Acceptance of Option Terms and Conditions. A Participant has until the end of the one hundred twenty (120) day period beginning from the Grant Date of this option to accept this Award Agreement. If the Participant does not accept this Award Agreement on or before the end of such one hundred twenty (120) day period, then the grant of the right and option to purchase the shares of Common Stock of the Corporation, as set forth in Section 1, shall not be binding on and shall be voidable by the Corporation, in which case it shall have no further force or effect.

Acceptance of Terms and Conditions. By acknowledging and accepting this Award, Participant agrees to be bound by the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Plan (including without limitation, Section 12 of the Plan), and all conditions established by Southwestern in connection with Awards issued under the Plan, and Participant further acknowledges and agrees that this Award does not confer any legal or equitable right (other than those rights constituting the Award itself) against Southwestern or any Subsidiary (collectively, the “Company”) directly or indirectly, or give rise to any cause of action at law or in equity against the Company. To vest in the Restricted Stock Units (“RSUs”) described in this Agreement, Participant must accept this Award. If Participant fails to accept this Award prior to the first Vesting Date, the Award will be cancelled and forfeited.

Acceptance of Award Terms and Conditions. A Participant has until the end of the ninety (90) day period beginning from the Grant Date of this Award to accept this Award Agreement. If the Participant does not accept this Award Agreement on or before the end of such ninety (90) day period then the grant of the Award, as set forth in Section 1, shall not be binding on and shall be voidable by the Corporation, in which case it shall have no further force or effect. Further, as set forth in the fourth paragraph of Section 2(a), the Award will be forfeited if the Participant does not accept any restrictive covenant agreement presented to the Participant by the end of the period noted in Section 2(a).

By this Letter, the Company is by no way offering a permanent contract or guarantee of future employment with the Company. It is our expectation that in order to be eligible to receive this payment you will be employed through the payment date set forth in this Letter. Except as provided in the schedule below, the award described in Part I of this Letter is conditioned upon and subject to your continuous and uninterrupted employment with the Company described above. Should your employment with the Company terminate prior to the payment date, the following rules shall apply:

transfer agent) on behalf of the Participant. As a condition of accepting this award, the Participant hereby irrevocably appoints ​ Services, Inc., or its successor, as the Participant’s attorney-in-fact, with full power of substitution, to transfer (or provide instructions to the Company’s transfer agent to transfer) such shares on the Company’s books.

Terms and Conditions. Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Board shall determine the terms and conditions of each Other Stock-Based Award, including any purchase price applicable thereto.

Terms and Conditions. The terms and conditions of each Restricted Stock Unit granted under this Section 6 shall be as described in Section 9.

Terms and Conditions. Subject to the terms of the Plan, the Committee shall determine the performance goals to be achieved during any performance period, the length of any performance period, the amount of any Performance Award and the amount and kind of any payment or transfer to be made pursuant to any Performance Award, and may change specific provisions of the Performance Award, provided, however, that such change may not adversely affect existing Performance Awards made within a performance period commencing prior to implementation of the change. Performance goals for Performance Awards may be based on any performance criteria selected by the Committee, including but not limited to any of the following:

Terms and Conditions. Performance Awards may be valued by reference to the Fair Market Value of a Share or according to any formula or method deemed appropriate by the Committee, in its sole discretion, including, but not limited to, achievement of specific financial, production, sales, cost or earnings performance measures or objectives that the Committee believes to be relevant to the Company and/or one or more business units, divisions or Subsidiaries and for remaining in the employ or active service of the Company for a specified period of time, or the Company’s performance or the performance of its Shares (or the performance one or more business units, divisions or Subsidiaries) measured against the performance of the market, the Company’s industry segment or its direct competitors. Such performance measures or objectives may include, but are not limited to, sales (net placed annualized target premium for life business and total placed premium for annuity business); net sales; expense management; GAAP profitability; persistency; earnings; earnings per share; pre-tax earnings; net earnings; operating income; operating income before taxes; EBIT (earnings before interest and taxes); EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization); gross margin; revenues; revenue growth; market value added; economic value added; return on equity; return on investments; return on assets; return on net assets; return on capital; return on invested capital; total stockholder/shareholder return; profit; economic profit; operating profit; capitalized economic profit; net operating profit after tax; net profit before taxes; pre-tax profit; cash flow measures; cash flow return; comparable division or product sales; stock price (and stock price appreciation, either in absolute terms or in relationship to the appreciation among members of a peer group determined by the Committee); market share and/or market penetration; expenses; cost per policy; strategic milestones; goals related to acquisitions or divestitures; book value; book value per share; book value excluding accumulated other comprehensive income from stockholders’ equity; and/or book value per share excluding accumulated other comprehensive income from stockholders’ equity. Performance Awards may be paid in cash, Shares (including Restricted Stock) or other consideration, or any combination thereof. If payable in Shares, the consideration for the issuance of the Shares may be the achievement of the performance objective established at the time of the grant of the Performance Award. Performance Awards may be payable in a single payment or in installments and may be payable at a specified date or dates or upon attaining the performance objective, all at the Committee’s discretion. The extent to which any applicable performance objective has been achieved shall be conclusively determined by the Committee.

Terms and Conditions. Each Option shall be exercisable at such times and subject to such terms and conditions as the Committee may specify in the applicable grant or thereafter. The Committee may impose such conditions with respect to the exercise of Options, including conditions relating to applicable federal or state laws, as it considers necessary or advisable.