Acceleration for FICA Tax. If any benefit under the Plan is taxable to a Participant under the Federal Insurance Contributions Act (FICA) (as a result of section 3101 or 3121 of the Code or successor provisions), the Company may elect, in its discretion, to make a distribution under the Plan, and the Participant’s benefit under the Plan shall be reduced accordingly, to pay the applicable FICA tax withholding amount and the income tax at source on wages imposed under section 3401 of the Code or the corresponding withholding provisions of applicable state, local, or foreign tax laws as a result of the payment of the FICA amount, and to pay the additional income tax at source on wages attributable to the pyramiding of the wages and taxes, in accordance with section 409A of the Code. The total payment made pursuant to this Section shall not exceed the aggregate FICA amount and the income tax withholding related to the FICA tax acceleration or the amount permitted under Treas. Reg. §1.409A-3(j)(4)(vi).

FICA Tax. A payment may be accelerated to the extent required to pay the Federal Insurance Contributions Act tax imposed under Code Sections 3101, 3121(a) and 3121(v)(2) of the Code with respect to compensation deferred under the Plan (the “FICA Amount”). Additionally, a payment may be accelerated to pay the income tax on wages imposed under Code Section 3401 of the Code on the FICA Amount and to pay the additional income tax at source on wages attributable to the pyramiding Code Section 3401 wages and taxes. The total payment under this subsection # may not exceed the aggregate of the FICA Amount and the income tax withholding related to the FICA Amount.

Payment of Employment Taxes. Distribution may be accelerated in order to pay # the Federal Insurance Contributions Act (FICA) tax imposed under [section 3101], [section 3121(a)] and section 3121(v)(2) of the Code on deferrals under the Plan (the “FICA Amount”), # Federal, state, local or foreign wage withholding taxes on the FICA Amount, and # additional wage withholding taxes attributable to the pyramiding of wages subject to withholding and taxes. Acceleration shall be permitted under this paragraph # only to the extent that Committee determines that such tax obligations cannot be readily met from other sources, and the total payment under this paragraph # shall not exceed the aggregate of the FICA Amount and related income tax withholding.