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Compensation. The Company shall pay to the Executive a lump sum (subject to the succeeding sentence hereof) equal to two (2) times the sum of # the Executive’s per annum rate of base salary in effect with respect to the Executive immediately prior to the Termination of Employment (disregarding any reduction in base salary described in [clause (B) of Section 1] h.(ii) hereof) plus # the average annual cash bonus paid or payable to Executive for the three full fiscal years prior to the Change of Control (or for such lesser number of full fiscal years if Executive was not employed for all three full years). The lump sum shall be paid to the Executive not later than five (5) days after the Termination of Employment (or at such later date provided for in Section 2.g. hereof); provided, however, that if # the Change of Control does not constitute a “change in the ownership or effective control of the corporation, or in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the corporation” (within the meaning of [Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(v)] of the Code and applicable guidance issued thereunder), or # the Executive’s termination of employment occurs under circumstances described in the second sentence of Section 1.d. hereof, then the payments under this Section 2.c. shall be made in twenty-four (24) substantially equal monthly installments, except as provided in Section 2.g.

Benefits. If a Change in Control (as defined below) shall occur and concurrently therewith or during a period of twenty-four (24) months thereafter Executive’s employment hereunder is terminated by the Employer without Cause (other than for the reasons set forth in Section 3(d)) or by Executive with Good Reason (as defined below), Executive shall be entitled to receive a lump-sum cash payment, no later than thirty (30) days following the date of such termination, in an amount equal to two (2.0) times the sum of # Executive’s annual base salary then in effect (or immediately prior to any reduction resulting in a termination for Good Reason) and # the average of the last three (3) annual bonuses paid by the Employer to Executive.

Termination Payment upon Change in Control. The Company shall pay the Employee a lump sum cash payment, no later than thirty (30) days after the Termination Date, in an amount equal to # two times Employee's average annual cash compensation (including base salary and cash bonuses, but excluding the award or exercise of stock options or stock grants) for the three fiscal years (or lesser number of fiscal years if the Employee's employment has been of shorter duration) of the Company immediately preceding the Change in Control Termination, plus # the amount of the Employee’s earned but unused vacation time. If the Employee is a “specified employee” (within the meaning of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code and the regulations thereunder), and if the amount otherwise payable to the Employee under this Paragraph 2(a) during the six-month period beginning on the Termination Date exceeds two times the limitation applicable as of the Termination Date under Section 401(a)(17) of the Internal Revenue Code, then such excess amount shall be paid at the end of such six-month period.

The Companies shall pay to the Executive within 10 days following the last to occur of both his Termination and a Change in Control a lump sum amount equal to 2.99 times the Executive’s Annual Compensation in effect at the time of his Termination or the Change in Control, as the case may be.

General Compensation and Benefits. Within five (5) days following the date of Termination of Employment (or such later date provided for in Section 2.g. hereof), the Company shall pay to the Executive in a lump sum the Executive’s full salary through the date of Termination of Employment at the rate in effect at the time notice of termination is given (disregarding any reduction in base salary described in [clause (B) of Section 1] h.(ii) hereof) and shall also pay to the Executive all compensation and benefits payable to the Executive through the date of Termination of Employment under the terms of any compensation or benefit plan, program or arrangement maintained by the Employer, such compensation and benefits to be paid at the times prescribed by the applicable plan, program or arrangement. The Company shall also pay the Executive’s normal post-termination compensation and benefits to the Executive as such payments become due. Such post termination compensation and benefits shall be determined under, and paid in accordance with, the Employer’s retirement, insurance and other compensation or benefit plans, programs and arrangements most favorable to the Executive in effect at any time during the 180-day period immediately preceding the Change of Control Date or, if more favorable to the Executive, those provided generally at any time after the Change of Control Date to executives of the Company of comparable status and position to the Executive.

Termination Payment upon Change in Control. The Company shall pay the Employee a lump sum cash payment, no later than sixty (60) days after the Termination Date, in an amount equal to # two (2) times Employee's average annual cash compensation (including base salary and annual cash incentive awards, but excluding the award, exercise, vesting or settlement of stock options or other equity-based awards) for the three completed fiscal years (or lesser number of fiscal years if the Employee's employment has been of shorter duration) of the Company immediately preceding the Change in Control Termination, plus # the amount of the Employee's earned but unused vacation time.

If the Executive’s employment is terminated in the circumstances described in Section 5(b), the Employer shall pay Executive, or in the event of his subsequent death, his beneficiary or beneficiaries, or his estate, as the case may be, as severance pay or liquidated damages, or both, a sum equal to two (2) times the average of Executive’s annual compensation for the five calendar years preceding his Date of Termination of employment (or such shorter period as Executive shall have been employed by the Employer); provided, however, that, if Executive’s Date of Termination occurs less than five years after the effective date of this Agreement, the amount of the payment shall not be less than two (2) times Executive’s annual compensation for the calendar year immediately preceding the year in which his Date of Termination occurs. For purposes of this Section 5(c), Executive’s “annual compensation” shall mean the amount reported by the Employer in Box 1 of Executive’s Form W-2(s) for a calendar year. Any payments to which Executive may be entitled under this Section 5(c) shall be made in a lump sum within thirty (30) days after the Date of Termination following the Change in Control, or in the event that Code Section 409A applies and Executive is a “specified employee” within the meaning of Code Section 409A, no later than the first day of the seventh month following the Executive’s Date of Termination.

Lump-Sum Cash Payment. In the event of a Qualified Termination of Employment (as hereinafter defined) the Corporation will pay to the Executive, as compensation for services rendered to the Corporation a lump-sum cash amount or amounts (subject to any applicable payroll or other taxes required to be withheld) calculated by adding the amounts specified in [subparagraphs (a) through (f)] below, such payments to be made within 10 days following the later of the date of Separation from Service or the date of the Change of Control, except to the extent not yet calculable, in which case such portions shall be paid as soon as practicable following the ability to calculate the amount. Notwithstanding the foregoing, except as provided in Paragraph 5, all amounts payable under the terms of the Plan shall be payable no later than March 15 of the year following the later of the date of Separation from Service or the date of the Change of Control. Notwithstanding anything in this Paragraph 1 to the contrary, any amounts which are payable due to amounts the Executive would have been entitled under a deferred compensation plan required to meet the requirements of Section 409A of the Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder, such amounts shall be payable at the date it would have been payable if the Executive were entitled to this amount under the terms of the deferred compensation plan.

Change in Control Payment. The Corporation shall pay Executive a lump sum payment (the “Change in Control Payment”) within forty-five (45) days after the consummation of a Change in Control. Notwithstanding the previous sentence, if Executive is furnished with the notice under [Section 4] of the Agreement, the time of the Change in Control Payment and conditions of such payment shall be governed by [Section 4]. The Change in Control payment shall be calculated at one and on-half (1.5) times the average of Executive’s last three (3) full calendar years of Cash Compensation. “Cash Compensation” means the total of Executive’s base salary and any annual cash bonus paid. The change in Control Payment shall be due only upon consummation of the first Change in Control following the effective date of this Agreement and not upon any subsequent Change in Control. In the event that the Change in Control Payment would constitute a “parachute payment: within the meaning of Section 280G of the Internal Revenue Code and the Change in Control Payment would be subject to the excise tax imposed by [Section 49999] of such Code, the Corporation shall pay Executive an additional amount such that the net amount retained by Executive, after deduction of such excised tax on the additional amount paid, but before deduction for any federal, state and local income tax and payroll tax on the Change in Control Payment, shall be equal to the Change in Control Payment. The good faith opinion of the Corporation’s independent certified public accountants, appointed prior to the Change in Control, that the Change in Control Payment is not a “parachute payment: or is not subject to such excise tax, shall be conclusive. The Corporation shall bear the cost of any such opinion by such accountant.

Change in Control Payment. The Corporation shall pay Executive a lump sum payment (the “Change in Control Payment”) within forty-five (45) days after the consummation of a Change in Control. Notwithstanding the previous sentence, if Executive is furnished with the notice under [Section 4] of this Agreement, the time of the Change in Control Payment and conditions of such payment shall be governed by [Section 4]. The Change in Control Payment shall be calculated at one and one-half (1.5) times the average of Executive’s last three (3) full calendar years of Cash Compensation. “Cash Compensation” means the total of Executive’s base salary and any annual cash bonus paid. The change in Control Payment shall be due only upon consummation of the first Change in Control following the effective date of this Agreement and not upon any subsequent Change in Control. In the event that the Change in Control Payment would constitute a “parachute payment” within the meaning of Section 280G of the Internal Revenue Code and the Change in Control Payment would be subject to the excise tax imposed by [Section 4999] of such Code, the Corporation shall pay Executive an additional amount such that the net amount retained by Executive, after deduction of such excise tax on the Change in Control Payment and any federal, state and local income tax and payroll tax on the additional amount paid, but before deduction for any federal, state and local income tax and payroll tax on the Change in Control Payment, shall be equal to the Change in Control Payment. The good faith opinion of the Corporation’s independent certified public accountants, appointed prior to the Change in Control, that the Change in Control Payment is not a “parachute payment” or is not subject to such excise tax, shall be conclusive. The Corporation shall bear the cost of any such opinion by such accountant.

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