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Plan Termination and Liquidation on Account of a Change-in-Control Upon a Change-in-Control, the Plan will terminate and payment of all amounts under the Plan will be accelerated if and to the extent provided in this [Section 732]

Change of Control; Termination on Account of Change of Control. As set out above, in the event of a Change of Control, 100% of the Option and RSUs will become vested and exercisable. This provision supersedes any conflicting provisions relating to vesting upon a Change of Control stipulated in the Stock Option Plan and Share Unit Plan, respectively. In the event Employee’s employment is terminated without Cause or by Employee for Good Reason within 12 months following a Change of Control, Employee shall be entitled to receive # Earned Pay, # two times (2x) the amount of Severance Pay, # two times (2x) the amount of the COBRA Cash Stipend and # the Employee’s full bonus for the prior calendar year if it has not yet been paid and the Employee’s full bonus for the current calendar year. ((ii) – # collectively, the “Change of Control Severance Pay”). The Change of Control Severance Pay shall be paid in a lump sum payment within sixty (60) days of Employee’s termination of employment; provided, that Employee has executed, delivered, and not revoked the Waiver and General Release described in Section 5.3 of this Agreement. In the event the sixty (60) day time period spans two (2) calendar years, the lump sum payment will be made in the second calendar year. The Earned Pay shall be paid in accordance with the Company’s applicable policies and applicable law. Any vested benefits to which Employee is entitled under the Employee Benefit Plans and vested RSUs and options shall be paid in accordance with the terms of the governing plan documents and agreements. Employee must satisfy, at all times, the conditions described in Section 5.3, Section 5.4, Article IV and Article VI to receive the Change of Control Severance Pay following Employee’s termination of employment. Further, upon determination by a court of competent jurisdiction that Employee has violated the restrictive covenants set forth in Article IV, Employee shall repay all Severance Pay paid to Employee following the cessation of Employee’s employment with the Company.

In the event of a Plan termination following a Change-in-Control under [Section 7.3.2] that causes a Trust to be established and funded pursuant to Section 6.3 where distribution of a Participant’s Account may not be made from the Trust within 60 days of the event because of restrictions imposed by Code section 409A, then the Participant’s Account as of the date of such event will no longer receive adjustments determined pursuant to Section 3.3.

resignation of employment (other than a Good Reason Resignation) before the job-end date specified by the Employer or while the Employer still desires the Eligible Employee’s services;

Change of Control Termination. In the event that, at the time of or within one (1) year after a Change of Control, and during the Employment Period, Employee’s employment is Terminated Without Cause by the Employer or Employee Terminates Employee’s employment for Good Reason (each aChange of Control Termination”), Employee shall be entitled to receive the payments and benefits specified in this Section 8. The date on which the Employer or Employee receives notice in accordance with Section 15(i) of a Change of Control Termination shall be deemed the “Change of Control Termination Date”.

Change in Control Termination. "Change in Control Termination" shall have the meaning set forth in Paragraph 2.

Change of Control Termination. Section 1 of the Option Agreement is hereby amended by the addition of a new paragraph # as follows:

Non-Change in Control Termination. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Employee's employment is terminated by the Company for any reason other than for Cause, and such termination does not occur upon or within twenty-four (24) months after a Change in Control such that a Change in Control Termination shall have occurred (a "Non-Change in Control Termination"), then the Employee shall, subject to the conditions set forth in Paragraph 5, be entitled to the following severance benefits:

Termination Following Change in Control. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection # above, if on the date of or during the twenty-four (24)-month period following a Change in Control, a Participant is removed or the Participant’s service as a director is otherwise involuntarily terminated (other than as a result of the Participant’s failure to receive at an annual or special meeting of shareholders of the Company or the New Company, as applicable, the requisite shareholder vote necessary to be re-elected a director), # all outstanding Options and Stock Appreciation Rights held by such Participant shall become vested and exercisable immediately upon such termination and # all outstanding unvested Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Unit Awards shall become vested immediately upon such termination.

Non-Change in Control Termination.Non-Change in Control Termination” shall have the meaning set forth in Paragraph 3.

Termination After Change in Control. If the Company (or its successor or the surviving entity) terminates your employment without Cause within twelve (12) months after the effective date of any Change in Control, or if you terminate your employment for Good Reason within twelve (12) months after the effective date of any Change in Control, then in addition to the benefits set forth in Section 13(a), you will be entitled to the following: # an increase of $300,000 in your annual base salary amount (or an additional $25,000 per month), which increased annual base salary amount shall be paid for the remainder of the Term (or the Renewal Term, as applicable) or for two (2) years following the Change in Control, whichever is longer; # a gross-up in the annual base salary amount each year to account for and to offset any tax that may be due by you on any payments received or to be received by you under this Letter Agreement that would result in a “parachute payment” as described in Section 280G of the Code; # payment of your annual bonus amount as set forth in [Section 13(a)(ii)] for each year during the remainder of the Term (including the Renewal Term, as applicable) or for two (2) years following the Change in Control, whichever is longer; # health insurance coverage provided for and paid by the Company for the remainder of the Term (including the Renewal Term, as applicable) or for two (2) years following the Change in Control, whichever is longer; and # vested Equity Incentives and additional Stock Options shall be fully and immediately available.

TERMINATION FOLLOWING CHANGE IN CONTROL. If a Change in Control shall have occurred, the Executive will be entitled to the benefits provided in Paragraph 4 hereof if, within the one-year period beginning on the Operative Date, the Executive's employment with the Corporation (hereinafter defined) is terminated unless such termination is # because of his death, # by the Corporation for Cause or Disability, or # by the Executive other than for Good Reason, all as hereinafter more particularly defined.

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Liquidation. Upon the liquidation, dissolution and winding up of the Corporation, the Holders of the outstanding shares of the Series C Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive out of the net assets of the Corporation, before any amount shall be paid to the holders of any other class of stock, an amount in cash equal to the Series C Liquidation Preference, to be allocated among the Holders of Series C Preferred Stock on a per share basis, after which the Holders of Series C Preferred Stock shall have no further participation in the distribution of net assets. The "Series C Liquidation Preference" shall equal the sum of # five percent (5%) of the net assets of the Corporation available for distribution, multiplied by # a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of outstanding shares of Series C Preferred Stock and the denominator of which is Thirty Thousand (30,000).

Liquidation. Any dissolution, liquidation, or winding up of Borrower or any substantial portion of its business.

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Credit Upon Change-in-Control. Upon a Change-in-Control that causes the Plan to be terminated under [Section 8.3.2], the Plan Administrator shall credit to a Participant’s Account as of the date of the Plan termination a Restoration Match Credit determined for the Plan Year for that Participant under Section 3.2.2 through such date. Any subsequent determination of the Restoration Match Credit during the same Plan Year will be made under Section 3.2.2, less any amounts previously credited under this Section 3.2.4.

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Upon termination of the Plan, distribution of benefits shall be made to Participants and Beneficiaries, as applicable, in the manner and at the time described in the Plan, unless one of the following termination events occurs, in which case, all such amounts shall be distributed in a lump sum upon termination, or upon the earliest date allowable under Code Section 409A: # the Company’s termination and liquidation of the Plan within twelve (12) months of a corporate dissolution taxed under Code Section 331, or with the approval of a bankruptcy court; # the Company’s termination and liquidation of the Plan pursuant to irrevocable action taken by the Company within the thirty (30) days preceding or twelve (12) months following a change in control event (within the meaning of Code Section 409A), provided that all agreements, methods, programs, and other arrangements sponsored by the Company that are aggregated under Code Section 409A are terminated and liquidated with respect to each Participant or Beneficiary who experiences the change in control event; or # the Company’s termination and liquidation of the Plan, provided that # the termination and liquidation does not occur proximate to a downturn in the financial health of the Company, # the Company terminates and liquidates all agreements, methods, programs, and other arrangements sponsored by the Company that would be aggregated under Code Section 409A if the same Participant had deferrals of compensation under all of the agreements, methods, programs, and other arrangements sponsored by the Company that are terminated and liquidated, # no payments in liquidation of the Plan are made within twelve (12) months of the date the Company takes all necessary action to irrevocably terminate and liquidate the Plan other than payments that would have been payable absent the termination and liquidation, # all payments are made within twenty-four (24) months of the date the Company takes all necessary action to irrevocably terminate and liquidate the Plan and # the Company does not adopt a new plan that would be aggregated with any terminated and liquidated plan under Code Section 409A if the same Participant participated in both plans, at any time within three (3) years following the date the Company takes all necessary action to irrevocably terminate and liquidate the Plan.

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