**Exhibit10(w)**

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**DPL INC.**

**PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT AND WAIVER**

 

ThisPARTICIPATION AGREEMENT AND WAIVER (“Agreement”) is entered into this 6th day of March 2006(the “Effective Date”) among DPL Inc., an Ohio corporation (“DPL”), The DaytonPower and Light Company, an Ohio corporation (“DP&L”), and Arthur G. Meyer(“Executive”).

 

WHEREAS,DPL has implemented a new executive compensation program (the “Program”),generally effective as of January 1, 2006;

 

WHEREAS,the Program provides benefits pursuant to the following plans that have beenapproved by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of DPL (the “Committee”)and adopted by the Board of Directors of DPL (the “Board”): the DPL Inc.Severance Pay and Change of Control Plan, the DPL Inc. Supplemental ExecutiveDefined Contribution Retirement Plan, (“EPIP”), the DPL Inc. 2006 Equity andPerformance Incentive Plan, and the DPL Inc. Executive Incentive CompensationPlan (collectively, the “Plans”);

 

WHEREAS,Executive’s participation in the Plans requires execution of this Agreement inorder to be eligible to receive benefits under such Program; and

 

WHEREAS,Executive has entered into Letter Agreements with DPL and DP&L(collectively, the “Company”), dated November 26, 1997 and December 15,2000, respectively****(the “PriorAgreements”);

 

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises andagreements contained herein and other good and valuable consideration, thesufficiency and receipt of which are hereby acknowledged, and intending to belegally bound, Executive agrees as follows:

 

1.             EffectiveDate.  This Agreement is effective onthe date hereof and will continue in effect as provided herein.

 

2.             Participationin the Plans.  DPL confirms thatExecutive (a) has been designated by the Committee and the Board toparticipate in each of the Plans pursuant to the terms thereof, contingent onhis execution of this Agreement and, with respect to the EPIP, its approval bythe shareholders of the Company at their annual meeting on April 26, 2006,and (b) is eligible to receive additional benefits as such are provided toother similarly situated employees of the Company from time to time.

 

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3.             Terminationof Prior Agreements.  Executive, forhimself and his dependents, successors, assigns, heirs, executors andadministrators (and his and their legal representatives of every kind), and theCompany hereby agree that, upon execution of this Agreement, the PriorAgreements shall terminate and have no further force and effect.

 

4.             RemainingRights.  Notwithstanding the terms ofSection 3 of this Agreement, Executive and the Company hereby agree thatnothing in this Agreement negates or diminishes Executive’s rights under anyagreement other than the Prior Agreements, including the rights (a) toreceive medical benefits as described in the letter dated October 28, 1998from Allen M. Hill to Executive, a copy of which is attached hereto as **Exhibit A**; (b) to receivesupplemental executive retirement benefits as described in a letter dated April 20,1999, a copy of which is attached hereto as **Exhibit B**,under the DP&L Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan, as amended on December 7,2004; (c) with respect to any stock incentive units granted under DP&L’sManagement Stock Incentive Plan, as described in and subject to the terms andconditions contained in the Letter Agreement between the Company and Executive,dated October 3, 1996, to which Executive agreed and accepted October 14,1996, a copy of which is attached hereto as **Exhibit C**,and as further described in the Letter Agreement between the Company andExecutive, dated April 27, 2001, a copy of which is attached hereto as **Exhibit D**; and (d) topurchase from the Company, to the extent not yet purchased, up to a total of50,000 Common Shares of the Company at an exercise price of $29 5/8 per sharepursuant to the terms of Executive’s Management Stock Option Agreement, dated January 1,2001, a copy of which is attached hereto as **Exhibit E**.

 

5.             PerquisiteAllowance.  By executing thisAgreement, Executive shall be entitled to receive a perquisite allowance in theamount of $20,000 per year (the “Perquisite Allowance”), for each year that (a) Executiveremains designated by the Committee as eligible to receive the PerquisiteAllowance and (b) DPL continues to make the Perquisite Allowance availableto executive-level employees of the Company. Executive has been designated by the Committee as eligible to receivethe Perquisite Allowance for 2006.  ThePerquisite Allowance for 2006 shall be paid as soon as practicable after theEffective Date.  The Perquisite Allowancefor years after 2006 shall be paid to Executive as soon as practicable afterthe Committee designates Executive as eligible to receive the PerquisiteAllowance for that year.  The PerquisiteAllowance will not be deemed “compensation,” as that term is defined under anyof the Plans, nor under any other plan, practice, program or policy of theCompany or any of its affiliates, as in effect from time to time.

 

6.             Non-Solicitation.  As a condition to his eligibility toparticipate in the Program, Executive hereby agrees that during his employmentand for a period of two years following his termination of employment with theCompany, Executive will not (a) solicit for employment with himself or any firmor entity with which he is associated, any employee of DPL, its subsidiaries oraffiliates, or otherwise disrupt, impair, damage or

 

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interfere with DPL’s, its subsidiaries’ or affiliates’ relationshipswith their employees or (b) solicit for Executive’s own behalf or onbehalf of any other person(s), any retail customer of DPL, its subsidiaries oraffiliates, that has purchased products or services from the DPL, itssubsidiaries or affiliates, at any time (i) with respect to solicitationduring employment, during the Executive’s employment or (ii) with respectto solicitation after termination of employment, in the twelve months precedingthe date on which Executive’s employment with DPL, its subsidiaries oraffiliates is terminated or that DPL, its subsidiaries or affiliates areactively soliciting or have known plans to solicit, for the purpose ofmarketing or distributing any product, pricing or service competitive with anyproduct, pricing or service then offered by DPL, its subsidiaries or affiliatesor which DPL, its subsidiaries or affiliates have known plans to offer.

 

7.             NoInducement.  Executive agrees andacknowledges that no representations, promises or inducements have been made bythe Company to induce Executive to enter into this Agreement other than as setforth herein.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executedthis Agreement on the date first written above.

 
|   | DPL INC.                    |
|--------|-----------------------------|
|   |                        |
|   |                        |
|   | By:                         | /s/ James V. Mahoney |
|   |                        | Name: James V. Mahoney |
|   |                        | Title: President and  CEO |
|   |                        |   |
|   |                        |   |
|   | THE DAYTON POWER AND  LIGHT |
|   | COMPANY                     |
|   |                        |   |
|   |                        |   |
|   | By:                         | /s/ James V. Mahoney |
|   |                        | Name: James V. Mahoney |
|   |                        | Title: President and  CEO |
|   |                        |   |
|   |                        |   |
|   | /s/ Arthur G. Meyer         |
|   | Arthur G. Meyer             |

 

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**Exhibit A**

 

**MeyerMedical Benefits**

 

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**Exhibit B**

 

**MeyerSERP Letter Agreement**

 

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**Exhibit C**

 

**Meyer SIULetter Agreement, dated October 3, 1996**

 

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**Exhibit D**

 

**Meyer SIULetter Agreement, dated April 27, 2001**

 

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**Exhibit E**

 

**MeyerManagement Stock Option Agreement**

 

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October 28,1998

 

Mr. ArthurG. Meyer

MacGregorPark

 

DearArt,

 

Itis my pleasure to tell you that effective January 1, 1999, you areincluded in DPL’s executive health care plan. As well as providing current full medical benefits, this program alsoensures that you will have complete medical benefits during your lifetime.

 

Theenclosed packet provides all the necessary information.  If you have any questions, please call JeanneHolihan.

 

Iappreciate your continued contributions to our Company.

 

Bestregards,

 

 

AllenM. Hill

Presidentand

ChiefExecutive Officer

 

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*WorMug For You Today And Tomorrow*

 

Allen M. Hill

 

President and

Chief Executive Officer

(937)259-7205

April 20, 1999

 

Art Meyer

MacGregor Park

 

Dear Art:

 

It gives me great pleasure to let you know that effective today, youwill be part of the Company’s Supplemental Executive Retirement Program (SERP).Your benefit will include all years of service with the Company.

 

As you know, the SERP program includes all forms of compensation, SIU’s,base pay and incentive pay. Steve Koziar will be sending you a copy of the planand any needed signature documents.

 

Again, congratulations. We look forward to your successes.

 
|   | Sincerely, |
|--------|------------|
|   |            |

 

 

cc: Steve Koziar

 

**confidential**

The Dayton Powerand Light Company · P.O. Box 8815, Dayton, Ohio 45401

**Feb10. 2006 10:02 EST**

 

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STZPHENF. KOZ1AR, JR.

GroupVice President

(513)259.7214

 

October 3, 1996

 

Mr. Arthur Meyer

3325 Ridgeway Rd.

Dayton, OH 45429

 

Dear Art:

 

In this time of increasing change in the utility industry, we expect tocontinue to train, educate and develop you as a valued and key employee so thatwe can remain at the forefront of our competition. Your continued efforts onour behalf are very important to us. On behalf of DPL Inc. and its affiliates(the “Companies”), I would like to confirm our mutual understandings relatingto your employment.

 

As a key employee, you are eligible to be considered to receive StockIncentive Units under DPL’s Management Stock Incentive Plan. Among otherobjectives, these awards are intended to give you a long term incentive toremain with and work for DPL’s benefit. In turn, we would like for you to giveus assurance that you will not act contrary to DPL’s interests in the future.Accordingly, in consideration of your participation in the Plan, we would likeyou to agree to the following:

 

·        During the term of youremployment with the Companies and, if you voluntarily terminate your employmentor if your employment is terminated “for cause,” for a period of two yearsafter such termination, you will not, without our prior written consent,engage, participate or be interested, directly or indirectly, in any business: (i) whichis engaged in Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan and/or Pennsylvania inproviding (as a public utility or otherwise) gas and/or electric power orservices on a retail and/or wholesale basis or in providing energy marketing,aggregation and/or procurement services or (ii) which is engaged in any otherbusiness being conducted or proposed to be conducted by any of the Companies.The term “for cause” means the termination of your employment as a result offraud, theft, dishonesty, deliberate misconduct or breach of duty, grossneglect of the duties reasonably assigned to you, the commission of a felony,your breach of this agreement or unsatisfactory performance of your dutiesbecause of alcoholism, intoxication or substance abuse.

 

DPL Inc. · P.O.8815 · Dayton, Ohio45401

 

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·        At all times, you (i) willkeep all confidential, nonpublic and/or proprietary information (including, forexample, trade secrets, financial information, customer information andbusiness and strategic plans) of the Companies (regardless of when you becameaware of such information) in strict confidence and (ii) will not,directly or indirectly, use or disclose to any person in any manner any of suchinformation, except to the extent directly related to and required by yourperformance of the duties assigned to you by the Companies. You will take allappropriate steps to safeguard such information and to protect it againstunauthorized disclosure, misuse, loss or theft. Upon termination of youremployment, you will promptly return to the Companies, without retaining anycopies, all written or computer readable material containing any of suchinformation, as well as all other property and records of the Companies, inyour possession or control.

 

·        If you breach either of theabove, all unvested Stock Incentive Units awarded to you under the MSIP will beimmediately forfeited.

 

You acknowledge that this agreement is not intended, and should not beconstrued, to grant you any right to continued employment or to interfere in anymanner with either your right or the right of the Companies to terminate youremployment at any time, with or without cause.

 

If you agree with the above, I would appreciate if you would sign theenclosed copy of this letter and return the same to us.

 
|                 |   | Very truly yours, |
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|                 |   | DPL Inc.          |
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|                 |   | By:               | /s/ Stephen F. Koziar, Jr. |
|                 |   |              | Stephen F. Koziar, Jr. |
|                 |   |              | Group Vice President |
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| ACCEPTED AND AGREED: |   |              |
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| [ILLEGIBLE]          |   |              |
| Oct 14,  1996   |   |              |
| Date                 |   |              |
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| Enclosure            |   |              |

 

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AllenM. Hill

 

Presidentand

ChiefExecutive Officer

(937)259-7205

 

April 27, 2001

 

ArthurG. Meyer

DPLInc.

 

DearArt:

 

Congratulations!The Management SIU program which you participated in ended December 31,2000. Your total awards, with accrued dividends, is 27,676 SIU’s.

 

Inaccordance with the program, SIU’s which have vested will be paid, in cash, inthe year in which they vest. Payments will occur on July 15 of each payoutyear and will be based on the average of the last closing price of the previousthree months. Attached is your vesting scheduleindicating the timing and amounts of your vested SIU’s.

 

Allprogram requirements and criteria, including your continuance as an employee,remain effective.

 

Again,congratulations!

 
|   | Sincerely, |
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|   |            |

 

DPLInc. · P.O. Box8815 · Dayton, Ohio 45401

 

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THE DAYTON POWER & LIGHT COMPANYManagement SIU ProgramVesting Schedule

 

Meyer,Arthur G.

 
| **Award** | ** ** | **Vested  Awards** | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** |
|-----------|------------|--------------------|------------|------------|------------|
| **Year**  | ** ** | **SIU**            | ** ** | **2001**   | ** ** | **2002** | ** ** | **2003** | ** ** | **2004** | ** ** | **2005** | ** ** | **2006** | ** ** | **2007** | ** ** | **2008** | ** ** | **2009** | ** ** | **2010** | ** ** | **Total** | ** ** |
| 1995      |       | 2,135              |       | 426        |       | 426 |   | 426 |   | 426 |   | 431 |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   | 2,135 |   |
| 1996      |       | 2,400              |       |       |       | 480 |   | 480 |   | 480 |   | 480 |   | 480 |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   | 2,400 |   |
| 1997      |       | 5,250              |       |       |       |   |   | 1,050 |   | 1,050 |   | 1,050 |   | 1,050 |   | 1,050 |   |   |   |   |   |   |   | 5,250 |   |
| 1998      |       | 5,000              |       |       |       |   |   |   |   | 1,000 |   | 1,000 |   | 1,000 |   | 1,000 |   | 1,000 |   |   |   |   |   | 5,000 |   |
| 1999      |       | 5,000              |       |       |       |   |   |   |   |   |   | 1,000 |   | 1,000 |   | 1,000 |   | 1,000 |   | 1,000 |   |   |   | 5,000 |   |
| 2000      |       | 5,250              |       |       |       |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   | 1,050 |   | 1,050 |   | 1,050 |   | 1,050 |   | 1,050 |   | 5,250 |   |
| Dividends |       | 2,641              |       | 45         |       | 96 |   | 207 |   | 312 |   | 418 |   | 484 |   | 432 |   | 321 |   | 216 |   | 110 |   | 2,641 |   |
|      |       |               |       |       |       |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Total     |       | 27,675             |       | 471        |       | 1,002 |   | 2,163 |   | 3,268 |   | 4,379 |   | 5,064 |   | 4,532 |   | 3,371 |   | 2,266 |   | 1,160 |   | 27,676 |   |
|      |       |               |       |       |       |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|      |       |               |       | $          | 13,934.00  |   | $ | 26,363.00 |   | $ | 33,260.00 |   | $ | 64,401.00 |   | $ | 114,133.00 |   | $ | 0.00 |   | $ | 0.00 |   | $ | 0.00 |   | $ | 0.00 |   | $ | 0.00 |   | $ | 252,091.00 |   |
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**DPL INC.**

**STOCK OPTION PLAN**

 

**Management Stock Option Agreement**

 

This Agreement is made as of January 1, 2001 (the “Grant Date”),by and between DPL Inc., an Ohio corporation (the “Company”) and Arthur Meyer(the “Participant”).

 

WHEREAS,the Committee, pursuant to the Company’s Stock Option Plan (the “Plan”), hasmade an award to the Participant and authorized and directed the execution anddelivery of this Agreement;

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing, the mutual promiseshereinafter set forth, and other good and valuable consideration, the receiptand sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Company and theParticipant hereby agree as follows:

 

1.                                      **Award.**  TheParticipant is hereby granted a stock option (an “Option”) to purchase from theCompany up to a total of 50,000 Common Shares of the Company at $29 5/8 per share(the “Exercise Price”).  The term of suchOption shall be ten years, commencing on the Grant Date (the “Term”).  This Option is not intended to qualify as anincentive stock option under Code Section 422.

 

2.                                      **Vesting and Exercise.** The Option may be exercisedonly in accordance with the Plan, as supplemented by this Agreement, and nototherwise.

 

a.                                      **Vesting.** During its Term and prior to its earliertermination in accordance with Section 3 of this Agreement, and subject toSection 4 of this Agreement, the Option shall vest in accordance with thefollowing schedule:

 
| **Cumulative  Percent** | ** ** | ** **                        |
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| **of Option**           | ** ** | **Vested as of December 31** |
| 20                      | %          | 2001                              |
| 40                      | %          | 2002                              |
| 60                      | %          | 2003                              |
| 80                      | %          | 2004                              |
| 100                     | %          | 2005                              |

 

b.                                     **Exercise.** The vested portion of the Option shall becomeexercisable on January 1, 2006. The Option may be exercised for less thanthe full number of Shares for which the Option is then exercisable. To theextent then exercisable, the Option may be exercised by the Participant bygiving written notice of exercise to the Company in such form as may beprovided by the Committee,

 

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specifyingthe number of Shares with respect to which the Option is to be exercised andsuch other information as the Committee may require. Such exercise shall beeffective upon receipt by the Company of such written notice together with therequired payment of the Exercise Price and any applicable withholding taxes.

 

c.                                      **Payment of Exercise Price.**  Payment of the Exercise Price may be made bycash, check (subject to collection) or, provided that the Shares have beenowned by the Participant for at least six months prior to such payment, by thedelivery (or attestation of ownership) of Shares having a Fair Market Value equalto the aggregate Exercise Price and any applicable withholding taxes.  Alternatively, the Participant may make suchpayment by authorizing the simultaneous sale of Shares (or a sufficient portionthereof) acquired upon exercise through a brokerage or similar arrangementapproved in advance by the Committee. Subject to the foregoing and except as otherwise provided by theCommittee before the Option is exercised, the Company will deliver to theParticipant, within a reasonable period of time thereafter, a certificate orcertificates representing the Shares so acquired, registered in the name of theParticipant or in accordance with other delivery instructions provided by theParticipant and acceptable to the Committee.

 

3.                                      **Termination.** Except as otherwise provided in this Section 3,the Option shall terminate upon the expiration of its Term.

 

a.                                      If the Participant’semployment or other service terminates for Cause, the Option, whether or notvested, shall be forfeited.

 

b.                                     If theParticipant’s employment or other service terminates for any reason other thanfor Cause, the Participant shall be entitled to the then vested portion of theOption and the unvested portion shall be forfeited.

 

c.                                      In no event maythe Option be exercised beyond its Term.

 

4.                                      **Change of Control.** Notwithstanding the provisions of Sections 2(a) and2(b) hereof, in the event of a Change of Control, the Option shallimmediately vest and become exercisable in its entirety, provided that theParticipant’s employment or other service has not terminated prior to the dateof such Change of Control.

 

5.                                      **Withholding.** The Company shall withhold all applicable taxesrequired by law from all amounts paid in respect of the Option. A Participantmay satisfy the withholding obligation (i) by paying the amount of anysuch taxes in cash or check (subject to collection), (ii) by the delivery(or attestation of ownership) of

 

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Sharesor (iii) with the approval of the Committee, by having Shares deductedfrom the payment. Alternatively, the Participant may satisfy such obligation byauthorizing the simultaneous sale of Shares (or a sufficient portion thereof)acquired upon exercise through a brokerage or similar arrangement approved inadvance by the Committee. The amount of the withholding and, if applicable, thenumber of Shares to be delivered or deducted, as the case may be, shall bedetermined by the Committee as of when the withholding is required to be made,provided that the number of Shares so delivered or withheld shall not exceedthe minimum required amount of such withholding.

 

6.                                      **Non-Assignability.**Except as otherwise provided in this Section,the Option is not assignable or transferable other than by will or by the lawsof descent and distribution and, during the Participant’s life, may be exercisedonly by the Participant. The Participant, with the approval of the Committee,which approval may be withheld in its sole discretion, may transfer the Optionfor no consideration to or for the benefit of any member or members of theParticipant’s Immediate Family (including, without limitation, to a trust forthe benefit of any member or members of the Participant’s Immediate Family orto a partnership or limited liability company for one or more members of theParticipant’s Immediate Family) subject to such limits as the Committee mayestablish, and the transferee shall remain subject to all the terms andconditions applicable to the Option prior to such transfer. The foregoing rightto transfer the Option shall apply to the right to consent to amendments tothis Agreement and, in the discretion of the Committee, shall also apply to theright to transfer ancillary rights associated with the Option.

 

7.                                      **Rights as a Shareholder.**A Participant shall have norights as a shareholder with respect to any Shares subject to this award untilthe date the Participant becomes the holder of record of the Shares.

 

8.                                      **No Right to Continued Service.**Nothing herein shallobligate the Company or any Subsidiary to continue the Participant’s employmentor other service for any particular period or on any particular basis ofcompensation.

 

9.                                      **Burden and Benefit.**The terms and provisions ofthis Agreement shall be binding upon, and shall inure to the benefit of, theParticipant and his or her executors or administrators, heirs, and personal andlegal representatives.

 

10.                                **Execution.**This Option isnot enforceable until this Agreement has been signed by the Participant and theCompany.  By executing this Agreement,the Participant shall be deemed to have accepted and consented to any actiontaken or to be taken under the Plan by the Committee, the Board of Directors ortheir delegates.

 

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11.                                **GoverningLaw.**  This Agreement shall beconstrued and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Ohio,without regard to the conflict of laws principles thereof.

 

12.                                **Modifications.**  Except for alterations and amendmentspermitted under the Plan without the consent of the Participant, no change ormodification of this Agreement shall be valid unless it is in writing andsigned by the parties hereto.

 

13.                                **EntireAgreement.**  ThisAgreement, together with the Plan, sets forth all of the promises, agreements,conditions, understandings, warranties and representations between the partieshereto with respect to the Option, and there are no promises, agreements,conditions, understandings, warranties or representations, oral or written,express or implied, between them with respect to the Option other than as setforth herein or therein. The terms and conditions of the Plan, a copy of whichhas been furnished to the Participant, are incorporated by reference herein,and to the extent that any conflict may exist between any term or provision ofthis Agreement and any term or provision of the Plan, the term or provision ofthe Plan shall control.

 

14.                                **AdditionalDefinitions.**  Anycapitalized term to the extent not defined below or elsewhere in this Agreementshall have the same meaning as set forth in the Plan.

 

a.                                      **“Cause”** means (i) the commission of a felony, (ii) embezzlement,(iii) the illegal use of drugs or (iv) if no Change of Control hasoccurred other than the entering into of an agreement referred to in items (ii) or(iii) of the definition of Change of Control, the failure by theParticipant to substantially perform his duties with the Company or anySubsidiary (other than any such failure resulting from his Disability) asdetermined by the Committee.

 

b.                                     **“Immediate Family”** means the Participant’s spouse, parents,parents-in-law, children, stepchildren, adoptive relationships, sisters, brothersand grandchildren (and, for this purpose, shall also include the Participant).

 

15.                                **Construction.**  The use of any gender herein shall be deemedto include the other gender and the use of the singular herein shall be deemedto include the plural and vice versa, wherever appropriate.

 

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16.                                **Notices.** Any and allnotices required herein shall be addressed: (i) if to the Company, to theprincipal executive offices of the Company; and (ii) if to theParticipant, to his or her address as reflected in the records of the Company.

 

17.                                **Invalid orUnenforceable Provisions.**  Theinvalidity or unenforceability of any particular provision of this Agreementshall not affect the other provisions hereof, and this Agreement shall beconstrued in all respects as if the invalid or unenforceable provisions wereomitted.

 

INWITNESS WHEREOF, the Company and the Participant have executed this Agreementas of the date first above written.

 

 
|   | DPL  INC.     |
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|   | By:           |   |
|   |          | President &  CEO |
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|   | Arthur  Meyer |

 

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