AMENDED EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (dated as of 4/25, 2008)

          (i) any annual bonus awarded in accordance with the Company’s bonus program but not yet paid under Section 5, above, to be paid at the time such bonus would otherwise be due under Section 5 above, and reimbursement of business expenses incurred prior to death in accordance with Section 7 above,

          (ii) within 45 days after the date of death (with the actual date of payment within such 45 day period to be determined by the Company), a pro rata bonus for the year of death in an amount determined by the Compensation Committee, but in no event less than a pro rata portion of the Executive’s average annual bonus for the immediately preceding three years (or the period of the Executive’s employment with the Company, if less),

          (iii) the rights under any options to purchase equity securities of the Company or other rights with respect to equity securities of the Company, including any restricted stock or other securities, held by the Executive determined in accordance with the terms thereof,

          (iv) for a period of six months following the Executive’s death, continued medical benefit plan coverage (including dental and vision benefits if provided under the applicable plans) for the Executive’s dependents, if any, under the Company’s medical benefit plans upon substantially the same terms and conditions (including cost of coverage to the dependents) as is then in existence for other executives during the coverage period; provided, that, if the Executive’s dependents cannot continue to participate in the Company plans providing such benefits, the Company shall otherwise provide such benefits on substantially the same after-tax basis as if continued participation had been permitted (and any payment made by the Company in respect of any taxes imposed with respect to such benefits shall be paid to the Executive’s dependents, or to the applicable taxing authority on their behalf, no later than the due date of such taxes), and

          (v) the vested accrued benefits, if any, under the employee benefit programs of the Company, as provided in Section 6, above, determined in accordance with the applicable terms and provisions of such programs.

                    (b) TERMINATION DUE TO DISABILITY. In the event the Executive’s employment hereunder is terminated due to his disability, as determined under the Company’s long-term disability plan, the Executive shall be entitled to:

          (i) a cash lump sum payment made, subject to Section 25 below, 60 days after the date of termination in an amount equal to the Base Salary as provided in Section 4, above, that would have been paid to the Executive had he remained employed through the end of the sixth month after the month in which the Executive’s employment terminates due to disability,

          (ii) any annual bonus awarded in accordance with the Company’s bonus program but not yet paid under Section 5, to be paid, subject to Section 25 below, at the time such bonus would otherwise be due under Section 5 above, and reimbursement of business expenses incurred prior to termination of employment in accordance with Section 7 above,

          (iii) subject to Section 25 below, 60 days after the date of termination, a pro rata bonus for the year of termination in an amount determined by the Compensation Committee, but in no event less than a pro rata portion of the Executive’s average annual bonus for the immediately preceding three years (or the period of the Executive’s employment with the Company, if less),

          (iv) the rights under any options to purchase equity securities of the Company or other rights with respect to equity securities of the Company, including any restricted stock or other securities, held by the Executive, determined in accordance with the terms thereof,

          (v) for a period of six months following the termination of the Executive’s employment, continued medical benefit plan coverage (including dental and vision benefits if provided under the applicable plans) for the Executive (and the Executive’s dependents, if any) under the Company’s medical benefit plans upon substantially the same terms and conditions (including cost of coverage to the Executive) as is then in existence for other executives during the coverage period; provided, that, if the Executive cannot continue to participate in the Company plans providing such benefits, the Company shall otherwise provide such benefits on substantially the same after-tax basis as if continued participation had been permitted (and any payment made by the Company in respect of any taxes imposed with respect to such benefits shall be paid to the Executive, or to the applicable taxing authority on his behalf, no later than the due date of such taxes); provided further, however, that, in the event the Executive becomes reemployed with another employer and becomes eligible to receive medical benefits from such employer, the medical benefits described herein shall immediately cease, and

          (vi) the vested accrued benefits, if any, under the employee benefit programs of the Company, as provided in Section 6 above, determined in accordance with the applicable terms and provisions of such programs.

                    (c) TERMINATION FOR CAUSE.

          (i) The employment of the Executive under this Agreement may be terminated by the Company for Cause, such termination to be effective upon the Company giving the Executive written notice of termination in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement. For this purpose, “Cause” shall mean:

          (A) conviction of the Executive of a felony involving moral turpitude, dishonesty or laws to which the Company or its Affiliates are subject in connection with the conduct of its or their business;

          (B) the Executive, in carrying out his duties for the Company under this Agreement, has been guilty of (1) willful misconduct or (2) substantial and continual refusal by the Executive to perform the duties assigned to the Executive pursuant to the terms hereof; provided, however, that any act or failure to act by the Executive shall not constitute Cause for purposes of this Section 8(c)(i)(B) if such act or failure to act was committed, or omitted, by the Executive in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in the overall best interests of the Company, as the case may be. The determination of whether the Executive acted in good faith and that he reasonably believed his action to be in the Company’s overall best interest, as the case may be, will be in the reasonable judgment of the General Counsel of the Company or, if the General Counsel shall have an actual or potential conflict of interest, the Compensation Committee; or

          (C) the Executive’s continued willful refusal to obey any lawful policy or requirement duly adopted by the Board of Directors of the Company and the continuance of such refusal after receipt of written notice.

          (ii) In the event of a termination for Cause under Section 8(c)(i), above, the Executive shall be entitled only to:

          (A) Base Salary as provided in Section 4, above, at the rate in effect at the time of his termination of employment for Cause, through the date on which termination for Cause occurs, to be paid in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices,

          (B) the rights under any options to purchase equity securities of the Company or other rights with respect to equity securities of the Company, including any restricted stock or other securities, held by the Executive, determined in accordance with the terms thereof, and

          (C) the vested accrued benefits, if any, under employee benefit programs of the Company, as provided in Section 6, above, and reimbursement of properly incurred unreimbursed business expenses under the business expense reimbursement program as described in Section 7, above, determined in accordance with the applicable terms and provisions of such employee benefit and expense reimbursement programs; provided that

the Executive shall not be entitled to any such benefits unless the terms and provisions of such programs expressly state that the Executive shall be entitled thereto in the event his employment is terminated for Cause (as defined in this Agreement or otherwise).

                    (d) TERMINATION WITHOUT CAUSE.

          (i) Anything in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, the Executive’s employment may be terminated by the Company without Cause as provided in this Section 8(d). A termination due to death or disability, as described in Section 8(a) or (b), above, or a termination for Cause, as described in Section 8(c), above, shall not be deemed a termination without Cause under this Section 8(d). For the avoidance of doubt, if a notice of non-renewal of this Agreement pursuant to Section 2 is issued by the Company, the termination of the Executive’s employment at the end of the term shall be considered a termination by the Company without Cause hereunder.

          (ii) In the event the Executive’s employment is terminated by the Company without Cause (x) prior to a Change in Control (other than as provided in the last paragraph of Section 8(d)(iii), in which case the provisions of Section 8(d)(iii) shall apply in lieu of this Section 8(d)(ii)) or (y) following the Post-Change Period (as hereinafter defined), the Executive shall be entitled to:

          (A) Base Salary as provided in Section 4, above, at the rate in effect at the time of his termination of employment without Cause, through the date on which termination without Cause occurs, to be paid in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices,

          (B) provided the Executive executes, on or before the date that is fifty (50) days following the date of his termination of employment, a general release of claims against the Company and its Affiliates (as defined below) in form and substance satisfactory to the Company and does not revoke such release prior to the end of the seven day statutory revocation period, a cash lump sum payment made, subject to Section 25 below, sixty (60) days after termination of employment equal to (x) two times the Executive’s annual Base Salary, at the annual rate in effect in accordance with Section 4, above, immediately prior to such termination and (y) one times the higher of the targeted annual bonus for the year of such termination, if any, or the average of the Executive’s annual bonus payable by the Company for the three years immediately preceding the year of termination (or such shorter period during which the Executive has been employed by the Company),

          (C) any annual bonus awarded in accordance with the Company’s bonus program but not yet paid under Section 5, above, to be paid, subject to Section 25 below, at the time such bonus would otherwise be due under Section 5 above, and reimbursement of business expenses incurred prior to termination of employment in accordance with Section 7 above,

          (D) the rights under any options to purchase equity securities of the Company or other rights with respect to equity securities of the Company, including any restricted

stock or other securities, held by the Executive, determined in accordance with the terms thereof,

          (E) for a period of twenty-four months following the termination of the Executive’s employment, continued medical benefit plan coverage (including dental and vision benefits if provided under the applicable plans) for the Executive (and the Executive’s dependents, if any) under the Company’s medical benefit plans upon substantially the same terms and conditions (including cost of coverage to the Executive) as is then in existence for other executives during the coverage period; provided, that, if the Executive cannot continue to participate in the Company plans providing such benefits, the Company shall otherwise provide such benefits on substantially the same after-tax basis as if continued participation had been permitted (and any payment made by the Company in respect of any taxes imposed with respect to such benefits shall be paid to the Executive, or to the applicable taxing authority on his behalf, no later than the due date of such taxes); provided, however, with respect to the participation by the Executive in the medical insurance plan hereunder, the following conditions shall be met: (i) the amount eligible for reimbursement or payment under any such plan in one calendar year may not affect the amount eligible for reimbursement or payment under such plan in any other calendar year (except that the plan may impose a limit on the amount that may be reimbursed or paid if such limit is imposed on all participants), and (ii) any reimbursement must be made on or before the last day of the calendar year following the calendar year in which the expense was incurred; provided, further, however, that, in the event the Executive becomes reemployed with another employer and becomes eligible to receive medical benefits from such employer, the medical benefits described herein shall immediately cease, and

          (F) the vested accrued benefits, if any, under the employee benefit programs of the Company, as provided in Section 6 above, determined in accordance with the applicable terms and provisions of such programs.

          (iii) In the event the Executive’s employment is terminated by (x) the Company without Cause within the twenty-four month period following a Change in Control (as defined in Exhibit A hereto) (the “Post-Change Period”) or (y) the Executive terminates his employment for “Good Reason” (as defined in Exhibit B hereto) during the Post-Change Period, the Executive shall be entitled to the following, paid in the case of amounts set forth in (B), (C) and (D) below, subject to Section 25 below, 60 days after termination of employment:

          (A) Base Salary as provided in Section 4, above, at the rate in effect at the time of his termination of employment, through the date on which termination occurs, to be paid in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices,

          (B) a cash lump sum payment equal to two times the Executive’s annual Base Salary, at the rate in effect in accordance with Section 4, above, or immediately prior to such termination or Change in Control, whichever is greater,

          (C) a cash lump sum payment equal to two times the average annual bonus awarded to the Executive by the Company in the three years prior to the year in which the Change in Control occurs (or shorter period during which the Executive had been employed by the Company); provided such bonuses shall be at least equal to the targeted annual bonus, if any, for the year of such termination,

          (D) an amount equal to (i) the higher of (x) the bonus actually awarded to the Executive by the Company for the year immediately preceding the year in which the Change in Control occurs or (y) the targeted amount of bonus, if any, that would have been awarded to the Executive in respect of the year in which the termination of employment occurs, multiplied by (ii) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of months or fraction thereof in which the Executive was employed by the Company in the year of termination of employment, and the denominator of which is 12,

          (E) options to purchase equity securities of the Company or other rights with respect to equity securities of the Company held by the Executive shall immediately vest in full and shall continue to be exercisable for three years from the date of termination of employment, notwithstanding the Executive’s termination of employment, or the original full term of the option or other right, if shorter,

          (F) for a period of twenty-four months following the termination of the Executive’s employment, continued medical benefit plan coverage (including dental and vision benefits if provided under the applicable plans) for the Executive (and the Executive’s dependents, if any) under the Company’s medical benefit plans upon substantially the same terms and conditions (including cost of coverage to the Executive) as is then in existence for other executives during the coverage period; provided, that, if the Executive cannot continue to participate in the Company plans providing such benefits, the Company shall otherwise provide such benefits on substantially the same after-tax basis as if continued participation had been permitted (and any payment made by the Company in respect of any taxes imposed with respect to such benefits shall be paid to the Executive, or to the applicable taxing authority on his behalf, no later than the due date of such taxes); provided, however, with respect to the participation by the Executive in the medical insurance plan hereunder, the following conditions shall be met: (i) the amount eligible for reimbursement or payment under any such plan in one calendar year may not affect the amount eligible for reimbursement or payment under such plan in any other calendar year (except that the plan may impose a limit on the amount that may be reimbursed or paid if such limit is imposed on all participants), and (ii) any reimbursement must be made on or before the last day of the calendar year following the calendar year in which the expense was incurred; provided further, however, that, in the event the Executive becomes reemployed with another employer and becomes eligible to receive medical benefits from such employer, the medical benefits described herein shall immediately cease, and

          (G) full and immediate vesting under the Company’s retirement plans as of the date of termination, to the extent permitted by applicable law; provided, however, that if such full and immediate vesting cannot be provided under a “qualified employer plan” (within the meaning of Treas. Reg. Section 1.409A-l(a)(2)) under applicable law, then

the present value of economically equivalent benefits, determined using reasonable assumptions and on an after-tax basis to the Executive, shall be paid in a cash lump sum to the Executive, subject to Section 25 below, 60 days after termination of employment.

                    Anything in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, the Executive shall be entitled to the benefits described in (A)-(G) above, if the Executive’s employment with the Company is terminated by the Company (other than for Cause) within one year prior to the date on which a “409A Change in Control” (as defined below) occurs, and it is reasonably demonstrated that such termination (i) was at the request of a third party who has taken steps reasonably calculated or intended to effect the 409A Change in Control or (ii) otherwise arose in connection with or anticipation of the 409A Change in Control; provided, however, that in such event, amounts in excess of those otherwise payable to the Executive under Section 8(d)(ii) above will be payable hereunder only following the 409A Change in Control (and, subject to Section 25 below, 10 days thereafter). For purposes hereof, a “409A Change in Control” means a “change in control event” (as defined in Treas. Reg. Section 1.409A-3(i)(5)) with respect to the Company that also constitutes Change in Control.

                    (iv) If, in situations where Section 8(d)(iii) does not apply, at any time during the term of the Executive’s employment hereunder and without the Executive’s written consent, duties are assigned to the Executive that are materially inconsistent with his position as described in Section 3 above, or the Company does not cure any material breach by it of any provision of Sections 4 through 7 of this Agreement within 30 calendar days following written notice of same by the Executive (which written notice must be given within 30 calendar days after such breach), the Executive shall have the right to terminate his employment within 30 calendar days of the Company’s failure to rescind such assignment in accordance with the proviso below or of such failure to cure a breach, as the case may be, and such termination shall be deemed a termination by the Company without Cause under Section 8(d)(ii), above, provided, in the case of assignment of duties that are materially inconsistent with those set forth in Section 3 above, the Executive shall have given the Company written notice of such assignment within 30 calendar days of such assignment and shall not, within 30 calendar days thereafter, have had the assignment of inconsistent duties rescinded.

                    (e) VOLUNTARY TERMINATION BY THE EXECUTIVE. The Executive may voluntarily terminate his employment prior to the expiration of the term of this Agreement upon at least three months’ prior written notice to the Company. Such termination shall constitute a voluntary termination and, except as provided in Section 8(d)(iii) or Section 8(d)(iv), above, in such event the Executive shall be limited to the same rights and benefits as applicable to a termination by the Company for Cause as provided in Section 8(c), above. A voluntary termination in accordance with this Section 8(e) shall not be deemed a breach of this Agreement. A termination of the Executive’s employment due to disability or death as described in Section 8(b) or 8(a), above, a termination by the Executive which the Executive is entitled to treat as a termination by the Company pursuant to Section 8(d), above, or a termination by the Executive under Section 8(d)(iv), above, shall not be deemed a voluntary termination within the meaning of this Section 8(e).

                    9. EXCISE TAX PAYMENTS.

                    (a) Anything in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, in the event it shall be determined that (i) any payment or distribution made, or benefit provided (including, without limitation, the acceleration of any payment, distribution or benefit or accelerated vesting or exercisability of any award) by the Company, any acquirer or any party related to the Company or the acquirer to or for the benefit of the Executive (whether paid or payable or distributed or distributable pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or otherwise, but determined without regard to any additional payments required under this Section 9) (a “Payment”) would be subject to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”) (or any successor provision or similar excise tax), or any interest or penalties are incurred by the Executive with respect to such excise tax (such excise tax, together with any such interest and penalties, are hereinafter collectively referred to as the “Excise Tax”), (ii) the aggregate amount of the Executive’s Parachute Payments (as defined in Section 280G(b)(2)(A) of the Code) is less than 3.25 times the Executive’s Base Amount (as defined in Section 280G(b)(3)(A) of the Code), and (iii) no such Payment would be subject to the Excise Tax if the payments set forth in Section 8(d)(iii)(B) and (C) hereof were each reduced by up to 20 percent, then the payments set forth in Section 8(d)(iii)(B) and (C) will each be reduced to the smallest extent possible (and in no event by more than 20 percent in the aggregate) such that no Payment is subject to the Excise Tax.

                    (b) Anything in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, in the event it shall be determined that (i) the aggregate amount of the Executive’s Parachute Payments equals or exceeds 3.25 times the Executive’s Base Amount, (ii) the aggregate amount of the Executive’s Parachute Payments is less than 3.25 times the Base Amount but one or more Payments would be subject to the Excise Tax even if the payments set forth in Section 8(d)(iii)(B) and (C) hereof were each reduced by 20 percent, or (iii) notwithstanding a reduction in payments pursuant to Section 9(a) above, an Excise Tax is payable by the Executive on one or more Payments, then, in any such case, Payments shall not be reduced and the Executive shall be entitled to receive an additional payment (a “Gross-Up Payment”) in an amount such that after payment by the Executive of all taxes (including any income or Excise Tax) imposed upon the Gross-Up Payment and any interest or penalties imposed with respect to such taxes, the Executive retains from the Gross-Up Payment an amount equal to the Excise Tax imposed upon the Payments.

                    (c) Subject to the provisions of Section 9(d), all determinations required to be made under this Section 9, including determination of whether a Gross-Up Payment is required and of the amount of any such Gross-Up Payment, shall be made by a nationally recognized public accounting firm selected by the Company (the “Accounting Firm”) which shall provide detailed supporting calculations both to the Company and the Executive within 15 business days of the date of termination of the Executive’s employment, if applicable, or such earlier time as is reasonably requested. The initial Gross-Up Payment, if any, as determined pursuant to this Section 9(c), shall be paid to the Executive within five business days of the receipt of the Accounting Firm’s determination. If the Accounting Firm determines that no Excise Tax is payable by the Executive, it shall furnish the Executive with a written opinion that he has substantial authority not to report any Excise Tax on his Federal income tax return. Any determination by the Accounting Firm meeting the requirements of this Section 9(c) shall be binding upon the Company and the Executive, subject only to payments pursuant to the following sentence based on a de-

termination that additional Gross-Up Payments should have been made, consistent with the calculations required to be made hereunder (the amount of such additional payments are referred to herein as the “Gross-Up Underpayment”). In the event that the Company exhausts its remedies pursuant to Section 9(d) and the Executive thereafter is required to make a payment of any Excise Tax, the Accounting Firm shall determine the amount of the Gross-Up Underpayment that has occurred and any such Gross-Up Underpayment shall be promptly paid by the Company to or for the benefit of the Executive. The fees and disbursements of the Accounting Firm shall be paid by the Company.

                    (d) The Executive shall notify the Company in writing of any claim by the United States Internal Revenue Service that, if successful, would require the payment by the Executive of any Excise Tax and, therefore, the payment by the Company of a Gross-Up Payment. Such notification shall be given as soon as practicable but not later than 30 business days after the Executive receives written notice of such claim and shall apprise the Company of the nature of such claim and the date on which such claim is requested to be paid. The Executive shall not pay such claim prior to the expiration of the 30-day period following the date on which he gives such notice to the Company (or such shorter period ending on the date that any payment of taxes with respect to such claim is due). If the Company notifies the Executive in writing prior to the expiration of such period that it desires, in good faith, to contest such claim (which notice shall set forth the bases for such contest) and that it will bear the costs and provide the indemnification as required by this sentence, the Executive shall, in good faith:

          (i) give the Company any information reasonably requested by the Company relating to such claim,

          (ii) take such action in connection with contesting such claim as the Company shall, in good faith, reasonably request in writing from time to time, including, without limitation, accepting legal representation with respect to such claim by an attorney selected by the Company and reasonably acceptable to the Executive,

          (iii) cooperate with the Company in good faith in order effectively to contest such claim, and

          (iv) permit the Company to participate, in good faith, in any proceedings relating to such claim;

provided, however, that the Company shall bear and pay directly all costs and expenses (including additional interest and penalties) incurred in connection with such contest and shall indemnify and hold the Executive harmless, on an after-tax basis to the Executive, for any Excise Tax or income tax, including interest and penalties with respect thereto, imposed as a result of such representation and payment of all costs and expenses.

                    Without limitation on the foregoing provisions of this Section 9(d), the Company shall, exercising good faith, control all proceedings taken in connection with such contest and, at its sole option (but in good faith), may pursue or forego any and all administrative appeals, proceedings, hearings and conferences with the taxing authority in respect of such claim and may, at its sole option (but in good faith), either direct the Executive to pay the tax claimed and ▇▇▇ for a

refund or contest the claim in any permissible manner, and the Executive agrees to prosecute such contest to a determination before any administrative tribunal, in a court of initial jurisdiction and in one or more appellate courts, as the Company shall determine; provided, however, that if the Company directs the Executive to pay such claim and ▇▇▇ for a refund, the Company shall advance the amount of such payment to the Executive on an interest-free basis and shall indemnify and hold the Executive harmless, on an after-tax basis to the Executive, from any Excise Tax or income tax, including interest or penalties with respect thereto, imposed with respect to such advance or with respect to any imputed income with respect to such advance; and further provided that any extension of the statute of limitations relating to the payment of taxes for the taxable year of the Executive with respect to which such contested amount is claimed to be due is limited solely to such contested amount. Furthermore, the Company’s control of the contest shall be limited to issues with respect to which a Gross-Up Payment would be payable hereunder and the Executive shall be entitled to settle or contest, as the case may be, any other issue raised by the Internal Revenue Service or any other taxing authority. If, after the receipt by the Executive of an amount advanced by the Company pursuant to Section 9(d), the Executive becomes entitled to receive any refund with respect to such claim, the Executive shall (subject to the Company’s complying with the requirements of Section 9(d)) promptly pay to the Company, as the case may be, the amount of such refund (together with any interest paid or credited thereon after taxes applicable thereto). If, after the receipt by the Executive of an amount advanced by the Company pursuant to Section 9(d), a determination is made that the Executive shall not be entitled to any refund with respect to such claim and the Company does not notify the Executive in writing of its intent to contest such denial of refund prior to the expiration of 30 days after such determination, then any obligation of the Executive to repay such advance shall be forgiven and the amount of such advance shall offset, to the extent thereof, the amount of Gross-Up Payment required to be paid.

                    Notwithstanding any provision herein to the contrary, the Executive’s failure to strictly comply with the notice provisions set forth in this Section 9, so long as such failure does not prevent the Company from contesting an excise tax claim, shall not adversely affect the Executive’s rights under this Section 9. Any amount advanced shall be deemed a nonrefundable payment to the extent a refundable advance would be a violation of the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇ Act. Anything in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, except as otherwise provided in Treas. Reg. Section 1.409A-3(i)(l)(v), in no event shall any payment by the Company pursuant to this Section 9 be made later than the end of the Executive’s taxable year next following the Executive’s taxable year in which he remits the related taxes.

                    10. NO MITIGATION; NO OFFSET.

                    In the event of any termination of employment under Section 8, above, the Executive shall be under no obligation to mitigate damages or seek other employment, and, except as expressly set forth herein, there shall be no offset against amounts due the Executive under this Agreement on account of any remuneration attributable to any subsequent employment that he may obtain.

          (i) Executive will not (either alone or jointly with or on behalf of others and whether directly or indirectly) encourage, entice, solicit or endeavor to encourage, entice or solicit away from employment with the Company or its Affiliates, or hire or cause to be hired, any officer or employee of the Company or its Affiliates (or any individual who was within the prior twelve months an officer or employee of the Company or its Affiliates), or encourage, entice, solicit or endeavor to encourage, entice or solicit any individual to violate the terms of any employment agreement or arrangement between such individual and the Company or any of its Affiliates;

          (ii) Executive will not (either alone or jointly with or on behalf of others and whether directly or indirectly) interfere with or disrupt or seek to interfere with or disrupt (A) the relationships between the Company and its Affiliates, on the one hand, and any customer or client of the Company and its Affiliates, on the other hand, (including any insured or reinsured party) who during the period of twenty-four months immediately preceding such termination shall have been such a customer or client, or (B) the supply to the Company and its Affiliates of any services by any supplier or agent or broker who during the period of twenty-four months immediately preceding such termination shall

have supplied services to any such person, nor will Executive interfere or seek to interfere with the terms on which such supply or agency or brokering services during such period as aforesaid have been made or provided; and

          (iii) Executive will not (either alone or jointly with or on behalf of others and whether directly or indirectly) whether as an employee, consultant, partner, principal, agent, distributor, representative or stockholder (except solely as a less than one percent stockholder of a publicly traded company), engage in any activities in Bermuda, the United States or greater London if such activities are competitive with the businesses that (i) are then being conducted by the Company or its Affiliates and (ii) during the period of the Executive’s employment were either being conducted by the Company or its Affiliates or actively being developed by the Company or its Affiliates.

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          A “Change in Control” shall be deemed to have occurred:

                    (i) any person (which, for all purposes hereof, shall include, without limitation, an individual, sole proprietorship, partnership, unincorporated association, unincorporated syndicate, unincorporated organization, trust, body corporate and a trustee, executor, administrator or other legal representative) (a “Person”) or any group, as defined in Sections 13(d) or 14(d) of the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (other than a group of which the Executive is a member or which has been organized by the Executive), becomes the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing, or acquires the right to control or direct, or to acquire through the conversion of securities or the exercise of warrants or other rights to acquire securities, 30% or more of either (I) the outstanding Ordinary Shares of the Company, (II) the outstanding securities of the Company having a right to vote in the election of directors, or (III) the combined voting power of the outstanding securities of the Company having a right to vote in the election of directors; or

                     (ii) if there shall be elected or appointed to the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) any director or directors whose appointment or election by the Board or nomination for election by the Company’s shareholders was not approved by a vote of at least a majority of the directors then still in office who were either directors on the date of execution of this Agreement or whose election or appointment or nomination for election was previously so approved; or

                     (iii) upon consummation of a reorganization, scheme of arrangement, merger, consolidation, combination, amalgamation, corporate restructuring, liquidation, winding up, exchange of securities, or similar transaction (each, an “Event”), in each case, in respect of which the beneficial owners of the outstanding Company Ordinary Shares immediately prior to such Event do not, following such Event, beneficially own, directly or indirectly, more than 60% of each of the outstanding equity share capital, and the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities entitled to vote in the election of the directors, of the Company and any resulting entity, in substantially the same proportions as their ownership, immediately prior to such Event, of the Ordinary Shares and voting power of the Company; or

                     (iv) if there occurs an Event involving the Company as a result of which 25% of more of the members of the Board of the Company are not persons who were members of the Board immediately prior to the earlier of (x) the Event, (y) execution of an agreement, the consummation of which would result in the Event, or (z) announcement by the Company of an intention to effect the Event; or

                     (v) if the Board adopts a resolution to the effect that, for purposes of this Agreement, a Change in Control has occurred.

                    (i) (A) The assignment to Executive of duties inconsistent with Executive’s position (including duties, responsibilities, status, titles or offices as set forth in Section 3 hereof); or (B) any elimination, diminution or reduction of Executive’s duties or responsibilities except in connection with the termination of Executive’s employment for Cause, disability or as a result of Executive’s death or by Executive other than for Good Reason; and for purposes for this clause (i), the determination of whether there has been a reduction of duties or responsibilities or an assignment of duties inconsistent with the Executive’s position shall take into account the Executive’s duties, responsibilities and position with the ultimate parent of the parent/subsidiary group as a whole which includes the Company;

                     (ii) The (A) reduction in Executive’s Base Salary from the level in effect immediately prior to the Change in Control, or (B) payment of an annual bonus in an amount less than the lesser of (x) the most recent annual bonus paid prior to the Change in Control or (y) the greater of (I) the most recent target bonus, if any, established prior to the Change in Control or (II) the annual average bonus paid for the preceding three complete years prior to the Change in Control (or such lesser number of complete years as the Executive shall have been employed by the Company);

                     (iii) The failure by the Company or the Guarantors to obtain the specific written assumption of this Agreement by any successor or assign of the Company or the Guarantors or any person acquiring substantially all of the Company’s or the Guarantors’ assets;

                     (iv) Any breach by the Company or the Guarantors of any provision of this Agreement or any agreements entered into pursuant thereto that remains uncured for 20 calendar days following written notice of same by the Executive;

                     (v) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 3(b) of this Agreement, requiring the Executive to be based at any office or location that is greater than 35 miles from the office or location at which the Executive was principally located immediately prior to the Change in Control;

                     (vi) During the Post-Change Period, (A) the failure to continue in effect any compensation or incentive plan in which Executive participates immediately prior to the time of the Change in Control unless an equitable arrangement (embodied in an ongoing substitute or alternative plan providing Executive with at least the same aggregate economic opportunity on an after-tax basis available to the Executive immediately prior to the Change in Control) has been made with respect to such plan in connection with the Change in Control, or the failure to continue Executive’s participation therein on substantially the same basis both in terms of the amount of benefits provided

and the level of his participation relative to other participants, as existed at the time of the Change in Control; or (B) the failure to continue to provide Executive with benefits and coverage at least as favorable in the aggregate as those enjoyed by him under the Company’s pension, life insurance, medical, health and accident, disability, deferred compensation or savings plans in which he was participating at the time of the Change in Control; or

                     (vii) The failure by the Company to pay within 7 calendar days of the due date any amounts due under any benefit or compensation plan, including any deferred compensation plan.

Notwithstanding any provision in this Agreement to the contrary, the Executive must give written notice of his intention to terminate his employment for Good Reason within sixty (60) days after the act or omission which constitutes Good Reason, and any failure to give such written notice within such period will result in a waiver by the Executive of his right to terminate for Good Reason as a result of such act or omission.