Document:

Amended and Restated Employee Stock Ownership Plan

 Exhibit 10.12 
 FARMER BROS. CO. 
 AMENDED AND RESTATED 

EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN 
 Effective January 1, 2000 
 as Amended by Amendment No. 1

 (Effective as of January 1, 2002) 
 as Amended by Amendment No. 2 
 (Effective as of January 1,
2003) 
 as Amended by Amendment No. 3 
 (Effective as of December 17, 2003) 
 Restated with Conforming
Amendments and 
 Approved and Adopted as So Restated with Conforming Amendments, 

By the Board of Directors On December 9, 2004 
 (Effective as of January 1, 2004) 
 Amended and Restated

 By the Board of Directors on December 9, 2010 

(Effective as of January 1, 2010) 

 FARMER BROS. CO. 

AMENDED AND RESTATED 
 EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN 
 TABLE OF CONTENTS 

 

							
	 ARTICLE1. DEFINITIONS
	  	 	1	  
	 ARTICLE 2. MEMBERSHIP
	  	 	9	  
	 2.01
	  	Membership	  	 	9	  
	 2,02
	  	Reemployment of Former Eligible Employees and Former Members	  	 	10	  
	 2.03
	  	Transferred Members	  	 	10	  
	 2.04
	  	Termination of Membership	  	 	10	  
	 ARTICLE 3. CONTRIBUTIONS
	  	 	10	  
	 3.01
	  	Employer Contributions	  	 	10	  
	 3.02
	  	Member Contributions	  	 	13	  
	 3.03
	  	Maximum Annual Additions	  	 	13	  
	 3.04
	  	Return of Contributions	  	 	19	  
	 ARTICLE 4. VALUATION OF THE ACCOUNTS
	  	 	19	  
	 4.01
	  	Investment of the Trust Fund	  	 	19	  
	 4.02
	  	Valuation of the Trust Fund	  	 	20	  
	 4.03
	  	Right to Change Procedures	  	 	20	  
	 4.04
	  	Statement of Account	  	 	21	  
	 4.05
	  	Plan Expenses	  	 	21	  
	 ARTICLE 5. ACQUISITION OF COMPANY STOCK WITH PROCEEDS OF AN EXEMPT LOAN
	  	 	21	  
	 5.01
	  	Purchase of Company Stock	  	 	21	  
	 5.02
	  	Exempt Loan	  	 	22	  
	 5.03
	  	Suspense Account; Dividends on Unallocated Stock	  	 	22	  
	 5.04
	  	Dividends on Allocated Shares	  	 	24	  
	 ARTICLE 6. VESTED PORTION OF ACCOUNTS
	  	 	25	  
	 6.01
	  	Vesting Schedule	  	 	25	  
	 6.02
	  	Disposition of Forfeitures	  	 	25	  
	 ARTICLE 7. DISTRIBUTION AND TRANSFERS OF ACCOUNT
	  	 	26	  
	 7.01
	  	Eligibility	  	 	26	  
	 7.02
	  	Time of Distribution	  	 	26	  
	 7.03
	  	Form and Manner of Distribution	  	 	28	  
	 7.04
	  	Diversification of Account	  	 	30	  
	 7.05
	  	Age 70-1/2 Required Distribution	  	 	32	  
	 7.06
	  	Small Benefits	  	 	44	  
	 7.07
	  	Status of Account Pending Distribution	  	 	45	  
	 7.08
	  	Proof of Death and Right of Beneficiary or Other Person	  	 	45	  
	 7.09
	  	Distribution Limitation	  	 	46	  
	 7.10
	  	Direct Rollover of Certain Distributions	  	 	46	  

  
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	 7.11
	  	Waiver of Notice Period	  	 	48	  
	 ARTICLE 8. VOTING
	  	 	49	  
	 8.01
	  	Voting Company Stock	  	 	49	  
	 8.02
	  	Shareholder Communication	  	 	52	  
	 ARTICLE 9. ADMINISTRATION OF PLAN
	  	 	52	  
	 9.01
	  	Appointment of Committee	  	 	52	  
	 9.02
	  	Duties of Committee	  	 	53	  
	 9.03
	  	Individual Account	  	 	53	  
	 9.04
	  	Meetings	  	 	53	  
	 9.05
	  	Action of Majority	  	 	54	  
	 9.06
	  	Compensation and Bonding	  	 	54	  
	 9.07
	  	Establishment of Rules	  	 	54	  
	 9.08
	  	Prudent Conduct	  	 	55	  
	 9.09
	  	Service in More Than One Fiduciary Capacity	  	 	55	  
	 9.10
	  	Limitation of Liability	  	 	55	  
	 9.11
	  	Indemnification	  	 	55	  
	 9.12
	  	Named Fiduciary	  	 	56	  
	 9.13
	  	Claims Procedure	  	 	56	  
	 9.14
	  	Committee’s Decision Final	  	 	58	  
	 ARTICLE 10. MANAGEMENT OF FUNDS
	  	 	58	  
	 10.01
	  	Trust Agreement	  	 	58	  
	 10.02
	  	Exclusive Benefit Rule	  	 	58	  
	 ARTICLE 11. GENERAL PROVISIONS
	  	 	59	  
	 11.01
	  	Nonalienation	  	 	59	  
	 11.02
	  	Conditions of Employment Not Affected by Plan	  	 	60	  
	 11.03
	  	Facility of Payment	  	 	60	  
	 11.04
	  	Erroneous Allocation	  	 	61	  
	 11.05
	  	Information	  	 	61	  
	 11.06
	  	Top-Heavy Provisions Prior to January 1, 2002	  	 	61	  
	 11.07
	  	Top-Heavy Provisions After December 31, 2001	  	 	66	  
	 11.08
	  	Prevention of Escheat	  	 	69	  
	 11.09
	  	Written Elections	  	 	69	  
	 11.10
	  	Construction	  	 	70	  
	 ARTICLE 12. AMENDMENT, MERGER AND TERMINATION
	  	 	70	  
	 12.01
	  	Amendment of Plan	  	 	70	  
	 12.02
	  	Merger, Consolidation or Transfer	  	 	71	  
	 12.03
	  	Additional Participating Employers	  	 	71	  
	 12.04
	  	Termination of Plan	  	 	73	  

  
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 FARMER BROS. CO. 

EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN 
 ARTICLE 1. DEFINITIONS 
  

	1.01	“Account” means the Account established for a Member pursuant to Section 9.03 into which shall be credited the contributions made on a
Member’s behalf, Company Stock released from the Suspense Account for the Member, and earnings on those contributions and that Company Stock. 

  

	1.02	“Affiliate” means any company which is a member of a controlled group of corporations (as defined in Section 414(b) of the Code) which also
includes as a member the Company; any trade or business under common control (as defined in Section 414(c) of the Code) with the Company; any organization (whether or not incorporated) which is a member of an affiliated service group (as
defined in Section 414(m) of the Code) which includes the Company; and any other entity required to be aggregated with the Company pursuant to regulations under Section 414(o) of the Code. Notwithstanding the foregoing, for purposes of
Sections 1.27 and 3.03, the definitions in Sections 414(b) and (c) of the Code shall be modified by substituting the phrase “more than 50 percent” for the phrase “at least 80 percent” each place it appears in
Section 1563(a)(1) of the Code. 

  

	1.03	“Annual Dollar Limit” means $150,000, as adjusted from time to time for cost of living in accordance with Section 401(a)(17)(B) of the Code. The
Annual Dollar Limit for Plan Years beginning after December 31, 2001, shall not exceed $200,000, as adjusted for cost-of-living increases in accordance with Section 401(a)(17)(B) of the Code. 

  
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	1.04	“Beneficiary” means any person, persons or entity designated by a Member to receive any benefits payable in the event of the Member’s death.
However, a married Member’s spouse shall be the Member’s Beneficiary unless or until he or she elects another Beneficiary with Spousal Consent. If no Beneficiary designation is in effect at the Member’s death, or if no person, persons
or entity so designated survives the Member, the Member’s surviving spouse, if any, shall be deemed to be the Beneficiary; otherwise the Beneficiary shall be the personal representative of the estate of the Member. 

 

	1.05	“Board of Directors” means the Board of Directors of the Company or any authorized committee thereof. 

 

	1.06	“Break in Service” means an event affecting forfeitures, which shall occur when an Employee is credited with less than 500 Hours of Service in any Plan
Year. However, if an Employee is absent from work immediately following his or her active employment, irrespective of whether the Employee’s employment is terminated, because of the Employee’s pregnancy, the birth of the Employee’s
child, the placement of a child with the Employee in connection with the adoption of that child by the Employee or for purposes of caring for that child for a period beginning immediately following that birth or placement, a Break in Service shall
occur only if the Member does not return to work within one (1) year of the date he or she began his or her leave from active employment for the above-stated reasons. A Break in Service shall not occur during an approved leave of absence or
during a period of qualified military service that is included in the Employee’s Vesting Service pursuant to Section 1.32. 

  
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	1.07	“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time. 

 

	1.08	“Committee” means the persons named by the Board of Directors to administer and supervise the Plan as provided in Article 9. 

 

	1.09	“Company” means Farmer Bros. Co. 

  

	1.10	“Company Stock” means the shares of common stock of the Company or shares of preferred or preference stock of the Company that are convertible into
such common stock provided that, in either event, such stock is an “employer security” within the meaning of Section 409(1) of the Code. 

  

	1.11	 “Compensation” means wages as defined under Section 3401(a) of the Code (for purposes of income tax withholding at the source),
but determined without regard to any rules under Section 3401(a) of the Code that limit the remuneration included in wages based on the nature or location of the employment or the services performed. However, notwithstanding the foregoing, for
purposes of this Plan, Compensation shall: (a) include any amounts not includible in income as salary deferral reductions pursuant to Section 401(k) of the Code or pursuant to a cafeteria plan as defined in Section 125 of the Code;
(b) include any imputed income for automobile allowance or company-paid life insurance for the Member (including amounts for which the Employer or Affiliated Employer is required to furnish a written statement pursuant to Section 6052 of
the Code); and (c) not exceed the maximum statutory Annual Dollar Limit. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Compensation shall not include any amount paid as remuneration after a Member’s Severance Date unless it is regular compensation for
services performed during employment (within the meaning of Treas Reg. § 1.415(c)-

  
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(2)(e)(3)(ii)), or payment for unused accrued vacation or sick leave (within the meaning of Treas. Reg. § 1.415(c)-2(c)(3)(iii)(A)), and is paid by the later of 2-1/2 months after severance
of employment or the end of the Plan Year in which such severance from employment occurred. 

  

	1.12	“Disability” means total and permanent physical or mental disability, as determined under the Company’s long-term disability program as in effect
from time to time. 

  

	1.13	“Effective Date” means January 1, 2000. 

  

	1.14	“Eligible Employee” means an Employee regularly employed by an Employer who receives stated compensation other than a pension, severance pay, retainer,
or fee under contract; however, the term “Eligible Employee” excludes (a) any person who is included in a unit of Employees covered by a collective bargaining agreement which does not provide for his or her membership in the Plan, and
(b) any non-resident alien with no US-source income. In addition, any person classified as an independent contractor or consultant by the Employer shall, during such period, be excluded from the definition of Eligible Employee, regardless of
such person’s reclassification for such period by the Internal Revenue Service for tax withholding purposes. 

  

	1.15	“Employee” means any individual who is employed by the Employer or an Affiliate as a common law employee of the Employer or Affiliate, regardless of
whether the individual is an “Eligible Employee,” and any Leased Employee. 

  
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	1.16	“Employer” means the Company or any successor by merger, purchase or otherwise, with respect to its Employees; or any other company participating in
the Plan as provided in Section 12.03, with respect to its Employees. 

  

	1.17	“Employer Contributions” means all amounts contributed pursuant to Section 3.01 of the Plan. 

 

	1.18	“ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time. 

 

	1.19	“Financed Shares” means shares of Company Stock, whether allocated or unallocated, which have been purchased by means of an Exempt Loan.

  

	1.20	“Hour of Service” means, with respect to any applicable computation period, 

 

	 	(a)	each hour for which the Employee is paid or entitled to payment for the performance of duties for the Employer or an Affiliate; and 

 

	 	(b)	 each hour for which the Employee is paid or entitled to payment by the Employer or an Affiliate on account of a period during which no duties are
performed, whether or not the employment relationship has terminated, due to vacation, holiday, illness, incapacity (including Disability), layoff, jury duty, military duty or leave of absence, but not more than 501 hours for any single continuous
period; and each hour for which back pay, irrespective of mitigation of damages, is either awarded or agreed to by the Employer or an Affiliate, excluding any hour credited under (a) or (b), which shall be credited to the computation period or
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which the award, agreement or payment pertains rather than to the computation period in which the award, agreement or payment is made. 

No hours shall be credited on account of any period during which the Employee performs no duties and receives payment solely for the
purpose of complying with unemployment compensation, workers’ compensation or disability insurance laws. The Hours of Service credited shall be determined as required by Title 29 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Sections 2530.200b-2(b) and
(c). Notwithstanding the forgoing, solely to the extent required by law, an Employee who is absent from employment because of an authorized leave of absence under the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 shall receive credit for Hours of Service
during such absence. 
  

	1.21	“Leased Employee” means any person performing services for the Employer or an Affiliate as a leased employee as defined in Section 414(n) of the
Code. In the case of any person who is a Leased Employee before or after a period of service as an Eligible Employee, the entire period during which he or she has performed services as a Leased Employee shall be counted as service as an Eligible
Employee for all purposes of the Plan, except that he or she shall not, by reason of that status, become a Member of the Plan. 

  

	1.22	“Member” means any person included in the membership of the Plan as provided in Article 2. 

 

	1.23	“Plan” means the Farmer Bros. Co. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, as set forth in this document or as amended from time to time.

  
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	1.24	“Plan Year” means the 12-month period beginning on any January 1. 

 

	1.25	“Retirement” means termination of employment from an Employer and all Affiliates after the earlier of (a) attainment of age 65 or
(b) attainment of age 55 and completion of ten (10) years of Vesting Service or (c) the earliest retirement date available to a Member under any defined benefit plan of the Employer or an Affiliate in which the Member is a
participant. 

  

	1.26	“Severance Date” means the earlier of (a) the date an Employee quits, retires, is discharged or dies, or (b) the last day of an authorized
leave of absence, or if later, the first anniversary of the date on which an Employee is first absent from service, with or without pay, for any reason such as vacation, sickness, Disability, layoff or leave of absence. 

 

	1.27	“Suspense Account” means the account comprised of unallocated shares of Company Stock maintained in accordance with Section 5.03.

  

	1.28	“Spousal Consent” means the written consent of a Member’s spouse to the Member’s designation of a specified Beneficiary. The spouse’s
consent shall be witnessed by a Plan representative or notary public. The consent of the spouse shall also acknowledge the effect on him or her of the Member’s election. The requirement for Spousal Consent may be waived by the Committee if it
believes there is no spouse, that the spouse cannot be located, that a legal separation has occurred, or because of such other circumstances as may be established by applicable law. 

  
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	1.29	“Trust” or “Trust Fund” means the fund established by the Board of Directors as part of the Plan into which contributions are to be
made and from which benefits are to be paid in accordance with the terms of the Plan. 

  

	1.30	“Trustee” means the trustee or trustees holding the funds of the Plan as provided in Article 10. 

 

	1.31	“Valuation Date” means, for so long as there is a generally recognized market for Company Stock, each business day. If at any time there shall be no
generally recognized market for Company Stock, then “Valuation Date” shall mean the last day of the Plan Year and such other date as of which the Committee shall determine the investment experience of the Trust Fund and adjust the
Member’s Accounts accordingly. 

  

	1.32	“Vesting Service” means the summation of the Years of Service an Employee has been credited since the Employee’s hire date.

 Notwithstanding the foregoing, the following apply for purposes of crediting vesting within this section:

  

	 	(a)	Vesting Service with respect to qualified military service will be provided in accordance with Code Section 414(u). The period of qualified military service shall
be treated as Hours of Service for determination of Years of Service for vesting purposes; 

  

	 	(b)	 If an Employee’s employment terminates after he or she has vested in his or her Account pursuant to Section 6.01 and he or she is reemployed,
his or her Vesting Service after reemployment shall 

  
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be aggregated with his or her previous period or periods of Vesting Service; and 

  

	 	(c)	If an Employee’s employment terminates before he or she has vested in his or her Account pursuant to Section 6.01 and he or she is reemployed after he or she
has incurred a Break in Service, his or her Vesting Service after reemployment shall be aggregated with his or her previous period or periods of Vesting Service (other than Vesting Service not required to be aggregated pursuant to this paragraph
(c) by reason of a prior termination of employment) if the date of such reemployment is prior to the date as of which such Employee had incurred five (5) consecutive Breaks in Service. 

 

	1.33	“Year of Service”. An Employee shall earn one (1) Year of Service for each Plan Year during which he/she is credited with at least one thousand
(1,000) Hours of Service. 

 ARTICLE 2. MEMBERSHIP 

 

	2.01	Membership 

 Each Eligible
Employee shall become a Member on the Plan’s Effective Date as long as he or she is at least age eighteen (18). Each Eligible Employee who is at least eighteen (18) on his or her hire date shall become a Member on his or her hire date.
Each other Eligible Employee shall become a Member on the first day of the Plan Year coinciding with or immediately following the date he or she has attained his or her 18th birthday. 

  
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	2.02	Reemployment of Former Eligible Employees and Former Members 

 Any person reemployed by the Employer as an Eligible Employee, who was previously a Member or who was previously eligible to become a Member, shall become a Member immediately upon reemployment. Any
person reemployed by the Employer as an Eligible Employee, who was not previously eligible to become a Member, shall become a Member upon completing the eligibility requirements described in Section 2.01. 

 

	2.03	Transferred Members 

Notwithstanding any provision of the Plan to the contrary, a Member who remains in the employ of the Employer or an Affiliate but ceases
to be an Eligible Employee shall continue to be a Member of the Plan but shall only be eligible to receive allocations of Employer Contributions with respect to Compensation. 

 

	2.04	Termination of Membership 

A Member’s membership shall terminate on his or her Severance Date unless he or she is entitled to benefits under the Plan, in which
event his or her membership shall terminate when those benefits are distributed to him or her in full. 
 ARTICLE 3.
CONTRIBUTIONS 
  

	3.01	Employer Contributions 

  

	 	(a)	 The Employer may make Employer Contributions to the Plan on account of any Plan Year, in Company Stock or cash, in the manner and amount to be
determined by the Board of Directors. Employer Contributions shall be made on behalf of each Member 

  
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who (i) is an Eligible Employee on the last day of the Plan Year and who completed at least 1,000 Hours of Service during such Plan Year; or (ii) is an Eligible Employee who terminated
employment during such Plan Year by reason of death, Disability, or Retirement. At the time of determining an Employer Contribution for a Plan Year, the Board of Directors may specify a target percentage of Compensation with respect to allocations
for such Plan Year. In no event, however, shall the Employer Contributions for any Plan Year exceed the maximum amount deductible from the Employer’s income for that Plan Year under Section 404(a)(3)(A) of the Code or any statute of
similar import. The Employer Contributions shall be paid to the Trust Fund no later than the time (including extensions) prescribed by law for the filing of the Employer’s federal income tax return for the year for which the contributions are
made; 

  

	 	(b)	 Except as provided in Section 5.04, shares of Company Stock released from the Suspense Account for that Plan Year and any Employer Contributions
for that Plan Year not used to repay an Exempt Loan shall be allocated as of the last Valuation Date (or such earlier Valuation Date as the Committee shall determine) in the Plan Year to the Accounts of Members on behalf of whom contributions were
made for that Plan Year pursuant to paragraph (a), in the ratio that the Compensation of each such Member bears 

  
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to the total Compensation of all such Members for the Plan Year, subject to the limitations described in Section 3.03. In no event shall more than one-third of the Employer Contributions to
the Plan be allocated to Members who are highly compensated employees as defined in Section 414(q) of the Code; and 

  

	 	(c)	 Notwithstanding paragraphs (a) and (b) above, each Employer may make an additional Employer Contribution to the Plan, in Company Stock or
cash, at a time and in an amount determined by the Board of Directors. Such contribution, or shares of Company Stock released from the Suspense Account by reason of the use of such contribution to repay an Exempt Loan, shall be allocated to the
Accounts of Members who were entitled to an allocation under paragraph (b) for the preceding Plan Year and who terminated employment during the period beginning with the first day of the Plan Year in which such additional contribution is made
and ending on a date specified by the Board of Directors at the time of determining the additional contribution, and to such Members who have not terminated service, in an amount which, when added to the initial allocation for the preceding Plan
Year, results in a total allocation for such Plan Year equal to the target percentage of each such Member’s Compensation for the preceding Plan Year which had been specified by the Board of Directors when determining the Employer Contribution
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additional contribution made pursuant to this paragraph (c) shall be made as of the last Valuation Date in the Plan Year preceding the Plan Year in which such contribution is made unless
otherwise specified by the Board of Directors, shall be subject to the limitation of Section 3.03, and shall comply with the last sentence of paragraph (b). 

 

	3.02	Member Contributions 

 No
Member shall be required or permitted to make any contributions under this Plan. 
  

	3.03	Maximum Annual Additions 

  

	 	(a)	The annual addition to a Member’s Account for any Plan Year, which shall be considered the “limitation year” for purposes of Section 415 of the
Code, when added to the Member’s annual addition for that Plan Year under any other qualified defined contribution plan of the Employer or an Affiliate, shall not exceed an amount which is equal to the lesser of (i) 25 percent of his or
her aggregate remuneration for that Plan Year or (ii) $30,000, as adjusted pursuant to Section 415(d) of the Code. Notwithstanding the foregoing, for limitation years beginning on or after January 1, 2002, the annual additions that
may be contributed or allocated to a Member’s Account under the Plan shall not exceed the lesser of: 

  
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	 	(i)	Forty Thousand Dollars ($40,000), as adjusted for increases in the cost of living under Section 415(d) of the Code, or 

 

	 	(ii)	One Hundred Percent (100%) of the Member’s aggregate remuneration for that Plan Year. 

The compensation limit referred to in (ii) above shall not apply to any contribution for medical benefits after separation from
service (within the meaning of 401(h) or Section 419A(f)(2) of the Code) which is otherwise treated as an annual addition; 
  

	 	(b)	For purposes of this Section, the “annual addition” to a Member’s Account under this Plan or any other qualified defined contribution plan (including a
deemed qualified defined contribution plan under a qualified defined benefit plan) maintained by the Employer or an Affiliate shall be the sum of: 

  

	 	(i)	the total contributions made on the Member’s behalf by the Employer and all Affiliates; 

 

	 	(ii)	all Member contributions, exclusive of any rollover contributions; 

  

	 	(iii)	forfeitures; 

  

	 	(iv)	amounts described in Sections 415(l)(1) and 419A(d)(2) allocated to the Member; and 

  
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	 	(v)	Employer Contributions to the Plan which are deductible under Section 404(a)(9)(B) of the Code and charged against a Member’s Account.

 The reinvestment of dividends on Company Stock pursuant to Code Section 404(k)(2)(A)(iii)(II) does not give
rise to an annual addition. 
 Annual additions shall not include the allocation of the excess amounts remaining in the Suspense
Account subsequent to a sale of Company Stock from such account. Annual additions shall not include a restorative payment in accordance with Treas. Reg. § 1.415(c)-1(b)(2)(C) that is made to restore losses to the Plan resulting from actions by
a fiduciary for which there is a reasonable risk of liability for breach of fiduciary duty under ERISA or other applicable federal and state law. 
 Notwithstanding the foregoing, if no more than one-third of Employer Contributions to the Plan for a year which are deductible under Section 404(a)(9) of the Code are allocated to Highly Compensated
Employees (within the meaning of Section 414(q) of the Code), the limitations imposed herein shall not apply to: 

Forfeitures of Employer securities (within the meaning of Section 409 of the Code) under the Plan if such securities were acquire
with the proceeds of an Exempt Loan; or 
  

	 	(c)	 For purposes of this Section, the term “remuneration” with respect to any Member shall mean the wages, salaries and other amounts

  
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paid in respect of such Member by the Employer or an Affiliate for personal services actually rendered to the extent includible in gross income, plus amounts contributed by the Employer pursuant
to a salary reduction agreement which are not includible in the gross income of the Employee under Section 125 (including any “deemed” Code Section 125 compensation, as defined in Treas. Reg. § 1.415(c)-2(g)(6)), 402(g) or
457 of the Code, but shall exclude deferred compensation, stock options and other amounts that receive special tax benefits under the Code that are listed in Treas. Reg. §1.415(c)-2(c). In the event Company Stock, is released from a
Member’s Suspense Account and allocated to the Member’s Account for a Plan Year, the Committee may determine for such year that the annual addition shall be calculated on the basis of the fair market value of the Company Stock so released
and allocated on the Valuation Date coincident with the release date, if the annual addition, as so calculated is lower than the annual addition calculated on the basis of Employer Contributions. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any amount paid after
severance from employment shall not be treated as Compensation unless it is regular compensation for services performed during employment (within the meaning of Treas Reg. § 1.415(c)-(2)(e)(3)(ii)), or payment for unused accrued vacation or
sick leave (within the meaning of Treas. Reg. § 1.415(c)-2(c)(3)(iii)(A)), and is paid by 

  
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the later of 2-1/2 months after severance of employment or the end of the Plan Year in which such severance from employment occurred; 

 

	 	(d)	In the event that the Committee determines that the allocation of a contribution would cause the restriction imposed by paragraph (a) to be exceeded, allocations
shall be reduced in the following order, but only to the extent necessary to satisfy such restrictions: 

  

	 	(i)	first, the annual additions under any other qualified defined contribution plan maintained by an Employer or an Affiliate; and 

 

	 	(ii)	second, the annual additions under this Plan. 

  

	 	(e)	If the annual addition to a Member’s Account for any Plan Year, prior to the application of the limitation set forth in paragraph (a) above, exceeds that
limitation due to a reasonable error in estimating a Member’s annual compensation or in determining the amount of Employer Contributions that may be made with respect to a Member under Section 415 of the Code, or as the result of the
allocation of forfeitures, the amount of contributions credited to the Member’s Account in that Plan Year shall be adjusted to the extent necessary to satisfy that limitation in accordance with the following order of priority:

  
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	 	(i)	first, the annual additions under any other qualified defined contribution plan maintained by an Employer or an Affiliate; and 

 

	 	(ii)	second, the annual additions under this Plan. 

 If it becomes necessary to make an adjustment in annual additions to a Member’s Account under this Plan, either because of the limitations as applied to this Plan alone or as applied to this Plan in
combination with another plan, the excess annual addition under this Plan with respect to the affected Member shall be reallocated proportionately in the same manner as Employer Contributions are allocated to the Accounts of other Members until the
annual addition to the Account of each Member reaches the limits of Section 415 of the Code. If such limits are reached and there are remaining excess Employer Contributions, such contributions shall be placed in an unallocated suspense account
and allocated in subsequent years before any Employer Contributions are made. 
 If the total annual additions on behalf of a
Member for a limitation year exceed the limitations described herein, then the excess amounts may be corrected in accordance with the Internal Revenue Service Employee Plans Compliance Resolution System as set forth in Revenue Procedures 2006-27 and
2008-50 or any superseding guidance, or in accordance with the preamble to the final Code Section 415 regulations as published in the Federal Register on April 5, 2007. The provisions of Section 415 of the

  
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Code and the Regulations promulgated thereunder are hereby incorporated by reference to the extent not provided above. 

 

	3.04	Return of Contributions 

  

	 	(a)	If all or part of the Employer’s deductions for contributions to the Plan are disallowed by the Internal Revenue Service, the portion of the contributions to which
that disallowance applies shall be returned to the Employer without interest but reduced by any investment loss attributable to those contributions, provided that the contribution is returned within one year after the disallowance of deduction. For
this purpose, all contributions made by the Employer are expressly declared to be conditioned upon their deductibility under Section 404 of the Code; and 

 

	 	(b)	The Employer may recover without interest the amount of its contributions to the Plan made on account of a mistake of fact, reduced by any investment loss attributable
to those contributions, if recovery is made within one year after the date of those contributions. 

 ARTICLE
4. VALUATION OF THE ACCOUNTS 
  

	4.01	Investment of the Trust Fund 

  

	 	(a)	 Except to the extent used to repay an Exempt Loan, Employer Contributions to the Plan shall be invested in shares of Company Stock. Consistent with the
Plan’s status as an employee stock ownership plan under Section 4975(e)(7) of the Code, the Trustee 

  
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may keep such amounts of cash, securities or other property as it, in its sole discretion, shall deem necessary or advisable as part of the Trust Fund, all within the limitations specified in the
trust agreement; and 

  

	 	(b)	Dividends, interest, and other distributions received on the assets held by the Trustee in respect to the Trust Fund shall be reinvested in the Trust Fund, except as
otherwise may be provided in Article 5 with respect to dividends on Company Stock. 

  

	4.02	Valuation of the Trust Fund 

 The Trustee shall value the Trust Fund at least annually as of the last day of the Plan Year. On each such annual Valuation Date there shall be allocated to the Account of each Member his or her
proportionate share of the increase or decrease in the fair market value of his or her Account in the Trust Fund. Whenever an event (other than the occurrence of the last day of the Plan Year) requires a determination of the value of the
Member’s Account, the value shall be computed as of the Valuation Date coincident with the date of determination, subject to the provisions of Section 4.03. 
  

	4.03	Right to Change Procedures 

The Committee reserves the right to change from time to time the procedures used in valuing the Account or crediting (or debiting) the
Account if it determines, after due deliberation and upon the advice of counsel and/or the current record keeper, that such an action is justified in that it results in a more accurate 

  
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reflection of the fair market value of assets. In the event of a conflict between the provisions of this Article and such new administrative procedures, those new administrative procedures shall
prevail. 
  

	4.04	Statement of Account 

 At
least once a year, each Member shall be furnished with a statement setting forth the value of his or her Account and the vested portion of his or her Account. 
  

	4.05	Plan Expenses 

 To the
extent the Company does not choose to pay for them, all routine Plan administrative expenses for such services as Account recordkeeping, required audits and governmental filings shall be paid by the Plan. 

ARTICLE 5. ACQUISITION OF COMPANY STOCK WITH PROCEEDS OF AN EXEMPT LOAN 

 

	5.01	Purchase of Company Stock 

  

	 	(a)	The Plan is an employee stock ownership plan (an “ESOP”), which is designed to invest primarily in qualified employer securities, including the acquisition of
Company Stock with the proceeds of an Exempt Loan; and 

  

	 	(b)	Company Stock acquired by the Trustee hereunder may be purchased on an established securities market, from the Company or from any other person or entity. However,
Company Stock acquired from a “disqualified person,” as defined in Section 4975(e)(2) of the Code, may not be purchased at a price in excess of “adequate consideration,” as defined in Section 3(18) of ERISA.

  
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	5.02	Exempt Loan 

 An Exempt
Loan shall be used primarily for the benefit of Members and their Beneficiaries, shall be for a specific term, shall bear a reasonable rate of interest, and shall not be payable on demand, except in the event of default. In the event of default, the
value of Plan assets transferred in satisfaction of the Exempt Loan shall not exceed the amount of default. An Exempt Loan may be secured by a collateral pledge of the Company Stock acquired with the proceeds of such loan, contributions (other than
contributions of Company Stock) that are made under the ESOP to meet its obligations under the Exempt Loan and earnings attributable to such collateral and the investment of such contributions, but no other assets of the Trust may be pledged as
collateral for the Exempt Loan and no lender shall have recourse against any assets of the Trust, except to the extent permitted under Reg. §54.4975-7(b)(5). Any pledge of Company Stock shall provide for the release of shares so pledged on a
pro rata basis as principal and interest on the Exempt Loan are repaid by the Trustee; provided however, that an alternative method of releasing such stock from encumbrance may be utilized if permitted by applicable regulations under
Section 4975 of the Code and the Committee adopts such method. Such stock shall be allocated as provided in Section 3.01(b). 
  

	5.03	Suspense Account; Dividends on Unallocated Stock 

  

	 	(a)	 Company Stock acquired with the proceeds of an Exempt Loan shall be held in the Suspense Account and shall be allocated to the Members’ Accounts
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number of shares of Company Stock shall be released per Plan Year equal to the number of shares in the Suspense Account multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which shall be the amount of
principal and interest paid by the Trustee on the Exempt Loan for the Plan Year, and the denominator of which shall be the sum of the numerator and the aggregate principal and interest to be paid by the Trustee on the Exempt Loan for all future Plan
Years; provided, however, that an alternative method of releasing such stock from encumbrance may be utilized if permitted by applicable regulations under Section 4975 of the Code and the Committee adopts such method. For this purpose, the
number of future years under the Exempt Loan must be definitely ascertainable and must be determined without taking into account any possible extensions or renewal periods. If the interest rate under the Exempt Loan is variable, the interest to be
paid in future years shall be computed by using the interest rate applicable as of the end of the calendar year. Shares may also be released from the Suspense Account more frequently than annually, provided in such event that the total number of
shares of Company Stock released during a Plan Year shall not be less than the number of shares that would have been released from the Suspense Account during such Plan Year if such release had occurred on an annual basis; and

  
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	 	(b)	Any cash dividends received by the Trustee on shares of Company Stock held in the Suspense Account shall be applied to the payment of any outstanding obligations of the
Trust under any Exempt Loan (and shall be invested in an interest bearing or other fixed income investment pending such payment) unless, in the sole discretion of the Committee, the Trustee is directed to use such dividends to buy additional shares
of Company Stock. Any shares of Company Stock released from the Suspense Account due to application of such dividends to the repayment of an Exempt Loan or purchased using such dividends shall be allocated to Members’ Accounts on the basis set
forth in Section 3.01(b). 

  

	5.04	Dividends on Allocated Shares 

 Unless, in the sole discretion of the Committee, the Trustee is directed that dividends that are payable with respect to Company Stock that is allocated to a Member’s Account may be
(a) accumulated in the Member’s Account and used to buy additional Company Stock, (b) paid directly to the Member in cash (to the extent such direct payment may be effectuated), or (c) paid to the Trust and distributed by the
Trustee in cash to the Member not later than 90 days after the close of the Plan Year in which paid to the Trust, then such dividends shall be applied to the payment of outstanding obligations of the Trust under any Exempt Loan; provided however,
that this provision shall only be effective if Company Stock with a fair market value not less than the amount of dividends so applied is allocated to the Member’s Account for the Plan Year in which the dividends were

  
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paid to the Trust. The excess, if any, of the fair market value of Company Stock released from the Suspense Account by reason of the application of dividends described in this Section 5.04
over the fair market value of Company Stock allocated to a Member’s Account pursuant to the proviso in the immediately preceding sentence shall be allocated among Members’ Accounts on the basis set forth in Section 3.01(b).

 ARTICLE 6. VESTED PORTION OF ACCOUNTS 

 

	6.01	Vesting Schedule 

  

	 	(a)	A Member shall be vested in, and have a nonforfeitable right to, his or her Account upon completion of five (5) years of Vesting Service; and

  

	 	(b)	Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Member shall be 100 percent vested in, and have a nonforfeitable right to, his or her Account upon death, Disability, or the later of
the attainment of his or her 55th birthday or the tenth anniversary of the date he or she becomes a Member. 

  

	6.02	Disposition of Forfeitures 

Upon termination of employment of a Member who was not vested in his or her Account, his or her Account shall be forfeited. The Member
shall be deemed to have received a distribution of the zero, vested benefit upon his or her termination of employment. If the former Member is reemployed by the Employer or an Affiliate before incurring a period of Break in Service of five years,
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amounts forfeited pursuant to this Section to (a) restore amounts previously forfeited by the Member but required to be reinstated upon resumption of employment, (b) reduce Employer
contributions, or (c) reallocate to Members in the same manner as contributions under Section 3.01(b). If forfeitures arising during any Plan Year are insufficient to restore forfeited amounts to the Accounts of Members pursuant to this
Section 6.02, the Employer shall contribute the balance required for that purpose. 
 ARTICLE 7. DISTRIBUTION AND
TRANSFERS OF ACCOUNT 
  

	7.01	Eligibility 

  

	 	(a)	Upon a Member’s termination of employment, the vested portion of his or her Account, as determined under Article 6, shall be distributed as provided in this
Article; and 

  

	 	(b)	An eligible Member may, in accordance with Section 7.04, request a transfer or distribution, whichever is applicable, from his or her Account, whether or not he or
she has terminated employment. 

  

	7.02	Time of Distribution 

  

	 	(a)	 Except as otherwise provided in this Article, distribution of the vested portion of a Member’s Account shall commence as soon as administratively
practicable, but not more than one (1) year following the later of (i) the last day of the Plan Year in which a Member incurs a Break in Service or (ii) the Member’s 65th birthday (but, unless the Member otherwise elects, in
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day following the close of the Plan Year in which the latest of the following occurs: (1) the Member’s 65th birthday; (2) the tenth anniversary of the date on which the Member
commenced participation under this Plan; or (3) the Member terminates employment with all Employers); 

  

	 	(b)	A Member whose employment is terminated for any reason shall be entitled, upon written request, in accordance with procedures established by the Committee, to receive
distribution of the entire vested interest in the Member’s Account in accordance with either this Section 7.02 or Section 7.06. If the value of the vested portion of a Member’s Account exceeds $5,000 and he or she does not
consent in writing within 60 days (or such other period prescribed by the Committee) of his or her Severance Date to an immediate distribution to be made as soon thereafter as administratively practicable, distribution of the vested interest in the
Member’s Account shall be made as soon as practicable following the Valuation Date coincident with the earliest of: 

  

	 	(i)	receipt by the Committee at least sixty (60) days (or such other period prescribed by the Committee) prior to such Valuation Date of the Member’s written
request for payment; 

  

	 	(ii)	the Member’s attainment of age 65; or 

  
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	 	(iii)	the Member’s death. 

 In the
event an allocation of Employer Contributions and/or forfeitures is made to the Member’s Account pursuant to Article 3 or Article 6 following the date on which a distribution is made hereunder, distribution of such contributions and/or
forfeitures shall be made to the Member or Beneficiary in a single sum as soon as practicable following the date on which such allocation is made; 
  

	 	(c)	In the case of the death of a Member before the distribution of his or her Account, the vested portion of his or her Account shall be distributed to the Member’s
Beneficiary as soon as administratively practicable following the Valuation Date coincident with or next following the Member’s date of death; and 

  

	 	(d)	The amount of a distribution made pursuant to this Section 7.02 shall be determined as of the applicable Valuation Date. 

 

	7.03	Form and Manner of Distribution 

  

	 	(a)	 Distributions shall be paid in a single sum consisting of shares of Company Stock or cash, at the election of the Member or his or her Beneficiary.
Unless the Member or Beneficiary elects to receive the distribution in Company Stock, such distribution shall be paid entirely in cash. If the distribution is made in Company Stock, any unpaid dividends which may be due and any balance in the
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distribution is to be made in cash, and, if the Committee in its discretion determines that there is insufficient cash in the Plan, or that it is not desirable or appropriate to distribute some
or all of such cash from the Plan, the Trustee will, as soon as practicable following its receipt of notice of such distribution, and of appropriate instructions, from the Committee, sell the shares held in the Member’s Account and otherwise
held by the Plan to the extent necessary. Such Member or Beneficiary shall thereafter receive, entirely in cash, such distribution; 

  

	 	(b)	 Shares of Company Stock distributed to Members pursuant to Section 7.03 (a) that at the time of such distribution are not readily tradable on
an established market shall be subject to a put option which shall permit the Member to sell such stock to the Company at any time during two option periods at the fair market value of such shares (as of the most recent Valuation Date). The first
period shall be for at least 60 days beginning on the date of distribution. The second period shall be for at least 60 days beginning on the first Valuation Date in the calendar year following the year in which the distribution was made. The Company
or the Committee may direct the Trustee to purchase shares tendered to the Company under a put option. Payment for any shares of stock sold under a put option shall be made in a lump sum or in substantially equal annual installments over a period
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exceeding five years, with interest payable at a reasonable rate (as determined by the Committee). Except as may be permitted under applicable law or regulations, the rights of a distributee of
Company Stock under this Section 7.03(b) shall survive the repayment of any relevant Exempt Loan, the termination of the Plan, and any amendment of the Plan; and 

 

	 	(c)	Notwithstanding the preceding and at the discretion of the Committee, any portion of a Member’s vested Account which consists of Financed Shares shall not be
distributed until any outstanding Exempt Loan has been completely repaid. 

  

	7.04	Diversification of Account 

  

	 	(a)	 Each eligible Member (including each former Employee of an Employer) may make an annual election to transfer his or her Account to a plan designated
for such purpose by the Committee. The election to effect such transfer shall be granted with respect to a period of six Plan Years (“Election Period”) commencing with the Plan Year in which occurs the later of the Member’s attainment
of age 55 or the Member’s completion of ten years of participation in the Plan. For each Plan Year within the Member’s Election Period a Member may elect, within 90 days of the close of such Plan Year, to transfer all or a portion of his
or her Account which is subject to this Section 7.04 (“Diversification Amount”). The 

  
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amount in the Account subject to this Section 7.04 shall be the excess of (i) over (ii) as follows: 

 

	 	(i)	25% of the sum of (A) the balance of the Member’s Account, determined as of the close of such Plan Year, and (B) the distributions received by and
transfers made as result of his or her prior elections (provided that “50%” shall be substituted for “25%” for his or her final election within the Election Period), minus; and 

 

	 	(ii)	the distribution received by and transfers made by the Member pursuant to his or her prior elections. 

 

	 	(b)	Notwithstanding Section 7.04(a) above, the Committee may allow Members the following diversification options in lieu of transfer to another plan:

  

	 	(i)	Transfer the Diversification Amount to an individual retirement account (IRA); 

 

	 	(ii)	Reallocate, at the discretion of the Member, the Diversification Amount among at least three (3) alternate investment options as chosen by the Committee for this
purpose; or 

  

	 	(iii)	Distribute the Diversification Amount in a single lump-sum payment directly to the Member. 

  
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	 	(c)	If a Member elects to receive or have transferred an amount described in paragraph (a) or (b) above, such distribution or transfer shall be made within 90
days after the close of the applicable annual Election Period. 

  

	7.05	 Age
70 1/2 Required Distribution 

  

	 	(a)	 Notwithstanding any provision of the Plan to the contrary, if a Member is a 5-percent owner (as defined in Section 416(i) of the Code),
distribution of the Member’s Account shall begin no later than the April 1 following the calendar year in which he or she attains age
70 1/2. No minimum distribution payments will be
made to a Member under the provisions of Section 401(a)(9) of the Code if the Member is not a 5-percent owner as defined above. However, if a Member who is not a 5-percent owner (as defined in Section 416(i) of the Code) attains age 70 1/2 prior to January 1, 2000 and remains in service
after the April 1 following the calendar year in which he or she attains age 70 1/2, he or she may elect to have the provisions of paragraph (b) apply as if the Member was a 5-percent owner. Such election shall be made in accordance with such administrative procedures as the
Committee shall prescribe; 

  

	 	(b)	 In the event a Member is required to begin receiving payments while in service under the provisions of paragraph (a) above, the

  
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Member may elect to receive payments while in service in accordance with option (i) or (ii), as follows: 

 

	 	(i)	A Member may receive one lump-sum payment on or before the Member’s required beginning date equal to his or her entire Account balance and annual lump-sum payments
thereafter of amounts accrued during each calendar year; or 

  

	 	(ii)	A Member may receive annual payments of the minimum amount necessary to satisfy the minimum distribution requirements of Section 401(a)(9) of the Code. Such
minimum amount will be determined on the basis of the joint life expectancy of the Member and his or her Beneficiary. Such life expectancy will be recalculated once each year; however, the life expectancy of the Beneficiary will not be recalculated
if the Beneficiary is not the Member’s spouse. 

 An election under this Section shall be made by a Member by
giving written notice to the Committee within the 90-day period prior to his or her required beginning date. The commencement of payments under this Section shall not constitute an annuity starting date for purposes of Sections 72, 401(a)(11) and
417 of the Code. Upon the Member’s subsequent termination of employment, payment of the Member’s Account shall be made in accordance with the provisions of Section 7.02. In the 

  
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event a Member fails to make an election under this Section, payment shall be made in accordance with clause (ii) above; 

 

	 	(c)	 Distribution Made After December 31, 2000. With respect to age 70 1/2 required distributions made under the Plan for calendar years
beginning on or after January 1, 2001, the Plan will apply the minimum distribution requirements of Section 401(a)(9) of the Code in accordance with the regulations under Section 401(a)(9) that were proposed on January 7, 2001,
notwithstanding any provision of the Plan to the contrary. This amendment shall continue in effect until the end of the last calendar year beginning before the effective date of final regulations under Section 401(a)(9) or such other date as
may be specified in guidance published by the Internal Revenue Service; and 

  

	 	(d)	Minimum Distribution Requirements For Plan Years Beginning on or after January 1, 2003 

 

	 	(1)	General Rules 

  

	 	(i)	Effective Date. The provisions of this subsection will apply for purposes of determining required minimum distributions for Plan Years beginning with the 2003
calendar year. Required minimum distributions for Plan Years ending prior to January 1, 2003 shall be determined pursuant to subsection (c) above; 

  
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	 	(ii)	Precedence. The requirements of this Article will take precedence over any inconsistent provisions of the Plan; and 

 

	 	(iii)	Requirements of Treasury Regulations Incorporated. All distributions required under this Article will be determined and made in accordance with the Treasury
regulations under Section 401(a)(9) of the Code. 

  

	 	(2)	Time and Manner of Distribution 

  

	 	(i)	Required Commencement Date. The Member’s entire interest will be distributed, or begin to be distributed, to the Member no later than the date stipulated in
Subsection 7.05(a) above; 

  

	 	(ii)	Death of Member Before Distributions Begin. If the Member dies before distributions begin, the Member’s entire interest will be distributed, or begin to be
distributed, no later than as follows: 

  

	 	(A)	 If the Member’s surviving spouse is the Member’s sole Designated Beneficiary, then, except as provided in any other section of the Plan,
distributions to the surviving spouse will begin by December 31 of the calendar year immediately following the calendar year in which the Member 

  
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died, or by December 31 of the calendar year in which the Member would have attained age
70 1/2, if later;

  

	 	(B)	If the Member’s surviving spouse is not the Member’s sole Designated Beneficiary, then, except as provided in any other section of the Plan, distributions to
the Designated Beneficiary will begin by December 31 of the calendar year immediately following the calendar year in which the Member died; 

  

	 	(C)	If there is no Designated Beneficiary as of September 30 of the year following the year of the Member’s death, the Member’s entire interest will be
distributed by December 31 of the calendar year containing the fifth anniversary of the Member’s death; and 

  

	 	(D)	 If the Member’s surviving spouse is the Member’s sole Designated Beneficiary and the surviving spouse dies after the Member but before
distributions to the surviving spouse begin, this section, other than subsection (A) above, will apply as if the surviving spouse were the Member. 

  
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For purposes of this section and Section 7.05(d)(3) below, unless Subsection 7.05(d)(2)(ii)(D) applies, distributions are considered to begin on the Member’s Required Commencement Date.
If Subsection 7.05(d)(2)(ii)(D) applies, distributions are considered to begin on the date distributions are required to begin to the surviving spouse under Subsection 7.05(d)(2)(ii)(A). If distributions under an annuity purchased from an insurance
company irrevocably commence to the Member before the Member’s Required Commencement Date (or to the Member’s surviving spouse before the date distributions are required to begin to the surviving spouse under Subsection 7.05(d)(2)(ii)(A)),
the date distributions are considered to begin is the date distributions actually commence. 

  

	 	(iii)	 Forms of Distribution. Unless the Member’s interest is distributed in the form of an annuity purchased from an insurance company or in a
single sum on or before the Required Commencement Date, as of the first Distribution Calendar Year distributions will be made in accordance with Plan Sections 7.05(d)(3) and 7.05(d)(4). If the Member’s interest is distributed in the form of an
annuity purchased from an insurance company, distributions thereunder will be made in accordance with the 

  
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requirements of Section 401(a)(9) of the Code and the Treasury regulations. 

  

	 	(3)	Required Minimum Distributions During Member’s Lifetime 

  

	 	(i)	Amount of Required Minimum Distribution For Each Distribution Calendar Year. During the Member’s lifetime, the minimum amount that will be distributed for
each Distribution Calendar Year is the lesser of: 

  

	 	(A)	The quotient obtained by dividing the Member’s Account Balance by the distribution period in the Uniform Lifetime Table set forth in Section 1.401(a)(9)-9 of
the Treasury regulations, using the Member’s age as of the Member’s birthday in the Distribution Calendar Year; or 

  

	 	(B)	If the Member’s sole Designated Beneficiary for the Distribution Calendar Year is the Member’s spouse, the quotient obtained by dividing the Member’s
Account Balance by the number in the Joint and Last Survivor Table set forth in Section 1.401(a)(9)-9 of the Treasury regulations, using the Member’s and spouse’s attained ages as of the Member’s and spouse’s birthdays in
the Distribution Calendar Year. 

  
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	 	(ii)	Lifetime Required Minimum Distributions Continue Through Year of Member’s Death. Required minimum distributions will be determined under this
Section 7.05(d)(3) beginning with the first Distribution Calendar Year and up to and including the Distribution Calendar Year that includes the Member’s date of death. 

 

	 	(4)	Required Minimum Distributions After Member’s Death. 

  

	 	(i)	Death On or After Date Distributions Begin 

  

	 	(A)	Member Survived by Designated Beneficiary. If the Member dies on or after the date distributions begin and there is a Designated Beneficiary, the minimum amount
that will be distributed for each Distribution Calendar Year after the year of the Member’s death is the quotient obtained by dividing the Member’s Account Balance by the longer of the remaining Life Expectancy of the Member or the
remaining Life Expectancy of the Member’s Designated Beneficiary, determined as follows: 

  

	 	(I)	The Member’s remaining Life Expectancy is calculated using the age of the Member in the year of death, reduced by one for each subsequent year;

  
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	 	(II)	If the Member’s surviving spouse is the Member’s sole Designated Beneficiary, the remaining Life Expectancy of the surviving spouse is calculated for each
Distribution Calendar year after the year of the Member’s death using the surviving spouse’s age as of the spouse’s birthday in that year. For Distribution Calendar Years after the year of the surviving spouse’s death, the
remaining Life Expectancy of the surviving spouse is calculated using the age of the surviving spouse as of the spouse’s birthday in the calendar year of the spouse’s death, reduced by one for each subsequent calendar year; and

  

	 	(III)	If the Member’s surviving spouse is not the Member’s sole Designated Beneficiary, the Designated Beneficiary’s remaining Life Expectancy is calculated
using the age of the beneficiary in the year following the year of the Member’s death, reduced by one for each subsequent year. 

  
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	 	(B)	No Designated Beneficiary. If the Member dies on or after the date distributions begin and there is no Designated Beneficiary as of September 30 of the year
after the year of the Member’s death, the minimum amount that will be distributed for each Distribution Calendar Year after the year of the Member’s death is the quotient obtained by dividing the Member’s Account Balance by the
Member’s remaining Life Expectancy calculated using the age of the Member in the year of death, reduced by one for each subsequent year. 

  

	 	(ii)	Death Before Date Distributions Begin. 

  

	 	(A)	Member Survived by Designated Beneficiary. Except as otherwise provided in the Plan, if the Member dies before the date distributions begin and there is a
Designated Beneficiary, the minimum amount that will be distributed for each Distribution Calendar Year after the year of the Member’s death is the quotient obtained by dividing the Member’s Account Balance by the remaining Life Expectancy
of the Member’s Designated Beneficiary, determined as provided in Section 7.05(d)(4); 

  
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	 	(B)	No Designated Beneficiary. If the Member dies before the date distributions begin and there is no Designated Beneficiary as of September 30 of the year
following the year of the Member’s death, distribution of the Member’s entire interest will be completed by December 31 of the calendar year containing the fifth anniversary of the Member’s death; and 

 

	 	(C)	Death of Surviving Spouse Before Distributions to Surviving Spouse Are Required to Begin. If the Member dies before the date distributions begin, the
Member’s surviving spouse is the Member’s sole Designated Beneficiary, and the surviving spouse dies before distributions are required to begin to the surviving spouse under Section 7.05(d)(2)(ii)(A), this Section 7.05(d)(4)(ii)
will apply as if the surviving spouse were the Member. 

  

	 	(e)	Definitions – The following definitions apply to Section 7.05(d) only. 

 

	 	(i)	 Designated Beneficiary. The individual who is designated as the Beneficiary under Plan Section 1.05 and is the Designated Beneficiary under
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Code and Section 1.401(a)(9)-1, Q&A-4, of the Treasury regulations; 

  

	 	(ii)	Distribution Calendar Year. A calendar year for which a minimum distribution is required. For distributions beginning before the Member’s death, the first
Distribution Calendar Year is the calendar year immediately preceding the calendar year that contains the Member’s Required Commencement Date. For distributions beginning after the Member’s death, the first Distribution Calendar Year is
the calendar year in which distributions are required to begin under Section 7.05(d)(2)(ii). The required minimum distribution for the Member’s first Distribution Calendar Year will be made on or before the Member’s Required
Commencement Date. The required minimum distribution for other Distribution Calendar Years, including the required minimum distribution for the Distribution Calendar Year in which the Member’s Required Commencement Date occurs, will be made on
or before December 31 of that Distribution Calendar Year; 

  

	 	(iii)	Life Expectancy. Life Expectancy as computed by use of the Single Life Table in Section 1.401(a)(9)-9 of the Treasury regulations; 

  
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	 	(iv)	Member’s Account Balance. The Account Balance as of the last Valuation Date in the calendar year immediately preceding the Distribution Calendar Year
(valuation calendar year) increased by the amount of any contributions made and allocated or forfeitures allocated to the Account Balance as of dates in the valuation calendar year after the Valuation Date and decreased by distributions made in the
valuation calendar year after the Valuation Date. The Account Balance for the valuation calendar year includes any amounts rolled over or transferred to the Plan either in the valuation calendar year or in the Distribution Calendar Year if
distributed or transferred in the valuation calendar year; and 

  

	 	(v)	Required Commencement Date. The date specified in Section 7.05(a) of the Plan. 

 

	7.06	Small Benefits 

  

	 	(a)	 Notwithstanding any provision of the Plan to the contrary, a lump-sum payment shall be made in lieu of all vested benefits if the value of the vested
portion of the Member’s Account as of his or her termination of employment amounts to $5,000 or less (prior to March 28, 2005) or $1,000 or less (on or after March 28, 2005). The lump-sum payment shall automatically be made as soon as
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employment but not later than ninety (90) days after the Plan Year end in which he or she incurs a Break in Service. 

 

	 	(b)	Any distribution in excess of $1,000 (on or after January 1, 2011) shall be made by transferring the amount to be distributed to an individual retirement plan
designated by the Committee in accordance with Section 404(a) of ERISA and the regulations thereunder, unless the Member or Beneficiary entitled to receive the distribution elects (1) to receive the distribution directly, or (2) to
have the distribution paid directly to another Eligible Retirement Plan as described in Section 402(c)(8)(B) of the Code. 

  

	7.07	Status of Account Pending Distribution 

 Until completely distributed under Section 7.03 or 7.05, the Account of a Member who is entitled to a distribution shall continue to be invested as part of the funds of the Plan. 

 

	7.08	Proof of Death and Right of Beneficiary or Other Person 

 The Committee may require and rely upon such proof of death and such evidence of the right of any Beneficiary or other person to receive the value of the Account of a deceased Member as the Committee may
deem proper and its determination of the right of that Beneficiary or other person to receive payment shall be conclusive. 

  
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	7.09	Distribution Limitation 

Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article 7, all distributions from this Plan shall conform to the regulations issued under
Section 401(a)(9) of the Code, including the incidental death benefit provisions of Section 401(a)(9)(G) of the Code. Further, such regulations shall override any Plan provision that is inconsistent with Section 401(a)(9) of the Code.

  

	7.10	Direct Rollover of Certain Distributions 

 Notwithstanding any provision of the Plan to the contrary that would otherwise limit a distributee’s election under this Section, a distributee may elect, at the time and in the manner prescribed by
the Committee, to have any portion of an eligible rollover distribution paid directly to an eligible retirement plan specified by the distributee in a direct rollover. The following definitions apply to the terms used in this Section: 

 

	 	(a)	 “Eligible rollover distribution” means any distribution of all or any portion of the balance to the credit of the distributee, except that an
eligible rollover distribution does not include any distribution that is one of a series of substantially equal periodic payments (not less frequently than annually) made for the life (or life expectancy) of the distributee or the joint lives (or
joint life expectancies) of the distributee and the distributee’s designated Beneficiary, or for a specified period of ten years or more, any distribution to the extent such distribution is required under Section 401(a)(9) of the Code, and
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income (determined without regard to the exclusion for net unrealized appreciation with respect to employer securities); 

 

	 	(b)	“Eligible retirement plan” means an individual retirement account described in Section 408(a) of the Code, an individual retirement annuity described in
Section 408(b) of the Code, an annuity plan described in Section 403(a) of the Code, or a qualified trust described in Section 401(a) of the Code, that accepts the distributee’s eligible rollover distribution. However, in the
case of an eligible rollover distribution to the surviving spouse, an eligible retirement plan is an individual retirement account or individual retirement annuity. Effective January 1, 2002, an eligible retirement plan shall also mean an
annuity contract described in Section 403(b) of the Code and an eligible plan under Section 457(b) of the Code which is maintained by a state, political subdivision of a state, or any agency or instrumentality of a state or political
subdivision of a state and which agrees to separately account for amounts transferred into such plan from this Plan. The definition of eligible retirement plan shall also apply in the case of a distribution to a surviving spouse, or to a spouse or
former spouse who is an alternate payee under a qualified domestic relations order, as defined in Section 414(p) of the Code; 

  

	 	(c)	 “Distributee” means an Employee or former Employee. In addition, the Employee’s or former Employee’s surviving spouse

  
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and the Employee’s or former Employee’s spouse or former spouse who is the alternate payee under a qualified domestic relations order as defined in Section 414(p) of the Code, are
distributees with regard to the interest of the spouse or former spouse; and 

  

	 	(d)	“Direct rollover” means a payment by the Plan to the eligible retirement plan specified by the distributee. 

 

	7.11	Waiver of Notice Period 

Except as provided in the following sentence, if the value of the vested portion of a Member’s Account exceeds $5,000 ($1,000 on or
after March 28, 2005), an election by the Member to receive a distribution prior to age 65 shall not be valid unless the written election is made (i) after the Member has received the notice required under Section 1.411(a)-11(c) of
the Treasury regulations and (ii) not less than thirty (30) days and not more than one hundred eighty (180) days before the effective date of the commencement of the distribution as prescribed by said regulations. If such distribution
is one to which Sections 401(a)(11) and 417 of the Code do not apply, such distribution may commence less than 30 days after the notice required under Section 1.411(a)-11(c) of the Treasury regulations is given, provided that: 

 

	 	(a)	the Committee clearly informs the Member that he or she has a right to a period of at least 30 days after receiving the notice to consider the decision of whether or
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	 	(b)	the Member, after receiving the notice under Sections 411 and 417, affirmatively elects a distribution. 

ARTICLE 8. VOTING 
  

	8.01	Voting Company Stock 

  

	 	(a)	Notwithstanding any other provision of this Plan to the contrary, if any, but subject to the provisions of this Article, the Trustee shall have no discretion or
authority to vote Company Stock held in the trust by the Trustee on any matter presented for a vote by the stockholders of the Company except in accordance with timely directions received by the Trustee from Members who have Company Stock allocated
to their Accounts under the Plan. Each Member who has allocated Company Stock shall, as the named fiduciary for this purpose, direct the Trustee with respect to the vote of the Company Stock allocated to the Member’s Account and the Trustee
shall follow the directions of those Members who provide timely instructions to the Trustee; 

  

	 	(b)	 With respect to Company Stock held in the Trust by the Trustee but not allocated to the Accounts of Members, and with respect to Company Stock
otherwise allocated to Accounts of Members but for which no voting directions are timely received by the Trustee, the Trustee shall vote a percentage of such shares in favor of the proposed transaction that is equal to the percentage of allocated
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are timely received from Members that are in favor of such transaction, the Trustee shall vote a percentage of such shares against the proposed transaction equal to the percentage of allocated
Common Stock in Members’ Accounts for which voting directions are timely received from Members that are not in favor of such transaction, and the Trustee shall abstain from voting a percentage of shares for or against the proposed transaction
equal to the percentage of allocated Common Stock in Members’ Accounts for which abstention voting directions are timely received from the Members; 

 

	 	(c)	 In the event a court of competent jurisdiction shall issue any order or any opinion to the Plan, the Company or the Trustee, which shall, in the
opinion of counsel to the Company or the Trustee, invalidate under ERISA, in all circumstances or in any particular circumstances, any provision or provisions of this Section 8.01 regarding the manner in which Company Stock held in the Trust
shall be voted or cause any such provisions or provision to conflict with ERISA, then, upon notice thereof to the Company or the Trustee, as the case may be, such invalid or conflicting provisions of this Section 8.01 shall be given no further
force or effect. In such circumstances the Trustee shall nevertheless have no discretion to vote allocated shares of Company Stock held in the 

  
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Trust unless required under such order or opinion but shall follow instructions received from Members and not invalidated; 

 

	 	(d)	 In the event that any option, right, warrant, or similar property derived from or attributable to the ownership of the Company Stock allocated to
Members shall be granted, distributed, or otherwise issued which is and shall become exercisable, each Member (or Beneficiary) shall be entitled to direct the Trustee, in writing, to sell, exercise, distribute, or retain any such option, right,
warrant, or similar property. The securities acquired by the Trustee upon such exercise shall be held in a special account or accounts. For all Plan purposes, all options, rights, warrants, or similar property described in this paragraph (d) of
Section 8.01 hereof shall be treated as income added to the appropriate Accounts of Members (or Beneficiaries). If, within a reasonable period of time after the form soliciting direction from a Member (or Beneficiary), has been sent, no written
directions shall have been received by the Trustee from such Member (or Beneficiary), the Trustee shall, in its sole discretion, sell, exercise, or retain and keep unproductive of income such option, right, warrant, or similar property for which no
response has been received from such Member (or Beneficiary) and also for options, rights, warrants, or similar property derived from, or attributable to, the ownership of 

  
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Company Stock not yet allocated to any Member’s (or Beneficiary’s) Account; and 

  

	 	(e)	The Trustee shall, in accordance with timely directions received by the Trustee from the Committee in its sole discretion, sell, exercise, or retain and keep
unproductive of income such option, right, warrant, or similar property attributable to unallocated Company Stock held in the Suspense Account. 

  

	8.02	Shareholder Communication 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Article 8, the Company shall make any and all communications or distributions required
under the Shareholder Communications Act of 1985 and any rules thereunder. 
 ARTICLE 9. ADMINISTRATION OF PLAN

  

	9.01	Appointment of Committee 

The general administration of the Plan and the responsibility for carrying out the provisions of the Plan shall be placed in a Committee
consisting of not more than five (5) members, all of whom shall be appointed and serve at the pleasure of the Board of Directors. Any person who is appointed a member of the Committee shall signify his or her acceptance by filing written
acceptance with the Board of Directors and the secretary of the Committee. Any member of the Committee may resign by delivering his or her written resignation to the Board of Directors and the secretary of the Committee. 

  
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	9.02	Duties of Committee 

 The
Committee shall elect a chairman from their number and a secretary who may be but need not be one of the members of the Committee; may appoint from their number such subcommittees with such powers as they shall determine; may authorize one or more
of their number or any agent to execute or deliver any instrument or make any payment on their behalf; may retain counsel, employ agents and provide for such clerical, accounting, and consulting services as they may require in carrying out the
provisions of the Plan; and may allocate among themselves or delegate to other persons all or such portion of their duties under the Plan, other than those granted to the Trustee under the trust agreement adopted for use in implementing the Plan, as
they, in their sole discretion, shall decide. The Board of Directors, in its sole and absolute discretion, may delegate any or all of the duties of the Committee to the Trustee as it may determine from time to time, upon the Trustee’s
acceptance of such duties. 
  

	9.03	Individual Account 

 The
Committee shall maintain, or cause to be maintained, records showing the individual balances in each Member’s Account. However, maintenance of those records and Accounts shall not require any segregation of the funds of the Plan. 

 

	9.04	Meetings 

 The Committee
shall hold meetings upon such notice, at such place or places, and at such time or times as it may from time to time determine. 

  
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	9.05	Action of Majority 

 Any
act which the Plan authorizes or requires the Committee to do may be done by a majority of its members. The action of that majority expressed from time to time by a vote at a meeting or in writing without a meeting shall constitute the action of the
Committee and shall have the same effect for all purposes as if assented to by all members of the Committee at the time in office. 
  

	9.06	Compensation and Bonding 

No member of the Committee shall receive any compensation from the Plan for his or her services as such. Except as may otherwise be
required by law, no bond or other security need be required of any member in that capacity in any jurisdiction. 
  

	9.07	Establishment of Rules 

Subject to the limitations of the Plan, the Committee from time to time shall establish rules for the administration of the Plan and the
transaction of its business. The Committee shall have discretionary authority to construe and interpret the Plan (including, but not limited to, determination of an individual’s eligibility for Plan participation, the right and amount of any
benefit payable under the Plan and the date on which any individual ceases to be a Member). The determination of the Committee as to the interpretation of the Plan or any disputed question shall be conclusive and final to the extent permitted by
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	9.08	Prudent Conduct 

 The
Committee shall use that degree of care, skill, prudence and diligence that a prudent man acting in a like capacity and familiar with such matters would use in his conduct of a similar situation. 

 

	9.09	Service In More Than One Fiduciary Capacity 

 Any individual, entity or group of persons may serve in more than one fiduciary capacity with respect to the Plan and/or the funds of the Plan. 

 

	9.10	Limitation of Liability 

The Employer, the Board of Directors, the directors of an Employer, the Committee, and any officer, employee or agent of the Employer
shall not incur any liability individually or on behalf of any other individuals or on behalf of the Employer for any act or failure to act, made in good faith in relation to the Plan or the funds of the Plan. However, this limitation shall not act
to relieve any such individual or the Employer from a responsibility or liability for any fiduciary responsibility, obligation or duty under Part 4, Title I of ERISA. 
  

	9.11	Indemnification 

 The
Committee, the Board of Directors, and the officers, employees and agents of the Employer shall be indemnified against any and all liabilities arising by reason of any act, or failure to act, in relation to the Plan or the funds of the Plan,
including, without limitation, expenses reasonably incurred in the defense of any claim relating to the Plan or the funds of the Plan, and amounts paid in any compromise or settlement relating to the Plan or the funds of the Plan, except for

  
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actions or failures to act made in bad faith. The foregoing indemnification shall be from the funds of the Plan to the extent of those funds and to the extent permitted under applicable law;
otherwise from the assets of the Employer. 
  

	9.12	Named Fiduciary 

 For
purposes of ERISA, the Committee shall be the named fiduciary of the Plan except or until otherwise determined by the Board of Directors. 
  

	9.13	Claims Procedure 

 The
claims procedure hereunder shall be as provided herein: 
  

	 	(a)	Claim. A Member or Beneficiary or other person who believes that he or she is being denied a benefit to which he or she is entitled (hereinafter referred to as
“Claimant”) may file a written request for such benefit with the Committee setting forth his claim; 

  

	 	(b)	Response to Claim. The Committee shall respond within ninety (90) days of receipt of the claim. However, upon written notification to the Claimant, the
response period may be extended for an additional ninety (90) days for reasonable cause. If the claim is denied in whole or in part, the Claimant shall be provided with a written opinion using nontechnical language setting forth:

  

	 	(i)	The specific reason or reasons for the denial; 

  

	 	(ii)	The specific references to pertinent Plan provisions on which the denial is based; 

  
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	 	(iii)	A description of any additional material or information necessary for the Claimant to perfect the claim and an explanation of why such material or such information is
necessary; 

  

	 	(iv)	Appropriate information as to the steps to be taken if the Claimant wishes to submit the claim for review; and 

 

	 	(v)	The time limits for requesting a review. 

  

	 	(c)	Request for Review. Within sixty (60) days after the receipt by the Claimant of the written opinion described above, the Claimant may request in writing
that the Committee review the determination. The Claimant or his duly authorized representative may review the pertinent documents and submit issues and comments in writing for consideration by the Committee. If the Claimant does not request a
review of the determination within such sixty (60) day period, he shall be barred from challenging the determination; and 

  

	 	(d)	 Review and Decision. The Committee shall review the determination within sixty (60) days after receipt of a Claimant’s request for
review; provided, however, that for reasonable cause such period may be extended to no more than one hundred twenty (120) days. After considering all materials presented by the Claimant, the Committee will render a written opinion, written in a
manner calculated to be understood by the Claimant, setting forth the specific reasons for the decision and containing specific 

  
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references to the pertinent Plan provisions on which the decision is based. 

  

	9.14	Committee’s Decision Final 

 Subject to applicable law, any interpretation of the provisions of the Plan and any decision on any matter within the discretion of the Committee made by the Committee in good faith shall be binding on
all persons. A misstatement or other mistake of fact shall be corrected when it becomes known and the Committee shall make such adjustment on account thereof as it considers equitable and practicable. 

ARTICLE 10. MANAGEMENT OF FUNDS 
  

	10.01 	Trust Agreement 

 All the
funds of the Plan shall be held by a Trustee appointed from time to time by the Board of Directors under a trust agreement adopted, or as amended, by the Board of Directors for use in providing the benefits of the Plan and paying its expenses not
paid directly by the Employer. The Employer shall have no liability for the payment of benefits under the Plan nor for the administration of the funds paid over to the Trustee. 

 

	10.02 	Exclusive Benefit Rule 

Except as otherwise provided in the Plan, no part of the corpus or income of the funds of the Plan shall be used for, or diverted to,
purposes other than for the exclusive benefit of Members and other persons entitled to benefits under the Plan and paying the expenses of the Plan not paid directly by the Employer. No person 

  
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shall have any interest in, or right to, any part of the earnings of the funds of the Plan, or any right in, or to, any part of the assets held under the Plan, except as and to the extent
expressly provided in the Plan. 
 ARTICLE 11. GENERAL PROVISIONS 

 

	11.01 	Nonalienation 

  

	 	(a)	Except as required by any applicable law or by paragraph (c), no benefit under the Plan shall in any manner be anticipated, assigned or alienated, and any attempt to do
so shall be void. However, payment shall be made in accordance with the provisions of any judgment, decree, or order which: 

  

	 	(i)	creates for, or assigns to, a spouse, former spouse, child or other dependent of a Member the right to receive all or a portion of the Member’s benefits under the
Plan for the purpose of providing child support, alimony payments or marital property rights to that spouse, child or dependent; 

  

	 	(ii)	is made pursuant to a State domestic relations law; 

  

	 	(iii)	does not require the Plan to provide any type of benefit, or any option, not otherwise provided under the Plan; and 

 

	 	(iv)	otherwise meets the requirements of Section 206(d) of ERISA, as amended, as a “qualified domestic relations order”, as determined by the Committee.

  
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	 	(b)	Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if the amount payable to the alternate payee under the qualified domestic relations order is less than $5,000, such
amount shall be paid in one lump sum as soon as practicable following the qualification of the order. If the amount exceeds $5,000, it may be paid as soon as practicable following the qualification of the order if the qualified domestic relations
order so provides and the alternate payee consents thereto; otherwise it may not be payable before the earlier of (i) the Member’s termination of employment or (ii) the Member’s attainment of age 50; and 

 

	 	(c)	A Member’s benefit under the Plan shall be offset or reduced by the amount the Member is required to pay to the Plan under the circumstances set forth in
Section 401(a)(13)(C) of the Code. 

  

	11.02 	Conditions of Employment Not Affected by Plan 

 The establishment of the Plan shall not confer any legal rights upon any Eligible Employee or other person for a continuation of employment, nor shall it interfere with the rights of the Employer to
discharge any Eligible Employee and to treat him or her without regard to the effect which that treatment might have upon him or her as a Member or potential Member of the Plan. 

 

	11.03 	Facility of Payment 

 If
the Committee shall find that a Member or other person entitled to a benefit is unable to care for his or her affairs because of illness or accident or because he or 

  
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she is a minor, the Committee may direct that any benefit due him or her, unless claim shall have been made for the benefit by a duly appointed legal representative, be paid to his or her spouse,
a child, a parent or other blood relative, or to a person with whom he or she resides. Any payment so made shall be a complete discharge of the liabilities of the Plan for that benefit. 

 

	11.04 	Erroneous Allocation 

Notwithstanding any provision of the Plan to the contrary, if a Member’s Account is credited with an erroneous amount due to a
mistake in fact or law, the Committee shall adjust such Account in such equitable manner as it deems appropriate to correct the erroneous allocation. 
  

	11.05 	Information 

 Each Member,
Beneficiary or other person entitled to a benefit, before any benefit shall be payable to him or her or on his or her account under the Plan, shall file with the Committee the information that it shall require to establish his or her rights and
benefits under the Plan. 
  

	11.06 	Top-Heavy Provisions Prior to January 1, 2002 

  

	 	(a)	The following definitions apply to the terms used in this Section: 

  

	 	(i)	“applicable determination date” means the last day of the preceding Plan Year; 

 

	 	(ii)	 “top-heavy ratio” means the ratio of (A) the value of the aggregate of the Accounts under the Plan for key employees to (B) the
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Accounts under the Plan for all key employees and non-key employees; 

  

	 	(iii)	“key employee” means an Employee who is in a category of employees determined in accordance with the provisions of Sections 416(i)(1) and (5) of the Code
and any regulations thereunder, and where applicable, on the basis of the Employee’s statutory compensation from the Employer or an Affiliate; 

  

	 	(iv)	“non-key employee” means any Employee who is not a key employee; 

 

	 	(v)	“applicable Valuation Date” means the Valuation Date coincident with or immediately preceding the last day of the preceding Plan Year;

  

	 	(vi)	“required aggregation group” means any other qualified plan(s) of the Employer or an Affiliate in which there are members who are key employees or which
enable(s) the Plan to meet the requirements of Section 401(a)(4) or 410 of the Code; and 

  

	 	(vii)	 “permissive aggregation group” means each plan in the required aggregation group and any other qualified plan(s) of the Employer or an
Affiliate in which all members are non-key employees, if the resulting aggregation group 

  
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continues to meet the requirements of Sections 401(a)(4) and 410 of the Code. 

  

	 	(b)	For purposes of this Section, the Plan shall be “top-heavy” with respect to any Plan Year if as of the applicable determination date the top-heavy ratio
exceeds 60 percent. The top-heavy ratio shall be determined as of the applicable Valuation Date in accordance with Sections 416(g)(3) and (4) of the Code and Article 5 of this Plan, and shall take into account any contributions made after the
applicable Valuation Date but before the last day of the Plan Year in which the applicable Valuation Date occurs. For purposes of determining whether the Plan is top-heavy, the Account balances under the Plan will be combined with the Account
balances or the present value of accrued benefits under each other plan in the required aggregation group, and, in the Employer’s discretion, may be combined with the account balances or the present value of accrued benefits under any other
qualified plan in the permissive aggregation group. Distributions made with respect to a Member under the Plan during the five-year period ending on the applicable determination date shall be taken into account for purposes of determining the
top-heavy ratio; distributions under plans that terminated within such five-year period shall also be taken unto account, if any such plan contained key employees and therefore would have been part of the required aggregation group;

  
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	 	(c)	The following provisions shall be applicable to Members for any Plan Year with respect to which the Plan is top-heavy: 

 

	 	(i)	In lieu of the vesting requirements specified in Section 6.01, a Member shall be vested in, and have a nonforfeitable right to, his or her Account in accordance
with the following schedule: 

  

			
	 Years of Vesting Service
	 	 Nonforfeitable Percentage

	 less than 2 years
	 	0%
	 2 years
	 	20
	 3 years
	 	40
	 4 years
	 	60
	 5 or more years
	 	100

 provided that in no
event shall the vested portion of his or her Account be less than the vested portion determined under Section 6.01; and 
  

	 	(ii)	 An additional Employer contribution shall be allocated on behalf of each Member (and each Eligible Employee eligible to become a Member) who is a
non-key employee, and who has not separated from service as of the last day of the Plan Year, to the extent that the contributions made on his or her behalf under Section 3.01 for the Plan Year would otherwise be less than 3 percent of his or
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remuneration. However, if the greatest percentage of remuneration contributed on behalf of a key employee under Section 3.01 for the Plan Year would be less than 3 percent, that lesser
percentage shall be substituted for “3 percent” in the preceding sentence. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this subparagraph (ii), no minimum contribution shall be made under this Plan with respect to a Member (or an Employee
eligible to become a Member) if the required minimum benefit under Section 416(c)(1) of the Code is provided to him or her by any other qualified pension plan of the Employer or an Affiliate. For the purposes of this subparagraph (ii),
remuneration has the same meaning as set forth in Section 3.03(c). 

  

	 	(d)	If the Plan is top-heavy with respect to a Plan Year and ceases to be top-heavy for a subsequent Plan Year, the following provisions shall be applicable:

  

	 	(i)	If a Member has completed at least three years of Vesting Service on or before the last day of the most recent Plan Year for which the Plan was top-heavy, the vesting
schedule set forth in paragraph (b)(i) shall continue to be applicable; and 

  

	 	(ii)	 If a Member has completed at least two, but less than three, years of Vesting Service on or before the last day of the

  
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most recent Plan Year for which the Plan was top-heavy, the vesting provisions of Section 6.01 shall again be applicable; provided, however, that in no event shall the vested percentage of a
Member’s Account be less than the percentage determined under paragraph (b)(i) above as of the last day of the most recent Plan Year for which the Plan was top-heavy. 

 

	11.07 	Top-Heavy Provisions After December 31, 2001 

  

	 	(a)	Effective Date. This Section 11.07 shall apply for purposes of determining whether the Plan is a top-heavy plan under Section 416(g) of the Code for
Plan Years beginning after December 31, 2001, and whether the Plan satisfies the minimum benefits requirements of Section 416(c) of the Code for such years. This section amends the above Section 11.06 of the Plan;

  

	 	(b)	 Determination of Top-Heavy Status. Key employee means any Employee or former Employee (including any deceased Employee) who at any time during
the Plan Year that includes the determination date was an officer of the Employer having annual compensation greater than $130,000 (as adjusted under Section 416(i)(1) of the Code for Plan Years beginning after December 31, 2002), a
5-percent owner of the Employer, or a 1-percent owner of the Employer having annual compensation of more than $150,000. For this purpose, annual compensation means compensation within

  
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the meaning of Section 415(c)(3) of the Code. The determination of who is a key employee will be made in accordance with Section 416(i) of the Code and the applicable regulations and
other guidance of general applicability issued thereunder; and 

  

	 	(c)	Determination of Present Values and Amounts. This Section 11.07(c) shall apply for purposes of determining the present values of accrued benefits and the
amounts of account balances of Employees as of the determination date. 

  

	 	(i)	Distributions During Year Ending on the Determination Date. The present values of accrued benefits and the amounts of Account balances of an Employee as of the
determination date shall be increased by the distributions made with respect to the Employee under the Plan and any plan aggregated with the Plan under Section 416(g)(2) of the Code during the 1-year period ending on the determination date. The
preceding sentence shall also apply to distributions under a terminated plan which, had it not been terminated, would have been aggregated with the Plan under Section 416(g)(2)(A)(i) of the Code. In the case of a distribution made for a reason
other than separation from service, death, or Disability, this provision shall be applied by substituting “5-year period” for “1-year period”; and 

  
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	 	(ii)	Employees not performing services during the year ending on the determination date. The accrued benefits and Accounts of any individual who has not performed
services for the Employer during the 1-year period ending on the determination date shall not be taken into account. 

  

	 	(d)	Minimum Benefits 

  

	 	(i)	Matching Contributions. Employer matching contributions shall be taken into account for purposes of satisfying the minimum contribution requirements of
Section 416(c)(2) of the Code and the Plan. The preceding sentence shall apply with respect to matching contributions under the Plan or, if the Plan provides that the minimum contribution requirement shall be met in another plan, such other
plan. Employer matching contributions that are used to satisfy the minimum contribution requirements shall be treated as matching contributions for purposes of the actual contribution percentage test and other requirements of Section 401(m) of
the Code; and 

  

	 	(ii)	 Contributions under other plans. The Employer may provide in the adoption agreement that the minimum benefit requirement shall be met in another
plan (including another plan that consists solely of a cash or deferred arrangement which meets the requirements of Section 

  
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401(k)(12) of the Code and matching contributions with respect to which the requirements of Section 401(m)(11) of the Code are met). 

 

	11.08 	Prevention of Escheat 

 If
the Committee cannot ascertain the whereabouts of any person to whom a payment is due under the Plan, the Committee may, no earlier than three years from the date such payment is due, mail a notice of such due and owing payment to the last known
address of such person, as shown on the records of the Committee or the Employer. If such person has not made written claim therefor within three months of the date of the mailing, the Committee may, if it so elects and upon receiving advice from
counsel to the Plan, direct that such payment and all remaining payments otherwise due such person be canceled on the records of the Plan and the amount thereof applied to reduce the contributions of the Employer. Upon such cancellation, the Plan
and the Trust shall have no further liability therefor except that, in the event such person or his or her Beneficiary later notifies the Committee of his or her whereabouts and requests the payment or payments due to him or her under the Plan, the
amount so applied shall be paid to him or her in accordance with the provisions of the Plan. 
  

	11.09 	Written Elections 

 Any
elections, notifications or designations made by a Member pursuant to the provisions of the Plan shall be made in writing and filed with the Committee in a time and manner determined by the Committee under rules uniformly applicable to all Employees
similarly situated. The Committee reserves the right to change 

  
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from time to time the time and manner for making notifications, elections or designations by Members under the Plan if it determines after due deliberation that such action is justified in that
it improves the administration of the Plan. In the event of a conflict between the provisions for making an election, notification or designation set forth in the Plan and such new administrative procedures, those new administrative procedures shall
prevail. 
  

	11.10 	Construction 

  

	 	(a)	The Plan shall be construed, regulated and administered under ERISA and the laws of the State of California, except where ERISA controls; and 

 

	 	(b)	The titles and headings of the Articles and Sections in this Plan are for convenience only. In the case of ambiguity or inconsistency, the text rather than the titles
or headings shall control. 

 ARTICLE 12. AMENDMENT, MERGER AND TERMINATION 

 

	12.01 	Amendment of Plan 

 The
Board of Directors reserves the right at any time and from time to time, and retroactively if deemed necessary or appropriate, to amend in whole or in part any or all of the provisions of the Plan. The Committee may amend the Plan, provided such
amendments would not significantly increase the cost of the Plan, change the level of benefits provided under the Plan or modify the underlying policy reflected by the Plan and provided, further, that notwithstanding the above, the Committee may
adopt any amendment necessary to maintain the Plan’s qualified status under the applicable provisions of the Code. However, no 

  
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amendment shall make it possible for any part of the funds of the Plan to be used for, or diverted to, purposes other than for the exclusive benefit of persons entitled to benefits under the
Plan. No amendment shall be made which has the effect of decreasing the balance of the Account of any Member or of reducing the nonforfeitable percentage of the balance of the Account of a Member below the nonforfeitable percentage computed under
the Plan as in effect on the date on which the amendment is adopted, or if later, the date on which the amendment becomes effective. Any action to amend the Plan by the Board of Directors shall be taken in such manner as may be permitted under the
by-laws of the Company, and any action to amend the Plan by the Committee shall be taken at a meeting held in person or by telephone or other electronic means or by unanimous written consent in lieu of a meeting. 

 

	12.02 	Merger, Consolidation or Transfer 

 The Plan may not be merged or consolidated with, and its assets or liabilities may not be transferred to, any other plan unless each person entitled to benefits under the Plan would, if the resulting plan
were then terminated, receive a benefit immediately after the merger, consolidation, or transfer which is equal to or greater than the benefit he or she would have been entitled to receive immediately before the merger, consolidation, or transfer if
the Plan had then terminated. 
  

	12.03 	Additional Participating Employers 

  

	 	(a)	 If any company is or becomes an Affiliate, the Board of Directors may include the Employees of that Affiliate in the membership of the Plan upon
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adopt the Plan unless the Board of Directors or its delegate provides otherwise. In that event, or if any persons become Eligible Employees of an Employer as the result of merger or consolidation
or as the result of acquisition of all or part of the assets or business of another company, the Board of Directors shall determine to what extent, if any, previous service with .the Affiliate shall be recognized under the Plan, but subject to the
continued qualification of the Trust for the Plan as tax-exempt under the Code; and 

  

	 	(b)	Any Affiliate may terminate its participation in the Plan upon appropriate action by it. In that event the funds of the Plan held on account of Members in the employ of
that Affiliate, and any unpaid balances of the Accounts of all Members who have separated from the employ of that Affiliate, shall be determined by the Committee. Those funds shall be distributed as provided in Section 12.04 if the Plan should
be terminated, or shall be segregated by the Trustee as a separate trust, pursuant to certification to the Trustee by the Committee, continuing the Plan as a separate plan for the employees of that Affiliate under which the board of directors of
that Affiliate shall succeed to all the powers and duties of the Board of Directors, including the appointment of the members of the Committee. 

  
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	12.04 	Termination of Plan 

 The
Board of Directors, by action taken at a meeting held in person or by telephone or other electronic means, or by unanimous written consent in lieu of a meeting, may terminate the Plan or completely discontinue Employer contributions under the Plan
for any reason at any time. In case of termination or partial termination of the Plan, or complete discontinuance of Employer contributions to the Plan, the rights of affected Members to their Accounts under the Plan as of the date of the
termination or discontinuance shall be nonforfeitable. In the event of the Plan’s termination, the total amount in each Member’s Account shall be distributed to him or her if permitted by law or continued in trust for his or her benefit,
as the Committee shall direct. 
 ARTICLE 13. ADOPTION 

 

	13.01 	Execution. 

 To record the adoption of this Amended and Restated Plan, by unanimous vote of the Company’s Board of Directors at its regularly scheduled and noticed meeting on December 9, 2010, effective as
of January 1, 2010, the Company has caused this document to be executed on the 17th day of December, 2010. 
  

			
	By	 	/s/ Jeffrey Wahba
		 	 Jeffrey Wahba

		 	 Chief Financial Officer

  
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 Exhibit 10.13 
 ESOP LOAN AGREEMENT 
 This Loan Agreement (the “Agreement”) dated March 28,
2000 is entered into by and between FARMER BROS. CO., a California corporation (“Lender”), and WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., (the “Trustee”) as trustee for the FARMER BROS. CO. EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN (the “Borrower” or
the “ESOP”). 
 RECITALS 
 The Lender has adopted an employee stock ownership plan to purchase and hold FARMER BROS. CO. stock on behalf of the eligible employees of Lender. The ESOP is intended to qualify as an employee stock
ownership plan under section 4975(e)(7) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), and Section 407(d)(6) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”). The ESOP provides
that the ESOP may obtain loans to purchase shares of Lender’s stock. It is intended that loans made under this Agreement shall qualify for an exemption under Section 4975(d) of the Code from being a prohibited transaction under
Section 4975(c) of the Code. 
 The Lender is willing to lend and Borrower is willing to borrow up to $50,000,000 (the “Principal
Amount”) in order to finance the Borrower’s purchases of up to 300,000 shares of FARMER BROS. CO. stock. The undersigned therefore agree to the following: 
 ARTICLE 1: The ESOP Loan: 
  

	1.1	Subject to the terms set forth herein, the Lender agrees to lend to the Borrower the Principal Amount, or such portion of the Principal Amount as the Borrower elects to
receive from time to time under Section 1.2 of this Agreement (the “Loan”). 

  

	1.2	During the period commencing with the date hereof and ending on December 31, 2002, the Borrower may elect from time to time to receive from Lender all or any
portion of the Principal Amount (an “Advance”), less the portion of the Principal Amount previously advanced to the Borrower hereunder which is outstanding at the time of such election. Amounts Advanced and repaid may be reborrowed prior
to December 31, 2002. An election to receive an Advance shall be made by the Borrower in writing to the Lender and shall specify the amount of the Advance requested and the date on which the Borrower requests that such funds be made available.
Such date shall be no less than three business days prior to the date the notice of such election is received by the Lender, unless the Lender in its sole discretion waives such requirement. 

 

	1.3	The Borrower hereby agrees that it will use the entire proceeds of each Advance within a reasonable time after receipt to acquire FARMER BROS. CO. stock through open
market purchases or from the Lender or any shareholder of Lender. If for any reason such purchases cannot be effected within a reasonable time, the Borrower must make a principal prepayment of the Loan with all such unused proceeds.

  

	1.4	Borrower’s indebtedness is evidenced by a Promissory Note of even date (the “Note”) in the form attached hereto as Exhibit “A”. The Lender
shall enter upon the schedule attached to the Note the date and principal amount of each Advance. 

  

	1.5	Interest shall accrue on the balance of unpaid principal from the date of each Advance until the payment due date as described in the Note. 

 

	1.6	To secure payment of the Promissory Note, Borrower grants Lender a security interest in the shares purchased with the loan proceeds under the ESOP Pledge Agreement
attached hereto as Exhibit “B”. 

  

	1.7	The Borrower shall make principal and interest payments to the Lender according to the terms of the Note. The date and amount of each payment, principal or interest,
shall be entered on the schedule to the Note. 

	1.8	The Lender agrees to make contributions to the ESOP in cash or by cancellation of indebtedness from time to time and in amounts sufficient to permit the Borrower to
make timely repayments of principal and interest due under the terms of the Note. Subject to the preceding sentence, the amount and timing of such contribution(s) shall be at the sole discretion of the Lender, after considering the amount of each
annual payment of principal and interest, the amount of any cash dividends received by the ESOP on Lender’s stock and the amount, if any, of non-Lender investments held by the ESOP. The Lender shall not be required to make contributions to the
ESOP in amounts in excess of the limitations under Sections 404(a) and 415(c) of the Code. The Borrower agrees that so long as any interest or principal amount remains payable on the Loan, Borrower will use all cash contributions, earnings thereon
and cash dividends received by the ESOP to make payments on the Loan. Borrower’s obligation to make payments on the Loan is limited to the excess of the aggregate of such contributions, earnings and dividends over prior Loan payments. Lender
shall have no recourse against Borrower’s assets other than such excess contributions, earnings and dividends and the shares of FARMER BROS. CO. stock then pledged under the ESOP Pledge Agreement. 

 

	1.9	The Borrower may prepay principal or interest without premium or penalty, any such prepayment shall be applied to the principal installments in the inverse order of
maturities. 

  

	1.10	The ESOP may elect to apply the proceeds from the sale of any Shares remaining subject to pledge to pay principal and interest due on the Loan in the event of the
termination of the ESOP or if the ESOP ceases to be an employee stock ownership plan under Section 4975(e)(7) of the Code. 

ARTICLE 2: The Borrower Represents and Warrants as Follows: 

 

	2.1	The Borrower has duly authorized the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, the Note, and the ESOP Pledge Agreement and any other documents in
connection with the Loan. These documents that have been or will be executed and delivered pursuant to this Agreement constitute valid, binding obligations of the ESOP, each enforceable according to its terms. 

 

	2.2	The Borrower is an employee stock ownership plan established by the Lender and has all requisite power and authority, as described in the ESOP plan document, to
execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this Agreement. 

  

	2.3	All of the proceeds of the Loan will be used by the Trustee to purchase for the ESOP shares of “employer securities” as defined in Section 409(1) of the
Code, subject to Section 1.3 above. 

  

	2.4	This Agreement is executed by Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. solely in its capacity as Trustee of the Farmer Bros. Co. Employee Stock Ownership Plan pursuant to directions from
the ESOP. 

 ARTICLE 3: The Lender Represents and Warrants as Follows: 

 

	3.1	The Lender is a corporation duly incorporated and validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of California. 

 

	3.2	The Lender has all requisite power and authority to deliver and perform its obligations under this Agreement. The Lender has taken all corporate action to establish the
ESOP and to authorize this Agreement. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Lender and is a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Lender. 

 

	3.3	Neither the execution of this Agreement nor the fulfillment of any of the Lender’s obligations under this Agreement will conflict with or result in a breach or
violation of or constitute any default under any known rule, law, regulation, order contract or agreement of the Lender. 

 ARTICLE 4: Miscellaneous: 

 

	4.1	No amendment or waiver of any provision of the Agreement shall be effective unless set forth in an instrument in writing and signed by both parties to this Agreement.

  

	4.2	No delay or omission of Lender in exercising any right or remedy under this Agreement shall impair such right or remedy or be construed to be a waiver of any default of
an acquiescence therein, and any single or partial exercise of any such right or remedy shall not preclude other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right or remedy, and no waiver, amendment or other variation of the terms,
conditions or provisions of this Agreement whatsoever shall be valid unless in writing signed by the Lender, and then only to the extent in such writing specifically set forth. All rights and remedies described in this Agreement, the Note or other
Loan documents shall be cumulative and all shall be available to the Lender until all terms and conditions of the debt have been satisfied. 

  

	4.3	This instrument, including the Exhibits hereto, is the entire Agreement between the parties hereto with respect to the Loan and all representations, warranties,
agreements or undertakings heretofore or contemporaneously made, which are not set forth herein, are superceded hereby. 

  

	4.4	This Agreement shall bind and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors or assigns. 

 

	4.5	Any notice, consent, approval or directions required or permitted to be given hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed duly given and received upon personal
delivery to the addressee stated below or if mailed, forty-eight (48) hours after deposit in the United States Mail, first class postage and addressed as required below: 

LENDER: 

Treasurer’s Office 
 FARMER BROS. CO. 
 20333 South Normandie Avenue 

Torrance, CA 90502 
 BORROWER: 
 Administrative Committee 

Farmer Bros. Co. Employee Stock Ownership Plan 
 20333 South Normandie Avenue 
 Torrance, CA 90502 

WITH A COPY TO TRUSTEE: 
 Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. 
 Institutional Trust, E2818-101 

707 Wilshire Boulevard 
 Los Angeles, CA 
  

	4.6	All Exhibits are incorporated herein. 

 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this ESOP Loan Agreement as of the date first above written.

 LENDER: 
  

			
	FARMER BROS. CO., a California corporation
		
	By:	 	/s/ Roy E. Farmer
		 	Roy E. Farmer, President
		
	By:	 	/s/ John E. Simmons
		 	John E. Simmons, Treasurer

 BORROWER:  

 

			
	FARMER BROS. CO. EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN
		
		 	/s/ [Illegible]
		 	
		
	By:	 	/s/ Arminé Mirzayan
		 	WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. (the “Trustee”) as trustee for the
FARMER BROS. CO. EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP
PLAN

 Loan agreement 3/28/00 

 ESOP PLEDGE AGREEMENT 
 This ESOP Pledge Agreement (the “Pledge Agreement”) dated March 28, 2000 is entered into by and between FARMER BROS. CO., a California corporation (the “Lender”) and the FARMER
BROS. CO. EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN (the “Borrower” or the “ESOP”) and WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. (the “Pledge Holder”). 
 In accordance with the terms and conditions of the ESOP Loan Agreement (the “Agreement”) and the Promissory Note (the ‘ “Note”) of even date herewith, the Borrower desires to
purchase securities with the proceeds of loan advances from the Lender (the “Loan”). Under the Agreement, Borrower agrees to borrow and Lender agrees to lend up to $50,000,000 to purchase up to 300,000 shares of FARMER BROS. CO. common
stock (“Shares”). 
 In consideration of Lender making loan advances to Borrower for purchase of Shares, and as security for the Note
and for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, Borrower hereby pledges and grants to Lender a first priority security interest in all Shares now or hereafter acquired by Borrower with Loan
proceeds as continuing security for the full performance and payment of the Secured Obligation. Borrower transfers to the Lender all of Borrower’s right, title and interest in and to the pledged Shares, to be held in the physical possession of
the Pledge Holder upon the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement. 
 The Secured Obligation consists of payment of all of
Borrower’s indebtedness to Lender Note and all renewals, extensions, modifications and notations thereof. 
  

	1.	Until this Agreement is terminated, Borrower shall: 

  

	 	1.1	Deliver to Pledge Holder all Shares purchased with Loan proceeds. 

  

	 	1.2	Not create, incur or suffer to exist any lien, encumbrance or security interest against the Shares except the security interest created by this Pledge Agreement.

  

	2.	Lender agrees as follows: 

  

	 	2.1	Except upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, as defined below, Lender shall not sell, exchange or otherwise dispose of any of the Shares without the prior consent
of the Borrower, which shall not be withheld unreasonably. 

  

	 	2.2	Within ten (10) days after each payment of principal under the Loan, Lender shall cause the Pledge Holder to release a number of the Shares held hereunder. The
number of Shares to be released shall be calculated by multiplying the number of Shares held by the Pledge Holder immediately before the release by a fraction the numerator of which is the amount of the latest principal payment and the denominator
of which is the sum of the numerator and the remaining unpaid principal balance of the Loan. 

  

	3.	So long as no Event of Default, as defined below, has occurred and is continuing: 

 

	 	3.1	Borrower shall have the right to vote the Shares, grant or withhold consent, or exercise any other right or 

privilege with respect to the Shares allowed under Article 8 of the FARMER BROS. CO. EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN (the “Plan
Document”). 
  

	4.	The Pledge Holder: 

  

	 	4.1	Lender hereby appoints WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. to act as Pledge Holder. 

	 	4.2	Borrower will deliver to the Pledge Holder the Shares acquired with the proceeds of the Loan advances. 

 

	 	4.3	The Shares will be held in a segregated account by the Pledge Holder for the benefit of the Lender accordance with the terms and conditions of this Pledge Agreement.

  

	 	4.4	The-Pledge Holder shall release from the pledge the number of Shares required by Section 2.2 as calculated by the Lender. 

 

	 	4.5	The Lender may remove the Pledge Holder and substitute another entity or person to function as Pledge Holder. Upon receipt by a Pledge Holder of any such notice of
removal and substitution, said Pledge Holder shall transfer to the successor Pledge Holder Shares, documents of title, and related books and records. 

  

	5.	Event of Default: 

  

	 	5.1	If the Borrower fails to make any installment of principal or interest due under the Note within ten (10) days after receipt of written notice of non-payment from
Lender, an Event of Default shall have occurred. 

  

	6.	Upon Occurrence of an Event of Default: 

  

	 	6.1	Lender shall have all rights and remedies afforded a secured party and all other rights and remedies available under applicable law, all of which shall be cumulative,
but subject to all limitations set forth herein, or in the Agreement or Note, or under Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.

  

	 	6.2	The Lender shall have the right at any time after the occurrence of an Event of Default to repurchase, sell or otherwise convert to cash all or any portion of the
Shares of FARMER BROS. CO. common stock remaining subject to pledge, provided that such Shares may be so applied only in an amount necessary to cure the Event of Default. The proceeds of any sale of Shares shall be applied first to the payment of
the Lender’s reasonable expenses incurred in effecting such sale or other disposition, including but not limited to attorney’s fees, and thereafter to Borrower’s liabilities under the Note. Any surplus remaining with the Lender after
payment of such expenses and liabilities shall be returned to the Borrower. 

 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have
executed this Pledge Agreement as of the date first above written. 
  

									
	PLEDGEE:	 		 	PLEDGE HOLDER:
	FARMER BROS. CO., a California corporation	 		 	WELLS FARGO N.A.
					
	By:	 	/s/ John E. Simmons	 		 	By:	 	/s/ [Illegible]
					
	By:	 	/s/ Roy E. Farmer	 		 		 	
			
	PLEDGOR:	 		 	
	WELLS FARGO BANK, N. A., as Trustee for the
FARMER BROS. CO. EMPLOYEE STOCK
OWNERSHIP PLAN	 		 	
					
		 	/s/ Illegible	 		 		 	
					
	By:	 	/s/ Arminé Mirzayan	 		 		 	

 Loan agreement 3/28/00 

 PROMISSORY NOTE 

 

			
	$50,000,000	 	March 28, 2000

 For value received,
the FARMER BROS. CO. EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN (“Borrower”) promises to pay to the order of FARMER BROS. CO., a California corporation (“Lender”), at 20333 South Normandie Avenue, Torrance, California, or at such other place
as the holder of this Note may designate, the principal sum of Fifty Million Dollars ($50,000,000.00) or such lesser amount as has been advanced by Lender as may be set forth on the attached schedule (the “Schedule”), with interest thereon
as follows: 
 Each advance shall bear interest from the date made at the interest rate then applicable under this Note. The interest rate shall
be an annual rate equal to 1.5% per annum over the “90-day Commercial Paper Rate” determined initially on the date of the first advance and thereafter adjusted quarterly on the first business day of each calendar quarter. The 90-day
Commercial Paper Rate is the United States commercial paper rate for said number of days as last published in The Wall Street Journal as of the date of the first advance or as of an adjustment date, as applicable. Interest shall be computed and paid
on the basis of a 360-day year for the actual number of days elapsed. Unpaid interest shall bear interest as principal. The initial advance is $13,287,304.90. 
 Principal is payable in annual installments on December 15 of each year beginning December 15, 2000 in an amount equal to the unpaid principal balance divided by the number of years remaining
until maturity of this Note on December 15, 2015 when the entire unpaid principal balance shall be due and payable. Interest on unpaid principal shall be paid annually on December 15 concurrently with principal installments. 

Payments shall be applied first to interest then accrued and the remainder to principal whereupon interest shall cease on principal so paid. Principal
and interest shall be payable in lawful money of the United States of America. 
 This Note evidences the indebtedness incurred by the Borrower
to the Lender under the ESOP Loan Agreement dated March 28, 2000 by and between the Borrower and the Lender (the “Agreement”) the terms of which are made a part hereof. 
 This Note may be prepaid in whole or in part at any time, without premium or penalty. Partial prepayments shall be applied in inverse order of maturity. 

Except as otherwise provided in the Agreement, payments of principal and interest hereunder shall be made by the Borrower only from cash contributions
(or contributions in the form of cancellation of indebtedness), from any earnings attributable to such contributions and from any cash dividends paid on the shares of FARMER BROS. CO. common stock purchased with the proceeds of the loan evidenced
hereby. Lender’s recourse is limited as provided in Section 1.8 of the Agreement. 
 This Note is not subject to acceleration. In the
event of default in payment of any installment of principal or interest due under this Note (which will not be deemed to have occurred if such default occurs as a result of a default by Lender under Section 1.8 of the Agreement), the liability
of Borrower is limited to the amount of such installment. 
 This Note is collateralized by a pledge of stock under an ESOP Pledge Agreement of
even date herewith. 
 This Note is governed by the laws of the State of California, except to the extent preempted by federal laws. 

  

			
	FARMER BROS. CO. EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN
		
		 	/s/ [Illegible]
		
	By:	 	/s/ Arminé Mirzayan
		 	WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. as Trustee for
		 	FARMER BROS. CO. EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN

 SCHEDULE TO PROMISSORY NOTE 

 

									
	 Date
	 	Amount of
Borrowing	 	Amount of Repayment	 	Unpaid
Principal Balance
	 	 	 	 	Principal	 	Interest	 	 

 Loan agreement 3/28/00

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