[Section 409A]. The Executive and Flagship acknowledge that each of the payments and benefits promised to Executive under this Agreement must either comply with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code (“[Section 409A]”), and the regulations thereunder or qualify for an exception from compliance. To that end, the Executive and Flagship agree that the severance payments described in Section 4 are intended to be excepted from compliance with Section 409A as a short-term deferral pursuant to Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(b)(4). In the case of a payment that is not excepted from compliance with Section 409A, and that is not otherwise designated to be paid immediately upon a permissible payment event within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-3(a), the payment shall not be made prior to, and shall, if necessary, be deferred to and paid on the later of the date sixty (60) days after the Executive’s earliest separation from service (within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(h)) and, if the Executive is a “specified employee” (within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(i)) of Flagship on the date of his separation from service, the first day of the seventh month following the Executive’s separation from service. Furthermore, this Agreement shall be construed and administered in such manner as shall be necessary to effect compliance with Section 409A.

The severance payments and benefits under this Agreement are intended to satisfy the exemptions from application of Section 409A of the Code provided under Treasury Regulations Sections 1.409A- 1(b)(4), 1.409A-1(b)(5) and 1.409A-1(b)(9). However, if such exemptions are not available and Executive is a “specified employee” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code at the time of Executive’s separation from service, then, solely to the extent necessary to avoid adverse personal tax consequences under Section 409A of the Code, any payments payable under this Agreement on account of a separation from service that would constitute deferred compensation within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code and that would (but for this provision) be payable within six (6) months following the date of termination, shall instead be paid on the next business day following the expiration of such six (6) month period or, if earlier, upon Executive’s death. Each installment payment under this Agreement is a “separate payment” for purposes of Treasury Regulations Section 1.409A-2(b)(2)(i).

8.11Code Section 409A. It is intended that any amounts payable under this Agreement and the Company's and Executive's exercise of authority or discretion hereunder shall comply with Code Section 409A (including the Treasury regulations and other published guidance relating thereto) so as not to subject Executive to the payment of any interest or additional tax imposed under Code Section 409A. To the extent any amount payable under this Agreement would trigger the additional tax imposed by Code Section 409A, the Agreement shall be modified to avoid such additional tax. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent required in order to avoid accelerated taxation and/or tax penalties under Code Section 409A and the rules and regulations thereunder (“[Section 409A]”), if Executive is a “specified employee” (as defined under Section 409A) as of the date of his “separation from service” (as defined under Section 409A) from the Company, then any payment of benefits scheduled to be paid by the Company to Executive during the first six (6) month period following the date of a termination of employment hereunder that constitutes deferred compensation under Code Section 409A shall not be paid until the earlier of # the expiration of the six (6) month period measured from the date of Executive’s “separation from service” and # the date of Executive’s death. All payments and benefits that are delayed pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence shall be paid to Executive in a lump sum as soon as practicable following the expiration of such period (or if earlier, upon Executive’s death) but in no event later than thirty (30) days following such period. To the extent required in order to avoid accelerated taxation and/or tax penalties under Section 409A, no amount or benefit that is payable upon a termination of employment or services from the Company shall be payable unless such termination also meets the requirements of a “separation from service” under Section 409A. Each payment, including each installment payment, made under this Agreement shall be designated as a “separate payment” within the meaning of [Section 409A]. As such, and to the extent applicable and permissible under Section 409A, each such “separate payment” shall be made in a manner so as to satisfy [Section 409A] and Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder, including the provisions which exempt certain compensation from [Section 409A], including but not limited to Treasury Regulations Section 1.409A-1(b)(4) regarding payments made within the applicable 2 ½ month period and [Section 1.409A-1(b)(9)(iii)])] regarding payments made only upon an involuntary separation from service. In addition, the parties shall cooperate fully with one another to ensure compliance with Section 409A, including, without limitation, adopting amendments to arrangements subject to Section 409A and operating such arrangements in compliance with Section 409A.

All Severance Benefits and reimbursements payable under this Agreement are intended to comply with the “short term deferral” exception specified in Treas. Reg. § 1.409A-1(b)(4) (or any successor provision), or otherwise be excepted from coverage under Section 409A of the Code (“[Section 409A]”). Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, to the extent an exception is not available and the Executive must be treated as a “specified employee” within the meaning of [Section 409A], any such amounts payable in cash and due to the Executive on or within the six (6) month period following the Executive’s separation from service (as defined for purposes of [Section 409A]) will accrue during such six (6) month period and will become payable in a lump sum payment on the date six (6) months and one (1) day following the date of the Executive’s separation from service; provided, however, that such payments will be paid earlier, at the times and on the terms set forth in the applicable provisions of this Agreement, if the Company reasonably determines that the imposition of additional tax under Section 409A will not apply to an earlier payment of such payments. In addition, this Agreement will be interpreted, operated, and administered by the Company to the extent deemed reasonably necessary to avoid imposition of any additional tax or income recognition prior to actual payment to the Executive under Section 409A, including any temporary or final treasury regulations and guidance promulgated thereunder.

[Section 409A]: Each payment under this Agreement, including each payment in a series of installment payments, is intended to be a separate payment for purposes of Treas. Reg. § 1.409A-2(b), and is intended to be: # exempt from Section 409A of the Code, the regulations and other binding guidance promulgated thereunder (“[Section 409A]”), including, but not limited to, by compliance with the short-term deferral exemption as specified in Treas. Reg. § 1.409A-1(b)(4) and the involuntary separation pay exception within the meaning of Treas. Reg. § 1.409A-1(b)(9)(iii), or (ii) in compliance with Section 409A, including, but not limited to, being paid pursuant to a fixed schedule or specified date pursuant to Treas. Reg. § 1.409A-3(a) and the provisions of this Agreement will be administered, interpreted and construed accordingly. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Agreement, if the payment of any compensation or benefits under Section 3 would be subject to additional taxes and interest under Section 409A because the timing of such payment is not delayed as provided in [Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i)] of the Code, and Executive constitutes a specified employee within the meaning of [Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i)] of the Code, then any such payments that Executive would otherwise be entitled to during the first six months following Executive’s separation from service within the meaning of [Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(i)] of the Code shall be accumulated and paid on the date that is six months after Executive’s separation from service (or if such payment date does not fall on a business day of [[Corporate Group:Organization]], the next following business day of [[Corporate Group:Organization]]), or such earlier date upon which such amount can be paid under Section 409A without being subject to such additional taxes and interest.

Compliance With Code Section 409A. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, this Agreement is intended to be interpreted and operated so that the payment of the benefits set forth herein shall either be exempt from the requirements of Section 409A of the Code or shall comply with the requirements of such provision; provided however that in no event shall the Company be liable to the Executive for or with respect to any taxes, penalties or interest which may be imposed upon the Executive pursuant to Section 409A. To the extent that any amount payable pursuant to [Subsections 4(b), 4(d)(i), 4(d)(iii) or 4(f)])] constitutes a “deferral of compensation” subject to Section 409A (a “[[Unknown Identifier]] Payment”), then, if on the date of the Executive’s “separation from service,” as such term is defined in Treas. Reg. [Section 1.409A-1(h)(1)])], from the Company (his “Separation from Service”), the Executive is a “specified employee,” as such term is defined in Treas. Reg. [Section 1.409-1(i)])], as determined from time to time by the Company, then such [[Unknown Identifier]] Payment shall not be made to the Executive earlier than the earlier of # six (6) months after the Executive’s Separation from Service; or # the date of Executive’s death. The [[Unknown Identifier]] Payments under this Agreement that would otherwise be made during such period shall be aggregated and paid in one lump sum,

Agreement to Comply with Section 409A of the Code. Notwithstanding the other provisions hereof, this Agreement is intended to comply with the requirements of section 409A of the Code, to the extent applicable, or an exemption thereunder, and this Agreement shall be interpreted to avoid any penalty sanctions under section 409A of the Code. Accordingly, all provisions herein, or incorporated by reference, shall be construed and interpreted to comply with section 409A of the Code or an exemption thereunder and, if necessary, any such provision shall be deemed amended to comply with section 409A of the Code and regulations thereunder. If any payment or benefit cannot be provided or made at the time specified herein without incurring sanctions under section 409A of the Code, then such benefit or payment shall be provided in full at the earliest time thereafter when such sanctions will not be imposed. All payments to be made upon a termination of employment under this Agreement may only be made upon a “separation from service” under section 409A of the Code. For purposes of section 409A of the Code, each payment made under this Agreement shall be treated as a separate payment and the right to a series of installment payments shall be treated as the right to a series of separate payments. In no event may Executive, directly or indirectly, designate the calendar year of payment. Further, to the extent that any amounts payable under this Agreement constitutes non-qualified deferred compensation subject to section 409A of the Code, notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, # in no event shall the Executive’s execution of the Release, directly or indirectly, result in the Executive’s designation of the calendar year of payment, and # if such non-qualified deferred compensation payment that is subject to the Executive’s execution of the Release could be made in more than one taxable year, payment shall commence in the later taxable year. To the maximum extent permitted under section 409A of the Code, the severance benefits payable under this Agreement are intended to comply with the “short-term deferral exception” under Treas. Reg. §1.409A-1(b)(4), and any remaining amount is intended to comply with the “separation pay exception” under Treas. Reg. §1.409A-1(b)(9)(iii). If Executive is a “specified employee” (as that term is used in section 409A of the Code and regulations and other guidance issued thereunder) on the date of Executive’s separation from service, any severance benefits payable under this Agreement that constitute non-qualified deferred compensation subject to section 409A of the Code shall be delayed until the earlier of # the first business day following the six-month anniversary of the date of Executive’s separation from service, or # the date of Executive’s death. On the earlier of # the first business day following the six-month anniversary of the date of Executive’s separation from service, or # Executive’s death, the Corporation shall pay Executive (or Executive’s estate or beneficiaries) a lump-sum payment equal to all payments deferred pursuant to the preceding sentence. No action or failure to act pursuant to this Subsection shall subject the Corporation nor any affiliate thereof to any claim, liability or expense, and neither the Corporation nor any affiliate thereof shall have any obligation to indemnify or otherwise protect the Executive from the obligation to pay any taxes pursuant to section 409A of the Code.

[Section 409A]. The payments under [Section 9] of this Agreement are intended to comply with the requirements of section 409A of the Code. The remaining payments under this Agreement are intended to be exempt from the requirements of [sections 409A]; provided, however, if any payment is or becomes subject to the requirements of Code section 409A, the Agreement as it relates to such payment is intended to comply with the requirements of section 409A of the Code. For all purposes under section 409A of the Code, each payment under this Agreement shall be treated as a separate payment. Notwithstanding anything in the Agreement to the contrary, if, at the time of Executive’s termination of employment, Executive is a “specified employee” (within the meaning of section 409A of the Code), then to the extent any payment under this Agreement is determined by the Company to be deferred compensation subject to the requirements of section 409A of the Code payable upon separation from service, payment of such deferred compensation shall be suspended and not made until the first day of the month next following the end of the 6-month period following the Agreement End Date, or, if earlier, upon Executive’s death.

[Section 409A]. It is intended that all of the severance benefits and other payments payable under this Agreement satisfy, to the greatest extent possible, the exemptions from the application of Internal Revenue Code Section 409A provided under Treasury Regulations 1.409A-1(b)(4), 1.409A-1(b)(5) and 1.409A-1(b)(9), and this Agreement will be construed to the greatest extent possible as consistent with those provisions, and to the extent no so exempt, this Agreement (and any definitions hereunder) will be construed in a manner that complies with Section 409A. For purposes of Code Section 409A (including, without limitation, for purposes of Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-2(b)(2)(iii)), Executive’s right to receive any installment payments under this Agreement (whether severance payments, reimbursements or otherwise) shall be treated as a right to receive a series of separate payments and, accordingly, each installment payment hereunder shall at all times be considered a separate and distinct payment. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in this Agreement, if Executive is deemed by the Company at the time of Executive’s Separation from Service to be a “specified employee” for purposes of Code Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i), and if any of the payments upon Separation from Service set forth herein and/or under any other agreement with the Company are deemed to be “deferred compensation”, then to the extent delayed commencement of any portion of such payments is required in order to avoid a prohibited distribution under Code Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i) and the related adverse taxation under Section 409A, such payments shall not be provided to Executive prior to the earliest of # the expiration of the six-month period measured from the date of Executive’s Separation