Withholding. Each Participant shall, no later than the date as of which the value of an Award first becomes includable in the gross income of the Participant for federal, state or local income tax purposes, pay to Energen and Subsidiaries, or make arrangements satisfactory to the Committee, in its sole discretion, regarding payment of any federal, state, or local taxes of any kind required by law to be withheld with respect to the Award together with any federal (including FICA and FUTA), state, or local employment taxes required to be withheld. The obligations of Energen under the Plan shall be conditional on such payment or arrangements. Energen and, where applicable, its Subsidiaries shall, to the extent permitted by law, have the right to deduct any such taxes owed hereunder by a Participant from any payment of any kind otherwise due to said Participant. The Committee may permit Participants to satisfy their federal, and where applicable, state and local tax withholding obligations with respect to all Awards by the reduction, in an amount necessary to pay all said withholding tax obligations, of the number of shares of Stock otherwise issuable or payable to said Participants in respect of an Award. During periods that the Committee permits such share withholding, Participants will be deemed to have elected share withholding; provided, however, that Energen may in its sole discretion permit a Participant to satisfy the withholding obligations of this Section 10 according to the direction of the Participant.

No later than the date as of which an amount first becomes includible in the gross income of the Participant for Federal income tax purposes with respect to any Award under the Plan, the Participant shall pay to the Company, or make arrangements satisfactory to the Company regarding the payment of, any Federal, state, local or foreign taxes of any kind required by law to be withheld with respect to such amount. Unless otherwise determined by the Administrator, withholding obligations may be settled with Stock, including Stock that is part of the Award that gives rise to the withholding requirement. The obligations of the Company under the Plan shall be conditional on such payment or arrangements, and the Company, its Subsidiaries and its Affiliates shall, to the extent permitted by law, have the right to deduct any such taxes from any payment otherwise due to the Participant. The Administrator may establish such procedures as it deems appropriate for the settlement of withholding obligations with Stock.