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Good Reason. For purposes of this Award, # “Good Reason” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in any written employment or similar agreement between the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and the Holder in effect on the Grant Date or # if Holder is not party to an employment or similar agreement in effect on the Grant Date which defines “Good Reason,” then “Good Reason” shall mean Holder's voluntary termination as an employee, director or consultant of the Company or its affiliates within 60 days after # a requirement by the Company or an affiliate of the Company that Holder relocate or commute to a location more than 50 miles away from Holder's work location as of the Grant Date, unless Holder has consented in writing to such requirement, # a material reduction by the Company in Holder's base salary (other than a reduction in connection with substantially proportionate reductions to the base salary of substantially all other executives of the Company), unless Holder has consented in writing to such reduction, or # a material diminution in Holder's duties and responsibilities inconsistent with Holder's position with the Company and Holder's duties and responsibilities immediately prior to such material diminution (but excluding transfers of duties and responsibilities to one or more employees as a result of the Company's natural growth, and excluding further any material diminution in Holder's duties and responsibilities as a result of a corporate transaction, so long as Holder has substantially similar duties and responsibilities in a division, subsidiary or other entity that is substantially similar in size to the division, subsidiary or other entity over which Holder had authority and responsibility prior to the relevant corporate transaction), unless Holder has consented in writing to such diminution; provided, however, that the Company shall have a 30-day period to cure any such Good Reason event and, if cured, the Holder shall not be eligible to terminate Holder’s employment due to such Good Reason event.

For purposes of this Agreement, the term “Good Reason” shall mean # any act or actions by the Company that result in a material and continuing diminution in your position culminating in a reduction of more than one-third of your authority, duties and responsibilities over the span of a twelve month period, including without limitation an adverse change in your title; # a material reduction by the Company in your base salary or annual bonus opportunity as in effect on the date of this Agreement; provided that, your annual base salary and/or annual bonus may be reduced if the annual base salaries and/or annual bonuses in effect for all or the majority of other senior executive officers of the Company are similarly reduced; or # a relocation of your principal place of employment to more than fifty (50) miles from such principal place of employment as of the start of your employment, in each case without your written consent. For a termination to qualify as a termination of your employment for “Good Reason”, you must deliver to the Board a written notice specifically identifying in a reasonable detail the conduct of the Company which you believe constitutes “Good Reason” in accordance with this section within ninety (90) days of the initial occurrence of the event(s) you believe constitute “Good Reason” and provide the Board and/or Company at least thirty (30) days to remedy such conduct after receipt of such written notice, and to the extent not cured, you must terminate your employment within thirty (30) days after such failure to cure.

For purposes of this Agreement, the term “Good Reason” shall mean, and shall be deemed to exist if, without the prior express written consent of the Grantee, # the Grantee suffers a material demotion in his or her title or position as it existed on the date of this Agreement; # the Grantee suffers a material reduction in his or her duties, responsibilities or effective authority associated with his or her titles and positions; # the Grantee’s target annual cash compensation (annual base salary plus target bonus percentage) or aggregate benefits are materially decreased by the Employer; # the Employer fails to obtain assumption by an acquirer of any change in control agreement, severance agreement or employment agreement between the Grantee and the Employer (if any); or # the Grantee’s primary office location is moved to a location more than fifty (50) miles from its location as of the date hereof. In order for the Grantee to terminate employment for Good Reason, the Grantee must provide a written notice to the Company (or any successor thereto) in accordance with Section 13 below of termination for Good Reason. Such notice is required to set forth the provision of this Agreement that the Grantee believes constitutes “Good Reason” and specify the particulars thereof in detail within ninety (90) days of the initial occurrence of such event. The Employer (or any successor thereto) shall have thirty (30) days after the Company’s receipt of such notice to remedy the circumstances that allegedly give rise to “Good Reason.” If the Employer (or any successor thereto) remedies the circumstances that have given rise to “Good Reason,” within the thirty (30) day cure period, the Grantee’s notice shall not be effective and shall be null and void from its inception. However, if the Employer (or any successor thereto) does not remedy such event within such thirty (30) day cure period, the Grantee’s employment must terminate within sixty (60) days after the end of the thirty (30) day cure period in order for the termination to be on account of Good Reason. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if Grantee is a party to an employment agreement, severance agreement or other similar agreement with the Company, the Employer or any Subsidiary that contains a definition of “good reason,” such definition shall apply to Grantee for purposes of this Agreement. The Grantee’s continued employment shall not constitute consent to, or a waiver of rights with respect to, any act or failure to act constituting Good Reason hereunder.

Good Reason” shall mean # if the Participant is party to an employment or similar agreement with the Company that contains a definition of “Good Reason” for termination of service, the meaning ascribed to such term in such agreement, or (ii) (A) a material diminution in the Participant’s base salary; # a material diminution in the Participant’s authority, duties or responsibilities; or # a material change in geographic location at which the Participant performs services. A termination of service shall not be a termination for Good Reason unless the termination is in accordance with the following series of actions: # the Participant reasonably determines in good faith that Good Reason exists, # the Participant notifies the Company in writing of the existence of Good Reason within 60 days of the occurrence of the event that gave rise to the existence of Good Reason, # the Participant cooperates in good faith with the Company’s efforts to remedy the conditions that gave rise to the existence of Good Reason for a period of 30 days following such notice (such 30 day period, the “Cure Period”), # notwithstanding such efforts, Good Reason continues to exist and # the Participant terminates his or her employment within 30 days after the end of the Cure Period. For the avoidance of doubt, if the Company successfully remedies the conditions that gave rise to the existence of Good Reason during the Cure Period, Good Reason shall be deemed not to have existed.

Good Reason. “Good Reason” means in respect of the Corporation and the Subsidiaries and without the Participant’s consent: # the occurrence of a material diminution in the Participant’s authority, duties, or responsibilities (other than temporarily while the Participant is physically or mentally incapacitated or as required by applicable law); # a material adverse change in the reporting structure applicable to the Participant; # a relocation of the Participant's principal place of employment by more than 50 miles; or # a material reduction in the Participant’s aggregate base salary and target bonus (other than a general reduction that affects all similarly situated executives in substantially the same proportions); provided, however, that the Participant shall be considered to have terminated employment for Good Reason only if # the Participant provides notice to the Corporation of the event or condition meeting the foregoing definition of Good Reason within 30 days after the initial occurrence of such event or condition, # the Corporation or the applicable Subsidiary fails to correct such event or condition within 30 days of receiving notice thereof from the Participant, and # the Participant terminates employment with the Corporation and the Subsidiaries within 30 days after the expiration of such correction period.

Good Reason” means # a reduction in the Base Salary or percentage target bonus opportunity or a material reduction in the target long-term incentive award opportunity, in each case as then in effect, # a material reduction in the benefits provided Executive, except where such reduction is part of a general reduction in benefits effectuated by the Compensation Committee of the Board which is equally applicable to all senior executives of the Company, # a reduction in Executive’s title, a material reduction in job responsibilities, or a material change in Executive’s reporting relationship, or # following a Change in Control, an attempted relocation of Executive to a position that is located greater than forty (40) miles from the location of such Executive’s most recent principal location of employment with the Company; provided, however, that Executive shall be treated as having resigned due to Good Reason only if he provides the Company with a notice of termination within ninety (90) days of the initial existence of one of the conditions described above, following which the Company shall have thirty (30) days from the receipt of the notice of termination to cure the event specified in the notice of termination and, if the Company fails to so cure the event, Executive must terminate his employment no later than thirty (30) days following the end of such cure period.

Good Reason. “Good Reason” means in respect of the Corporation and the Subsidiaries and without the Participant’s consent # the occurrence of a material diminution in the Participant’s authority, duties, or responsibilities (other than temporarily while the Participant is physically or mentally incapacitated or as required by applicable law), # a material adverse change in the reporting structure applicable to the Participant, # a relocation of the Participant's principal place of employment by more than 50 miles, or # a material reduction in the Participant’s aggregate base salary and target bonus (other than a general reduction that affects all similarly situated executives in substantially the same proportions); provided, however, that the Participant shall be considered to have terminated employment for Good Reason only if # the Participant provides notice to the Corporation of the event or condition meeting the foregoing definition of Good Reason within 30 days after the initial occurrence of such event or condition, # the Corporation or the applicable Subsidiary fails to correct such event or condition within 30 days of receiving notice thereof from the Participant, and # the Participant terminates employment with the Corporation and the Subsidiaries within 30 days after the expiration of such correction period.

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