Participant. Subject to [Section 12.6(d)], payment to a Participant of the Participant’s Settlement Benefit will be in the Normal Form, unless the Participant elects payment in the form of a Lump Sum using the process required by the Plan, or if the Participant is married on the payment commencement date, in the form of a Lump Sum, in the form of a Single Life Annuity that is the Actuarial Equivalent of the Participant's Settlement Benefit or in the form of a Qualified Joint and 50% Survivor Annuity that is the Actuarial Equivalent of the Participant’s Settlement Benefit payable as a Single Life Annuity, if the requirements of Sections 12.7 and 12.8 are met. In the case of a Participant who was an Employee on June 14, 2019, his or her Settlement Benefit shall be paid as provided in [Section 12.6(d)]. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this [Section 12.6(a)], if the Settlement Benefit of a Participant (other than a Mixed Benefit Participant and other than a Participant described in [Section 12.6(d)]) is $5,000 or less, payment of such a Participant’s Settlement Benefit will be in the form of a Lump Sum.

Participant. "Participant" means an individual or entity that holds Options, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units or Stock Appreciation Rights under this Plan.

Participant. “Participant” shall mean any Employee or Director # who is selected to participate in the Plan, # whose executed Plan Agreement, Election Form and Beneficiary Designation Form are accepted by the Committee, and # whose Plan Agreement has not terminated.

Participant. The term “Participant” for purposes of this Plan means for each Fiscal Year each individual who is designated as such by the Committee under § 3.

Participant. A Participant is any Outside Director or former Outside Director who has an Account balance in the Plan.

Participant. Participant shall mean an Employee or Director who has been granted an Award.

Participant. “Participant” shall have the meaning set forth in [Section 3.4].

Participant. Participant means an Eligible Employee who has received notification of his or her eligibility to defer Compensation under the Plan under Section 3.1 and any other person with an Account Balance greater than zero, regardless of whether such individual continues to be an Eligible Employee. A Participant’s continued participation in the Plan shall be governed by Section 3.2 of the Plan.

Participant. If the distributee is a Participant who is not a five percent (5%) owner (as defined in [Appendix B]), the Participant’s required beginning date is the later of # the April 1 following the calendar year in which the Participant attains age seventy and one‑half (70‑1/2) years, or # the April 1 following the calendar year in which the Participant terminates employment.

Participant Cooperation, Participant Refusal. Each Employee who is eligible shall become a Participant on the entry date specified in [Section 3.01(a)] unless he or she notifies the Plan Administrator in writing prior to such entry date that he or she does not wish to be a Participant under this Part I of the Plan. Any such election not to participate in this Part I of the Plan shall be irrevocable. In order to waive participation in this Part I of the Plan, an Employee must agree to irrevocably waive his or her right to become a Participant in any other qualified retirement plan sponsored by the Employer. Each eligible Employee who becomes a Participant hereunder thereby agrees to be bound by all of the terms and conditions of this Part I of the Plan. Each eligible Employee, by becoming a Participant in this Part I of the Plan, agrees to cooperate fully with the Insurer, including completion and signing of such forms as are required by the Insurer under the Group Annuity Contract.