Company: AFGC
Filing Date: 2025-04-04
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001140361-25-012231
Chunk: 104

Company: AMERICAN FINANCIAL GROUP INC
Filing Date: 2025-04-04
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 104
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 which may be subject to all Awards or to Incentive Options granted under the Plan; or increase the maximum number of Shares with respect to which all Awards or with respect to which Stock Options and Stock Appreciation Rights may be granted to any Participant during any fiscal year; 13.1.3 Cause any Option granted as an Incentive Stock Option to fail to qualify as an “Incentive Stock Option” as defined by Section 422 of the Code; or 13.1.4 Be necessary or advisable, as determined by the Board, for purposes of complying with Section 422 of the Code, the listing requirements of the New York Stock Exchange or Nasdaq National Market or other exchange or market or for any other purpose; A-13 TABLE OF CONTENTS provided further , subject to the terms of the Plan , no amendment to the Plan or to any Award shall materially adversely affect the rights of any Participant with respect to an Award then outstanding without the consent of such Participant. Notwithstanding the foregoing, subject to the limitations of applicable law, if any, and without an affected Participant’s consent, the Board or the Committee may amend the terms of the Plan or any one or more Awards from time to time to the extent necessary to bring such Awards into compliance with applicable law or stock exchange rules or to prevent adverse tax or accounting consequences to the Company or Participants under Section 409A of the Code or accounting rules. 13.2 This Plan shall continue in effect until the expiration of all Awards granted under the Plan unless terminated earlier in accordance with this Article 13; provided, however, that it shall otherwise terminate and no Awards shall be granted after the tenth anniversary of the date of approval of the Plan by the Company’s shareholders as set forth in Section 14.1. Effective Date. ARTICLE 14 GENERAL PROVISIONS 14.1 Shareholder Approval. This Plan became effective on May 23, 2024,the date that the Company’s Companyshareholders approve this approved thePlan if such shareholder approval occurs before the first anniversary of the date the Plan is adopted by the Board (the “Effective Date”). Amendments to the Plan became effective upon Board approval on March 31, 2025, provided however , that the Committee will grant no Awards under Section 4.4 until the Plan, as amended, has been approved by Company shareholders. 14.2 Award Agreements. An Award under the Plan shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement in a written or electronic form approved by the Committee setting forth the number of