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The Plan Administrator shall be entitled to rely on the records of the Corporation and its subsidiaries in determining any Participant’s
entitlement to and the amount of benefits payable under the Plan. Any determination of the Plan Administrator, including
interpretations of the Plan and determinations of questions of fact, shall be final and binding on all parties.
(c) Indemnification. To the extent permitted by law, the Corporation shall indemnify the Plan Administrator from all claims for
liability, loss, or damage (including payment of expenses in connection with defense against such claims) arising from any act or
failure to act in connection with the Plan.
13. Claims Procedures and Appeals.
(a) A written request for a Plan benefit is a claim and the person making such claim is a claimant. Any claim must be made in
writing and shall be deemed to be filed by a claimant when a written request is made by the claimant or the claimant’s authorized
representative which is reasonably calculated to bring the claim to the attention of the Plan Administrator.
(b) The Plan Administrator shall provide notice in writing to any claimant when a claim for benefits under the Plan has been denied
in whole or in part. Such notice shall be provided within 90 days of the receipt by the Plan Administrator of the claimant’s claim or, if
special circumstances require, and the claimant is so notified in writing, within 180 days of the receipt by the Plan Administrator of
the claimant’s claim. The notice shall be written in a manner calculated to be understood by the claimant and shall:
(i) set forth the specific reasons for the denial of benefits;
(ii) contain specific references to Plan provisions relative to the denial;
(iii) describe any material and information, if any, necessary for the claim for benefits to be allowed, that had been requested,
but not received by the Plan Administrator;
(iv) advise the claimant that any appeal of the Plan Administrator’s adverse determination must be made in writing to the Plan
Administrator within 60 days after receipt of the initial denial notification, and must set forth the facts upon which the appeal is
based; and
(v) advise the claimant of his right to bring a civil action under Section 502(a) of ERISA, following an adverse benefit
determination on review.
(c) When a claimant receives notice of denial of a claim or does not receive notification of acceptance or denial within 90 days
after submitting a claim, the claimant, either in person or by duly authorized representative, may:
(i) request, in writing, a review of the claim by the Plan Administrator;
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