system: You are a legal assistant. Answer concisely and accurately. When legal text is provided, rely on it and do not invent facts.

user: Read the legal provision and list the applicable contract clause categories. Provision: Employer shall pay, cause to be paid or award, as applicable, to Executive the bonuses, if earned according to the terms and conditions set forth in Sections 4.2 , 4.3 and 4.4 ; provided that, unless provided otherwise in Sections 4.2 , 4.3 and 4.4 or Sections 9 , 10 , 11 or 12 of this Agreement, through the final day of the applicable measuring period for such bonus: (i) this Agreement is in full force and effect and has not been terminated for any reason (other than due to a material breach of this Agreement by Employer); and (ii) Executive is fully performing all of Executive’s material duties and obligations pursuant to this Agreement and is not in breach of any of the material terms and conditions of this Agreement (provided that Executive’s failure or inability to perform his duties and obligations because of his death or incapacity (pursuant to Section 11 ), including during leaves of absence, shall not be considered a breach of this Agreement or non-performance under this provision). In addition, it is understood and agreed that Employer may, at its sole election, pay any bonus amounts earned by Executive pursuant to this Section 4 in cash or Shares. Any Shares awarded pursuant to this Section 4 shall be registered with the SEC on a then-effective Form S-8 or other applicable registration statement and are issued without restriction on resale (and further provided that the Shares are listed on a securities exchange or over-the-counter market, which does not include listing on the “pink sheets,” at the time of issuance), subject to any restrictions on resale under ECC’s Securities Trading Policy and applicable federal and state law. In the event that Employer elects pursuant to this Section 4.5 to pay any Fiscal Year Bonus amounts in Shares, the percentage of such bonus amounts payable in Shares shall be consistent with, and the exact number of Shares to be awarded to Executive shall be determined in the same manner as, that utilized for the Key Executive Group. Any Fiscal Year Bonus amounts earned by Executive pursuant to the terms and conditions of Section 4.2 shall be paid after the end of the Fiscal Year for which the bonus is earned (but in no event later than ninety (90) days after the end of such Fiscal Year), except any pro-rated Fiscal Year Bonus earned by Executive for the period ending at the end of the Second Contract Year shall be paid within two (2) weeks after the end of the Second Contract Year. Any and all bonus amounts payable by Employer to Executive pursuant to this Section 4 shall be subject to applicable taxes and withholdings as required by law. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement, any bonus pursuant to Sections 4.2 , 4.3 or 4.4 shall be paid to Executive by the earlier of the date specified herein or the date that is no later than two-and-a-half months after the end of either Employer’s or Executive’s first taxable year (whichever period is longer) in which any such bonus is no longer subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture for purposes of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (“Code”).

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