Deferred Payment. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 5.1, the Committee may permit or require a participant to defer receipt of the payment of an award to the extent provided under any deferred compensation plan of the Company or pursuant to the terms of an employment agreement, either of which satisfies the requirements for exemption from or complies with Section 409A.

Deferred Delivery. Shares otherwise deliverable under this Agreement may be deferred by the Employee to a date after the Maturity Date to the extent that this PSU award constitutes “performance-based compensation” under Section 409A of the Code and the Employee makes a timely and otherwise valid election to defer receipt of payment. Any payment deferred under the terms of this Agreement and the Plan shall also be subject to the provisions of the ​ Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Plan, including the deemed investment funds available under such plan. Any deferral election of the Employee shall be deemed void and payment shall be made as otherwise provided by this Agreement in the event of the Employee’s Disability, the Employee’s death, or a Change in Control prior to the deferred payment date.

Deductions and Withholdings, Payment of Deferred Compensation. All amounts payable under this Agreement shall be paid less deductions and income and payroll tax withholdings as may be required under applicable law and any benefits and perquisites provided to you under this Agreement shall be taxable to you as may be required under applicable law.

“Deferred Compensation Account” means the bookkeeping account described in [Section 5(a)(i)]. A sub-account shall be established within the Deferred Compensation Account for each Plan Year in which a Deferred Stock Participant elects to defer compensation into the Deferred Compensation Account in accordance with Section 4(a).

Compensation deferred under an eligible deferred compensation plan within the meaning of Code §457(b).

DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN: Nothing herein is intended to effect a Participant’s ability to participate in the Company’s Deferred Compensation Plan for Directors (the “Deferred Compensation Plan”), amended and restated as of May 1, 2008, and as may be further amended from time, subject in all respects to the terms and conditions of the Deferred Compensation Plan.

settlement of all deferred compensation arrangements in accordance with any then applicable deferred compensation or election form.

Deferred Compensation Account – The Company shall maintain a Deferred Compensation Account in the name of each Monthly Deferral Participant who elects to have a Deferral Amount credited in cash pursuant to Section 4 hereof for a given Plan Year. The Deferred Compensation Account shall be denominated in U.S. dollars, rounded to the nearest whole cent. For each month, Deferral Amounts allocated to a Deferred Compensation Account shall be credited to the Deferred Compensation Account as of the last Business Day of the month.

Equity Compensation Deferrals—Deferred equity compensation shall be converted into RSUs representing DIRECTV common stock. The use of units is for recordkeeping purposes. Deferred equity compensation shall not be diversified into other hypothetical investments and only shares of DIRECTV stock shall be paid from the deferred equity compensation.

Compensation. As compensation for your services to the Company,you will receive upon execution of this Agreement a compensation of $30,000 for each calendar year of service under this Agreement on a pro-rated basis,payable on a monthly basis.You shall be reimbursed for reasonable expenses incurred by you in connection with the performance of your Duties (including travel expenses for in-person meetings).