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 ​.

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. If the Administrator determines in good faith that the Executive no longer qualifies as a member of a select group of management or highly compensated employees, as determined in accordance with ERISA, the Administrator shall have the right, in its sole discretion, to prohibit any further crediting to the Deferral Account.

Duration of Participation. A Participant shall continue to be a Participant in the Plan until such Participant ceases to meet the requirements for participation established by the Committee for the applicable Plan Year. A Former Participant shall remain such until he or she receives full payment of all benefits due to him or her under the Plan.

Purchase of Participation. (a) You will, on or before A.M. (New York City time) on ​, pay to us, at our office at , , (the “Payment Office”), as the purchase price for your Participation in the Loan(s) outstanding on the date hereof, an amount equal to the Purchased Interest (as defined in [Section 1(b)] below) of the aggregate principal amount of such Loans in [Currency] and in same day funds [plus accrued interest and fees to the Effective Date]. We will, promptly upon our receipt of this purchase price from you, send you a participation certificate, in substantially the form of [Exhibit A], confirming and evidencing your Participation in the Loan(s) outstanding on the date hereof.