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1.9 "Company Contributions" shall mean the contributions made by the Company pursuant to Section 3.2.
1.10 "Company Contribution Account" shall mean the Account maintained for the benefit of the Participant which is
credited with Company Contributions, if any, pursuant to Section 4.2.
1.11 "Compensation" shall mean all amounts eligible for deferral for a particular Plan Year under Section 3.1(a).
1.12 "Crediting Rate" shall mean the notional gains and losses credited on the Participant's Account balance which are
based on the Participant's choice among the investment alternatives made available by the Committee pursuant to Section 3.3 of the
Plan.
1.13 "Deferral Account" shall mean the Account maintained for each Participant which is credited with Participant
deferrals pursuant to Section 4.1
1.14 "Director" shall mean a member of the Board.
1.15 "Directors Fees" shall mean compensation for services as a member of the Board of Directors of the Company
excluding reimbursement of expenses or other non-regular forms of compensation, before reductions for contributions to or deferrals
under any deferred compensation plan sponsored by the Company.
1.16 "Disability" shall mean (consistent with the requirements of Section 409A) that the Participant (i) is unable to
engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment which can be
expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months, or (ii) is, by reason of any
medically determinable physical or mental impairment which can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a
continuous period of not less than 12 months, receiving income replacement benefits for a period of not less than three months under
an accident and health plan covering employees of the Company. The Committee may require that the Participant submit evidence of
such qualification for disability benefits in order to determine that the Participant is disabled under this Plan.
1.17 "Distributable Amount" shall mean the vested balance in the applicable Account as determined under Article 4.
1.18 "Eligible Executive" shall mean a highly compensated or management level employee of the Company selected by
the Committee to be eligible to participate in the Plan.
1.19 "ERISA" shall mean the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, including Department of
Labor and Treasury regulations and applicable authorities promulgated thereunder.
1.20 "Financial Hardship" shall mean a severe financial hardship to the Participant resulting from an illness or accident of
the Participant, the Participant's spouse, or a dependent (as defined in IRC Section 152(a)) of the Participant, loss of the Participant's
property due to
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