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Commitments

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2011

16. Commitments— On March 3, 2011, the Compensation and Corporate Governance Committee of our Board of Directors adopted a retention pay program for certain of our officers and employees in order to help preserve the continuity of our operations and management. Under the retention pay program, each eligible employee will be entitled to receive a lump sum payment if we terminate his or her employment for any reason other than cause. The amount of the lump sum payment payable to an employee under the retention pay program will be based on the employee’s role and other facts, but it will not exceed an amount equal to six months of his or her annual base salary or annual minimum compensation (as applicable), at the time of termination. The payment will be in lieu of any cash severance payments otherwise payable under any other arrangement with the employee during the period of the retention pay program.

The retention pay program remains in effect through the end of 2012. At that time the program will expire and no payments under this program will be payable for any officer or employee whose employment is terminated after that date. As of June 30, 2011, the maximum payments under the retention pay program are approximately $526,000.

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