Annual Bonus Amount. (1) In the event the Date of Termination occurs prior to a Change in Control, the Annual Bonus Amount shall be the average of the actual regular annual cash bonuses paid or payable to Employee with respect to the two fiscal years of the Company immediately preceding the fiscal year in which the Date of Termination occurs (or such lesser number of fiscal years as Employee may have been employed by the Company preceding the fiscal year in which the Date of Termination occurs) (the “Actual Bonus Amount”); provided, however, that in the event the Employee was not employed with the Company prior to the fiscal year in which the Date of Termination occurs, the Annual Bonus Amount shall equal the target bonus amount established for Employee for the fiscal year in which the Date of Termination occurs, or, if none, an amount equal to 80% of Employee’s Base Salary (the target bonus amount or percent of salary being the “Assumed Bonus Amount”). (2) In the event the Date of Termination occurs following a Change in Control, the Annual Bonus Amount shall be the greater of (i) the Actual Bonus Amount, or (ii) the Assumed Bonus Amount.
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Samples: Severance Compensation Agreement (Pershing Gold Corp.), Severance Compensation Agreement (Pershing Gold Corp.), Severance Compensation Agreement (Pershing Gold Corp.)