COBRA Premium. “COBRA Premium” means the monthly cost of providing healthcare continuation coverage for a qualified beneficiary under COBRA, as adjusted from time to time.

COBRA Benefits: The Employee may continue coverage with respect to the Company’s group health plans as permitted by the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (“COBRA”) for himself and each of his “Qualified Beneficiaries” as defined by COBRA (“COBRA Coverage”). The Company shall reimburse the amount of any COBRA premium paid for COBRA Coverage timely elected by and for the Employee and any Qualified Beneficiary of the Employee, and not otherwise reimbursed, during the period

COBRA premium that the Employee would be required to pay for COBRA continuation coverage

COBRA: Medical continuation coverage elected under the provisions of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985. Participants shall be eligible to receive medical continuation coverage under COBRA for the number of months provided under Article IV without payment of the applicable premium if the Participant is otherwise eligible for, and timely elects, COBRA medical continuation coverage. The Participant shall be responsible for any additional months of COBRA coverage elected beyond the months of COBRA provided by the Corporation under this Plan. The Participant may also enroll in other applicable COBRA coverage (e.g. dental and/or the health care spending accounts); however, the Participant shall be responsible for and must pay the COBRA premium for such coverage.

Medical/Dental Coverage: The Employers shall make the payments for COBRA Premiums provided for in [Section 4.3] of the Plan, beginning on the Participant's COBRA start date, for the COBRA Severance Period set forth below:

Provided that Executive timely elects continued coverage under COBRA, the Company shall pay Executive’s COBRA premiums to continue Executive’s coverage (including coverage for eligible dependents, if applicable) (“COBRA Premiums”) through the period (the “COBRA Premium Period”) starting on the Executive’s Separation from Service and ending on the earliest to occur of: # [number] (#) months following Executive’s Separation from Service; # the date Executive becomes eligible for group health insurance coverage through a new employer; or # the date Executive ceases to be eligible for COBRA continuation coverage for any reason, including plan termination. In the event Executive becomes covered under another employer’s group health plan or otherwise cease to be eligible for COBRA during the COBRA Premium Period, Executive must immediately notify the Company of such event. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Company determines, in its sole discretion, that it cannot pay the COBRA Premiums without a substantial risk of violating applicable law, the Company instead shall pay to Executive, on the first day of each calendar month remaining in the COBRA Premium Period, a fully taxable cash payment equal to the applicable COBRA premiums for that month, subject to applicable tax withholdings, which Executive may, but is not obligated to, use toward the cost of COBRA premiums.

If you are enrolled for this coverage, it will end on your Termination Date, although you may be able to elect COBRA continuation of coverage at that time. After your Termination Date Ashland’s Vision Plan COBRA administrator will provide you with a summary of your COBRA rights that will tell you how to elect to continue coverage.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, if at any time the Company determines, in its sole discretion, that it cannot pay the Company COBRA Payment without potentially incurring financial costs or penalties under applicable law (including, without limitation, Section 2716 of the Public Health Service Act), then regardless of whether Executive elects continued health coverage under COBRA, and in lieu of providing the Company COBRA Payment, the Company will instead pay Executive on the last day of each remaining month of the COBRA Payment Period, a fully taxable cash payment equal to the Company COBRA Payment for that month, subject to applicable tax withholdings (such amount, the “Special Severance Payment”), which payments shall continue until the earlier of expiration of the COBRA Payment Period or the date when Executive becomes eligible for substantially equivalent health insurance coverage in connection with new employment or self-employment.

permitted to elect coverage, or be covered, under the Retiree Medical Plan. During the entire COBRA period, the Benefits 2000 Participant shall be responsible for the full cost of COBRA vision.

Employee’s coverage under [[Seller:Organization]]’s health and all other employee benefit programs will end January 31, 2015. If the Employee elects COBRA coverage with respect to [[Seller:Organization]]’s health plan, then [[Seller:Organization]] will pay the Employee’s COBRA payments for the months of February, 2015 and March, 2015, after which the Employee will be solely responsible for the continued payment of monthly COBRA premiums.