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(1) you are terminated for misconduct or other disciplinary action, which by way of example may include, but is not limited
to, the following: serious violations of Company policies; violation of the Company’s Code of Ethics and Business Conduct, or
any confidentiality agreement or other similar policy or undertaking of the Company; statements by you, either oral or written,
that are false or misleading or that damage or have the potential to damage the Company; violation of any covenant or
restriction applicable to you; or any Company-initiated termination for cause or for actions that the Company deems to be
immoral, unethical, inimical to the best interests of the Company, or illegal;
(2) provided that the Effective Date is prior to a Change of Control as defined in Section 11, you are under investigation, at
the time severance pay would otherwise be due, for misconduct deemed by management to be a serious violation of the
Company’s policies or its Code of Ethics and Business Conduct;
(3) you refuse a Comparable Position offered as alternative employment with the Company. For purposes of this Plan,
"Comparable Position" shall mean a position with materially the same Base Pay (your annual base salary at the Effective Date,
excluding all bonus and incentive compensation and any special remuneration) and Target Bonus (your annual bonus
opportunity at the target level of payout as in effect at the Effective Date) with similar duties, or having different duties that, in
management's judgment, you are able to perform and are consistent with your experience, and that either is located within a 50-
mile radius of the previous position's location or does not entail a substantially longer commute from your home;
(4) you terminate employment with the Company prior to the date selected by the Company as your last day of active
employment;
(5) you are terminated while on an approved leave of absence (paid or unpaid) after 26 weeks of such leave;
(6) you are terminated following acceptance or refusal of employment or continued employment in connection with any sale,
divestiture or outsourcing described in Section 10;
(7) except as provided in subparagraph (3) above or in Section 11 with respect to a Termination for Good Reason, you initiate
termination of employment for any reason, including resigning, retiring or failing to return to work immediately following the
expiration of any leave of absence;
(8) your employment terminates as a result of your death, or as a result of your Disability. For this purpose, a termination as a
result of Disability is (i) a termination of your employment by the Company as a result of a determination by the Board or the
appropriate committee thereof that you are incapable of substantially fulfilling your positions, duties, responsibilities and
obligations on account of physical, mental or emotional incapacity resulting from injury, sickness or disease for a period of (A)
at least four consecutive months, or (B) more than six months in any twelve month period, or (ii) a termination of your
employment on account of total disability that results in your qualifying for benefits under the Company’s Long Term
Disability Plan for Salaried Employees; or
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