Committee Administration. The Program shall be administered by the Committee and, to the extent specified herein, the President. The Committee and, to the extent specified herein, the President shall have complete discretion and authority to administer the Program and to interpret the provisions of the Program. Any determination, decision, or action of the Committee or the President in connection with the construction, interpretation, administration, or application of the Program shall be final, conclusive, and binding upon all persons, and shall be given the maximum deference permitted by law. The Committee may amend or terminate the Program at any time without the consent of any Participant by adoption of a written instrument.

Committee Administration. The Program shall be administered by the Committee and, to the extent specified herein, the President. The Committee and, to the extent specified herein, the

Administration by Committee. The Committee shall be the plan administrator with respect to the Plan. The Company’s Vice President-Human Resources and any delegates duly operating under the authority of the Company’s Vice President-Human Resources shall serve as the Committee responsible for administration of the Plan, except that for all matters (including, without limitation, interpretation of the Plan) directly relating to participation, claims or benefits associated with individuals who are then [Section 16] Officers, the Committee shall be the Compensation and Benefits Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company.

Board Committee Administration. The Board Committee shall have authority, subject to the express provisions of the Plan as in effect from time to time, to construe these Terms and Conditions and the Agreement and the Plan, to establish, amend and rescind rules and regulations relating to the Plan, and to make all other determinations in the judgment of the Board Committee necessary or desirable for the administration of the Plan. The Board Committee may correct any defect or supply any omission or reconcile any inconsistency in these Terms and Conditions and the Agreement in the manner and to the extent it shall deem expedient to carry the Plan into effect, and it shall be the sole and final judge of such expediency.

Administration by the Committee. The Plan shall be administered by the Committee. The Committee shall have the authority, responsibility and discretion to # interpret and construe the Plan, # select the Eligible Employees who will be offered participation in the Plan, # determine a Participant’s Accrued Benefit, Foreign Plan Benefit, Modified Accrued Benefit and Supplemental Retirement Benefit, # decide all questions arising under the Plan, including, without limitation, questions of eligibility for participation, eligibility for benefits and the time of the distribution thereof and # make all other determinations it deems necessary for the administration of the Plan. The Committee shall have the authority to deviate from the literal terms of the Plan to the extent the Committee shall determine to be necessary or appropriate to operate the Plan in compliance with the provisions of applicable law. All determinations made under the Plan by the Committee in good faith shall be final, binding and conclusive on all Participants, the Company and all other persons.

The Committee shall have the authority, subject to the provisions herein, # to select employees to participate in the Plan; # to establish and administer the Performance Goals and to determine the amount of any opportunities for the Executive Incentive Compensation applicable to each Participant, including adjusting Performance Goals from time to time, including during the Performance Period, as the Committee deems necessary or advisable and exercising discretion, either negatively or positively, as to the amount of Executive Incentive Compensation payable to a Participant upon the attainment of the applicable Performance Goals; # to construe and interpret the Plan and any agreement or instrument entered into under or in connection with the Plan; # to establish, amend, and waive rules and regulations for the Plan’s administration; and # to make all other determinations that may be necessary or advisable for the administration of the Plan. Any determination by the Committee pursuant to the Plan shall be final, binding and conclusive on all employees and Participants and anyone claiming under or through any of them.

Administration. (i) Since January 1, 2018, the Ceding Company has administered and provided contractholder and claims servicing with respect to the Reinsured Policies in a manner consistent with the terms of the Reinsured Policies and applicable Law, and # for the twelve (12) months preceding the Closing Date, there have been no complaints to the Company or its Affiliates from contractholders or investigations, penalties, and other governmental actions against the Ceding Company and/or its Affiliates with respect to the administration of the Reinsured Policies, except, in the case of either clause (i) or [clause (ii) herein], for such failures to comply with the terms of the Reinsured Policies and applicable Law or such complaints, investigations, penalties and other governmental actions that would not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the business being reinsured hereunder or the Ceding Company’s ability to satisfy its obligations hereunder.

Administration. The Deferral Plan shall be administered by the Committee. The Committee may appoint an Administrator to administer the Deferral Plan.

Administration. The Plan shall be administered by the Company. The Company shall have the discretionary authority to construe and interpret the provisions of the Plan and make factual determinations thereunder, including the power to determine the rights or eligibility of Employees or Participants and any other persons, and the amounts of their benefits under the Plan, and to remedy ambiguities, inconsistencies or omissions, and any such determinations shall be binding on all parties. Benefits will only be paid if the Company, in its sole discretion, determines that the Participant or Beneficiary is entitled to them.

Administration. The authority to control and manage the operation and administration of the Plan shall be vested in the Governance and Nominating Committee (the "Committee") in accordance with this Section 5. The Committee shall be selected by the Board and shall consist of two or more members of the Board.