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Term. This Agreement shall commence on the Effective Date and shall continue in effect through ; provided, however, that commencing on ; and each January 31, thereafter, the term of this Agreement shall automatically be extended for one (1) additional year unless, not later than October 31 of the preceding year, the Company or the Executive shall have given written notice not to extend this Agreement; provided, further, however, if a Change of Control of the Company shall have occurred during the initial or extended term of this Agreement, this Agreement shall continue in effect for a period of 24 months beyond the month in which such Change of Control of the Company occurred. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary this Agreement shall terminate upon the Executive ceasing to be an executive of the Company prior to a Change of Control of the Company (other than any such cessation which the Executive reasonably demonstrates occurred under circumstances described in [clause (i) or (ii) of Section 1.d.(3)(B)] hereof).

Term of Agreement. The term of this Agreement (theTerm”) shall commence on the Effective Date and shall continue in effect until the third anniversary of the Effective Date; provided, however, that commencing on the second anniversary of the Effective Date and on each anniversary thereafter, the Term of this Agreement shall automatically be extended for one (1) year unless either the Company or the Executive shall have given written notice to the other at least ninety (90) days prior thereto that the Term of this Agreement shall not be so extended; and provided, further, however, that notwithstanding any such notice by the Company not to extend, the Term shall not expire prior to the second anniversary of a Change in Control that occurs prior to the end of the Term.

Term of Agreement. This Agreement shall commence on the date hereof (theEffective Date”) and shall continue until the date that is the third anniversary of the Effective Date; provided, however, that the term of this Agreement shall automatically be extended for one additional year on each anniversary, unless at least 30 days prior to such anniversary, the Company, with approval of the Board of Directors, or Executive shall have given notice that this Agreement shall not be extended; and provided that, notwithstanding the delivery of any such notice, this Agreement shall continue in effect for a period of thirty‑six (36) months after a Change in Control of the Company, as defined in Section 1 herein, if such Change in Control shall have occurred during the term of this Agreement, as it may be extended; and provided that in any event this Agreement shall expire upon the Executive’s sixty‑fifth (65th) birthday.

Term. The term of the Executive’s employment with the Company shall commence on the Effective Date and shall continue until and including the third anniversary of the Effective Date unless earlier terminated as provided herein or extended as described in this paragraph (the “Initial Term”). The Initial Term shall be renewed automatically for periods of one year (each, an “Extended Term”) commencing at the third anniversary of the Effective Date and each subsequent anniversary thereof, unless written notice of non-renewal is given by either party to the other not less than 180 days prior to the end of the Initial Term or any Extended Term. As used herein, “Term” shall include the Initial Term and any Extended Term, but the Term shall end upon any termination of the Executive’s employment with the Company as provided herein. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event a Change in Control (as defined in Section 6(d)) occurs during the Initial Term or any Extended Term, the Term shall be extended until 18 months after the Change in Control.

This Agreement shall commence on the Effective Date and shall terminate on December 31, 2022; provided, however, that commencing on December 31, 2022 and each December 31 thereafter, the term of this Agreement shall be automatically extended for one additional year unless, not later than thirty (30) calendar days prior to such December 31, the Company or Executive shall have given notice that such party does not wish to extend the term of this Agreement.

Employment Term. Subject to the provisions of Section 5, beginning on the Effective Date and, continuing until the day prior to the third anniversary of the Effective Date, Executive will be employed with the Company on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement (the “Initial Term”); provided, however, that beginning on the end date of the Initial Term and on each one year anniversary thereafter (each an “Extension Date”), the Employment Term (as defined below) will be automatically extended for an additional one-year period, unless the Company or Executive provides the other party written notice at least 30 calendar days before the Extension Date that the Employment Term will not be extended. The Initial Term as it may be extended from time to time shall be defined as the “Employment Term”. If a Change in Control occurs during the Term then this Agreement will be automatically extended so that it extends until the 2nd anniversary of the Change in Control. If an event that would be Good Reason occurs within 120 days of the end of the Term, the Term will be extended to the 121st date after the occurrence of the event.

This Agreement shall commence on the Effective Date and shall terminate on December 31, 2016; provided, however, that commencing on December 31, 2016 and each December 31 thereafter, the term of this Agreement shall be automatically extended for one additional year unless, not later than thirty (30) calendar days prior to such December 31, the Company or Executive shall have given notice that such party does not wish to extend the term of this Agreement.

Term. Except as otherwise provided for hereunder, this Agreement shall commence on the date hereof and shall remain in effect for a period of three (3) years from the date hereof (theInitial Term”) or until the end of the Contract Period, whichever is later. The Initial Term shall be automatically extended for an additional one (1) year period on the anniversary date hereof (so that the Initial Term is always three (3) years) unless, prior to a Change in Control, the Board notifies the Executive in writing at any time that the Contract is not so extended, in which case the Initial Term shall end upon the later of # three (3) years after the date hereof, or # two (2) years after the date of such written notice.

Effectiveness of Agreement. This Agreement will commence on the Effective Date and will continue in effect through December 31, 2025; provided, however, that on January 1, 2026 and January 1 of every fifth year thereafter, the term of this Agreement will automatically be extended for five additional years unless, not later than June 30 of the final year of the then-current term, the Parent has given notice to the Executive that it does not intend to extend this Agreement (as it may be truncated or extended under the terms of this Agreement, theTerm”). However, if a Change in Control occurs during the term of this Agreement, this Agreement will continue in effect through the second anniversary of the Change in Control regardless of any notice of non-extension that the Parent may have provided to the Executive (such two-year period following a Change in Control, theProtected Period”).

This Agreement will commence on the Effective Date and will continue in effect for a four (4) year term, until the fourth anniversary of the Effective Date. Upon the expiration of the fourth anniversary of the Effective Date (and each applicable anniversary thereafter, to the extent the Agreement is extended as provided herein), the term of this Agreement will be extended automatically for one (1) additional year, unless either party to this Agreement delivers written notice at least twelve (12) months prior to such anniversary to the other party that this Agreement will not be extended. In such case, this Agreement will terminate at the end of the term or extended term. Executive hereby acknowledges, for avoidance of doubt, that any termination of this Agreement vis-à-vis notice provided pursuant to this Article 1 shall not constitute an act subject to [Section 2.14] or Article 3.

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