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Exhibit 10.3

AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS, INC.
RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN

AS AMENDED AND RESTATED
EFFECTIVE     January 1, 2022

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

ARTICLE I    PURPOSES    1
1.01        Purposes    1
ARTICLE II    DEFINITIONS    1
ARTICLE III    ELIGIBILITY, CONTRIBUTIONS, WITHDRAWALS,
    DISTRIBUTIONS, ROLLOVERS, AND PLAN-TO-PLAN
    TRANSFERS    18
3.01        Eligibility and Commencement of Participation    18
3.02        Before-Tax, Roth 401(k), and Catch-up Contributions    21
3.03        Company Matching Contributions    24
3.04        Company Core Contributions    26
3.05        Company Core Contribution Vesting Rules    27
3.06        Timing of Contributions    30
3.07        Nondiscrimination Limitations and Corrective Measures    30
3.08        In-Service Withdrawals by Participants of After-Tax
        Contributions, Rollover Contributions, Company
        Matching Contributions, Before-Tax, Roth 401(k) and Catch-up
        Contributions    41
3.09        Loans to Participants    47
3.10        Distributions Following Distribution Events    50
3.11        Distributions Pursuant to a Qualified Domestic
        Regulations Order    52
3.12        Rollovers into the Plan    52
3.13        Plan-to-Plan Transfers; Plan Mergers    53
3.14        Limitation on Annual Additions to Participants’ Accounts    54
3.15        Application of Top-Heavy Provisions    56
ARTICLE IV    TRUST FUND AND PARTICIPANT INVESTMENT FUNDS    61
4.01        Trust Agreement    61
4.02        Investment of Contributions in the Participant
        Investment Funds    62
4.03        Redirection of Investments of Participant Contributions    63
4.04        Investment of Company Matching Contributions    64
4.05        Participants’ Accounts    64
4.06        Account Statements; Investment Information    66
4.07        Voting, Tendering, and Similar Rights as to Company Stock    67
ARTICLE IV-A    ESTABLISHMENT OF AN EMPLOYEE STOCK
    OWNERSHIP PLAN    69
ARTICLE V    MANNER OF DISTRIBUTION OF PARTICIPANT ACCOUNTS    70
5.01        General    70
5.02        Designation of Beneficiaries; Spousal Consents    72
5.03        Direct Rollovers    73
5.04        Trustee-to-Trustee Transfer    75
5.05        Protected Distribution Forms for Certain Transferred Balances    75
ARTICLE VI    ADMINISTRATION    76
6.01        Plan Administrator    76
6.02        Expenses of Administration    77
6.03        Powers and Duties of the Plan Administrator    77
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6.04        Powers and Duties of the Investment Committee    78
6.05        Benefit Claims Procedures    82
6.06        Fiduciaries    84
6.07        Adequacy of Communications; Reliance on Reports
        And Certificates    85
6.08        Indemnification    85
6.09        Member’s Own Participation    86
6.10        Elections    86
ARTICLE VII    AMENDMENT, CORRECTION, AND DISCONTINUANCE    86
7.01        Right to Amend or Terminate    86
7.02        Corpus and Income Not to be Diverted    88
7.03        Merger or Consolidation of Plan    88
7.04        Correction    89
ARTICLE VIII    GENERAL PROVISIONS    89
8.01        Nonalienation of Benefits    89
8.02        Payments to Minors, Incompetents, and Related Situations    90
8.03        Unclaimed Accounts – Trust Funds    90
8.04        No Guarantee of Employment    90
8.05        Governing Law    91
8.06        Gender, Number, and Headings    91
8.07        Severability    91
8.08        Obligations of the Employer    92
8.09        Effective Date    92
8.10        Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment
        Rights Act    92
8.11        Use of Electronic Media; Adjustment of Certain Time Periods    92
APPENDIX A    PARTICIPANT INVESTMENT FUNDS    A-1
EXHIBIT I    ELIGIBLE NONUNION HOURLY LOCATIONS DESIGNATED
    BY VICE PRESIDENT – HUMAN RESOURCES    I-1
EXHIBIT II    FORMS OF DISTRIBUTION AVAILABLE TO PARTICIPANTS
    WHO HAD AMOUNTS TRANSFERRED TO THE PLAN FROM
    THE IGS SAVINGS PLAN    II-1
EXHIBIT III    PLAN ELECTIONS    III-1
SCHEDULE I    PARTICIPATING EMPLOYERS AS OF January 2016    S-1
SCHEDULE II  EMPLOYER DISCRETIONARY CONTRIBUTION    S-2

    
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AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS, INC.
RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN

ARTICLE I

PURPOSES

1.01    Purposes.  This Plan is established to facilitate the accumulation and investment of retirement and other savings for eligible employees and to provide such employees with an opportunity to acquire a stock interest in Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. (the “Company”), and is intended to be a profit-sharing plan described in Code Section 401(a) with a cash or deferred arrangement described in Code Section 401(k) and an employee stock ownership plan component as defined in Code Section 4975(e), all in accordance with the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth.  Unless otherwise stated or required by applicable law, the effective date of the current amendment and restatement shall be January 1, 2022, and shall not be applicable to persons retiring or otherwise terminating employment with the Company and its Affiliated Companies prior to January 1, 2022, except as otherwise provided herein. 
 
ARTICLE II

DEFINITIONS

As used in this Plan, the terms listed below shall have the meanings assigned below; provided, however, that special definitions for purposes of Sections 3.07, 3.14, and 3.15 are contained in Paragraphs 3.07(a), 3.14(a), and 3.15(a), respectively.
2.01Affiliated Company means each trade or business (whether or not incorporated) while it, together with the Company, is treated as a controlled group of corporations (as defined in Code Section 414(b)), as under common control (as defined in Code Section 414(c)), or as an affiliated service group (as defined in Code Section 414(m)), or is required to be aggregated with the Company pursuant to the regulations under Code Section 414(o); provided, however, that for purposes of 
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Section 3.15 of the Plan and where otherwise applicable, the modification provided for in Code Section 415(h) shall be taken into account.  
2.02After-Tax Contributions mean contributions made by a Participant to the Plan on an after-tax basis.  Effective January 1, 2016, the Plan will no longer permit After-Tax Contributions.  The Plan, however, will maintain the After-Tax Contribution Account of a Participant.
2.03After-Tax Contribution Account means the account to which a Participant’s After-Tax Contributions, if any, are allocated.
2.04Annual Salary means the total annual salary of a Participant, as determined by the Employer based solely on its records, including elective contributions made by an Employer on behalf of the Employee that are not includible in federal taxable income under Code Section 125 or Code Section 402(e)(3), excluding:
(a)Discretionary bonuses or grants, including, without limitation, income howsoever derived from any stock options or other equity-based awards, scholastic aid, payments and awards for suggestions and patentable inventions, other merit awards or variable compensation, expense allowances, and noncash compensation (including imputed income);
(b)Payments of Company Matching Contributions under Section 3.03 and Company Core Contributions under Section 3.04 of this Plan, accruals or distributions under this Plan, or payments, accruals, or distributions under any severance, incentive, or welfare plan or other retirement, pension, or profit-sharing plan of an Employer;
(c)Overtime, commissions, mileage, shift premiums, and payments in lieu of vacation; and
(d)All supplemental compensation for domestic and overseas assignments, including without limitation, premium pay, cost of living and relocation 
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allowances, mortgage interest allowances and forgiveness, tax-equalization payments, and other emoluments for such service.
In the case of a Participant who is a full-time hourly or a weekly salaried production and maintenance employee, Annual Salary shall be determined by multiplying his base hourly pay rate by 2,080 hours.  In the case of a Participant who is a part-time hourly employee or a part-time non-exempt salaried employee, Annual Salary shall be determined by multiplying his base hourly pay by his scheduled annual hours.  Notwithstanding the above, Annual Salary means 125% of the amount determined in accordance with the preceding two sentences for any Participant who is employed as an over-the-road truck driver by an Employer, is paid on a mileage and hourly basis or who receives trip pay, and whose employment is based at a liquid bulk distribution terminal designated from time to time by the Senior Vice President - Human Resources as a “Designated Terminal” and identified as such on Exhibit I.
For Employees who are receiving compensation directly from the Employer during periods of short-term disability, Annual Salary for purposes of Core Contributions will be computed in the same manner as if in active employment.
Notwithstanding the above, “Annual Salary” shall not exceed the limitation provided under Code Section 401(a)(17) as adjusted pursuant to Code Section 401(a)(17)(B) for any Plan Year.
2.05Before-Tax Contributions mean contributions made by the Employer on behalf of a Participant pursuant to the Participant's Deferral Election under Paragraph 3.02(a) or Deemed Election under Paragraph 3.02(d).
2.06Before Tax Contribution Account  means the account to which a Participant’s Before Tax Contributions, if any, are allocated.
2.07Beneficiary or Beneficiaries mean the person(s), trust(s), or other recipient(s) as determined under the provisions of Section 5.02, who or which shall receive all amounts credited to the Participant's Plan accounts following the death of the Participant.
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2.08Board means the board of directors of the Company or any Committee thereof acting on behalf of the Board pursuant to its charter or other delegation of power from the Board, or the Chairman of the Board acting pursuant to a delegation of authority from the Board.  
2.09Business Day means any day the New York Stock Exchange is open for business.
2.10Catch-up Contributions mean contributions made by the Employer on behalf of a Participant pursuant to the Participant’s Deferral Election under Paragraph 3.02(c).  The term “Catch-Up Contribution” shall include “Roth Catch-up Contributions”.  A “Roth Catch-up Contribution” is a Catch-up Contribution which is includable in a Participant’s gross income at the time the Catch-up Contribution is made to the Plan.  
2.11Catch-Up Contribution Account means the account to which a Participant’s, Catch-Up Contributions, if any, are allocated.  The term “Catch-Up Contribution Account” shall include the account for Roth Catch-Up Contributions which, if any, will be separately accounted for.
2.12Claims Committee means the committee appointed by the Senior Vice President-Human Resources to review and determine appeals of claims arising under the Plan in accordance with Section 6.05.
2.13Code means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time, and regulations thereunder.
2.14Company means Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., or any successor in interest thereto.
2.15Company Core Contributions mean contributions made by the Employer under Section 3.04.
2.16Company Core Contribution Account means the account to which a Participant’s Core Contributions, if any, are allocated.
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2.17Company Matching Contributions mean contributions made by the Employer under Section 3.03.
2.18Company Matching Contribution Account means the account to which a Participant’s Company Matching Contributions, if any, are allocated.
2.19Company Stock means common stock of the Company.
2.20Core Contribution Participant shall mean an Electing Employee or a salaried Employee whose Employment Commencement Date or Reemployment Commencement Date occurs after October 21, 2004, or who otherwise becomes a salaried Employee after such date, a non-union hourly Employee whose Employment Commencement Date or Reemployment Commencement date occurs after February 1, 2011, or an employee who otherwise becomes a non-union hourly Employee after February 1, 2011  provided such employee is not accruing benefits in the Hourly Pension Plan.  With respect to Employees who were employed by EPCO Carbon Dioxide Products, Inc. on May 31, 2013 and who were hired by the Company on June 1, 2013, such Employees shall become a Core Contribution Participant effective July 1, 2013.   Effective November 1, 2017, the term Core Contribution Participant shall also include Employees covered by the terms of a collective bargaining agreement whose terms provide for a Core Contribution.
2.21Credited Service means credited service as defined in the Salaried Pension Plan or Hourly Pension Plan, as applicable.
2.22Deemed Election means a passive election to make Before-Tax Contributions to the Plan pursuant to Section 3.02(d). 
2.23Deferral Election means the election made by a Participant in accordance with Section 3.02.
2.24Defined Benefit Plan means any Retirement Plan which does not meet the definition of a Defined Contribution Plan.
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2.25Defined Contribution Plan means a Retirement Plan which provides for an individual account for each participant and for benefits based solely on the amount contributed to the participant's account and on any income, expenses, gains, and losses, and any forfeitures of accounts of other participants, which may be allocated to such participant's account.  For this purpose, any Participant's contributions made pursuant to a Defined Benefit Plan maintained by the Company or an Affiliated Company shall be treated as a separate Defined Contribution Plan.
2.26Distribution Event means: a Participant's severance from employment with the Company and all Affiliated Companies, death or disability, in each case as defined by Code Section 401(k)(2)(B)(i).  
2.27Electing Employee means an Employee who voluntarily elects to cease accruing years of Credited Service under the Salaried Pension Plan as of the Retirement Program Change Effective Date in order to receive Company Core Contributions and increased Company Matching Contributions.  
2.28Employee means (a) any salaried employee of an Employer or (b) any non-union hourly paid employee who is employed by an Employer at one of the locations from time to time designated by the Senior Vice President - Human Resources and listed on Exhibit I attached hereto and made a part hereof, as said Exhibit I is updated from time to time or (3) any employee of the Employer who is covered by a collective bargaining agreement and the terms of such collective bargaining agreement provide for participation in the Plan; provided however, that no person shall be an Employee if such person is a leased employee (as defined below) of an Employer, a participant in the Supplemental Employment Program, a foreign national on a temporary assignment to an Employer, or an employee working under a Summer Internship Program, a Cooperative Education Program, or other temporary or supplemental employment program of an Employer.  An employee of an Employer who is covered by a collective bargaining agreement shall not be an Employee unless the terms of such collective bargaining agreement provide for participation in the Plan.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a leased employee or an employee of an Affiliated Company becomes 
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an Employee, his service with the Company and Affiliated Companies prior to becoming an Employee shall be taken into account for eligibility and vesting purposes under the Plan.  The term “employee” as used herein shall mean any common law employee of the Company or an Affiliated Company but shall exclude any person classified by the Company as an independent contractor even if such individual is subsequently reclassified as a common law employee by the Internal Revenue Service or any other agency, entity, or person. 
For purposes of the preceding paragraph, a “leased employee” is any person (other than an employee of the Employer) who pursuant to an agreement between the Employer and any other person (leasing organization) has performed services for the Employer (or for the Employer and related persons determined in accordance with Code Section 414(n)(6)) on a substantially full-time basis for a period of at least one year, and such services are performed under primary direction or control by the Employer.
2.29Employer means the Company and/or any Participating Employer, either collectively or separately as the context requires.
2.30Employment Commencement Date means the date on which the Employee first performs an Hour of Service under Section 2.34 for an Employer or an Affiliated Company.  
2.31ERISA means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time.  
2.32Fair Market Value, as of any Business Day with respect to Company Stock, means the closing sale price for Company Stock for such date on the New York Stock Exchange, or, if no such sale occurred, the average of the closing bid and asked prices for such date on the New York Stock Exchange.  
2.33Five Year Taxable Period means with respect to a Roth 401(k) Contribution the period of time beginning on the first day of the taxable year for which the Participant made a designated Roth 401(k) Contribution to the Plan and ending after 
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five consecutive taxable years have passed.  With respect to a direct Roth Rollover from another plan, the period begins on the first day of the taxable year that the Participant made the designated Roth contribution to the other plan and ends after five consecutive taxable years have passed.  For purposes of the Five Year Taxable Period, a reemployed veteran making a Roth 401(k) Contribution will be treated as having made in the taxable year of qualified military service that the veteran designates at the year to which the Roth 401(k) Contribution was made.
2.34Hour of Service means:  
(a)each hour for which an employee (whether or not as an Employee) is directly or indirectly paid, or entitled to payment, for the performance of duties for the Company or an Affiliated Company during the applicable computation period;
(b)each hour for which an employee (whether or not as an Employee) is directly or indirectly paid, or entitled to payment, by the Company or an Affiliated Company on account of a period of time during which no duties are performed (irrespective of whether the employment relationship has terminated) due to vacation, holiday, illness, incapacity (including short-term disability ), layoff, jury duty, military duty, or leave of absence; 
(c)each hour for which back pay, irrespective of mitigation of damages, is either awarded or agreed to by the Company or an Affiliated Company, with respect to an employee (whether or not an Employee), provided such hours have not previously been credited under either Paragraphs (a) or (b) above; and
(d)In the case of an employee who is reemployed by the Company or an Affiliated Company in accordance with the requirements of applicable federal law following an authorized leave of absence due to service in the Armed Forces of the United States, each hour during which such employee (whether or not as an Employee) is not performing duties for the Company or an Affiliated Company due to such military leave whether or not such employee is paid, or entitled to payment, by the Company or an Affiliated Company. 
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For purposes of this Section, a payment shall be deemed to be made by or due from the Company or an Affiliated Company whether such payment is directly made by or due from the Company or Affiliated Company, or indirectly made through, among other sources, a trust fund or insurer to which the Company or Affiliated Company contributes or pays premium (e.g., for group term life insurance).
For purposes of Paragraphs (b) and (c) above, the following rules shall apply:
(i)No more than five hundred and one (501) Hours of Service shall be credited on account of any single continuous period during which the employee performs no duties for the Company or an Affiliated Company (whether or not such period occurs in a single computation period) except for short term disability salary continuation;
(ii)No Hours of Service shall be credited for a payment made or due under a plan maintained solely for the purpose of complying with applicable workers' compensation, unemployment compensation, or disability insurance laws; and
(iii)No Hours of Service shall be credited for a payment which solely reimburses an employee for medical or medically related expenses incurred by the employee. 
In the case of a payment which is made or due on account of a period during which an employee performs no duties for the Company or an Affiliated Company, and which results in the crediting of Hours of Service under Paragraphs (b) or (c) above, the number of hours and the period to which such hours are to be credited shall be determined in accordance with the rules promulgated by the United States Department of Labor in paragraphs (b), (c), and (d) of the regulations at 29 CFR § 2530.200b-2 or any future regulations which change, amend, or supersede such regulations, which regulations are incorporated by reference herein.
2.35Hourly Pension Plan means the Pension Plan for Hourly Rated Employees of Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., as amended from time to time.
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2.36IGS Savings Plan means the Industrial Gas and Supply Company Retirement Savings Plan which was merged into the Plan effective as of March 31, 2000.
2.37Investment Committee means the Pension Investment Committee of the Company, consisting of persons appointed by the Finance Committee of the Board and authorized, directed and empowered to supervise, monitor and review the management, custody, control and investment performance of the assets of the Plan.
2.38Investment Vehicle means any security or other investment in which the Trustee is authorized to invest Participant Contributions transferred to a particular Participant Investment Fund, other than cash or interest-bearing investments of a short-term nature in which such Participant Contributions may be temporarily invested pending investment in such security or other investment.  
2.39Matched Contributions means Before-Tax Contributions and Roth 401(k) Contributions that are matched by the Employer in accordance with Section 3.03.
2.40Normal Retirement Age means age 65.
2.41Participant means: (a) any Employee who is eligible to participate in the Plan in accordance with Section 3.01, or (b) any former Employee by whom or for whom contributions have been made under Sections 3.02, 3.03, 3.04, 3.12, or 3.13, and (c) any participant in the IGS Savings Plan on March 30, 2002, until such time as all such contributions and earnings thereon have been withdrawn by or distributed to such Employee, former Employee or IGS Savings Plan Participant.
2.42Participant Contributions mean, collectively, funds held and invested by the Trustee under the Trust Agreement which were, when first transferred to the Trustee, Matched Contributions, Unmatched Contributions, rollover contributions as described in Section 3.12, or assets received in plan-to-plan transfers or mergers as described in Section 3.13, together with earnings thereon.
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2.43Participant Investment Funds mean the funds described in Appendix A, as amended from time to time, which other than the Company Stock Fund, are chosen by the Investment Committee, in which Participant Contributions and Company Core Contributions are held for investment.
2.44Participating Employer means those Affiliated Companies listed as Participating Employers on Schedule I hereto, while such designation is in effect, and any Affiliated Company which is later designated by the Board or pursuant to authority delegated by the Board as a Participating Employer under the Plan, whose designation has not been revoked.  An Affiliated Company’s status as a Participating Employer shall be automatically revoked upon its ceasing to be an Affiliated Company.  A Participating Employer or the Board or person acting pursuant to authority delegated by the Board may revoke such designation at any time, but until such acceptance has been revoked, all of the provisions of the Plan and amendments thereto shall apply to the Employees and former Employees of the Participating Employer.  In the event the designation of a Participating Employer is revoked, the Plan shall be deemed discontinued only as to such Participating Employer.
2.45Party in Interest has the meaning provided in ERISA Section 3(14), or regulations promulgated thereunder or any future regulations which change, amend, or supersede such regulations. 
2.46Period of Severance means a 12-consecutive-month period beginning on an individual’s Severance from Service Date or any anniversary thereof and ending on the next succeeding anniversary of such date during which the individual is not credited with at least one Hour of Service.
2.47Plan means the “Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan” as set forth herein and as amended from time to time.
2.48Plan Administrator means the Senior Vice President – Human Resources, or such other person or entity as he or she shall appoint to fill such role.
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2.49Plan Year means the annual period beginning on January 1 and ending on December 31 of the following calendar year.  A Plan Year shall be designated according to the calendar year in which such Plan Year ends.  The Plan Year shall also be the limitation year for purposes of applying the limitation of Code Section 415.
2.50Qualified Default Investment Alternative means the Participant Investment Fund chosen by the Investment Committee, as designated in Appendix A, to meet the requirements of ERISA Section 404(c)(5) and the regulations thereunder.
2.51Qualified Domestic Relations Order means:  (a) any qualified domestic relations order as defined in Code Section 414(p) and ERISA Section 206(d), or (b) any other domestic relations order permitted to be treated as a qualified domestic relations order by the Plan Administrator under the provisions of the Retirement Equity Act of 1984 and which the Plan Administrator determines to treat as a qualified domestic relations order.
2.52Reemployment Commencement Date means the first day on which an individual performs an Hour of Service under Section 2.34 after incurring a Period of Severance.  
2.53Retirement Plan means:  (a) any profit-sharing, pension, or stock bonus plan described in Code Sections 401(a) and 501(a), (b) any annuity plan or annuity contract described in Code Sections 403(a) or 403(b) of the Code, or (c) any individual retirement account or individual retirement annuity described in Code Sections 408(a) or 408(b).
2.54Retirement Program Change Effective Date means January 1, 2005, except that (a) for Employees at the South Brunswick, New Jersey facility who were hourly-rated instrument and electrical technicians, warehouse technicians, laboratory technicians, maintenance technicians, operation technicians, or production technicians as of January 1, 2005, the Retirement Program Change Effective Date shall be January 1, 2006, and (b) for salaried Employees who were on military leave on 
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January 1, 2005, the Retirement Program Change Effective Date shall be the first of the month following 30 days after returning from military leave.
2.55Rollover Contribution Account means the account to which a Participant’s Rollover Contributions made in accordance with Code Section 402(c)(2), if any, are allocated.  The Rollover Contribution Account shall not contain any allocations of Roth Rollover Contributions; rather, Roth Rollover Contributions shall be allocated to the Roth Rollover Contribution Account.
2.56Roth 401(k) Contribution means a Participant’s Elective Deferral that is (a) includable in the Participant’s gross income at the time that the Elective Deferral is deferred, and (b) has been irrevocably designated as a Roth 401(k) Contribution.
2.57Roth 401(k) Contribution Account means the account to which a Participant’s Roth 401(k) Contributions, if any, are allocated.  No contributions other than Roth 401(k) Contributions and properly attributable earnings will be credited to a Participant’s Roth 401(k) Contribution Account; and gains, losses and other credits or charges will be allocated on a reasonable and consistent basis to such Roth 401(k) Contribution Account.  The Plan will maintain a record of the amount of Roth 401(k) Contributions in each Participant’s Roth 401(k) Contribution Account.  Distributions from a Participant’s Roth 401(k) Contribution Account (other than corrective distributions) are not includable in the Participant’s gross income if the distribution is made after the Five Year Taxable Period and after the Participant’s death, disability or age 59 1/2.  Earnings on corrective distributions of Roth 401(k) Contribution are includable in a Participant’s gross income in the same manner as earnings on corrective distributions of Before-Tax Contributions; however, corrective distributions of Roth 401(k) Contributions are not includible in the Participant’s gross income.
2.58Roth Rollover Contribution means the direct rollover from a Roth elective deferral account under an applicable retirement plan described in Code Section 402A(e)(1) and only to the extent the rollover is permitted under Code Section 402(c).
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2.59Roth Rollover Contribution Account means the account to which a Participant’s Roth Rollover Contributions, if any, are allocated.  The Plan will maintain a record of the amount of Roth Rollover Contributions in each Participant’s Roth Rollover Contribution Account. 
2.60Salaried Pension Plan means the Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. Pension Plan for Salaried Employees, as amended from time to time.
2.61Severance from Service Date occurs on the earlier of (i) the date on which an employee retires, voluntarily terminates, or is discharged from employment with an Employer and all Affiliated Companies or dies; or (ii) the first anniversary of the first date of a period in which an Employee remains absent from service (with or without pay) with the Employer and all Affiliated Companies for any reason other than voluntary termination, retirement, discharge, or death, such as vacation, holiday, sickness, disability, leave of absence, or layoff; provided that, in the case of an individual who is absent from work for maternity or paternity reasons, a Severance from Service Date shall not occur  until the second anniversary of the date the individual begins such maternity or paternity leave.  For purposes of the foregoing, an Employee’s absence from work for maternity or paternity reasons means an absence (a) by reason of the pregnancy of the Employee, (b) by reason of the birth of a child of the Employee, (c) by reason of the placement of a child with the Employee in connection with the adoption of such child by such Employee, or (d) for purposes of caring for such child for a period beginning immediately following such birth or placement; provided that the Employee has provided to the Plan Administrator, in the form and manner prescribed by the Plan Administrator, information establishing (a) that the absence from work is for maternity or paternity reasons and (b) the number of days for which there was such an absence.  Nothing in this Section shall be construed as expanding or amending any maternity or paternity leave policy of the Employer.  Notwithstanding the above, an individual who is absent from work due to a leave of absence, whether or not for maternity or paternity reasons, who returns to work immediately following the leave of absence shall be deemed not to have a Severance from Service date.
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2.62Trust Agreement means the trust agreement referred to in Article IV, as the same may be amended from time to time.
2.63Trust Fund means the assets held in trust for purposes of the Plan.  
2.64Trustee means such trustee or trustees as shall be appointed by the Investment Committee under the Trust Agreement.
2.65Unmatched Contributions mean any Roth 401(k) Contributions which are not Matched Contributions, Before-Tax Contributions which are not Matched Contributions or Catch-up Contributions.
2.66Senior Vice President-Human Resources shall mean the Senior Vice President, Human Resources of the Company, or any successor to that position.
2.67Years of Service mean the service credited to a Participant for purposes of determining the amount of Company Core Contributions allocated to the Participant’s account under Section 3.04.  The following rules shall apply in calculating Years of Service under this Plan:
(a)An Employee shall be credited with a Year of Service for each 12 consecutive month period during the period beginning on the Employee’s Employment Commencement Date and ending on the Employee’s Severance from Service Date.  
(b)If an Employee has a Severance from Service Date and after January 1, 2005 is rehired by the Employer as a salaried Employee or after February 1, 2011 is rehired by the Employer as a non-union hourly Employee, Years of Service prior to the Employee’s Severance from Service Date shall not be taken into account as Years of Service.  The Employee’s date of reemployment shall be the Employee’s Employment Commencement Date for purposes of (a) above. 
(c)Notwithstanding the foregoing, an hourly employee who is receiving credited service in the Hourly Pension Plan and becomes a salaried Employee after January 1, 2005, or a salaried employee who is receiving credited service in the 
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Salaried Pension Plan and becomes a non-union hourly Employee after February 1, 2011 will be credited with Years of Service beginning with the date he or she first earned Credited Service under the Salaried Pension Plan or the Hourly Pension Plan, as applicable, but excluding any period when he or she was not employed by the Company or an Affiliated Company, and any period of active employment with respect to which service is not taken into account in calculating his or her Accrued Benefit under such Plan.
(d)Notwithstanding the foregoing, for periods of service prior to January 1, 2005, an Employee who was a Core Contribution Participant as of January 1, 2005, will be credited with Years of Service beginning with the date he or she first earned Credited Service under the Salaried Pension Plan or the Hourly Pension Plan, but excluding any period when he or she was not employed by the Company or an  Affiliated Company, and any period with respect to which service is not taken into account in calculating his or her Accrued Benefit under such Plan as of January 1, 2005.
(e)An Employee who was an employee of E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company (“DuPont”) and who was hired by the Company in connection with the purchase of DuPont Air Products NanoMaterials L.L.C. on April 2, 2012, shall be credited with a Year of Service for each 12 consecutive month period during the period beginning on the Employee’s service date with DuPont and ending on the Employee’s Severance from Service Date.
(f)An Employee who was an employee of General Electric Company and who was hired by the Company in connection with the purchase of certain assets of General Electric Company on August 1, 2019, shall be credited with a Year of Service for each 12 consecutive month period during the period beginning on the Employee’s service date with General Electric Company and ending on the Employee’s Severance from Service Date.
2.68Years of Vesting Service means the service credited to an Employee for purposes of determining the Employee’s vested interest in the portion of his account attributable to Company Core Contributions and related investment earnings and 
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losses.  The following rules shall apply in calculating Years of Vesting Service under this Plan:
(a)An Employee shall be credited with full and partial Years of Vesting Service for the period from the Employee’s Employment Commencement Date to the Employee’s Severance from Service Date and, if applicable, from the Employee’s Reemployment Commencement Date to the Employee’s subsequent Severance from Service Date; provided that, an Employee who is absent from work due to maternity or paternity leave as defined in subsection 2.61 immediately prior to their Severance from Service Date shall not be credited with Vesting Service for any period of such maternity or paternity leave that extends beyond the one year anniversary of the date the individual begins such maternity or paternity leave.  Years of Vesting Service shall be calculated on the basis that 12 consecutive months of employment equal one year.  For this purpose, partial Years of Vesting Service shall be aggregated.
(b)If an Employee retires, voluntarily terminates, or is discharged from employment with the Employer and all Affiliated Companies and is subsequently reemployed, the period commencing on the Employee’s Severance from Service Date and ending on the reemployment date shall be taken into account, if such period is 12 months or less in duration; provided that, if an Employee retires, voluntarily terminates, or is discharged from employment with the Employer and all Affiliated Companies during a period when the Employee was absent for another reason and is subsequently reemployed, the period commencing on the Employee’s Severance from Service Date and ending on the reemployment date shall be taken into account, but only if the reemployment date occurs within 12 months of the first date of absence.  
(c)If an Employee is reemployed after incurring five consecutive Periods of Severance, and the Employee had never previously earned any vested benefits under the Plan, including Company Matching Contributions, Years of Vesting Service after such Periods of Severance shall not be taken into account for purposes of determining the vested interest in the portion of his account attributable to Company Core Contributions made before such Periods of Severance, and Years of Vesting 
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Service before such Periods of Severance shall not be taken into account for the purpose of determining the vested interest in the portion of his account attributable to Company Core Contributions made after such Periods of Severance.
(d)Years of Vesting Service shall include all periods described in paragraphs (a), and (b) above (including those periods during which the Employee was a leased employee within the meaning of section 414(n) or 414(o) of the Code) whether or not the Employee qualified as an Employee during those periods.
(e)An Employee who was an employee of DuPont and who was hired by the Company in connection with the purchase of DuPont Air Products NanoMaterials L.L.C. on April 2, 2012, shall be credited with full and partial Years of Vesting Service for the period from the Employee’s service date with DuPont to the Employee’s Severance from Service Date.
2.69 Employer Discretionary Contribution.   Shall mean an employer discretionary contribution which is applicable to those Employees whose terms and conditions of employment are governed by the terms of the collective bargaining agreement.  Such Employer Discretionary Contributions must be set forth in the documents governing the terms and conditions of employment and shall be set forth on Schedule II.

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ARTICLE III
ELIGIBILITY, CONTRIBUTIONS, WITHDRAWALS, DISTRIBUTIONS,
ROLLOVERS, AND PLAN-TO-PLAN TRANSFERS

3.01Eligibility and Commencement of Participation. 
(a)An Employee shall be eligible to participate in the Plan upon meeting the requirements of (i) or (ii) as follows: 
(i)An Employee shall be eligible to participate in the Plan upon completion of thirty (30) days of service after the date as of which the Employee is first scheduled or expected to be credited with one thousand (1,000) Hours of Service as an Employee during the next twelve (12)-month period.  Such Employee will begin his participation as of the first complete pay period following the completion of such thirty (30) days of service if such Employee shall make an affirmative election to participate in accordance with procedures adopted by the Plan Administrator under Paragraph 3.02(a), (b), or (c) , or a Deemed Election pursuant to Paragraph 3.02(d).    Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Core Contribution Participant shall be eligible to participate in benefits under Section 3.04 of the Plan on the later of the Retirement Program Change Effective Date or the date he becomes a Core Contribution Participant, provided that he is scheduled or expected to be credited with one thousand (1,000) Hours of Service during the next twelve (12)-month period.   
(ii)An Employee who has not satisfied the service requirements of the preceding paragraph shall be eligible to participate in the Plan, upon such Employee's completion of 1,000 Hours of Service during an eligibility computation period.  An eligibility computation period is the twelve (12) month period beginning on the Employee’s Employment Commencement Date, or, in the event such Employee does not complete 1,000 Hours of Service in such twelve (12) month period, all Plan Years beginning after the first day of such twelve (12) month period.  Such an Employee may begin his participation as of the first full pay period which includes the earlier of (i) the first day of the Plan Year which follows his satisfaction of the eligibility requirements in the preceding sentence, or (ii) the date which is six months after the 
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date on which he satisfied such eligibility requirements, if such Employee makes an affirmative election to participate in accordance with Paragraph 3.01(a)(i).  A Core Contribution Participant who has not satisfied the service requirements of the preceding paragraph shall be eligible to participate in benefits under Section 3.04 of the Plan upon such Participant’s completion of 1,000 Hours of Service during an eligibility computation period.  
(iii)Employees who were former participants of the IGS Savings Plan shall be eligible to participate upon their becoming an Employee provided they make an affirmative election to participate in accordance with the procedures adopted by the Plan Administrator under subsection 3.02(a), (b), or (c) or a Deemed Election pursuant to subsection 3.02(d).  
(iv)An Employee who was an employee of DuPont and who was hired by the Company in connection with the purchase of DuPont Air Products NanoMaterials L.L.C. on April 2, 2012, shall be eligible to participate in the Plan as soon as administratively possible upon his becoming an Employee provided he makes an affirmative election to participate in the Plan in accordance with the procedures adopted by the Plan Administrator under subsection 3.02(a), (b), or (c) or a Deemed Election pursuant to subsection 3.02(d).
(b)An Employee eligible to participate in the Plan shall remain eligible to participate (subject to the applicable suspension provisions of Sections 3.02, 3.07, and 3.08) for so long as he is an Employee.  An Employee who terminates his employment with the Company and all Affiliated Companies after becoming eligible to participate in the Plan, or an Employee who otherwise ceases to be employed as an Employee, shall, upon reemployment by an Employer as an Employee, be eligible to participate in the Plan and may begin his participation as soon as administratively possible so long as an election is properly made as provided in Paragraph 3.02; except that such reemployed Core Contribution Participant shall be eligible to participate in Company Core Contributions as of the later of the Retirement Program Change Date or his Reemployment Commencement Date (or, if no Severance from Service has 
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occurred, the later of the Retirement Program Change Date or the date he once again meets the definition of Employee).  An Employee who becomes represented by a collective bargaining agent will remain eligible to participate in the Plan until a collective bargaining agreement is executed by the Employer by which the Employee is employed and the bargaining agent and, subsequent thereto, will only remain eligible to participate in the Plan if the collective bargaining agreement so provides.  An Employee who terminates employment with the Company and all Affiliated Companies prior to becoming eligible to participate in the Plan shall be treated as a new Employee for purposes of this Section 3.01 upon reemployment by an Employer.  
(c)Notwithstanding any other provision of this Plan, the availability of Before-Tax Contributions, Roth 401(k) Contributions, Catch-up Contributions, Company Core Contributions and Company Matching Contributions shall not discriminate in favor of Highly Compensated Employees.
1.02Before-Tax, Roth 401(k) and Catch-up Contributions.  Each Employee shall commence participation in the Plan by making an election to make contributions to the Plan as described in (a), (b), (c), or (d) below (the “Deferral Election”).
(a)Before-Tax Contributions.  An Employee may make an election to reduce periodic installments of his Annual Salary otherwise payable for each succeeding pay period and direct the Employer to make a contribution to the Plan on his behalf in an amount equal to a whole number from 3 to 50 percent of such periodic installment of his Annual Salary (subject to the provisions of Section 3.07).  The combined Before-Tax Contribution and Roth 401(k) Contribution cannot exceed the limitations under Code Section 402(g) or 50 percent of a Participant’s periodic installment of Annual Salary. 
(b)Roth 401(k) Contributions.  An Employee may make an election to contribute an amount equal to a whole number from 3 to 50 percent of each such periodic installment of his Annual Salary (subject to the provisions of Section 3.07) to the Plan.  The combined Before-Tax Contribution and Roth 401(k) Contribution cannot 
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exceed the limitations under Code Section 402(g) or 50 percent of a Participant’s periodic installment of Annual Salary.
(c)Catch-up Contributions.  Effective October 1, 2002, a Participant who attains age 50 by the end of the applicable calendar year and who has made Before-Tax Contributions or Roth 401(k) Contributions for the calendar year or Plan Year, as applicable, up to the lesser of the statutory limit described in Section 3.07(c)(i), the Plan limit described in Section 3.02(a), or, if such Participant is a Highly Compensated Employee, the highest amount of Before Tax Contributions or Roth 401(k) Contributions that can be retained in the Plan with respect to such Participant without violating the Average Deferral Percentage Test described in Section 3.07(b)(1), shall be eligible to make additional Before-Tax Contributions or Roth 401(k) Contributions to the Plan in the amount of $5,000, which amount shall be adjusted pursuant to cost of living adjustments described in Code Section 414(v)(2)(c).  
(d)Deemed Election.  (i) Each salaried Employee who becomes eligible to participate in the Plan on or after the Retirement Program Change Effective Date, (ii) each hourly Employee who becomes eligible to participate in the Plan on and after October 1, 2007, and (iii) each Employee who is covered by a collective bargaining agreement on or after November 1, 2017 and the terms of such agreement provide for participation in the Plan, shall be considered to have directed the Employer to reduce his salary in order to make a Before-Tax Contribution in an amount equal to six (6) percent of each periodic installment of his Annual Salary (subject to the provisions of Section 3.07) on his behalf to the trust for the Plan established under the Trust Agreement unless such Employee files (or has filed) a Deferral Election with the Employer.  Such Deemed Election shall be effective in accordance with procedures established by the Plan Administrator after written notice has been provided to the Employee.
(e)Limits on Contributions.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the maximum combined total of Roth 401(k) Contributions and Before-Tax Contributions being made by or on behalf of a Participant at any time may not exceed 50 percent of the Participant's installments of Annual Salary payable at the time, and Roth 401(k) Contributions and Before-Tax Contributions may be made only to the extent that such 
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Contributions to a Participant's account for any Plan Year do not cause the limitations on Annual Additions to a Participant's account as set forth in Section 3.14 to be exceeded.
(f)Election Changes.  An Employee may, by giving notice to the Plan Administrator, change his Deferral Election, including a Deemed Election, and direct the Employer to reduce or contribute, as the case may be, different permitted percentages of his periodic installments of Annual Salary, effective as soon as administratively practicable thereafter.  In the event of a change in Annual Salary, the Employee's then current contribution percentage shall automatically be applied to the new Annual Salary, as soon as administratively practicable thereafter.  
(g)Suspension of Elections.  An Employee may, by notice to the Plan Administrator, initiate a suspension of his Deferral Election beginning as soon as administratively practicable thereafter.  In addition, suspension shall be automatic as of the first pay in which a Participant ceases to be an Employee.  In the event the participant initiates the suspension, the Participant may elect to resume his Deferral Election in accordance with the provisions of Section 3.01 effective as soon as administratively practicable thereafter, provided that he is an Employee as of the date when the Deferral Election resumes.
(h)Termination of Elections.  Subsequent to a Distribution Event, the Participant shall have no right to continue making contributions to the Plan, but shall have the right to redirect the investment of the amounts in his accounts in accordance with Section 4.03 and to change or revoke his written designation of Beneficiary in accordance with Section 5.02.
(i)Administrative Rules.   The Plan Administrator may from time to time establish such rules and procedures for determining and adjusting the percentages of Annual Salary subject to Deferral Elections as the Plan Administrator shall in his sole discretion deem to be necessary or desirable for the administration of the Plan in accordance with the Code and ERISA, including, without limitation, rules and procedures establishing limitations on the frequency with which all or certain Participants may alter the percentage of their Annual Salary which are subject to 
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Deferral Elections and rules and procedures allowing for the contributions of a specified dollar amount of Before-Tax Contributions, Roth 401(k) Contributions or Catch-Up Contributions in lieu of  fixed whole percentage.  Notwithstanding any provision in the Plan to the contrary, solely with respect to a Participant in the Air Products Deferred Compensation Plan, the Plan Administrator may from time to time adjust the percentage of Annual Salary Deferral Elections as the Plan Administrator shall in his sole discretion deem to be necessary or desirable for the administration of both the Plan and the Air Products Deferred Compensation Plan.
(j)Vesting.  A Participant shall have a fully vested, nonforfeitable right to any benefits derived from Before-Tax Contributions, Roth 401(k) Contributions, After-Tax Contributions and Catch-up Contributions made under this Section 3.02.
3.03Company Matching Contributions.  The Employer shall make Company Matching Contributions to the Plan on behalf of each Participant who is eligible to receive a Company Matching Contribution as soon as administratively practicable after each pay date equal to fifty percent (50) of the first six (6) percent of a Participant’s Annual Salary that is deferred to the Plan as Before-Tax Contributions or Roth 401(k) Contributions excluding Catch Up Contributions.
(a)Form of Company Matching Contribution.  A Company Matching Contribution will be made to the Trustee at least annually, but (unless the  Company determines otherwise) only out of the Employer’s current or accumulated earnings and profits, and may be made in whole or in part in cash or Company Stock.  Company Matching Contributions to be made in Company Stock shall be valued for such purpose at the Fair Market Value on the last Business Day of the period for which the Company Matching Contribution is made.  If the Company shall not have taken action to discontinue the Plan in accordance with the provisions of Section 7.01 prior to the end of any Plan Year, the Employer’s Company Matching Contribution for such  Plan Year shall become a fixed obligation as of the end of such Plan Year to the extent of the Employer’s current or accumulated earnings and profits.
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(b)Reconciliation of Company Matching Contribution.
Effective December 31, 2021, on an annual basis, the Employer shall ensure that for Participants who are employed by the Company on the last day of the Plan Year, the Participant’s Company Matching Contribution is equal to the maximum contribution the Participant would receive under the Company Matching Formula for the calendar year based upon the Participant’s Before-Tax and Roth 401(k) Contributions for the entire calendar year.  The Employer shall make the appropriate Matching Contribution to the Plan.

(c)Limits on Company Matching Contributions.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Company Matching Contribution shall be made for the account of any Participant to the extent that such Company Matching Contribution, after the adjustments provided for in the following sentence, would violate the Actual Contribution Percentage Test, as described in Section 3.07.  Any corrective actions taken to avoid such violations shall be performed in accordance with Section 3.07. 
(d)Vesting.  A Participant shall have a fully vested, nonforfeitable right to any benefits derived from Company Matching Contributions, subject to the forfeiture provisions of Section 3.07 and Paragraph 3.14(c). 
(e)Collectively Bargained Employees.  A Participant whose terms and conditions of employment are covered by a collective bargaining agreement shall not be entitled to receive a Matching Contribution unless the terms and conditions of such agreement provide for a Company Matching Contribution.
3.04Company Core Contributions.  Effective as of the Retirement Program Change Effective Date, each Core Contribution Participant shall receive Company Core Contributions from the Employer in accordance with the following provisions:
(a)Formula.  For Company Core Contributions prior to January 1, 2022, the Employer shall allocate a Company Core Contribution at least annually to the account of each eligible Participant whose terms and conditions of employment are not 
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subject to the terms and conditions of a collective bargaining agreement at any time during the Plan Year in accordance with the following schedule:
						
	Years of Service	Amount of Company Core Contributions
	Less than 10 Years of Service	4% of Annual Salary
	10-19 Years of Service	5% of Annual Salary
	20 or more Years of Service	6% of Annual Salary

(b)For Company Core Contributions after January 1, 2022, the Employer shall allocate a Company Core Contribution at least annually to the account of each eligible Participant whose terms and conditions of employment are not subject to the terms and conditions of a collective bargaining agreement at any time during the Plan Year in accordance with the following schedule:
						
	Years of Service	Amount of Company Core Contributions
	Less than 10 Years of Service	5% of Annual Salary
	10-19 Years of Service	6% of Annual Salary
	20 or more Years of Service	7% of Annual Salary

(c)Notwithstanding the foregoing, Annual Salary for purposes of determining the amount of Company Core Contributions under (a) or (b), above, shall not include any Annual Salary earned by a Participant before the Participant became eligible to receive Company Core Contributions.  
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(d)Collectively Bargained Employees.  A Participant whose terms and conditions of employment are covered by a collective bargaining agreement shall not be entitled to receive a Company Core Contribution unless the terms and conditions of such agreement provide for a Company Core Contribution.  The terms and conditions of such agreement shall also provide for the amount of such Company Core Contribution.

3.05Company Core Contribution Vesting Rules.  A Participant’s Company Core Contributions and related investment earnings and losses shall be subject to the following vesting rules: 
(a)Vesting Schedule.  Effective on and after October 1, 2007, a Participant who is an Employee shall have a vested, nonforfeitable right to the portion of a Participant’s account attributable to Company Core Contributions, including any related investment earnings and losses, according to the following vesting schedule, or, if earlier, after attaining Normal Retirement Age while employed by the Employer or an Affiliated Company:

						
	Years of Vesting Service	Percent Vested
	Less than 1	0%
	1	20%
	2	40%
	3	60%
	4	80%
	5	100%

Prior to October 1, 2007, a Participant who is an Employee would have a fully vested, nonforfeitable right to the portion of a Participant’s account attributable to Company Core Contributions, including any related investment earnings and losses, 
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after completing at least 5 Years of Vesting Service, or, if earlier, after attaining Normal Retirement Age while employed by the Employer or an Affiliated Company.  
Effective September 30, 2016, a Participant who was an Employee of Versum Materials, US LLC on September 30, 2016 shall have a vested, nonforfeitable right to the portion of the Participant’s account attributable to Company Core Contributions, including any related investment earnings and losses.
Effective the later of January 3, 2017 or the Closing, in the case of a Participant who prior to the Closing as defined in the Purchase Agreement by and between Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., and Evonik Industries AG Dated as of May 6, 2016 (the “Evonik Agreement”) was employed by the Company’s PMD Business as that term is defined in the Evonik Agreement and who upon the Closing will become an employee of Evonik Industries AG or one of its affiliates, such Participant shall have a vested, nonforfeitable right to the portion of the Participant’s account attributable to Company Core Contributions, including any related investment earnings and losses.

                     Effective January 1, 2018, a Participant shall have a vested, nonforfeitable right to the portion of the Participant’s account attributable to Company Core Contributions, including any related investment earnings and losses.  The Vesting Schedule as detailed above will no longer be applicable to any Participant.

(b)Forfeitures.
(i)If a Participant is not fully vested in Company Core Contributions as described in (a) above at the time he incurs a Severance from Service Date, the unvested portion of the Participant’s account attributable to Company Core Contributions and related investment earnings and losses shall be forfeited as of the earlier of:
(A)the date on which he receives a distribution of his entire vested interest in his account; or
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(B)the date on which he incurs five consecutive Periods of Severance.
    (ii)    A Participant who has no portion of his account attributable to Company Matching Contributions, Participant Before-Tax Contributions or Roth 401(k) Contributions and whose vested interest in the portion of his account attributable to Company Core Contributions is zero shall be deemed to have received a distribution of his account as of his Severance from Service Date.
(iii)    If a Participant is rehired by the Employer or an Affiliated Company before incurring five consecutive Periods of Severance, any amount forfeited under subsections (i) or (ii) shall be restored to his account as soon as administratively practicable.  Such restoration shall be made from currently forfeited amounts in accordance with subsection (iv), or from additional contributions by the Employer and shall be invested in the Qualified Default Investment Alternative.
(iv)    Amounts forfeited shall be used to first restore future amounts required to be restored in accordance with subsection (iii) with respect to the Plan Year.  After such restoration, if any, is made, such amounts shall be used to reduce future Company Core Contributions and Company Matching Contributions made by the Employer by which the former Participant was employed, or to defray administrative costs of the Plan as determined by the Company.
(v)    Notwithstanding anything in the Plan to the contrary, in the event a portion of a Participant’s account is forfeited in accordance with Section 3.05(b), the portion of a Participant’s account attributable to the Company Stock Fund may only be forfeited after all other available assets under the Plan have been forfeited.

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(vi)     Effective January 1, 2018, a Participant shall have a vested, nonforfeitable right to the portion of the Participant’s account attributable to Company Core Contributions, including any related investment earnings and losses.
3.06Timing of Contributions.  Before-Tax, Roth 401(k) and Catch-up Contributions shall be transferred to the Trustee as soon as practicable following the date on which the Participant’s pay is reduced by the amount of the contribution.  Company Matching Contributions and Company Core Contributions shall be transferred to the Trustee at least annually, but in all cases no later than the last date on which amounts so paid may be deducted for federal income tax purposes for the taxable year of the Employer in which the Plan Year ends.
3.07Nondiscrimination Limitations and Corrective Measures.   
(a)For purposes of this Section 3.07, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated below:
(i)Actual Contribution Percentage.  The Actual Contribution Percentages for a Plan Year for the group of all Highly Compensated Employees and for the group of all Nonhighly Compensated Employees respectively are the averages, calculated to the nearest one-hundredth of a percentage point (.01%), of the ratios, calculated separately to the nearest one-hundredth of a percentage point (.01%) for each Employee in the respective group, of the amount of Company Matching Contributions and After Tax Contributions (and any Qualified Non-Elective Contribution made under Paragraph 3.07(c)(x) for purposes of satisfying the Actual Contribution Percentage Test) made to the Plan on behalf of each such Employee for such Plan Year, to the Employee's Compensation for such Plan Year, whether or not the Employee was a Participant for the entire Plan Year.  The Actual Contribution Percentage calculation may include Before-Tax Contributions and Roth 401(k) Contributions, excluding Catch-up Contributions, so long as:  (A) the Actual Deferral Percentage Test is met before such Before-Tax Contributions and Roth 401(k) Contributions are used in the Actual Contribution Percentage Test, and continues to be met following the exclusion of 
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those Before-Tax Contributions and Roth 401(k) Contributions that are used to meet the Actual Contribution Percentage Test and (B) the requirements of Treasury Regulation §1.401(m)-1(b)(5) are satisfied.  For purposes of determining the Actual Contribution Percentage, only those Employees who are eligible to elect After Tax Contributions or to receive Company Matching Contributions for all or a portion of the applicable Plan Year, or who would be so eligible absent a suspension in accordance with the terms of the Plan, are taken into account; any such Employee who would be a Participant if such Employee made an After Tax Contribution or had a Before-Tax Contribution or Roth 401(k) Contribution made on his behalf shall be treated as an eligible Employee on behalf of whom no After Tax Contributions or Company Matching Contributions are made.
For purposes of this Section, and except as otherwise provided in Treasury regulations, if the Plan and any other plan are aggregated for purposes of Code Section 410(b) (other than for purposes of the average benefit percentage test), such plans (including the Plan) shall be treated as one (1) plan for purposes of calculating the Actual Contribution Percentage.  Except as otherwise provided in Treasury regulations, if any Highly Compensated Employee who is a Participant in this Plan also participates in any other plan of the Employer to which employee or matching contributions are made, all such plans (including the Plan) shall be treated as one (1) plan with respect to such Participant.  
(ii)Actual Contribution Percentage Test means the test described in Paragraph 3.07(b)(ii).
(iii)Actual Deferral Percentage.  The Actual Deferral Percentages for a Plan Year for the group of all Highly Compensated Employees and for the group of all Non-highly Compensated Employees respectively are the averages, calculated to the nearest one-hundredth of a percentage point (.01%), of the ratios, calculated separately to the nearest one-hundredth of a percentage point (.01%) for each Employee in the respective group, of the amount of Before-Tax Contributions and Roth 401(k) Contributions, excluding Catch-up Contributions (and Qualified Non-
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Elective Contributions made under Paragraph 3.07(c)(x) for purposes of satisfying the Actual Deferral Percentage Test),  paid under the Plan on behalf of each such Employee for such Plan Year, including Excess Deferrals, to the Employee's Compensation for such Plan Year (whether or not the Employee was a Participant for the entire Plan Year) but excluding Before-Tax Contributions and Roth 401(k) Contributions that are taken into account in the Actual Contribution Percentage Test.  Only those Employees who are eligible to elect Before-Tax Contributions or Roth 401(k) Contributions for all or a portion of the applicable Plan Year, or who would be so eligible absent a suspension in accordance with the terms of the Plan, are taken into account; any such Employee who would be a Participant but for the failure to have Before-Tax Contributions or Roth 401(k) Contributions made on his behalf shall be treated as an eligible Employee on whose behalf no Before-Tax Contributions or Roth 401(k) Contributions are made.  
For purposes of this Section and except as otherwise provided in Treasury regulations, if the Plan and any other plan which includes a cash or deferred arrangement (within the meaning of Code Section 401(k)) are aggregated for purposes of Code Section 410(b) (other than for purposes of the average benefit percentage test), the cash or deferred arrangements in such plans (including the Plan) shall be treated as one (1) plan for purposes of calculating the Actual Deferral Percentage.  Except as otherwise provided in Treasury regulations, if any Highly Compensated Employee who is a Participant in this Plan also participates in any other cash or deferred arrangement (within the meaning of Code Section 401(k)) of the Company or an Affiliated Company, all such cash or deferred arrangements (including under the Plan) shall be treated as one (1) cash or deferred arrangement with respect to such Participant.  
(iv)Actual Deferral Percentage Test means the test described in Paragraph 3.07(b)(i).
(v)Compensation shall mean, except as otherwise provided in the definition of “Highly Compensated Employee”, a definition of compensation which satisfies Code Section 414(s) and regulations thereunder, and which is consistently used in any one Plan Year for purposes of this Section 3.07.
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(vi)Excess Aggregate Contributions mean, with respect to any Highly Compensated Employee for a Plan Year, the excess of:
(A)The total After Tax Contributions and Company Matching Contributions (and, where applicable, Before-Tax Contributions and Roth 401(k) Contributions, taken into account under the Actual Contribution Percentage Test) made on behalf of such Highly Compensated Employee taken into account in computing the Actual Contribution Percentage for such Plan Year, over
(B)The maximum amount of After Tax Contributions and Company Matching Contributions (and, where applicable, Before-Tax Contributions and Roth 401(k) Contributions, taken into account under the Actual Contribution Percentage Test) on behalf of such Highly Compensated Employee which are permitted by the Actual Contribution Percentage Test. 
(vii)Excess Contributions mean, with respect to any Highly Compensated Employee for a Plan Year, the excess of:
(A)The total Before-Tax Contributions and Roth 401(k) Contributions made on behalf of such Highly Compensated Employee taken into account in computing the Actual Deferral Percentage of Highly Compensated Employees for such Plan Year, over
(B)The maximum amount of such Before-Tax Contributions and Roth 401(k) Contributions, excluding Catch-up Contributions, on behalf of such Highly Compensated Employee which are permitted by the Actual Deferral Percentage Test.
(viii)Excess Deferrals mean the Before-Tax Contributions and Roth 401(k) Contributions that are includible in a Participant's gross income because they have exceeded the dollar limitation contained in Code Section 402(g).
(ix)Highly Compensated Employee means any Employee who performs service for the Company or an Affiliated Company during the determination 
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year (as defined below) and who was:  (A) a Five-Percent Owner at any time during the current or preceding Plan Year, or (B) for the preceding Plan Year had Compensation from the Employer or an Affiliated Company in excess of $115,000 (as adjusted pursuant to Code Section 414(q)).  At the election of the Plan Administrator and, as provided for in Exhibit III, in a manner consistent with Code Section 414(q) and any regulations or other IRS pronouncements thereunder, clause (B) in the preceding sentence can be limited to those Employees who are in the top twenty percent (20%) of Employees ranked on the basis of compensation for such look-back year.  At the election of the Plan Administrator, as provided for in Exhibit III, Compensation for the purpose of this Paragraph 3.07(a)(ix) may be determined on the basis of a calendar year, rather than the Plan Year.
(x)To the extent required by applicable law "Highly Compensated Employee" shall also include a highly compensated former employee, which is any employee who separated from service prior to the current Plan Year and who was either a Highly Compensated Employee in any determination year ending on or after the Employee's attainment of age fifty five (55).
For purposes of this definition, Compensation is as defined in Code Section 415(c)(3).
(xi)Nonhighly Compensated Employee means any employee who is not a Highly Compensated Employee.
(xii)Qualified Non-Elective Contributions mean contributions made by the Company described in Paragraph 3.07(c)(x).
(xiii)Five Percent Owner means an Employee who shall be considered to be a Five Percent Owner for any Plan Year if at any time during such year such Employee was a five percent owner of the Employer, determined in accordance with the rules of Code Section 416(i)(1).
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(b)Nondiscrimination Tests.
(i)Actual Deferral Percentage Test.  Notwithstanding any provision herein to the contrary, the Actual Deferral Percentage for the group of all eligible Highly Compensated Employees for each Plan Year must not exceed the greater of:
(A)the Actual Deferral Percentage for the previous Plan Year for the group of all eligible Nonhighly Compensated Employees multiplied by 1.25; or
(B)the Actual Deferral Percentage for the previous Plan Year of such group of Nonhighly Compensated Employees multiplied by 2.0, but in no event more than two (2) percentage points greater than the Actual Deferral Percentage for the previous Plan Year of such group of Nonhighly Compensated Employees. 
The Senior Vice President - Human Resources, by written notice to the Plan Administrator may elect to entirely exclude from the Actual Deferral Percentage test those Employees who could be excluded from participation under the minimum age and service requirements of Code Section 410(a)(1)(A) ("early participation employees"), other than those early participation employees who are Highly Compensated Employees, to the extent permitted under Code Section 401(k)(3)(F).  Any such election shall be reflected in Exhibit III.   
The Actual Deferral Percentage test set forth in this Paragraph 3.07(b)(i) shall be performed in accordance with Code Section 401(k), the regulations thereunder, and any related IRS pronouncements, including IRS Notice 98-1 to the extent applicable.  The Actual Deferral Percentage test set forth in this Paragraph 3.07(b)(i) may be performed with current year Non-Highly Compensated Employee data, rather than prior year data, if so elected by the Employer.  Any such election shall be made by the Senior Vice-President - Human Resources and shall be reflected in Exhibit III.
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all eligible Highly Compensated Employees for each Plan Year must not exceed the greater of:
(A)The Actual Contribution Percentage for the previous Plan Year for the group of all eligible Nonhighly Compensated Employees multiplied by 1.25; or
(B)The Actual Contribution Percentage for the previous Plan Year of such group of Nonhighly Compensated Employees multiplied by 2.0, but in no event more than two (2) percentage points greater than the Actual Contribution Percentage for the previous Plan Year of such group of Nonhighly Compensated Employees.
The Senior Vice President - Human Resources, by written notice to the Plan Administrator may elect to entirely exclude from the Actual Contribution Percentage Test those Employees who could be excluded from participation under the minimum age and service requirements of Code Section 410(a)(1)(A) ("early participation employees"), other than those early participation employees who are Highly Compensated Employees, to the extent permitted under Code Section 401(m)(5)(C).  Any such election shall be reflected in Exhibit III. 
    The Actual Contribution Percentage test set forth in this Paragraph 3.07(b)(ii) shall be performed in accordance with Code Section 401(m), the regulations thereunder, and any related IRS pronouncements, including IRS Notice 98-1 to the extent applicable.  The Actual Contribution Percentage test set forth in this Paragraph 3.07(b)(ii) may be performed with current year Non-Highly Compensated Employee data, rather than prior year data, if so elected by the Employer.  Any such election shall be made by the Senior Vice President - Human Resources and shall be reflected in Exhibit III.
(iii)    For purposes of Paragraph 3.07(b), a Participant is a Highly Compensated Employee for a particular Plan Year if he or she satisfies the definition of a Highly Compensated Employee in effect for that Plan Year.  Similarly, a Participant is a 
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Nonhighly Compensated Employee for a particular Plan Year if he or she does not satisfy the definition of a Highly Compensated Employee in effect for that Plan Year.
(c)Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan to the contrary, the percentages of Annual Salary specified by a Participant in his Deferral Election shall be subject to adjustment or other corrective measures by the Plan Administrator at any time and from time to time as follows:
(i)Before-Tax Contributions and Roth 401(k) Contributions, excluding Catch-up Contributions, shall not be accepted with respect to any Participant for a calendar year to the extent such Before-Tax Contributions and Roth 401(k) Contributions, together with any other elective contributions of the Participant to a plan maintained by the Company or an Affiliated Company, exceed $9,500 (as adjusted in accordance with Code Section 402(g)); accordingly, the Plan Administrator shall adjust downward the percentage of Annual Salary specified by a Participant in his Deferral Election to be contributed to the Plan as Before-Tax Contributions and Roth 401(k) Contributions, as may be necessary to prevent such Excess Deferrals.
(ii)Before-Tax Contributions and Roth 401(k) Contributions, excluding Catch-up Contributions, for any Plan Year must satisfy the Actual Deferral Percentage Test; accordingly, the Plan Administrator shall adjust downward the percentage of Annual Salary specified by a Participant in his Deferral Election, to the extent which the Plan Administrator in his sole discretion determines is necessary to maintain the Plan's compliance with the Average Deferral Percentage Test.  
(iii)After Tax Contributions and Company Matching Contributions for any Plan Year must satisfy the Actual Contribution Percentage Test (after taking into account any Before-Tax Contributions and Roth 401(k) Contributions included in such test pursuant to Paragraph 3.07(a)(i)); accordingly, the Plan Administrator shall adjust downward the percentage of Annual Salary specified by a Participant in his Deferral Election to the extent which the Plan Administrator in his sole discretion determines is necessary to maintain the Plan's compliance with the Actual Contribution Percentage Test.  
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(iv)When a downward adjustment has been made pursuant to Paragraph (i), (ii), or (iii) above, the Plan Administrator may thereafter adjust any such percentage upward to bring it up to or closer to the percentage specified in the Participant's most recent Deferral Election whenever the Plan Administrator determines that such an upward adjustment can be made without exceeding the limits described in Paragraph (i), (ii), or (iii).  In the event of such upward adjustment, each affected Participant shall be given the opportunity to affirmatively elect to have such higher percentage apply to him.  
(v)Any downward or upward adjustment in the percentage of Annual Salary specified by a Participant in his Deferral Election to be contributed to the Plan as Before-Tax Contributions and Roth 401(k) Contributions other than Catch-up Contributions shall, with the Participant's consent and unless the Plan Administrator directs otherwise, result in a corresponding increase or decrease, if the Participant is eligible, to Catch-up Contributions.  
(vi)If, after application of the above provisions of Paragraph 3.07(c), Excess Deferrals are made to the Plan, such Excess Deferrals shall be re-characterized as Catch-up Contributions to the extent that a Participant who is eligible to make Catch-up Contributions has not reached the applicable Catch-up Contribution limit for the calendar year described in Section 3.02(c).  Any Excess Deferrals remaining after application of the preceding sentence shall be returned to the Participant with earnings through the end of the calendar year in accordance with Treasury Regulation §1.402(g)-1, no later than April 15 following the close of the calendar year in which such contributions were made.  Distributions shall first be made from Unmatched Contributions, excluding Catch-up Contributions, then from Matched Contributions.  The return of any Matched Contributions shall be accompanied by a forfeiture of the related Company Matching Contributions and any income attributable thereto.  Such forfeited amounts shall be held by the Trustee in a suspense account and applied towards subsequent Company Matching Contributions.  
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(vii)After the close of a calendar year, but no later than  the last Business Day before April 15 (or such earlier date required by Treasury regulations) following such calendar year, a Participant who was also a participant in another plan to which the limitation on deferrals described in Code Section 402(g) applies may notify the Plan Administrator that the Participant has had deferrals contributed to the Plan and such other plan in excess of such limitation for such preceding calendar year and shall inform the Plan Administrator of the amount of such Excess Deferrals.  Such Participant may request a distribution of such Excess Deferrals.  Such Excess Deferrals shall first be re-characterized as Catch-up Contributions to the extent that a Participant who is eligible to make Catch-up Contributions has not reached the applicable Catch-up Contribution limit for the calendar year described in Section 3.02(c).  Any Excess Deferrals remaining after application of the preceding sentence shall be  distributed  with the earnings attributable thereto through the end of the calendar year in accordance with Treasury Regulation §1.402(g)-1 no later than the April 15 following such notification.  Distributions shall first be made from Unmatched Contributions, excluding Catch-up Contributions, and the return of any Matched Contributions shall be accompanied by a forfeiture of the related Company Matching Contributions and any income attributable thereto.  Such forfeited amounts shall be held by the Trustee in a suspense account and applied towards subsequent Company Matching Contributions.  
(viii)If, after application of the above provisions of Paragraph 3.07(c), Excess Contributions are made to the Plan, such Excess Contributions shall be re-characterized as Catch-up Contributions to the extent that a Participant who is eligible to make Catch-up Contributions has not reached the applicable Catch-up Contribution limit for the calendar year described in Section 3.02(c).  Any Excess Contributions and the earnings attributable thereto through the end of the calendar year remaining after application of the preceding sentence shall be distributed to Highly Compensated Employees making such Excess Contributions no later than December 15 following the close of such Plan Year.  The Highly Compensated Employee with the largest amounts of Before-Tax Contributions and Roth 401(k) Contributions shall have his Before-Tax Contributions and Roth 401(k) Contributions, 
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excluding Catch-up Contributions, reduced to the greater of:  (A) the highest dollar amount of Before-Tax Contributions and Roth 401(k) Contributions, excluding Catch-up Contributions, that can be made without violating the limit of Paragraph 3.07(b)(i), or (B) the next highest dollar amount of Before-Tax Contributions and Roth 401(k) Contributions, excluding Catch-up Contributions, of any other Highly Compensated Employee.  Such process is repeated until Paragraph 3.07 (b)(i) is satisfied in accordance with Treasury Regulation §1.401(k)-1(f)(4)(ii).  Distributions shall first be made from Unmatched Contributions, excluding Catch-up Contributions, then from Matched Contributions.  The return of any Matched Contributions shall be accompanied by a forfeiture of the related Company Matching Contributions and any income attributable thereto.  Such forfeited amounts shall be held by the Trustee in a suspense account and applied towards subsequent Company Matching Contributions.  
(ix)If, after application of the above provisions of Paragraph 3.07(b)(ii), Excess Aggregate Contributions are made to the Plan, such Excess Aggregate Contributions shall be re-characterized as Catch-up Contributions to the extent that a Participant who is eligible to make Catch-up Contributions has not reached the applicable Catch-up Contribution limit for the calendar year described in Section 3.02(c).  Any Excess Aggregate Contributions and the earnings attributable thereto through the end of the calendar year remaining after application of the preceding sentence shall be distributed to Highly Compensated Employees making such Excess Aggregate Contributions no later than December 15 following the close of the Plan Year.  The Highly Compensated Employee with the largest amounts of contributions taken into account in computing the Actual Contribution Percentage Test  ("ACP contributions") shall have his ACP contributions reduced to the greater of:  (A) the highest dollar amount of ACP contributions that can be made without violating the limit of Paragraph 3.07(b)(ii), or (B) the next highest dollar amount of ACP contributions of any other Highly Compensated Employee.  Such process is repeated until Paragraph 3.07(b)(ii) is satisfied in accordance with Treasury Regulation §1.401(m)-1(e)(3)(iv).    
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(x)Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 3.07 or of the Plan to the contrary, the Employer may, by action of the Company, determine to make a special Employer contribution (a “Qualified Non-Elective Contribution”) to the Plan for the account of certain Participants who are Nonhighly Compensated Employees in order to maintain the Plan's compliance with the non-discrimination requirements of Code Sections 401(k) and 401(m) and in lieu of (or in combination with) making the adjustment in the percentage of Annual Salary specified by Participants in their Deferral Elections or returning Contributions as provided in this Section 3.07.  Any such Qualified Non-Elective Contribution shall be in such amount as is determined by the Company and will be allocated as determined by the Company to the individual accounts of Participants who are Nonhighly Compensated Employees and who actively contributed to the Plan during, and are Employees at the end of, the Plan Year for which such contribution is made.  Any such Qualified Non-Elective Contribution shall be nonforfeitable and shall be treated for all purposes as a Before-Tax Contribution under the Plan, including for purposes of the limitations on distribution described in this Article 3, except that such contribution shall not be applied against or counted for purposes of determining compliance with the percent limitation on Before-Tax Contributions in Section 3.02, the combined percent limitation on Before-Tax Contributions and Roth 401(k)  Contributions contained in Section 3.02, or the limitation on Before-Tax Contributions and Roth 401(k) Contributions contained in this Section 3.07.  Any such Qualified Non-Elective Contribution shall be made to the Trustee no later than the last day of the Plan Year next succeeding the Plan Year for which the contribution is made, and may be made in whole or in part in cash or in shares of Company Stock.  Payment of any such Qualified Non-Elective Contribution (whether in the form of cash or Company Stock) for a Plan Year which is made by the Employer after the close of such Plan Year shall be treated by the Plan in the same manner as if it were received on or before the last day of such Plan Year.
3.08In- Service Withdrawals by Participants of After-Tax Contributions, Rollover Contributions, Company Matching Contributions, Before-Tax and Catch-up Contributions and Roth 401(k) Contributions.    The following Section 3.08 shall 
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apply with respect to a Participant who has not separated from service with the Employer.
(a)Age 59 1⁄2 Withdrawal.  Upon attainment of age 59 1⁄2 and upon application to the Trustee, a Participant may withdraw all available amounts credited to any After-Tax Contributions account, to any Rollover Contributions Account, to any Company Matching Contributions Account, or to any Before-Tax Contributions Account.  The Participant may also withdraw all available amounts credited to any Roth 401(k) Contribution Account or Roth Rollover Account.   The Plan Administrator shall withdraw the amount requested first from all available funds in any  After-Tax Contributions account, second from all available funds in any Rollover Contributions Account, third from all available funds in any  Company Matching Contributions Account, fourth from all available funds in any Before-Tax Contributions Account or Roth 401(k) Contribution Account, and finally from all available funds in his Roth Rollover Account.
(i)An individual who attains age 59 1⁄2 may take such Age 59 1⁄2 Withdrawal once during each 12 month period.  Any individual who attains age 59 1⁄2 and who takes such Age 59 1⁄2 Withdrawal during a twelve month period, if applicable, remains eligible to take an additional distribution pursuant to  Section 3.08(b),(c),(d), and (e) during such 12 month period.
(ii)An individual who takes an Age 59 1⁄2 Withdrawal shall not have his election to make Before-Tax Contributions or Roth 401(k) Contributions, including Catch-up Contributions, be affected by such withdrawal.  
(b)Hardship Withdrawal.  Upon application to the Trustee, a Participant who qualifies for a hardship withdrawal may withdraw all available amounts credited to any After-Tax Contributions account, to any Rollover Contributions Account, any Roth Rollover Contribution Account, to any Company  Matching Contributions Account or to any Before-Tax Contributions Account or Roth 401(k) Contribution Account. The Plan Administrator shall withdraw the amount requested first from all available funds in any  After-Tax Contributions account, second from all available funds in any Rollover Contributions Account, third from all available funds in any  Company Matching Contributions Account, fourth from all available funds in  any Before-Tax 
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Contributions Account or any Roth 401(k) Contribution Account, and finally from all available funds in the Roth Rollover Contributions Account   
(i)    A withdrawal will be deemed to constitute a hardship withdrawal if:  (1) the Participant has an immediate and heavy financial need; and (2) a distribution from the Plan is necessary to meet that need.  A Participant will be treated as having an immediate and heavy financial need only if the funds are required to cover one of the following: 
(A)Expenses for medical care described in Code Section 213(d) previously incurred by the Participant or the Participant's spouse or dependents (as defined in Code Section 152) or necessary for these persons to obtain such medical care, or, effective October 1, 2007, expenses for medical care previously incurred by a primary Beneficiary of the Participant or expenses necessary for a primary Beneficiary to obtain such medical care;
(B)Costs directly related to the purchase (excluding mortgage payments) of a principal residence for the Participant;
(C)Post-secondary education tuition, related educational fees, and room and board expenses for the Participant or the Participant's spouse, children, or other dependents (as defined in Code Section 152) for the next twelve (12) months, or, effective October 1, 2007, such fees and expenses for a primary Beneficiary of the Participant for the next twelve (12) months;
(D)Payment of amounts necessary to prevent the eviction of the Participant from his principal residence or foreclosure on the mortgage of the Participant's principal residence; 
(E)Effective October 1, 2006, payments for funeral or burial expenses for a deceased parent, spouse, child or dependent, and effective October 1, 2007, such payments for a primary Beneficiary of the Participant;
(F)Effective October 1, 2006, repair to a principal residence for damage that would qualify for the casualty deduction under Code Section 165 (determined without regard to whether the loss exceeds 10 percent of adjusted gross income); or
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(G)Effective January 1, 2020, expenses and losses (including loss of income) incurred by a Participant on account of a disaster declared by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, Public Law 100-707, provided that the Participant’s principal residence or principal place of employment at the time of the disaster was located in an area designated by FEMA for individual assistance with respect to the disaster; or
(H)Any other purposes for which the Internal Revenue Service specifically determines, under the authority given to it under Treasury Regulation §1.401(k)-1(d)(3)(v), that such circumstances constitute an immediate and heavy financial need.
(ii)    For the purposes of this section, a “primary Beneficiary” is an individual who is named as a Beneficiary under the Plan and has an unconditional right to all or a portion of the Participant's account balance under the Plan upon the death of the Participant.
(iii)    If an immediate and heavy financial need is deemed to exist, a distribution from the Plan will be deemed necessary to meet such need if, and only if, the following conditions are met:
(A)    the distribution is not in excess of the amount of the immediate and heavy financial need of the Participant, including amounts necessary to pay any federal, state, or local income taxes or penalties reasonably anticipated to result from the distribution;
(B)    the Participant has obtained all distributions, other than hardship distributions.  To be eligible for a hardship distribution, a Participant is not required to take a plan loan from any plan maintained by the Company or an Affiliated Company.
(iv)    No hardship withdrawal of earnings on Before-Tax, Roth 401(k) Contributions,  or Catch-up Contributions shall be permitted to the extent that such earnings are attributable to periods after December 31, 1988.
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(c)Qualified Reservist Distribution.   Upon application to the Trustee, a Participant who meets the requirements of Code Section 72(t)(2)(G)(iii) may withdraw all or a portion of the amounts available in any  Before-Tax Contributions Account or Roth 401(k) Contributions Account.   Any individual who meets the requirements to receive a Qualified Reservist Distribution and who takes such Qualified Reservist Distribution during a twelve month period, if applicable, remains eligible to take an additional distribution pursuant to  Section 3.08(a), (b), (c), (d), and (e) during such 12 month period.  An individual who takes a Qualified Reservist Distribution shall not have his election to make Before-Tax Contributions, including Catch-up Contributions, or After-Tax Contributions be affected by such withdrawal.
(d)Heroes Earnings Assistance and Relief Tax Act of 2008.  A Participant who meets the requirements of Section 3.16(d) shall have a distribution event pursuant to Section 3.10.  A Participant who takes such distribution will be prohibited from making elective contributions (as defined in Treas. Reg. §1.401(k)-6) or receiving employer contributions (as defined in Treas. Reg. §1.401(m)-1(f)(6)) to any qualified or non-qualified deferred compensation plans maintained by the Company or an Affiliated Company (as determined in accordance with Treas. Reg. §1.401(k)-1(d)(3)(iv)(E)(2)) for six (6) months commencing as soon as administratively possible following such distribution.
(e)CARES ACT WITHDRAWAL. Between January 1, 2020 and December 31, 2020, a Participant was permitted to take an In-Service Distribution up to $100,000. Participants have the option to pay back all or a portion of the distribution to the Plan or to another IRS approved Retirement vehicle within 3 years of distribution.  Participants may take this withdrawal if they meet one or more of the below criteria:
(i)Participant, spouse or dependent tested positive for COVID-19 virus by a test approved by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; or
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(ii)Participant experienced adverse financial consequences as a result of being quarantined, being furloughed or laid off, or having work hours reduced due to COVID-19; or 
(iii)Participant experienced financial consequences as a result of being unable to work due to lack of child care due to COVID-19; or
(iv)Participant experience adverse financial consequences as a result of closing or reduction of hours at the Company.
(f)Other In-Service Withdrawals.
(i)After-Tax Contributions.  Upon application to the Trustee at any time no sooner than twelve (12) months after any earlier withdrawal by such Participant of After-Tax Contributions under Section  3.08(e)(i), Rollover Contributions under Section  3.08(e)(ii), or Company Matching Contributions under Section  3.08(e)(iii), a Participant may withdraw  amounts then credited to his After-Tax Contributions account but excluding earnings on these amounts and provided such amounts have been in the Plan for at least two years.  
    There shall be no suspension of the withdrawing Participant's right to make Before-Tax Contributions or After-Tax Contributions following a withdrawal under this Paragraph 3.08(e)(i).  
(ii)Rollover Contributions.  Upon application to the Trustee at any time no sooner than twelve (12) months after any earlier withdrawal by him under this Section  3.08(e)(ii), After-Tax Contributions under Section  3.08(e)(i), or Company Matching Contributions under Section  3.08(e)(iii), a Participant may withdraw all or a portion of the amounts then credited to his Rollover Contributions account; provided, however, that such Participant shall first have withdrawn, or shall have applied to make a concurrent withdrawal of all eligible amounts credited to his After-Tax Contributions account.   There shall be no suspension of the withdrawing Participant's right to make Before-Tax Contributions or Roth 401(k) Contributions following a withdrawal under this Paragraph 3.08(e)(ii).
(iii)Company Matching Contributions.  Upon application to the Trustee at any time no sooner than twelve (12) months after any earlier withdrawal by him under this Section 3.08(e)(iii), After-Tax Contributions under Section  3.08(e)(i), 
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or Rollover Contributions under Section  3.08(e)(ii), a Participant may withdraw amounts then credited to his Company Matching Contributions account but excluding earnings on these amounts and provided such amounts  have been in the Plan for at least two years; provided, however, that such Participant shall first have withdrawn, or shall have applied to make a concurrent withdrawal of all his eligible After-Tax Contributions  and his Rollover Contributions .  There shall be no suspension of the withdrawing Participant's right to make Before-Tax Contributions or Roth 401(k) Contributions following a withdrawal under this Paragraph 3.08(e)(iii).
(iv)Roth Rollover Contributions.  Upon application to the Trustee at any time no sooner than twelve (12) months after any earlier withdrawal by him under this Section  3.08(e)(ii), After-Tax Contributions under Section  3.08(e)(i), or Company Matching Contributions under Section  3.08(e)(iii), a Participant may withdraw all or a portion of the amounts then credited to his Roth Rollover Contributions account; provided, however, that such Participant shall first have withdrawn, or shall have applied to make a concurrent withdrawal of all eligible amounts credited to his After-Tax Contributions Account.   There shall be no suspension of the withdrawing Participant's right to make Before-Tax Contributions or Roth 401(k) Contributions following a withdrawal under this Paragraph 3.08(e)(ii).
(g)Before-Tax Contributions.  A Participant cannot withdraw amounts credited to his Before-Tax Contribution accounts, except that a Participant may withdraw all or a portion of such amounts pursuant to Sections 3.08(a), 3.08(b), 3.08(c) and 3.16.
(h)Roth 401(k) Contributions.  A Participant cannot withdraw amounts credited to his Roth 401(k) Contribution Account, except that a Participant may withdraw all or a portion of such amounts pursuant to Sections 3.08(a), 3.08(b), 3.08(c) and 3.16.
(i)    Withdrawal Procedures.   The Plan Administrator shall establish administrative procedures for obtaining withdrawals.
3.09Loans to Participants.  Upon application to the Trustee by a Participant or Beneficiary who is not a Party in Interest, the Plan Administrator may authorize the 
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Trustee to make a loan or loans to such Participant or Beneficiary.  Any such loans shall be subject to at least the following requirements:
(a)Loans shall be made available on a uniform and nondiscriminatory basis.
(b)Loans must bear a reasonable interest rate which will be determined by the Plan Administrator and which will be fixed for the term of the loan.  All loans will be secured by up to fifty percent (50%) of the borrower's vested Plan accounts (determined as of the time of the loan).
(c)The minimum loan amount is $1,000.
(d)No loan can be made to the extent that such loan, when added to the outstanding balance of all other loans to the borrower under this Plan and any other plan of the Company or an Affiliated Company, would exceed the lesser of:  (i) fifty thousand dollars ($50,000), reduced by the excess of (A) the highest outstanding balance of loans to the borrower from the Plan and such other plans during the one-year period ending on the day before the date the loan is made over (B) the outstanding loan balance on the date the loan is made, or (ii) one-half of the vested value of the borrower's accounts under this Plan and such other plan(s).  In addition, no loan under this Plan, when added to any existing loans hereunder, shall exceed the value of the amounts credited to the borrower's After-Tax Contributions, Before-Tax Contributions, Roth 401(k) Contribution and Company Matching Contributions Accounts, plus the borrower’s vested Company Core Contribution Account.  
(e)Any loan shall, by its terms, require repayment within five (5) years unless such loan is used to acquire a dwelling unit which, within a reasonable time (determined at the time the loan is made), will be used as the principal residence, within the meaning of Code Section 121, of the borrower, in which case the loan shall be repaid within such period as may be established by the Senior Vice President – Human Resources.  , At the discretion of the Plan Administrator, such loan is directly rolled over to a qualified plan of a subsequent employer of the Participant pursuant to an 
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agreement between the Company and the subsequent employer.  The maximum number of loans which a borrower may have outstanding at one time is one residential and one non-residential loan.
(f)Certain fees apply when obtaining a loan through the Plan.  Such fees, as they are in effect from time to time, will be set forth in the Summary Plan Description or in loan documentation provided to the borrower.  
(g)Repayment of Participant loans shall be by payroll deduction or other method approved by the Plan Administrator on a level amortized basis with repayments made as specified in the loan documentation, but, in all cases, at least quarterly; except that a borrower may prepay any amount of the outstanding balance of his loan at any time in accordance with procedures established by the Plan Administrator.  Loan repayments may be suspended for one year during a Participant's authorized unpaid leave of absence, or during such other period permitted by applicable law.  Loan repayments may be suspended as permitted under Code Section 414(u)(4) for any period in which the Participant is on a qualified military leave.  
(h)Loans must be evidenced by a written promissory note.  In the event that a borrower fails to make a required payment when due, the loan shall be in default if the borrower fails to become current in his payments within ninety (90) days of such missed payment, or, if earlier, the default date as indicated in the loan documentation.  Upon default, the outstanding principal balance of the loan and all accrued interest thereon will be immediately due and payable, and will be satisfied from the borrower's Plan accounts (at such time(s) as permitted by applicable law) upon the occurrence of a Distribution Event or upon the Participant's attainment of age fifty-nine and one-half (591⁄2).
(i)Each loan shall be a separate investment of the borrower's Plan accounts.  The amount of the loan will first reduce the borrower's Before-Tax, and Catch-up Contributions Accounts, then the borrower's After-Tax Contributions Account, then the borrower’s Rollover Contributions Account, then the borrower's Company Matching Contributions Account, then the borrower’s vested Company Core 
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Contributions Account, then the Roth 401(k) Account and then the Roth Rollover Account.  Amounts within the Plan accounts allocated to each Participant Investment Fund also shall be reduced ratably.  
(j)Loan repayments, including both principal and interest, shall be credited back to the source from which the loan was redeemed.  All payments shall be allocated among the Participant Investment Funds in accordance with the borrower's most recent investment direction election for new contributions.
(k)CARES ACT Delay in Repayment.  If a Participant had an outstanding Plan loan balance as of March 27, 2020, they have the option to defer the repayment of that loan until January 1, 2021.  At that time the loan will be rearomatized and the payments will resume as soon as administratively feasible.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, loans made pursuant to this Section 3.09 may be subject to such additional uniform and nondiscriminatory rules as may from time to time be adopted by the Board, the Investment Committee or the Plan Administrator, which rules shall comply with the Code, ERISA, and other applicable law and may impose limitations on, or requirements for obtaining Plan loans which are in addition to or more restrictive than those limitations and requirements set forth above in this Section 3.09.
3.10Distributions Following Distribution Events.  
(a)Except as otherwise provided for in Paragraph 3.10(d) herein, after a Distribution Event other than death occurs as to the Participant, the following will apply:
(i) All amounts credited to such Participant's Accounts shall be retained in the Plan until the earliest of the Participant's death, the Participant's consent to and application for the Trustee to distribute the aggregate amounts in all of Participant's Plan Accounts to him in a lump sum or the Participant's consent to and application for the Trustee to commence distribution of installment payments of his account to him in accordance with Section 5.01. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, distributions of a 
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Participant's Plan accounts shall commence no later than April 1 of the calendar year following his attainment of age 72 (70 1⁄2 prior to January 1, 2020). Participants who continue employment with the Employer beyond age 72 (70 1⁄2 prior to January 1, 2020) may defer commencement of distribution under this Section until no later than April 1st of the calendar year following the calendar year in which the Participant retires.
(ii)Notwithstanding the above, a Participant or Beneficiary who would have been required to receive required minimum distributions in 2020 (or paid in 2021 for the 2020 calendar year for a Participant with a required beginning date of April 1, 2021) but for the enactment of section 401(a)(9)(l) of the Code (the “2020 RMDs”), and who would have satisfied that requirement by receiving distributions that are either (a) equal to the 2020 RMDs, or (b) one or more payments (that include the 2020 RMDs) in a series of substantially equal periodic payments made at least annually and expected to last for the life (or life expectancy) of the Participant, the joint lives (or joint life expectancies) of the Participant and the Participant’s designated Beneficiary, or for a period of at least 10 years (the “Extended 2020 RMDs”), will receive those distributions for 2020 unless the Participant or Beneficiary chooses not to receive such distributions.  Members and Beneficiaries will be given the opportunity to elect to stop receiving the distributions described in the preceding sentence. In the event that the Participant consents to a lump sum distribution of the aggregate amounts in all of his Plan accounts, by filing an election with the Trustee effective on or after the date of (A) the Participant's termination of employment with the Company or an Affiliated Company, or (B) a Distribution Event as to the Participant, the Participant shall receive a distribution of all amounts credited to such Participant's Plan accounts, in the manner described in Section 5.01.  In addition, a second distribution of any amount subsequently credited to a Participant's Company Matching Contributions Account in accordance with Section 3.03 or to a Participant’s Company Core Contributions Account in accordance with Section 3.04 shall be made as soon as practicable after actual receipt by the Trustee of the Company Stock or cash contribution.
(b)In the event of the Participant’s death, the Participant’s Beneficiary shall receive a distribution of all amounts credited to the Participant's Plan Accounts 
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according to the distribution elections provided in Section 5.01.  Subject to Paragraph 3.10(d), such distribution shall be made as soon as practicable after the Participant's death.  
(c)Notwithstanding the previous paragraphs of this Section 3.10, if the aggregate vested amount credited to the Participant’s Plan Accounts does not exceed $1,000, such amount will, subject to Paragraph (d) below, be distributed to the Participant (or, in the case of the Participant’s death, the Participant’s Beneficiary or Beneficiaries) in the manner provided in Section 5.01.
(d)At least thirty (30) days, but no more than one hundred eighty (180) days, before a distribution is made to a Participant, a Participant shall be given notice of:  (1) his ability to delay distribution in accordance with Paragraph 3.10(a)(i) above (if applicable), (2) his ability to elect a direct rollover in accordance with Section 5.03, and (3) for former participants of the IGS Savings Plan, the ability to elect the optional forms of payment as provided in Exhibit II.  At least thirty (30) days, but no more than one hundred eighty (180) days, before benefits begin to a Beneficiary (including an alternate payee under a Qualified Domestic Relations Order), such Beneficiary must be given notice of his ability to elect a direct rollover under Section 5.03.  A distribution may be made less than thirty (30) days after receipt of the notice required by this Paragraph 3.10(d); provided that:  (i) the notice clearly informs the Participant or Beneficiary of the right to consider the decision regarding distribution or direct rollover for a period of thirty (30) days after the notice is provided, and (ii) after receiving the notice, the Participant or Beneficiary waives the thirty (30) day period by electing a distribution.  
3.11Distributions Pursuant to a Qualified Domestic Relations Order.  Notwithstanding any other provisions of the Plan, following the Plan Administrator's determination that a domestic relations order received by the Plan Administrator and applicable to a Participant and any of such Participant's Plan accounts is a Qualified Domestic Relations Order, such distribution or distributions shall be made from such Participant's Plan account or accounts, in accordance with such Qualified Domestic 
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Relations Order and the Plan's Qualified Domestic Relations Order procedures, and in the manner described in Section 5.01, to the alternate payee or payees specified in such Qualified Domestic Relations Order.  If so specified in a Qualified Domestic Relations Order, a distribution to an alternate payee may be made prior to the date on which the Participant attains his “earliest retirement age” (as defined in Code Section 414(p)(4) and ERISA Section 206(d)(3)(E)).  
3.12Rollovers into the Plan.  Each Employee who is eligible pursuant to Paragraph 3.01(a) to participate in the Plan, and any other Employee who is expected to become eligible to participate in the Plan who has received an eligible rollover distribution described in Code Section 402(c)(4), may make a cash contribution to the Plan (a “Rollover Contribution” or “Roth Rollover Contribution”) of all or a portion of any such rollover distribution, provided that:  (a) the acceptance of such Rollover Contribution will not adversely affect the continued qualified status of the Plan, and (b) the Plan Administrator in due course receives all the documentation and other relevant information pertaining to such Rollover Contribution or Roth Rollover Contribution deemed necessary by the Plan Administrator for the proper administration of the Plan.  Notwithstanding the above, the Plan does not accept After-Tax Contributions that are a part of an eligible rollover distribution.  The Plan does accept Roth Rollover Contributions.  Any such Rollover Contribution shall not be taken into account for purposes of determining:  (i) the limitations set forth in Sections 3.02, 3.07, and 3.14; (ii) whether the Plan is “top-heavy” (as such term is defined in Code Section 416(g), unless the Rollover Contribution originates from the plan of the Company or an Affiliated Company); or (iii) the Company Matching Contributions under Section 3.03.  For the period during which an Employee is not otherwise a Participant, such Employee shall be treated as a Participant solely for the purpose of and with respect to such Rollover Contribution.
3.13Plan-to-Plan Transfers; Plan Mergers.  
    (a)  At the discretion of the Investment Committee, the Trustee may accept directly from a trustee or custodian any or all of the assets, including outstanding 
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participant loans, held under another plan which is qualified under Code Section 401(a) for the benefit of Participants or any other Employees who are expected to become Participants, either as a part of a transfer of assets from the trust for such other plan or a merger of such other plan with the Plan, provided that:  (a) the acceptance of such transferred assets will not adversely affect the continued qualified status of the Plan, (b) the Plan Administrator in due course receives all the documentation and other relevant information pertaining to such transferred assets deemed necessary by the Plan Administrator for the proper administration of the Plan, and (c) any other conditions or requirements which may be established by the Investment Committee or the Plan Administrator are satisfied.  Any assets which were held by the transferor plan under a qualified cash or deferred arrangement, as such term is defined in Code Section 401(k), shall be treated as Before-Tax Contributions.  Any assets which were held by the transferor plan as Roth Contributions as that term is defined in Code Section 402A shall be treated as Roth 401(k) Contributions.  Any assets which were held by the transferor plan pursuant to an election to make employee Catch-up Contributions shall be treated as Catch-up Contributions.  Any assets which were held by the transferor plan pursuant to an election to make employee after-tax contributions shall be treated as After-Tax Contributions.  Any other transferred assets shall be treated as Rollover Contributions or Roth Rollover Contributions for all purposes under the Plan, except that such transferred assets shall not be taken into account for purposes of determining:  (i) the limitations set forth in Section 3.02, 3.07, and 3.14; (ii) whether the Plan is “top-heavy” (as such term is defined in Code Section 416(g), unless the transferor plan is a plan of the Company or an Affiliated Company); or (iii) the Company Matching Contributions under Section 3.03.  
Notwithstanding any contrary provisions of Section 3.08, the withdrawal by a Participant of any or all of such transferred assets or any other assets derived from the investment thereof shall not result in a suspension of such Participant's right to make contributions to the Plan or to have contributions made on his behalf under the Plan.  Alternate forms of benefits, and other benefits, rights, and features under the transferor or merged plan (including those identified in Section 5.05) shall be continued 
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to the extent required to comply with ERISA and the Code.  For the period during which an Employee is not otherwise a Participant, such Employee shall be treated as a Participant solely for the purpose of and with respect to the portion of such transferred assets allocated to his Plan account.
(b)  At the discretion of the Investment Committee, the Trustee may transfer directly to a trustee or custodian any or all of the assets, including outstanding participant loans, held for the benefit of Participants or any other Employees who are expected to become participants, either as part of a transfer of assets from the Trust to such other plan or a merger of the Plan with such other plan provided that the transfer of assets is to a plan which is a qualified plan under Code Section 401(a).

3.14Limitation on Annual Additions to Participants' Accounts.
(a)Definitions.  For purposes of this Section 3.14, the following definitions shall apply:
(i)Annual Additions mean, in the case of this Plan and any other Defined Contribution Plan maintained by the Company or an Affiliated Company, the aggregate of:  (A) the amount of Company and Affiliated Company contributions including, but not limited to, Before-Tax Contributions and Roth 401(k) Contributions, excluding Catch-up Contributions, and Company Matching Contributions, Company Core Contributions, Qualified Non-Elective Contributions (as defined in Paragraph 3.07(a)(xiii)), and any forfeitures allocated to a Participant's account during the Plan Year but excluding any amounts returned to a Participant under Treasury Regulation §1.402(g)-1(e)(2) or (3), (B) the amount of a Participant's After-Tax Contributions and any other after-tax contributions to a plan of the Company or an Affiliated Company, (C) amounts described in Code Sections 415(l)(1) and 419A(d)(2).
(ii)Participant's Compensation means compensation which is paid to the Participant by the Company or an Affiliated Company for the Plan Year and which is required to be reported as wages for Federal income tax purposes on the Participant's Form W-2.  Participant's Compensation shall also include any Before-Tax 
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Contributions, and any amount which is contributed or deferred by the Employer at the election of the Participant and which is not includible in the gross income of the Participant under Code Sections 125 or 457.  Notwithstanding the above, effective October 1, 2007, “Participant’s Compensation” shall not exceed the limitation provided under Code Section 401(a)(17) as adjusted pursuant to Code Section 401(a)(17)(B) for any Plan Year.
(b)Basic Limitation.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Plan, the Annual Additions allocated to a Participant under the Plan and any other Defined Contribution Plan maintained by the Company or an Affiliated Company in respect of any Plan Year (which shall be the limitation year) shall not exceed in the aggregate the lesser of $40,000 (as adjusted by Code Section 415(d)) or 100% of the Participant’s Compensation for such Plan Year.  
(c)Additional Rules. Notwithstanding the foregoing, effective for plan years beginning before October 1, 2007, if the Participant's Annual Addition to this Plan for any Plan Year would exceed the limitations of this Section 3.14 because of the allocation of forfeitures, a reasonable error in estimating a Participant's Compensation, a reasonable error in estimating the amount of Before-Tax Contributions, or for other reasons as permitted by the Commissioner of Internal Revenue, the excess of such Annual Addition over the amount which is permissible under this Section 3.14 shall be disposed of as follows: After-Tax Contributions and, if necessary, Before-Tax Contributions (in that order), and gains or other earnings allocable thereto, to the extent they would reduce the excess amount, will be returned to the Participant, while any Company Matching Contributions attributable thereto and any earnings on such Company Matching Contributions shall be forfeited, placed in a suspense account, and applied towards subsequent Company Matching Contributions.  For Plan Years beginning on and after October 1, 2007, any correction of excess contributions will be made pursuant to Section 7.04.  
3.15Application of Top-Heavy Provisions.  The Plan will be a top-heavy plan if:  (a) the Plan is not required to be aggregated with any other plan under Paragraph 3.15(b)(i), and if the sum of the accounts of Participants who are “Key Employees” exceeds 60 percent of the sum of the accounts of all employees (subject to 
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adjustment below), or (b) if the Plan must be aggregated with one or more other plans under Paragraph 3.15(b)(ii), and if the Plan is part of a top-heavy group; provided, however, that the Plan will not be a top-heavy plan if it is a member of a group of plans described in Paragraph (b)(iii) below which is not a top-heavy group.  In the event that the Plan becomes top-heavy, the minimum benefit requirement of Paragraph 3.15(e) shall become applicable.  
The date for determining the applicability of this Section 3.15 for any Plan Year is the last day of the preceding Plan Year (“determination date”).
The date for determining the value of the employees' accounts (“valuation date”) shall be the determination date.
(a)Key Employees.  For purposes of this Section 3.15, the term “Key Employee” means any employee or former employee (or a beneficiary of either in the event that such employee or former employee is deceased) who at any time during a Plan Year or any of the four preceding Plan Years is:
(i)An officer of the Company or an Affiliated Company having annual compensation greater than $130,000 (as adjusted by Code Section 416(i)(1)(A)); provided, however, that no more than the lesser of (A) fifty (50) employees, or (B) the greater of three (3) employees or 10 percent of all employees are to be treated as officers;
(ii)A 5 percent owner of the Company or an Affiliated Company; or
(iii)A 1 percent owner of the Company or an Affiliated Company having an annual compensation of more than one hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000).
For purposes of this Paragraph 3.15(a), an employee's compensation shall mean compensation as determined under Code Section 414(q)(4).
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An employee shall be considered to own more than a 5 percent interest if the employee owns more than 5 percent of the Company's or an Affiliated Company's outstanding stock or stock possessing 5 percent of the total combined voting power of all of the stock of the Company or an Affiliated Company.  An employee shall also be treated as owning stock owned by certain members of the employee's family as provided in Code Section 318, as modified by Code Section 416(i)(1)(B).  The same rules shall apply to determine whether an employee is a 1 percent owner.  If an employee ceases to be a Key Employee, such employee's account shall be disregarded as an account of a Participant who is a Key Employee under the top-heavy plan computation for any Plan Year following the last Plan Year for which such employee was treated as a Key Employee.
(b)Top-Heavy Group.  For purposes of determining whether the Plan is part of a top-heavy group as referred to above in this Section 3.15, the following rules shall apply:
(i)All plans maintained by the Company or an Affiliated Company which cover a Key Employee and any other plan which enables a plan covering a Key Employee to meet the requirements of Code Sections 401(a)(4) or 410 shall be aggregated to determine whether the plans, as a group, constitute a top-heavy group.
(ii)An aggregation group shall be a top-heavy group if, as of the determination date, the sum of (A) the accounts of Key Employees under all defined contribution plans included in the group and (B) the present value of the accumulated accrued benefits for Key Employees under all defined benefit plans in the group, exceeds 60 percent of the sum of such accounts and present values for all employees under all such plans in the group.  If the aggregation group is not a top-heavy group, no plan in the aggregation group shall be a top-heavy plan.
(iii)In any Plan Year, in testing for top-heaviness under this Paragraph 3.15(b), the Employer may in its discretion expand the aggregation group to take into account any other plan maintained by it or an Affiliated Company, so long as 
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such expanded aggregation group continues to meet the requirements of Paragraphs 401(a)(4) and 410 of the Code.  If the expanded aggregation group is not a top-heavy group (as determined in accordance with the preceding paragraph), no plan in such expanded aggregation group shall be a top-heavy plan.  
(c)Additional Rules.  In determining the present value of the accumulated accrued benefits under a Defined Benefit Plan and the sum of the account balances under a Defined Contribution Plan, both Company and Affiliated Company contributions and employee contributions shall be taken into account.  The present value of the accrued benefit in a Defined Benefit Plan or the account balance in a Defined Contribution Plan shall include any amount distributed to an employee within the one-year period ending on the determination date for the Plan Year, except for in-service withdrawals.  The present value of the accrued benefit in a Defined Benefit Plan shall be calculated for any employee other than a Key Employee under (a) the method, if any, that uniformly applies for accrual purposes under all plans maintained by the Company or an Affiliated Company, or (b) if there is no such method, an accrual rule rate which is not more rapid than the slowest accrual rate allowed under the fractional accrual rate of Code Section 411(b)(1)(C).  If there is more than one Defined Benefit Plan in an aggregation group, the actuarial assumptions used for such Defined Benefit Plans must be the same.  If an employee has not performed services for the Company or an Affiliated Company during the one-year period ending on the determination date for the Plan Year, any accrued benefit or account balance for such individual shall not be taken into account.
(d)Vesting Requirements.  If this Plan is determined to be top-heavy in any Plan Year under the provisions of this Section 3.15, account balances will be or become fully vested in accordance with the vesting schedules under Sections 3.02, 3.03, and 3.05, or, if earlier, after a Participant completes at least three (3) Years of Vesting Service.
(e)Minimum Benefit.  If this Plan is determined to be top-heavy in any Plan Year under the provisions of this Section 3.15, then the Employer's contribution for 
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such Plan Year to be allocated to each Participant who is not a Key Employee and is not covered by a collective bargaining agreement in such Plan Year shall not be less than three (3) percent of such Participant's compensation (as defined in Treasury Regulation §1.415(c)-2) or such lesser percentage (taking into account Before-Tax Contributions and Roth 401(k) Contributions, excluding Catch-up Contributions, and Company Matching Contributions and Company Core Contributions) as may be made with respect to the Key Employee who had the highest such percentage in such Plan Year.
3.16    Heroes Earnings Assistance and Relief Tax Act of 2008

(a)Death Benefits.  In the case of a death occurring on or after January 1, 2007, if a Participant dies while performing qualified military service (as defined in Code Section 414(u)), the survivors of the Participant are entitled to any additional benefits (other than benefit accruals relating to the period of qualifying military service) provided under the Plan as if the Participant had resumed and then terminated employment on account of death.

(b)Differential Wage Payments.  For years beginning after December 31, 2008, (i) an individual receiving a differential wage payment, as defined by Code Section 3401(h)(2), shall be treated as an employee of the employer making the payment, (ii) differential wage payment shall be treated as Compensation, and (iii) the Plan shall not be treated as failing to meet the requirements of any provision described in Code Section 414(u)(1)(C) by reason of any contribution or benefit which is based on the differential wage payment.  Notwithstanding anything in the Plan to the contrary, differential wage payments shall not be treated as Compensation for purposes of determining contributions under the Plan.

(c)Nondiscrimination Requirement. Section 3.16(b)(iii) shall apply only if all employees of the employer performing service in the uniformed services described in Code Section 3401(h)(2)(A) are entitled to receive differential wage payments (as defined in Code Section 3401(h)(2)) on reasonably equivalent terms and, 
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if eligible to participate in a retirement plan maintained by the employer, to make contributions based on the payments on reasonably equivalent terms (taking into account Code Section 410(b)(3),(4) and (5)).

(d)For years beginning after December 31, 2008, an individual who is performing service in the uniformed services described in Code Section 3401(h)(2)(A) for a period of at least 30 days, for purposes of Code Section 401(k)(2)(B)(i)(I) shall be treated as severed from employment with the Company and shall have a Distribution Event under  Plan Section 3.10.  An individual receiving such distribution shall not be able to make an elective deferral to the Plan during the six month period beginning on the date of distribution.”

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ARTICLE IV
TRUST FUND AND PARTICIPANT INVESTMENT FUNDS

4.01Trust Agreement.  The Company has entered into a Trust Agreement for the Plan establishing the Trust Fund and the Participant Investment Funds.  The Trustee under such Trust Agreement shall hold, invest, distribute, and administer the Trust Fund in accordance with the terms of the Plan and the Trust Agreement and shall hold the contributions to each Participant Investment Fund, including income therefrom, as a unit.  Any portion of a Participant Investment Fund may, pending its permanent investment in an Investment Vehicle or distribution, be invested in interest-bearing investments of a short-term nature, even though the same may not be legal investments for trust funds under the laws applicable thereto.  Any portion of a Participant Investment Fund may be maintained in cash.  The Trustee shall be responsible for making the final decision as to managing, acquiring, or disposing of that portion of any of the Participant Investment Funds described below , if any, not subject to the management of investment manager or managers or to directions of the Investment Committee given pursuant to Paragraphs 6.04(a)(ii) or 6.04(b) respectively.
(a)Participant Investment Funds.  All Participant Contributions transferred to the Trustee pursuant to Sections 3.02, 3.12, or 3.13 and Company Core Contributions transferred to the Trustee pursuant to Section 3.04  shall be held and invested by the Trustee in the Participant Investment Funds in accordance with the directions of Participants given as hereinafter provided.  The Company, by resolution of the Board or the Investment Committee, shall have the right, in its discretion, to amend the Plan to establish additional Participant Investment Funds in which Participant Contributions may be invested in accordance with the directions of Participants or to discontinue existing Participant Investment Funds.  
(b)Investment of Company Matching Contributions.  All Company Matching Contributions shall be invested in the Company Stock Fund, except as otherwise provided in Section 4.04.  

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4.02Investment of Contributions in the Participant Investment Funds.  Subject to the provisions of Section 4.03, each Participant in the Plan, in accordance with procedures established by the Plan Administrator, will direct that the Trustee hold and invest in one or more Participant Investment Funds all amounts credited to such Participant’s Plan Accounts in respect of that Participant's Matched Contributions and Unmatched Contributions thereafter deducted from his Annual Salary and in respect of any Company Core Contributions under Section 3.04, Rollover Contributions under Section 3.12, or plan-to-plan asset transfers or mergers under Section 3.13, credited to his Plan Accounts.  A Participant shall allocate his Participant Contributions and Company Core Contributions among the available Participant Investment Funds in multiples of one percent (1%); provided, however, that the total of such allocations must equal one hundred percent (100%).  No Participant shall have the right to give separate investment directions for amounts in respect of his Matched Contributions and Unmatched Contributions or in respect of his Company Core Contributions, Before-Tax Contributions, Roth 401(k) Contributions, Catch-up Contributions and After-Tax Contributions.  Notwithstanding the above, if the Trustee does not receive direction from the Participant regarding amounts credited to such Participant’s Plan accounts, such amounts shall be held and invested in the Qualified Default Investment Alternative.  The Plan is intended to be a Participant-directed “Section 404(c) Plan” under ERISA Section 404(c) and the regulations thereunder, and the provisions of the Plan are to be interpreted so as to effectuate such intent.  
Each of the Participant Investment Funds is currently invested in the particular Investment Vehicle specified in Appendix A, although the Investment Committee may from time to time replace, add to, or discontinue such Investment Vehicles, excluding the Company Stock Fund, without amending the Plan, upon notice to Participants.  
(a)Company Stock Fund.   All Participant Contributions to the Company Stock Fund and Company Matching Contributions made on or after October 1, 2002 and before October 1, 2007, shall be held in the Company Stock Fund – Current Year until the end of the Plan Year in which such Contributions are 
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made.  Throughout this Plan, prior to October 1, 2007, “Company Stock Fund” will refer collectively to The Company Stock Fund – ESOP and Company Stock Fund – Current Year unless otherwise specified.  On and after October 1, 2007, the Company Stock Fund will no longer be split into the two funds mentioned above, and “Company Stock Fund” will refer to a single fund.  Contributions to the Company Stock Fund shall be invested by the Trustee primarily in Company Stock, although a cash position is maintained to provide a liquidity level necessary for daily transactions.  All Participant Contributions and Company Matching Contributions shall both be invested in the Company Stock Fund by the Trustee as liquidity and investment manager; provided, however, that separate subaccounts shall be maintained for amounts attributable to Participant Contributions and Company Matching Contributions.  For Plan Years prior to October 1, 2007, all Participant Contributions and Company Matching Contributions held in the Company Stock Fund – Current Year as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange on the last Business Day  of each Plan Year will be transferred to the Company Stock Fund – ESOP prior to the start of business on the first Business Day of the following Plan Year. 
4.03Redirection of Investments of Participant Contributions.  Each Participant may from time to time change his last prior investment direction pursuant to Section 4.02 or this Section 4.03 to any other investment direction then permitted pursuant to Section 4.02, in accordance with procedures established by the Plan Administrator.  Each such change of investment direction pursuant to this Section 4.03 shall apply, at the Participant's election, to (a) all amounts then credited to the Participant's accounts (except as provided in Section 4.04 below) and/or (b) all contributions thereafter made by or on the Participant's behalf (except as provided in Section 4.04 below); provided, however, that the Plan Administrator may from time to time impose restrictions on the right to change prior investment directions as to Participant Contributions to one or more other particular Participant Investment Funds, if the Plan Administrator determines that such restrictions on redirections are necessary to comply with the terms of the Investment Vehicles held in any Participant Investment Fund in which any amounts then credited to Participants' accounts are held.  
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Notwithstanding the above, prior to October 1, 2007, Participants may not redirect Participant Contributions or Company Core Contributions from the Company Stock Fund – Current Year to the Company Stock Fund – ESOP and may not redirect Participant Contributions or Company Core Contributions from the Company Stock Fund ESOP to the Company Stock Fund – Current Year.  
Any change in investment direction by a Participant for all or any portion of the Participant Contributions and Company Core Contributions, including related investment earnings or losses, then credited to the Participant's accounts will generally be effective as of the same Business Day on which notice is received, provided that notice is given prior to the close of the New York Stock Exchange on such day, and will be effective as of the following Business Day if such notice is given after the close of the New York Stock Exchange.  Any change in investment direction for future contributions will be effective as soon as administratively possible.  A Beneficiary shall have the right to change the investment direction for amounts in a Participant’s account until such account has been distributed in accordance with Section 3.10(b).
4.04Investment of Company Matching Contributions.  All amounts in each Participant's Company Matching Contributions account shall be invested in the Company Stock Fund in accordance with Section 4.02(a); provided, however, that Participant Contributions, Company Core Contributions and Company Matching Contributions which are commingled in the Company Stock Fund shall be accounted for in separate subaccounts and shall remain subject to the separate Plan provisions which relate to each type of contribution.  
 A Participant shall be eligible to redirect the investment of all Company Matching Contributions from the Company Stock Fund to another Participant Investment Fund.  
4.05Participants' Accounts.  The Plan Administrator shall cause to be established and maintained for each Participant an account for all amounts in respect of (a) Before-Tax Contributions made on his behalf, (b) his After-Tax Contributions, (c) Catch-up Contributions, (d) Rollover Contributions, (e) Company Core Contributions, 
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(f) Company Matching Contributions attributable to his Matched Contributions (g) Roth 401(k) Contributions and (h) Roth Rollover Contributions made during each Plan Year.  Effective October 1, 2006, for purposes of this Section 4.05, transferred assets described in Section 3.13 shall be credited to a Participant's Rollover Contributions account (except as otherwise provided in Section 3.13 in the case of certain assets which are treated as Before-Tax Contributions or Catch-up Contributions).  Prior to October 1, 2006, transferred assets described in Section 3.13 were credited as earnings to a Participant’s After-Tax Contributions account (except as otherwise provided in Section 3.13 in the case of certain assets which were treated as Before-Tax Contributions or Catch-Up Contributions).  Credits to Participants' accounts for amounts invested pursuant to Section 4.02 in each of the Participant Investment Funds shall be allocated to the Participant's Before-Tax Contributions, After-Tax Contributions, Catch-up Contributions, Company Core Contributions and Company Matching Contributions accounts in proportion to the amounts credited to such accounts during the period for which such allocation is made.
Credits to Participants' accounts for amounts held and invested pursuant to Section 4.02 in the Participant Investment Funds, including the Company Stock Fund shall be expressed in terms of their dollar value.  Shares of Company Stock which are purchased from time to time during any Plan Year out of cash funds held by the Trustee under the Trust Agreement shall be valued for purposes of the Plan at the average of the actual cost thereof, including transfer taxes, brokerage commissions, etc., if any, incident to the purchase thereof.  Shares of Company Stock which are made available through Participant cash distributions, loans, or investment changes shall be valued for purposes of the Plan at the Fair Market Value thereof at the close of the Business Day that the Participant’s application or direction to the Trustee is received for such transaction, provided such application or direction is received prior to the close of that Business Day, and at the Fair Market Value thereof at the close of the following Business Day if the application or direction is received after the close of the Business Day.  Each Participant Investment Fund shall be valued daily by the Trustee.  
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Beginning with the last prior valuation made, amounts credited to each Participant's accounts maintained hereunder shall be adjusted to reflect the effect of income collected and accrued, realized and unrealized profits and losses, expenses, and all other transactions affecting the Participant Investment Funds since the prior valuation of the Participant Investment Funds.  Such valuations and such adjustments of the amounts credited to Participants' accounts shall be made so as to preserve for each Participant that Participant's proportional beneficial interest in each Participant Investment Fund, based upon contributions made by or on his behalf and invested in each such Participant Investment Fund.
The fact that credits shall be made to a Participant's account in respect of Company Matching Contributions shall not vest in such Participant any right, title, or interest in the assets of the Company Stock Fund, except at the time or times and upon the terms and conditions provided in the Plan.  Except as provided in Section 4.07, a Participant shall have no right of request, direction, or demand upon the Trustee to exercise in the Participant's behalf any rights to purchase or sell securities which may be granted to the Trustee.  The Trustee, in its discretion, may exercise or sell any rights to purchase other securities appertaining to securities held by the Trustee, whether or not allocated to individual accounts.  The accounts of Participants shall be appropriately credited.
No person shall have any right to, or interest in, any assets of the Participant Investment Funds upon termination of employment or otherwise, except as provided from time to time under this Plan, and then only to the extent of the benefits payable to such person under the Plan.  All payments of benefits as provided for in this Plan shall be made solely out of the assets of the Participant Investment Funds and no fiduciary shall be liable therefore in any manner.  No fiduciary or other person or entity guarantees the Participant Investment Funds in any manner against investment loss or depreciation in asset value.
4.06Account Statements; Investment Information.  At such times as required by law or as the Plan Administrator deems necessary or desirable for the 
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purpose of administering the Plan, each Participant will be furnished with a statement showing the status of his or her Plan accounts as of such dates as are selected by the Plan Administrator.  In addition, sufficient information shall be available to Participants to permit informed investment decisions as to the Participant Investment Funds and Investment Vehicles in which Participant Contributions and Company Core Contributions may be invested.  
Information relating to Participants' purchase, holding, and sale of units of interest in Company Stock and exercise of voting, tender, and similar rights shall be maintained in accordance with procedures which shall be adopted and amended from time to time in writing by the Plan Administrator (the “Confidentiality Procedures”) that are designed to safeguard the confidentiality of such information (except as necessary to comply with federal or applicable state law, such as securities law reporting rules for insiders).  The Confidentiality Procedures shall incorporate at least the safeguards of confidentiality as to exercising voting, tendering, and similar rights as are set forth in Section 4.07; and name a fiduciary to be responsible for receiving and acting on investment directions and/or monitoring compliance with the Confidentiality Procedures and who shall be empowered to determine when an independent fiduciary should be designated to carry out such activities as to Company Stock relating to situations which such responsible fiduciary determines will have a potential for undue influence (such as tender offers, exchange offers, and contested Board elections) all as contemplated by ERISA Section 404(c).
4.07Voting, Tendering, and Similar Rights as to Company Stock.  Before each annual or special meeting of the stockholders of the Company, the Trustee or its agent shall furnish or cause to be furnished to each Participant for whom an account is established and maintained under the Plan and to which units of interest in Company Stock are allocated a copy of the proxy solicitation material for such meeting, which is provided to stockholders of the Company who are not Plan Participants, together with a request for the Participant's confidential directions to the Trustee as to how the full shares of Company Stock then represented by the units of interest allocated to such Participant's account should be voted.  Upon timely receipt of such directions, the 
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Trustee shall vote such full shares as directed.  Any such shares held by the Trustee as to which it receives no voting directions and fractional shares shall be voted by the Trustee in the same proportions as shares to which voting directions have been received.
Each Participant shall have the right, to the extent of the number of shares of Company Stock represented by the units of interest allocated to his account, to confidentially direct the Trustee in writing as to the manner in which to respond to a tender or exchange offer with respect to shares of Company Stock.  The Trustee shall use its best efforts to timely distribute or cause to be distributed to each Participant the information distributed to stockholders of the Company who are not Plan Participants in connection with any such tender or exchange offer.  Upon timely receipt of such directions, the Trustee shall respond as directed with respect to such shares of Company Stock.  If the Trustee shall not receive timely direction from a Participant as to the manner in which to respond to such a tender or exchange offer, the Trustee shall not tender or exchange any shares of Company Stock with respect to which such Participant has the right of direction.  The Trustee shall respond as to fractional shares in the same proportions as the shares as to which Participant directions have been received.
Each Participant is, for purposes of this Section 4.07, hereby designated a “named fiduciary” within the meaning of ERISA Section 403(a)(1) with respect to voting and responding to tender and exchange offers with respect to full shares of Company Stock as to which units of interest are allocated to his account, except to the extent otherwise permitted by ERISA Section 404(c) because such Participant has exercised independent control over assets in his or her individual account in the manner described in Department of Labor Reg. §2550.404c-1 promulgated thereunder.  “Participant” as used in this Section 4.07 shall include in the event of the death of a Participant, his Beneficiary, and in the event a Qualified Domestic Relations Order is applicable to an account, each alternate payee under such Qualified Domestic Relations Order.  Directions received by the Trustee from individual Participants as provided in this Section 4.07 shall be held by the Trustee in confidence and shall not be divulged or 
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released to any person, including directors, officers, or employees of the Company or any Affiliated Company, except as permitted by the Confidentiality Procedures.
The Trustee is hereby empowered to set such deadlines for Participant returns of proxy, tender, exchange, or similar directions as are necessary to assure the proper tally of such returns and timely action based on such response, consistent with the Confidentiality Procedures and the directions of any independent fiduciary appointed as contemplated by the Confidentiality Procedures.
ARTICLE IV-A

ESTABLISHMENT OF AN EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN

4.01-A  Effective May 15, 2002, the Company Stock Fund described in Section 4.02(a) is converted to an employee stock ownership plan (“ESOP”) as defined in Section 4975(e) of the Code and the regulations thereunder.  The ESOP is intended to form a portion of the Plan, the balance of which includes a qualified profit-sharing plan described in Section 401(a) of the Code which is not an ESOP.  The ESOP shall hold Participant Contributions pursuant to Deferral Elections described in Section 3.02,  Company Core Contributions described in Section 3.04, and Company Matching Contributions described in Section 3.03.  Prior to October 1, 2007, the ESOP shall be the Participant Investment Fund described as the Air Products Company Stock Fund - ESOP.  On and after October 1, 2007, the ESOP shall be the Participant Investment Fund described in Appendix A of the Plan as the Air Products Company Stock Fund.
4.02-A        The ESOP shall be primarily invested in Company Stock as described in Section 4.02(a).  Company Stock as defined herein is traded publicly on the New York Stock Exchange.  A Participant may direct the Trustee to vote the Company Stock allocated to his account as described in Section 4.07.  A Participant may elect a distribution of his account balance in the Company Stock Fund to be paid in Company Stock or in cash as described in Section 5.01.  A Participant may elect to diversify his account in the Company Stock Fund to the extent described in Section 4.03 and 4.04.  A Participant may begin receiving distributions of his accounts, including the 
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Company Stock Fund, as provided in Section 3.08 or upon the occurrence of a Distribution Event as described in Section 2.21.  Allocations of Participant Contributions and Company Matching Contributions to the ESOP are made in proportion to the compensation of each Participant based on his or her Deferral Elections as described in Section 3.02.
4.03-A        Participants having all or a portion of their Participant accounts invested in Company Stock in the ESOP may elect to receive a distribution of dividends paid on Company Stock that are allocated to their Participant accounts, paid to the ESOP first and then distributed no later than 90 days after the close of the Plan Year in which they were paid, or to reinvest such dividends in the ESOP pursuant to Section 404(k)(2)(A) of the Code, and the regulations thereunder.  Reinvested dividends shall be 100% vested.  Dividends paid on the portion of a Participant’s account attributable to Company Core Contributions, including any related investment earnings and losses, may only be reinvested to the extent Company Core Contributions and related earnings and losses are vested under Section 3.05(a) of the Plan.  A Participant who does not make an affirmative election under this Section 4.03-A shall be deemed to have elected to reinvest such dividends in the ESOP.  The Plan Administrator shall determine the procedure for making such election available to eligible Participants. 
4.04-A        Participants who are employees of Affiliates of the Company that are subject to taxation as partnerships are permitted to participate in the ESOP and invest their Participant accounts in Company Stock, but are excluded from receiving dividends paid on Company Stock to the Company Stock Fund – ESOP, or after October 1, 2007, the Company Stock Fund.   
ARTICLE V

MANNER OF DISTRIBUTION OF PARTICIPANT ACCOUNTS

5.01General.  Subject to Sections 5.03 and 5.05, distribution to any person entitled to receive any amounts then held by the Trustee in the Participant Investment Funds described in Article IV shall be made by the Trustee in a lump sum or, at the 
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election of such person, in installments not to exceed one installment per month, in the manner described in (a) and (b) below
(a)Cash Distributions.  Amounts credited to a Participant's accounts which are held by the Trustee in any Participant Investment Fund other than the Company Stock Fund shall be distributed in cash.
(b)Company Stock Distributions.  Company Stock Distributions. Amounts credited to a Participant's accounts which are held by the Trustee in the Company Stock Fund shall be distributed in cash. Notwithstanding the foregoing, amounts credited to a Participant's account in the Company Stock Fund may be distributed in the form of shares of Company Stock at the election of the Participant or the Participant's Beneficiary or alternate payee, as the case may be. Distribution of a Participant's interest in a fractional share of Company Stock shall be made in cash. Notwithstanding the above, for persons electing installment distributions commencing on or after October 1, 2006, distributions of amounts credited to the Company Stock Fund must be made in cash.
The amount to be withdrawn or distributed from a Participant's account or accounts under Section 3.08 or 3.10, or pursuant to a Qualified Domestic Relations Order, shall be the amount or specified portion thereof credited to such Trustee account or accounts as of: (i) the Business Day on which the account distribution or withdrawal request is received by the Plan Administrator; provided, however, that valuation shall take place as of the following Business Day if the request is received after the close of the New York Stock Exchange; or (ii) if no request is received, the first Business Day in March of the calendar year following the year in which the Participant attains age 72 (70 1⁄2 prior to January 1, 2020) or, if later, the calendar year in which the Participant retires if the Participant attained age 72 (70 1⁄2 prior to January 1, 2020). In the case of a Qualified Domestic Relations Order, if so provided in the Qualified Domestic Relations Order, the amount to be withdrawn or distributed shall be the amount specified in such Order.
Payment or delivery of an amount to be withdrawn or distributed shall be made as soon as practicable after the applicable date determined under the preceding paragraph, but in any event by the April 1 which follows the year in which the Participant 
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attains age 72 (70 1⁄2 prior to January 1, 2020), or if later, the April 1 which follows the year the Participant retires if the Participant attains age 72 (70 1⁄2 prior to January 1, 2020). The payment of benefits under the Plan to a Participant (or to his Beneficiary or Beneficiaries) who has a severance from employment with the Company and all Affiliated Companies with amounts credited to his Plan accounts of $1,000 or less, or upon the Participant's death, will begin as soon as administratively practicable after the Participant makes his last contribution. 
Any distributions made pursuant to this Article V shall be subject to the requirements of Code Section 401 (a)(9) and the regulations thereunder, including the minimum distribution incidental benefit requirement of Q&A-1 (d) of section 1.401 (a)(9)-5 of the final regulations effective January 1, 2003
5.02Designation of Beneficiaries; Spousal Consents.  Unless otherwise designated as provided in the next paragraph of this Section 5.02, each Participant's Beneficiary shall be the Participant's spouse.  If the Participant dies with no surviving spouse, or so designates a Beneficiary other than his spouse in accordance with the provisions of the next paragraph, the Beneficiary or Beneficiaries to receive the Plan benefits hereunder shall be as designated by the Participant in accordance with procedures specified by the Plan Administrator and filed with the Plan Administrator during the Participant's lifetime.  Any such designation may be revoked or changed by the Participant at any time and from time to time, without the consent of any prior Beneficiary (other than the Participant's spouse, whose consent shall be required as provided in the next paragraph) in the same manner as the original designation.  If either no such designation is made or, if made, none of the designated Beneficiaries, whether primary or contingent, is living at the time of payment, Plan benefits shall be paid to the Participant's surviving spouse, if any, and otherwise to the Participant's estate.  
The designation of a Beneficiary other than the Participant's spouse shall be ineffective unless either:  (i) the Participant's spouse consents in writing to such designation, the spouse's consent specifically identifies the nonspouse Beneficiary, the Participant's spouse acknowledges the effect of such designation, and such consent is 
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witnessed by a notary public; or (ii) it is established to the satisfaction of the Plan Administrator or a representative of the Plan Administrator that no such consent may be obtained because there is no spouse of the Participant, the spouse cannot be located, or because of such other circumstances as may be prescribed in regulations issued by the Secretary of the United States Treasury.  Any consent by a spouse required by any provision of the Plan shall be irrevocable by the spouse and any such consent by the spouse (or establishment that the consent of the spouse may not be obtained) shall only be effective with respect to such spouse.  No Beneficiary designation shall be effective prior to the time it is received by the Plan Administrator.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, for former Participants in the IGS Savings Plan the terms of Exhibit II shall apply.  
5.03Direct Rollovers
(a)Any Participant, any spouse of a Participant (including a former spouse who is an alternate payee under any Qualified Domestic Relations Order) or, effective April 1, 2007, any Beneficiary of a Participant (each referred to herein as a “distributee”) who is entitled to receive an “eligible rollover distribution” (as defined below) from the Plan may make a special election to avoid the imposition of automatic withholding of Federal income taxes from the distribution.  The special election is to have all or part of the distribution paid by the Trustee directly to an eligible retirement plan (as defined below) in lieu of receiving the distribution from the Plan.  In order for such direct rollover to be made, the special election must be made in accordance with the procedures established by the Plan Administrator, the eligible retirement plan must be clearly specified, and the specified plan must be willing to accept the rollover.  Any eligible rollover distribution described in Section 5.03(d)(i) that includes After-Tax Contributions or Roth 401(k) Contributions which a distributee elects to rollover to a qualified defined contribution plan described in Section 401(a) or an annuity plan described in Code Section 4.03(b) must be directly rolled over to such plan pursuant to the special election in this Section 5.03(a) and must be separately accounted for as required by Code Section 402(c)(2)(A) and 402A.  
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(b)Notwithstanding the foregoing, a direct rollover shall not be permitted if the distributee's eligible rollover distributions during the calendar year are reasonably expected to total less than $200, and a partial direct rollover may not be made in an amount which is less than $500.  Each eligible rollover distribution may be directly rolled over to only one eligible retirement plan.
(c)The limits set forth in this Section may be modified by the Plan Administrator to the extent permitted by Code Sections 401(a)(31), 402, and 3405 and regulations or rulings issued thereunder.  Moreover, the provisions of this Section shall be interpreted and applied consistently with Sections 521 through 523 of the Unemployment Compensation Amendments of 1992, and shall be deemed to be automatically amended, without the necessity of adopting a specific amendment, to the extent that applicable law, regulations, or rulings modify, amend, supersede, eliminate, clarify, or otherwise change the requirements of said Sections 521 through 523.
(d)An “eligible rollover distribution” hereunder is any distribution to or withdrawal by a distributee, except that an eligible rollover distribution does not include any portion of a distribution to the extent it is:  (i) not included in gross income (without regard to the exclusion for net unrealized appreciation with respect to employer securities) provided, however, that eligible rollover distributions on or after January 1, 2002, shall include the portion of a distribution not otherwise included in gross income (i.e., After-Tax Contributions), if any, (ii) required under Code Section 401(a)(9), (iii) a deemed distribution of a defaulted loan which is unaccompanied by an actual distribution, (iv) any distribution that is one in a series of substantially equal periodic payments (not less frequently than annually) made for one or more lives or for a specified period of ten (10) years or more; (v) any hardship distribution described in Code Section 401(k)(2)(B)(i)(iv); (vi) any dividends paid on employer securities held by an ESOP which are paid directly to the Participant and not reinvested in the ESOP or (vii) any other amount which is excluded under the Code or Treasury Regulations.  An “eligible retirement plan” is an individual retirement account or annuity described in Code Sections 408(a) and 408(b) (collectively, an “IRA”), an annuity plan described in Code Section 403(a) which accepts rollover distributions, a qualified plan described in 
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Code Section 401(a) which accepts rollover distributions, or an annuity plan described in Code Section 403(b) which accepts rollover distributions, or a Code Section 457 governmental plan which accepts rollover distributions; provided, however, that with respect to a non-spouse Beneficiary, “eligible retirement plan” shall mean only an inherited IRA within the meaning of Code Section 408(d)(3)(c) and in accordance with Code Section 402(c)(11) and Code Section 401(a)(9)(B)(ii).   
5.04Trustee-to-Trustee Transfer.  Upon the direction of the Plan Administrator, the Trustee may transfer all amounts credited to a Participant's accounts held by the Trustee to another retirement benefit plan qualified under Code Section 401(a) in connection with or following a Distribution Event with respect to such Participant. 
5.05Protected Distribution Forms for Certain Transferred Balances.  
(a)In the case of a Participant who had funds transferred to the Plan from the GSF Energy Inc. Retirement Savings Plan (the “GSF Plan”) during 1989, a term annuity may be purchased with all or part of that portion of the Participant's distribution which is attributable to funds transferred in 1986 from the former Getty savings plan to the GSF Plan.  The fixed payment period cannot exceed 240 months and the amount of payments must be greater than $25 per month.
(b)In the case of a Participant employed by Pacific Anchor Chemical Corporation who had funds transferred from the Pacific Anchor Chemical Corporation 401(k) Plan (the “Pacific Anchor Plan”) to the Plan as of July 1, 1989, such a Participant may elect to receive the amount credited to his account as of the date of such transfer in installment payments over a period not to exceed the life expectancy of the Participant or the joint life expectancy of the Participant and the Participant's spouse, if any. 
(c)In the case of a Participant employed by Industrial Gas and Supply Company ("IGS")  who had funds transferred from the IGS Savings Plan due to the merger of the IGS Savings Plan into the Plan as of March 31, 2000, such a Participant may elect to receive the amount credited to his account as of the date of such transfer, 
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in installment payments over a period not to exceed the life expectancy of the Participant or the joint life expectancy of the Participant and the Participant's spouse, if any.  The applicable provisions are set forth in Exhibit II. 
ARTICLE VI
ADMINISTRATION

6.01Plan Administrator.  The Plan Administrator shall be responsible for the administration of the Plan to the extent provided herein and except to the extent that some other person or entity shall be expressly authorized by the Board.  The Plan Administrator shall not receive any compensation from the Plan for his services as such, but may be reimbursed for reasonable expenses actually incurred in the administration of the Plan.
6.02Expenses of Administration.  The reasonable expenses incident to the administration, management, and operation of the Plan, including (but not limited to) the compensation of legal counsel, auditors, accountants, actuaries, the Trustee, and investment managers, if any, and other costs such as recordkeeping fees, proxy voting fees, communication costs, and the cost of clerical and technical assistance which may be required, shall be payable from Participant’s accounts in a manner determined by the Plan Administrator and shall be communicated to Participants in a manner that is consistent with ERISA Section 408(b)(2) and the Treasury Regulations issued thereunder.  The Investment Committee may provide that certain Plan expenses shall be charged to a Participant’s account and shall be communicated to Participants in a manner that is consistent with ERISA Section 408(b)(2) and the Treasury Regulations issues thereunder.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Employer, in its absolute discretion, may elect at any time to pay part or all thereof directly, and any such election shall not bind the Employer as to its right to elect with respect to the same or other expenses at any other time to have such expenses paid from the Participant’s accounts.
6.03Powers and Duties of the Plan Administrator. In addition to any implied powers and duties which may be necessary to carry out the provisions of the Plan and 
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any explicit powers and duties set forth elsewhere in the Plan, the Plan Administrator shall have the following specific discretionary powers and duties:
(a)To make and enforce such rules and regulations and adopt such procedures as he shall deem necessary or proper for the efficient administration of the Plan which are not inconsistent with the Code, ERISA, or any grant of authority to another person hereunder, including without limitation rules to be followed by Participants filing notices, elections, directions, and designations under the Plan and for the furnishing and verification of evidence and proofs necessary to establish the rights of any person to benefits under the Plan;
(b)Subject to and consistent with the Code and ERISA, discretionary authority and power to construe and interpret the Plan and to decide any and all matters arising thereunder, including the right to (i) decide all questions of eligibility for benefits; (ii) determine the amount, time, and manner of payment; (iii) authorize the payment of benefits; (iv) remedy possible ambiguities, inconsistencies, or omissions; provided, however, that all such interpretations and decisions shall be applied in a uniform manner to all Participants who are similarly situated; and (v) to determine all questions of fact;
(c)Subject to the provisions of Section 6.05, to make findings of fact and determinations as to the rights of any person applying for benefits and to afford any such person dissatisfied with any such findings or determinations the right to a hearing thereof;
(d)To obtain from the Employer and from the Participants, and provide to the Trustee such information as shall be necessary for proper administration of the Plan;  
(e)To authorize disbursements from the Participant Investment Funds and to obtain from the Trustee such information concerning such disbursements as shall be necessary for the proper administration of the Plan;
(f)To supervise generally the administration of the Plan in accordance with ERISA, including, without limitation, compliance with reporting and disclosure 
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requirements and the final review of claims and appeals by Participants and their Beneficiaries;
(g)To appoint or employ other persons or fiduciaries to carry out various specific responsibilities concerning the administration of the Plan and any other agents he deems advisable, including without limitation legal counsel, auditors, and accountants, and to enter agreements for the performance of services on behalf of the Plan; and
(h)To allocate and delegate among or to any one or more person or persons (including corporate persons) named by the Plan Administrator in accordance with the provisions hereinafter, any of his powers, duties, and fiduciary responsibilities, such allocation or delegation to be effected as follows:
(i)Fiduciary responsibilities may be allocated or delegated by the  Plan Administrator by naming in writing the named fiduciary to whom the responsibility is allocated or delegated, with a description of the responsibility and an outline of the duties involved;
(ii)Such of his other powers, authority, and duties as he deems proper and desirable for the efficient administration of the Plan may be delegated to any officer or other administrative employee of the Employer. 
6.04Powers and Duties of the Investment Committee.  In addition to any implied powers and duties which may be necessary to carry out the provisions of the Plan and any explicit powers and duties set forth elsewhere in the Plan, the Investment Committee shall have the following specific discretionary powers and duties:
(a)To appoint or employ, and to enter agreements with:
(i)the Trustee;
(ii)an investment manager or managers with power to direct the investment, reinvestment, and other management of the acquisition and disposition by the Trustee of all or a portion of any of the Participant Investment Funds described in 
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Section 4.02 (other than the Company Stock Fund), if the Investment Committee determines in its sole discretion that an investment manager or managers is necessary or desirable for management of all or any portion of any such Participant Investment Fund; provided, however, that each such investment manager shall acknowledge in writing that such investment manager is a fiduciary with respect to the Plan, and:
(A)shall be registered as an investment advisor under the Investment Advisors Act of 1940; or
(B)shall be a bank, as defined in the Investment Advisors Act of 1940; or
(C)shall be an insurance company qualified to perform services with power to manage, acquire, or dispose of assets of the Plan under the laws of more than one State; or
(D)if not registered as an investment advisor under the Act by reason of paragraph (1) of section 203A(a) of the Investment Advisors Act of 1940, shall be registered as an investment advisor under the law of the State (referred to in such paragraph (1)) in which it maintains its principal office and place of business, and, at the time the investment advisor last filed the registration form most recently filed by the investment advisor with such State in order to maintain the investment advisor's registration under the laws of such State, shall also have filed a copy of such form with the Secretary of Labor.
(iii)    an investment advisor who does not meet the qualifications for an investment manager set forth in Paragraph (ii) above, provided that such investment advisor may offer investment advisory services and recommendations to the Trustee but shall have no power to cause the Trustee to act on such advice. 
(b)To direct the Trustee to invest and reinvest all or any portion or portions of any of the Participant Investment Funds described in Section 4.02 held under the Trust Agreement as specified by the Investment Committee, in interests in collective investment funds, group trusts, or other entities or in other investments 
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directed by the Investment Committee, and to exercise ownership rights with respect to such interests or investments, all as specified by the Investment Committee;
(c)To perform any and all duties allocated to it by the Board or required of it by the provisions of this Plan, the Code, or ERISA;
(d)To allocate and delegate among or to any one or more of its members or officers, any subcommittees of the Investment Committee, and any other person or persons (including corporate persons) named by it in accordance with the provisions hereinafter, any of its powers, duties, and fiduciary responsibilities (other than trustee responsibilities), such allocation or delegation to be effected as follows:
(i)Fiduciary responsibilities may be allocated or delegated by the Investment Committee by naming in writing, including by recording in the minutes of the Investment Committee’s meetings the named fiduciary to whom the responsibility is allocated or delegated, with a description of the responsibility and an outline of the duties involved;
(ii)Except where a member of the Investment Committee, the fiduciary so named shall indicate acceptance of the responsibility by executing the written instrument naming such fiduciary, whereupon such executed instrument shall be incorporated by this reference in the Plan;
(iii)For the purpose of this Section 6.04(d), a trustee responsibility is a responsibility to manage or control the assets of the Plan other than the power to appoint an investment manager in accordance with Section 6.04(a)(ii).  The power to allocate or delegate responsibility to manage the Participant Investment Funds (other than the Company Stock Fund) described in Paragraph 4.02 may only be made in accordance with such Section 6.04(a)(ii); and
(iv)Such of its other powers, authority, and duties as it deems proper and desirable may be delegated to any one of its members or officers or to any officer or other administrative employee of the Employer, provided that such delegation 
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shall be noted in the minutes of the proceedings of the Investment Committee or other writing;
(e)To take all actions necessary to transfer Plan assets and liabilities to another qualified plan subject to, and in accordance with the provisions of applicable laws and Section 7.03, where such transfer is required in connection with any transaction or event or series of events or transactions which may from time to time be approved by the Board or approved pursuant to a delegation of authority by the Board;
(f)To take all actions necessary to amend the Plan to assume liabilities, and to direct the Trustee to accept assets, of another qualified plan subject to, and in accordance with the provisions of applicable law and Section 7.03, required in connection with any transaction or event or series of similar transactions or of similar events which may from time to time be approved by the Board or approved pursuant to a delegation of authority from the Board; and 
(g)To take such further action as the Investment Committee deems appropriate, in regard to establishing and reviewing programs, guidelines, policies, and objectives for investment of Plan assets, and reviewing investment performance in terms of such programs, guidelines, policies, and objectives.
6.05Benefit Claims Procedure.  The claim and appeal procedure herein provided is intended to meet the requirements of ERISA and the regulations thereunder.  By virtue of such requirements, the procedure provided in this Section 6.05 shall be the sole and exclusive procedure for claiming benefits or appealing any denial of a claim for benefits under the Plan.  This procedure shall, in respect of all claims arising under the Plan, supersede and preempt any and all procedures for settlement of disputes or resolution of grievances under any other agreements or plans.
(a)Claim.  In the event of a claim by a Participant or a Participant's Beneficiary for or in respect of any benefit under the Plan or the method of payment thereof, such Participant or Beneficiary shall present the reason for his claim in writing to the Plan Administrator.  The Plan Administrator shall, within ninety (90) days after the 
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receipt of such written claim, send written notification to the Participant or Beneficiary as to its disposition, unless special circumstances require an extension of time for processing the claim.  If such an extension of time for processing is required, written notice of the extension shall be furnished to the claimant prior to the termination of the initial ninety (90) day period.  In no event shall such extension exceed a period of ninety (90) days from the end of such initial period.  The extension notice shall indicate the special circumstances requiring an extension of time and the date by which the Plan Administrator expects to render the final decision.
(b)Denial.  In the event the claim is wholly or partially denied, the Plan Administrator's written notification shall:  (a) state the specific reason or reasons for the denial, (b) contain specific references to pertinent Plan provisions on which the denial is based, (c) provide a description of any additional material or information necessary for the Participant or Beneficiary to perfect the claim and an explanation of why such material or information is necessary, and (d) set forth the procedure by which the Participant or Beneficiary may appeal the denial of his claim.  If no notice of denial is provided within the time period set forth above, the claim shall be deemed to be denied and the Participant or Beneficiary may proceed to appeal in accordance with Paragraph (c) below.  
(c)Appeal.  In the event a Participant or Beneficiary wishes to appeal the denial of his claim, he may request a review of such denial by making written application to the Claims Committee within sixty (60) days after receipt of such written claim denial (or the date on which such claim is deemed denied if notice is not received within the applicable time periods pursuant to Paragraph (b) above).  Such Participant or Beneficiary (or his duly authorized representative) may, upon written request to the Claims Committee, review any records of the Plan Administrator or other persons to whom fiduciary responsibilities have been allocated or delegated hereunder which the Claims Committee  determines are pertinent to such claim, and submit in writing issues and comments in support of his position.  
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The Claims Committee shall notify the Participant or Beneficiary of the Claims Committee’s final decision within 60 days after receipt of the written appeal unless an extension of time is necessary due to special circumstances.  If an extension is required, the Claims Committee shall notify the Participant, Beneficiary or authorized representative of the extension within the initial review period and shall explain the special circumstances requiring the extension within such initial 60-day period.
The final decision shall be in writing and shall include specific reasons for the decision, written in a manner calculated to be understood by the claimant, and specific references to the pertinent Plan provisions on which the decision is based.  In addition the notice shall provide that the claimant is entitled to receive, upon request and free of charge, reasonable access to, and copies of, all documents, records, and other information relevant to the claimant’s claim for benefits, and shall contain a statement of the claimant’s right to bring an action under Section 502(a) of ERISA.  If the claim has not been granted and the notice is not furnished within the period of time specified above, the claim shall be deemed denied.  The decision on appeal shall be binding on all parties.
(d)Qualified Domestic Relations Order.  Since separate procedures have been adopted with respect to domestic relations orders, the service of a domestic relations order on the Plan shall not be treated as a claim for benefits as contemplated by this Section 6.05 and the foregoing procedure shall not be followed in determining whether such an order constitutes a Qualified Domestic Relations Order.
6.06Fiduciaries.  Persons and entities named or referred to in the Plan, including without limitation, members of the Investment Committee, members of the Claims Committee, and the Plan Administrator may from time to time act in respect of the Plan and/or the Trust Fund in a fiduciary capacity as to the operation and administration of the Plan and/or the Trust Fund, as well as in a non-fiduciary capacity on behalf of an Employer as a sponsor of the Plan and/or settlor of the Trust Fund.  Except as expressly provided in the Plan, no reference in the Plan to any particular act, 
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duty, or responsibility by any person or entity is intended to ascribe a fiduciary or non-fiduciary role thereto.
For purposes of ERISA Section 402(a), “named fiduciaries” for the Plan shall include: the Finance Committee of the Board, insofar as it appoints the persons to serve on the Investment Committee and has oversight responsibility for review of certain actions taken by the Investment Committee; the Plan Administrator with respect to the control and management of the operation and administration of the Plan and compliance with the reporting and disclosure requirements of ERISA and the Code; the Investment Committee with respect to control and management of the Trust Fund; and the Claims Committee with respect to adjudication of claim appeals.  In addition, the Trustee shall be the named fiduciary or named fiduciaries with respect to the management, control, custody, and investment of the Trust Fund or specified portions thereof, except to the extent:  (a) an investment manager has been appointed to manage and/or acquire and dispose of investments as contemplated by Paragraph 6.05(h)(2), in which case such investment manager shall be the named fiduciary with respect to the management, acquisition, and disposition of such investments: or (b) the Trustee has been directed by the Investment Committee to invest or reinvest, and exercise ownership rights with respect to, interests in collective investment funds, trusts, or other entities or other investments as contemplated by Paragraph 6.05(i), in which case the Investment Committee shall be the named fiduciary with respect to the management, acquisition, and disposition of such interests and investments.
6.07Adequacy of Communications; Reliance on Reports and Certificates.  All notices, elections, applications, directions, or other communications given, made, filed, delivered, or transmitted by or for an Employee or Participant in pursuance of the provisions of this Plan shall not be deemed to have been duly given, made, filed, delivered, transmitted, or received unless the same shall be in writing on such form as is made available by the Plan Administrator or the Trustee for that purpose and until the same shall actually be received at the locations specified on such form.
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Any person acting upon notices, directions, or other communications given, made, delivered, or transmitted by the Investment Committee may rely on any documents signed by the chairman or secretary of the Investment Committee or by any one or more of its members or Company officers or employees authorized by the Committee to certify its actions.
The Investment Committee, the Claims Committee or any of their members will be entitled to rely conclusively upon any information, including without limitation, all tables, valuations, certificates, opinions, and reports, which is furnished by the Trustee, any auditor, accountant, legal counsel, or other person who is employed or engaged for the purpose of assisting such Committees in the performance of their  responsibilities hereunder and as to whom the members of the applicable Committee have no reason to doubt the competence, integrity, or responsibility.
6.08Indemnification.  The Company agrees to indemnify each member of the Investment Committee or the Claims Committee who is its employee or the employee of an Affiliated Company against any and all claims, loss, damage, expense, and liability from any act or failure to act unless the same is judicially determined to be the result of such member's gross negligence or willful misconduct, except as otherwise prohibited by applicable law.
6.09Member's Own Participation.  No member of the Investment Committee or the Claims Committee may act, vote, or otherwise influence a decision of the Committee relating solely to his own participation under the Plan.  
6.10Elections.  Exhibit III attached hereto, entitled "Plan Elections", sets forth elections under the Plan made by the Company or its delegates or officers, including the Senior Vice-President Human Resources, the Plan Administrator or his delegates, or others (but not Participants, spouses, beneficiaries, alternate payees or other Participants or payees) in regard to elections made under the Plan or applicable law, whether or not specifically referenced in the Plan, and is designed to include only those elections required by applicable law to be specified in the Plan, but may include other elections as well.
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ARTICLE VII

AMENDMENT, CORRECTION AND DISCONTINUANCE

7.01Right to Amend or Terminate.  
(a)The Company intends and expects to continue the Plan indefinitely.  Nevertheless, (i) the Company reserves the right to terminate the Plan or amend or modify it from time to time and (ii) each Employer reserves the right to suspend, terminate, or completely discontinue contributions under the Plan with respect to itself and its Employees and their Beneficiaries.  Action to terminate the Plan may be taken only by the Board, by its resolutions, duly adopted.  The Investment Committee may act on behalf of the Company and without action by or approval of the Board, to add or discontinue Participant Investment Funds.  Any other action referred to in this subsection and not determined by the Company’s general counsel to be in contravention of law may be taken on behalf of the Company by the Chairman of the Board evidenced by a resolution, certificate, new or revised Plan text, or other writing; provided that, only the Board may approve a Plan amendment which (A) would materially increase aggregate accrued benefits under, materially change the benefit formula provided by, or materially increase the cost of the Plan, so long as persons designated by the Board as “Executive Officers” for purposes of the U.S. Securities laws are Participants in the Plan; or (B) would freeze benefit accruals, materially reduce benefit accruals, or otherwise materially change the benefits under the Plan; or (C) would constitute the exercise of power or function herein assigned to the Finance Committee of the Board, the Investment Committee, the Plan Administrator, or the Claims Committee.  The Chairman may delegate the authority described in the preceding sentence in writing.  
(b)Notwithstanding Paragraph (a), no action to terminate, amend, or modify the Plan described therein shall adversely affect Participants who shall have retired under the Plan prior to such action, nor shall any amendment have the effect of decreasing the nonforfeitable percentage or the amount of a Participant's accounts 
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except as permitted by Code Section 411(d)(6) and the regulations thereunder.  No amendment shall be made to this Plan which eliminates a subsidy or an optional form of benefit available to a Participant except as permitted by Code Section 411(d)(6) and the regulations thereunder.  
(c)Notwithstanding any of the foregoing provisions of this Section, any modification or amendment of the Plan may be made retroactively, if necessary or appropriate to qualify or maintain the Plan and/or the Trust Fund as a plan and/or trust meeting the requirements of the Code and ERISA, or any other provision of law, as now in effect or hereafter amended or adopted, and any regulation issued thereunder.  If the Plan is terminated by the Company, all amounts credited to each of such Participant's accounts in respect of Before-Tax Contributions, Roth 401(k) Contributions, After-Tax Contributions, Catch-up Contributions, Company Core Contributions, and Company Matching Contributions shall be distributed by the Trustee to any such Participant so affected by such discontinuance or to his or her designated Beneficiary as soon as practicable (to the extent permitted under applicable law), with distributions to be made in accordance with the directions of the Plan Administrator.
(d)Upon the Plan's termination or partial termination, the rights of all affected Participants to benefits accrued to the date of such termination or partial termination, to the extent not yet vested, shall be nonforfeitable.  
7.02Corpus and Income Not to be Diverted.  Notwithstanding any power of discontinuance or amendment reserved in the Plan or Trust Agreement, it shall be impossible at any time for any part of the corpus and income of the Trust Fund held for the benefit of Participants and their Beneficiaries to be used for, or diverted to, purposes other than for the exclusive benefit of such Participants or their Beneficiaries and defraying reasonable expenses of administering the Plan.  Notwithstanding the foregoing:
(a)All contributions made to the Plan are conditioned upon their deductibility in full under Code Section 404, or any statute of similar import.  If all or any portion of a contribution is determined to be not deductible, the amount so determined to 
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be non-deductible shall be returned to the Employer, if the Employer so directs the Trustee, within one (1) year of the determination of the disallowance of the deduction.
(b)A contribution made by a mistake of fact shall be returned to the Employer within one (1) year after the payment of the contribution, if the Employer so directs the Trustee.
7.03Merger or Consolidation of Plan.  
(a)The Plan shall not be terminated automatically by the Company's acquisition by or merger into any other company, but the Plan shall be continued after such merger if the successor company agrees to continue the Plan.  All rights to amend, modify, suspend, or terminate the Plan shall be transferred to the successor company, effective as of the date of the merger, without the need for a specific Plan amendment.  
(b)The Plan shall not merge or consolidate with, or transfer its assets or liabilities to, any other plan unless each Participant would (if the Plan then terminated) be entitled to receive a benefit after the merger, consolidation, or transfer which is equal to or greater than the benefit he would have been entitled to receive immediately before the merger, consolidation, or transfer (if the Plan had been terminated).
7.04Correction.  Any operational or qualification defect or failure of this Plan of any kind whatsoever may be corrected pursuant to any program of voluntary correction sponsored by the Internal Revenue Service or the Department of Labor, or any other agency of the Federal government or pursuant to applicable law, regulations or rulings, to the extent determined by, and at the sole discretion of, the Chairman of the Board.  

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ARTICLE VIII

GENERAL PROVISIONS

8.01Nonalienation of Benefits.  Except as may be otherwise required by law, no benefit payable under the Plan or any interest of any Participant arising out of or created by this Plan, either before or after retirement, shall be subject, either voluntarily or involuntarily, to anticipation, assignment, pledge, execution, attachment, garnishment, or alienation.  Any attempt to assign or alienate a benefit payable under the Plan shall be void.  Also, except as may otherwise be required by law, no such benefit or interest will in any manner be liable for or subject to the debts, liabilities, contract, engagements, or torts of any Participant.  This Section 8.01 also shall apply to the creation, assignment, or recognition of a right to any benefit payable with respect to a Participant pursuant to a domestic relations order, unless such order is determined by the Plan Administrator to be a Qualified Domestic Relations Order.  In the case of a Qualified Domestic Relations Order, distributions shall be made in accordance with and shall be governed by procedures adopted by the Plan Administrator. Notwithstanding any other provisions of the Plan, to the extent permitted under the provisions of Code Sections 401(a)(13)(C) and (D), or under other applicable law, a Participant or Beneficiary may have his benefits reduced in the event of his willful breach of fiduciary duty to the Plan or his criminal act against the Plan.
8.02Payments to Minors, Incompetents, and Related Situations. If a Participant or Beneficiary entitled to receive any benefits hereunder is a minor, is adjudged to be legally incapable of giving valid receipt and discharge for such benefits, or is unable to care for his affairs because of illness, accident, mental disability, or similar circumstances, such benefits shall be paid to such person as the Plan Administrator shall designate or to the duly appointed guardian.  Such payment shall be deemed a complete discharge of any liability for such benefits under the Plan.  
8.03Unclaimed Accounts - Trust Funds.  No interest shall accrue to or for the account of Participants or their Beneficiaries during any period that any distribution hereunder shall remain unclaimed.  If any distribution made by the Trustee from any of 
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the Participant Investment Funds remains unclaimed for a period of six (6) months, the Trustee shall notify the Plan Administrator, who will promptly attempt to locate the person entitled to receive such distribution.
8.04No Guarantee of Employment.  The Plan shall not be deemed to be in consideration of, or an inducement for, the employment of any person by the Company or any Affiliated Company.  Nothing contained in the Plan shall be deemed to give any employee the right to be retained in the service of the Company or any Affiliated Company or to interfere with the right of the Company or any Affiliated Company to discharge or to terminate the service of any employee at any time without regard to the effect such discharge or termination may have on any rights under the Plan.
8.05Governing Law.  The Plan, the Trust Agreement, and all amendments thereto shall be construed, whenever possible, to be in conformity with the requirements of the Code and ERISA, and according to the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (including its statute of limitations provisions, but excluding its choice of law provisions) to the extent not preempted by applicable federal law.
8.06Gender, Number, and Headings. 
(a)As used herein, the pronouns “he”, “him”, or “his”, referring to an Employee, Participant, Beneficiary, or any other person, shall also be deemed to refer to and include the feminine gender.
(b)Whenever any words are used herein in the singular or plural, they shall be construed as if they were also used in the plural or singular, respectively, in all cases where applicable.  
(c)Headings of Articles and Sections of the Plan are inserted for convenience of reference only and as such they constitute no part of the Plan and are not to be considered in the meaning or construction thereof.  
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(d)Any reference to the Code or ERISA or a section thereunder or a regulation thereunder shall also refer to any successor statute, successor section, or successor regulation.
8.07Severability.  Each provision of the Plan shall be independent of each other provision of the Plan and if any provision of the Plan proves to be, or is held by any court, tribunal, board, or authority of competent jurisdiction to be, void or invalid as to any Participant or group of Participants, such provision shall be disregarded and deemed to be null and void and not part of the Plan; but such invalidation of any such provision shall not otherwise impair or affect this Plan or any of the other provisions or terms hereof.  
8.08Obligations of the Employer.  No Employer shall have any liability with respect to payments of benefits under the Plan and each Participant and Beneficiary shall look solely to the Trust Fund for any payments or benefits under the Plan.  Upon total or partial termination of the Plan, no Employer shall have any further liability either to provide benefits to those employees affected by such total or partial termination (whether or not such benefits are then in pay status) or to make any further contributions to or under the Plan in respect of such employees.  
8.09Effective Date.  The amended and restated Plan as herein set forth is effective as of January 1, 2022, except for provisions which indicate a later effective date.  
8.10Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act.  Notwithstanding any provision of this Plan to the contrary, contributions, benefits and service credit with respect to qualified military service will be provided in accordance with Code Section 414(u).  
8.11Use of Electronic Media; Adjustment of Certain Time Periods.  Notwithstanding any provision herein which requires notices, consents, elections, or other actions under the Plan to be effectuated through a writing, such notices, consents, elections, or other actions may be effectuated through the use of electronic media, if so 
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provided in procedures established by the Plan Administrator consistent with Department of Labor or Internal Revenue Service pronouncements or other applicable law.  Moreover, any time periods set forth herein for providing notices, making elections, granting consents, or taking other actions which are based upon time limits established under applicable law shall be deemed to be automatically amended, without the necessity of a formal amendment, to reflect any subsequent modification of those deadlines through Department of Labor or Internal Revenue Service pronouncements or other changes in applicable law.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan, as amended and restated effective January 1, 2022, has been duly executed on behalf of Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.  on this  day of December 2021.
    AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS, INC.

By:_______________________________
                          Senior Vice President- Human Resources

                            Date:____________________________
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APPENDIX A

PARTICIPANT INVESTMENT FUNDS
Effective as of January 1, 2016

Tier 1 – Life Cycle Investment Options
◦SSgA Target Retirement Income Securities Lending Series Fund Class I
◦SSgA Target Retirement 2020 Securities Lending Series Fund Class II
◦SSgA Target Retirement 2025 Securities Lending Series Fund Class II
◦SSgA Target Retirement 2030 Securities Lending Series Fund Class II
◦SSgA Target Retirement 2035 Securities Lending Series Fund Class II
◦SSgA Target Retirement 2040 Securities Lending Series Fund Class II
◦SSgA Target Retirement 2045 Securities Lending Series Fund Class II
◦SSgA Target Retirement 2050 Securities Lending Series Fund Class II
◦SSgA Target Retirement 2055 Securities Lending Series Fund Class II
◦SSgA Target Retirement 2060 Securities Lending Series Fund Class II
◦SSgA Target Retirement 2065 Securities Lending Series Fund Class II

Tier 2 – Core Investment Options- Passively Managed
◦Spartan® 500 Index Fund (Ticker Symbol: FXAIX)
◦Spartan ®Extended Market Index Fund (Ticker Symbol: FSEVX)
◦Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund (Ticker Symbol: VBTIX)
◦Vanguard Total International Stock Index Fund (Ticker Symbol: VTSNX)

Tier 3- Core Investment Options- Actively Managed
◦Dodge & Cox Balanced Fund (Ticker Symbol: DODBX
◦Fidelity® International Discovery Commingled Pool
◦JPMCB Large Cap Growth Fund
◦Principal MidCap Blend Fund Institutional Class (Ticker Symbol: PCBIX)
◦Pyramis Small Capitalization Core Commingled Pool
◦Stable Value Fund
◦Vanguard Windsor II Fund – Admiral Shares (Ticker Symbol: VWNAX
◦Western Asset Core Plus Bond – CIF R1

Tier 4 – Other Investment Options
◦Air Products Company Stock Fund
◦Fidelity BrokerageLink®
◦Fidelity Money Market Trust Retirement Government Money Market Portfolio

The Qualified Default Investment Alternative is the Tier 1 – Life Cycle Investment Option. Contributions will be invested in a particular fund within that Tier based on the Participant’s age in accordance with procedures determined by the Plan Administrator

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EXHIBIT I
ELIGIBLE NONUNION HOURLY LOCATIONS DESIGNATED
BY SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT - HUMAN RESOURCES
EFFECTIVE AS OF January 1, 2016:
												
		
		Designated Terminal    
For 125% of Base Salary
	
	ADAMS, NE	YES	
	ASHLAND, KY	YES	
	BEATRICE, NE	YES	
	BETHLEHEM, PA	YES	
	BOUNTIFUL, UT	YES	
	BOZRAH, CT	YES	
	BROOKHAVEN, MS	YES	
	BURNS HARBOR, IN	NO	
	BUTLER, IN	YES	
	BUTLER, PA	YES	
	CAMDEN, SC	YES	
	CARTERSVILLE, GA
CHANDLER, AZ
	YES
YES
	
	CLAREMONT, MN	YES	
	CONVENT, LA	NO	
	CONVENT, LA (Drivers)	YES	
	CONYERS, GA	YES	
	CREIGHTON, PA	YES	
	DECATUR, AL	YES	
	DEER PARK, TX	NO	
	EAGAN, MN	YES	
	GLENMONT, NY	YES	
	GRAY, TN	YES	
	LANCASTER, PA	YES	
	LANCASTER, PA (Express Services)	NO	
	LAPORTE, TX	YES	
	LASALLE, IL	YES	
	LIBERAL, KS	YES	
	LONG BEACH, CA	YES	
	MALTA BEND, MO
MANALAPAN, NJ
	YES
NO
	
	MARION, IN
MCINTOSH, AL
	YES
YES
	
	MEDINA, NY	YES	
	MEMPHIS, TN	YES	
	MIDLOTHIAN, TX	YES	
	MILTON (CO2), WI	YES	
	MONROE, WI	YES	
	MOORELAND, OK	YES	
	NEVADA, IA	YES	
	NEW MARTINSVILLE, WV	YES	

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	NIAGARA FALLS, NY	YES	
	OAK CREEK, WI	YES	
	ORLANDO, FL	YES	
	PACE, FL	YES	
	PARKERSBURG, WV	YES	
	PRYOR, OK	YES	
	PUYALLUP, WA	YES	
	REIDSVILLE, NC	YES	
	SHAKOPEE, MN	YES	
	SMITHVILLE, MO	YES	
	SPARROWS POINT, MD (Drivers)	YES	
	SUFFIELD, CT	YES	
	UNION CITY, IN	YES	
	YORK, NE	YES	
			

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EXHIBIT II
FORMS OF DISTRIBUTION AVAILABLE TO PARTICIPANTS WHO HAD AMOUNTS TRANSFERRED TO THE PLAN FROM THE IGS SAVINGS PLAN

(i)Forms of Payments to Participants.  Participants who were previously participants in the IGS Savings Plan shall continue to have available under the Plan the forms of payment which were available under the IGS Savings Plan, in addition to the forms of benefit provided for in Article V of the Plan; provided, however, that distribution shall automatically be made in the form of a lump sum if the value of the aggregate amounts credited to the Participant's Plan accounts does not exceed the amount set forth in Paragraph 3.10(c) of the Plan.  Such forms of payment shall be available with respect to the balance of the Participant’s account which was transferred from the IGS Savings Plan to the Plan in connection with the merger of the IGS Savings Plan effective March 31, 2000. 
    Any distributions made pursuant to this Exhibit II or under Article V must satisfy the requirements of Code Section 401(a)(9) and the regulations thereunder, including the minimum distribution incidental benefit requirement.  The former IGS Savings Plan Participant shall have the ability to recalculate annually the life expectancy of the Participant and the Participant's Spouse.  Any recalculation of life expectancy shall be done in accordance with Code Section 401(a)(9) and the regulations thereunder. 
(1)Normal Form of Payment.  Unless the Participant elects otherwise the aggregate amount credited to the Participant's Plan accounts shall be made in a lump sum.  The normal form of payment shall be automatic, unless the Participant files a written request with the Administrator prior to the date on which the aggregate amounts credited to the Participant's Plan accounts are automatically payable, electing an optional form of payment.
(2)Optional Forms of Payment.   
(a)    The Participant shall have the right to receive the aggregate amounts credited to his or her Participant Plan accounts in monthly, quarterly, semi-
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annual or annual payments from the Plan over any period not extending beyond the life expectancy of the Participant and his or her Beneficiary. 
            (b)    A direct rollover will be available to the Participant and/or the Spouse under the terms of Section 5.03.
(ii)Forms of Death Benefit Distributions.
(1)Spousal Death Benefit.  On the death of a Participant, the aggregate amounts credited to the Participant's Plan accounts will be paid to the Participant's Surviving Spouse, or if the Surviving Spouse has consented in a manner conforming to a Qualified Election, then to the Participant's Designated Beneficiary.
    The Surviving Spouse may elect to have distribution of the aggregate amounts credited to the Participant's Plan Accounts commence within the 90-day period following the date of the Participant's death.  The aggregate amount credited to the Participant's Plan Accounts shall be adjusted for gains or losses occurring after the Participant's death in accordance with the provisions of the Plan governing the adjustment of account balances for other types of distributions. 
    The Participant may waive the spousal death benefit described in this Section B(1) of this Exhibit II at any time provided that no such waiver shall be effective unless it is a Qualified Election. 
(2)Qualified Election.  Any election to waive the spousal death benefit of Section B(2) of this Exhibit II shall not be effective unless:  
(a)the Participant's Spouse consents in writing to the election;
(b)the election designates a specific beneficiary, including any class of beneficiaries or any contingent beneficiaries, which may not be changed without spousal consent (or the Spouse expressly permits designations by the Participant without any further spousal consent);
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(c)the Spouse's consent acknowledges the effect of the election.
If it is established to the satisfaction of the Administrator that there is no Spouse or that the Spouse cannot be located, a waiver will be deemed a Qualified Election.  Any consent by a Spouse obtained under this provision (or establishment that the consent of a Spouse may not be obtained) shall be effective only with respect to such Spouse.  A consent that permits designations by the Participant without any requirement of further consent  by such Spouse has the right to limit consent to a specific beneficiary, and a specific form of benefit where applicable, and that the Spouse voluntarily elects to relinquish either or both of such rights.  A revocation of a prior waiver may be made by a Participant without the consent of the Spouse at any time before the commencement of benefits.  The number of revocations shall not be limited.
(iii)Other Distribution Provisions. 
(1)Participant Dies After Distribution Has Begun.  In the event a Participant dies after the distribution of the aggregate amounts credited to the Participant's Plan accounts pursuant to Code Section 401(a)(9) has begun, the distribution of the such aggregate amounts will continue to be distributed at least as rapidly as under the method of distribution being used prior to the Participant's death.
(2)Participant Dies Before Distribution Has Begun.  In the event a Participant dies before the distribution of the aggregate amounts credited to the Participant's Plan accounts pursuant to Code Section 401(a)(9) has begun, the distribution of the such aggregate amounts will be completed by December 31 of the calendar year containing the fifth anniversary of the Participant's death except to the extent that an election is made to receive distributions in accordance with (a) or (b) below.
(a)If any portion of the aggregate amounts credited to the Participant's Plan accounts is payable to a Designated Beneficiary, distributions may be made over the life or over a period certain not greater than the life expectancy of the 
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Designated Beneficiary commencing on or before December 31 of the calendar year immediately following the calendar year in which the Participant died;
(b)If the Designated Beneficiary is the Participant's Surviving Spouse, the date distributions are required to begin in accordance with (a) above shall not be earlier than the later of (1) December 31 of the calendar year immediately following the calendar year in which the Participant died or (2) December 31 of the calendar year in which the Participant would have attained age 72 (70 1⁄2 prior to January 1, 2020). If the Participant has not made an election pursuant to this Section C(2) of this Exhibit II by the time of his or her death, the Participant's Designated Beneficiary must elect the method of distributions no later than the earlier of: (1) December 31 of the calendar year in which distributions would be required to begin under this section, or (2) December 31 of the calendar year which contains the fifth anniversary of the date of death of the Participant. If the Participant has no Designated Beneficiary, or if the Designated Beneficiary does not elect a method of distribution, then distributions of the aggregate amounts credited to the Participant's Plan accounts must be completed by December 31 of the calendar year containing the fifth anniversary of the Participant's death.  
For purposes of this Section C(2) of this Exhibit II, if the Surviving Spouse dies after the Participant, but before the payments to such Spouse begin, the provisions of this Section C(2) of this Exhibit II with the exception of paragraph (b) therein, shall be applied as if the Surviving Spouse were the Participant. For the purposes of Sections C(1) and C(2) of this Exhibit II, distribution of the aggregate amounts credited to the Participant's Plan accounts is considered to begin on the last Business Day of March of the calendar year, which follows the calendar year in which the Participant would have attained age 72 (70 1⁄2 prior to January 1, 2020) (or, if the preceding sentence is applicable, the date distribution is required to begin to the Surviving Spouse)
(3)Payment to Minor.  For purposes of this Exhibit II, if an amount is payable to either a minor or an individual who has been declared incompetent, the benefits shall be paid to the legally appointed guardian for the benefit of said minor or incompetent individual, unless the court which appointed the guardian has ordered otherwise.
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(4)Definitions.  For purposes of this Exhibit II, the following definitions shall apply:
(a)Designated Beneficiary - The individual who is designated as the beneficiary under the Plan in accordance with Code Section 401(a)(9) and the regulations thereunder.
(b)Spouse or Surviving Spouse - The Spouse or Surviving Spouse of the Participant, provided that a former Spouse will be treated as the Spouse or Surviving Spouse and a current Spouse will not be treated as the Spouse or Surviving Spouse to the extent provided under a Qualified Domestic Relations Order as described in Code Section 414(p).
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EXHIBIT III

PLAN ELECTIONS

    The following elections have been made in accordance with various sections of the Plan and are applicable only with respect to the Plan Years specifically indicated below, except as otherwise required by applicable law:

									
	Year Election Applies	Applicable Plan Section	Election
	1997	3.07(b)(i),(ii), and (iii) (pages 30-33)	Current year data used to perform ADP,  ACP, and multiple use testing.

This Exhibit III may be revised from time to time by the Senior Vice President - Human Resources without amendment to the Plan, provided his/her signature appears below along with the Signature Date.

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SCHEDULE I
PARTICIPATING EMPLOYERS
AS OF 1 JANUARY 2016 
									
	Name of Affiliated Company	Participating Employer Since Date	Revocation Date
	ProCal	2 March 2015	N/A
	Air Products Energy Enterprising, Inc.	Continuing	N/A
	Air Products Helium, Inc.	Continuing	N/A
	Air Products Manufacturing Co., Inc.	Continuing	N/A
	Air Products LLC	1 June 2007	N/A
	Air Products Performance Manufacturing, Inc. (formerly known as “Tomah Products, Inc.” and “Tomah Reserve, Inc.”)	1 April 2006	N/A
	Versum Materials US, LLC	1 August 2016	1 October 2016

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Schedule II
Employer Discretionary Contribution

1.Nov 20, 2020, Memorandum of Agreement between Air Products and the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, Local 917 (Union).  One-time Employer Discretionary Contribution for certain employees whose employment terminates on January 31, 2021.  
2.Nov 20, 2020, Memorandum of Agreement between Air Products and the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, Local 917 (Union).  One-time Employer Discretionary Contribution for certain employees whose employment terminates on September 10, 2021.  

    S-2Exhibit 4.1

 

WARRANT
AGREEMENT

between

ALSET
CAPITAL ACQUISITION CORP.

and

VSTOCK
TRANSFER LLC

 

THIS
WARRANT AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of January 31, 2022, is by and between Alset Capital Acquisition
Corp., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and VStock Transfer LLC, a New York corporation, as warrant
agent (the “Warrant Agent”, also referred to herein as the “Transfer Agent”).

 

WHEREAS,
the Company is engaged in an initial public offering (the “Offering”) of units of the Company’s equity
securities, each such unit comprised of one Class A Common Stock of the Company, having a par or nominal value of U.S. $0.0001 per share
(the “Common Stock”), one right (“Right”) entitling the holder thereof to receive
one-tenth (1/10) of one share of Common Stock upon the consummation of an initial business combination, and one-half of one redeemable
Public Warrant (as defined below) (the “Units”) and, in connection therewith, has determined to issue and deliver
up to 3,750,000 warrants (or up to 4,312,500 warrants if the Over-allotment Option (as defined below) is exercised in full) to public
investors in the Offering (the “Public Warrants”). Each whole Warrant entitles the holder thereof to purchase
one Class A Common Stock of the Company for $11.50 per share, subject to adjustment as described herein; and

 

WHEREAS,
the Company has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) a registration statement
on Form S-1, File No. 333-262152 (the “Registration Statement”) and prospectus (the “Prospectus”),
for the registration, under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), of the Units, and
the Public Warrants and the shares of Common Stock included in the Units; and

 

WHEREAS,
on January 31, 2022, the Company entered into a Private Placement Unit Purchase Agreement with Alset Capital Acquisition Sponsor, LLC,
a Delaware limited liability company (the “Sponsor”), pursuant to which the Sponsor agreed to purchase an aggregate
of 440,000 units (the “Private Placement Units”) at a purchase price of $10 per Private Placement Unit (or
473,750 Private Placement Units if the over-allotment option is exercised in full). Each Private Placement Unit is comprised of one share
of the Company’s Class A Common Stock, one right and one-half of one redeemable warrant (each whole warrant, a “Private
Placement Warrant”), for an aggregate of 220,000 Private Placement Warrants (or 236,875 if the Over-allotment Option is
exercised in full), bearing the legend set forth in Exhibit B hereto, in a private placement transaction to occur simultaneously
with the closing of the Offering. Each Private Placement Warrant entitles the holder thereof to purchase one share of Common Stock at
a price of $11.50 per share, subject to adjustment as described herein; and

 

WHEREAS,
in order to finance the Company’s transaction costs in connection with an intended initial Business Combination (as defined below),
the Sponsor or an affiliate of the Sponsor or certain of the Company’s executive officers and directors may, but are not obligated
to, loan to the Company funds as the Company may require, of which up to $750,000 of such loans may be convertible into up to an additional
75,000 Private Placement Units at a price of $10.00 per Unit, and, in connection therewith, will issue and deliver up to an aggregate
of 37,500 warrants (the “Working Capital Warrants”); and

 

WHEREAS,
in order to extend the period of time the Company has to consummate a Business Combination as described in the Prospectus, the Sponsor
or its affiliates or designees may, but are not obligated to, loan the Company funds as the Company may require, of which up to $1,500,000,
(or up to $1,725,000 if the Over-allotment Option (defined below) is exercised in full) at a price of $10.00 per Unit at the option of
the lender, and in connection therewith, will issue and deliver up to an additional 75,000 Warrants (or up to 86,250 Warrants if the
Over-allotment Option is exercised in full) (the “Extension Warrants”); and

 

WHEREAS,
following consummation of the Offering, the Company may issue additional warrants (“Post IPO Warrants,” and,
together with the Private Placement Warrants, the Working Capital Warrants, the Extension Warrants and the Public Warrants, the “Warrants”)
in connection with, or following the consummation by the Company of, a Business Combination (defined below); and

 

    	 

     

    

 

WHEREAS,
the Company desires the Warrant Agent to act on behalf of the Company, and the Warrant Agent is willing to so act, in connection with
the issuance, registration, transfer, exchange, redemption, and exercise of the Warrants; and

 

WHEREAS,
the Company desires to provide for the form and provisions of the Warrants, the terms upon which they shall be issued and exercised,
and the respective rights, limitation of rights, and immunities of the Company, the Warrant Agent, and the holders of the Warrants; and

 

WHEREAS,
all acts and things have been done and performed which are necessary to make the Warrants, when executed on behalf of the Company and
countersigned by or on behalf of the Warrant Agent, as provided herein, the valid, binding, and legal obligations of the Company, and
to authorize the execution and delivery of this Agreement.

 

NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements herein contained, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

1.
Appointment of Warrant Agent. The Company hereby appoints the Warrant Agent to act as agent for the Company for the Warrants, and
the Warrant Agent hereby accepts such appointment and agrees to perform the same in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth
in this Agreement.

 

2.
Warrants.

 

2.1
Form of Warrant. Each Warrant shall be issued in registered form only, shall be in substantially the form of Exhibit A
hereto, the provisions of which are incorporated herein and shall be signed by, or bear the facsimile signature of, the Chairman of the
Board of Directors or Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer, Secretary or Assistant Secretary of the Company.
In the event the person whose facsimile signature has been placed upon any Warrant shall have ceased to serve in the capacity in which
such person signed the Warrant before such Warrant is issued, it may be issued with the same effect as if he or she had not ceased to
be such at the date of issuance.

 

2.2
Uncertificated Warrants. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, any Warrant, or portion thereof, may be issued as part
of, and be represented by, a Unit, and any Warrant may be issued in uncertificated or book-entry form through the Warrant Agent and/or
the facilities of The Depository Trust Company or other book-entry depositary system, in each case as determined by the Board of Directors
of the Company or by an authorized committee thereof. Any Warrant so issued shall have the same terms, force and effect as a certificated
Warrant that has been duly countersigned by the Warrant Agent in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

 

2.3
Effect of Countersignature. Except with respect to uncertificated Warrants as described above, unless and until countersigned
by the Warrant Agent pursuant to this Agreement, a Warrant shall be invalid and of no effect and may not be exercised by the holder thereof.

 

2.4
Registration.

 

2.4.1
Warrant Register. The Warrant Agent shall maintain books (“Warrant Register”) for the registration of
original issuance and the registration of transfer of the Warrants. Upon the initial issuance of the Warrants, the Warrant Agent shall
issue and register the Warrants in the names of the respective holders thereof in such denominations and otherwise in accordance with
instructions delivered to the Warrant Agent by the Company. Ownership of beneficial interests in the Public Warrants shall be shown on,
and the transfer of such ownership shall be effected through, records maintained by institutions that have accounts with the Depository
Trust Company (the “Depositary”) (such institution, with respect to a Warrant in its account, a “Participant”).
If the Depositary subsequently ceases to make its book-entry settlement system available for the Public Warrants, the Company may instruct
the Warrant Agent regarding making other arrangements for book-entry settlement. In the event that the Public Warrants are not eligible
for, or it is no longer necessary to have the Public Warrants available in, book-entry form, the Warrant Agent shall provide written
instructions to the Depositary to deliver to the Warrant Agent for cancellation each book-entry Public Warrant, and the Company shall
instruct the Warrant Agent to deliver to the Depositary definitive certificates in physical form evidencing such Warrants (“Definitive
Warrant Certificates”) which shall be in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit A.

 

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2.4.2
Registered Holder. Prior to due presentment for registration of transfer of any Warrant, the Company and the Warrant Agent may
deem and treat the person in whose name such Warrant is then registered in the Warrant Register (“Registered Holder”)
as the absolute owner of such Warrant and of each Warrant represented thereby (notwithstanding any notation of ownership or other writing
on the Warrant certificate made by anyone other than the Company or the Warrant Agent), for the purpose of any exercise thereof, and
for all other purposes, and neither the Company nor the Warrant Agent shall be affected by any notice to the contrary.

 

2.5
Detachability of Warrants. The securities comprising the Units will not be separately transferable until the 52nd day
following the date of the Prospectus or, if such 52nd day is not on a day, other than Saturday, Sunday or federal holiday,
on which banks in New York City are generally open for normal business (a “Business Day”), then on the immediately
succeeding Business Day following such date, or earlier with the consent of EF Hutton, a division of Benchmark Investments LLC, as the
representative of the several underwriters for the Offering (the “Representative”), but in no event will the
Representative allow separate trading of the securities comprising of the Units until (i) the Company has filed a Current Report on Form
8-K which includes an audited balance sheet reflecting the receipt by the Company of the gross proceeds of the Offering including the
proceeds received by the Company from the exercise of the underwriters’ over-allotment option in the Offering (the “Over-allotment
Option”), if the Over-allotment Option is exercised prior to the filing of the Form 8-K, and (ii) the Company has issued
a press release announcing when such separate trading shall begin (the “Detachment Date”); provided
that no fractional Warrants will be issued upon separation of the Units and only whole Warrants will trade.

 

2.6
Private Placement Warrant, Working Capital Warrant, and Extension Warrants Attributes. The Private Placement Warrants, Working
Capital Warrants, and Extension Warrants shall have the same terms and be in the same form as the Public Warrants.

 

2.7
Post IPO Warrants. The Post IPO Warrants, when and if issued, shall have the same terms and be in the same form as the Public
Warrants.

 

2.8
Fractional Warrants. The Company shall not issue fractional Warrants other than as part of the Units, each of which is comprised
of one share of Common Stock and three-quarters of one Public Warrant. If, upon the detachment of Public Warrants from the Units or otherwise,
a holder of Warrants would be entitled to receive a fractional Warrant, the Company shall round down to the nearest whole number the
number of Warrants to be issued to such holder.

 

3.
Terms and Exercise of Warrants

 

3.1
Warrant Price. Each whole Warrant shall, when countersigned by the Warrant Agent (except with respect to uncertificated Warrants),
entitle the Registered Holder thereof, subject to the provisions of such Warrant and of this Agreement, to purchase from the Company
the number of shares of Common Stock stated therein, at the price of $11.50 per share, subject to the adjustments provided in Section
4 hereof and in the last sentence of this Section 3.1. The term “Warrant Price” as used in this
Agreement refers to the price per share at which the Common Stock may be purchased at the time a Warrant is exercised. The Company in
its sole discretion may lower the Warrant Price at any time prior to the Expiration Date (as defined below) for a period of not less
than twenty (20) Business Days; provided, that the Company shall provide at least twenty (20) days’ prior written notice of such
reduction to Registered Holders of the Warrants and, provided further that any such reduction shall be applied consistently to all of
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3.2
Duration of Warrants. A Warrant may be exercised only during the period (the “Exercise Period”) commencing
on the later of: (i) 30 days after the date on which the Company completes a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase,
reorganization or similar business combination, involving the Company and one or more businesses (a “Business Combination”),
and (ii) the date that is twelve (12) months from the date of the closing of the Offering, and terminating at 5:00 p.m., New York City
time on the earlier to occur of: (x) the date that is five (5) years after the date on which the Company completes its Business Combination,
(y) the liquidation of the Company in accordance with the Company’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation, as amended
and/or restated from time to time, if the Company fails to complete a Business Combination, or (z) the Redemption Date (as defined below)
as provided in Section 6.2 hereof (the “Expiration Date”); provided, however, that the
exercise of any Warrant shall be subject to the satisfaction of any applicable conditions, as set forth in subsection 3.3.2 below
with respect to an effective registration statement. Except with respect to the right to receive the Redemption Price (as defined below),
in the event of a redemption (as set forth in Section 6 hereof), each outstanding Warrant not exercised on or before the Expiration
Date shall become void, and all rights thereunder and all rights in respect thereof under this Agreement shall cease at 5:00 p.m. New
York City time on the Expiration Date. The Company in its sole discretion may extend the duration of the Warrants by delaying the Expiration
Date; provided, that the Company shall provide at least twenty (20) days’ prior written notice of any such extension to
Registered Holders of the Warrants and, provided further that any such extension shall be applied consistently to all of the Warrants.

 

3.3
Exercise of Warrants.

 

3.3.1
Payment. Subject to the provisions of the Warrant and this Agreement, a Warrant, when countersigned by the Warrant Agent, may
be exercised by the Registered Holder thereof by surrendering it, at the office of the Warrant Agent, or at the office of its successor
as Warrant Agent, in the County of Nassau and State of New York (i) the Definitive Warrant Certificate evidencing the Warrants to be
exercised, or, in the case of a Warrant represented by a book-entry, the Warrants to be exercised (the “Book-Entry Warrants”)
on the records of the Depositary to an account of the Warrant Agent at the Depositary designated for such purposes in writing by the
Warrant Agent to the Depositary from time to time, (ii) an election to purchase (“Election to Purchase”) any
shares of Common Stock pursuant to the exercise of a Warrant, properly completed and executed by the Registered Holders on the reverse
of the Definitive Warrant Certificate or, in the case of a Book-Entry Warrant, properly delivered by the Participant in accordance with
the Depositary’s procedures, and (iii) the payment in full of the Warrant Price for each share of Common Stock as to which the
Warrant is exercised and any and all applicable taxes due in connection with the exercise of the Warrant, the exchange of the Warrant
for the shares of Common Stock and the issuance of such shares of Common Stock, as follows:

 

(a)
in lawful money of the United States, by good certified check or wire payable to the Warrant Agent; or

 

(b)
in the event of redemption pursuant to Section 6 hereof in which the Company’s management has elected to force all holders
of Warrants to exercise such Warrants on a “cashless basis,” by surrendering the Warrants for that number of shares of Common
Stock equal to the quotient obtained by dividing (x) the product of the number of shares of Common Stock underlying the Warrants, multiplied
by the difference between the Warrant Price and the “Fair Market Value” (defined below) by (y) the Fair Market
Value. Solely for purposes of this Section 3.3.1(b), the “Fair Market Value” shall mean the average
reported last sale price of the Common Stock for the ten (10) trading days ending on the third (3rd) trading day prior to
the date on which the notice of redemption is sent to holders of the Warrants pursuant to Section 6 hereof; or

 

(c)
in the event the registration statement required by Section 7.4 hereof is not effective and current within sixty (60) Business
Days after the closing of a Business Combination, by surrendering such Warrants for that number of shares of Common Stock equal to the
quotient obtained by dividing (x) the product of the number of shares of Common Stock underlying the Warrants, multiplied by the difference
between the exercise price of the Warrants and the “Fair Market Value” by (y) the Fair Market Value; provided, however,
that no cashless exercise shall be permitted unless the Fair Market Value is equal to or higher than the exercise price. Solely for purposes
of this Section 3.3.1(c), the “Fair Market Value” shall mean the volume weighted average reported last
sale price of the Common Stock for the ten (10) trading days ending on the trading day prior to the date that notice of exercise is received
by the Warrant Agent from the holder of such Warrants or its securities broker or intermediary.

 

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3.3.2
Issuance of Common Stock. As soon as practicable after the exercise of any Warrant and the clearance of the funds in payment of
the Warrant Price (if any), the Company shall issue to the Registered Holder of such Warrant a certificate or certificates, or book entry
position, for the number of shares of Common Stock to which he, she or it is entitled, registered in such name or names as may be directed
by him, her or it, and if such Warrant shall not have been exercised in full, a new countersigned Warrant, or book entry position, for
the number of shares as to which such Warrant shall not have been exercised. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event will the Company
be required to net cash settle the Warrant exercise. No Warrant shall be exercisable for cash and the Company shall not be obligated
to issue the shares of Common Stock upon exercise of a Warrant unless the shares of Common Stock issuable upon such Warrant exercise
has been registered, qualified or deemed to be exempt under the securities laws of the state of residence of the Registered Holder of
the Warrants. In the event that the condition in the immediately preceding sentence is not satisfied with respect to a Warrant, the holder
of such Warrant shall not be entitled to exercise such Warrant for cash and such Warrant may have no value and expire worthless, in which
case the purchaser of a Unit containing such Public Warrants shall have paid the full purchase price for the Unit solely for the shares
of Common Stock underlying such Unit. Warrants may not be exercised by, or securities issued to, any Registered Holder in any state in
which such exercise would be unlawful.

 

3.3.3
Valid Issuance. All Common Stock issued upon the proper exercise of a Warrant in conformity with this Agreement shall be validly
issued, fully paid and nonassessable.

 

3.3.4
Date of Issuance. Each person in whose name any book entry position or certificate for Common Stock is issued shall for all purposes
be deemed to have become the holder of record of such shares on the date on which the Warrant, or book entry position representing such
Warrant, was surrendered and payment of the Warrant Price was made, irrespective of the date of delivery of such certificate, except
that, if the date of such surrender and payment is a date when the share transfer books of the Company or book entry system of the Warrant
Agent are closed, such person shall be deemed to have become the holder of such shares at the close of business on the next succeeding
date on which the share transfer books or book entry system are open.

 

3.3.5
Maximum Percentage. A holder of a Warrant may notify the Company in writing in the event it elects to be subject to the provisions
contained in this subsection 3.3.5; however, no holder of a Warrant shall be subject to this subsection 3.3.5 unless
he, she or it makes such election. If the election is made by a holder, the Warrant Agent shall not affect the exercise of the holder’s
Warrant, and such holder shall not have the right to exercise such Warrant, to the extent that after giving effect to such exercise,
such person (together with such person’s affiliates), to the Warrant Agent’s actual knowledge, would beneficially own in
excess of 4.9% or 9.8% (as specified by such holder) (the “Maximum Percentage”) of the shares of Common Stock
outstanding immediately after giving effect to such exercise. For purposes of the foregoing sentence, the aggregate number of shares
of Common Stock beneficially owned by such person and its affiliates shall include the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon
exercise of the Warrant with respect to which the determination of such sentence is being made, but shall exclude the shares of Common
Stock that would be issuable upon (x) exercise of the remaining, unexercised portion of the Warrant beneficially owned by such person
and its affiliates and (y) exercise or conversion of the unexercised or unconverted portion of any other securities of the Company beneficially
owned by such person and its affiliates (including, without limitation, any convertible notes or convertible preference shares or warrants)
subject to a limitation on conversion or exercise analogous to the limitation contained herein. Except as set forth in the preceding
sentence, for purposes of this paragraph, beneficial ownership shall be calculated in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). For purposes of the Warrant, in determining the number
of outstanding shares of Common Stock, the holder may rely on the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock as reflected in (1) the
Company’s most recent annual report on Form 10-K, quarterly report on Form 10-Q, current report on Form 8-K or other public filing
with the Commission as the case may be, (2) a more recent public announcement by the Company or (3) any other notice by the Company or
the Transfer Agent setting forth the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding. For any reason at any time, upon the written request
of the holder of the Warrant, the Company shall, within two (2) Business Days, confirm orally and in writing to such holder the number
of shares of Common Stock then outstanding. In any case, the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock shall be determined after giving
effect to the conversion or exercise of equity securities of the Company by the holder and its affiliates since the date as of which
such number of outstanding shares of Common Stock was reported. By written notice to the Company, the holder of a Warrant may from time
to time increase or decrease the Maximum Percentage applicable to such holder to any other percentage specified in such notice; provided,
however, that any such increase shall not be effective until the sixty-first (61st) day after such notice is delivered to the Company.

 

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4.
Adjustments.

 

4.1
Stock Dividends; Split-Ups. If after the date hereof, and subject to the provisions of Section 4.6 below, the number of
outstanding shares of Common Stock is increased by a stock dividend payable in shares of Common Stock, or by a split-up of shares of
the Common Stock, or other similar event, then, on the effective date of such share stock dividend, split-up or similar event, the number
of shares of Common Stock issuable on exercise of each Warrant shall be increased in proportion to such increase in outstanding shares
of Common Stock.

 

4.2
Aggregation of Shares. If after the date hereof, the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock is decreased by a consolidation,
combination, reverse stock split or reclassification of the Common Stock or other similar event, then, on the effective date of such
consolidation, combination, reverse stock split, reclassification or similar event, the number of shares of Common Stock issuable on
exercise of each Warrant shall be decreased in proportion to such decrease in outstanding shares of Common Stock.

 

4.3
Extraordinary Dividends. If the Company, at any time while the Warrants are outstanding and unexpired, shall pay a dividend or
make a distribution in cash, securities or other assets to the holders of the shares of Common Stock or other shares in the capital of
the Company into which the Warrants are convertible (an “Extraordinary Dividend”), then the Warrant Price shall
be decreased, effective immediately after the effective date of such Extraordinary Dividend, by the amount of cash and the fair market
value (as determined by the Company’s Board of Directors, in good faith) of any securities or other assets paid in respect of such
Extraordinary Dividend divided by all outstanding shares of the Company at such time (whether or not any shareholders waived their right
to receive such dividend); provided, however, that none of the following shall be deemed an Extraordinary Dividend for purposes
of this provision: (a) any adjustment described in subsection 4.1 above, (b) any cash dividends or cash distributions which, when
combined on a per share basis with all other cash dividends and cash distributions paid on the Common Stock during the 365-day period
ending on the date of declaration of such dividend or distribution does not exceed $0.50 per share (taking into account all of the outstanding
shares of the Company at such time (whether or not any shareholders waived their right to receive such dividend) and as adjusted to appropriately
reflect any of the events referred to in other subsections of this Section 4 and excluding cash dividends or cash distributions that
resulted in an adjustment to the Warrant Price or to the number of shares of Common Stock issuable on exercise of each Warrant) but only
with respect to the amount of the aggregate cash dividends or cash distributions equal to or less than $0.50, (c) any payment to satisfy
the conversion rights of the holders of the shares of Common Stock in connection with a proposed initial Business Combination or certain
amendments to the Company’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation (as described in the Registration Statement) or (d)
any payment in connection with the Company’s liquidation and the distribution of its assets upon its failure to consummate a Business
Combination. Solely for purposes of illustration, if the Company, at a time while the Warrants are outstanding and unexpired, pays a
cash dividend of $0.35 and previously paid an aggregate of $0.40 of cash dividends and cash distributions on the shares of Common Stock
during the 365-day period ending on the date of declaration of such $0.35 dividend, then the Warrant Price will be decreased, effectively
immediately after the effective date of such $0.35 dividend, by $0.25 (the absolute value of the difference between $0.75 (the aggregate
amount of all cash dividends and cash distributions paid or made in such 365-day period, including such $0.35 dividend) and $0.50 (the
greater of (x) $0.50 and (y) the aggregate amount of all cash dividends and cash distributions paid or made in such 365-day period prior
to such $0.35 dividend)). Furthermore, solely for the purposes of illustration, if following the closing of the Company’s initial
Business Combination, there were total shares outstanding of 100,000,000 and the Company paid a $1.00 dividend to 17,500,000 of such
shares (with the remaining 82,500,000 shares waiving their right to receive such dividend), then no adjustment to the Warrant Price would
occur as a $17.5 million dividend payment divided by 100,000,000 shares equals $0.175 per share which is less than $0.50 per share.

 

4.4
Adjustments in Exercise Price. Whenever the number of shares of Common Stock purchasable upon the exercise of the Warrants is
adjusted, as provided in Sections 4.1 and 4.2 above, the Warrant Price shall be adjusted (to the nearest cent) by multiplying
such Warrant Price immediately prior to such adjustment by a fraction (x) the numerator of which shall be the number of shares of Common
Stock purchasable upon the exercise of the Warrants immediately prior to such adjustment, and (y) the denominator of which shall be the
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4.5
Replacement of Securities upon Reorganization, etc. In case of any reclassification or reorganization of the outstanding shares
of Common Stock (other than a change covered by Section 4.1, 4.2 or 4.3 hereof or that solely affects the par value
of the Common Stock), or in the case of any merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another corporation (other than a consolidation
or merger in which the Company is the continuing corporation and that does not result in any reclassification or reorganization of the
outstanding shares of Common Stock), or in the case of any sale or conveyance to another corporation or entity of the assets or other
property of the Company as an entirety or substantially as an entirety in connection with which the Company is dissolved, the Warrant
holders shall thereafter have the right to purchase and receive, upon the basis and upon the terms and conditions specified in the Warrants
and in lieu of the shares of Common Stock of the Company immediately theretofore purchasable and receivable upon the exercise of the
rights represented thereby, the kind and amount of shares of stock or other securities or property (including cash) receivable upon such
reclassification, reorganization, merger or consolidation, or upon a dissolution following any such sale or transfer, that the Warrant
holder would have received if such Warrant holder had exercised his, her or its Warrant(s) immediately prior to such event. If any reclassification
also results in a change in the shares of Common Stock covered by Section 4.1, 4.2 or 4.3, then such adjustment
shall be made pursuant to Sections 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4 and this Section 4.5. The provisions of this
Section 4.5 shall similarly apply to successive reclassifications, reorganizations, mergers or consolidations, sales or other
transfers. In no event will the Warrant Price be reduced to less than the par value per share issuable upon exercise of the Warrant.

 

4.6
Issuance in connection with a Business Combination. If (x) the Company issues additional shares of Common Stock or securities
convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Common Stock for capital raising purposes in connection with the closing of its initial
Business Combination at an issue price or effective issue price of less than $9.20 per share of Common Stock (as adjusted for stock splits,
stock dividends, rights issuances, subdivisions, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like), with such issue price or effective
issue price to be determined in good faith by the Board (and in the case of any such issuance to the initial shareholders (as defined
in the Prospectus) or their affiliates, without taking into account any founder shares held by such shareholders or their affiliates,
as applicable, prior to such issuance) (the “New Issuance Price”), (y) the aggregate gross proceeds from such
issuances represent more than 60% of the total equity proceeds, and interest thereon, available for the funding of its initial business
combination on the date of the consummation of its initial business combination (net of redemptions), and (z) the volume weighted average
trading price of the Common Stock during the 20 trading day period starting on the trading day prior to the day on which the Company
consummates its initial business combination (such price, the “Market Value”) is below $9.20 per share (as
adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, rights issuances, subdivisions, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like), then the
Warrant Price shall be adjusted (to the nearest cent) to be equal to 115% of the greater of the Market Value and the New Issuance Price
and the Redemption Trigger Price (as defined below) will be adjusted (to the nearest cent) to 180% of the greater of the Market Value
and the New Issuance Price.

 

4.7
Notices of Changes in Warrant. Upon every adjustment of the Warrant Price or the number of shares issuable upon exercise of a
Warrant, the Company shall give written notice thereof to the Warrant Agent, which notice shall state the Warrant Price resulting from
such adjustment and the increase or decrease, if any, in the number of shares purchasable at such price upon the exercise of a Warrant,
setting forth in reasonable detail the method of calculation and the facts upon which such calculation is based. Upon the occurrence
of any event specified in Sections 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 4.5, or 4.6, then, in any such event,
the Company shall give written notice to each Warrant holder, at the last address set forth for such holder in the Warrant Register,
of the record date or the effective date of the event. Failure to give such notice, or any defect therein, shall not affect the legality
or validity of such event.

 

4.8
No Fractional Warrants or Shares. Notwithstanding any provision contained in this Agreement to the contrary, the Company shall
not issue fractional shares upon exercise of Warrants. If, by reason of any adjustment made pursuant to this Section 4, the holder
of any Warrant would be entitled, upon the exercise of such Warrant, to receive a fractional interest in a share, the Company shall,
upon such exercise, round down to the nearest whole number of shares of Common Stock to be issued to the Warrant holder.

 

4.9
Form of Warrant. The form of Warrant need not be changed because of any adjustment pursuant to this Section 4, and Warrants issued
after such adjustment may state the same Warrant Price and the same number of shares as is stated in the Warrants initially issued pursuant
to this Agreement. However, the Company may at any time in its sole discretion make any change in the form of Warrant that the Company
may deem appropriate and that does not affect the substance thereof, and any Warrant thereafter issued or countersigned, whether in exchange
or substitution for an outstanding Warrant or otherwise, may be in the form as so changed.

 

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4.10
Other Events. In case any event shall occur affecting the Company as to which none of the provisions of preceding subsections
of this Section 4 are strictly applicable, but which would require an adjustment to the terms of the Warrants in order to (i)
avoid an adverse impact on the Warrants and (ii) effectuate the intent and purpose of this Section 4, then, in each such case,
the Company shall appoint a firm of independent public accountants, investment banking or other appraisal firm of recognized national
standing, which shall give its opinion as to whether or not any adjustment to the rights represented by the Warrants is necessary to
effectuate the intent and purpose of this Section 4 and, if they determine that an adjustment is necessary, the terms of such adjustment.
The Company shall adjust the terms of the Warrants in a manner that is consistent with any adjustment recommended in such opinion.

 

4.11
No Adjustment. For the avoidance of doubt, no adjustment shall be made to the terms of the Warrants solely as a result of an adjustment
to the conversion ratio of the Class B Common Stock or the conversion of the shares of Class B Common Stock into Common Stock, in each
case, pursuant to the Company’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation, as further amended and/or restated from time
to time.

 

5.
Transfer and Exchange of Warrants.

 

5.1
Registration of Transfer. The Warrant Agent shall register the transfer, from time to time, of any outstanding Warrant upon the
Warrant Register, upon surrender of such Warrant for transfer, properly endorsed with signatures, in the case of certificated Warrants,
properly guaranteed and accompanied by appropriate instructions for transfer. Upon any such transfer, a new Warrant representing an equal
aggregate number of Warrants shall be issued and the old Warrant shall be cancelled by the Warrant Agent. In the case of certificated
Warrants, the Warrants so cancelled shall be delivered by the Warrant Agent to the Company from time to time upon request.

 

5.2
Procedure for Surrender of Warrants. Warrants may be surrendered to the Warrant Agent, either in certificated form or in book
entry position, together with a written request for exchange or transfer, and thereupon the Warrant Agent shall issue in exchange therefor
one or more new Warrants, or book entry positions, as requested by the Registered Holder of the Warrants so surrendered, representing
an equal aggregate number of Warrants; provided, however, that in the event that a Warrant surrendered for transfer bears a restrictive
legend, the Warrant Agent shall not cancel such Warrant and issue new Warrants in exchange therefor until the Warrant Agent has received
an opinion of counsel for the Company stating that such transfer may be made and indicating whether the new Warrants must also bear a
restrictive legend.

 

5.3
Fractional Warrants. The Warrant Agent shall not be required to effect any registration of transfer or exchange which will result
in the issuance of a warrant certificate or book-entry position for a fraction of a warrant, except as part of the Units.

 

5.4
Service Charges. No service charge shall be made to the holder for any exchange or registration of transfer of Warrants.

 

5.5
Warrant Execution and Countersignature. The Warrant Agent is hereby authorized to countersign and to deliver, in accordance with
the terms of this Agreement, the Warrants required to be issued pursuant to the provisions of this Section 5, and the Company,
whenever required by the Warrant Agent, will supply the Warrant Agent with Warrants duly executed on behalf of the Company for such purpose.

 

5.6
Private Placement Warrants, Working Capital Warrants, and Extension Warrants. The Warrant Agent shall not register any transfer
of Private Placement Warrants, Working Capital Warrants, or Extension Warrants until after the consummation by the Company of an initial
Business Combination, except for transfers (i) among the initial shareholders or to the Company’s or the initial shareholders’
members, officers, directors, consultants or their affiliates, (ii) to a holder’s shareholders or members upon the holder’s
liquidation, in each case if the holder is an entity, (iii) by bona fide gift to a member of the holder’s immediate family or to
a trust, the beneficiary of which is the holder or a member of the holder’s immediate family, in each case for estate planning
purposes, (iv) by virtue of the laws of descent and distribution upon death, (v) pursuant to a qualified domestic relations order, (vi)
to the Company for no value for cancellation in connection with the consummation of a Business Combination, (vii) in connection with
the consummation of a Business Combination at prices no greater than the price at which the Warrants were originally purchased, (viii)
in the event of the Company’s liquidation prior to its consummation of an initial Business Combination or (ix) in the event that,
subsequent to the consummation of an initial Business Combination, the Company completes a liquidation, merger, capital stock exchange
or other similar transaction which results in all of the Company’s shareholders having the right to exchange their shares of Common
Stock for cash, securities or other property, in each case (except for clauses (vi), (viii) or (ix) or with the Company’s prior
written consent) on the condition that prior to such registration for transfer, the Warrant Agent shall be presented with written documentation
pursuant to which each transferee (each, a “Permitted Transferee”) or the trustee or legal guardian for such
Permitted Transferee agrees to be bound by the transfer restrictions contained in this Agreement and any other applicable agreement the
transferor is bound by.

 

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5.7
Transfers prior to Detachment. Prior to the Detachment Date, the Public Warrants may be transferred or exchanged only together
with the Unit in which such Warrant is included, and only for the purpose of effecting, or in conjunction with, a transfer or exchange
of such Unit. Furthermore, each transfer of a Unit on the register relating to such Units shall operate also to transfer the Warrants
included in such Unit. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the provisions of this Section 5.7 shall have no effect on any transfer
of Warrants on or after the Detachment Date.

 

6.
Redemption.

 

6.1
Redemption. Not less than all of the outstanding Warrants may be redeemed, at the option of the Company, at any time during the
Exercise Period, at the office of the Warrant Agent, upon the notice referred to in Section 6.2, at the price of $0.01 per Warrant
(“Redemption Price”), provided that the last sales price of the Common Stock equals or exceeds $18.00 per share
(subject to adjustment in accordance with Section 4 hereof) (the “Redemption Trigger Price”), on each
of twenty (20) trading days within any thirty (30) trading day period commencing after the Warrants become exercisable and ending on
the third trading day prior to the date on which notice of redemption is given and provided that there is an effective registration statement
covering the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants, and a current prospectus relating thereto, available throughout
the 30-day redemption or the Company has elected to require the exercise of the Warrants on a “cashless basis” pursuant to
subsection 3.3.1(b); provided, however, that if and when the Public Warrants become redeemable by the Company, the Company
may not exercise such redemption right if the issuance of the shares of Common Stock upon exercise of the Public Warrants is not exempt
from registration or qualification under applicable state blue sky laws or the Company is unable to effect such registration or qualification.

 

6.2
Date Fixed for, and Notice of, Redemption. In the event the Company shall elect to redeem all of the Warrants that are subject
to redemption, the Company shall fix a date for the redemption (the “Redemption Date”). Notice of redemption
shall be mailed by first class mail, postage prepaid, by the Company not less than thirty (30) days prior to the Redemption Date to the
Registered Holders of the Warrants to be redeemed at their last addresses as they shall appear on the registration books. Any notice
mailed in the manner herein provided shall be conclusively presumed to have been duly given whether or not the Registered Holder received
such notice.

 

6.3
Exercise After Notice of Redemption. The Warrants may be exercised, for cash (or on a “cashless basis” in accordance
with Section 3 of this Agreement) at any time after notice of redemption shall have been given by the Company pursuant to Section
6.2 hereof and prior to the Redemption Date. In the event the Company determines to require all holders of Warrants to exercise their
Warrants on a “cashless basis” pursuant to Section 3.3.1(b), the notice of redemption will contain the information
necessary to calculate the number of shares of Common Stock to be received upon exercise of the Warrants, including the “Fair Market
Value” in such case. On and after the Redemption Date, the record holder of the Warrants shall have no further rights except to
receive, upon surrender of the Warrants, the Redemption Price.

 

7.
Other Provisions Relating to Rights of Holders of Warrants.

 

7.1
No Rights as Shareholder. A Warrant does not entitle the Registered Holder thereof to any of the rights of a shareholder of the
Company, including, without limitation, the right to receive dividends, or other distributions, exercise any preemptive rights to vote
or to consent or to receive notice as shareholders in respect of the meetings of shareholders or the election of directors of the Company
or any other matter.

 

7.2
Lost, Stolen, Mutilated, or Destroyed Warrants. If any Warrant is lost, stolen, mutilated, or destroyed, the Company and the Warrant
Agent may on such terms as to indemnity or otherwise as they may in their discretion impose (which shall, in the case of a mutilated
Warrant, include the surrender thereof), issue a new Warrant of like denomination, tenor, and date as the Warrant so lost, stolen, mutilated,
or destroyed. Any such new Warrant shall constitute a substitute contractual obligation of the Company, whether or not the allegedly
lost, stolen, mutilated, or destroyed Warrant shall be at any time enforceable by anyone.

 

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7.3
Reservation of Common Stock. The Company shall at all times reserve and keep available a number of its authorized but unissued
shares of Common Stock that will be sufficient to permit the exercise in full of all outstanding Warrants issued pursuant to this Agreement.

 

7.4
Registration of Common Stock. The Company agrees that as soon as practicable after the closing of its initial Business Combination,
it shall use its best efforts to file with the Commission a registration statement for the registration, under the Act, of the shares
of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants, and it shall use its best efforts to take such action as is necessary to register
or qualify for sale, in those states in which the Warrants were initially offered by the Company and in those states where holders of
Warrants then reside, the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants, to the extent an exemption is not available.
The Company will use its best efforts to cause the same to become effective and to maintain the effectiveness of such registration statement
until the expiration of the Warrants in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement. If any such registration statement has not
been declared effective by the 60th Business Day following the closing of the Business Combination, holders of the Warrants
shall have the right, during the period beginning on the 61st Business Day after the closing of the Business Combination and
ending upon such registration statement being declared effective by the Commission, and during any other period when the Company shall
fail to have maintained an effective registration statement covering the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants,
to exercise such Warrants on a “cashless basis” as determined in accordance with Section 3.3.1(c). The Company shall
provide the Warrant Agent with an opinion of counsel for the Company (which shall be an outside law firm with securities law experience)
stating that (i) the exercise of the Warrants on a cashless basis in accordance with this Section 7.4 is not required to be registered
under the Securities Act and (ii) the shares of Common Stock issued upon such exercise will be freely tradable under U.S. federal securities
laws by anyone who is not an affiliate (as such term is defined in Rule 144 under the Act) of the Company and, accordingly, will not
be required to bear a restrictive legend. For the avoidance of any doubt, unless and until all of the Warrants have been exercised on
a cashless basis, the Company shall continue to be obligated to comply with its registration obligations under the first three sentences
of this Section 7.4.

 

8.
Concerning the Warrant Agent and Other Matters.

 

8.1
Payment of Taxes. The Company will from time to time promptly pay all taxes and charges that may be imposed upon the Company or
the Warrant Agent in respect of the issuance or delivery of the shares of Common Stock upon the exercise of Warrants, but the Company
shall not be obligated to pay any transfer taxes in respect of the Warrants or such shares.

 

8.2
Resignation, Consolidation, or Merger of Warrant Agent.

 

8.2.1
Appointment of Successor Warrant Agent. The Warrant Agent, or any successor to it hereafter appointed, may resign its duties and
be discharged from all further duties and liabilities hereunder after giving sixty (60) days’ notice in writing to the Company.
If the office of the Warrant Agent becomes vacant by resignation or incapacity to act or otherwise, the Company shall appoint in writing
a successor Warrant Agent in place of the Warrant Agent. If the Company shall fail to make such appointment within a period of thirty
(30) days after it has been notified in writing of such resignation or incapacity by the Warrant Agent or by the holder of the Warrant
(who shall, with such notice, submit his Warrant for inspection by the Company), then the holder of any Warrant may apply to the Supreme
Court of the State of New York for the County of New York for the appointment of a successor Warrant Agent at the Company’s cost.
Any successor Warrant Agent, whether appointed by the Company or by such court, shall be a corporation organized and existing under the
laws of the State of New York, in good standing and having its principal office in the Borough of Manhattan, City and State of New York,
and authorized under such laws to exercise corporate trust powers and subject to supervision or examination by federal or state authority.
After appointment, any successor Warrant Agent shall be vested with all the authority, powers, rights, immunities, duties, and obligations
of its predecessor Warrant Agent with like effect as if originally named as Warrant Agent hereunder, without any further act or deed;
but if for any reason it becomes necessary or appropriate, the predecessor Warrant Agent shall execute and deliver, at the expense of
the Company, an instrument transferring to such successor Warrant Agent all the authority, powers, and rights of such predecessor Warrant
Agent hereunder; and upon request of any successor Warrant Agent the Company shall make, execute, acknowledge, and deliver any and all
instruments in writing for more fully and effectually vesting in and confirming to such successor Warrant Agent all such authority, powers,
rights, immunities, duties, and obligations.

 

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8.2.2
Notice of Successor Warrant Agent. In the event a successor Warrant Agent shall be appointed, the Company shall give notice thereof
to the predecessor Warrant Agent and the Transfer Agent for the Common Stock not later than the effective date of any such appointment.

 

8.2.3
Merger or Consolidation of Warrant Agent. Any corporation into which the Warrant Agent may be merged or with which it may be consolidated
or any corporation resulting from any merger or consolidation to which the Warrant Agent shall be a party shall be the successor Warrant
Agent under this Agreement without any further act.

 

8.3
Fees and Expenses of Warrant Agent.

 

8.3.1
Remuneration. The Company agrees to pay the Warrant Agent reasonable remuneration for its services as such Warrant Agent hereunder
and will reimburse the Warrant Agent upon demand for all expenditures that the Warrant Agent may reasonably incur in the execution of
its duties hereunder.

 

8.3.2
Further Assurances. The Company agrees to perform, execute, acknowledge, and deliver or cause to be performed, executed, acknowledged,
and delivered all such further and other acts, instruments, and assurances as may reasonably be required by the Warrant Agent for the
carrying out or performing of the provisions of this Agreement.

 

8.4
Liability of Warrant Agent.

 

8.4.1
Reliance on Company Statement. Whenever in the performance of its duties under this Agreement, the Warrant Agent shall deem it
necessary or desirable that any fact or matter be proved or established by the Company prior to taking or suffering any action hereunder,
such fact or matter (unless other evidence in respect thereof be herein specifically prescribed) may be deemed to be conclusively proved
and established by a statement signed by the Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Operating Officer, President, Secretary
or Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company and delivered to the Warrant Agent. The Warrant Agent may rely upon such statement
for any action taken or suffered in good faith by it pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement.

 

8.4.2
Indemnity. The Warrant Agent shall be liable hereunder only for its own fraud, gross negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith.
The Company agrees to indemnify the Warrant Agent and save it harmless against any and all liabilities, including judgments, costs and
reasonable counsel fees, for anything done or omitted by the Warrant Agent in the execution of this Agreement except as a result of the
Warrant Agent’s fraud, gross negligence, willful misconduct, or bad faith.

 

8.4.3
Exclusions. The Warrant Agent shall have no responsibility with respect to the validity of this Agreement or with respect to the
validity or execution of any Warrant (except its countersignature thereof); nor shall it be responsible for any breach by the Company
of any covenant or condition contained in this Agreement or in any Warrant; nor shall it be responsible to make any adjustments required
under the provisions of Section 4 hereof or responsible for the manner, method, or amount of any such adjustment or the ascertaining
of the existence of facts that would require any such adjustment; nor shall it by any act hereunder be deemed to make any representation
or warranty as to the authorization or reservation of any shares of Common Stock to be issued pursuant to this Agreement or any Warrant
or as to whether any shares of Common Stock will, when issued, be valid and fully paid and nonassessable.

 

8.5
Acceptance of Agency. The Warrant Agent hereby accepts the agency established by this Agreement and agrees to perform the same
upon the terms and conditions herein set forth and among other things, shall account promptly to the Company with respect to Warrants
exercised and concurrently account for, and pay to the Company, all monies received by the Warrant Agent for the purchase of the shares
of Common Stock through the exercise of Warrants.

 

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9.
Miscellaneous Provisions.

 

9.1
Successors. All the covenants and provisions of this Agreement by or for the benefit of the Company or the Warrant Agent shall
bind and inure to the benefit of their respective successors and assigns.

 

9.2
Notices. Any notice, statement or demand authorized by this Agreement to be given or made by the Warrant Agent or by the holder
of any Warrant to or on the Company shall be sufficiently given when so delivered if by hand or overnight delivery or if sent by certified
mail or private courier service within five (5) days after deposit of such notice, postage prepaid, addressed (until another address
is filed in writing by the Company with the Warrant Agent), as follows:

 

Alset
Capital Acquisition Corp.

4800
Montgomery LN, STE 210

Bethesda,
MD 20814

Attn.:
Michael Gershon

 

with
a copy to:

 

Sichenzia
Ross Ference LLP

1185
Avenue of the Americas, Floor 31

New
York, NY 10036

(212)-930-9700

Attn:
Darrin M. Ocasio

 

Any
notice, statement or demand authorized by this Agreement to be given or made by the holder of any Warrant or by the Company to or on
the Warrant Agent shall be sufficiently given when so delivered if by hand or overnight delivery or if sent by certified mail or private
courier service within five days after deposit of such notice, postage prepaid, addressed (until another address is filed in writing
by the Warrant Agent with the Company), as follows:

 

VStock
Transfer LLC

18
Lafayette Pl

Woodmere,
NY 11598

 

9.3
Applicable Law and Exclusive Forum. The validity, interpretation, and performance of this Agreement and of the Warrants shall
be governed in all respects by the laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to conflicts of law principles that would result
in the application of the substantive laws of another jurisdiction. Subject to applicable law, the Company hereby agrees that any action,
proceeding or claim against it arising out of or relating in any way to this Agreement, including under the Securities Act, shall be
brought and enforced in the courts of the City of New York, County of New York, State of New York or the United States District Court
for the Southern District of New York, and irrevocably submits to such jurisdiction, which jurisdiction shall be exclusive forum for
any such action, proceeding or claim. The Company hereby waives any objection to such exclusive jurisdiction and that such courts represent
an inconvenient forum. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the provisions of this paragraph will not apply to suits brought to enforce any
liability or duty created by the Exchange Act or any other claim for which the federal district courts of the United States of America
are the sole and exclusive forum.

 

Any
person or entity purchasing or otherwise acquiring any interest in the Warrants shall be deemed to have notice of and to have consented
to the forum provisions in this Section 9.3. If any action, the subject matter of which is within the scope the forum provisions
above, is filed in a court other than a court located within the State of New York or the United States District Court for the Southern
District of New York (a “foreign action”) in the name of any warrant holder, such warrant holder shall be deemed
to have consented to: (x) the personal jurisdiction of the state and federal courts located within the State of New York or the United
States District Court for the Southern District of New York in connection with any action brought in any such court to enforce the forum
provisions (an “enforcement action”), and (y) having service of process made upon such warrant holder in any
such enforcement action by service upon such warrant holder’s counsel in the foreign action as agent for such warrant holder.

 

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9.4
Persons Having Rights under this Agreement. Nothing in this Agreement expressed and nothing that may be implied from any of the
provisions hereof is intended, or shall be construed, to confer upon, or give to, any person or corporation other than the parties hereto
and the Registered Holders of the Warrants any right, remedy, or claim under or by reason of this Agreement or of any covenant, condition,
stipulation, promise, or agreement hereof. All covenants, conditions, stipulations, promises, and agreements contained in this Agreement
shall be for the sole and exclusive benefit of the parties hereto and their successors and assigns and of the Registered Holders of the
Warrants.

 

9.5
Examination of the Warrant Agreement. A copy of this Agreement shall be available at all reasonable times at the office of the
Warrant Agent in the Borough of Manhattan, City and State of New York, for inspection by the Registered Holder of any Warrant. The Warrant
Agent may require any such holder to submit his Warrant for inspection by it.

 

9.6
Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of original or facsimile counterparts and each of such counterparts
shall for all purposes be deemed to be an original, and all such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument.

 

9.7
Effect of Headings. The section headings herein are for convenience only and are not part of this Agreement and shall not affect
the interpretation thereof.

 

9.8
Amendments. This Agreement may be amended by the parties hereto without the consent of any Registered Holder for the purpose of
(i) curing any ambiguity or to correct any mistake, including to conform the provisions hereof to the description of the terms of the
Warrants and this Agreement set forth in the Prospectus, or curing, correcting or supplementing any defective provision contained herein,
or (ii) adding or changing any other provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under this Agreement as the parties may
deem necessary or desirable and that the parties deem shall not adversely affect the interest of the Registered Holders. All other modifications
or amendments, including any amendment to increase the Warrant Price or shorten the Exercise Period, shall require the written consent
or vote of the Registered Holders of at least 50% of the then outstanding Public Warrants. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company
may lower the Warrant Price or extend the duration of the Exercise Period pursuant to Sections 3.1 and 3.2, respectively,
without the consent of the Registered Holders.

 

9.9
Trust Account Waiver. The Warrant Agent acknowledges and agrees that it shall not make any claims or proceed against the trust
account established by the Company in connection with the Offering (as more fully described in the Registration Statement) (“Trust
Account”), including by way of set-off, and shall not be entitled to any funds in the Trust Account under any circumstance.
In the event that the Warrant Agent has a claim against the Company under this Agreement, the Warrant Agent will pursue such claim solely
against the Company and not against the property held in the Trust Account.

 

9.10
Severability. This Agreement shall be deemed severable, and the invalidity or unenforceability of any term or provision hereof
shall not affect the validity or enforceability of this Agreement or of any other term or provision hereof. Furthermore, in lieu of any
such invalid or unenforceable term or provision, the parties hereto intend that there shall be added as a part of this Agreement a provision
as similar in terms to such invalid or unenforceable provision as may be possible and be valid and enforceable.

 

Exhibit
A — Form of Warrant Certificate

 

Exhibit
B — Legend

 

[Signature
Page Follows]

 

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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement has been duly executed by the parties hereto as of the day and year first above written.

 

	 	ALSET
    CAPITAL ACQUISITION CORP.
	 	 
	 	By:	/s/
    Heng Fai Ambrose Chan
	 	Name:	Heng
    Fai Ambrose Chan
	 	Title:	Chief
    Executive Officer
	 	 	 
	 	VSTOCK
    TRANSFER LLC, as Warrant Agent
	 	 	 
	 	By:	/s/
    Yoel Goldfeder
	 	Name:	Yoel
Goldfeder
	 	Title:	Chief
Executive Officer

 

    	 

     

    

 

EXHIBIT
A

 

[Warrant
Certificate]

 

[FACE]

 

Number

 

Warrants

 

THIS
WARRANT SHALL BE VOID IF NOT EXERCISED PRIOR TO

THE
EXPIRATION OF THE EXERCISE PERIOD PROVIDED FOR

IN
THE WARRANT AGREEMENT DESCRIBED BELOW

 

ALSET
CAPITAL ACQUISITION CORP. Incorporated Under the Laws of the State of Delaware

 

CUSIP
[        ]

 

Warrant
Certificate

 

This
Warrant Certificate certifies that , or registered assigns, is the Registered Holder of warrant(s) (the “Warrants”
and each, a “Warrant”) to purchase Class A Common Stock, U.S.$0.0001 par or nominal value per share (“Common
Stock”), of Alset Capital Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”). Each Warrant
entitles the holder, upon exercise during the period set forth in the Warrant Agreement referred to below, to receive from the Company
that number of fully paid and non-assessable Common Stock as set forth below, at the exercise price (the “Exercise Price”)
as determined pursuant to the Warrant Agreement, payable in lawful money (or through “cashless exercise” as provided for
in the Warrant Agreement) of the United States of America upon surrender of this Warrant Certificate and payment of the Exercise Price
at the office or agency of the Warrant Agent referred to below, subject to the conditions set forth herein and in the Warrant Agreement.
Defined terms used in this Warrant Certificate but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Warrant Agreement.

 

Each
whole Warrant is initially exercisable for one fully paid and non-assessable share of Common Stock. Fractional shares shall not be issued
upon exercise of any Warrant. If, upon the exercise of Warrant, a holder would be entitled to receive a fractional interest in a share,
the Company shall, upon exercise, round down to the nearest whole number of the number of Common Stock to be issued to the Warrant holder.
The number of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants is subject to adjustment upon the occurrence of certain events set
forth in the Warrant Agreement.

 

The
initial Exercise Price per one share of Common Stock for any Warrant is equal to $11.50 per share. The Exercise Price is subject to adjustment
upon the occurrence of certain events as set forth in the Warrant Agreement.

 

Subject
to the conditions set forth in the Warrant Agreement, the Warrants may be exercised only during the Exercise Period and to the extent
not exercised by the end of such Exercise Period, such Warrants shall become void.

 

The
Warrants may be redeemed, subject to certain conditions, as set forth in the Warrant Agreement.

 

Reference
is hereby made to the further provisions of this Warrant Certificate set forth on the reverse hereof and such further provisions shall
for all purposes have the same effect as though fully set forth at this place.

 

This
Warrant Certificate shall not be valid unless countersigned by the Warrant Agent, as such term is used in the Warrant Agreement.

 

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This
Warrant Certificate shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York.

 

	 	ALSET
    CAPITAL ACQUISITION CORP.
	 	 
	 	By:	 
	 	Name:
    	Heng
    Fai Ambrose Chan
	 	Title:	Chief
    Executive Officer
	 	 
	 	VSTOCK,
    TRANSFER, LLC, as Warrant Agent
	 	 
	 	By:	 
	 	Name:	 
	 	Title:
    	 

 

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[Warrant
Certificate]

 

[Reverse]

 

The
Warrants evidenced by this Warrant Certificate are part of a duly authorized issue of Warrants entitling the holder on exercise to receive
[          ] Common Stock and are issued or to be issued pursuant to a Warrant Agreement dated as of January 31, 2022 (the “Warrant
Agreement”), duly executed and delivered by the Company to Vstock Transfer, LLC, a New York corporation, as warrant agent
(the “Warrant Agent”), which Warrant Agreement is hereby incorporated by reference in and made a part of this
instrument and is hereby referred to for a description of the rights, limitation of rights, obligations, duties and immunities thereunder
of the Warrant Agent, the Company and the holders (the words “holders” or “holder” meaning the
Registered Holders or Registered Holder) of the Warrants. A copy of the Warrant Agreement may be obtained by the holder hereof upon written
request to the Company. Defined terms used in this Warrant Certificate but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in
the Warrant Agreement.

 

Warrants
may be exercised at any time during the Exercise Period set forth in the Warrant Agreement. The holder of Warrants evidenced by this
Warrant Certificate may exercise them by surrendering this Warrant Certificate, with the form of election to purchase set forth hereon
properly completed and executed, together with payment of the Exercise Price as specified in the Warrant Agreement (or through “cashless
exercise” as provided for in the Warrant Agreement) at the principal corporate trust office of the Warrant Agent. In the event
that upon any exercise of Warrants evidenced hereby the number of Warrants exercised shall be less than the total number of Warrants
evidenced hereby, there shall be issued to the holder hereof or his, her or its assignee, a new Warrant Certificate evidencing the number
of Warrants not exercised.

 

Notwithstanding
anything else in this Warrant Certificate or the Warrant Agreement, no Warrant may be exercised unless at the time of exercise (i) a
registration statement covering the Common Stock to be issued upon exercise is effective under the Securities Act and (ii) a prospectus
thereunder relating to the Common Stock is current, except through “cashless exercise” as provided for in the Warrant Agreement.

 

The
Warrant Agreement provides that upon the occurrence of certain events the number of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants
set forth on the face hereof may, subject to certain conditions, be adjusted. If, upon exercise of a Warrant, the holder thereof would
be entitled to receive a fractional interest in an share of Common Stock, the Company shall, upon exercise, round down to the nearest
whole number of Common Stock to be issued to the holder of the Warrant.

 

Warrant
Certificates, when surrendered at the principal corporate trust office of the Warrant Agent by the Registered Holder thereof in person
or by legal representative or attorney duly authorized in writing, may be exchanged, in the manner and subject to the limitations provided
in the Warrant Agreement, but without payment of any service charge, for another Warrant Certificate or Warrant Certificates of like
tenor evidencing in the aggregate a like number of Warrants.

 

Upon
due presentation for registration of transfer of this Warrant Certificate at the office of the Warrant Agent a new Warrant Certificate
or Warrant Certificates of like tenor and evidencing in the aggregate a like number of Warrants shall be issued to the transferee(s)
in exchange for this Warrant Certificate, subject to the limitations provided in the Warrant Agreement, without charge except for any
tax or other governmental charge imposed in connection therewith.

 

The
Company and the Warrant Agent may deem and treat the Registered Holder(s) hereof as the absolute owner(s) of this Warrant Certificate
(notwithstanding any notation of ownership or other writing hereon made by anyone), for the purpose of any exercise hereof, of any distribution
to the holder(s) hereof, and for all other purposes, and neither the Company nor the Warrant Agent shall be affected by any notice to
the contrary. Neither the Warrants nor this Warrant Certificate entitles any holder hereof to any rights of a shareholder of the Company.

 

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Election
to Purchase

 

(To
Be Executed Upon Exercise of Warrant)

 

The
undersigned hereby irrevocably elects to exercise the right, represented by this Warrant Certificate, to receive [          ] Common Stock and
herewith tenders payment for such Common Stock to the order of Alset Capital Acquisition Corp. (the “Company”)
in the amount of $[          ] in accordance with the terms hereof. The undersigned requests that a certificate for such Common Stock be registered
in the name of [          ], whose address is and that such Common Stock be delivered to [          ] whose address is [          ]. If said number of Common Stock
is less than all of the Common Stock purchasable hereunder, the undersigned requests that a new Warrant Certificate representing the
remaining balance of such Common Stock be registered in the name of [          ], whose address is [          ] and that such Warrant Certificate be delivered
to [          ], whose address is [          ].

 

In
the event that the Warrant is to be exercised on a “cashless” basis pursuant to the Warrant Agreement, the number of Common
Stock that this Warrant is exercisable for shall be determined in accordance with the Warrant Agreement.

 

In
the event that the Warrant may be exercised, to the extent allowed by the Warrant Agreement, through cashless exercise (i) the number
of Common Stock that this Warrant is exercisable for would be determined in accordance with the relevant section of the Warrant Agreement
which allows for such cashless exercise and (ii) the holder hereof shall complete the following: The undersigned hereby irrevocably elects
to exercise the right, represented by this Warrant Certificate, through the cashless exercise provisions of the Warrant Agreement, to
receive Common Stock. If said number of shares is less than all of the Common Stock purchasable hereunder (after giving effect to the
cashless exercise), the undersigned requests that a new Warrant Certificate representing the remaining balance of such Common Stock be
registered in the name of [          ], whose address is [          ] and that such Warrant Certificate be delivered to [          ], whose address is [          ].

 

[Signature
Page Follows]

 

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	Date:
                   , 20[   ]	 
	 	(Signature)
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	(Address)
	 	 
	 	 
	 	(Tax
    Identification Numbers)
	 	 
	Signature
    Guaranteed	 
	 

 

THE
SIGNATURE(S) SHOULD BE GUARANTEED BY AN ELIGIBLE GUARANTOR INSTITUTION (BANKS, STOCKBROKERS, SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATIONS AND CREDIT
UNIONS WITH MEMBERSHIP IN AN APPROVED SIGNATURE GUARANTEE MEDALLION PROGRAM, PURSUANT TO S.E.C. RULE 17Ad-15 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED (OR ANY SUCCESSOR RULE)).

 

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EXHIBIT
B

 

PRIVATE
PLACEMENT WARRANTS, WORKING CAPITAL WARRANTS, AND EXTENSION WARRANTS LEGEND

 

“THE
SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR ANY STATE SECURITIES
LAWS, AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF UNLESS REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED,
AND ANY APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION IS AVAILABLE. IN ADDITION, SUBJECT TO ANY ADDITIONAL LIMITATIONS
ON TRANSFER DESCRIBED IN THE LETTER AGREEMENT BY AND AMONG ALSET CAPITAL ACQUISITIONS CORP (THE “COMPANY”),
ALSET ACQUISITION SPONSOR LLC AND THE OTHER PARTIES THERETO, THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE MAY NOT BE SOLD OR TRANSFERRED
PRIOR TO THE DATE THAT IS THIRTY (30) DAYS AFTER THE DATE UPON WHICH THE COMPANY COMPLETES ITS INITIAL BUSINESS COMBINATION (AS DEFINED
IN SECTION 3 OF THE WARRANT AGREEMENT REFERRED TO HEREIN) EXCEPT TO A PERMITTED TRANSFEREE (AS DEFINED IN SECTION 2 OF THE WARRANT AGREEMENT)
WHO AGREES IN WRITING WITH THE COMPANY TO BE SUBJECT TO SUCH TRANSFER PROVISIONS.

 

SECURITIES
EVIDENCED BY THIS CERTIFICATE AND COMMON STOCKS OF THE COMPANY ISSUED UPON EXERCISE OF SUCH SECURITIES SHALL BE ENTITLED TO REGISTRATION
RIGHTS UNDER A REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT TO BE EXECUTED BY THE COMPANY.”

 

No.
Warrants

 

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