Except as provided in Section 7(c) , any claims or disputes of any nature between the Company and Executive arising from or related to the performance, breach, termination, expiration, application or meaning of this Agreement or any matter relating to Executive’s employment or the termination of that employment by the Company shall be resolved exclusively by arbitration in Durham, North Carolina, in accordance with the Commercial Arbitration Rules then existing of the American Arbitration Association. In the event of submission of any dispute to arbitration, each party shall, not later than thirty (30) days prior to the date set for hearing, provide to the other party and to the arbitrator(s) a copy of all exhibits upon which the party intends to rely at the hearing and a list of all persons each party intends to call at the hearing. The fees of the arbitrator(s) and other costs incurred by Executive and the Company in connection with such arbitration shall be paid by the party who or which is unsuccessful in such arbitration.