Vesting Acceleration. Effective as of January 1, 2019, # Gulf Power Company will cease to be an Employing Company under the Plan; and # Participants who cease to be Employees due to the sale of Gulf Power Company will be deemed to be fully vested in their Accounts for all purposes hereunder.

Permissible Acceleration. Notwithstanding Sections 4.1 and 4.2, all or a portion of a Director’s Deferred Compensation Account may be distributed prior to the applicable Payment Date upon the occurrence of one or more of the events specified in Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-3(j)(4), as determined by the Administrator.

Vesting Acceleration. Effective as of November 18, 2022, Participants who cease to be Employees due to the sale of Golden Triangle Storage, Inc. will be deemed to be fully vested in their Accounts for all purposes hereunder.

Acceleration Provisions. (i) In the event of the occurrence of a Change in Control in which the Stock Units are not continued or assumed (i.e., the Stock Units are not equitably converted into, or substituted for, a right to receive cash and/or equity of a successor entity or its affiliate), the Stock Units that have not been cancelled or paid out shall become fully vested. The vested Stock Units shall be paid out to the Employee as soon as administratively practicable on or following the effective date of the Change in Control (but in no event later than 30 days after such event); provided that the Change in Control also constitutes a change in ownership or effective control of the Company or a change in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the Company within the meaning of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the “Code”) and the regulations and guidance issued thereunder (“[Section 409A]”), and such payout will not result in additional taxes under Section 409A. Otherwise, the vested Stock Units shall be paid out as soon as administratively practicable after the earlier of the Employee’s termination of employment or the applicable Payment Date for such Stock Units (but in no event later than 30 days after such events).

No Acceleration. The distribution of a [Section 409A] Award deferral may not be accelerated prior to the time specified in accordance with [Section 6(a)(i)(D)] hereof, except in the case of one of the following events:

Vesting Acceleration. Effective as of March 24, 2020, Participants who cease to be Employees due to the sale of Pivotal LNG, Inc. will be deemed to be fully vested in their benefits and Accounts for all purposes hereunder.

Vesting Acceleration. Effective as of July 1, 2021, Participants who cease to be Employees due to the sale of Sequent Energy Management, LP and Sequent Energy Canada Corp. will be deemed to be fully vested for all purposes hereunder.

No Acceleration. The provisions of [Section 6(d)(v)] of the Plan shall not apply to RSU Awards granted to Eligible Directors.

Vesting Acceleration. Effective as of September 22, 2023, Participants who cease to be Employees due to the sale of Central Valley Gas Storage, L.L.C. will be deemed to be fully vested in their Accounts for all purposes hereunder.

Acceleration Generally Prohibited. No acceleration of payments under the Plan shall be permitted except as authorized by the Regulations. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing: