OPLINK COMMUNICATIONS INC
SEPARATION LETTER AGREEMENT DATED MAY 6, 2003, JING YU XU
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="right"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Exhibit 10.27 </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">May 6 , 2003 </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">Jing Yu Xu </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">5492 Livorno Ct </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">San Jose, CA 95138 </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">Dear <B>Jing Yu</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">This letter sets forth
the substance of the separation agreement (the &#147;Agreement&#148;) that Oplink Communications, Inc. (the &#147;Company&#148;) is offering to you to aid in your employment transition. </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"><B>1. </B><B>Separation and Administrative Leave.</B> Your last day of work with the Company and your employment termination
date will be July 5, 2003 (the &#147;Separation Date&#148;). From now until the Separation Date, you will generally not be expected to report to work and will, unless otherwise informed at any time and from time to time, be placed on administrative
leave. You are not authorized to perform any work or otherwise act on the Company&#146;s behalf during your administrative leave. You will continue to receive your current base salary and all current benefits, including but not limited to health
care coverage, FTO accrual, Company paid holidays, 401(k) participation, and long term disability coverage through the Separation 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:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>2. </B><B>Accrued Salary and Paid Time Off.</B> On the Separation Date, the Company will pay you all accrued salary, and all accrued and unused FTO
earned through the Separation Date, subject to standard payroll deductions and withholdings. </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"><B>3. </B><B>Severance.</B> Pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Company&#146;s Severance Benefit Plan (the &#147;Plan&#148;) (attached as Exhibit A) and this Agreement, and subject to approval by the
Company&#146;s Board of Directors, the Company will accelerate the vesting of your option dated December 7, 1999 (Option Number 19980218, for the purchase of a total of 800,000 shares at $0.15 per share) such that all unvested shares subject to the
said option shall vest and become immediately exercisable as of the Separation Date (the &#147;Severance&#148;). In order to eligible for the Severance, you must sign and return this Agreement (without revoking) by the Separation 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:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>4. </B><B>Health Insurance.</B> You will be eligible for Company
provided health benefits through the Separation Date. After the Separation Date, to the extent provided by the federal COBRA law and by the Company&#146;s current group health insurance policies, you will be eligible to continue your group health
insurance benefits at your own expense. Later, you may be able to convert to an individual policy through the provider of the Company&#146;s health insurance, if you wish. </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"><B>5. </B><B>Stock Options.</B> Except otherwise provided in this Agreement, vesting of your stock options will cease on May
6, 2003. You have ninety (90) days or three (3) months from Separation Date, as provided in your stock option agreement(s), to exercise the vested portion of your options. If your options are not exercised within this time period, they will expire.
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>6. </B><B>Other Compensation or Benefits.</B> You acknowledge that except as expressly provided in
this Agreement, you will not receive any additional compensation, severance or benefits after the Separation 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:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>7. </B><B>Expense Reimbursements.</B> You agree that, within ten (10) days of the date of this Agreement, you will submit your final documented expense
reimbursement statement reflecting all business expenses you incurred through May 6, 2003 if any, for which you seek reimbursement. The Company will reimburse you for these expenses pursuant to its regular business practice. </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"><B>8. </B><B>Return of Company Property.</B> Within ten (10) days of the date
of this Agreement, you agree to return to the Company all Company documents (and all copies thereof) and other Company property that you have had in your possession at any time, including, but not limited to, Company files, notes, drawings, records,
business plans and forecasts, financial information, specifications, computer-recorded information, tangible property (including, but not limited to, computers), credit cards, entry cards, identification badges and keys; and, any materials of any
kind that contain or embody any proprietary or confidential information of the Company (and all reproductions 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:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>9. </B><B>Proprietary Information Obligations.</B> You acknowledge your continuing obligations under your Proprietary Information and Inventions
Agreement, attached as Exhibit 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; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>10.
</B><B>Confidentiality.</B> The provisions of this Agreement will be held in strictest confidence by you and the Company and will not be publicized or disclosed in any manner whatsoever; <I>provided, however,</I> that: (a) you may disclose this
Agreement to your immediate family; (b) the parties may disclose this Agreement in confidence to their respective attorneys, accountants, auditors, tax preparers, and financial advisors; (c) the Company may disclose this Agreement as necessary to
fulfill standard or legally required corporate reporting or disclosure requirements; and (d) the parties may disclose this Agreement insofar as such disclosure may be necessary to enforce its terms or as otherwise required by law. In particular, and
without limitation, you agree not to disclose the terms of this Agreement to any current or former Company employee. </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"><B>11. </B><B>Nondisparagement.</B> Both you and the Company&#146;s officers agree not to disparage the other party, and the other party&#146;s officers,
directors, employees, shareholders and agents, in any manner likely to be harmful to them or their business, business reputation or personal reputation; provided that both you and the Company will respond accurately and fully to any question,
inquiry or request for information when required by legal process. You also agree that you will not voluntarily assist any person in bringing or pursuing legal action against the Company, its agents, successors, representatives, employees and
related and/or affiliated companies based on events occurring prior to the Separation 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:4%"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>12. </B><B>Release.</B> In exchange for the consideration under this Agreement to which you would not otherwise be entitled, you hereby generally and completely release the Company and its directors, officers,
employees, shareholders, partners, agents, attorneys, predecessors, successors, parent or subsidiary entities, insurers, affiliates and assigns from any and all claims, liabilities and obligations, both known and unknown, that arise out of or are in
any way related to </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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<FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">events, acts, conduct, or omissions prior to or on the date you sign this Agreement. This general release includes, but is not limited to: (1) all claims
arising out of or in any way related to your employment with the Company or the termination of that employment; (2) all claims related to your compensation or benefits from the Company, including salary, bonuses, commissions, vacation pay, expense
reimbursements, severance pay, fringe benefits, stock, stock options or any other ownership interests in the Company; (3) all claims for breach of contract, wrongful termination or breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing; (4)
all tort claims, including claims for fraud, defamation, emotional distress and discharge in violation of public policy; and (5) all federal, state, and local statutory claims, including claims for discrimination, harassment, retaliation,
attorneys&#146; fees, or other claims arising under the federal Civil Rights Act of 1964 (as amended), the federal Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the federal Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (as amended) (the &#147;ADEA&#148;),
or the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (as amended). </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"><B>13. </B><B>ADEA Waiver. </B>You hereby acknowledge that you are knowingly and voluntarily waiving and releasing any rights you may have under the ADEA, and that the consideration given for the foregoing waiver is in addition to anything
of value to which you were already entitled. You have been advised by this writing, as required by the ADEA that: (a) your waiver and release do not apply to any claims that may arise after your signing of this Agreement; (b) you should consult with
an attorney prior to executing this release; (c) you have forty-five (45) days within which to consider this release (although you may choose to voluntarily execute this release earlier); (d) you have seven (7) days following the execution of this
release to revoke the Agreement; and (e) this Agreement will not be effective until the eighth day after this Agreement has been signed both by you and by the Company.<B></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; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>14. </B><B>Section 1542 Waiver.</B> In granting the release herein, which includes claims which may be unknown to you at
present, you acknowledge that you have read and understand Section 1542 of the California Civil Code: <B>&#147;A general release does not extend to claims which the creditor does not know or suspect to exist in his favor at the time of executing the
release, which if known by him must have materially affected his settlement with the debtor.&#148; </B>You hereby expressly waive and relinquish all rights and benefits under that section and any law of any jurisdiction of similar effect with
respect to your release of any unknown or unsuspected claims herein. </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"><B>15. </B><B>Disclosure Under ADEA</B>. Pursuant to 29 U.S.C. &#167; 626(f)(1)(H), the Company provides disclosures concerning the availability of separation benefits in Exhibit C attached hereto. </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"><B>16. </B><B>Miscellaneous.</B> This Agreement, including Exhibits B and C,
constitutes the complete, final and exclusive embodiment of the entire agreement between you and the Company with regard to this subject matter. It is entered into without reliance on any promise or representation, written or oral, other than those
expressly contained herein, and it supersedes any other such promises, warranties or representations. This Agreement may not be modified or amended except in a writing signed by both you and a duly authorized officer of the Company. This Agreement
will bind the heirs, personal representatives, successors and assigns of both you and the Company, and inure to the benefit of both you and the Company, their heirs, successors and assigns. If any provision of this Agreement is determined to be
invalid or unenforceable, in </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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<FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">whole or in part, this determination will not affect any other provision of this Agreement and the provision in question will be modified by the court so as
to be rendered enforceable. This Agreement will be deemed to have been entered into and will be construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of California as applied to contracts made and to be performed entirely within
California. </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">If you accept this Agreement and wish to receive the Severance
Payment, please sign this Agreement and return the original to me by the Separation 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"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">I wish you good luck in your future endeavors. </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">Sincerely, </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>O<SMALL>PLINK</SMALL> C<SMALL>OMMUNICATIONS</SMALL>,
I<SMALL>NC</SMALL>. </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">By: /s/ Bruce Horn </FONT></P>
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<TD WIDTH="31%"><HR SIZE="1" NOSHADE COLOR="#000000" ALIGN="left"></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:2%; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Bruce Horn </B></FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:2%; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Chief Financial Officer </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">Exhibit A &#150; Oplink Communications, Inc. Severance Benefit Plan </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Exhibit
B &#150; Proprietary Information and Inventions Agreement </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Exhibit C &#150; ADEA Disclosure </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">A<SMALL>GREED</SMALL>: </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">/s/ Jing Yu Xu </FONT></P><HR WIDTH="31%" SIZE="1" NOSHADE COLOR="#000000" ALIGN="left"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="2"><B>Jing Yu Xu </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 SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>E<SMALL>XHIBIT</SMALL> A </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>O<SMALL>PLINK</SMALL> C<SMALL>OMMUNICATIONS</SMALL>, I<SMALL>NC</SMALL>. S<SMALL>EVERANCE</SMALL> B<SMALL>ENEFIT</SMALL>
P<SMALL>LAN</SMALL> </B></FONT></P>

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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>E<SMALL>XHIBIT</SMALL> B </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>P<SMALL>ROPRIETARY</SMALL> I<SMALL>NFORMATION</SMALL> <SMALL>AND</SMALL> I<SMALL>NVENTIONS</SMALL>
A<SMALL>GREEMENT</SMALL> </B></FONT></P>

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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>E<SMALL>XHIBIT</SMALL> C </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>ADEA DISCLOSURE </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>(TITLE 29 U.S. CODE SECTION 626(f)(1)(H)) </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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<TD WIDTH="15%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B><I>Confidentiality&nbsp;Provision:</I></B><I></I></FONT></TD>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><I>The information contained in this document is private and confidential. You may not disclose this information to anyone except your professional advisors</I><B><I>.
</I></B></FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">1. The termination program applies to
certain of those employees whose organizational units are: <U>CTO.</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; margin-left:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="2">2. In the organizational units listed above, each employee whose job position will be eliminated on <B>May 6</B>, 2003, is eligible to participate in the termination program and receive compensation if the employee executes the release of
claims presented. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">3. All eligible employees who have attained
the age of 40 years or older will have up to forty-five days to review the terms and conditions of the termination program and seven days to revoke the release. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center" WIDTH="43%"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>D<SMALL>EPARTMENT</SMALL> N<SMALL>AME</SMALL></B></FONT></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" WIDTH="41%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>J<SMALL>OB</SMALL> T<SMALL>ITLE</SMALL></B></FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" WIDTH="4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>A<SMALL>GE</SMALL></B></FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center" WIDTH="43%"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">CTO</FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="2%" ><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" WIDTH="41%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">S<SMALL>R</SMALL> VP <SMALL>OF</SMALL> R&amp;D E<SMALL>NGINEERING</SMALL></FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" WIDTH="4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">60</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center" WIDTH="43%"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">CTO</FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="2%" ><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" WIDTH="41%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">CTO</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" WIDTH="4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">43</FONT></TD>
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