18.
JURISDICTION AND VENUE. YOU IRREVOCABLY SUBMIT TO THE JURISDICTION
OF THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK AND THE FEDERAL COURTS OF THE UNITED
STATES LOCATED IN THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT AND EASTERN DISTRICT OF THE STATE OF NEW
YORK IN RESPECT OF THE INTERPRETATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS
AGREEMENT AND THE PLAN, AND HEREBY WAIVE, AND AGREE NOT TO ASSERT, AS A DEFENSE
THAT YOU ARE NOT SUBJECT THERETO OR THAT THE VENUE THEREOF MAY NOT BE
APPROPRIATE. YOU AGREE THAT THE MAILING OF PROCESS OR OTHER PAPERS IN CONNECTION
WITH ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN ANY MANNER PERMITTED BY LAW SHALL BE VALID AND
SUFFICIENT SERVICE.
19.
WAIVER. NO WAIVER BY THE COMPANY AT ANY TIME OF ANY BREACH BY YOU
OF, OR COMPLIANCE WITH, ANY TERM OR CONDITION OF THIS AGREEMENT OR THE PLAN TO
BE PERFORMED BY YOU SHALL BE
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DEEMED A WAIVER OF THE SAME, ANY SIMILAR OR ANY DISSIMILAR TERM OR CONDITION AT
THE SAME OR AT ANY PRIOR OR SUBSEQUENT TIME.
20.
SEVERABILITY. THE PROVISIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE DEEMED
SEVERABLE AND THE INVALIDITY OR UNENFORCEABILITY OF ANY TERM OR CONDITION HEREOF
SHALL NOT AFFECT THE VALIDITY OR ENFORCEABILITY OF THE OTHER TERMS AND
CONDITIONS SET FORTH HEREIN.
21.
EXCLUSION FROM COMPENSATION CALCULATION. BY ACCEPTANCE OF THIS
AGREEMENT, YOU SHALL BE CONSIDERED IN AGREEMENT THAT THE AWARD SHALL BE
CONSIDERED SPECIAL INCENTIVE COMPENSATION AND WILL BE EXEMPT FROM INCLUSION AS
"WAGES" OR "SALARY" IN PENSION, RETIREMENT, LIFE INSURANCE AND OTHER EMPLOYEE
BENEFITS ARRANGEMENTS OF THE COMPANY AND ITS AFFILIATES, EXCEPT AS DETERMINED
OTHERWISE BY THE COMPANY. IN ADDITION, EACH OF YOUR BENEFICIARIES SHALL BE
DEEMED TO BE IN AGREEMENT THAT THE AWARD SHALL BE EXEMPT FROM INCLUSION IN
"WAGES" OR "SALARY" FOR PURPOSES OF CALCULATING BENEFITS OF ANY LIFE INSURANCE
COVERAGE SPONSORED BY THE COMPANY OR ANY OF ITS AFFILIATES.
22.
NO RIGHT TO CONTINUED EMPLOYMENT. NOTHING CONTAINED IN THIS
AGREEMENT OR THE PLAN SHALL BE CONSTRUED TO CONFER ON YOU ANY RIGHT TO CONTINUE
IN THE EMPLOY OF THE COMPANY OR ANY AFFILIATE, OR DEROGATE FROM THE RIGHT OF THE
COMPANY OR ANY AFFILIATE, AS APPLICABLE, TO RETIRE, REQUEST THE RESIGNATION OF,
OR DISCHARGE YOU, AT ANY TIME, WITH OR WITHOUT CAUSE.
23.
HEADINGS. THE HEADINGS IN THIS AGREEMENT ARE FOR PURPOSES OF
CONVENIENCE ONLY AND ARE NOT INTENDED TO DEFINE OR LIMIT THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE
TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT.
24.
EFFECTIVE DATE. UPON EXECUTION BY YOU, THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE
EFFECTIVE FROM AND AS OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE.
25.
SIGNATURES. EXECUTION OF THIS AGREEMENT BY THE COMPANY MAY BE IN
THE FORM OF AN ELECTRONIC OR SIMILAR SIGNATURE, AND SUCH SIGNATURE SHALL BE
TREATED AS AN ORIGINAL SIGNATURE FOR ALL PURPOSES.
CABLEVISION SYSTEMS CORPORATION
By:
Name:
Title
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By your signature, you (i) acknowledge that a complete copy of the Plan and an
executed original of this Agreement have been made available to you and
(ii) agree to all of