Term of Awards. The term of each Award shall be for such period as may be determined by the Committee; provided that in no event shall the term of any Option or Stock Appreciation Right exceed a period of ten years (or in the case of an Incentive Stock Option such shorter term as may be required under Section 422 of the Code); and provided further that if an option is granted in substitution for another option, the term of the substituted option shall not exceed the term of the original option.

Long-Term Incentive Awards. With respect to each fiscal year that ends during the Employment Term, commencing with fiscal year 2024, the Executive shall be granted a long-term incentive award in an amount determined by the Compensation Committee. Notwithstanding the foregoing, for fiscal year 2024, the grant date fair value of the Executive’s

Long-Term Incentive Awards. Subject to the terms of this Plan, the Administrator will determine all terms and conditions of a Long-Term Incentive Award, including but not limited to the Performance Goals, performance period, the potential amount payable, and the timing of payment, subject to the following: # the Administrator must require that payment of all or any portion of the amount subject to the Long-Term Incentive Award is contingent on the achievement of one or more Performance Goals during the period the Administrator specifies, although the Administrator may specify that all or a portion of the Performance Goals subject to an Award are deemed achieved upon a Participant’s death, Disability or Retirement, or such other circumstances as the Administrator may specify; and # the performance period must relate to a period of more than one fiscal year of the Company.

Long-Term Incentive Awards. During the first quarter of each calendar year of the Employment Period, Executive shall be eligible to receive long-term incentive award(s), subject to approval by the Board, as part of the Company’s long-term incentive program applicable to other executives (the “Target Annual LTIA”). Beginning in the calendar year 2023 and in each calendar year thereafter, such grants shall have an aggregate target fair value equal to no less than $1,040,000. Annual grants will be comprised of a combination of 50% “Performance-Based Awards” that shall vest based upon the achievement of certain specified performance metrics (as determined by the Compensation Committee in its reasonable judgment) (the “Performance-Based Metrics”) measured over a multi-year performance period with the amount of shares and the associated performance targets specified at or before the grant date of the award, and 50% time-based awards that shall vest based on continued service over a multi-year period. If the Performance-Based Metrics are exceeded (as determined by the Compensation Committee in its reasonable judgment), the Executive may earn up to 200% of the target number of shares underlying the Performance-Based Award. Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Target Annual LTIA shall be subject to approval by the Board and to the terms and conditions of the Equity Plan and the applicable award agreement(s) to be entered into between AGNC and the Executive, which shall be consistent with the terms hereof. In the event that AGNC cannot grant the Target Annual LTIA to the Executive during any such calendar year, AGNC shall instead provide a cash award to the Executive with an equivalent fair value and under equivalent vesting terms, which shall be subject to the terms and conditions of an applicable award agreement to be entered into between AGNC and the Executive (as approved by the Compensation Committee).

Long-Term Incentive Awards. The vesting of outstanding stock options, deferred and performance shares will continue subject to the other original grant terms and conditions. However, there will be no proration, and Employee will be permitted to exercise his stock options for the full original term. Employee will be released from Company’s insider list as soon as is practicable after the 2017 second quarter earnings release.

Long-Term Incentive Awards. The treatment of Prior Equity Awards shall be governed by the terms of the Long-Term Incentive Plan and the related award agreements.

Long-Term Equity Incentive Awards. If the Company or the Bank adopts an equity plan, the Executive shall be eligible for a long-term equity incentive award (“Equity Awards”). The Committee shall determine the composition and size of the Executive’s Equity Awards granted during the Term, in its discretion. The Executive agrees and acknowledges that the actual value of any performance-based Equity Award will be based upon performance in relation to the performance goals used for the award. The terms and conditions of each Equity Award granted to the Executive shall be governed by the terms and conditions of the equity plan, as it may be amended or replaced from time to time, and the applicable award agreement evidencing the Equity Award.

Long-Term Incentive Bonus Awards. Employee will receive awards under the Company’s long-term cash-based and/or equity-based programs, which may include stock options, stock appreciation rights, performance and non-performance restricted stock or restricted stock units, and/or cash, as determined by the Compensation Committee. Employee will receive stock awards approved by the Compensation Committee at its July 11, 2016 meeting with an aggregate grant value of approximately $1 million, containing such terms as the Compensation Committee shall provide.

Term of Awards; Minimum Vesting Provisions. The term of each Award shall be for such period as may be determined by the Committee; provided that in no event shall the term of any Option or SAR exceed a period of ten years following the date of grant of such Option or SAR (or such shorter term as may be required in respect of an ISO under section 422 of the Code). The minimum vesting or forfeiture restriction period with respect to Awards that are Options, SARs or other Awards for which a Participant pays (or the value or amount payable under the Award is reduced by) an amount equal to or exceeding the Fair Market Value of the Stock determined as of the date of grant, shall be one year, subject to the Committee’s authority pursuant to Sections 7(a), 9 and 10(c))] of the Plan in the event of a Participant’s termination of employment or service or upon the occurrence of certain events.

Term. Subject to the provisions of this Section 7, the term of this Agreement shall continue from the date of this Agreement until the end of the Agency Period, unless earlier terminated by the parties to this Agreement pursuant to this Section 7.