Distribution upon Separation from Service. A Participant shall specify on an Election Form the manner in which the amounts deferred in the Deferred Compensation Account and the Deferred Stock Account, as applicable, for a Plan Year (and earnings thereon) shall be distributed from the Participant’s Account upon the Participant’s Separation from Service. All elections are irrevocable, and no changes shall be permitted to any Election Form delivered to the Plan Administrator, except as specifically provided under the terms of the Plan. A Participant may elect, to the extent permitted by the Plan Administrator and set forth on the Election Form, that such portion of the Account be distributed upon a Participant’s Separation from Service either in:

Termination as Separation from Service. The termination of Executive's employment on the Termination Date constitutes a "separation from service" within the meaning of [Section 409A] for purposes of any provision of this Agreement or other arrangement providing for the payment of any amounts or benefits subject to Section 409A upon or following a "separation from service" within the meaning of [Section 409A], and for purposes of any such provision of this Agreement, references to a "resignation from employment," "termination," "terminate," "termination of employment" or like terms shall also refer to Executive's "separation from service" on the Termination Date.

Except as provided in [subparagraph (b)], as soon as administratively practicable following the completion of the first valuation of a Participant’s Account pursuant to Section 2.1 which coincides with or next follows the Participant’s Separation from Service, the value of the Participant’s Account at the time of such Separation from Service shall be paid to the Participant or, if such Participant is not living at the time of payment, to such Participant’s Beneficiaries in a single lump-sum payment in cash.

Separation from Service, Installments and Reimbursements. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in this Agreement: # no amount that constitutes “deferred compensation” under Section 409A shall be payable pursuant to Section 6 unless the termination of Executive’s employment constitutes a “separation from service” within the meaning of [Section 1.409A-1(h)])] of the Department of Treasury Regulations (“Separation from Service”); # for purposes of [Section 409A], Executive’s right to receive installment payments shall be treated as a right to receive a series of separate and distinct payments; and # to the extent that any reimbursement of expenses or in-kind benefits constitutes “deferred compensation” under Section 409A, such reimbursement or benefit shall be provided no later than December 31st of the year following the year in which the expense was incurred. The amount of expenses reimbursed in one year shall not affect the amount eligible for reimbursement in any subsequent year. The amount of any in-kind benefits provided in one year shall not affect the amount of in-kind benefits provided in any other year.

The Participant’s death; or

Payment of Account Upon Separation from Service. Except as otherwise required by Section 7.08 or Section 9.03, upon a Participant’s Separation from Service, the value of the vested portion of the Participant's Account shall be paid to the Participant as soon as reasonably practicable following the Participant’s Separation from Service, in accordance with Sections 7.06, 7.07 and, if applicable, 7.08.

Severance from Service. Upon a Participant’s Severance from Service, he or she shall be entitled to his or her Accrued Benefit payable in accordance with Section VII.

Separation from Service. When an employee, director, and contractor to the Company, Bank, and all Parents and Related Entities has a “separation from service” within the meaning of [Section 409A], including when the Grantee dies, retires or has a termination of service in as explained in the following provisions:

The following provision shall be added to the “Separation from Service” definition in each Substitute Award or Substitute Director Award:

Service as a Director. While your employment with the Company ended on December 31, 2013, you continue to serve on the Board of Directors as a non-management director of AFG. In connection with your Board service, you will be paid the same directors’ fees as other non-management directors. Although I anticipate that the Corporate Governance Committee of the Board of Directors will continue to nominate you for election by our shareholders, to the extent that your Board service during the Consulting Period ceases, other than as a result of your death, your Consulting Fee will be increased by $40,000 per quarter for the remaining portion of the Consulting Period. Consistent with our discussions, AFG has no objection to you serving as a director of up to two additional public companies unaffiliated with AFG or as a director or trustee of charitable organizations, so long as such service does not interfere with your responsibilities as a consultant to AFG.