“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:

Qualifying Termination or Change in Control. If a Qualifying Termination (as defined below) or a Change in Control (as defined below) occurs, in each case prior to the Vesting Date, and if you have not previously forfeited your Award under [Section 4], one hundred percent (100%) of all Restricted Stock Units shall vest on the date of your Qualifying Termination or the Change in Control, as applicable.

Qualifying Termination Following Change in Control. In the event your employment is terminated by reason of a Qualifying Termination during the Protected Period following a Change in Control, the Restricted Period and all remaining restrictions shall expire and the RSUs shall be deemed fully vested.

Termination Due to a Qualifying Event. If the Executive’s employment with NWL is terminated as the result of an event described in [Section 3(a)] above, the Executive shall be entitled to receive the following payments and benefits from NWL:

Qualifying Termination Following Change in Control. In the event the Employee involuntarily ceases to be an employee of the Employer following a Change in Control for any reason other than a termination for Cause, or voluntarily ceases to be an employee due to a Termination for Good Reason following a Change in Control, then the RSUs covered by this Agreement, and any dividend equivalents with respect thereto, shall immediately vest (without proration based on the portion of the vesting period elapsed prior to such termination) and shall be paid in cash in accordance with [Section 22(f)] of the Plan within 60 days following the earliest time set forth in [Section 22(c)] of the Plan that will not trigger a tax or penalty under Section 409A of the Code, as determined by the Committee. Such vesting shall be contingent, at the discretion of the Company, upon the Employee executing a general release (which may include an agreement with respect to engagement in detrimental activity, in a form acceptable to the Company) and such release becoming effective and irrevocable within the 60-day period following such termination.

Pre-Change in Control Qualifying Termination. If your Termination Date occurs during the Term and such termination is due to a Pre-Change in Control Qualifying Termnation, in addition to your Accrued Obligations, you shall be entitled to receive severance pay (the “Severance Benefits”) # equal to the amount determined in accordance with [Exhibit A] attached hereto, and # payable in regular installments, in accordance with the Company’s normal payroll policies then in effect for the period set forth in [Exhibit A] (the “Severance Period”), which payments will commence with the first payroll period occurring after the expiration of the Severance Delay Period (the “Initial Payment”) and shall continue for the remainder of the Severance Period. The Initial Payment shall include payment for any payroll periods which occur during the Severance Delay Period.

“Qualifying Termination” means:

“Triggering Event” shall mean the event that triggered the Qualifying Termination (i.e., the Termination of the Executive’s employment or, if the Qualifying Termination is specified in [Article I(o)(A) or (B)])], the Change in Control).

by the Officer for Post-CIC Good Reason, provided such termination of employment occurs within the two (2) year period following a Change in Control;

Termination of Employment. If within 12 months after a Change in Control, your employment is terminated # by the Company or # by you for Good Reason, the Company shall pay you a severance payment in an amount equal to your base salary over the immediately prior 12 months (such severance payment, the “CIC Severance Amount”). The CIC ​

Any Awards, including Options and SARs, granted in the one-year period prior to the Participant’s Qualifying Termination shall be immediately forfeited and canceled, effective as of the date of the Participant’s Qualifying Termination; and