Absence of Valid Designation. If, upon the death of the Director, there is no valid designation of Beneficiary on file with the Plan Administrator, the Plan Administrator shall designate the Director’s surviving spouse as Beneficiary, or if there is no surviving spouse, the Director’s children, in equal shares per stirpes or if none, the Director’s estate.

Absence of Valid Designation. If no such Beneficiary designation is in effect at the time of a Participant’s death, or if no designated Beneficiary survives the Participant, or if such designation conflicts with law, the Participant’s estate shall be deemed to have been designated as the Participant’s Beneficiary and shall receive the payment of the amount, if any, payable under the Program upon the Participant’s death. If the Company is in doubt as to the right of any person to receive such amount, the Company may retain such amount, without liability for any interest thereon, until the rights thereto are determined, or the Company may pay such amount into any court of appropriate jurisdiction and such payment shall be a complete discharge of the liability of the Program and the Company therefor.

Absence of Valid Designation. If no such Beneficiary designation is in effect at the time of a Participant’s death, or if no designated Beneficiary survives the Participant, or if such designation conflicts with law, the Participant’s estate shall be deemed to have been designated as the Participant’s Beneficiary and shall receive the payment of the amount, if any, payable under the Program upon the Participant’s death. If the Company is in doubt as to the right of any person to receive such amount, the Company may retain such amount, without liability for any interest thereon, until the rights thereto are determined, or the Company may pay such amount into any court of appropriate jurisdiction and such payment shall be a complete discharge of the liability of the Program and the Company therefor.

Absence of Valid Designation. If no such Beneficiary designation is in effect at the time of a Participant’s death, or if no designated Beneficiary survives the Participant, or if such designation conflicts with law, the Participant’s estate shall be deemed to have been designated as the Participant’s Beneficiary and shall receive the payment of the amount, if any, payable under the Program upon the Participant’s death. If the Company is in doubt as to the right of any person to receive such amount, the Company may retain such amount, without liability for any interest thereon, until the rights thereto are determined, or the Company may pay such amount into any court of appropriate jurisdiction and such payment shall be a complete discharge of the liability of the Program and the Company therefor.

Absence of Designation. If no designation of Beneficiaries is in effect at the time of a Participant’s death, if no designated Beneficiary survives the Participant, or if the Participant’s designation of Beneficiaries conflicts with law, then the Participant’s estate shall be the Beneficiary entitled to receive all Deferred Compensation then unpaid. The Committee may direct the Company or any Participating Employer to retain such unpaid Deferred Compensation without liability for any interest thereon or other earnings or gains thereon, until the rights thereto are determined, or the Committee may direct the Company or Participating Subsidiary to pay such unpaid Deferred Compensation into any court of appropriate jurisdiction, and such payment shall completely discharge all liability of the Company and, if applicable, any Participating Employer for unpaid Deferred Compensation.

Absence of Beneficiary Designation. If a Participant dies without an effective designation pursuant to Section 20(a) of a beneficiary who is living at the time of the Participant’s death, the Company shall deliver any shares or cash credited to the Participant’s Plan account to the Participant’s legal representative or as otherwise required by applicable law.

Absence of Beneficiary Designation. In the absence of a valid Beneficiary designation, or if, at the time any benefit payment is due to a Beneficiary, there is no living Beneficiary validly named by the Executive, the Employer shall pay the benefit payment to the Executive’s spouse. If the spouse is not living then the Employer shall pay the benefit payment to the Executive’s living descendants per stirpes, and if there no living descendants, to the Executive’s estate. In determining the existence or identity of anyone entitled to a benefit payment, the Employer may rely conclusively upon information supplied by the Executive’s personal representative, executor, or administrator.

“Valid Claim”. Valid Claim means any claim from an issued and unexpired patent included within the TransTech Patent Rights or the Novo Patent Rights that has not been revoked or held unenforceable or invalid by a final decision of a court or other Governmental Authority of competent jurisdiction, and that has not been disclaimed, denied or admitted to be invalid or unenforceable through reissue or disclaimer or otherwise.

The Shares when issued pursuant to the terms of this Agreement will be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, will have the rights, preferences and privileges specified in Buyer’s governing documents, will not be issued in violation of any preemptive or similar rights and will, in the hands of Seller and its Affiliates, be free of any Encumbrances, other than restrictions on transfer pursuant to applicable securities Laws.

Valid Execution. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Company.