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appropriate for the proper administration of the Plan, including, but not limited to, delegation of any of its duties to one o
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more authorized officers, and shall do so in a uniform, nondiscriminatory manner.
Appeals with respect to any claim for benefits which, under the terms of the Plan, are provided under another employee benefit plan
maintained by a Company (e.g., group health, life insurance, etc.), shall be subject to the claims and appeals procedure specified in
such other employee benefit plan.
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(c) Any failure by the Compensation Committee to apply any provisions of this Plan to any particular situation shall not represent
a waiver of the Compensation Committee’s authority to apply such provisions thereafter. Every interpretation, choice,
determination or other exercise of any power or discretion given either expressly or by implication to the Compensation
Committee shall be conclusive and binding upon all parties having or claiming to have an interest under the Plan or otherwise
directly or indirectly affected by such action, without restriction, however, on the right of the Compensation Committee to
reconsider and redetermine such action.
(d) Any decision rendered by the Compensation Committee and any review of such decision shall be limited to determining
whether the decision was so arbitrary and capricious as to be an abuse of discretion. The Compensation Committee may adopt
such rules and procedures for the administration of the Plan as are consistent with the terms hereof.
6.03 Claims Procedure
(a) With respect to any claim for benefits which are provided exclusively under this Plan, the claim shall be approved or denied by
the Compensation Committee within sixty (60) days following the receipt of the information necessary to process the claim. I
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the Compensation Committee denies a claim for benefits in whole or in part, it will give written notice of the decision to the
claimant or the claimant’s authorized representative, which notice will set forth in a manner calculated to be understood by the
claimant, stating the specific reasons for such denial, make specific reference to the pertinent Plan provisions on which the
decision was based, and provide any other additional information, as applicable, required by 29 Code of Federal Regulations
Section 2560.503-1 applicable to the Plan.
(b) With respect to any claim for benefits which, under the terms of the Plan, are provided under another employee benefit plan
maintained by a Company, the Compensation Committee shall determine claims regarding the Participant’s eligibility unde
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the Plan in accordance with the preceding paragraph, but the administration of any other claim with respect to such benefits
(including the amount of such benefits) shall be subject to the claims procedure specified in such other employee benefit plan
or program.