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.

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.

Administration by the Board. The Plan will be administered by the Board. The Board shall have authority to grant Awards and to adopt, amend and repeal such administrative rules, guidelines and practices relating to the Plan as it shall deem advisable. The Board may construe and interpret the terms of the Plan and any Award agreements entered into under the Plan. The Board may correct any defect, supply any omission or reconcile any inconsistency in the Plan or any Award 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. All decisions by the Board shall be made in the Board’s sole discretion and shall be final and binding on all persons having or claiming any interest in the Plan or in any Award.

Administration. The authority to manage and control the operation and administration of this Agreement shall be vested in the Committee, and the Committee shall have all powers with respect to this Agreement as it has with respect to the Plan. Any interpretation of the Agreement by the Committee and any decision made by it with respect to the Agreement is final and binding.

The O&C Committee and its members, jointly with the Company CEO and any other individual to whom the O&C Committee and the Company CEO have delegated their responsibilities regarding the administration of this Plan, shall have full authority, discretion and power necessary or desirable to administer and interpret this Plan. Without in any way limiting the foregoing, all such individuals shall have complete authority, discretion and power to: # determine the Participants for each Plan Year; # evaluate and determine the performance of Participants; # determine the Individual Performance Modifier applicable to each Participant # determine the amount of the Award for each Participant; # interpret the provisions of this Plan and any other documentation used in connection with this Plan, including documentation specifying individual performance goals, Award opportunities and the like; # establish and interpret rules and procedures (written or by practice) for the administration of the Plan; and # make all other determinations and take all other actions necessary or desirable for the administration or interpretation of this Plan. All actions, decisions and interpretations of such individuals shall be final, conclusive and binding on all parties.

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

Administration. The ​ has administered and provided contractholder and claims servicing with respect to the Reinsured Policies comprising the In-Force Block since their respective dates of issuance in a manner consistent in all material respects with the terms of the Reinsured Policies and applicable Law.

Administration. The Committee shall administer the Plan and shall have plenary authority, in its discretion, to grant Awards to Eligible Persons, subject to the provisions of the Plan. The Committee shall have plenary authority and discretion, subject to the provisions of the Plan, to determine the Eligible Persons to whom Awards shall be granted, the terms (which terms need not be identical) of all Awards, including without limitation the Exercise Price of Options, the time or times at which Awards are granted, the number of Shares covered by Awards, whether an Option shall be an Incentive Stock Option or a Nonqualified Stock Option, any exceptions to non-transferability, any Performance Goals applicable to Awards, any provisions relating to vesting, and the period during which Options may be exercised and Restricted Stock shall be subject to restrictions. In making these determinations, the Committee may take into account the nature of the services rendered or to be rendered by Award recipients, their present and potential contributions to the success of the Company and its Affiliates, and such other factors as the Committee in its discretion shall deem relevant. Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Committee shall have plenary authority to interpret the Plan and Agreements, prescribe, amend and rescind rules and regulations relating to them, and make all other determinations deemed necessary or advisable for the administration of the Plan and Awards granted thereunder. The determinations of the Committee on the matters referred to in this [Section 3] shall be binding and final. The Committee may delegate its authority under this [Section 3] and the terms of the Plan to such extent it deems desirable and is consistent with the requirements of applicable law.

The Plan shall be administered by the Board of Directors. Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Board of Directors shall have the sole and complete discretionary authority to:

Administration. The Board of Directors of the Bank shall have powers which are necessary to administer this Plan, including but not limited to:

Administration. The Committee administers the LTIP and this Agreement. The Committee shall have sole discretion to interpret the LTIP and this Agreement, amend and rescind rules relating to its implementation and make all determinations necessary for administration of the LTIP and this Agreement. The Recipient's rights under this Agreement are expressly subject to the terms and conditions of the LTIP, including continued shareholder approval of the LTIP, and to any guidelines the Company adopts from time to time.

The Plan shall be administered by the Committee which shall hold meetings at such times as may be necessary for the proper administration of the Plan. The Committee shall keep minutes of its meetings. A majority of the Committee shall constitute a quorum and a majority of a quorum may authorize any action. Each member of the Committee shall be a Non-Employee Director (as defined in Rule 16b-3 of the Exchange Act as it may be amended from time to time) and an outside director as defined pursuant to Section 162(m) of the Code as it may be amended from time to time. No failure to be so qualified shall invalidate any Option or Award or any action or inaction under the Plan. No member of the Committee shall be personally liable for any action, determination or interpretation made in good faith with respect to the Plan, the Options or the Awards, and all members of the Committee shall be fully indemnified by the Company with respect to any such action, determination or interpretation.

Administration. Without limiting the generality of the Committee’s rights, duties and obligations under the Plan, the Committee shall have the following specific rights, duties and obligations with respect to this Award. Without limitation, the Committee shall interpret conclusively the provisions of the Award, adopt such rules and regulations for carrying out the Award as it may deem advisable, decide conclusively all questions of fact arising in the application of the Award, certify the extent to which the Performance Criteria has been satisfied and the Performance Percentage earned, exercise its right to reduce the Performance Percentage, and make all other determinations and take all other actions necessary or desirable for the administration of the Award. The Committee is authorized to change any of the terms or conditions of the Award in order to take into account any material unanticipated change in the Company’s or a Peer Company’s operations, corporate structure, assets, or similar change, but only to the extent such action carries out the original purpose, intent and objectives of the Award, and, to the extent the Award is intended to qualify as “performance based” under Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code, does not affect such qualification. All decisions and acts of the Committee shall be final and binding upon Holder and all other affected parties. The Committee, without limitation, may delegate all of what, in its sole discretion, it determines to be ministerial duties to an administrator; provided, further, that the determinations under, and the interpretations of, any provision of the Award by the Committee shall, in all cases, be in its sole discretion, and shall be final and conclusive.