Direct Compensation. For his service hereunder during the Employment Term and, if applicable, during the Extended Employment Term, Executive will receive a base salary payable at an annual rate of $400,000.00 (the "Base Salary"), to be paid in accordance with the normal practices for remunerating Titan’s salaried executive employees. Nothing in this Agreement will be deemed to prohibit an increase at any time in the Executive’s Base Salary if Titan's Board of Directors approves the same in its sole discretion (as so approved and adjusted, referred to herein as the "Adjusted Base Salary"), however salary reviews will be conducted annually.

During the Term of Employment, as compensation for the employment services to be rendered by Executive hereunder, the Company agrees to pay to Executive, and Executive agrees to accept, payable in equal bi-weekly installments in accordance with Company practice, an annual base salary of Four Hundred Thousand Dollars and 00/100 Cents ($400,000.00) (the “Base Salary”) as of the Effective Date. The Base Salary shall be reviewed at least annually to ascertain whether, in the judgment of the Company, such Base Salary should be adjusted. If so, the adjusted Base Salary shall be adjusted for all purposes of this Agreement.