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Plan Administration. The Administrative Committee appointed by the Board of Directors, or such other committee as may be appointed by the Board of Directors from time to time, shall serve as the Plan Administrator. The Plan Administrator is responsible for the general administration and management of this Plan and shall have all powers and duties necessary to fulfill its responsibilities, including, but not limited to, the discretion to interpret and apply this Plan and to determine all questions relating to eligibility for benefits. This Plan shall be interpreted in accordance with its terms and their intended meanings. However, the Plan Administrator and all plan fiduciaries shall have the discretion to interpret or construe ambiguous, unclear, or implied (but omitted) terms in any fashion they deem to be appropriate in their sole discretion, and to make any findings of fact needed in the administration of this Plan. The validity of any such interpretation, construction, decision, or finding of fact shall not be given de novo review if challenged in court, by arbitration, or in any other forum, and shall be upheld unless clearly arbitrary or capricious.

The Committee shall serve as the Plan Administrator. The Plan Administrator shall have sole authority and discretion to administer and construe the terms of this Plan, subject to applicable requirements of law. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Plan Administrator shall have complete discretionary authority to carry out the following powers and duties:

The Plan shall be administered by the Committee. The Committee shall have full authority to administer the Plan, including the discretionary authority to interpret and construe all provisions of the Plan, to resolve all questions of fact arising under the Plan, and to adopt such rules and regulations for administering the Plan as it may deem necessary or appropriate. Decisions of the Committee shall be final and binding on all parties. The Committee may delegate administrative responsibilities under the Plan to appropriate officers or employees of the Company. All expenses of the Plan shall be borne by the Company.

Plan Administration. The Company shall be the Plan Administrator of the Plan. The Plan Administrator's responsibilities hereunder shall be carried out by its Senior Executive Vice President responsible for Human Resources matters. The authority to control and manage the operation and administration of the Plan shall be vested in the Plan Administrator. The Plan Administrator has the exclusive right and discretion to construe, interpret and apply the provisions of the Plan and the entitlement to benefits under the Plan in accordance with its terms. The Plan Administrator may establish, adopt or revise such rules and regulations as the Plan Administrator may deem necessary or advisable for the administration of the Plan. Any decision made by the Plan Administrator on any matter within the Plan Administrator's discretion is conclusive, final and binding on all persons, and not subject to further review. The Benefit Plan Committee of the Company shall grant or deny claims for benefits under the Plan and authorize disbursements. Adequate notice, pursuant to applicable law and prescribed Company practices, shall be provided in writing to any Participant or Beneficiary whose claim has been denied, setting forth the specific reasons for such denial. The review and appeal procedures for any Participant or Beneficiary whose claim has been denied shall be the same as those procedures set forth in the Pension Plan under which such Participant or Beneficiary is entitled to or received benefits.

The Plan shall be administered by the Plan Administration Committee (hereinafter called “Administration Committee”). The Administration Committee shall have all such powers that may be necessary to carry out the provisions of the Plan, including, without reservation, the power to delegate administrative matters to other persons and to construe and interpret the Plan at any time or on any matter in the absence of any action by the Board of Directors of the Company (theBoard”). Subject to the foregoing, all decisions and determinations by the Administration Committee shall be final, binding and conclusive as to all parties – including the Company, any personnel participating hereunder, and all other employees and persons.

This Plan will be administered by the Plan Administrator; provided, however, that actions of the Plan Administrator with respect to individuals who are not [Section 16] Officers will be subject to the supervision and direction of the Committee. The Plan Administrator will have full power and authority to # interpret the Plan, # make all determination under the Plan, # establish, amend, and rescind any rules, forms, or procedures as he, she, or it deems necessary for the proper administration of the Plan, # correct defects and ambiguities, supply omissions, reconcile inconsistencies in the Plan, and # take any other action he, she, or it deems necessary or advisable in connection with the administration of the Plan. Any decision made, action taken, or interpretation made by the Plan Administrator that is not inconsistent with the provisions of this Plan will be final, conclusive, and binding on all persons interested in the Plan.

Administration. The Plan will be administered by the person or persons (the “Administrator”) appointed by the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) for such purpose. The Administrator has authority at any time to: # adopt, alter and repeal such rules, guidelines and practices for the administration of the Plan and for its own acts and proceedings as it shall deem advisable; # interpret the terms and provisions of the Plan; # make all determinations it deems advisable for the administration of the Plan; # decide all disputes arising in connection with the Plan; and # otherwise supervise the administration of the Plan. All interpretations and decisions of the Administrator shall be binding on all persons, including the Company and the Participants. No member of the Board or individual exercising administrative authority with respect to the Plan shall be liable for any action or determination made in good faith with respect to the Plan or any option granted hereunder.

Section # Authority and Duties. It shall be the duty of the Plan Administrator, on the basis of information supplied to it by the Company and the Committee, to properly administer the Plan. The Plan Administrator shall have the full power, authority, and discretion to construe, interpret, and administer the Plan, to make factual determinations, to correct deficiencies therein, and to supply omissions. All decisions, actions, and interpretations of the Plan Administrator shall be final, binding, and conclusive upon the parties, subject only to determinations by the Plan Administrator, with respect to denied claims for Severance Benefits. The Plan Administrator may adopt such rules and regulations and may make such decisions as it deems necessary or desirable for the proper administration of the Plan. The Plan Administrator shall be a “named fiduciary” within the meaning of ERISA.

4.2The Board shall be the plan administrator of this Plan and shall be solely responsible for its general administration and interpretation and for carrying out the provisions hereof, and shall have all such powers as many be necessary to do so. The Board shall have the right to delegate from time to time the administration of the Plan, in whole or in part, to any committee of the Board. The decisions made, and the actions taken, by the Board or any committee thereof in the administration of the Plan shall be final and conclusive on all persons, and no member of the Board or any committee thereof shall be subject to individual liability with respect to the Plan.

The Plan shall be administered by the Committee. The Committee shall have the authority to interpret the Plan and make all other decisions relating to the administration of the Plan. The Committee may adopt such rules or guidelines as it deems appropriate to administer the Plan. The Committee’s determinations under the Plan shall be final and binding on all persons.

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