Consent. If the value of the Pre-Retirement Survivor Annuity derived from Employer and Employee contributions does not exceed $5,000, the Administrator shall direct the distribution of such amount to the Participant's Spouse in a single lump -sum as soon as practicable. No distribution may be made under the preceding sentence after the Annuity Starting Date unless the Sp ouse consents in writing (or in such other form as permitted by the IRS). If the value exceeds $5,000, an immediate distribution of the ent ire amount may be made to the surviving Spouse, provided such surviving Spouse consents in writing (or in such other form as permitted by the IRS) to such distribution. Any consent required under this paragraph must be obtained not more than one -hundred eighty (180) days (ninety (90) days for Plan Years beginning before January 1, 2007) before commencement of the distrib ution and shall be made in a manner consistent with Section 6.5(a)(2).

Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the value of the Participant's benefit derived from Employer and Employee contributions doe s not exceed $5,000, then the Administrator will distribute such benefit in a lump-sum. No distribution may be made under the preceding sentence after the Annuity Starting Date unless the Participant and the Participant's Spouse consent in writing (or in such other form as permitted by the IRS) to such distribution. Any consent required under this paragraph must be obtained not more than one-hundred eighty (180) (ninety (90) for Plan Years beginning before January 1, 2007) days before commencement of the distribution and shall be made in a manner consistent with Section 6.5(a)(2).

Consent to distributions. Benefits may not be paid without the Participant's and the Participant's Spouse's consent if the present value of the Participant's Joint and Survivor Annuity derived from Employer and Employee contributions exceeds $5,000 and the benefit is "immediately distributable." However, spousal consent is not required if the distribution will be made in the form of a qualified Joint and Survivor Annuity and the benefit is "immediately distributable." A benefit is "immediately distributable" if any part of the benefit could be distributed to the Participant (or surviving Spouse) before the Participant attains (or would have at tained if not deceased) the later of the Participant's Normal Retirement Age or age 62.