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Benefit of Agreement
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Small Benefit. Subject to Section 5.3, in the event that the vested Account balance of a Participant who has died or experienced a Termination of Employment under the Plan is less than the applicable dollar amount under Code section 402(g)(1)(B) for that Plan Year as of the date on which the Plan Administrator makes such determinations, the Plan Administrator (on behalf of the Company) reserves the right to have the Participant’s entire Account paid in the form of a single lump sum payment, provided the Plan Administrator’s exercise of discretion (on behalf of the Company) complies with the requirements of Treas. Reg. [Sec. 1.409A-3(j)(4)(v)])].

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.

Death Benefit. In the event of the Employee’s death, the Company shall pay the Employee’s unpaid vested Performance Units (in the amount determined under Section 4(a) of the Agreement if the Employee’s death occurred prior to the end of the Incentive Cycle) to the Employee’s estate. Such payment shall be made at the time prescribed in [Section 5(a)] above, or as soon as administratively feasible thereafter in a single lump sum distribution of shares of Common Stock (and cash for fractional shares of Common Stock), unless the Performance Units were deferred under the Deferred Compensation and 401(k) Excess Plan, in which case such deferred Performance Units shall be paid under the terms of that plan.

Benefit Plans. During the Employment Period, the Executive and/or the Executive's family, as the case may be, shall be eligible for participation in and shall receive all benefits under welfare benefit plans, practices, policies, and programs provided by the Company and its Affiliated Companies (including, without limitation, medical, executive medical, annual executive physical, prescription, dental, vision, short-term disability, long-term disability, executive long-term disability, salary continuance, employee life, group life, accidental death and dismemberment, and travel accident insurance plans and programs) to the extent applicable generally to other peer executives of the Company and its Affiliated Companies, but in no event shall such plans, practices, policies, and programs provide the Executive with benefits which are less favorable, in the aggregate, than the most favorable of such plans, practices, policies, and programs in effect for the Executive at any time during the 90-day period immediately preceding the Effective Date or, if more favorable to the Executive, those provided generally at any time after the Effective Date to other peer executives of the Company and its Affiliated Companies.

Death Benefit. In the event that a married Participant dies while in the employment of the Company, for purposes of determining the amount of benefits payable under the Plan to the Participant’s surviving spouse, if any, the Participant shall be deemed to have # elected to receive payment of his Supplemental Retirement Benefit in the form of a Joint & Survivor Annuity (determined in accordance with Section 3.2.2) and # incurred a Separation from Service on the day immediately preceding the date of the Participant’s death. If a deceased Participant has attained age 55 at the time of his death, the survivor benefit portion of his Supplemental Retirement Benefit shall begin to be paid as of the first day of the month following the Participant’s death. In the event the Participant has not attained age 55, such benefit shall begin to be paid as of the first day of the month following the date the Participant would have attained age 55. In the event that a Participant dies while in the employ of the Company and does not have a surviving spouse, then, except as provided in Section 3.2.3, the Company shall have no further liability or obligation under the Plan to the Participant or any person or entity claiming rights through the Participant (including his estate).

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.

ESBP Benefit.ESBP Benefit” means the actuarial lump sum present value of a Participant’s survivor benefit under the ESBP determined as of a particular determination date under [Section 3.4] but without regard to whether the Participant had experienced either an “early retirement” or “normal retirement” under the Target Pension Plan as provided under the ESBP. The present value of such survivor benefit will be determined by the Company in its sole and absolute discretion based on such interest rates, mortality factors and other assumptions deemed appropriate by the Company.

SPP Benefit.SPP Benefit” means the amount determined under Appendix A.

Severance Benefit. The Company will pay to the Executive up to $838,461.00, less applicable taxes and withholdings (the "Severance Benefit"), subject to the vesting schedule set forth in Section 2(a)(i)-(iv) hereof. The portion of the Severance Benefit that vests pursuant to Section 2(a)(i)-(iv) hereof will be paid in equal monthly installments in the amount of $55,897.40 (i.e. 1/15 of $838,461.00) over the Benefit Period determined under Section 2(a)(i)-(iv) hereof; provided that any monthly installments that would otherwise be paid to Executive between the Separation Date and the six-month anniversary of the Separation Date will be paid in a lump sum on the first payroll date of the seventh (7th) month following the Separation Date and the remaining installments, if any, will be paid monthly thereafter in accordance with the Company's regular payroll practices for the remainder of the Benefit Period, if any; and provided, further, that the Severance Benefit will be subject to the timing requirements set forth in Attachment B. The Severance Benefit will vest ratably over a period of four (4) months. The Severance Benefit paid to the Executive will be calculated based on the amount vested as of the Executive's last day of employment as follows:

Benefit Plans. Employee will be eligible to participate in the Company’s retirement plans that are qualified under Section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), and in the Company’s employee welfare benefit plans that are generally applicable to all executive employees of the Company (the “Plans”), in accordance with the terms and conditions thereof. A summary of the Company’s Plans applicable to senior executives as currently in effect has been provided to Employee. In any event, the terms and conditions of the Plans, as expressed in the Plan documents, will control including, but not limited to the Company’s ability to amend, modify or terminate any of those programs as it determines appropriate in accordance with the Plans’ terms.

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