IOMEGA CORP
EXECUTIVE RETENTION AGREEMENT
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="right"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Exhibit 10.23 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B><U>TIER ONE FORM </U></B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>IOMEGA CORPORATION </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><U>Executive Retention Agreement </U></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">THIS EXECUTIVE RETENTION AGREEMENT (this &#147;Agreement&#148;) by and between Iomega Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the &#147;Company&#148;), and
<B>Preston Romm</B> (the &#147;Executive&#148;) is made as of March&nbsp;27, 2006 (the &#147;Effective Date&#148;). </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">WHEREAS, the Company recognizes that, as is the case with many publicly-held corporations, the possibility of a change in control of the Company exists
and that such possibility, and the uncertainty and questions which it may raise among key personnel, may result in the departure or distraction of key personnel to the detriment of the Company and its stockholders, and </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Company (the &#147;Board&#148;) has
determined that appropriate steps should be taken to reinforce and encourage the continued employment and dedication of the Company&#146;s key personnel without distraction from the possibility of a change in control of the Company and related
events and circumstances. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">NOW, THEREFORE, as an inducement for
and in consideration of the Executive remaining in its employ, the Company agrees that the Executive shall receive the severance benefits set forth in this Agreement in the event the Executive&#146;s employment with the Company is terminated under
the circumstances described below subsequent to a Change in Control (as defined in Section&nbsp;1.1). </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">1. Key Definitions. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">As used herein, the following terms shall have the following respective meanings: </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT
SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">1.1 &#147;<U>Change in Control</U>&#148; means an event or occurrence set forth in any one or more of subsections
(a)&nbsp;through (d)&nbsp;below (including an event or occurrence that constitutes a Change in Control under one of such subsections but is specifically exempted from another such subsection): </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:13%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(a) the acquisition by an individual, entity or group (within the meaning
of Section&nbsp;13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;)) (a &#147;Person&#148;) of beneficial ownership of any capital stock of the Company if, after such acquisition, such Person
beneficially owns (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act) 40% or more of either (i)&nbsp;the then-outstanding shares of common stock of the Company (the &#147;Outstanding Company Common Stock&#148;) or (ii)&nbsp;the
combined voting power of the then-outstanding securities of the Company entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (the &#147;Outstanding Company Voting Securities&#148;); <U>provided</U>, however, that for purposes of this subsection
(a), the following acquisitions shall not constitute a </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Change in Control: (i)&nbsp;any acquisition directly from the Company (excluding an acquisition pursuant to the exercise, conversion or exchange of any security
exercisable for, convertible into or exchangeable for common stock or voting securities of the Company, unless the Person exercising, converting or exchanging such security acquired such security directly from the Company or an underwriter or agent
of the Company), (ii)&nbsp;any acquisition by the Company, (iii)&nbsp;any acquisition by any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the Company or any corporation controlled by the Company, or (iv)&nbsp;any acquisition
by any corporation pursuant to a transaction which complies with clauses (i)&nbsp;and (ii)&nbsp;of subsection (c)&nbsp;of this Section&nbsp;1.1; or </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:13%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(b) such time as the Continuing Directors (as defined below) do not constitute a majority of the Board (or, if applicable, the Board of Directors of a
successor corporation to the Company), where the term &#147;Continuing Director&#148; means at any date a member of the Board (i)&nbsp;who was a member of the Board on the date of the execution of this Agreement or (ii)&nbsp;who was nominated or
elected subsequent to such date by at least a majority of the directors who were Continuing Directors at the time of such nomination or election or whose election to the Board was recommended or endorsed by at least a majority of the directors who
were Continuing Directors at the time of such nomination or election; <U>provided</U>, <U>however</U>, that there shall be excluded from this clause (ii)&nbsp;any individual whose initial assumption of office occurred as a result of an actual or
threatened election contest with respect to the election or removal of directors or other actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents, by or on behalf of a person other than the Board; or </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:13%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(c) the consummation of a merger, consolidation, reorganization,
recapitalization or share exchange involving the Company or a sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company in one or a series of transactions (a &#147;Business Combination&#148;), unless, immediately following
such Business Combination, each of the following two conditions is satisfied: (i)&nbsp;all or substantially all of the individuals and entities who were the beneficial owners of the Outstanding Company Common Stock and Outstanding Company Voting
Securities immediately prior to such Business Combination beneficially own, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of the then-outstanding shares of common stock and the combined voting power of the then-outstanding securities entitled to vote
generally in the election of directors, respectively, of the resulting or acquiring corporation in such Business Combination (which shall include, without limitation, a corporation which as a result of such transaction owns the Company or
substantially all of the Company&#146;s assets either directly or through one or more subsidiaries) (such resulting or acquiring corporation is referred to herein as the &#147;Acquiring Corporation&#148;) in substantially the same proportions as
their ownership, immediately prior to such Business Combination, of the Outstanding Company Common Stock and Outstanding Company Voting Securities, respectively; and (ii)&nbsp;no Person (excluding the Acquiring Corporation or any employee benefit
plan (or related trust) maintained or sponsored by the Company or by the Acquiring Corporation) beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, 20% or more of the then outstanding shares of common stock of the Acquiring Corporation, or of the combined
voting power of the then-outstanding securities of such corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (except to the extent that such ownership existed prior to the Business Combination); or </FONT></P> <P
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STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:13%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(d) approval by the stockholders of the Company of a complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company. </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">1.2 &#147;<U>Change in Control Date</U>&#148; means the first date during the
Term (as defined in Section&nbsp;2) on which a Change in Control occurs. Anything in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, if (a)&nbsp;a Change in Control occurs, (b)&nbsp;the Executive&#146;s employment with the Company is terminated
prior to the date on which the Change in Control occurs, and (c)&nbsp;it is reasonably demonstrated by the Executive that such termination of employment (i)&nbsp;was at the request of a third party who has taken steps reasonably calculated to effect
a Change in Control or (ii)&nbsp;otherwise arose in connection with or in anticipation of a Change in Control, then for all purposes of this Agreement the &#147;Change in Control Date&#148; shall mean the date immediately prior to the date of such
termination of employment. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">1.3 &#147;<U>Cause</U>&#148; means:
</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:13%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(a) the Executive&#146;s willful and continued failure to
substantially perform his or her reasonable assigned duties (other than any such failure resulting from incapacity due to physical or mental illness or any failure after the Executive gives notice of termination for Good Reason), which failure is
not cured within 30 days after a written demand for substantial performance is received by the Executive from the Board of Directors of the Company which specifically identifies the manner in which the Board of Directors believes the Executive has
not substantially performed the Executive&#146;s duties; or </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:13%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="2">(b) the Executive&#146;s willful engagement in illegal conduct or gross misconduct which is materially and demonstrably injurious to the Company. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">For purposes of this Section&nbsp;1.3, no act or failure to act by the Executive shall be considered &#147;willful&#148; unless it is done, or omitted to
be done, in bad faith and without reasonable belief that the Executive&#146;s action or omission was in the best interests of the Company. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">1.4 &#147;<U>Good Reason</U>&#148; means the occurrence, without the Executive&#146;s written consent, of any of the events or circumstances set forth in
clauses (a)&nbsp;through (f)&nbsp;below. Notwithstanding the occurrence of any such event or circumstance, such occurrence shall not be deemed to constitute Good Reason if, prior to the Date of Termination specified in the Notice of Termination
(each as defined in Section&nbsp;3.2(a)) given by the Executive in respect thereof, such event or circumstance has been fully corrected and the Executive has been reasonably compensated for any losses or damages resulting therefrom (provided that
such right of correction by the Company shall only apply to the first Notice of Termination for Good Reason given by the Executive). </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:13%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(a) the assignment to the Executive of duties inconsistent in any material respect with the Executive&#146;s position (including status, offices, titles
and reporting requirements), authority or responsibilities in effect immediately prior to the earliest to occur of (i)&nbsp;the Change in Control Date, (ii)&nbsp;the date of the execution by the Company of the initial written agreement or instrument
providing for the Change in Control or (iii)&nbsp;the date of the adoption by the Board of Directors of a resolution providing for the Change in Control (with the earliest to occur of such dates referred to herein as the &#147;Measurement
Date&#148;), or any other action or omission by the Company which results in a material diminution in such position, authority or responsibilities; </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:13%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(b) a reduction in the Executive&#146;s annual base salary as in effect on the Measurement Date or as the same was or may be increased thereafter from
time to time; </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:13%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(c) the failure by the Company to
(i)&nbsp;continue in effect any material compensation or benefit plan or program (including without limitation any life insurance, medical, health and accident or disability plan and any vacation or automobile program or policy) (a &#147;Benefit
Plan&#148;) in which the Executive participates or which is applicable to the Executive immediately prior to the Measurement Date, unless an equitable arrangement (embodied in an ongoing substitute or alternative plan) has been made with respect to
such plan or program, (ii)&nbsp;continue the Executive&#146;s participation therein (or in such substitute or alternative plan) on a basis not materially less favorable, both in terms of the amount of benefits provided and the level of the
Executive&#146;s participation relative to other participants, than the basis existing immediately prior to the Measurement Date or (iii)&nbsp;award cash bonuses to the Executive in amounts and in a manner substantially consistent with past practice
in light of the Company&#146;s financial performance; </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:13%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(d) a
change by the Company in the location at which the Executive performs his or her principal duties for the Company to a new location that is both (i)&nbsp;outside a radius of 50 miles from the Executive&#146;s principal residence immediately prior to
the Measurement Date and (ii)&nbsp;more than 50 miles from the location at which the Executive performed his or her principal duties for the Company immediately prior to the Measurement Date; or a requirement by the Company that the Executive travel
on Company business to a substantially greater extent than required immediately prior to the Measurement Date; </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:13%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(e) the failure of the Company to obtain the agreement from any successor to the Company to assume and agree to perform this Agreement, as required by
Section&nbsp;6.1; or </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:13%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(f) any failure of the Company to pay or
provide to the Executive any portion of the Executive&#146;s compensation or benefits due under any Benefit Plan within seven days of the date such compensation or benefits are due, or any material breach by the Company of this Agreement or any
employment agreement with the Executive. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">In addition, the
termination of employment by the Executive for any reason or no reason during the 30-day period beginning on the first anniversary of the Change in Control Date shall be deemed to be termination for Good Reason for all purposes under this Agreement.
</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The Executive&#146;s right to terminate his or her employment
for Good Reason shall not be affected by his or her incapacity due to physical or mental illness. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">1.5 &#147;<U>Disability</U>&#148; means the Executive&#146;s absence from the full-time performance of the Executive&#146;s duties with the Company for
180 consecutive calendar days as a result of incapacity due to mental or physical illness which is determined to be total and permanent by a physician selected by the Company or its insurers and acceptable to the Executive or the Executive&#146;s
legal representative. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">2. <U>Term of Agreement</U>. This Agreement, and all rights and obligations of the parties hereunder, shall take effect upon the Effective Date and shall
expire upon the first to occur of (a)&nbsp;the date 24 months after the Change in Control Date, if the Executive is still employed by the Company as of such later date or (b)&nbsp;the fulfillment by the Company of all of its obligations under
Sections 4, 5.2 and 5.3 if the Executive&#146;s employment with the Company terminates within 24 months following the Change in Control Date (the &#147;Term&#148;). </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">3. <U>Employment Status; Termination Following Change in Control</U>. </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">3.1 <U>Not an Employment Contract</U>. The Executive acknowledges that this
Agreement does not constitute a contract of employment or impose on the Company any obligation to retain the Executive as an employee and that this Agreement does not prevent the Executive from terminating employment at any time. If the
Executive&#146;s employment with the Company terminates for any reason and subsequently a Change in Control shall occur, the Executive shall not be entitled to any benefits under this Agreement except as otherwise provided pursuant to
Section&nbsp;1.2. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">3.2 <U>Termination of Employment</U>.
</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:13%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(a) If the Change in Control Date occurs during the Term,
any termination of the Executive&#146;s employment by the Company or by the Executive within 24 months following the Change in Control Date (other than due to the death of the Executive) shall be communicated by a written notice to the other party
hereto (the &#147;Notice of Termination&#148;), given in accordance with Section&nbsp;7. Any Notice of Termination shall: (i)&nbsp;indicate the specific termination provision (if any) of this Agreement relied upon by the party giving such notice,
(ii)&nbsp;to the extent applicable, set forth in reasonable detail the facts and circumstances claimed to provide a basis for termination of the Executive&#146;s employment under the provision so indicated and (iii)&nbsp;specify the Date of
Termination (as defined below). The effective date of an employment termination (the &#147;Date of Termination&#148;) shall be the close of business on the date specified in the Notice of Termination (which date may not be less than 15 days or more
than 120 days after the date of delivery of such Notice of Termination), in the case of a termination other than one due to the Executive&#146;s death, or the date of the Executive&#146;s death, as the case may be. In the event the Company fails to
satisfy the requirements of Section&nbsp;3.2(a) regarding a Notice of Termination, the purported termination of the Executive&#146;s employment pursuant to such Notice of Termination shall not be effective for purposes of this Agreement. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:13%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(b) The failure by the Executive or the Company to set forth in the
Notice of Termination any fact or circumstance which contributes to a showing of Good Reason or Cause shall not waive any right of the Executive or the Company, respectively, hereunder or preclude the Executive or the Company, respectively, from
asserting any such fact or circumstance in enforcing the Executive&#146;s or the Company&#146;s rights hereunder. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:13%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(c) Any Notice of Termination for Cause given by the Company must be given within 90 days of the occurrence (or if later, the discovery) of the event(s)
or </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">circumstance(s) which constitute(s) Cause. Prior to any Notice of Termination for Cause being given (and prior to any termination for Cause being effective), the
Executive shall be entitled to a hearing before the Board of Directors of the Company at which he or she may, at his or her election, be represented by counsel and at which he or she shall have a reasonable opportunity to be heard. Such hearing
shall be held on not less than 15 days prior written notice to the Executive stating the Board of Directors&#146; intention to terminate the Executive for Cause and stating in detail the particular event(s) or circumstance(s) which the Board of
Directors believes constitutes Cause for termination. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:13%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(d) Any
Notice of Termination for Good Reason given by the Executive must be given within 90 days of the occurrence of the event(s) or circumstance(s) which constitute(s) Good Reason. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">4. <U>Benefits to Executive</U>. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">4.1 <U>Equity Awards</U>. The effect of a Change in Control on any of the Executive&#146;s stock options, restricted stock awards or other equity
awards shall be determined in accordance with the terms of such options or awards and shall not be affected by this Agreement. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">4.2 <U>Compensation</U>. If the Change in Control Date occurs during the Term and the Executive&#146;s employment with the Company terminates within 24
months following the Change in Control Date, the Executive shall be entitled to the following benefits: </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:13%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(a) <U>Termination Without Cause or for Good Reason</U>. If the Executive&#146;s employment with the Company is terminated by the Company (other than for
Cause, Disability or Death) or by the Executive for Good Reason within 24 months following the Change in Control Date, then the Executive shall be entitled to the following benefits: </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT
SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:17%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(i) the Company shall pay to the Executive the following amounts: </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:21%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(1) in a lump sum, in cash, within 30 days after the Date of Termination,
the sum of (A)&nbsp;the Executive&#146;s base salary through the Date of Termination, (B)&nbsp;any bonus amounts with respect to periods ending prior to the Date of Termination which the Executive is entitled to and (C)&nbsp;the amount of any
compensation previously deferred by the Executive (together with any accrued interest or earnings thereon) and any accrued vacation pay, in each case to the extent not previously paid (the sum of the amounts described in clauses (A), (B), and
(C)&nbsp;shall be hereinafter referred to as the &#147;Accrued Obligations&#148;); and </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:21%"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(2) on a monthly basis, in accordance with the Company&#146;s standard practice prior to the Date of Termination, for a period of 12 months following the Date of Termination, an amount equal to the sum of
(A)&nbsp;one-twelfth of the Executive&#146;s highest annual base salary at the Company during the three-year period prior to the Change in Control Date and (B)&nbsp;one-twelfth of the Executive&#146;s highest annual target bonus amount at the
Company during the three-year period prior to the Change in Control Date; <U>provided</U>, <U>however</U>, that the Company shall not be obligated to make any payments under this Section&nbsp;4.2(a)(i)(2) from and after the date that the Executive
becomes engaged in a Competitive Activity (as defined in Section&nbsp;4.2(a)(iv)); </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:17%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(ii) for 12 months after the Date of Termination, or such longer period as may be provided by the terms of the appropriate plan, program, practice or
policy, the Company shall continue to provide benefits to the Executive and the Executive&#146;s family at least equal to those which would have been provided to them if the Executive&#146;s employment had not been terminated, in accordance with the
applicable Benefit Plans in effect on the Measurement Date or, if more favorable to the Executive and his or her family, in effect generally at any time thereafter with respect to other peer executives of the Company and its affiliated companies;
<U>provided</U>, <U>however</U>, that if the Executive either (1)&nbsp;becomes reemployed with another employer and is eligible to receive a particular type of benefits (e.g., health insurance benefits) from such employer on terms at least as
favorable to the Executive and his or her family as those being provided by the Company or (2)&nbsp;becomes engaged in a Competitive Activity, then the Company shall no longer be required to provide those particular benefits (or in the case of
clause (2), any benefits) to the Executive and his or her family; and </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:17%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="2">(iii) to the extent not previously paid or provided, the Company shall timely pay or provide to the Executive any other amounts or benefits required to be paid or provided or which the Executive is eligible to receive following the
Executive&#146;s termination of employment under any plan, program, policy, practice, contract or agreement of the Company and its affiliated companies (such other amounts and benefits shall be hereinafter referred to as the &#147;Other
Benefits&#148;). </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:17%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(iv) The term &#147;Competitive
Activity&#148; means any activity whereby the Executive is engaged, directly or indirectly, anywhere in the world, in any business or enterprise, or performs service for any entity, whether as owner, partner, officer, director, employee, consultant,
investor, lender or otherwise, except as the holder of not more than 1% of the outstanding stock of a publicly-held company, that actually or potentially competes with the Company. For the purposes of this definition only and not for purposes of any
antitrust related market definition or analysis, an entity (which includes but is not limited to a person, partnership, joint venture, or corporation) will be considered to compete with the Company if such entity (or in the case of a multi-billion
dollar, multi-division corporation, the division thereof for which services are proposed to be performed by the Executive) or any of its affiliates engages directly or indirectly in the removable media storage device or network attached storage
market segment as all or part of its business. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:13%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(b)
<U>Resignation without Good Reason; Termination for Death or Disability</U>. If the Executive voluntarily terminates his or her employment with the Company within 24 months following the Change in Control Date, excluding a termination for Good
Reason, or if the Executive&#146;s employment with the Company is terminated by reason of the Executive&#146;s death or Disability within 24 months following the Change in Control Date, then the Company shall (i)&nbsp;pay the Executive (or his or
her estate, if applicable), in a lump sum in cash within 30 days after the Date of Termination, the Accrued Obligations and (ii)&nbsp;timely pay or provide to the Executive the Other Benefits. </FONT></P> <P
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STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:13%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(c) <U>Termination for Cause</U>. If the Company terminates the Executive&#146;s employment with the Company for Cause within 24 months following the
Change in Control Date, then the Company shall (i)&nbsp;pay the Executive, in a lump sum in cash within 30 days after the Date of Termination, the Accrued Obligations, and (ii)&nbsp;timely pay or provide to the Executive the Other Benefits.
</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">4.3 <U>Taxes</U>. </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:13%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, except as set
forth in Section&nbsp;4.3(b), in the event that the Company undergoes a &#147;Change in Ownership or Control&#148; (as defined below), the Company shall not be obligated to provide to the Executive a portion of any &#147;Contingent Compensation
Payments&#148; (as defined below) that the Executive would otherwise be entitled to receive to the extent necessary to eliminate any &#147;excess parachute payments&#148; (as defined in Section&nbsp;280G(b)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986,
as amended (the &#147;Code&#148;)) for the Executive. For purposes of this Section&nbsp;4.3, the Contingent Compensation Payments so eliminated shall be referred to as the &#147;Eliminated Payments&#148; and the aggregate amount (determined in
accordance with Proposed Treasury Regulation Section&nbsp;1.280G-1, Q/A-30 or any successor provision) of the Contingent Compensation Payments so eliminated shall be referred to as the &#147;Eliminated Amount.&#148; </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:13%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section&nbsp;4.3(a), no such reduction
in Contingent Compensation Payments shall be made if (i)&nbsp;the Eliminated Amount (computed without regard to this sentence) exceeds (ii)&nbsp;110% of the aggregate present value (determined in accordance with Proposed Treasury Regulation
Section&nbsp;1.280G-1, Q/A-31 and Q/A-32 or any successor provisions) of the amount of any additional taxes that would be incurred by the Executive if the Eliminated Payments (determined without regard to this sentence) were paid to him or her
(including, state and federal income taxes on the Eliminated Payments, the excise tax imposed by Section&nbsp;4999 of the Code payable with respect to all of the Contingent Compensation Payments in excess of the Executive&#146;s &#147;base
amount&#148; (as defined in Section&nbsp;280G(b)(3) of the Code), and any withholding taxes). The override of such reduction in Contingent Compensation Payments pursuant to this Section&nbsp;4.3(b) shall be referred to as a &#147;Section 4.3(b)
Override.&#148; For purpose of this paragraph, if any federal or state income taxes would be attributable to the receipt of any Eliminated Payment, the amount of such taxes shall be computed by multiplying the amount of the Eliminated Payment by the
maximum combined federal and state income tax rate provided by law. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:13%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="2">(c) For purposes of this Section&nbsp;4.3 the following terms shall have the following respective meanings: </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:17%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(i) &#147;Change in Ownership or Control&#148; shall mean a change in the ownership or effective control of the Company or in the ownership of a
substantial portion of the assets of the Company determined in accordance with Section&nbsp;280G(b)(2) of the Code. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:17%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(ii) &#147;Contingent Compensation Payment&#148; shall mean any payment (or benefit) in the nature of compensation that is made or made available (under
this Agreement or otherwise) to a &#147;disqualified individual&#148; (as defined in Section&nbsp;280G(c) of the Code) and that is contingent (within the meaning of Section&nbsp;280G(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Code) on a Change in Ownership or Control of
the Company. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:13%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(d) Any payments or other benefits otherwise due to the Executive following a Change in Ownership or Control that could reasonably be characterized (as
determined by the Company) as Contingent Compensation Payments (the &#147;Potential Payments&#148;) shall not be made until the dates provided for in this Section&nbsp;4.3(d). Within 30 days after each date on which the Executive first becomes
entitled to receive (whether or not then due) a Contingent Compensation Payment relating to such Change in Ownership or Control, the Company shall determine and notify the Executive (with reasonable detail regarding the basis for its determinations)
(i)&nbsp;which Potential Payments constitute Contingent Compensation Payments, (ii)&nbsp;the Eliminated Amount and (iii)&nbsp;whether the Section&nbsp;4.3(b) Override is applicable. Within 30 days after delivery of such notice to the Executive, the
Executive shall deliver a response to the Company (the &#147;Executive Response&#148;) stating either (A)&nbsp;that he or she agrees with the Company&#146;s determination pursuant to the preceding sentence, in which case he or she shall indicate, if
applicable, which Contingent Compensation Payments, or portions thereof (the aggregate amount of which, determined in accordance with Proposed Treasury Regulation Section&nbsp;1.280G-1, Q/A-30 or any successor provision, shall be equal to the
Eliminated Amount), shall be treated as Eliminated Payments or (B)&nbsp;that he or she disagrees with such determination, in which case he or she shall set forth (i)&nbsp;which Potential Payments should be characterized as Contingent Compensation
Payments, (ii)&nbsp;the Eliminated Amount, (iii)&nbsp;whether the Section&nbsp;4.3(b) Override is applicable, and (iv)&nbsp;which (if any) Contingent Compensation Payments, or portions thereof (the aggregate amount of which, determined in accordance
with Proposed Treasury Regulation Section&nbsp;1.280G-1, Q/A-30 or any successor provision, shall be equal to the Eliminated Amount, if any), shall be treated as Eliminated Payments. In the event that the Executive fails to deliver an Executive
Response on or before the required date, the Company&#146;s initial determination shall be final and the Contingent Compensation Payments that shall be treated as Eliminated Payments shall be determined by the Company in its absolute discretion. If
the Executive states in the Executive Response that he or she agrees with the Company&#146;s determination, the Company shall make the Potential Payments to the Executive within three business days following delivery to the Company of the Executive
Response (except for any Potential Payments which are not due to be made until after such date, which Potential Payments shall be made on the date on which they are due). If the Executive states in the Executive Response that he or she disagrees
with the Company&#146;s determination, then, for a period of 60 days following delivery of the Executive Response, the Executive and the Company shall use good faith efforts to resolve such dispute. If such dispute is not resolved within such 60-day
period, such dispute shall be settled exclusively by arbitration in accordance with Section&nbsp;5.1. The Company shall, within three business days following delivery to the Company of the Executive Response, make to the Executive those Potential
Payments as to which there is no dispute between the Company and the Executive regarding whether they should be made (except for any such Potential Payments which are not due to be made until after such date, which Potential Payments shall be made
on the date on which they are due). The balance of the Potential Payments shall be made within three business days following the resolution of such dispute. Subject to the limitations contained in Sections 4.3(a) and (b)&nbsp;hereof, the amount of
any payments to be made to the Executive following the resolution of such dispute shall be increased by amount of the accrued interest thereon computed at the prime rate announced from time to time by Citibank, N.A., compounded monthly from the date
that such payments originally were due. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">4.4 <U>Mitigation</U>. The Executive shall not be required to mitigate the amount of any payment or benefits provided for in this Section&nbsp;4 by
seeking other employment or otherwise. Further, except as provided in Section&nbsp;4.2(a)(ii), the amount of any payment or benefits provided for in this Section&nbsp;4 shall not be reduced by any compensation earned by the Executive as a result of
employment by another employer, by retirement benefits, by offset against any amount claimed to be owed by the Executive to the Company or otherwise. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">4.5 <U>Outplacement Services</U>. In the event the Executive is terminated by the Company (other than for Cause, Disability or Death), or the Executive
terminates employment for Good Reason, within 24 months following the Change in Control Date, the Company shall provide outplacement services through one or more outside firms of the Executive&#146;s choosing up to an aggregate of $25,000, with such
services to extend until the first to occur of (i)&nbsp;12 months following the termination of Executive&#146;s employment, (ii)&nbsp;the date the Executive secures full time employment or (iii)&nbsp;the date the Executive becomes engaged in a
Competitive Activity. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">5. <U>Disputes</U>. </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">5.1 <U>Settlement of Disputes; Arbitration</U>. All claims by the Executive
for benefits under this Agreement shall be directed to and determined by the Board of Directors of the Company and shall be in writing. Any denial by the Board of Directors of a claim for benefits under this Agreement shall be delivered to the
Executive in writing and shall set forth the specific reasons for the denial and the specific provisions of this Agreement relied upon. The Board of Directors shall afford a reasonable opportunity to the Executive for a review of the decision
denying a claim. Any further dispute or controversy arising under or in connection with this Agreement shall be finally resolved by arbitration, in San Diego, California, by three arbitrators in accordance with the CPR Rules for Non-Administered
Arbitration, and judgment upon the award rendered by the arbitrators may be entered by any court having jurisdiction thereof. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">5.2 <U>Expenses</U>. The Company agrees to pay as incurred, to the full extent permitted by law, all legal, accounting and other fees and expenses which
the Executive may reasonably incur as a result of any claim or contest (regardless of the outcome thereof) by the Company, the Executive or others regarding the validity or enforceability of, or liability under, any provision of this Agreement or
any guarantee of performance thereof (including as a result of any contest by the Executive regarding the amount of any payment or benefits pursuant to this Agreement), plus in each case interest on any delayed payment at the applicable Federal rate
provided for in Section&nbsp;7872(f)(2)(A) of the Code. This Section&nbsp;5.2 shall not apply to any claim made by the Executive which is not made in good faith or which is determined by the arbitrator or a court to be frivolous. </FONT></P> <P
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STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">5.3 <U>Compensation During a Dispute</U>. If the Change in Control Date occurs during the Term and the Executive&#146;s employment with the Company
terminates within 24 months following the Change in Control Date, and the right of the Executive to receive benefits under Section&nbsp;4 (or the amount or nature of the benefits to which he or she is entitled to receive) are the subject of a
dispute between the Company and the Executive, the Company shall continue (a)&nbsp;to pay to the Executive his or her base salary in effect as of the Measurement Date and (b)&nbsp;to provide benefits to the Executive and the Executive&#146;s family
at least equal to those which would have been provided to them, if the Executive&#146;s employment had not been terminated, in accordance with the applicable Benefit Plans in effect on the Measurement Date, until such dispute is resolved either by
mutual written agreement of the parties or by an arbitrator&#146;s award pursuant to Section&nbsp;5.1, but in no event more than 12 months after the date of such dispute. Following the resolution of such dispute, the sum of the payments made to the
Executive under clause (a)&nbsp;of this Section&nbsp;5.3 shall be deducted from any cash payment which the Executive is entitled to receive pursuant to Section&nbsp;4; and if such sum exceeds the amount of the cash payment which the Executive is
entitled to receive pursuant to Section&nbsp;4, the excess of such sum over the amount of such payment shall be repaid (without interest) by the Executive to the Company within 60 days of the resolution of such dispute. </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">6. <U>Successors</U>. </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">6.1 <U>Successor to Company</U>. The Company shall require any successor
(whether direct or indirect, by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise) to all or substantially all of the business or assets of the Company expressly to assume and agree to perform this Agreement to the same extent that the Company would be
required to perform it if no such succession had taken place. Failure of the Company to obtain an assumption of this Agreement at or prior to the effectiveness of any succession shall be a breach of this Agreement and shall constitute Good Reason if
the Executive elects to terminate employment, except that for purposes of implementing the foregoing, the date on which any such succession becomes effective shall be deemed the Date of Termination. As used in this Agreement, &#147;Company&#148;
shall mean the Company as defined above and any successor to its business or assets as aforesaid which assumes and agrees to perform this Agreement, by operation of law or otherwise. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">6.2 <U>Successor to Executive</U>. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the Executive&#146;s
personal or legal representatives, executors, administrators, successors, heirs, distributees, devisees and legatees. If the Executive should die while any amount would still be payable to the Executive or his or her family hereunder if the
Executive had continued to live, all such amounts, unless otherwise provided herein, shall be paid in accordance with the terms of this Agreement to the executors, personal representatives or administrators of the Executive&#146;s estate.
</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">7. <U>Notice</U>. All notices, instructions and other
communications given hereunder or in connection herewith shall be in writing. Any such notice, instruction or communication shall be sent either (i)&nbsp;by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, or
(ii)&nbsp;prepaid via a reputable nationwide overnight courier service, in each case addressed to the Company, at 10955 Vista Sorrento Parkway, San Diego, CA, 92130, Attn: General Counsel, and to the Executive at the address for notices indicated
below (or to such other address as either the Company or the Executive may have furnished to the other in writing in accordance herewith). </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Any such notice, instruction or communication shall be deemed to have been delivered five business days after it is sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt
requested, postage prepaid, or one business day after it is sent via a reputable nationwide overnight courier service. Either party may give any notice, instruction or other communication hereunder using any other means, but no such notice,
instruction or other communication shall be deemed to have been duly delivered unless and until it actually is received by the party for whom it is intended. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">8. <U>Miscellaneous</U>. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">8.1 <U>Employment by Subsidiary</U>. For purposes of this Agreement, the Executive&#146;s employment with the Company shall not be deemed to have
terminated solely as a result of the Executive continuing to be employed by a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">8.2 <U>Severability</U>. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of this Agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any
other provision of this Agreement, which shall remain in full force and effect. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">8.3 <U>Injunctive Relief</U>. The Company and the Executive agree that any breach of this Agreement by the Company is likely to cause the Executive substantial and irrevocable damage and therefore, in the event of any
such breach, in addition to such other remedies which may be available, the Executive shall have the right to specific performance and injunctive relief. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">8.4 <U>Governing Law</U>. The validity, interpretation, construction and performance of this Agreement shall be governed by the internal laws of the State
of California, without regard to conflicts of law principles. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="2">8.5 <U>Waivers</U>. No waiver by the Executive at any time of any breach of, or compliance with, any provision of this Agreement to be performed by the Company shall be deemed a waiver of that or any other provision at any subsequent time.
</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">8.6 <U>Counterparts</U>. This Agreement may be executed in
counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original but both of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">8.7 <U>Tax Withholding</U>. Any payments provided for hereunder shall be paid net of any applicable tax withholding required under federal, state or local
law. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">8.8 <U>Entire Agreement</U>. This Agreement sets forth
the entire agreement of the parties hereto in respect to the possible provision of certain benefits in the event certain conditions are satisfied during a 24 month period subsequent to a Change in Control Date (the &#147;Subject Matter&#148;) and
supersedes all prior agreements, promises, covenants, arrangements, communications, representations or warranties, whether oral or written, by any officer, employee or representative of any party hereto in respect of the Subject Matter; and any
prior agreement of the parties hereto in respect of the Subject Matter is hereby terminated and cancelled. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the provisions of any existing or future stock option, restricted stock or other equity awards shall not be
superceded by, modified by, or subject to the terms of Section&nbsp;4.3 of, this Agreement. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">8.9 <U>Amendments</U>. This Agreement may be amended or modified only by a written instrument executed by both the Company and the Executive. </FONT></P>
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