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Death Benefit. In the event of a Participant’s death prior to the complete distribution of his or her vested Account Balance, the Participant’s Beneficiary(ies) shall receive the Participant’s unpaid vested Account Balance in a lump sum payment (the “Death Benefit”). The Death Benefit shall be calculated as of the close of business on or around the Benefit Distribution Date for such benefit, which shall be the date on which the Committee is provided with proof that is satisfactory to the Committee of the Participant’s death.

Section # Death Benefit. In the case of a Participant who dies before his or her Account balance has been paid in full, his or her Beneficiary shall be entitled to receive the remainder of such Account balance, calculated as of the close of business of the business day immediately preceding the Distribution Date of such Participant.

Death. In the event a Participant dies before such Participant’s distribution has begun or has been paid in full, any unpaid portion of such Participant’s vested Account under the Plan shall be paid to the beneficiary designated by the Participant, or if no beneficiary has been designated, to the Participant’s estate. Such unpaid portion shall be paid in a lump sum by the end of the calendar year in which the Participant died or, if later, the 15th day of the third month following the date of the Participant’s death. Under no circumstances will the beneficiary be permitted to directly or indirectly designate the year of payment.

Upon the death of a Participant before the Participant’s Distribution Option Account(s) has been paid in full (either in a lump sum or installment payments), the Participant’s Beneficiary shall receive the balance of the Participant’s vested Account as of the date of death, as adjusted by subsequent gains or losses prior to distribution, in the form of a lump sum payment as soon as reasonably practicable following the date of the Participant’s death (but in no event after December 31 of the calendar year following the calendar year in which death occurs).

Amount and form of Death Benefit. Subject to [Section 9.02(f)], in the event of a Participant's death prior to his Benefit Payment Date, his Beneficiary shall be entitled to receive a death benefit equal to the vested balance of his Account, determined as of the Valuation Date related to the Benefit Payment Date for the Participant's Beneficiary. The Beneficiary shall have the option to select any form of payment under Section 8.03.

Time of Distribution. Death benefits shall be paid to the Participant's Beneficiary as soon as practicable after the Participant's death; provided, however, that, in the event that the Participant dies after commencement of distributions but before all of his vested Account balance is distributed, the remaining portion of his vested Account balance shall continue to be distributed at least as rapidly as under the method of distribution being used prior to the Participant's death.

Death Benefit. In the event of the Participant’s death, his or her designated Beneficiary(ies) shall be entitled to a Death Benefit. The Death Benefit shall be equal to the Retirement/Termination Account and unpaid balances of any Specified Date Accounts. The Death Benefit shall be based on the value of the Accounts as of the end of the month in which death occurred, with payment made in the following month.

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