Health and Welfare Benefits. All health and welfare benefits applicable to Executive shall continue in effect subject to plan terms during the Transition Period. Thereafter, Executive shall be permitted to elect to continue health coverage then in effect under Patterson’s plan pursuant to COBRA, 26 U.S.C. § 9801 et seq.; provided, however, that the cost of any such coverage shall be at Executive’s expense. In addition, Executive shall be permitted to continue her coverage under the Company’s group life insurance policy, and then convert that coverage to an individual policy, subject to the terms of the group policy and applicable law, and she shall be responsible for the premiums on such continued and converted coverage.

Retirement or Welfare Benefits. During the Contract Period, the Executive shall participate in employee retirement and welfare benefit plans made available to the Company’s senior level executives as a group or to its employees generally, as such retirement and welfare plans may be in effect from time to time and subject to the eligibility requirements of the plans. Nothing in this Agreement shall prevent the Company from amending or terminating any retirement, welfare or other employee benefit plans or programs from time to time as the Company deems appropriate.

You will continue to be eligible for the same benefits as all other U.S. employees of Medtronic, including any benefits commensurate with your job level.

Health Care and Other Welfare Benefits. The Company shall pay the cost of the continued coverage of the Participant and/or the Participant’s family under the Company’s medical and dental employee benefit plans for 18 months after the Date of Termination provided that the Participant makes an election to continue such coverage in the Company’s medical and dental employee benefit plans under COBRA, subject to the requirements and limitations thereof. Unless otherwise limited by applicable law, thereafter, the Company shall pay the cost of the continued coverage of the Participant and/or the Participant’s family under the Company’s medical and dental employee benefit plans for an additional period of six months, in the case of a [Schedule A] Participant, or 18 months, in the case of a [Schedule B] Participant (for a [Schedule C] Participant, no additional period beyond the initial 18 months); provided however, that if the Participant becomes re-employed with another employer and is eligible to receive medical or dental benefits under another employer provided plan, the medical and dental benefits provided by the Company under this Plan shall be secondary to those provided under such other plan during the applicable period of eligibility.

Insured Benefits. With respect to benefits that, prior to the Distribution Date, were provided for under the ​ Welfare Plans through the purchase of insurance, ​ shall cause the ​ Welfare Plans to fully perform, pay and discharge all claims of ​ Welfare Plan Participants that were incurred prior to the Distribution Date.

The benefits that comprise the ​ Welfare Plan (and the nonelective employer contributions towards those benefits) need not be substantially similar in all material respects to the similar benefits (and nonelective employer contributions) provided under the ​ Welfare Plan as of the Distribution Date.

Welfare Benefit Plans. During the Employment Period, Employee and/or Employee’s family, as the case may be, shall also be eligible for participation in and shall receive all benefits under all welfare benefit plans, practices, policies and programs provided by the Employer (including, without limitation, medical, hospitalization, prescription, dental, disability, employee life, group life, accidental death and dismemberment, and travel accident insurance plans and programs) (“Welfare Benefit Plans”), in each case provided that senior management is eligible to participate therein.

If the Executive’s employment is terminated for any reason other than Cause, the Executive shall be entitled to elect to receive continued medical, dental and vision benefits under the same benefit plans as in effect for active executive officers of the Company for the Executive and the Executive’s spouse, dependents and beneficiaries eligible for coverage under such plans pursuant to Section 4980B of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), for a period of eighteen (18) months, subject to the terms of the plans and payment by the Executive of the premiums charged to former employees of the Company pursuant to Section 4980B of the Code for continued benefit coverage for former employees and their eligible spouses, dependents and beneficiaries under such plans. Thereafter, the Company shall pay the Executive an amount necessary for Executive to acquire such benefits under equivalent plans from an independent provider, net of the amount the Executive would otherwise be required to pay under this [Section 6]. The Company may amend or otherwise alter the medical, dental and vision plans to provide different benefits to the Executive and the Executive’s spouse, dependents and beneficiaries eligible for coverage so long as the benefits provided to the Executive and the Executive’s spouse, dependents and beneficiaries eligible for coverage are no less favorable in the aggregate that those provided or offered to active executive officers of the Company. In no event shall the coverage provided pursuant to this [Section 6] extend beyond December 31 of the year in which the Executive turns 65 years old. The obligations of the Company under this [Section 6] shall terminate if, at any time after the date of termination of the Executive's employment, the Executive is employed by or is otherwise affiliated with a party that offers substantially comparable medical, dental and vision benefits to the Executive.

Welfare Benefit Plans. During the Employment Period, the Executive and/or the Executive’s family, as the case may be, shall be eligible for participation in and shall receive all benefits under welfare benefit plans, practices, policies and programs provided by the Company and its affiliated companies (including, without limitation, medical, prescription, dental, disability, salary continuance, employee life, group life, accidental death and travel accident insurance plans and programs) to the extent applicable generally to other peer executives of the Company and its affiliated companies, but in no event shall such plans, practices, policies and programs provide the Executive with benefits which are less favorable, in the aggregate, than the most favorable of such plans, practices, policies and programs in effect for the Executive at any time during the 120‑day period immediately preceding the Change of Control Date or, if more favorable to the Executive, those provided generally at any time after the Change of Control Date to other peer executives of the Company and its affiliated companies.

the establishment or amendment by an Loan Party or any Subsidiary thereof of any “welfare plan” as such term is defined in [Section 3(1)] of ERISA, that provides post-employment welfare benefits in a manner that would increase the liability of any Loan Party.

Welfare Benefit Plans. During the Employment Period, Executive and Executive’s family shall be eligible for participation in, and shall be eligible to receive all benefits under, the welfare benefit plans, practices, policies and programs provided by the Company, including, without limitation, medical, prescription, dental, disability, employee life, group life, accidental death and travel accident insurance plans and programs on the same basis as similarly situated executives of the Company (the “Welfare Plans”).

any material reduction in the aggregate value of the Officer’s employee benefits (including retirement, welfare and fringe benefits); or

With respect to Health and Welfare Benefits that are not eligible for continuation coverage under COBRA, in the event ​ is unable to continue Employee’s participation under ​’s then existing insurance policies for such Health and Welfare Benefits, Employee may elect to obtain coverage for such Health and Welfare Benefits either by # obtaining individual coverage for Employee (if Employee qualifies for individual coverage); or # electing coverage as an eligible dependent under another person’s group coverage (if Employee qualifies for such dependent coverage), or any combination of the foregoing alternatives. ​ shall pay directly or reimburse to Employee the monthly premiums for the benefits or coverage selected by Employee, with such payment or reimbursement not to exceed the monthly premiums ​ paid for such Health and Welfare Benefits at the time of termination of Employee’s employment with ​. ​’s obligation to pay or reimburse for the Health and Welfare Benefits covered by this [Section 2(b)(ii)] shall terminate upon the earlier of # the end of the Severance Period; and # Employee’s employment by an employer that provides Employee with group coverage substantially similar to the Health and Welfare Benefits provided to Employee at the time of the termination of Employee’s employment with ​, provided that Employee is eligible for participation in such group coverage. Employee acknowledges and agrees that ​ shall not be obligated to provide any Health and Welfare Benefits covered by this [Section 2(b)(ii)] for Employee if Employee does not qualify for coverage under ​’s existing insurance policies for such Health and Welfare Benefits, for individual coverage, or for dependent coverage.

Reimbursements or other expense allowances, fringe benefits, moving expenses, deferred compensation, non-qualified unfunded deferred compensation and welfare benefits for all sources.

“Welfare Plan” means a “welfare plan” as defined in ERISA [Section 3(1)] and also means a cafeteria plan under Code Section 125 and any benefits offered thereunder, including pre-tax premium conversion benefits, a dependent care assistance program, contribution funding toward a health savings account and flex or cashable credits.

These benefits, along with additional health, welfare, and other Company-sponsored benefits, will be explained in detail to you at a time convenient for you.

This Executive Severance Plan (the “Plan”) is established to provide severance and other welfare benefits for eligible executives of Interpublic and its Subsidiaries in the event that their employment is terminated either # by Interpublic or a Subsidiary for a reason other than Cause or # by the executive for Good Reason. The Plan is an unfunded welfare plan maintained primarily for the purpose of providing severance and other welfare benefits to a select group of management and highly compensated employees.

all other welfare benefits (other than those deferred on a pre-tax basis under [Section 125]),

all claims for any damages or compensation, including but not limited to back wages, front pay, bonuses, awards, health and welfare benefits, fringe benefits, vacation pay, severance benefits, incentive compensation, long-term incentives, compensatory, emotional distress, pain and suffering, and/or punitive damages, or any other form of economic loss; and

that the Executive’s continued participation is possible under the general terms and provisions of such plans, programs and arrangements; and further provided that # if the Executive becomes reemployed with another employer and is eligible to receive medical or other welfare benefits under another employer-provided plan, the medical and other welfare benefits described herein shall be secondary to those provided under such other plan during such applicable period of eligibility, and # the medical and other welfare benefits described herein shall be subject to the application of any Medicare or other coordination of benefits provisions under the applicable medical or welfare benefit plan, program or arrangement. In the event that the Executive’s participation in any such plan, program or arrangement is barred due to the eligibility and participation requirements of such plan or program as then in effect, the Company shall arrange to provide benefits substantially similar to those to which the Executive was entitled to receive under such plans and programs of the Company prior to the Change of Control Date. In such event, appropriate adjustments shall be made so that the after-tax value thereof to the Executive is similar to the after-tax value of the benefit plans in which participation is barred.