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The Committee shall give Grantees at least thirty (30) days’ notice (or, if not practicable, such shorter notice as may be reasonably
practicable) prior to the anticipated date of the consummation of a Terminating Event. The Committee may, in its discretion, provide in such
notice that upon the consummation of such Terminating Event, any conditions to the occurrence of a Vesting Date with respect to an Award of
Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units (other than Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units that have previously been forfeited) shall be
eliminated, in full or in part. Further, the Committee may, in its discretion, provide in such notice that notwithstanding any other provision of the
Plan or the terms of any Election made pursuant to Paragraph 8, upon the consummation of a Terminating Event, Shares issuable with respect to
Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units subject to an Election made pursuant to Paragraph 8 shall be transferred to the Grantee, and all
amounts credited to the Income Fund shall be paid to the Grantee.
If an individual (hereinafter referred to as the “Applicant,” which reference shall include the legal representative, if any, of the individual)
does not receive timely payment of benefits to which the Applicant believes he is entitled under Paragraph 8 of the Plan, the Applicant may
make a claim for benefits in the manner hereinafter provided.
An Applicant may file a claim for benefits with the Committee on a form supplied by the Committee. If the Committee wholly or partially
denies a claim, the Committee shall provide the Applicant with a written notice stating:
(a) The specific reason or reasons for the denial;
(b) Specific reference to pertinent Plan provisions on which the denial is based;
(c) A description of any additional material or information necessary for Applicant to perfect the claim and an explanation of why such
material or information is necessary; and
(d) Appropriate information as to the steps to be taken in order to submit a claim for review.
Written notice of a denial of a claim shall be provided within 90 days of the receipt of the claim, provided that if special circumstances
require an extension of time for processing the claim, the Committee may notify the Applicant in writing that an additional period of up to 90
days will be required to process the claim.
If the Applicant’s claim is denied, the Applicant shall have 60 days from the date of receipt of written notice of the denial of the claim to
request a review of the denial of the claim by the Committee. Request for review of the denial of a claim must be submitted in writing. The
Applicant shall have the right to review pertinent documents and submit issues and comments to the Committee in writing. The Committee shall
provide a written decision within 60 days of its receipt of the Applicant’s request for review, provided that if special circumstances require an
extension of time for processing the review of the Applicant’
s claim, the Committee may notify the Applicant in writing that an additional period
of up to 60 days shall be required to process the Applicant’s request for review.
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TERMINATING EVENTS
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CLAIMS PROCEDURE