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The Employee\u2019s title or responsibilities are reduced in any material manner unless otherwise agreed to by the Employee, however, non-election to the Board of Directors of the Corporation will not constitute a reduction or material change in the title or responsibilities of the Employee;\nB. The Employee\u2019s salary is reduced in any material manner, unless such reduction is in accordance with a general reduction of executive salaries implemented by the Corporation in conjunction with a financial restructuring by the Corporation;\nC. If the Employee\u2019s participation in the Corporation\u2019s employee benefit programs is terminated or reduced in any material manner unless such programs are terminated or reduced for all of the Corporation\u2019s employees in which case the Employee shall be entitled, upon electing to terminate his employment, to:\nD. Be paid a lump sum severance in an amount equal to: eighteen months Annual Salary; plus one-and-a-half times annualized bonus under the Employee\u2019s bonus plan in effect at the date of termination, calculated as the average of the bonus that would have been received had target performance been achieved, and the actual bonus achieved for the previous year ;\nE. Have all unvested Stock Options vest immediately and to have all vested but unexercised Stock Options be exercisable by the Employee within 180 days of the date of the Employee\u2019s election to terminate his employment after which time all unexercised Stock Options will expire;\nF. Be paid all Annual Salary accrued to the date of termination plus a bonus, under the Employee\u2019s bonus plan in effect at the date of termination, pro rated for the portion of the year prior to the date of termination, calculated as the average of the bonus that would have been received had target performance been achieved, and the actual bonus achieved for the previous year; and\nG. Reimbursement of his and his family\u2019s reasonable relocation expenses back to a location of his choosing in the continental United States. 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