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• Company Obligations Upon Termination of Employment During the Term of this Agreement, the Company shall have the following obligations upon the termination of the Executive’s employment with the Company as described in this Section 5:

• Obligations of the Company Upon Termination of Employment (a) Expiration of Term, By the Company for Cause or by Executive without Good Reason. If Executive's employment shall be terminated: (i) due to and upon expiration of the Term of this Agreement the Company shall pay Executive his full salary through the Date of Termination at the rate in effect at the time Notice of Termination is given, and an amount equal to the product of (x) all bonuses and awards that would have been earned by Executive upon completion of each award cycle that began during the Term but had not been completed as of the Date of Termination, calculated as though the full achievement of all goals and targets relating thereto had been achieved in full and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which shall be the number of days from the beginning of the applicable bonus or award cycle to and including the Date of Termination and the denominator of which shall be the number of days in such cycle; or (ii) if Executive's employment shall be terminated by the Company for Cause or by Executive without Good Reason, then the Company shall pay Executive his Base Salary (at the rate in effect at the time Notice of Termination is given) through the Date of Termination, and the Company shall have no additional obligations to Executive under this Agreement. (b) For any other reason. If Executive's employment shall be terminated for any reason other than those provided in Section 6(a) above, then: (i) the Company shall pay Executive his full salary through the Date of Termination at the rate in effect at the time Notice of Termination is given, and an amount equal to the product of (x) all bonuses and awards that would have been earned by Executive upon completion of each award cycle that began during the Term but had not been completed as of the Date of Termination, calculated as though the full achievement of all goals and targets relating thereto had been achieved in full and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which shall be the number of days from the beginning of the applicable bonus or award cycle to and including the Date of Termination and the denominator of which shall be the number of days in such cycle; and (ii) in lieu of paying any further compensation to Executive for periods subsequent to the Date of Termination, the Company shall pay to the Executive severance payments in the form of continuation of Executive's Base Salary in effect as of the Date of Termination for a period of two (2) years following such Date of Termination (the "Severance Payment Period").

• Obligations Upon Termination Upon termination of this Agreement, either party shall, at the request of the other party, return any document, material, database, equipment, or software containing the Confidential Information to the other party. If, for any reason, such document, material, database, equipment, or software cannot be returned, either party shall destroy all the Confidential Information belonging to the other party and delete such Confidential Information from any memory devices. No party shall be permitted to continue using the Confidential Information in any way after the termination of this Agreement.

• Actions Upon Termination In the event of termination not the fault of the Contractor, the Contractor shall be paid for the services properly performed prior to termination, together with any reimbursable expenses then due, but in no event shall such compensation exceed the maximum compensation to be paid under the Contract. The Contractor agrees that this payment shall fully and adequately compensate the Contractor and all subcontractors for all profits, costs, expenses, losses, liabilities, damages, taxes, and charges of any kind whatsoever (whether foreseen or unforeseen) attributable to the termination of this Contract. Upon termination for any reason, the Contractor shall provide Seattle with the most current design documents, contract documents, writings and other product it has completed to the date of termination, along with copies of all project-related correspondence and similar items. Seattle shall have the same rights to use these materials as if termination had not occurred.

• Company Obligations upon Termination Upon termination of Executive’s employment pursuant to any of the circumstances listed in this Section 3, Executive (or Executive’s estate) shall be entitled to receive the sum of: (i) the portion of Executive’s Annual Base Salary earned through the Date of Termination, but not yet paid to Executive; (ii) any expense reimbursements owed to Executive pursuant to Section 2(e); and (iii) any amount accrued and arising from Executive’s participation in, or benefits accrued under any employee benefit plans, programs or arrangements, which amounts shall be payable in accordance with the terms and conditions of such employee benefit plans, programs or arrangements (collectively, the “Company Arrangements”). Except as otherwise expressly required by law (e.g., COBRA) or as specifically provided herein, all of Executive’s rights to salary, severance, benefits, bonuses and other compensatory amounts hereunder (if any) shall cease upon the termination of Executive’s employment hereunder. In the event that Executive’s employment is terminated by the Company for any reason, Executive’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be to receive the payments and benefits described in this Section 3(c) or Section 4, as applicable.

• Obligations of Company Upon Termination (a) In the event of the termination of Executive's employment pursuant to Section 7 (a), (b), (c) or (e), Executive will be entitled only to the compensation earned by him hereunder as of the date of such termination (plus life insurance or disability benefits if applicable and provided for pursuant to Section 4(c)). (b) In the event of the termination of Executive’s employment pursuant to Section 7 (d) or (f), Executive will be entitled to receive in one lump sum payment the full remaining amount under the Term of this Agreement to which he would have been entitled had this Agreement not been terminated.

• Obligations of the Company Upon Termination (a) Termination Other Than for Cause, Death or Disability if Employee ----------------------------------------------------------------- Agrees to Cancellation of Change of Control Agreement. If, during the ----------------------------------------------------- Employment Period, the Company shall terminate the Executive's employment other than for Cause or death or Disability, and, subject to (i) the execution by the Executive of the Release attached as Exhibit A hereto, and (ii) the automatic cancellation of any right the Executive might otherwise have under the Change of Control Agreement previously entered into between the Executive and the Company, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit B, the Executive shall be entitled to all of the following: (i) the Company shall pay to the Executive in a lump sum in cash within 15 calendar days after the Date of Termination the aggregate of the following amounts: A. the sum of (1) the Executive's Annual Base Salary through the Date of Termination to the extent not theretofore paid, (2) the product of (x) the higher of (I) the Minimum Bonus and (II) the Annual Bonus paid or payable, including any bonus or portion thereof, which has been earned but deferred (and annualized for any fiscal year consisting of less than twelve full months or during which the Executive was employed for less than twelve full months), for the most recently completed fiscal year during the Employment Period, if any (such higher amount being referred to as the "Highest Annual Bonus") and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days in the current fiscal year through the Date of Termination, and the denominator of which is 365, and (3) 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 theretofore paid (the sum of the amounts described in clauses (1), (2), and (3) shall be hereinafter referred to as the "Accrued Obligations"); and B. an amount equal to the product of (1) three and (2) the highest amount actually paid to the Executive in cash compensation (that is, Annual Base Salary plus bonus(es) actually paid) in any one of the previous three calendar years; and C. an amount equal to the excess of (a) the actuarial equivalent of the benefit (utilizing actuarial assumptions no less favorable to the Executive than those in effect under the Company's qualified defined benefit retirement plan (the "Retirement Plan") and immediately prior to the Effective Date under the Retirement Plan, and any excess or supplemental retirement plan in which the Executive participates (together, the "SERP") which the Executive would receive if the Executive's employment continued for three years after the Date of Termination assuming for this purpose that all accrued benefits are fully vested, and, assuming that the Executive's compensation in each of the three years is that required by Section 3(b)(i) and Section 3(b)(ii), over (b) the actuarial equivalent of the Executive's actual benefit (paid or payable), if any, under the Retirement Plan and the SERP as of the Date of Termination; (ii) all stock options, restricted stock and other stock-based compensation shall become immediately exercisable or vested, as the case may be, and stock options shall be exercisable for three years thereafter; (iii) for the Continuation Period (as defined below), the Company shall continue to pay the premium for benefits to the Executive and/or the Executive's dependents equal to those which would have been provided to them in accordance with the plans, programs, practices and policies described in Section 3(b)(iv) of this Agreement if the Executive's employment had not been terminated or, if more favorable to the Executive, as in effect generally at any time thereafter with respect to other peer executives of the Company and its affiliated companies and their families, provided, however, that if the Executive becomes reemployed with another employer and is eligible to receive medical or other welfare benefits under another employer- provided plan, the medical and other welfare benefits described herein shall be secondary to those provided under such other plan during such applicable period of eligibility, and provided further that the Executive and the Executive's dependents otherwise are and remain eligible for coverage under the federal law COBRA. The Continuation Period shall be three years. For purposes of determining eligibility (but not the time of commencement of benefits) of the Executive for retiree benefits pursuant to such plans, practices, programs and policies, the Executive shall be considered to have remained employed until three years after the Date of Termination and to have retired on the last day of such period; (iv) the Company shall, at its sole expense as incurred, provide the Executive with reasonable outplacement services the scope and provider of which shall be selected by the Executive in his sole discretion; and (v) to the extent not theretofore paid or provided, the Company shall timely pay or provide to the Executive any other amounts or benefits, other than (x) severance benefits and (y) any benefits or payments under the Change of Control Agreement (Exhibit B), all rights to which the Executive shall have relinquished as partial consideration for the payments and benefits under this Section 5(a), that are required to be paid or provided or which the Executive is eligible to receive under any plan, program, policy or practice or contract or agreement of the Company and its affiliated companies (such other amounts and benefits shall be hereinafter referred to as the "Other (b) Termination Other than for Cause, Death or Disability if the Executive ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Does Not Agree to Cancellation of Change of Control Agreement. If, ------------------------------------------------------------- during the Employment Period, the Company shall terminate the Executive's employment other than for Cause, death or Disability, and the Executive elects to maintain in effect the Change of Control Agreement previously entered into between the Executive and the Company, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit B, this Agreement shall terminate without further obligations on the part of the Company to the Executive other than obligation to pay to the Executive (x) his or her Annual Base Salary through the Date of Termination, (y) the amount of any compensation previously deferred by the Executive, and (z) Other Benefits, in each case to the extent theretofore unpaid.

• Rights and Obligations Upon Termination If Huron Valley Schools terminates this Contract for any reason, the Contractor must: (i) stop all work as specified in the notice of termination; (ii) take any action that may be necessary, or that Huron Valley Schools may direct, to preserve and protect deliverable(s) or other Huron Valley Schools property in the Contractor's possession; (iii) return all materials and property provided directly or indirectly to the Contractor by any entity, agent, or employee of Huron Valley Schools; (iv) transfer title in and deliver to Huron Valley Schools, unless otherwise directed, all deliverable(s) intended to be transferred to Huron Valley Schools at the termination of the Contract (which will be provided to Huron Valley Schools on an "As-Is" basis except to the extent Huron Valley Schools compensated the Contractor for warranty services related to the materials); (v) to the maximum practical extent, take any action to mitigate and limit potential damages, including terminating or limiting subcontracts and outstanding orders for materials and supplies; and (vi) take all appropriate action to secure and maintain Huron Valley Schools information confidentially. If Huron Valley Schools terminates this Contract under Section 7(b), Termination for Convenience, Huron Valley Schools must pay the Contractor all charges due for deliverable(s) provided before the date of termination and, if applicable, as a separate item of payment, for work-in-progress, based on a percentage of completion determined by Huron Valley Schools. All completed or partially completed deliverable(s) prepared by the Contractor, at the option of Huron Valley Schools, become Huron Valley Schools property, and the Contractor is entitled to receive equitable compensation for those deliverable(s). Regardless of the basis for the termination, Huron Valley Schools is not obligated to pay or otherwise compensate the Contractor for any lost expected future profits, costs, or expenses incurred with respect to deliverable(s) not actually completed. If Huron Valley Schools terminates this contract for any reason, Huron Valley Schools may assume, at its option, any subcontracts and agreements for deliverable(s), and may pursue completion of the deliverable(s) by replacement contract or as Huron Valley Schools deems expedient.

• Benefits Upon Termination of Employment If the Executive is entitled to benefits pursuant to this Section 2, the Company agrees to pay or provide to the Executive as severance payment, the following: (i) A single lump sum payment, payable in cash within five days of the Termination Date (or if later, the Change of Control Date), equal to the sum of: (A) the accrued portion of any of the Executive's unpaid base salary and vacation through the Termination Date and any unpaid portion of the Executive's bonus for the prior fiscal year; plus (B) a portion of the Executive's bonus for the fiscal year in progress, prorated based upon the number of days elapsed since the commencement of the fiscal year and calculated assuming that 100% of the target under the bonus plan is achieved; plus (C) an amount equal to the Executive's Base Compensation times the Compensation Multiplier. (ii) Continuation, on the same basis as if the Executive continued to be employed by the Company, of Benefits for the Benefit Period commencing on the Termination Date. The Company's obligation hereunder with respect to the foregoing Benefits shall be limited to the extent that the Executive obtains any such benefits pursuant to a subsequent employer's benefit plans, in which case the Company may reduce the coverage of any Benefits it is required to provide the Executive hereunder as long as the aggregate coverages and benefits of the combined benefit plans is no less favorable to the Executive than the Benefits required to be provided hereunder. (iii) Outplacement services to be provided by an outplacement organization of national repute, which shall include the provision of office space and equipment (including telephone and personal computer) but in no event shall the Company be required to provide such services for a value exceeding 17% of the Executive's Base Compensation. (iv) Accelerated vesting of all outstanding stock options and of all previously granted restricted stock awards. (v) Target amounts that would have accrued under the MagneTek Shareholder Return Plan had the applicable period for each such target elapsed, calculated and paid, PRO RATA, for the actual period elapsed.

• Payments Upon Termination of Employment (a) If during the Termination Period the employment of the Executive shall terminate, other than by reason of a Nonqualifying Termination, then the Company shall pay to the Executive (or the Executive's beneficiary or estate) within 30 days following the Date of Termination, as compensation for services rendered to the Company: (1) a cash amount equal to the sum of (i) the Executive's full annual base salary from the Company through the Date of Termination, to the extent not theretofore paid, (ii) the Executive's annual bonus in an amount at least equal to the highest annualized (for any fiscal year consisting of less than 12 full months or with respect to which the Executive has been employed by the Company for less than 12 full months) bonus paid or payable, including by reason of any deferral, to the Executive by the Company in respect of the three fiscal years of the Company (or such portion thereof during which the Executive performed services for the Company if the Executive shall have been employed by the Company for less than such three fiscal year period) immediately preceding the fiscal year in which the Change in Control occurs, multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days in the fiscal year in which the Change in Control occurs through the Date of Termination and the denominator of which is 365 or 366, as applicable, and (iii) any compensation previously deferred by the Executive (together with any interest and earnings thereon) and any accrued vacation pay, in each case to the extent not theretofore paid; plus (2) a lump-sum cash amount (subject to any applicable payroll or other taxes required to be withheld pursuant to Section 5) in an amount equal to (i) the Executive's highest annual base salary from the Company in effect during the 12-month period prior to the Date of Termination, plus (ii) the Executive's highest annualized (for any fiscal year consisting of less than 12 full months or with respect to which the Executive has been employed by the Company for less than 12 full months) bonus, paid or payable, including by reason of any deferral, to the Executive by the Company in respect of the five fiscal years of the Company (or such portion thereof during which the Executive performed services for the Company if the Executive shall have been employed by the Company for less than such five fiscal year period) immediately preceding the fiscal year in which the Change in Control occurs, provided, that any amount paid pursuant to this Section 3(a)(2) shall be paid in lieu of any other amount of severance relating to salary or bonus continuation to be received by the Executive upon termination of employment of the Executive under any severance agreement, plan, policy or arrangement of the Company. (b) For a period of eighteen months commencing on the Date of Termination, the Company shall continue to keep in full force and effect all policies of medical, accident, disability and life insurance with respect to the Executive and his dependents with the same level of coverage, upon the same terms and otherwise to the same extent as such policies shall have been in effect immediately prior to the Date of Termination and the Company shall pay all costs of the continuation of such insurance coverage. (c) For a period of twelve months commencing on the Date of Termination, the Executive shall receive outplacement assistance services from an outplacement agency selected by the Executive and the Company shall pay all costs of such services; provided that such costs shall not exceed $15,000 in the aggregate. (d) If during the Termination Period the employment of the Executive shall terminate by reason of a Nonqualifying Termination, then the Company shall pay to the Executive within 30 days following the Date of Termination, a cash amount equal to the sum of: (1) the Executive's full annual base salary from the Company through the Date of Termination, to the extent not theretofore paid, and (2) any compensation previously deferred by the Executive (together with any interest and earnings thereon) and any accrued vacation pay, in each case to the extent not theretofore paid.