Excise Tax. The Ceding Company and the Reinsurer acknowledge and agree that, as of the date hereof, premiums payable pursuant to this Agreement are subject to the excise tax imposed by Section 4371 of the Code (the “Premium Excise Tax”). The Ceding Company shall be responsible for reporting and remitting the Premium Excise Tax as indicated on the Monthly Accounting Report. The Premium Excise Tax shall be borne by the Reinsurer through inclusion on the Monthly Accounting Report.

Excise Tax Limitation. In the event that any amounts payable to the Executive under this Agreement or otherwise would # constitute “parachute payments” within the meaning of Section 280G of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), and # but for this Paragraph 12(b), be subject to the excise tax imposed by Code Section 4999, then such payments shall be reduced in a manner determined by the Company (by the minimum possible amounts) that is consistent with the requirements of Section 409A until no amount payable to the Executive will be subject to the excise tax under Code Section 4999.

Tax Liability. Participants are solely responsible and liable for the satisfaction of all taxes and penalties that may arise in connection with Awards (including any taxes arising under Section 409A of the Code), and the Company shall not have any obligation to indemnify or otherwise hold any Participant harmless from any or all of such taxes.

Mitigation of Excise Tax. Except to the extent otherwise provided in a written agreement between the Company and the Participant, the Restricted Stock issued hereunder is subject to reduction by the Committee for the reasons specified in [Section 13.01] of the Plan.

Excise Tax: The excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code, together with any interest or penalties imposed with respect to such excise tax.

The Participant may be required to remit to the Company, and the Company shall have the right, subject to Code Section 409A, to deduct from any compensation paid to the Participant pursuant to the Plan, the amount of any required withholding taxes in respect of the Restricted Stock Units and to take all such other action as the Committee deems necessary to satisfy any obligations for the payment of such withholding taxes.

Responsibility for Tax Liability. Employee expressly agrees and represents that any federal, state or local tax or contribution that may be owed or payable on the payments identified in this Agreement is the sole responsibility of Employee and that he will indemnify, defend and hold Employer harmless from and against any and all liability or claim for any tax or contribution or any penalty or interest thereon that may be incurred or demanded as a result of the receipt of the consideration provided for in this Agreement.

Tax Liability and Withholding. Notwithstanding any action the Company takes with respect to any or all income tax, social insurance, payroll tax, or other tax-related withholding (“Tax-Related Items”), the ultimate liability for all Tax-Related Items is and remains the Optionee’s responsibility and the Company: # makes no representations or undertakings regarding the treatment of any Tax-Related Items in connection with the grant, vesting, or exercise of the Option or the subsequent sale of any shares acquired on exercise; and # does not commit to structure the Option to reduce or eliminate the Optionee’s liability for Tax-Related Items.

If required by federal, state, or local tax laws, the Grantee shall be required to pay to the Company, and the Company shall have the right to deduct from any cash compensation, including wages, paid to the Grantee by the Company or one of its Affiliates, the amount of any required withholding taxes in respect of the Restricted Stock Units and to take all such other action as the Administrator deems necessary to satisfy all obligations for the payment of such withholding taxes. The Administrator, in its sole discretion and pursuant to such procedures as it may specify from time to time, may permit the Grantee to satisfy any federal, state or local tax withholding obligation, in whole or in party by selling a sufficient number of shares of Common Stock otherwise deliverable to the Grantee through such means as the Administrator may determine in its sole discretion (whether through a broker or otherwise) equal to the amount required to be withheld.

“Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, in the event it shall be determined that any payment or distribution by ​ to or for the benefit of Executive (whether paid or payable or distributed or distributable pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or otherwise) (such benefits, payments or distributions are hereinafter referred to as “Payments”) would, if paid, be subject to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code (the “Excise Tax”), then, prior to the making of any Payments to Executive, a calculation shall be made comparing (i) the net after-tax benefit to Executive of the Payments after payment by Executive of the Excise Tax, to (ii) the net after-tax benefit to Executive if the Payments had been limited to the extent necessary to avoid being subject to the Excise Tax. If the amount calculated under (i) above is less than the amount calculated under (ii) above, then the Payments shall be limited to the extent necessary to avoid being subject to the Excise Tax (the “Reduced Amount”). The reduction of the Payments due hereunder, if applicable, shall be made by first reducing cash Payments and then, to the extent necessary, reducing those Payments having the next highest ratio of Parachute Value to actual present value of such Payments as of the date of the Change in Control, as determined by the Determination Firm (as defined herein). For purposes of this [Section 4(f)], present value shall be determined in accordance with Section 280G(d)(4) of the Code. For purposes of this [Section 4(f)], the “Parachute Value” of a Payment means the present value as of the date of the Change in Control of the portion of such Payment that constitutes a “parachute payment” under Section 280G(b)(2) of the Code, as determined by the Determination Firm for purposes of determining whether and to what extent the Excise Tax will apply to such Payment. All determinations required to be made under this [Section 4(f)], including whether an Excise Tax would otherwise be imposed, whether the Payments shall be reduced, the amount of the Reduced Amount, and the assumptions to be utilized in arriving at such determinations, shall be made by an accounting firm or compensation consulting firm mutually acceptable to ​ and Executive (the “Determination Firm”) which shall provide detailed supporting calculations both to ​ and Executive within 15 business days after the receipt of notice from Executive that a Payment is due to be made, or such earlier time as is requested by ​. All fees and expenses of the Determination Firm shall be borne solely by ​. Any determination by the Determination Firm shall be binding upon ​ and Executive. As a result of the uncertainty in the application of Section 4999 of the Code at the time of the initial determination by the Determination Firm hereunder, it is possible that Payments which Executive was entitled to, but did not receive pursuant to this section, could have been made without the imposition of the Excise Tax (“Underpayment”), consistent with the calculations required to be made hereunder. In such event, the Determination Firm shall determine the amount of the Underpayment that has occurred and any such Underpayment shall be promptly paid by ​ to or for the benefit of Executive but no later than March 15 of the year after the year in which the Underpayment is determined to exist, which is when the legally binding right to such Underpayment arises.”