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Equity Retainer
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Deferral Election” means, with respect to any Participant, the whole percentage of Base Salary, Annual Incentive Compensation, Annual Retainer, and/or Annual Equity Compensation that the Participant elects to defer to the Plan pursuant to Section 4 hereof.

Deferred Amounts” means the aggregate amount of a Participant’s Base Salary, Annual Incentive Compensation, Annual Retainer, and/or Annual Equity Compensation that is deferred by means of Deferral Elections pursuant to Section 4 hereof.

Deferral Election” shall mean the election made, in accordance with Section 5, on a form, in substance, and at the time or times satisfactory to the Company, entered into between a Participant and the Company pursuant to which the Participant elects to defer compensation in accordance with the terms of this Plan.

"Deferral Election" means an election by a Participant to defer Base Compensation, Bonus Compensation and/or Employer Discretionary Credits. A Participant must make a new Deferral Election with respect to Base Compensation, Bonus Compensation and/or Employer Discretionary Credits for each Plan Year.

Deferral Election. A Participant may elect to defer receipt of between 1% and 80% of the Participant’s Base Salary and between 1% and 100% of Bonus Compensation (or such other minimum and maximum amounts as determined by the Plan Administrator), in increments of 1% only, by completing an Election Notice and submitting it in accordance with Plan procedures during the Election Period. The Election Notice shall also specify the form of payment as set forth in [Section 5.3] and the Benefit Commencement Date as set forth in [Section 5.4]. Unless otherwise specified by the Plan Administrator, Base Salary and/or Bonus Compensation deferred under this Section 4.1 shall be credited to a Participant’s Account as soon as practical after the date such amounts would have otherwise been payable to the Participant.

“Deferral Election means the agreement executed by an Eligible Employee whereby an Eligible Employee elects to defer Base Salary, Performance-Based Compensation, Performance-Based Stock, or Restricted Stock Units.”

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