No Acceleration of Payments. Neither the Company nor the Executive, individually or in combination, may accelerate any payment or benefit that is subject to Section 409A, except in compliance with Section 409A and the provisions of this Agreement, and no amount that is subject to Section 409A shall be paid prior to the earliest date on which it may be paid without violating [Section 409A].

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:

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

Acceleration of Payments. Except as specifically permitted herein, no acceleration of the time or schedule of any payment may be made hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, payments may be accelerated, in accordance with the provisions of Treasury Regulation §1.409A-3(j)(4) in the following circumstances: # as a result of certain domestic relations orders; # in compliance with ethics agreements with the federal government; # in compliance with the ethics laws or conflicts of interest laws; # in limited cashouts (but not in excess of the limit under Code §402(g)(1)(B)); # to pay employment-related taxes; or # to pay any taxes that may become due at any time that the Agreement fails to meet the requirements of Code Section 409A.

Acceleration of Payments. If any amounts deferred pursuant to the Plan are includable in gross income by a Participant prior to payment of such amounts (in a "determination" (within the meaning of Code Section 1313(a)) or due to the Plan’s failure to meet the requirements of Code Section 409A), an amount equal to the amount required to be included in the Participant’s income shall be immediately paid to such Participant, notwithstanding the Participant’s elections hereunder.

The payment obligations set forth in Section 4(a) shall accelerate such that all remaining payments will be due within 30 days of a change of control of Vulcan as defined in any plan or agreement to which Vulcan is a party or will be due within 30 days of a termination of Consultant’s services hereunder for any reason other than the causes listed in Section 6 above.

Acceleration. The Board may at any time provide that any Award shall become immediately exercisable in whole or in part, free of some or all restrictions or conditions, or otherwise realizable in whole or in part, as the case may be.

Acceleration. If any Event of Default shall occur, at the election of the Lender, all Obligations shall become immediately due and payable without notice or demand, except with respect to Obligations payable on DEMAND, which shall be due and payable on DEMAND, whether or not an Event of Default has occurred.

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.