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This excerpt taken from the ARRY DEF 14A filed Sep 18, 2009.

Employment Agreements

        Robert E. Conway.    On March 1, 2006, we entered into an employment agreement with Mr. Conway to serve as our Chief Executive Officer, following expiration of Mr. Conway's prior employment agreement with us. The agreement has a term of four years, commencing as of the November 19, 2005 effective date of the agreement, and may be renewed for additional one-year terms. Either party may terminate the agreement for any reason upon 30 days' prior notice to the other party during the initial term or any additional term. The agreement provides for an initial annual salary of $375,000, subject to subsequent adjustment at the discretion of the Board of Directors. Mr. Conway is also eligible to receive a cash and/or equity performance bonus each fiscal year based on a percentage of his base salary if he meets performance criteria established by our Board of Directors under our Performance Bonus Program. It is anticipated that the performance bonus for any particular fiscal year will range between 25% and 75%, with a target of 50%, of Mr. Conway's base salary, provided that the minimum performance criteria are achieved. We also agreed to reimburse Mr. Conway for reasonable out-of-pocket expenses he incurs in connection with his performance of services under this agreement.

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        If Mr. Conway's employment is terminated by us without cause, as a result of his disability or because he no longer holds the title of Chief Executive Officer, his duties are materially diminished or he is not elected to serve as a member of the Board of Directors, we agreed to pay him a severance payment equal to (i) one year of his then current base salary (provided that if Mr. Conway's termination results from a change in control of Array, the severance amount is two years' current base salary), plus (ii) a pro rata portion of the performance bonus Mr. Conway would have been eligible to receive in the year of termination. The cash severance is payable to Mr. Conway beginning on the date amounts may be paid without incurring additional tax under Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code, which is referred to as the Section 409A Time Period, in a lump sum based on the number of months in the Section 409A Time Period and then monthly thereafter. The pro rata portion of any performance bonus Mr. Conway would be entitled to receive is payable within 60 days from receipt of our audited financial statements for that fiscal year (but not sooner than the expiration of the Section 409A Time Period). We also agreed to pay 12 months of Mr. Conway's health insurance premiums under COBRA following a termination of service that results in the payment of severance. Severance payments are conditioned on Mr. Conway entering into a mutually acceptable release with us and his compliance with his existing Noncompete Agreement and Confidentiality and Invention Agreement. Under the agreement, all outstanding and unvested options held by Mr. Conway will also vest in full upon a change of control of Array or upon his death. If Mr. Conway terminates his employment without cause or if we terminate his employment for cause, he will not receive any severance payments, performance bonus or acceleration of any of his options granted to him under the agreement.

        Mr. Conway is also subject to a Noncompete Agreement and Confidentiality and Invention Agreement in which he agreed during the term of his employment and for the two years thereafter not to engage in any competing activities in the United States or within a 50-mile radius of any area where we are doing business and not to recruit or solicit any of our employees or customers.

        Other Executive Officers.    Effective September 1, 2000, we entered into employment agreements with Dr. Koch, Dr. Snitman and Mr. Carruthers, and effective as of March 4, 2002, we entered into an employment agreement with Mr. Moore. The initial terms of the agreements with Dr. Koch, Dr. Snitman and Mr. Carruthers expired in September 2004 and, for Mr. Moore, in March 2004 and have renewed for additional one-year terms. Array or the employee may terminate the agreement for any reason upon 30 days' prior notice to the other. Under these agreements we pay the employees annual salaries ranging from $165,000 to $240,000, subject to subsequent adjustment. During fiscal 2009, annual salaries ranged from $275,000 to $410,000. If the employee is terminated as a result of disability or by us without cause, or if the employee terminates his employment following a reduction in his salary which is treated as a termination without cause by Array, we have agreed to pay the employee a severance payment equal to the greater of one year, or the remaining term, of his then-current base salary in equal monthly installments, and to cause any unvested options to vest. Upon a change of control of the company, 75% of the employee's outstanding options will vest and the remaining 25% of his options will vest one year later if the employee is still working for us. If an employee decides to terminate his employment following a change of control, he would be entitled to receive the same severance payments described above as if his employment were terminated by us without cause, except that only 75% of his outstanding options will vest. Each of these employees is also subject to a Noncompete Agreement in which he has agreed for a period of two years following his termination not to engage in any competing activities within a 50-mile radius of any area where we are doing business and not to recruit or solicit any of our employees or customers, provided that Mr. Moore's noncompete agreement is limited to competing activities with a peer group identified in his employment agreement.

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This excerpt taken from the ARRY DEF 14A filed Sep 23, 2008.

Employment Agreements

         Robert E. Conway.    On March 1, 2006, we entered into an employment agreement with Mr. Conway to serve as our Chief Executive Officer, following expiration of Mr. Conway's prior employment agreement with us. The agreement has a term of four years, commencing as of the November 19, 2005 effective date of the agreement, and may be renewed for additional one-year terms. Either party may terminate the agreement for any reason upon 30 days' prior notice to the other party during the initial term or any additional term. The agreement provides for an initial annual salary of $375,000, subject to subsequent adjustment at the discretion of the Board of Directors. Mr. Conway is also eligible to receive a cash and/or equity performance bonus each fiscal year based on a percentage of his base salary if he meets performance criteria established by our Board of Directors under our Performance Bonus Plan. It is anticipated that the performance bonus for any particular fiscal year will range between 25% and 75%, with a target of 50%, of Mr. Conway's base salary, provided that the minimum performance criteria are achieved. We also agreed to reimburse Mr. Conway for reasonable out-of-pocket expenses he incurs in connection with his performance of services under this agreement.

        If Mr. Conway's employment is terminated by us without cause, as a result of his disability or because he no longer holds the title of Chief Executive Officer, his duties are materially diminished or he is not elected to serve as a member of the Board of Directors, we agreed to pay him a severance payment equal to (i) one year of his then current base salary (provided that if Mr. Conway's termination results from a change in control of Array, the severance amount is two years' current base salary), plus (ii) a pro rata portion of the performance bonus Mr. Conway would have been eligible to receive in the year of termination. The cash severance is payable to Mr. Conway beginning on the date amounts may be paid without incurring additional tax under Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code, which is referred to as the Section 409A Time Period, in a lump sum based on the number of months in the Section 409A Time Period and then monthly thereafter. The pro rata portion of any performance bonus Mr. Conway would be entitled to receive is payable within 60 days from receipt of our audited financial statements for that fiscal year (but not sooner than the expiration of the Section 409A Time Period). We also agreed to pay 12 months of Mr. Conway's health insurance premiums under COBRA following a termination of service that results in the payment of severance. Severance payments are conditioned on Mr. Conway entering into a mutually acceptable release with us and his compliance with his existing Noncompete Agreement and Confidentiality and Invention Agreement. Under the agreement, all outstanding and unvested options held by Mr. Conway will also vest in full upon a change of control of Array or upon his death. If Mr. Conway terminates his employment without cause or if we terminate his employment for cause, he will not receive any severance payments, performance bonus or acceleration of any of his options granted to him under the agreement.

        Mr. Conway is also subject to a Noncompete Agreement and Confidentiality and Invention Agreement in which he agreed during the term of his employment and for the two years thereafter not to engage in any competing activities in the United States or within a 50-mile radius of any area where we are doing business and not to recruit or solicit any of our employees or customers.

         Other Executive Officers.    Effective September 1, 2000, we entered into employment agreements with Dr. Koch, Dr. Snitman and Mr. Carruthers, and effective as of May 10, 2007, we entered into an employment agreement with Dr. Yates. The initial terms of the agreements with Dr. Koch, Dr. Snitman and Mr. Carruthers expired in September 2004 and have renewed for additional one-year terms. The initial term of our agreement with Dr. Yates expires in May 2009, and renews automatically for one-year terms thereafter unless either party elects not to renew the agreement. Array or the employee may terminate the agreement for any reason upon 30 days' prior notice to the other. Under these agreements we pay the employees annual salaries ranging from $165,000 to $425,000, subject to subsequent adjustment. During fiscal 2008, annual salaries ranged from $260,000 to $425,000. In

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addition, Dr. Yates was eligible to receive performance bonuses annually or more frequently, at our discretion, equal to between 37.5% and 56.25% of his then-current salary.

        If the employee is terminated as a result of disability or by us without cause, including a reduction in the employee's salary, we have agreed to pay the employee, other than Dr. Yates, a severance payment equal to the greater of one year, or the remaining term, of his then-current base salary in equal monthly installments, and to cause any unvested options to vest. If Dr. Yates were terminated as a result of a disability or by us without cause, including a reduction in his base salary, he would be entitled to a severance payment equal to one year of his then-current base salary in equal monthly installments.

        Upon a change of control of the company, 75% of the employee's outstanding options will vest and the remaining 25% of his options will vest one year later if the employee is still working for us. If an employee decides to terminate his employment following a change of control, he would be entitled to receive the same severance payments described above as if his employment were terminated by us without cause, other than Dr. Yates, who would be entitled to receive two year's annual salary in equal monthly installments. In the event of the death of an employee, his estate would be entitled to receive his salary for the month in which his death occurs and any options held by him would vest in full and be exercisable by his estate. Each of these employees is also subject to a Noncompete Agreement in which he has agreed for a period of two years following his termination not to engage in any competing activities within a 50-mile radius of any area where we are doing business and not to recruit or solicit any of our employees or customers.

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This excerpt taken from the ARRY DEF 14A filed Sep 18, 2007.

Employment Agreements

Robert E. Conway.   On March 1, 2006, we entered into an employment agreement with Mr. Conway to serve as our Chief Executive Officer, following expiration of Mr. Conway’s prior employment agreement

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with us. The agreement has a term of four years, commencing as of the November 19, 2005 effective date of the agreement, and may be renewed for additional one-year terms. Either party may terminate the agreement for any reason upon 30 days’ prior notice to the other party during the initial term or any additional term. The agreement provides for an initial annual salary of $375,000, subject to subsequent adjustment at the discretion of the Board of Directors. Mr. Conway is also eligible to receive a cash and/or equity performance bonus each fiscal year based on a percentage of his base salary if he meets performance criteria established by our Board of Directors under our Performance Bonus Plan. It is anticipated that the performance bonus for any particular fiscal year will range between 20% and 60%, with a target of 40%, of Mr. Conway’s base salary, provided that the minimum performance criteria are achieved. We also agreed to reimburse Mr. Conway for reasonable out-of-pocket expenses he incurs in connection with his performance of services under this agreement.

If Mr. Conway’s employment is terminated by us without cause, as a result of his disability or because he no longer holds the title of Chief Executive Officer, his duties are materially diminished or he is not elected to serve as a member of the Board of Directors, we agreed to pay him a severance payment equal to (i) one year of his then current base salary (provided that if Mr. Conway’s termination results from a change in control of Array, the severance amount is two years’ current base salary), plus (ii) a pro rata portion of the performance bonus Mr. Conway would have been eligible to receive in the year of termination. The cash severance is payable to Mr. Conway beginning on the date amounts may be paid without incurring additional tax under Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code, which is referred to as the Section 409A Time Period, in a lump sum based on the number of months in the Section 409A Time Period and then monthly thereafter. The pro rata portion of any performance bonus Mr. Conway would be entitled to receive is payable within 60 days from receipt of our audited financial statements for that fiscal year (but not sooner than the expiration of the Section 409A Time Period). We also agreed to pay 12 months of Mr. Conway’s health insurance premiums under COBRA following a termination of service that results in the payment of severance. Severance payments are conditioned on Mr. Conway entering into a mutually acceptable release with us and his compliance with his existing Noncompete Agreement and Confidentiality and Invention Agreement. Under the agreement, all outstanding and unvested options held by Mr. Conway will also vest in full upon a change of control of Array or upon his death. If Mr. Conway terminates his employment without cause or if we terminate his employment for cause, he will not receive any severance payments, performance bonus or acceleration of any of his options granted to him under the agreement.

Mr. Conway is also subject to a Noncompete Agreement and Confidentiality and Invention Agreement in which he agreed during the term of his employment and for the two years thereafter not to engage in any competing activities in the United States or within a 50-mile radius of any area where we are doing business and not to recruit or solicit any of our employees or customers.

Other Executive Officers.   Effective September 1, 2000, we entered into employment agreements with Dr. Koch, Dr. Snitman and Mr. Carruthers, and effective as of March 4, 2002, we entered into an employment agreement with Mr. Moore. The initial terms of these agreements expired in September 2004 and, for Mr. Moore, in March 2004 and have renewed for additional one-year terms. Array or the employee may terminate the agreement for any reason upon 30 days’ prior notice to the other. Under these agreements we will pay the employees annual salaries ranging from $165,000 to $240,000, subject to subsequent adjustment. During fiscal 2007, annual salaries ranged from $230,000 to $360,000. If the employee is terminated as a result of disability or by us without cause, including a reduction in the employee’s salary, we have agreed to pay the employee a severance payment equal to the greater of one year, or the remaining term, of his then-current base salary in equal monthly installments, and to cause any unvested options to vest. Upon a change of control of the company, 75% of the employee’s outstanding options will vest and the remaining 25% of his options will vest one year later if the employee is still working for us. If an employee decides to terminate his employment following a change of control,

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he would be entitled to receive the same severance payments described above as if his employment were terminated by us without cause. Each of these employees is also subject to a Noncompete Agreement in which he has agreed for a period of two years following his termination not to engage in any competing activities within a 50-mile radius of any area where we are doing business and not to recruit or solicit any of our employees or customers.

This excerpt taken from the ARRY DEF 14A filed Sep 28, 2006.

Employment Agreements

Robert E. Conway.   On March 1, 2006, we entered into an employment agreement with Mr. Conway to serve as our Chief Executive Officer, following expiration of Mr. Conway’s prior employment agreement with us. The agreement has a term of four years, commencing as of the November 19, 2005 effective date of the agreement, and may be renewed for additional one-year terms. Either party may terminate the agreement for any reason upon 30 days’ prior notice to the other party during the initial term or any additional term. The agreement provides for an annual salary of $375,000, subject to subsequent adjustment at the discretion of the Board of Directors. Mr. Conway is also eligible to receive a cash and/or equity performance bonus each fiscal year based on a percentage of his base salary if he meets performance criteria established  by our Board of Directors. It is anticipated that the performance bonus for any particular fiscal year will range between 20% and 60%, with a target of 40%, of Mr. Conway’s base salary, provided that the minimum performance criteria are achieved. We also agreed to reimburse Mr. Conway for reasonable out-of-pocket expenses he incurs in connection with his performance of services under this agreement.

If Mr. Conway’s employment is terminated by us without cause, as a result of his disability or because he no longer holds the title of Chief Executive Officer, his duties are materially diminished or he is not elected to serve as a member of the Board of Directors, we agreed to pay him a severance payment equal to (i) one year of his then current base salary (provided that if Mr. Conway’s termination results from a change in control of Array, the severance amount is two years’ current base salary), plus (ii) a pro rata portion of the performance bonus Mr. Conway would have been eligible to receive in the year of termination. We also agreed to pay 12 months of Mr. Conway’s health insurance premiums under COBRA following a termination of service that results in the payment of severance. Severance payments are conditioned on Mr. Conway entering into a mutually acceptable release with us and his compliance with his existing Noncompete Agreement and Confidentiality and Invention Agreement. Under the agreement, all outstanding and unvested options held by Mr. Conway will also vest in full upon a change of control of Array or upon his death. If Mr. Conway terminates his employment without cause or if we terminate his employment for cause, he will not receive any severance payments, performance bonus or acceleration of any of his options granted to him under the agreement.

Mr. Conway is also subject to a Noncompete Agreement and Confidentiality and Invention Agreement in which he agreed during the term of his employment and for the two years thereafter not to

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engage in any competing activities in the United States or within a 50-mile radius of any area where we are doing business and not to recruit or solicit any of our employees or customers.

Other Executive Officers.   Effective September 1, 2000, we entered into employment agreements with Dr. Koch, Dr. Snitman and Mr. Carruthers and effective as of March 4, 2002, we entered into an employment agreement with Mr. Moore. The initial terms of these agreements expired in September 2004 and, for Mr. Moore, in March 2004 and renew for additional one-year terms. Either party may terminate for any reason upon 30 days’ prior notice to the other. Under these agreements we will pay the employees annual salaries ranging from $165,000 to $240,000, subject to subsequent adjustment. If the employee is terminated as a result of disability or by us without cause, including a reduction in the employee’s salary, we have agreed to pay the employee a severance payment equal to the greater of one year, or the remaining term, of his then-current base salary in equal monthly installments and to cause any unvested options to vest. Upon a change of control of the company, 75% of the employee’s outstanding options will vest and the remaining 25% of his options will vest one year later, if the employee is still working for us. If an employee decides to terminate his employment following a change of control, he would be entitled to receive the same severance payments described above as if his employment were terminated by us without cause. Each of these employees is also subject to a Noncompete Agreement in which he has agreed for a period of two years following his termination not to engage in any competing activities within a 50-mile radius of any area where we are doing  business and not to recruit or solicit any of our employees or customers.

This excerpt taken from the ARRY DEF 14A filed Sep 27, 2005.
Employment Agreements

Robert E. Conway.   Effective November 15, 2001, we entered into an employment agreement with Mr. Conway to serve as our Chief Executive Officer. The agreement was entered into at the end of the term of Mr. Conway’s prior employment agreement with us, is for an initial term of four years and may be renewed for additional one-year terms. Either party may terminate the agreement for any reason upon 30 days’ prior notice to the other party during the initial term or any additional term. Under the agreement, we will pay Mr. Conway an initial  annual salary of $275,000, subject to subsequent adjustment at the discretion of the Board of Directors. Mr. Conway is also eligible to receive a cash and/or equity performance bonus each fiscal year based on a percentage of his base salary if he meets performance criteria established  by our Board of Directors. We also agreed to reimburse Mr. Conway for reasonable out-of-pocket expenses he incurred in connection with his performance of services under this agreement.

If Mr. Conway’s employment is terminated as a result of his disability or by us without cause, we agreed to pay him a severance payment equal to one year of his base salary in equal monthly installments and he would be entitled to receive, pro-rated to the date of termination, any cash and/or equity performance bonus he would have received for that year. If Mr. Conway’s employment is terminated following certain changes in control of our company, we agreed to pay him severance equal to two years of his base salary in equal monthly installments. Options to purchase 300,000 of common stock granted to Mr. Conway under the agreement would become fully vested upon certain changes in control of our company. Mr. Conway agreed to execute a release acceptable to us in consideration for our severance obligations under the agreement. If Mr. Conway terminates his employment without cause or if we terminate his employment for cause, he will not receive any severance payments, performance bonus or acceleration of any of his options granted to him under the agreement. Mr. Conway is also subject to a non-compete agreement in which he agreed during the term of his employment and for the two years thereafter not to engage in any competing activities in the United States or within a 50-mile radius of any area where we are doing business and not to recruit or solicit any of our employees or customers.

Other Executive Officers.   Effective September 1, 2000, we entered into employment agreements with Dr. Koch, Dr. Snitman, Dr. Piscopio and Mr. Carruthers and effective as of March 4, 2002, we entered into an employment agreement with Mr. Moore. The initial terms of these agreements expired in September 2004 and, for Mr. Moore, in March 2004 and renew for additional one-year terms. Either party may terminate for any reason upon 30 days’ prior notice to the other. Under these agreements we will pay the employees annual salaries ranging from $165,000 to $240,000, subject to subsequent adjustment. If the employee is terminated as a result of disability or by us without cause, including a reduction in the employee’s salary, we have agreed to pay the employee a severance payment equal to the greater of one year, or the remaining term, of his then-current base salary in equal monthly installments and to cause any unvested options to vest. Upon a change of control of the company, 75% of such employee’s outstanding options will vest and the remaining 25% of such options will vest one year later, if the employee is still working for us. If an employee decides to terminate his employment following a change of control, he would be entitled to receive the same severance payments described above as if his employment were terminated by us without cause. Each of these employees is also subject to a non-compete agreement in which he has agreed for a period of two years following his termination not to engage in any competing activities within a 50-mile radius of any area where we are doing  business and not to recruit or solicit any of our employees or customers.

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