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In determining the meaning of the Plan, words imparting the masculine gender shall include the feminine and the singular shall
include the plural, unless the context requires otherwise. Headings of sections and subsections of the Plan are for convenience only
and are not intended to modify or affect the meaning of the substantive provisions of the Plan. Unless otherwise stated, references to
Sections are references to Sections of this Plan.
Each reference in the Plan to any plan, policy or program, the Plan or document of the Corporation or a Subsidiary or affiliate of the
Corporation shall include any amendments or successor provisions thereto without the necessity of amending the Plan for such
changes.
The Participant shall not be required to mitigate the amount of any payment contemplated under this Plan, nor shall such payment be
reduced by any earnings that the Participant may receive from any other source, except as provided in this Plan. The Participant’s
coverage under any medical, dental, vision and employee life insurance plans will terminate as of the date that the Participant becomes
eligible for comparable benefits of another employer.
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6.13 Construction
6.14 References to Other Plans and Programs
6.15
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otices
(a) General. Notices and all other communications contemplated by this Plan shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been
duly given when personally delivered or when mailed by U.S. registered or certified mail, return receipt requested and postage
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repaid. In the case of the Participant, (i) mailed notices shall be addressed to the Participant at the Participant’s home address
which was most recently communicated to the Corporation in writing or (ii) in the case of a Participant who is an employee,
distributed to the employee at his or her place of employment in compliance with 29 Code of Federal Regulations Section
2520.104b-1(c). In the case of any Company, mailed notices shall be addressed to the Corporation’s corporate headquarters,
and all notices shall be directed to the attention of its General Counsel.
(b)
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otice of Termination. Any notice of Cause by a Company or by the Participant for Good Reason shall be communicated by a
notice of termination to the other party given in accordance with this Section 6.15. Such notice shall indicate the specific
termination provision in this Plan relied upon, shall set forth in reasonable detail the facts and circumstances claimed to
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rovide the basis for termination under the provision so indicated, and shall specify the Participant’s date of termination.
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o Duty to Mitigate