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Parachute Payments. In the event that the severance and other benefits provided for in this Agreement or otherwise payable to the Executive # constitute “parachute payments” within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code (“[Section 280G]”) and # but for this Section, would be subject to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code (“[Section 4999]”), then, at the Executive’s discretion, severance and other benefits under this Agreement shall be payable to the Executive either # in full, or # as to such lesser amount which would result in no portion of such severance and other benefits being subject to the excise tax under [Section 4999], whichever of the foregoing amounts, taking into account the applicable federal, state and local income taxes and the excise tax imposed by [Section 4999], results in the receipt by the Executive on an after-tax basis, of the greatest amount of severance benefits under this Agreement, notwithstanding that all or some portion of such severance benefits may be taxable under [Section 4999]. Any reduction shall be made in the following manner: first a pro-rata reduction of # cash payments subject to Section 409A as deferred compensation and # cash payments not subject to Section 409A, and second a pro rata cancellation of # equity-based compensation subject to Section 409A as deferred compensation and # equity-based compensation not subject to Section 409A, with equity all being reduced in reverse order of vesting and equity not subject to treatment under Treasury regulation 1.280G- Q & A 24(c) being reduced before equity that is so subject. Unless the Company and the Executive otherwise agree in writing, any determination required under this Section shall be made in writing by the Company’s independent public accountants (the “Accountants”), whose determination shall be conclusive and binding upon the Executive and the Company for all purposes. For purposes of making the calculations required by this Section, the Accountants may make reasonable assumptions and approximations concerning applicable taxes and may rely on reasonable, good faith interpretations concerning the application of [Sections 280G and 4999]9]. The Company and the Executive shall furnish to the Accountants such information and documents as the Accountants may reasonably request in order to make a determination under this Section. The Accountants shall deliver to the Company and the Executive sufficient documentation for the Executive to rely on it for purpose of filing the Executive’s tax returns. The Company shall bear

Parachute Payments. If Independent Tax Counsel (as that term is defined below) determines that the aggregate payments and benefits provided or to be provided [[Organization B:Organization]] Executive pursuant to this Agreement, and any other payments and benefits provided or to be provided [[Organization B:Organization]] Executive from the Company or any of its subsidiaries or other affiliates or any successors thereto constitute “parachute payments” as defined in Section 280G of the Code (“Parachute Payments”) that would be subject [[Organization B:Organization]] excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code (the “Excise Tax”), then, except as otherwise provided in the next sentence, such Parachute Payments shall be reduced [[Organization B:Organization]] extent the Independent Tax Counsel shall determine is necessary (but not below zero) so that no portion thereof shall be subject [[Organization B:Organization]] Excise Tax. If Independent Tax Counsel determines that the Executive would receive in the aggregate greater payments and benefits on an after tax basis if the Parachute Payments were not reduced pursuant to this [Section 5(f)], then no such reduction shall be made. The determination of which payments or benefits shall be reduced to avoid the Excise Tax shall be made by the Independent Tax Counsel, provided that the Independent Tax Counsel shall reduce or eliminate, as the case may be, payments or benefits in the following order # cash payments not subject to Section 409A of the Code; # cash payments subject to Section 409A of the Code; # equity-based payments and acceleration; and # non-cash forms of benefits. [[Organization B:Organization]] extent any payment is to be made over time (e.g., in installments, etc.), then the payments shall be reduced in reverse chronological order. The determination of the Independent Tax Counsel under this [Section 5(f)] shall be final and binding on all parties hereto. For purposes of this [Section 5(f)], “Independent Tax Counsel” shall mean a lawyer, a certified public accountant with a nationally recognized accounting firm, or a compensation consultant with a nationally recognized actuarial and benefits consulting firm with expertise in the area of executive compensation tax law, who shall be selected by the Board, and whose fees and disbursements shall be paid by the Company.

Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement or any Company equity plan or agreement, in the event that any payment or benefit by the Company or otherwise to or for the benefit of Executive, whether paid or payable or distributed or distributable pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or otherwise (all such payments and benefits, including the payments and benefits under Section 4 hereof, being hereinafter referred to as the “Total Payments”), would be subject (in whole or in part) to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code (the “Excise Tax”), then the Total Payments shall be reduced (in the order provided in Section 8(b)) to the minimum extent necessary to avoid the imposition of the Excise Tax on the Total Payments, but only if # the net amount of such Total Payments, as so reduced

Parachute Payments. Except as otherwise provided in the applicable Award Agreement or other written agreement between a Participant and the Company or an Affiliate, if any payment or benefit the Participant would receive pursuant to a Change in Control from the Company or otherwise (“Payment”) would # constitute a “parachute payment” within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code, and # but for this sentence, be subject to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code (the “Excise Tax”), then such Payment will be equal to the Reduced Amount. The “Reduced Amount” will be either # the largest portion of the Payment that would result in no portion of the Payment being subject to the Excise Tax or # the largest portion, up to and including the total, of the Payment, whichever amount, after taking into account all applicable federal, state and local employment taxes, income taxes, and the Excise Tax (all computed at the highest applicable marginal rate), results in the Participant’s receipt, on an after-

reduction on a pro-rata basis of any non-cash severance payments or benefits that are exempt from [Section 409A], # reduction on a pro-rata basis of any other payments or benefits that are exempt from [Section 409A], and # reduction of any payments or benefits otherwise payable to Executive on a pro- rata basis or such other manner that complies with Section 409A; provided, in case of clauses (ii), (iii) and (iv), that reduction of any payments attributable to the acceleration of vesting of Company equity awards shall be first applied to Company equity awards that would otherwise vest last in time.

Parachute Payments. Except as otherwise provided in the applicable Award Agreement or other written agreement between a Participant and the Company or an Affiliate, if any payment or benefit the Participant would receive pursuant to a Change in Control from the Company or otherwise (“Payment”) would # constitute a “parachute payment” within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code, and # but for this sentence, be subject to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code (the “Excise Tax”), then such Payment will be equal to the Reduced Amount. The “Reduced Amount” will be either # the largest portion of the Payment that would result in no portion of the Payment being subject to the Excise Tax or # the largest portion, up to and including the total, of the Payment, whichever amount, after taking into account all applicable federal, state and local employment taxes, income taxes, and the Excise Tax (all computed at the highest applicable marginal rate), results in the Participant’s receipt, on an after-tax basis, of the greater amount of the Payment notwithstanding that all or some portion of the Payment may be subject to the Excise Tax. If a reduction in payments or benefits constituting “parachute payments” is necessary so that the Payment equals the Reduced Amount, reduction will occur in the following order: # reduction of cash payments; # cancellation of accelerated vesting of equity awards other than stock options; # cancellation of accelerated vesting of stock options; and # reduction of other benefits paid to the Participant. Within any such category of payments and benefits (that is, (A), (B), (C) or (D)), a reduction will occur first with respect to amounts that are not “deferred compensation” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code and then with respect to amounts that are. In the event that acceleration of compensation from a Participant’s equity awards is to be reduced, such acceleration of vesting will be canceled, subject to the immediately preceding sentence, in the reverse order of the date of grant. The accounting firm engaged by the Company for general audit purposes as of the day prior to the effective date of the Change in Control will perform the foregoing calculations. If the accounting firm so engaged by the Company is serving as accountant or auditor for the individual, entity or group effecting the Change in Control, the Company will appoint a nationally recognized accounting firm to make the determinations required hereunder. The Company will bear all expenses with respect to the determinations by such accounting firm required to be made hereunder. The accounting firm engaged to make the determinations hereunder will provide its calculations, together with detailed supporting documentation, to the Participant and the Company within 15 calendar days after the date on which the Participant’s right to a Payment is triggered (if requested at that time by the Participant or the Company) or such other time as reasonably requested by the Participant or the Company. Any good faith determinations of the accounting firm made hereunder will be final, binding and conclusive upon the Participant and the Company.

Parachute Payments. For all payments made or required to be made pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, including any payments made with respect to the Executive’s termination of employment for any reason, the Company shall determine and pay the Executive an amount sufficient to cover the gross-up of any excise, income and other taxes resulting from the imposition of the parachute penalties of the Internal Revenue Code or applicable state tax laws. Such determination and payment by the Company shall be made six (6) months and one (1) day after the date of the termination of Executive’s employment with the Company for any reason or, if later, before the end of the calendar year following the calendar year in which the Executive paid any such excise tax.

In the event that any payments and benefits provided for under this Agreement or any other agreement or arrangement between the Company and you (collectively, the "Payments") # constitute "parachute payments" within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code and # but for this section, would be subject to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code, then your benefits under this Agreement or otherwise shall be payable either # in full, or # as to such lesser amount which would result in no portion of such benefits being subject to an excise tax under Section 4999 of the Code, whichever of the foregoing amounts, taking into account the applicable federal, state and local income taxes and the excise tax imposed by [Section 4999], results in your receipt on an after-tax basis, of the greatest amount of benefits under this Agreement or otherwise, notwithstanding that all or some portion of such benefits may be taxable under Section 4999 of the Code; provided, however, that this sentence shall not apply if, immediately before the change in ownership or control on which such Payment is contingent or otherwise relates, no stock in the Company is readily tradeable on an established securities market or otherwise (as determined in accordance with Treasury Reg. [Section 1.280G-1]1] Q&A 6). In applying this principle, the reduction shall be made in a manner consistent with the requirements of Code [Section 409A], and if more than one method of reduction will result in the same economic benefit, the items so reduced will be reduced pro rata. Unless you and the Company otherwise agree in writing, any determination required under this section shall be made in writing by the Company's independent public accountants immediately preceding the change in ownership or control on which such Payments are contingent or otherwise relate (the "Accountants"), whose determination shall be conclusive and binding upon you and the Company for all purposes. For purposes of making the calculations required by this section, the Accountants may make reasonable assumptions and approximations concerning applicable taxes and may rely on reasonable, good faith interpretations concerning the application of [Sections 280G and 4999]9] of the Code. You and the Company shall furnish to the Accountants such information and documents as the Accountants may reasonably request in order to make a determination under this section. The Company shall bear all costs the Accountants may reasonably incur in connection with any calculations contemplated by this section as well as any costs incurred by you with the Accountants for tax planning under [Sections 280G and 4999]9] of the Code.

Parachute Payments. In the event that any payments or benefits provided for in this Agreement or otherwise payable to Employee (collectively, the “Payments”) # constitute “parachute payments” within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code and # but for this Section, would be subject to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code, then the Payments shall be payable either # in full, or # as to such lesser amount which would result in no portion of the Payments being subject to the excise tax under Section 4999 of the Code, whichever of the foregoing amounts, taking into account the applicable federal, state and local income taxes and the excise tax imposed by [Section 4999], results in the receipt by Employee on an after-tax basis, of the greatest amount of Payments, notwithstanding that all or some portion of such severance benefits may be taxable under Section 4999 of the Code. Any reduction to the Payments required under this Section shall be made by the Company in its reasonable discretion in the following order and in a manner intended to comply with Section 409A of the Code (as determined by the Company): # payments that are payable in cash that are valued at full value under Treasury Regulation Section 1.280G-1, Q&A 24(a) will be reduced (if necessary, to zero), with amounts that are payable last reduced first; # payments and benefits due in respect of any equity valued at full value under Treasury Regulation Section 1.280G-1, Q&A 24(a), with the highest values reduced first (as such values are determined under Treasury Regulation Section 1.280G-1, Q&A 24), will next be reduced; # payments that are payable in cash that are valued at less than full value under Treasury Regulation Section 1.280G-1, Q&A 24, with amounts that are payable last reduced first, will next be reduced; # payments and benefits due in respect of any equity valued at less than full value under Treasury Regulation Section 1.280G-1, Q&A 24, with the highest values reduced first (as such values are determined under Treasury Regulation Section 1.280G-1, Q&A 24), will next be reduced; and # all other non-cash benefits not otherwise described in [clauses (ii) or (iv) hereof] will be next reduced pro-rata. Any reductions made pursuant to each of clauses (i)-(v) of the immediately preceding sentence will be made in the following manner: first, a pro-rata reduction of cash payment and payments and benefits due in respect of any equity not subject to Section 409A of the Code, and second, a pro-rata reduction of cash payments and payments and benefits due in respect of any equity subject to Section 409A of the Code as deferred compensation. Unless the Company and Employee otherwise agree in writing, any determinations required under this Section shall be made in writing by the Company’s independent public accountants (the “Accountants”), whose ACTIVE/106737552.1

Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement or any Company equity plan or agreement, in the event that any payment or benefit by the Company or otherwise to or for the benefit of Executive, whether paid or payable or distributed or distributable pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or otherwise (all such payments and benefits, including the payments and benefits under Section 4(b) and Section 4(c) hereof, being hereinafter referred to as the “Total Payments”), would be subject (in whole or in part) to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code (the “Excise Tax”), then the Total Payments shall be reduced (in the order provided in Section 8(b)) to the minimum extent necessary to avoid the imposition of the Excise Tax on the Total Payments, but only if # the net amount of such Total Payments, as so reduced (and after subtracting the net amount of federal, state and local income and employment taxes on such reduced Total Payments and after taking into account the phase out of itemized deductions and personal exemptions attributable to such reduced Total Payments), is greater than or equal to # the net amount of such Total Payments without such reduction (but after subtracting the net amount of federal, state and local income and employment taxes on such Total Payments and the amount of the Excise Tax to which Executive would be subject in respect of such unreduced Total Payments and after taking into account the phase out of itemized deductions and personal exemptions attributable to such unreduced Total Payments).

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