A Compliance The provisions of this Agreement are intended and shall be interpreted and administered so as to not result in the imposition of additional tax or interest under Section 409A of the Code (as defined below) where applicable References herein to the termination of Executive’s employment shall, only to the extent required by Code Section 409A, be construed to mean “Separation from Service” within the meaning of [Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(i)] of the Code To the extent any such cash payment or continuing benefit payable upon Executive’s separation from service is nonqualified deferred compensation subject to Code Section 409A, then, only to the extent required by Code Section 409A, such payment or continuing benefit shall not commence until the date which is six (6) months and one day after the date of separation from service To the extent any reimbursements or in-kind benefit payments under this Agreement are subject to Code Section 409A, such reimbursements and in-kind benefit payments shall be made in accordance with [Section 1409A-3(i)(l)(iv)])] of the Treasury Regulations (as defined below) (or any similar or successor provisions), and payments with respect to such reimbursements or in-kind benefits shall be made on or before the last day of the calendar year following the calendar year in which the relevant expense is incurred If under this Agreement, an amount is paid in two or more installments, for purposes of Code Section 409A, each installment shall be treated as a separate payment For purposes of this Agreement, # the “Code” shall mean the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and # “Treasury Regulations” shall mean all final regulations promulgated under the Code as from time to time in effect.

23.2Section 409A of the Code. It is intended that the provisions of this Agreement are either exempt from or comply with the terms and conditions of Section 409A of the Code and the regulations and guidance promulgated thereunder (collectively, “Code Section 409A”), and to the extent that the requirements of Code Section 409A are applicable thereto, all provisions of this Agreement shall be construed in a manner consistent with the requirements for avoiding taxes or penalties under Code Section 409A. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Companies shall have no liability with regard to any failure to comply with Code Section 409A. If under this Agreement, an amount is to be paid in two or more installments, for purposes of Code Section 409A, each installment shall be treated as a separate payment. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, except to the extent any expense, reimbursement or in-kind benefit provided pursuant to this Section does not constitute a “deferral of compensation” within the meaning of Code Section 409A and the regulations and other guidance thereunder: # the amount of expenses eligible for reimbursement or in-kind benefits provided to Executive during any calendar year will not affect the amount of expenses eligible for reimbursement or in-kind benefits provided to Executive in any other calendar year; # the reimbursements for expenses for which Executive is entitled to be reimbursed shall be made on or before the last day of the calendar year following the calendar year in which the applicable expense is incurred; and # the right to payment or reimbursement or in-kind benefits hereunder may not be liquidated or exchanged for any other benefit. In no event shall the Executive, directly or indirectly, designate the calendar year of payment. A termination of employment shall not be deemed to have occurred for purposes of any provision of this Agreement providing for the payment of amounts or benefits upon or following a termination of employment unless such termination is also a “Separation from Service” within the meaning of Code Section 409A and, for purposes of any such provision of this Agreement, references to a “termination,” “termination of employment” or like terms shall mean Separation from Service. If a payment obligation under this Agreement arises on account of Executive’s separation from service while Executive is a “specified employee” (as defined under Code Section 409A and determined in good faith by the Companies), any payment of “deferred compensation” (as defined under Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(b)(1), after giving effect to the exemptions in Treasury Regulation Sections 1.409A- 1(b)(3) through (b)(12)) that is scheduled to be paid within six (6) months after such separation from service shall be paid within five (5) business days after the end of the six-month period beginning on the date of such separation from service or, if earlier, within five (5) business days after the Executive’s death.

Agreement to Comply with Section 409A of the Code. Notwithstanding the other provisions hereof, this Agreement is intended to comply with the requirements of section 409A of the Code, to the extent applicable, or an exemption thereunder, and this Agreement shall be interpreted to avoid any penalty sanctions under section 409A of the Code. Accordingly, all provisions herein, or incorporated by reference, shall be construed and interpreted to comply with section 409A of the Code or an exemption thereunder and, if necessary, any such provision shall be deemed amended to comply with section 409A of the Code and regulations thereunder. If any payment or benefit cannot be provided or made at the time specified herein without incurring sanctions under section 409A of the Code, then such benefit or payment shall be provided in full at the earliest time thereafter when such sanctions will not be imposed. All payments to be made upon a termination of employment under this Agreement may only be made upon a “separation from service” under section 409A of the Code. For purposes of section 409A of the Code, each payment made under this Agreement shall be treated as a separate payment and the right to a series of installment payments shall be treated as the right to a series of separate payments. In no event may Executive, directly or indirectly, designate the calendar year of payment. Further, to the extent that any amounts payable under this Agreement constitutes non-qualified deferred compensation subject to section 409A of the Code, notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, # in no event shall the Executive’s execution of the Release, directly or indirectly, result in the Executive’s designation of the calendar year of payment, and # if such non-qualified deferred compensation payment that is subject to the Executive’s execution of the Release could be made in more than one taxable year, payment shall commence in the later taxable year. To the maximum extent permitted under section 409A of the Code, the severance benefits payable under this Agreement are intended to comply with the “short-term deferral exception” under Treas. Reg. §1.409A-1(b)(4), and any remaining amount is intended to comply with the “separation pay exception” under Treas. Reg. §1.409A-1(b)(9)(iii). If Executive is a “specified employee” (as that term is used in section 409A of the Code and regulations and other guidance issued thereunder) on the date of Executive’s separation from service, any severance benefits payable under this Agreement that constitute non-qualified deferred compensation subject to section 409A of the Code shall be delayed until the earlier of # the first business day following the six-month anniversary of the date of Executive’s separation from service, or # the date of Executive’s death. On the earlier of # the first business day following the six-month anniversary of the date of Executive’s separation from service, or # Executive’s death, the Corporation shall pay Executive (or Executive’s estate or beneficiaries) a lump-sum payment equal to all payments deferred pursuant to the preceding sentence. No action or failure to act pursuant to this Subsection shall subject the Corporation nor any affiliate thereof to any claim, liability or expense, and neither the Corporation nor any affiliate thereof shall have any obligation to indemnify or otherwise protect the Executive from the obligation to pay any taxes pursuant to section 409A of the Code.

Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, all payments to be made upon a termination of employment under this Agreement shall only be made upon a “separation from service” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”). To the maximum extent permitted under Section 409A of the Code and its corresponding regulations, the cash severance and other benefits payable under this Agreement are intended to meet the requirements of the short-term deferral exemption under Section 409A of the Code and the “separation pay exception” under Treas. Reg. §1.409A-1(b)(9)(iii). For purposes of the application of Treas. Reg. § 1.409A-l(b)(4)(or any successor provision), each payment in a series of payments to the Executive will be deemed a separate payment. With respect to any expense, reimbursement or in-kind benefit provided pursuant to this Agreement that constitutes a “deferral of compensation” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code and its implementing regulations and guidance, # the expenses eligible for reimbursement or in-kind benefits provided to the Executive must be incurred during the Employment Period (or applicable survival period), # the amount of expenses eligible for reimbursement or in-kind benefits provided to the Executive during any calendar year will not affect the amount of expenses eligible for reimbursement or in-kind benefits provided to the Executive in any other calendar year, # the reimbursements for expenses for which the Executive is entitled to be reimbursed shall be made on or before the last day of the calendar year following the calendar year in which the applicable expense is incurred, and # the right to payment or reimbursement or in-kind benefits hereunder may not be liquidated or exchanged for any other benefit. To the extent any such cash payment or continuing benefit payable upon Executive’s termination of employment is nonqualified deferred compensation subject to Section 409A of the Code, then, only to the extent required by Section 409A of the Code, such payment or continuing benefit shall not commence until the date which is six (6) months after the date of separation from service, and any previously scheduled payments shall be made in a lump sum (without interest) on that date.

Agreement to Comply with Section 409A of the Code. Notwithstanding the other provisions hereof, this Agreement is intended to comply with the requirements of section 409A of the Code, to the extent applicable, or an exemption thereunder, and this Agreement shall be interpreted to avoid any penalty sanctions under section 409A of the Code. Accordingly, all provisions herein, or incorporated by reference, shall be construed and interpreted to comply with section 409A of the Code or an exemption thereunder and, if necessary, any such provision shall be deemed amended to comply with section 409A of the Code and regulations thereunder. If any payment or benefit cannot be provided or made at the time specified herein without incurring sanctions under section 409A of the Code, then such benefit or payment shall be provided in full at the earliest time thereafter when such sanctions will not be imposed. All payments to be made upon a termination of employment under this Agreement may only be made upon a “separation from service” under section 409A of the Code. For purposes of section 409A of the Code, each payment made under this Agreement shall be treated as a separate payment and the right to a series of installment payments shall be treated as the right to a series of separate payments. In no event may Executive, directly or indirectly, designate the calendar year of payment. Further, to the extent that any amounts payable under this Agreement constitutes non-qualified deferred compensation subject to section 409A of the Code, notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, # in no event shall the Executive’s execution of the Release, directly or indirectly, result in the Executive’s designation of the calendar year of payment, and # if such non-qualified deferred compensation payment that is subject to the Executive’s execution of the Release could be made in more than one taxable year, payment shall commence in the later taxable year. To the maximum extent permitted under section 409A of the Code, the severance benefits payable under this Agreement are intended to comply with the “short-term deferral exception” under Treas. Reg. §1.409A-1(b)(4), and any remaining amount is intended to comply with the “separation pay exception” under Treas. Reg. §1.409A-1(b)(9)(iii). If Executive is a “specified employee” (as that term is used in section 409A of the Code and regulations and other guidance issued thereunder) on the date of Executive’s separation from service, any severance benefits payable under this Agreement that constitute non-qualified deferred compensation subject to section 409A of the Code shall be delayed until the earlier of # the first business day following the six-month anniversary of the date of Executive’s separation from service, or # the date of Executive’s death. On the earlier of # the first business day following the six-month anniversary of the date of Executive’s separation from service, or # Executive’s death, the Corporation shall pay Executive (or Executive’s estate or beneficiaries) a lump-sum payment equal to all payments deferred pursuant to the preceding sentence. No action or failure to act pursuant to this Subsection shall subject the Corporation nor any affiliate thereof to any claim, liability or expense, and neither the Corporation nor any affiliate thereof shall have any obligation to indemnify or otherwise protect the Executive from the obligation to pay any taxes pursuant to section 409A of the Code.

8.11Code Section 409A. It is intended that any amounts payable under this Agreement and the Company's and Executive's exercise of authority or discretion hereunder shall comply with Code Section 409A (including the Treasury regulations and other published guidance relating thereto) so as not to subject Executive to the payment of any interest or additional tax imposed under Code Section 409A. To the extent any amount payable under this Agreement would trigger the additional tax imposed by Code Section 409A, the Agreement shall be modified to avoid such additional tax. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent required in order to avoid accelerated taxation and/or tax penalties under Code Section 409A and the rules and regulations thereunder (“[Section 409A]”), if Executive is a “specified employee” (as defined under Section 409A) as of the date of his “separation from service” (as defined under Section 409A) from the Company, then any payment of benefits scheduled to be paid by the Company to Executive during the first six (6) month period following the date of a termination of employment hereunder that constitutes deferred compensation under Code Section 409A shall not be paid until the earlier of # the expiration of the six (6) month period measured from the date of Executive’s “separation from service” and # the date of Executive’s death. All payments and benefits that are delayed pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence shall be paid to Executive in a lump sum as soon as practicable following the expiration of such period (or if earlier, upon Executive’s death) but in no event later than thirty (30) days following such period. To the extent required in order to avoid accelerated taxation and/or tax penalties under Section 409A, no amount or benefit that is payable upon a termination of employment or services from the Company shall be payable unless such termination also meets the requirements of a “separation from service” under Section 409A. Each payment, including each installment payment, made under this Agreement shall be designated as a “separate payment” within the meaning of [Section 409A]. As such, and to the extent applicable and permissible under Section 409A, each such “separate payment” shall be made in a manner so as to satisfy [Section 409A] and Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder, including the provisions which exempt certain compensation from [Section 409A], including but not limited to Treasury Regulations Section 1.409A-1(b)(4) regarding payments made within the applicable 2 ½ month period and [Section 1.409A-1(b)(9)(iii)])] regarding payments made only upon an involuntary separation from service. In addition, the parties shall cooperate fully with one another to ensure compliance with Section 409A, including, without limitation, adopting amendments to arrangements subject to Section 409A and operating such arrangements in compliance with Section 409A.

Compliance With [Section 409A]. This Agreement is intended to comply with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code (including the exceptions thereto), to the extent applicable, and shall be interpreted and administered accordingly. If any provision contained in this Agreement conflicts with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code (or the exemptions intended to apply under this Agreement), this Agreement shall be deemed to be reformed to comply with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code (or applicable exemptions thereto). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, for purposes of determining Executive's entitlement to the Severance Benefits under Section 5 hereof, # Executive's employment shall not be deemed to have terminated unless and until Executive incurs a "separation from service" as defined in Section 409A of the Code, and # the effective date of any termination or resignation of employment (or any similar term) shall be the effective date of Executive's separation from service. Reimbursement of any expenses provided for in this Agreement shall be made in accordance with the Company's policies (as applicable) with respect thereto as in effect from time to time (but in no event later than the end of calendar year following the year such expenses were incurred) and in no event shall # the amount of expenses eligible for reimbursement hereunder during a taxable year affect the expenses eligible for reimbursement in any other taxable year or # the right to reimbursement be subject to liquidation or exchange for another benefit. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, if a payment or benefit under this Agreement is due to a "separation from service" for purposes of the rules under Treas. Reg. § 1.409A-3(i)(2) (payments to specified employees upon a separation from service) and Executive is determined to be a "specified employee" (as determined under Treas. Reg. § 1.409A-1(i)), such payment shall, to the extent necessary to comply with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code, be made on the later of # the date specified by the foregoing provisions of this Agreement or # the date that is six (6) months after the date of Executive's separation from service (or, if earlier, the date of Executive's death). Any installment payments that are delayed pursuant to the provisions of this section shall be accumulated and paid in a lump sum on the first day of the seventh month following Executive's separation from service (or, if earlier, upon Executive's death) and the remaining installment payments shall begin on such date in accordance with the schedule provided in this Agreement. To the extent permitted by [Section 409A], each payment hereunder shall be deemed to be a separate payment for purposes of Section 409A of the Code.

To the extent applicable, it is intended that this Agreement and any payment made hereunder shall comply with the requirements of section 409A of the Code or any exemption or exclusion therefrom, and any related regulations or other guidance promulgated with respect to such section by the Internal Revenue Service ("Code section 409A") and shall in all respects be administered in accordance with Code section 409A. Any provision that would cause this Agreement or any payment hereof to fail to satisfy Code section 409A shall have no force or effect until amended to comply with Code section 409A in the least restrictive manner necessary and without any diminution in the value of the payments to the Executive, which amendment may be retroactive to the extent permitted by Code section 409A. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, to the extent that any amount or benefit that would constitute "nonqualified deferred compensation" under Code section 409A would otherwise be payable or distributable hereunder by reason of the Employee's termination of employment, such amount or benefit will not be payable or distributable to the Executive by reason of such circumstance unless # the circumstances giving rise to such termination of employment meet any description or definition of "separation from service" in Code section 409A or # the payment or distribution of such amount or benefit would be exempt from the application of Code section 409A by reason of the short-term deferral exemption or otherwise. If this provision prevents the payment or distribution of any amount or benefit, such payment or distribution shall be made on the date, if any, on which an event occurs that constitutes a Code section 409A-compliant "separation from service."

Compliance with Code Section 409A. This Agreement is intended to comply with Code Section 409A (to the extent applicable) and the parties hereto agree to interpret, apply and administer this Agreement in the least restrictive manner necessary to comply therewith and without resulting in any increase in the amounts owed hereunder by the Company. If the Executive’s termination of employment hereunder does not constitute a "separation from service" within the meaning of Code Section 409A, then any amounts payable hereunder on account of a termination of the Executive’s employment and which are subject to Code Section 409A shall not be paid until the Executive has experienced a "separation from service" within the meaning of Code Section 409A. In addition, no reimbursement or in-kind benefit shall be subject to liquidation or exchange for another benefit and the amount available for reimbursement, or in-kind benefits provided, during any calendar year shall not affect the amount available for reimbursement, or in-kind benefits to be provided, in a subsequent calendar year. Any reimbursement to which the Executive is entitled hereunder shall be made no later than the last day of the calendar year following the calendar year in which such expenses were incurred. For purposes of the application of Code Section 409A, each payment in a series of payments will be deemed a separate payment.

Code Section 409A. The compensation and benefits provided under this Agreement are intended to either comply with the requirements of the statutory provisions of Code Section 409A and any Treasury Regulations and other interpretive guidance issued thereunder (collectively "Code Section 409A") or satisfy the requirements of an applicable exception thereto, and this Agreement shall be construed and administered in accordance with such intent. In the event that any compensation or benefit payable hereunder may be subject to the requirements of Code Section 409A, the Company and the Executive may adopt such amendments to this Agreement or take any other actions that are necessary for such compensation or benefit to # either # be exempt from the requirements of Code Section 409A or # comply with the applicable requirements of Code Section 409A or # preserve the economic benefit intended to be provided to Executive under the Agreement; provided, however, that in no event shall the Company be liable to Executive for any taxes, penalties or interest that Executive may incur as a result of the application of Code Section 409A to any payments or benefits hereunder. Each installment payment payable hereunder shall be deemed to be a separate payment for purposes of Code Section 409A. Whenever a payment under this Agreement specifies a payment period, the actual date of payment within such specified period shall be within the sole discretion of the Company, and Executive shall have no right (directly or indirectly) to determine the year in which such payment is made. With respect to compensation and benefits subject to the requirements of Code Section 409A, in the event a payment period straddles two consecutive calendar years, the payment shall be made in the later of such calendar years. No compensation or benefit that is subject to the requirements of Code Section 409A and that is payable upon Executive's termination of employment shall be paid unless Executive's termination of employment constitutes a "separation from service" within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(h). If Executive is deemed at the time of his separation from service to be a "specified employee" for purposes of Code Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i), to the extent delayed commencement of any portion of the compensation or benefits to which Executive is entitled under this Agreement is required in order to avoid a prohibited distribution under Code Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i) (any such delayed commencement, a "Payment Delay"), such compensation or benefits shall not be provided to Executive prior to the earlier of # the expiration of the six-month period measured from the date of Executive's "separation from service" with the Company or # the date of Executive's death. Upon the earlier of such dates, all payments and benefits deferred pursuant to the Payment Delay shall be paid in a lump sum to Executive, and any remaining compensation and benefits due under the Agreement shall be paid or provided as otherwise set forth herein. The determination of whether Executive is a "specified employee" for purposes of Code Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i) as of the time of his separation from service shall be made by the Company in accordance with the terms of Code Section 409A and applicable guidance thereunder (including without limitation Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(i) and any successor provision thereto).