Subject to Section  1.1 , this Agreement will commence on the Effective Date and will continue in effect through December 31, 2018; provided, however, that on January 1, 2019 and each subsequent January 1, the term of this Agreement will automatically be extended for one additional year unless, not later than June 30 of the preceding year, the Company has given notice to the Employee that it does not intend to extend this Agreement. However, if a Change of Control occurs during the term of this Agreement, this Agreement will continue in effect through the second anniversary of the Change of Control regardless of any notice of non-extension that the Company may have provided to the Employee (such two-year period following a Change of Control, the “ Protected Period ”).