Benefit Payments. Upon completion of appropriate forms and subject to applicable terms and conditions under the COBRA, the Company shall continue to pay its share of the costs for Employee’s coverage under the Company’s group health insurance plan, until the earlier to occur of twelve (12) months following Executive’s termination date or the date Executive begins employment with another employer; provided that such Company-paid premiums may be recorded as additional income pursuant to Section 6041 of the Code and not entitled to any tax qualified treatment to the extent necessary to comply with or avoid the discriminatory treatment prohibited by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 or Section 105(h) of the Code. Executive shall bear full responsibility for applying for COBRA continuation coverage and Company shall have no obligation to provide Executive such coverage if Executive fails to elect COBRA benefits in a timely fashion.

Benefit Plans. Except as otherwise set forth in this [Section 9.8], the Seller and its Affiliates shall retain all Liabilities in respect of any employee benefit plan of any kind or nature which any of them has sponsored, sponsors, has contributed to or contributes to, whether incurred on, prior to, or after the Closing Date. No assets or liabilities of any employee benefit plan shall be transferred to the Purchaser or any of its Affiliates or any employee benefit plan maintained by any of them except as specified in [Section 9.8]. All claims incurred by Transferred Employees or their covered dependents on or prior to the Closing Date under any employee benefit plan sponsored by any Seller or Seller Affiliate or to which any Seller or Seller Affiliate contributes shall be covered pursuant to the terms and conditions of such benefit plans. For purposes of this Agreement, # a claim for health benefits will be deemed to have been incurred on the date on which the related medical service or material was rendered to or received by the individual claiming such benefit, # a claim for sickness, accident or disability benefits based on an injury or illness occurring on or prior to the Closing Date will be deemed to have been incurred prior to the Closing Date and # in the case of any claim for benefits other than health, sickness, accident or disability benefits (e.g., life insurance benefits), a claim will be deemed to have been incurred upon the occurrence of the event giving rise to such claim.

Subject only to such limitations or restrictions as may relate to the Executive personally, during the Initial Term or any Renewal Term, the Company will at the Executive’s request include the Executive in all of the Company’s employee benefits programs and plans (including, but not limited to, group medical plans) provided by the Company to its executive employees, for so long as such programs and plans are continued by the Company and are available to its executive employees generally, and the Company will pay the premium cost of such participation to the same extent as the Company pays for its other executives.

Benefit Plans. NOVA is not a party to any collective bargaining agreement or any bonus, pension, profit sharing, deferred compensation, incentive compensation, stock ownership, stock purchase, phantom stock, retirement, vacation, severance, disability, death benefit, hospitalization, medical or other plan, arrangement or understanding (whether or not legally binding) under which NOVA currently has an obligation to provide benefits to any current or former employee, officer or director of NOVA (collectively, "Benefit Plans").

Benefit Plans. UBI is not a party to any Benefit Plan under which UBI currently has an obligation to provide benefits to any current or former employee, officer or director of UBI.

Normal Benefit. Upon Separation from Service after Normal Benefit Date, the Employer shall pay the Executive the Deferral Account balance calculated at Separation from Service. This benefit shall be paid in quarterly installments between 2 years and 10 years, at the selection of the Executive, and shall commence the first day of the immediately subsequent quarter following Separation from Service. During the payment period, interest shall be credited on the unpaid portion of the Deferral Account balance as described in [Section 3.1(b)(ii)]. The quarterly payments shall be amortized in such a way so as to produce equal payments over the remaining payment period. This will require quarterly reamortization for changes in the Crediting Rate.

Retirement Benefit. If the Executive provides prior written notice to the CEO of the Company of his intent to retire from his employment with the Company during the Employment Term, then notwithstanding that he does not have five years of service with Valley and his written notice does not meet the required period for notice, the Executive’s retirement shall be treated as a qualified Retirement under the Stock Plans and his award agreements. With respect to any performance restricted stock units, the units will remain outstanding after the executive’s retirement from his employment with the Corporation and the Bank and vest, or be forfeited, in accordance with the terms of the applicable award agreement and Stock Plan. If the Executive retires or announces his retirement prior to the meeting of the Compensation and Human Resources Committee awarding bonuses for 2017 performance, he nonetheless will be entitled to an equity award and cash bonus for his service in 2017, the amount of which shall be in the discretion of the Compensation and Human Resources Committee.

During the Term of this Agreement, Company shall pay for a health benefit plan for the Employee.

Amount of Payment. The Administrator is authorized to determine in its sole discretion the amount of any bonus payment to a Covered Executive, the percentage attainment of any applicable Performance Goals, and any other matter relating to the amount of a bonus payment.

Amount of Reduction. The reductions are as follows: