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6.8 Specified Employees. Any provision of the Plan to the contrary notwithstanding, if a Participant is a "specified
employee" within the meaning of Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i) of the Code as of the date of the Participant's termination of employment
with the Employer and all Affiliates, no distribution shall be made or commence with respect to such Participant pursuant to this
Section sooner than six months from the date of such Participant's termination of employment (or, if earlier, the date of the
Participant's death). In such case, all payments that were scheduled to be made within such six-month period shall be accumulated
(with interest as provided in Section 5.2) and paid in a single lump sum in the calendar quarter following the calendar quarter in which
such six-month period ends.
6.9 409A Income Inclusion. Any provision of the Plan to the contrary notwithstanding, although the Plan is designed
to comply in form and operation with the requirements of Code Section 409A, in the event a Participant is required to include in
income an amount attributable to the Plan prior to the payment of any such amount pursuant to this Plan on account of a violation of
Code Section 409A, the amount so required to be included in income shall be paid to the Participant as soon as practicable.
ARTICLE 7. COMMITTEE
7.1 Plan Administration and Interpretation. The Committee shall oversee the administration of the Plan. The
Committee shall have complete control and authority to determine the rights and benefits and all claims, demands and actions arising
out of the provisions of the Plan of any Participant, beneficiary, deceased Participant, or other person having or claiming to have any
interest under the Plan. The Committee shall have the exclusive and discretionary power to interpret the Plan and to decide all matters
under the Plan. Such interpretation and decision shall be final, conclusive and binding on all Participants and any
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