definiens: means ( a ) with respect to the ARQULE Research Activities conducted in the first Contract Year during the Research Collaboration Period, the funding of25.625 ARQULE FTEs at the FTE Rate ; ( b ) with respect to the ARQULE Research Activities conducted by ARQULE in the second Contract Year during the Research Collaboration Period, the funding of that number of FTEs as shall be consistent with the Annual Research Plan for such second Contract Year and agreed to by the Parties not later than ninety ( 00 ) days prior to the commencement of such Contract Year ; ( c ) with respect to the ARQULE Research Activities conducted in the third Contract Year during the Research Collaboration Period, the funding of 2G-:G ARQULE FTEs at the FTE Rate, and ( d ) with respect to the ARQULE Research Activities conducted in the fourth Contract Year during the Research Collaboration Period, the funding of that number of FTEs as shall be consistent with the Annual Research Plan for the fourth Contract Year and agreed to by the CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT REQUESTED Parties not later than fl : ffiety ( 90 ) days prior to the commencement of the fourth Contract Year ; provided, that, ( i ) such number ofFTEs is more than fifteefl ( M ), and ( ii ) ARQULE 's consent shall be required to increase the number of FTEs above the nwnber in the third Contract Year . In the event the Parties can not agree on the number of FTEs in the fourth Contract Year, each Party shall give written notice to the JEC of the number of FTEs it believes is needed to perform the ARQULE Research Activities in the fowth Contract Year and the number of FTEs shall be decided in accordance with Section 2.1.5 . Until the number of FTEs is decided, the FTE Funding Commitment for the fourth Contract Year shall be the funding at the FTE Rate of a number of FTEs equal to fifteefl (-8 )