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Control will be paid under this Agreement and any additional benefits payable after the Change in Control will be paid
under the CIC Severance Plan.
(iii) In no event may there be duplication of benefits under this Agreement and the CIC Severance Plan.
(iv) The terms “ Change in Control ” and “ Pre- CIC Termination ” are defined in the CIC Severance Plan..
(d)
Termination by Death . If the Executive dies during the Employment Term, the Executive's
employment will terminate and the Executive's beneficiary or if none, the Executive's estate, shall be entitled to receive from
the Company, the Executive's accrued, but unpaid, Base Salary through the date of termination of employment and any
vested benefits under any Employee Plan in accordance with the terms of such Employee Plan and applicable law, and any
other amounts to which the Executive is entitled under the terms and conditions of the Company's other benefit plans and
policies.
(e) Termination by Disability . If the Executive becomes Disabled prior to the expiration of the
Employment Term, the Executive's employment will terminate, and provided that such termination constitutes a Separation
from Service, the Executive shall be entitled to:
(i) receive periodic payments equal to his Base Salary in effect prior to the termination of his
employment (reduced by any amounts paid on a monthly basis under any long - term disability plan (the “ LTD Plan ” )
now or hereafter sponsored by the Company), which payments shall be paid to the Executive commencing on the
Separation from Service date for 12 months in equal installments on the regular payroll dates under the Company's
payroll practices applicable to the Executive on the date of this Agreement; provided , however , that in the event that
the Executive is a Specified Employee, with respect to any amount payable by reason of the Executive's Separation
from Service that constitutes deferred compensation within the meaning of Code Section 409A, such installments shall
not commence until the earlier to occur of (A) the first business day of the seventh month following the date of the
Executive's Separation from Service and (B) death, in which case the Executive (or the Executive's estate in the event
of Executive's death) shall be paid on the earlier of (1) the first day of the seventh month following the date of the
Executive's Separation from Service and (2) the Executive's death a lump - sum cash payment equal to the aggregate
amount of any such payments that constitutes deferred compensation within the meaning of Code Section 409A that
the Executive would have been entitled to receive during such period following the Executive's Separation from
Service; and
(ii) continue participation in the Company's group health plans at then - existing participation and
coverage levels for 12 months (measured from the Executive's Separation from Service), comparable to the terms in
effect from time to time for the Company's senior executives, including any co - payment and premium payment
requirements, and the Company shall deduct from each payment payable to the Executive pursuant to Section 9(e)(i),
the amount of any employee contributions necessary to maintain such coverage for such period; except that following
such period, the Executive shall retain any rights to continue coverage under the Company's group health plans under
the benefits continuation