Duration of Participation. Subject to Article 4 and Article 8, an Employee shall cease to be a Participant in the Plan if # his or her employment is terminated under circumstances in which he or she is not entitled to Severance Benefits under the terms of this Plan, or # prior to a Change in Control, he or she is removed as a Participant or ceases to be among the class of employees designated by the Committee or the Board as Participants, in accordance with Section 3.1. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Participant who has terminated employment and is entitled to Severance Benefits under Article 4 shall remain a Participant in the Plan until the full amount of the Regular Severance Benefits or Change in Control Severance Benefits, as applicable, and any other amounts payable under the Plan have been paid to the Participant.

Participation and Reparticipation. Subject to the satisfaction of the foregoing requirements, an Eligible Employee shall participate in the Plan during each period of his or her Service from the date on which he first becomes eligible until his or her termination. For this purpose, an Eligible Employee who returns before five (5) consecutive one year Breaks in Service who previously satisfied the initial eligibility requirements or who returns after five (5) consecutive one year Breaks in Service with a vested Account balance in the Plan shall re-enter the Plan as of the date of his or her return to Service with an Employer.

In General: An Executive Officer shall become a Participant in this Plan on the later of the Effective Date or the date he became an Executive Officer, subject to the conditions and limitations provided for herein, provided that James Balloun shall not be eligible to participate in this Plan. Unless otherwise approved by the Board or unless the Executive Officer has waived all benefits under such plan, an Executive Officer who is a participant in the Acuity Brands, Inc. Supplemental Retirement Plan for Executives shall not be eligible to become a Participant in this Plan.

his Account balance under the ERA pursuant to the terms hereof. In addition, the Participant will be entitled to receive a benefit from the SERP equal to the benefit accrued under the SERP as reduced by his benefit under the ERA. Distribution of the Participant's SERP benefit will be made pursuant to the terms of the SERP.

Right of Participation. If, at any time after the Conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock to Common Stock of HWC, HWC proposes to issue equity securities in exchange for cash, HWC will so notify PTG and will afford to PTG the opportunity to purchase such portion of the offered securities as equals the portion of HWC’s fully-diluted common shares owned by PTG. HWC will hold the offer open for no less than five business days, during which PTG must designate the number of securities, if any, it chooses to purchase. Payment for such securities will be due according to the schedule applicable to the offering.

Rights of Participation. The failure of the Borrower to fully satisfy its obligations to the Holder under [Section 5(c)] and/or [Section 5(d)] of the Purchase Agreement.

The Committee shall determine the employees who shall be Participants for the Performance Period. The designation of Participants shall be made individually or by groups or classifications of employees, as the Committee deems appropriate.

Participation Effective Date. The effective date of the Participant’s participation in the Plan is April 1, 2017.

Eligibility for Participation. Plan Participants shall be limited to those Employees that are currently participants in the Company’s Phantom Stock Plan.

Termination of Participation. In the event that a Participant ceases to be an eligible employee, the Participant’s Basic Deferral election shall remain in effect through the end of the Plan Year in which the Participant remains employed but has ceased to be an eligible employee, and thereafter, the Participant shall make no further Basic Deferrals unless and until the Participant again becomes an eligible employee.