Separation from Service. The phrases “termination of employment,” “separation from service,” and similar phrases as used in this Plan shall refer to separation from service within the meaning of the Regulations, determined by reference to the presumptive rule of Treasury Reg. § 1.409A-1(h)(l)(ii) (under which a reasonable expectation of a permanent reduction in the level of service to no more than 20% of the average level during the prior 36-month or other applicable period is presumed to result in a separation from service), and determined by treating the Company and all Subsidiaries as single Employer.

Separation From Service. For purposes of this Agreement, termination of employment means a “separation from service” under Code Section 409A and Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(h). For this purpose, whether a termination of employment has occurred is determined based on whether the Company and Executive reasonably anticipated that no further services would be performed after a certain date or that the level of bona fide services Executive would perform after such date (whether as an employee or as an independent contractor) would permanently decrease to less than twenty percent (20%) of the average level of bona fide services performed (whether as an employee or an independent contractor) over the immediately preceding 36-month period.

Usage of Certain Terms. For purposes of this Agreement, all references to termination of employment, termination of service and similar or correlative terms shall mean a “separation from service” (as defined at [Section 1.409A-1(h)])] of the Treasury Regulations) from the Company and from all other corporations and trades or businesses, if any, that would be treated as a single “service recipient” with the Company under [Section 1.409A-1(h)(3)])] of the Treasury Regulations.

“Separation from Service” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Treasury Regulation [section 1.409A-l(h)])] and generally means termination of employment from the Company and its Subsidiaries.

“Separation from Service” means Executive’s termination of employment or service where such termination of employment or service constitutes a “separation from service” within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(h).