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ThisCHANGEOFCONTROLAGREEMENT（the"Agreement"）,dated_________,_________,_________（M,D,Y）,ismadebyandbetweenAAA,INC.,a_________（PLACENAME）corporation（the"Company"）,and_________（the"Executive"）.

WHEREAS,theCompanyconsidersitessentialtothebestinterestsofitsstockholderstofosterthecontinuousemploymentofkeymanagementpersonnel;

WHEREAS,theBoardofDirectorsoftheCompanyrecognizesthat,asisthecasewithmanypublicly-heldcorporations,thepossibilityofaChangeofControl（asdefinedherein）existsandthatsuchpossibility,andtheuncertaintyandquestionsthatitmayraiseamongmanagement,mayresultinthedepartureordistractionofmanagementpersonneltothedetrimentoftheCompanyanditsstockholders;and

WHEREAS,theBoardhasdeterminedthatappropriatestepsshouldbetakentoreinforceandencouragethecontinuedattentionanddedicationofmembersoftheCompany'smanagement,includingtheExecutive,totheirassigneddutieswithoutdistractioninthefaceofpotentiallydisturbingcircumstancesarisingfromthepossibilityofaChangeofControl.

NOW,THEREFORE,inconsiderationofthepremisesandthemutualcovenantshereincontained,theCompanyandtheExecutiveagreeasfollows:

1.Introduction;Purposes.

（a）ThepurposeofthisAgreementistoprovidetheExecutivewithprotectionofcertainbenefitsincaseofaterminationofhisorheremploymentwiththeCompanyinconnectionwithaChangeofControloftheCompany.

（b）TheCompany,bymeansoftheAgreement,seeksto（i）secureand/orretaintheservicesoftheExecutiveand（ii）provideincentivesfortheExecutivetoexertmaximumeffortsforthesuccessoftheCompanyeveninthefaceofapotentialChangeofControloftheCompany.

2.Definitions.

（a）"Accountants"hasthemeaninggiventheretoinSection4.

（b）"ADEA"hasthemeaninggiventheretoinSection5（c）.

（c）"Agreement"meansthisChangeofControlAgreement.

（d）"Board"meanstheBoardofDirectorsoftheCompany.

（e）"Cause"meanstheExecutive's:

（i）willfulandcontinuedfailuretosubstantiallyperformtheExecutive'sdutieswiththeCompany（otherthanasaresultofphysicalormentaldisability）afterawrittendemandforsubstantialperformanceisdelivertotheExecutivebytheCompany,whichdemandspecificallyidentifiesthemannerinwhichtheCompanybelievesthattheExecutivehasnotsubstantiallyperformedtheExecutive'sdutiesandthathasnotbeencuredwithinfifteen（15）daysfollowingreceiptbytheExecutiveofthewrittendemand;（ii）commissionofafelony（otherthanatraffic-relatedoffense）thatinthewrittendeterminationoftheCompanyislikelytocauseorhascausedmaterialinjurytotheCompany'sbusiness;（iii）dishonestywithrespecttoasignificantmatterrelatingtotheCompany'sbusiness;or（iv）materialbreachofanyagreementbyandbetweentheExecutiveandtheCompany,whichmaterialbreachhasnotbeencuredwithinfifteen（15）daysfollowingreceiptbytheExecutiveofwrittennoticefromtheCompanyidentifyingsuchmaterialbreach.

（f）"ChangeofControl"means:

（i）adissolutionorliquidationoftheCompany;（ii）asaleofallorsubstantiallyalltheassetsoftheCompany;（iii）amergerorconsolidationinwhichtheCompanyisnotthesurvivingcorporationandinwhichbeneficialownershipofsecuritiesoftheCompanyrepresentingatleastfiftypercent（50%）ofthecombinedvotingpowerentitledtovoteintheelectionofdirectorshaschanged;（iv）areversemergerinwhichtheCompanyisthesurvivingcorporationbutthesharesofthecommonstockoftheCompanyoutstandingimmediatelybeforethemergerareconvertedbyvirtueofthemergerintootherproperty,whetherintheformofsecurities,cashorotherwise,andinwhichbeneficialownershipofsecuritiesoftheCompanyrepresentingatleastfiftypercent（50%）ofthecombinedvotingpowerentitledtovoteintheelectionofdirectorshaschanged;（v）anacquisitionbyanyperson,entityorgroupwithinthemeaningofSection13（d）or14（d）oftheExchangeAct,oranycomparablesuccessorprovisions（excludinganyemployeebenefitplan,orrelatedtrust,sponsoredormaintainedbytheCompanyorsubsidiaryoftheCompanyorotherentitycontrolledbytheCompany）ofthebeneficialownership（withinthemeaningofRule13d-3promulgatedundertheExchangeAct,orcomparablesuccessorrule）ofsecuritiesoftheCompanyrepresentingatleastfiftypercent（50%）ofthecombinedvotingpowerentitledtovoteintheelectionofdirectors;or,（vi）intheeventthattheindividualswhoaremembersoftheIncumbentBoardceaseforanyreasontoconstituteatleastfiftypercent（50%）oftheBoard.

（g）"Code"meanstheInternalRevenueCodeof1986,asamended.

（h）"Committee"meanstheFinanceCommitteeoftheBoardorsuchothercommitteeasappointedbytheBoardtoadministerthisAgreement.

（i）"Company"meansAAA,Inc.,a_________（PLACENAME）corporation.

（j）"Company-PaidCoverage"hasthemeaninggiventheretoinSection3（a）.

（k）"ConfidentialInformation,SecrecyandInventionAgreement"hasthemeaninggiventheretoinSection5（b）.

（l）"Disability"meanstheExecutive'sphysicalormentaldisabilitythatpreventstheExecutivefromsatisfactorilyperformingthenormaldutiesandresponsibilitiesoftheExecutive'sofficeinthegoodfaithdeterminationoftheCommitteeforaperiodofmorethanonehundredtwenty（120）consecutivedays.

（m）"EffectiveDate"meansthedatefirstabovewritten.

（n）"EmployeeAgreementandRelease"hasthemeaninggiventheretoinSection5（c）.

（o）"ExchangeAct"meanstheSecuritiesExchangeActof1934,asamended.

（p）"ExciseTax"hasthemeaninggiventheretoinSection4.

（q）"Executive"meansthepersonidentifiedintheintroductoryparagraphofthisAgreement.

（r）"GoodReason"means:

（i）anymaterialreductionoftheExecutive'sduties,authorityorresponsibilitiesrelativetotheExecutive'sduties,authority,orresponsibilitiesasineffectimmediatelybeforesuchreduction,exceptifagreedtoinwritingbytheExecutive;（ii）areductionbytheCompanyinthebasesalaryoftheExecutive,oroftwenty-fivepercent（25%）ormoreintheTargetBonusopportunityofsuchExecutive,asineffectimmediatelybeforesuchreduction,exceptifagreedtoinwritingbytheExecutive;（iii）therelocationoftheExecutivetoafacilityoralocationmorethanthirty（30）milesfromtheExecutive'sthenpresentbusinesslocation,exceptifagreedtoinwritingbytheExecutive;（iv）amaterialbreachbytheCompanyofanyprovisionofthisAgreementor（v）anyfailureoftheCompanytoobtaintheassumptionofthisAgreementbyanysuccessororassignoftheCompany.

（s）"IncumbentBoard"meanstheindividualswho,asoftheEffectiveDate,aremembersoftheBoard.Iftheelection,ornominationforelectionbytheCompany'sstockholders,ofanynewdirectorisapprovedbyavoteofatleastfiftypercent（50%）oftheIncumbentBoard,suchnewdirectorshallbeconsideredasamemberoftheIncumbentBoard.

（t）"Section16Officer"meansan"officer"oftheCompany,asdefinedinRule16a-1（f）promulgatedundertheExchangeAct,designatedassuchbyactionoftheBoard.

（u）"TargetBonus"meanstheExecutive'stargetbonusforthethencurrentfiscalyear,assetbytheBoardortheappropriatecommitteethereof.

3.SeveranceBenefitsintheEventofaChangeofControl.

（a）Ifwithineighteen（18）monthsfollowingthedateofaChangeofControloftheCompanyeither（i）theCompanyterminatestheExecutive'semploymentotherthanforCause,deathorDisabilityor（ii）theExecutiveterminateshisorheremploymentwiththeCompanyvoluntarilywithGoodReason,thenineachcase,subjecttoSection4andSection5:

（i）theExecutiveshallbeentitledtoreceivealumpsumpaymentequaltotwotimestheExecutive'syearlybasesalaryineffectonthedateoftermination（withoutgivingeffecttoanyreductioninbasesalarysubsequenttoaChangeofControlthatconstitutesGoodReason）,（ii）eachoftheExecutive'soutstandingstockoptions,allstocksubjecttorepurchase,restrictedstockawardsandrestrictedstockpurchases,andanyoptions,stocksubjecttorepurchase,awardsorpurchasesheldinthenameofanestateplanningvehicleforthebenefitoftheExecutiveorhisorherimmediatefamily,shallhavetheirvestingandexercisabilityscheduleaccelerateinfull（or,asapplicable,thecorrespondingrepurchaserightshalllapseinfull）asofthedateoftermination;（iii）ifonthedateofterminationtheExecutiveiscoveredbyanyCompany-paidhealth,disability,accidentand/orlifeinsuranceplansorprograms,theCompanyshallprovidetotheExecutivebenefitssubstantiallysimilartothosethattheExecutivewasreceivingimmediatelypriortothedateoftermination（the"Company-PaidCoverage"）.IfsuchcoverageincludedtheExecutive'sspouseand/ordependentsimmediatelypriortothedateoftermination,suchspouseand/ordependentsshallalsobecoveredatCompanyexpense.Company-PaidCoverageshallcontinueuntiltheearlierof（x）two

（2）yearsfromthedateoftermination,or（y）thedatethattheExecutiveandhisorherspouseand/ordependentsbecomecoveredunderanotheremployer'shealth,disability,accidentand/orlifeinsuranceplansorprogramsthatprovidestheExecutiveandhisorherspouseand/ordependentswithcomparablebenefitsandlevelsofcoverage.

（b）Ifwithineighteen（18）monthsfollowingthedateofaChangeofControloftheCompanytheExecutive'semploymentwiththeCompanyisterminatedasaresultofdeathorDisability,thenineachcase,subjecttoSection4andSection5:

（i）eachoftheExecutive'soutstandingstockoptions,allstocksubjecttorepur