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Delay in Payment. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Plan, # if upon the date of a Participant’s “separation from service” (as defined for purposes of Code sections 409A(a)(2)(A)(i) and 409A(a)(2)(B)(i)) with the Company and its controlled subsidiaries and affiliates the Participant is a “specified employee” within the meaning of Code section 409A (determined by applying the default rules applicable under such Code section except to the extent such rules are modified by a written resolution that is adopted by the Committee and that applies for purposes of all deferred compensation plans of the Company and its affiliates), and the deferral of any amounts otherwise payable under Plan as a result of Participant’s separation from service is necessary to prevent any accelerated or additional tax to the Participant under Code section 409A, then the Company shall defer the payment of any such amounts hereunder until the date that is six (6) months following the date of the Participant’s separation from service, at which time any such delayed amounts shall be paid or provided to the Participant and # if any other payments of money or other Awards or benefits due to a Participant hereunder could cause the application of an accelerated or additional tax under Code section 409A, such payments or other benefits shall be deferred and paid on the first day that would not result in the Participant incurring any tax liability under Code section 409A if such deferral would make such payment or other benefits compliant under Code section 409A.

If, at the time of a Participant’s separation from service (within the meaning of Code Section 409A), # the Participant is a specified employee (within the meaning of Code Section 409A and using the identification methodology selected by the Company from time to time) and # the Company makes a good faith determination that an amount payable hereunder constitutes deferred compensation (within the meaning of Code Section 409A) the payment of which is required to be delayed pursuant to the six-month delay rule set forth in Code Section 409A in order to avoid taxes or penalties under Code Section 409A, then the Company will not pay such amount on the otherwise scheduled payment date but will instead pay it, without interest, on the tenth business day of the seventh month after such separation from service.

To the extent # any payment to which the Participant becomes entitled under this Agreement upon the Participant’s “separation from service” (within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code) constitutes deferred compensation subject to Section 409A of the Code and # the Participant is deemed at the time of such separation from service to be a “specified employee” under Section 409A of the Code, then any payment that would be payable under this Agreement prior to the six-month anniversary of the Participant’s separation from service shall be delayed until the earlier of # the expiration of the six (6) month period measured from the date of the Participant’s separation from service; and # the date of the Participant’s death following such separation from service.

Notwithstanding the foregoing or any other provision of this Plan to the contrary, if at the time of a Participant's “separation from service” (within the meaning of Code Section 409A), the Participant is a "Specified Employee," then the Company will defer the payment of any nonqualified deferred compensation subject to Code Section 409A payable upon separation from service (without any reduction in such payments or benefits ultimately paid or provided to the Participant) until the date that is six (6) months following separation from service or, if earlier, the earliest other date as is permitted under Code Section 409A (and any amounts that otherwise would have been paid during this deferral period will be paid in a lump sum on the day after the expiration of the six (6) month period or such shorter period, if applicable). A Participant will be a "Specified Employee" for purposes of this Plan if, on the date of the Participant's separation from service, the Participant is an individual who is, under the method of determination adopted by the Company designated as, or within the category of employees deemed to be, a "Specified Employee" within the meaning and in accordance with Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(i). The Company shall determine in its sole discretion all matters relating to who is a "Specified Employee" and the application of and effects of the change in such determination.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Plan, if the Company determines # that on the date a participant’s employment with the Company terminates or at such other time that the Company determines to be relevant, the participant is a “specified employee” (as such term is defined under Section 409A) of the Company and # that any payments to be provided to the participant pursuant to this Plan are or may become subject to the additional tax under [Section 409(A)(a)(1)(B)] of the Code or any other taxes or penalties imposed under Section 409A of the Code (“[Section 409A] Taxes”) if provided at the time otherwise required under this Plan then # such payments shall be delayed until the date that is six months after the date of the participant’s “separation from service” (as such term is defined under Section 409A of the Code) with the Company, or such shorter period that, as determined by the Company, is sufficient to avoid the imposition of [Section 409A] Taxes (the “Payment Delay Period”) and # such payments shall be increased by an amount equal to interest on such payments for the Payment Delay Period at a rate equal to the prime rate in effect as of the date the payment was first due (for this purpose, the prime rate will be based on the rate published from time to time in The Wall Street Journal). Any payments delayed pursuant to this Section 10 shall be made in a lump sum on the first day of the seventh month following the participant’s “separation from service” (as such term is defined under Treasury Regulation 1.409A-1(h)) or, if sooner, the date of the participant’s death.

If, at the time of a Participant’s separation from service (within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code), # the Participant will be a specified employee (within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code and using the identification methodology selected by the Company from time to time) and # the Company makes a good faith determination that an amount payable hereunder constitutes deferred compensation (within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code) the payment of which is required to be delayed pursuant to the six-month delay rule set forth in Section 409A of the Code in order to avoid taxes or penalties under Section 409A of the Code, then the Company will not pay such amount on the otherwise scheduled payment date but will instead pay it, without interest, on the fifth business day of the seventh month after such separation from service.

Certain Required Payment Delays. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Plan to the contrary, if a Participant is a “specified employee” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code and a payment provided for in this Plan would be subject to additional tax under Section 409A of the Code if such payment is paid within six months after the Participant’s Separation from Service, then such payment required under this Plan shall not be paid (or commence) during the six-month period immediately following the Participant’s Separation from Service. In such an event, any payments that would otherwise have been made during such six-month period and which would have incurred such additional tax under Section 409A of the Code shall instead be paid to the Participant in a lump-sum cash payment, with interest calculated at the six month London Interbank Offered Rate (as in effect at the time of the Participant’s Separation from Service), on the first day of the seventh month following the Participant’s Separation from Service.

Notwithstanding the foregoing or any other provision of this Award to the contrary, if at the time of a Participant's “separation from service” (within the meaning of Code Section 409A), the Participant is a "Specified Employee," then the Company will defer the payment of any nonqualified deferred compensation subject to Code Section 409A payable upon separation from service (without any reduction in such payments or benefits ultimately paid or provided to the Participant) until the date that is six (6) months following separation from service or, if earlier, the earliest other date as is permitted under Code Section 409A (and any amounts that otherwise would have been paid during this deferral period will be paid in a lump sum on the day after the expiration of the six (6) month period or such shorter period, if applicable). A Participant will be a "Specified Employee" for purposes of this Award if, on the date of the Participant's separation from service, the Participant is an individual who is, under the method of determination adopted by the Company designated as, or within the category of employees deemed to be, a "Specified Employee" within the meaning and in accordance with Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(i). The Company shall determine in its sole discretion all matters relating to who is a "Specified Employee" and the application of and effects of the change in such determination.

Notwithstanding the foregoing or any other provision of these Award Terms to the contrary, if at the time of a Participant's “separation from service” (within the meaning of Code Section 409A), the Participant is a "Specified Employee," then the Company will defer the payment of any nonqualified deferred compensation subject to Code Section 409A payable upon separation from service (without any reduction in such payments or benefits ultimately paid or provided to the Participant) until the date that is six (6) months following separation from service or, if earlier, the earliest other date as is permitted under Code Section 409A (and any amounts that otherwise would have been paid during this deferral period will be paid in a lump sum on the day after the expiration of the six (6) month period or such shorter period, if applicable). A Participant will be a "Specified Employee" for purposes of these Award Terms if, on the date of the Participant's separation from service, the Participant is an individual who is, under the method of determination adopted by the Company designated as, or within the category of employees deemed to be, a "Specified Employee" within the meaning and in accordance with Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(i). The Company shall determine in its sole discretion all matters relating to who is a "Specified Employee" and the application of and effects of the change in such determination.

If, at the time of a Participant’s separation from service (within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code), # such Participant is a specified employee (within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code) and # an amount payable pursuant to an Award is subject to Section 409A, the payment of which is required to be delayed pursuant to the six-month delay rule set forth in [Section 409A], then the Company shall not pay such amount on the otherwise scheduled payment date but shall instead pay it, without interest, on the first day of the seventh month following such separation from service.

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