new director whose election by the Company’s Board of Directors or nomination for election by the Company’s stockholders was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds (2/3) of the directors then still in office who either were directors at the beginning of such period or whose election or nomination for election was previously so approved (but excluding, for purposes of this definition, any such individual whose initial assumption of office occurs as a result of an actual or threatened election contest with respect to the election or removal of directors or other actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents by or on behalf of a person other than the Company’s Board of Directors), cease for any reason to constitute a majority of the members of the Company’s Board of Directors, # the stockholders of the Company approve a merger or consolidation of the Company with another entity, other than a merger or consolidation which would result in the Voting Securities outstanding immediately prior thereto continuing to represent, either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into voting securities of the surviving entity (or if the surviving entity is a subsidiary of another entity, then of the parent entity of such surviving entity), at least sixty percent (60%) of the total voting power represented by the voting securities of the surviving entity (or parent entity) outstanding immediately after such merger or consolidation, or # the stockholders approve a plan of complete liquidation of the Company or an agreement for the sale or disposition by the Company (in one transaction or a series of transactions) of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets.

Disinterested Director” shall mean a director of the Company who is not or was not a party to the Proceeding in respect of which indemnification is being sought by Indemnitee.

Certain Definitions. Except as otherwise indicated in this Agreement, all definitions in this [Section 3(f)] shall be applicable during the Protected Period only.

The term “Change in Control” has the meaning specified in the Plan.

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