Construction. The parties acknowledge that the parties and their counsel have reviewed and revised this Agreement and that the normal rule of construction to the effect that any ambiguities are to be resolved against the drafting party shall not be employed in the interpretation of this Agreement or any amendments hereto.

The Parties agree that they have been represented by counsel during the negotiation and execution of this Agreement and, therefore, waive the application of any law, regulation, holding or rule of construction providing that ambiguities in an agreement or other document will be construed against the party drafting such agreement or document.

To construe and interpret the provisions of the Plan and make factual determinations thereunder, including the discretionary power to determine the rights or eligibility of Employees, Participants and any other persons, as well as the amounts of their benefits under the Plan, and to remedy ambiguities, inconsistencies, or omissions, with such determinations to be binding on all parties;

It is the intent that this Plan be exempt from, or comply with, the requirements of Code Section 409A so that none of the payments to be provided hereunder will be subject to the additional tax imposed under Code Section 409A, and any ambiguities herein will be interpreted to be so exempt or so comply. Each payment under this Plan is intended to constitute a separate payment for purposes of Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-2(b)(2).

Interpretation of Agreement. Each of the parties has had the opportunity to be represented by legal counsel in the negotiation and preparation of this Letter Agreement, and the parties agree that this Letter Agreement is to be construed as jointly drafted. Accordingly, this Letter Agreement will be construed according to the fair meaning of its language, and the rule of construction that ambiguities are to be resolved against the drafting party will not be employed in the interpretation of this Letter Agreement.

No Strict Construction; Headings. This Agreement has been prepared jointly and will not be strictly construed against either Party. Ambiguities, if any, in this Agreement will not be construed against any Party, irrespective of which Party may be deemed to have authored the ambiguous provision. The headings of each Article and Section in this Agreement have been inserted for convenience of reference only and are not intended to limit or expand on the meaning of the language contained in the particular Article or Section.

The foregoing provisions are intended to comply with the requirements of Section 409A so that none of the severance payments and benefits to be provided hereunder will be subject to additional tax imposed under Section 409A, and any ambiguities herein will be interpreted to so comply. The Company and Executive agree to work together in good faith to consider amendments to this Agreement and to take such reasonable actions which are necessary, appropriate or desirable to avoid imposition of any additional tax or income recognition prior to actual payment to Executive under Section 409A.

Dispute Resolution / Attorneys’ Fees. The parties and signatories hereto represent that they have had an opportunity to be represented by counsel of their own choosing in the negotiations for and preparation of this Agreement, that they did in fact thoroughly discuss all aspects of this Agreement with their respective counsel, that they have carefully and fully read this Agreement, and that they freely and voluntarily enter into it. Accordingly, the normal rule of construction that any ambiguities are to be resolved against the drafting party shall not be utilized in the interpretation of this Agreement.

Any payments under this Amendment are intended to qualify for an exemption from application of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (“[Section 409A]”) or comply with its requirements to the extent necessary to avoid adverse personal tax consequences under Section 409A, and any ambiguities herein shall be interpreted accordingly. The Company makes no representation or warranty and will have no liability to you or any other person if any provisions of this Amendment are determined to constitute deferred compensation subject to Section 409A but do not satisfy an exemption from, or the conditions of, [Section 409A].

Interpretation; Construction. The headings set forth in this Agreement are for convenience only and shall not be used in interpreting this Agreement. This Agreement has been drafted by legal counsel representing the Company, but Executive has participated in the negotiation of its terms. Furthermore, Executive acknowledges that Executive has had an opportunity to review and revise the Agreement and have it reviewed by legal counsel, if desired, and, therefore, the normal rule of construction to the effect that any ambiguities are to be resolved against the drafting party shall not be employed in the interpretation of this Agreement.