“Qualifying Termination” shall mean a CIC Qualifying Termination or a Non-CIC Qualifying Termination.

Qualified CIC Termination. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event of a Change in Control and Qualified CIC Termination described under Section 2(e), then Participant, or Participant’s legal representatives, beneficiaries or heirs, as the case may be, shall receive, on the date that is six (6) months following Participant’s Qualified CIC Termination, a cash payment from the Company in an amount based on the number of Units calculated under Section 1(b) (as adjusted pursuant to Section 5) multiplied by the Ending Value as determined under Section 1(b)(iv), plus interest accrued from the date of the Qualified CIC Termination until the payment date based on the annual short-term applicable federal rate in effect on the date of the Qualified CIC Termination.

Non-CIC Qualifying Termination (Tier 3 Participants). If a Tier 3 Participant has a Non-CIC Qualifying Termination, the Company shall provide the Tier 3 Participant with the following severance benefits: # a lump sum cash amount equal to six (6) months of the Tier 3 Participant’s base salary in effect at the time of the Non-CIC Qualifying Termination, payable as set forth below and # continuation

Qualifying Termination. An involuntary termination of the Executive’s employment by the Company, authorized by the Company’s Authorizing Executive, for reasons other than Cause, mandatory Retirement under the Company’s applicable policies, or the Executive’s death, Disability, or voluntary termination of employment (whether by Retirement or otherwise) at any time other than within twenty-four (24) full calendar months following the effective date of a CIC shall trigger the payment of Severance Benefits to the Executive under this Agreement.

QUALIFYING TERMINATION. If your employment terminates for any reason other than your death, Disability, Cause or in connection with a Change in Control as described in paragraph (b)(iv) above and your termination of employment is a Qualifying Termination, then the Restricted Stock Units (and any related dividend equivalents) shall continue to become earned and payable in accordance with paragraph # above (without regard to whether you are employed by [[Bank of America:Organization]] and its Subsidiaries as of the Settlement Date), subject to the performance-based cancellation provision set forth in paragraph # below, provided that # to the extent permissible under applicable law, you do not engage in Competition during such period, # you comply with the covenants described in paragraph # below and # prior to March 1 of each year during which your Restricted Stock Units remain payable, you provide [[Bank of America:Organization]] with a written certification that you have not engaged in Competition to the extent the Competition restriction in # above is applicable. To be effective, such certification must be provided on such form, at such time and pursuant to such procedures as [[Bank of America:Organization]] shall establish from time to time. If [[Bank of America:Organization]] determines in its reasonable business judgment that you have failed to satisfy any of the foregoing requirements, then the Restricted Stock Units (and any related dividend equivalents) shall be immediately canceled as of the date of such determination. In addition, from time to time following your Qualifying Termination, [[Bank of America:Organization]] may require you to further certify that you are not engaging in Competition, and if you fail to fully cooperate with any such requirement [[Bank of America:Organization]] may determine that you are engaging in Competition. Notwithstanding anything in this paragraph # to the contrary, upon your death following a Qualifying Termination, the Restricted Stock Units (and any related dividend equivalents) that are continuing to become earned and payable in accordance with the provisions of this paragraph (c), but have not yet become earned and payable, shall become immediately earned and payable as of the date of your death, and payment will be made as soon as administratively practicable following your death. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, if # you are a permanent resident of California or # you are a tax resident of California who is assigned to perform services for [[Bank of America:Organization]] or any Subsidiary from an office located in California, the Competition restriction described in # above and the certification requirement described in # above will not apply to this Award.

Qualifying Termination. Except as applies under paragraph 4(b), if Executive’s employment by the Company is terminated without Cause (as herein defined) or by Executive pursuant to a Constructive Termination (as herein defined), then # the Employment Period shall be deemed to have ended as of the date of the termination of employment (the “Termination Date”), and # Executive shall be entitled to receive # all earned and accrued Base Salary through the Termination Date, any then accrued and unpaid Bonus for any fiscal year of the Company which ended prior to the Termination Date, all earned but unused Vacation as of the Termination Date, and, subject to the timely submission of required documentation, all unpaid, reimbursable Expenses as of the Termination Date (the “Accrued Obligations”), and subject to Executive’s continued compliance with paragraphs 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 hereof, # an amount equal to one times (1X) Executive’s Base Salary in effect on the Termination Date, payable in equal monthly installments, in accordance with the Company’s normal payroll practices in effect on the Termination Date, for the twelve (12) month period following the Termination Date, # an amount (the “Pro-Rata Amount”) equal to the product of # the percentage of the days in the applicable calendar year that Executive is employed by the Company and # Executive’s annual Bonus for such full year if Executive’s employment had not terminated (without regard to any subjective performance goals), payable in accordance with paragraph 3(c) hereof, # if the Executive and/or his dependents elect continuation coverage under COBRA, payment by the Company of the COBRA premiums for the Executive and/or his dependents in the same amount paid by the Company prior to the Termination Date during the period beginning on the Termination Date and ending on the first to occur of # the date twelve (12) months after the Termination Date and (yy) the first day Executive becomes eligible for similar benefits under another employer’s plans, # to the extent allowed under the applicable plans, continued participation in the Company’s life, long-term disability, and group accident plans beginning on the Termination Date and ending on the first to occur of # the date twelve (12) months after the Termination Date and (yy) the first day Executive becomes eligible for similar benefits under another employer’s plans, and # outplacement services provided by a nationally-recognized outplacement firm, such services to be commensurate with the services commonly provided to a person in a position comparable to Executive’s position with the Company, subject, in each case, to withholding and other appropriate deductions.

Qualifying Termination. An Executive Officer will be deemed to have incurred a Qualifying Termination for purposes of this plan if he or she is involuntarily terminated, as determined by the Committee, other than for Cause while holding Executive Officer status or within 90 days of having held Executive Officer status. For purposes of this plan, the term “Cause” shall mean an Executive Officer’s:

Severance in an amount equal to the product of the Participant’s Applicable CIC Multiplier times the sum of # Participant’s base salary in effect on the date of the Qualifying Termination or, if greater, in effect on the first occurrence of a Change in Control, plus # the Participant’s target annual cash incentive compensation for the incentive plan year in which the Qualifying Termination occurs (the “CIC Severance”). Subject to [Section 9.11], the CIC Severance will be paid in a single lump-sum payment on the sixty-first (61st) day following the Qualifying Termination.

Non-CIC Qualifying Termination (Tier 2 Participants). If a Tier 2 Participant has a Non-CIC Qualifying Termination, the Company shall provide the Tier 2 Participant with the following severance benefits: # a lump sum cash amount equal to six (6) months of the Tier 2 Participant’s base salary in effect at the time of the Non-CIC Qualifying Termination, payable as set forth below and # continuation of the health plan benefits in place for the Tier 2 Participant and the Tier 2 Participant’s eligible dependents at the time of the Non-CIC Qualifying Termination under COBRA at no cost to the Tier 2 Participant (provided that the Tier 2 Participant timely elects coverage under COBRA), for six (6) months following such Non-CIC Qualifying Termination, provided, however, that in the event the Tier 2 Participant obtains other employment prior to the end of such period, the benefits under this [clause (ii)] will terminate at such time as the Tier 2 Participant is eligible to receive health benefits through such other employment.

Retirement (retirement on or after age 62)

Qualifying Termination after a Change of Control. During the Employment Period, if the Executive incurs a CIC Qualifying Termination, then in addition ​ Accrued Benefits, and subject ​ signing of the Separation Agreement and Release by the Executive and the Separation Agreement and Release becoming irrevocable within the Release Period:

The Executive is not eligible to receive both severance benefits under the CIC Agreement and Severance Benefits hereunder. Accordingly, if the Executive receives severance benefits under the CIC Agreement, he shall not receive Severance Benefits hereunder. However, if the Executive suffers a Qualifying Termination, and if the Company has undergone a CIC such that the Executive’s Effective Date of Termination falls within the window period described in [Section 4.2] of the CIC Agreement, the Executive’s total Severance Benefits shall equal the amounts described as severance benefits under the CIC Agreement (potentially requiring additional payments to the extent the amounts already paid as Severance Benefits hereunder do not equal the amounts payable as severance benefits under the CIC Agreement).

“Non-CIC Qualifying Termination” shall mean a Participant’s employment is terminated by the Company, or any acquirer or successor in interest thereof, without Cause outside of the Change in Control Period, provided such termination of employment constitutes a Separation from Service.

Qualifying Retirement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event of a Participant’s termination of employment during a Performance Period due to a Qualifying Retirement with respect to such Performance Period, the Participant will be entitled to receive the Award Opportunity, if any, that the Committee determines (in accordance with [Section 5]) to be payable for such Performance Period, as if the Participant had remained continuously employed through the end of the Performance Period. Any such Award Opportunity will be payable at the time provided in [Section 6], following the certification of the achievement of the management objectives by the Committee in accordance with [Section 5].A.

Qualifying Retirement. For purposes of administering this Policy, a Qualifying Retirement means a termination of employment by the employee # on or after the attainment of age 60 and the completion of five consecutive years of service or # on or after the attainment of age 55 and the completion of ten consecutive years of service; provided that, the employee delivers his or her notice of retirement to the Company at least six months prior to the anticipated retirement date. This notice of retirement provision timing may be reduced to a time period shorter than six months at the discretion of PulteGroup’s Chief Executive Officer. The Compensation Committee will have the sole authority to reduce the time period in the event of a Qualifying Retirement of the PulteGroup Chief Executive Officer.

Qualifying Retirement. If the Holder’s employment by the Company is terminated by reason of a “Qualifying Retirement” (as such term is defined in the ​ Retirement Policy, effective as of ​, as may be amended from time to time) and the Holder executes and does not revoke a Release, Non-Competition, Non-Solicitation and Confidentiality Agreement (the “Release”) within 30 days (or such later time as set forth in the Release at the time of Qualifying Retirement (but not to exceed 52 days)) after the date of Holder’s Qualifying Retirement, in a form satisfactory to the Company which shall include a two-year non-competition and non-solicitation period, fifty percent (50%) of the Shares subject to the Award that were not vested immediately prior to the Holder’s Qualifying Retirement shall vest as of the date on which the Holder’s release becomes irrevocable and the remainder of the Award shall continue to vest in accordance with the vesting schedule set forth in [Section 3.1], assuming the Holder had remained employed with the Company through the Vesting Date. If the Holder does not execute the Release or timely revokes such Release, the portion of the Award which is not vested as of the date of the Holder’s Qualifying Retirement shall not vest and shall be forfeited by the Holder.

Qualifying Retirement. If such termination of employment is because of the Employee’s Qualifying Retirement while in the employ of the Company, then the continued employment requirement for the Employee shall cease to apply and the Share Payout as a Percentage of Target Award for the PSUs shall be determined as of the Maturity Date and paid in accordance with [Section 2(a)] above; provided, however, that the number of shares of Stock to be paid to the Employee shall be multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed from the Grant Date to the date of the Employee’s Qualifying Retirement, and the denominator of which is 1075.