definiens: or members ( as such terms are defined in Rule 12b-2 and Rule 16a-1 of the Exchange Act ), on the other hand, including anyContract pursuant to which the Company or any Company Subsidiary has an obligation to indemnify such officer, director, affiliate or familymember, but not including any Company Benefit Plans ; ( viii ) any Contract with a third party under which the Company or any Company Subsidiary obtains the services oftemporary or leased employees ; ( ix ) each Contract ( A ) providing for the employment of, the performance of services by, or compensation to, anyCompany Employee or Company Contractor reasonably expected to receive payments in excess of $ 150,000 per annum, ( B ) the terms of whichobligate or may in the future obligate the Company or any Company Subsidiary to make any severance, termination or similar payment to anycurrent or former Company Employee or ( C ) pursuant to which the Company or any Company Subsidiary may be obligated to make any change - in - control, retention or similar payment to any current or former service provider ; -24- ( x ) any collective bargaining agreement or other Contract with any labor union, works council or similar employeerepresentative entity; ( xi ) any Contract for any joint venture, partnership, limited liability corporation, strategic alliance, collaboration, ormaterial research or development project with a third party ; ( xii ) any Contract that is material to the Company or any Company Subsidiary ’s business that provides for the testing, clinical trial, commercialization, manufacture, marketing, importation, exportation, sale, distribution, supply or license of the Company ’s or anyCompany Subsidiary ’s products or product candidates ( for the avoidance of doubt, the forgoing does not include any Contracts providing forclinical trial sites or for services in connection with clinical trials entered in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice andunder which the Company or any Company Subsidiary is obligated to make payments not in excess of $ 50,000 ) ; ( xiii ) any Contract under which the Company or any Company Subsidiary has, directly or indirectly, made any loan, extension of credit or capital contribution to, or other investment in, any Person ( other than the Company or any Company Subsidiary and otherthan investments in marketable securities in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice ) ; ( xiv ) any stockholders ’, investor rights, registration rights, tax receivables or similar or related Contract or any Contractrelating to the exercise of any voting rights with respect to any capital stock or other equity securities of the Company or any CompanySubsidiary ; and ( xv ) any Contract not otherwise described in any other subsection of this Section 4.20(a ) that would constitute a ( as such term is defined in Item 601(b)(10 ) of Regulation S - K of the SEC ) with respect to the Company