Effective Date and Approval of Shareholders. The Plan shall take effect on the date the Plan is approved by the stockholders of the Company as required by Section 423 of the Code, which approval must occur within twelve months of the adoption of the Plan by the Board.

Effective Date and Stockholder Approval. The Plan was originally adopted by National Western Life Insurance Company effective as of ​. The Plan was then amended and restated effective as of ​ after its approval by the Board effective as of such date and its approval by the Stockholders at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on such date. The Plan and all Awards were assumed by the Company effective ​ in connection with the holding company reorganization of National Western Life Insurance Company and its subsidiaries. The Plan, as amended and restated herein, shall be effective as of ​. Notwithstanding the foregoing, for purposes of establishing the ten (10)-year period during which the Plan shall remain in effect, the effective date with respect to the prior amendment and restatement dated, ​ shall apply (i.e., after its approval by the Board effective as of such date and its approval by the Stockholders at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on such date). For purposes of this Plan, including this Section and [Sections 14.1 and 14.2]2], any such Stockholder approval shall be considered obtained if such approval complies with # all applicable provisions of the articles of incorporation and bylaws of the Company and applicable state law prescribing the method and degree of stockholder approval required for the issuance of corporate stock or stock options (and if applicable state law does not prescribe such method and degree of stockholder approval, such approval must otherwise be obtained in accordance with Code section 422) and # any applicable listing requirements of Nasdaq to the extent the Company is subject to such requirements.

Approval Date. Approval Date means the date on which the shareholders of the Company approve a transaction, the consummation of which would result in the occurrence of a Change in Control.

Effective Date. The provisions of this [Article IV] A will apply for purposes of determining required minimum distributions for calendar years beginning with the 2003 calendar year.

EFFECTIVE DATE. The Plan, as amended and restated herein, applies for Restricted Cash Awards granted on or after the effective date on the cover page.

Effective Date. This Amendment is dated ​.

Effective Date. The effective time and date of this Agreement shall be deemed to be 12:00:01 o’clock, a.m., Eastern Time, on the date first set forth above (the “Effective Date”).

Effective Date. The Plan shall be effective as of ​ (the “Effective Date”), shall be unlimited in duration and, in the event of Plan termination, shall remain in effect as long as any Awards under it are outstanding.

Effective Date. The effective date of this Grant is the date indicated in Paragraph 1 hereof, being the date of the execution hereof by the Company.

Subject to Clause 3.3 below, this Amendment shall become effective on the date hereof (the “Effective Date”), provided that the Administrative Agent shall have received a counterpart (or counterparts) of this Amendment executed and delivered by each of the Parties. All covenants, agreements, representations and warranties made herein and in the Receivables Transfer Agreement shall survive the execution and delivery of this Amendment and shall continue in full force and effect.

Effective Date. The “effective date” of the Plan, from time to time, shall be the most recent date that the Plan was adopted or that it was approved by the stockholders, if earlier (as such terms are used in the regulations under Section 422 of the Code).

The effective date of this Agreement (the "Effective Date") shall be the date on which # a Potential Change of Control occurs, # the Board approves a plan of complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company, # a Change of Control occurs pursuant to [Section 2(a)(1) or (2)])] below or # a definitive agreement is signed by the Company which provides for a transaction that, if approved by shareholders or consummated, as applicable, would result in a Change of Control pursuant to [Section 2(a)(3) or (4)])] below; provided, however, that any of the foregoing which may have occurred prior to the date hereof shall be disregarded. Anything in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, if, prior to the Effective Date, the Executive's employment with the Company or its Affiliated Companies was terminated by the Company or its Affiliated Companies, or both, as applicable, other than for Cause or Disability (each as defined below) or by the Executive for Good Reason (as defined below) and the Executive can reasonably demonstrate that such termination (or the event constituting Good Reason) took place # at the request or direction of a third party who took action that caused a Potential Change of Control or # in contemplation of an event that would give rise to an Effective Date, an Effective Date will be deemed to have occurred (“Deemed Effective Date”) immediately prior to the Date of Termination (as defined in [Section 7(e)] below), provided that a Change of Control occurs within a two-year period following such Date of Termination. As used in this Agreement, the term "Affiliated Companies" shall include any corporation or other entity controlled by, controlling or under common control with the Company and the term “Subsidiary” shall mean # any corporation or other entity (other than the Company) with respect to which the Company owns, directly or indirectly, 50% or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock or other ownership interests or # any other related entity which may be designated by the Board as a Subsidiary, provided such entity could be considered a subsidiary according to generally accepted accounting principles.

Effective Date. The Effective Date shall be the date when the last one of the Buyer or Seller executes this Agreement.

Effective Date. The Effective Date for this Agreement is the date it has been executed by all of the Parties.

Effective Date. The Effective Date shall have occurred.

Effective Date. The Plan is effective as of ​ and is amended and restated to apply to involuntary Separations from Service after ​.

The Plan shall be effective as of ​.

Effective Date. This Plan was established effective ​, and previously amended and restated as of ​, ​, and ​. The Plan was further amended as of ​. The Plan was amended and restated effective as of ​, and conformed to include amendments through ​. The Plan was amended and restated effective as of ​, and conformed to include amendments through ​. The Plan was amended and restated effective as of ​, and conformed to include amendments through that date. The Plan was amended and restated effective as of ​, and conformed to include amendments through that date. The Plan was amended and restated ​, and is hereby amended and restated effective as of ​.