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Exhibit 10.73

SUPPLEMENT NO. 1, dated as of February 12, 2014 (this “Supplement”), to the Security Agreement  dated as of August 7, 2013 (the “Security Agreement”), among LSB Industries, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Issuer”), and each of the other entities listed on the signature page thereof or that become a party thereto (together with the Issuer, the “Grantors”) in favor of UMB Bank, n.a., as collateral agent under the Indenture (as defined below) (together with its successor(s) thereto in such capacity, the “Collateral Agent”) for each of the Secured Parties.

A.  Reference is made to the Indenture dated as of August 7, 2013 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Indenture”), among the Issuer, the Guarantors party thereto and the Collateral Agent.

B.  Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Indenture or the Security Agreement, as applicable.

C.  Section 7.15 of the Security Agreement provides that certain Subsidiaries of the Issuer that are not a party to the Security Agreement shall become Grantors under the Security Agreement by execution and delivery of an instrument in the form of this Supplement.  The undersigned Subsidiary, El Dorado Nitrogen, L.P., a Texas limited partnership (“EDNLP”) is executing this Supplement in accordance with the requirements of Section 4.12 of the Indenture to become a Grantor under the Security Agreement.

Accordingly, the Collateral Agent and EDNLP agree as follows:

SECTION 1.  In accordance with Section 7.15 of the Security Agreement, EDNLP by its signature below becomes a Grantor under the Security Agreement with the same force and effect as if originally named therein as a Grantor, and EDNLP hereby (a) agrees to all the terms and provisions of the Security Agreement applicable to it as a Grantor thereunder and (b) represents and warrants that the representations and warranties made by it as a Grantor thereunder are true and correct on and as of the date hereof.  In furtherance of the foregoing, EDNLP, as security for the payment and performance in full of the Secured Obligations, does hereby create and grant to the Collateral Agent, its successors and assigns, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, their successors and assigns, a security interest in all of the EDNLP’s right, title and interest in and to the Collateral of EDNLP; provided however, that the Nitric Acid Supply, Operating and Maintenance Agreement (the “Bayer Agreement”) by and among EDNLP, El Dorado Chemical Company (as guarantor) and Bayer MaterialScience, LLC, dated effective October 23, 2008, as amended and as may be substituted therefor, and all proceeds thereof shall not be included as Collateral, and EDNLP grants no security interest in the Bayer Agreement, any interests therein, or any of the proceeds or products 

 

 

thereof.  Each reference to a “Grantor” in the Security Agreement shall be deemed to include EDNLP.  The Security Agreement is hereby incorporated herein by reference.

SECTION 2.  EDNLP hereby represents and warrants to the Collateral Agent and the other Secured Parties that (a) set forth on Schedule I attached hereto is a schedule with the true and correct legal name of EDNLP, its jurisdiction of formation and the location of its chief executive office and (b) set forth on Schedule II attached hereto is a true and correct schedule of all the Pledged Collateral of EDNLP.

SECTION 3.  EDNLP hereby represents and warrants to the Collateral Agent and the other Secured Parties that this Supplement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by it and constitutes its legal, valid and binding obligation, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms.

SECTION 4.  This Supplement may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto on different counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single contract. This Supplement shall become effective when the Collateral Agent shall have received a counterpart of this Supplement that bears the signature of EDNLP and the Collateral Agent has executed a counterpart hereof.  Delivery of an executed signature page to this Supplement by facsimile or electronic transmission shall be effective as delivery of a manually signed counterpart of this Supplement.

SECTION 5.  Except as expressly supplemented hereby, the Security Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.

SECTION 6.  THIS SUPPLEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

SECTION 7.  Any provision of this Supplement which is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such provision and such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions of this Supplement or the Security Agreement or affecting the validity or enforceability of such provision in any other jurisdiction.

SECTION 8.  All communications and notices hereunder shall be in writing and given as provided in Section 7.4 of the Security Agreement.

 

SECTION 9.  EDNLP agrees to reimburse the Collateral Agent for its reasonable out-of-pocket expenses in connection with this Supplement, including the reasonable fees, other charges and disbursements of counsel for the Collateral Agent, as provided in Section 7.14 of the Security Agreement.

SECTION 10. REFERENCE IS MADE TO THE INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT DATED AS OF AUGUST 7, 2013 (AS AMENDED, RESTATED SUPPLEMENTED OR OTHERWISE MODIFIED FROM TIME TO TIME, THE “INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT”), AMONG THE COLLATERAL AGENT AND 

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THE ABL AGENT (AS DEFINED THEREIN). NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING HEREIN TO THE CONTRARY, THE SECURITY INTEREST GRANTED TO THE COLLATERAL AGENT, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE SECURED PARTIES, PURSUANT TO THIS SUPPLEMENT AND THE EXERCISE OF ANY RIGHT OR REMEDY BY THE COLLATERAL AGENT AND THE OTHER SECURED PARTIES HEREUNDER ARE SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT. IN THE EVENT OF ANY CONFLICT OR INCONSISTENCY BETWEEN THE PROVISIONS OF THE INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT AND THIS SUPPLEMENT, THE PROVISIONS OF THE INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT SHALL CONTROL.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, EDNLP and the Collateral Agent have duly executed this Supplement as of the date first written above.

 

		
	
EL DORADO NITROGEN, L.P., a Texas limited partnership

	
by  

	
 
	
/s/ Tony M. Shelby

	
 
	
Name:  Tony M. Shelby

	
 
	
Title:  Executive Vice President

 

 

		
	
UMB BANK, n.a., as Collateral Agent

	
by

	
 
	
/s/ Janet Lambert

	
 
	
Name:  Janet Lambert

	
 
	
Title:  Vice President

 

 

 

 

Schedule I to Supplement No. 1

EDNLP’s Information

			
	
Name
	
Jurisdiction of Formation
	
Chief Executive Office

	
El Dorado Nitrogen, L.P.
	
Texas
	
16 South Pennsylvania Ave

Oklahoma City, OK 73107

	
 
	
 
	
 

	
 
	
 
	
 

	
 
	
 
	
 

	
 
	
 
	
 

 

 

 

 

Schedule II to Supplement No. 1

Pledged Collateral

Pledged Certificated Stock

● None.

 

Pledged Uncertificated Stock

● None.

 

Pledged Debt Instruments

● Global Intercompany Note, dated as of August 7, 2013, by and among the Obligors and Payees listed on Schedule 1 thereto, as supplemented by the Joinder Agreement, dated February 12, 2014.Exhibit

Exhibit 4.19
TERMINATION OF THE REPLACEMENT CAPITAL COVENANT
TERMINATION OF THE REPLACEMENT CAPITAL COVENANT, dated as of June 23, 2010 (this “Termination”), by The Progressive Corporation, an Ohio corporation (together with its successors and assigns, the “Company”).
WHEREAS, on June 21, 2007, the Company granted a Replacement Capital Covenant (the “Covenant”) in favor of certain holders of the Company’s senior debt, which at all times during the effectiveness of the Covenant have been the holders of the Company’s 6.25% Senior Notes due December 1, 2032 (collectively, the “Notes”);
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 4(a) of the Covenant, the Covenant may be terminated if the holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes consent or agree in writing to the termination of the Covenant and the obligations of the Company thereunder;
WHEREAS, on June 10, 2010, the Company commenced a solicitation of consents (“Consent Solicitation”) from the holders of the Notes of record on June 9, 2010 to the proposed termination of the Covenant; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Consent Solicitation, as of 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on June 23, 2010, the expiration time for the Consent Solicitation, holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes validly delivered, and did not validly revoke, their consent to the termination of the Covenant.
NOW, THEREFORE, the Company hereby terminates the Covenant and the obligations of the Company thereunder, which shall be of no further force or effect.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Termination to be executed by its duly authorized officer, as of the day and year first above written.
 
	
					
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 

	THE PROGRESSIVE CORPORATION

	 
	 

	By:
	 
	/s/ Charles E. Jarrett

	 
	 
	Name:
	 
	Charles E. Jarrett

	 
	 
	Title:
	 
	Secretary, Vice President and Chief Legal OfficerExhibit

Exhibit 10.5

THE PROGRESSIVE CORPORATION
2016 GAINSHARING PLAN

1.    The Plan.  The Progressive Corporation and its subsidiaries and mutual insurance company affiliate (other than ARX Holding Corp. and its direct and indirect subsidiaries and affiliates (“ARX”)) (collectively, "Progressive" or the "Company") have adopted The Progressive Corporation 2016 Gainsharing Plan (the "Plan") as part of their overall compensation program.  The Plan is performance-based and is administered under the direction of the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of The Progressive Corporation (the “Committee”).  Plan years will coincide with Progressive’s fiscal years.

2.    Participants.  Plan participants for each Plan year shall include all officers and regular employees of Progressive, unless determined otherwise by the Committee.  Temporary employees and employees of ARX are not eligible to participate in the Plan.  The Gainsharing opportunity, if any, for those executive officers who participate in The Progressive Corporation 2007 Executive Bonus Plan (the “Executive Bonus Plan”) will be provided by the Executive Bonus Plan, although participants in that plan may also participate in this Plan if and to the extent determined by the Committee.  Throughout this Plan, references to “executive officers” refer to executive officers within the meaning of any Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) or New York Stock Exchange rule applicable to the Company.  

3.    Gainsharing Formula.  Annual Gainsharing Payments under the Plan will be determined by application of the following formula:

Annual Gainsharing   =    Paid Eligible Earnings x  Target Percentage  x  Performance Factor
     Payment

4.    Paid Eligible Earnings.  Paid Eligible Earnings for any Plan year shall mean and include the following: regular, Earned Time Benefit pay (excluding the payout of unused Earned Time Benefit pay at termination), sick pay, holiday pay, funeral pay, overtime pay, military make-up pay, shift differential, and retroactive payments of any of the foregoing items, received by the participant during the Plan year for work or services performed as an officer or employee of Progressive.

For purposes of the Plan, Paid Eligible Earnings shall exclude all other types of compensation, including, without limitation: any short-term or long-term disability payments made to the participant; the earnings replacement component of any workers’ compensation benefit or award; any amounts paid pursuant to a judgment in, or settlement related to, any action, suit or proceeding, whether in law or equity, to any extent arising from or relating to a participant’s employment with the Company, or work or services performed for or on behalf of the Company; any amount paid under a separation allowance (or severance) plan; any bonus, Gainsharing or other incentive compensation award (whether denominated, or payable, in cash or equity), including, without limitation, payments from any discretionary cash fund; any dividend payments or dividend equivalent amounts; and any unused Earned Time Benefit.

5.    Target Percentages.  Target Percentages vary by position.  Target Percentages for Plan participants typically are as follows:
    

	
		
	POSITION
	TARGET %

	Senior Executives and Executive Level Managers 
	60 - 150%

	Business Leaders
	35 - 60%

	Directors and Senior Directors
	20 - 35%

	Middle Managers and Senior Managers
	15 - 20%

	Senior Professionals and Entry Level Managers
	8 - 20%

	Administrative Support and Entry Level Professionals
	0 - 8%

Target Percentages will be established within the above ranges by, and may be changed with the approval of, the following officers of The Progressive Corporation (collectively, the “Designated Executives”): (a) the Chief Executive Officer, and (b) either the Chief Human Resource Officer or the Chief Financial Officer; provided that the Chief Human Resource Officer may establish appropriate procedures to evaluate the need for, and if appropriate, implement individual exceptions to the foregoing ranges.  Target Percentages may be changed from year to year by the Designated Executives.  Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, only the Committee may establish or modify the Target Percentages for the Company’s executive officers.

If a participant’s Target Percentage changes during a Plan year, the Target Percentages used to calculate such participant’s Annual Gainsharing Payment hereunder shall be weighted appropriately to reflect such participant’s tenure in each such position during the Plan year.

		
	6.
	The Performance Factor.

A.    Core Business Defined

The Performance Factor shall be determined by the performance of the Core Business during the Plan year, pursuant to the procedures and calculations described below.  The “Core Business” shall be comprised of the following:
		
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	The Agency Auto business unit, consisting of the auto business produced by independent agents or brokers, including Strategic Alliances Agency auto, but excluding all Agency Special Lines businesses;

		
	•
	The Direct Auto business unit, consisting of the personal auto business produced by phone, over the Internet, or via a mobile device, but excluding all Direct Special Lines businesses; 

		
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	The Special Lines business unit, consisting of Special Lines business generated by agents and brokers or directly by phone, over the Internet, or via a mobile device, but excluding umbrella policies; and

		
	•
	The Commercial Lines business unit.  

Each of the Agency Auto, Direct Auto, Special Lines and Commercial Lines business units is referred to herein as a “Business Unit” or “Unit.”  For all purposes under this Plan, the following are excluded from the Core Business results (both growth and profitability):  results of the Professional Liability business, the Midland Financial Group, Inc. and other businesses in run-off; results of the CAIP Servicing Group; results of the Company’s Australian operations; renters insurance policies, umbrella policies and related expenses; the results of ARX; and any results of any Commercial Lines product or program pursuant to which the Company insures any transportation network company or other entity engaged in a ride, cartage, or vehicle sharing business, operation, platform, or program or in a business based on matching and/or sharing time, use and/or assets by and among people and/or businesses.

B.    Matrices

For purposes of computing a performance score for the Core Business, operating performance results for each Business Unit are evaluated using a performance matrix for the Plan year.  Each matrix assigns performance scores to various combinations of profitability and growth outcomes for the applicable Business Unit.

For 2016, and for each Plan year thereafter until otherwise determined by the Committee, each Business Unit will be evaluated according to the performance of the Business Unit as a whole. Therefore, separate Gainsharing matrices will be established by the Committee for the following:

		
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	Agency Auto;

		
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	Direct Auto;

		
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	Special Lines; and

		
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	Commercial Lines. 

C.    Performance Measures

Growth.  The growth measure for the Plan year under all matrices will be based on policies in force (“PIFs”).  

For all matrices, growth will be measured by the percentage change in average PIFs for the Plan year compared to the average PIFs of the immediately preceding fiscal year.  Average PIFs for the Plan year and for the immediately preceding fiscal year will be determined by adding the fiscal-month-end number of PIFs for each month during such year and dividing the total by twelve.   

Assigned risk business will not be included in determining the growth of any Business Unit.

Profitability.  For all Business Unit matrices, the measurement of profitability will be the combined ratio (calculated in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles) (the “GAAP Combined Ratio”) for the Plan year for the applicable Unit. 

Assigned risk business will be included in determining the GAAP Combined Ratio for the applicable Business Unit.  The net operating expense of Corporate Products (e.g., self-insurance) shall be apportioned among the appropriate Business Units in accordance with the respective amount(s) of net earned premiums generated by each such Business Unit and will be reflected in the calculation of the GAAP Combined Ratio for such Business Units.

D.    Calculation of Performance Factor 

Performance Scores

Using the actual performance results and the Gainsharing matrix for each Business Unit, the GAAP Combined Ratio for each such Unit will be matched with the growth levels achieved by such Unit, to determine the performance score for each such Unit.  The performance score for each Business Unit, which will be used to calculate the Performance Factor as described further below, can vary from 0 to 2.0.  

Performance Factor

The resulting performance scores for each of the Agency Auto, Direct Auto, Commercial Lines and Special Lines Business Units will then be multiplied by a weighting factor, which shall be a fraction or decimal equivalent, determined by dividing the net earned premiums generated by such Business Unit during the Plan year by the net earned premiums generated by all of the Business Units comprising the Core Business in the aggregate.  The sum of these weighted performance scores will be the Performance Factor for the Plan year.

E.    Limitations

The final Performance Factor cannot exceed 2.0.

7.    Payment Procedures; Deferral.  Subject to Paragraphs 9 and 16 below, no later than December 31 of each Plan year, each participant will receive an initial payment in respect of his or her Annual Gainsharing Payment for that Plan year, if any, equal to 75% of an amount calculated on the basis of Paid Eligible Earnings for the first 24 pay periods of the Plan year, estimated earnings for the remainder of the Plan year, and an estimated performance factor determined using the performance data for each Business Unit through the first 11 months of the Plan year (estimated, if necessary), the applicable Gainsharing matrix and the calculations described above.  No later than February 28 of the following year, each participant will receive the balance of his or her Annual Gainsharing Payment, if any, for such Plan year, based on his or her Paid Eligible Earnings and performance data for the entire Plan year.

Any Plan participant who is then eligible to participate in The Progressive Corporation Executive Deferred Compensation Plan ("Deferral Plan") may elect to defer all or a portion of the Annual Gainsharing Payment otherwise payable to him/her under this Plan, subject to and in accordance with the terms of the Deferral Plan.

8.    Other Plans.  If, for any Plan year, an employee has been selected to participate in both this Plan and another cash incentive plan offered by the Company, then with respect to such employee, the Gainsharing formula set forth in Paragraph 3 hereof shall be appropriately adjusted by applying a weighting factor to reflect the proportion of the employee’s total annual incentive opportunity that is being provided by this Plan.  The Committee shall have full authority to determine the incentive plan or plans in which any employee will participate during any plan year and, if an employee is selected to participate in more than one plan, the weighting factor that will apply to each such plan.  

9.    Qualification Date; Leave of Absence; Withholding.  Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, and except as expressly provided herein, in order to be entitled to receive an Annual Gainsharing Payment for any Plan year, the participant must be an active officer or regular employee of the Company on November 30 of the Plan year (“Qualification Date”).  Individuals who are hired on or after December 1 of any Plan year are not entitled to an Annual Gainsharing Payment for that Plan year. 

Any participant who is on a leave of absence covered by the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, as amended (or equivalent state or local law), the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1991, as amended (or equivalent state or local law), personal leave of absence with the approval of the Company, military leave or short or long-term disability (provided that, in the case of a long-term disability, the participant is still an employee of the Company) on the Qualification Date with respect to any Plan year will be entitled to receive an Annual Gainsharing Payment for such Plan year, calculated as provided in Paragraphs 3 through 6 above, based on the amount of Paid Eligible Earnings received by such participant during the Plan year and paid in the manner and at the times as are described in Paragraph 7 above but subject to Paragraph 16 below. 

All payments made hereunder will be net of any legally required deductions and/or withholdings for federal, state and local taxes and other items.

10.    Non-Transferability.  The right to any Annual Gainsharing Payment hereunder may not be sold, transferred, assigned or encumbered by any participant.  Nothing herein shall prevent any participant's interest hereunder from being subject to involuntary attachment, levy or other legal process.

11.    Administration.  The Plan shall be administered by or under the direction of the Committee.  The Committee shall have the authority to adopt, amend, revise and repeal such rules, guidelines, procedures and practices governing the Plan as it shall, from time to time, in its sole discretion, deem advisable.

The Committee shall have full authority to determine the manner in which the Plan will operate, to interpret the provisions of the Plan and to make all determinations hereunder.  All such interpretations and determinations shall be final and binding on Progressive, all Plan participants and all other parties.  No such interpretation or determination shall be relied on as a precedent for any similar action or decision.

Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, all of the authority of the Committee hereunder (including, without limitation, the authority to administer the Plan, select the persons entitled to participate herein, interpret the provisions thereof, waive any of the requirements specified herein and make determinations hereunder and to select, approve, establish, change or modify the Business Units and the Gainsharing formulae, weighting factors, performance targets and Target Percentages) may be exercised by the Designated Executives; provided, however, that only the Committee may take such actions or make such determinations for the Company’s executive officers.  In the event of a dispute or conflict, the determination of the Committee will govern.

12.    Miscellaneous.  

		
	A.
	Recoupment.  Progressive shall have the right to recoup any Annual Gainsharing Payment (or an appropriate portion thereof, as hereinafter provided) with respect to any Plan year paid to a participant hereunder who was an executive officer of Progressive at any time during such Plan year, if: (i) the Annual Gainsharing Payment was predicated upon the achievement during such Plan year of certain financial or operating results (which includes, for purposes hereof, the Performance Factor described in Section 6); (ii) such financial or operating results were incorrect and were subsequently the subject of a restatement by Progressive within three (3) years after the date on which such Annual Gainsharing Payment was paid to the participant; and (iii) a lower payment would have been made to the participant if the restated financial or operating results had been known at the time the payment was made.  Such recoupment right shall be available to Progressive whether or not the participant in question was at fault or responsible in any way in causing such restatement.  In such circumstances, Progressive will have the right to recover from each participant for such Plan year, and each such participant will refund to Progressive, the amount by which the Annual Gainsharing Payment paid to such participant for the Plan year in question exceeded the lower payment that would have been made based on the restated results, without interest; provided, however, that Progressive will not seek to recover such amounts unless the amount due would exceed the lesser of five percent (5%) of the Annual Gainsharing Payment previously paid or twenty-thousand dollars ($20,000).  Such recovery, at the Committee’s discretion, may be made by lump sum payment, installment payments, credits against future bonus payments, or other appropriate mechanism.

		
	B.
	Further Rights.  Notwithstanding the foregoing subsection A., if any participant that was an executive officer at any time during such Plan year engaged in fraud or other misconduct (as determined by the Committee or the Board, in their respective sole discretion) resulting, in whole or in part, in a restatement of the financial or operating results used hereunder to determine the Annual Gainsharing Payments for a specific Plan year, Progressive will further have the right to recover from such participant, and the participant will refund to Progressive upon demand, an amount equal to the entire Annual Gainsharing Payment paid to such participant for such Plan year plus interest at the rate of eight percent (8%) per annum or, if lower, the highest rate permitted by law, calculated from the date that such bonus was paid to the participant.  Progressive shall further have the right to recover from such participant Progressive’s costs and expenses incurred in connection with recovering such Annual Gainsharing Payment from the participant, including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees.  There shall be no time limit on the Company’s right to recover such amounts under this subsection B., except as otherwise provided by applicable law.

		
	C.
	Rights Not Exclusive.  The rights contained in the foregoing subsections A. and B. shall be in addition to, and shall not limit, any other rights or remedies that the Company may have under any applicable law or regulation.

		
	D.
	Compliance with Law.  The Annual Gainsharing Payments determined and paid pursuant to the Plan shall be subject to all applicable laws and regulations.  Without limiting the foregoing, and notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Plan, if the SEC adopts final rules under Section 954 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act that require, as a condition to the Company’s continued listing on a national securities exchange (“Exchange”), that the Company develop and implement a policy requiring the recovery of erroneously awarded compensation, and such regulations are applicable 

to any participant awarded  Annual Gainsharing Payments pursuant to the Plan, then the following shall apply to such participant:

In the event that the Company is required to prepare a restatement of one or more of its financial statements due to the material noncompliance of the Company with any financial reporting requirement under the securities laws, the Company will be entitled to recover from participant, and participant will promptly upon written demand return to the Company (whether or not participant remains an employee of the Company at the time of such restatement or thereafter), the amount (or portion thereof) of any Annual Gainsharing Payment that (i) was paid to participant during the three year period preceding the date on which the Company is required to prepare such restatement and (ii) is in excess of what would have been paid to the participant under the restatement, or such other amount as may be required by the rules of the SEC or an applicable Exchange or any policy of the Company adopted in response to such rules.

13.    Termination; Amendment.  The Plan may be terminated, amended or revised, in whole or in part, at any time and from time to time by the Committee, in its sole discretion.

14.    Unfunded Obligations.  The Plan will be unfunded and all payments due under the Plan shall be made from Progressive's general assets.

15.    No Employment Rights.  Nothing in the Plan shall be construed as conferring upon any person the right to remain a participant in the Plan or to remain employed by Progressive, nor shall the Plan limit Progressive's right to discipline or discharge any of its officers or employees or change any of their job titles, duties or compensation.

16.    Misconduct; Set-Off Rights.  No Participant shall have the right to receive any portion of any Annual Gainsharing Payment if, prior to such payment being made, Participant’s employment is terminated as a result of any action or inaction that, under Progressive’s employment practices or policies as then in effect, constitutes grounds for immediate termination of employment, as determined by Progressive (or, in the case of an executive officer, the Committee) in its sole discretion.  Progressive shall have the unrestricted right to set off against or recover out of any Annual Gainsharing Payment or other sums owed to any participant under the Plan any amounts owed by such participant to Progressive.

17.    Prior Plans.  This Plan supersedes all prior plans, agreements, understandings and arrangements regarding bonuses or other cash incentive compensation payable to participants by or due from Progressive.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, this Plan supersedes and replaces The Progressive Corporation 2015 Gainsharing Plan (the "Prior Plan”), which is and shall be deemed to have terminated on the last day of the Company’s 2015 fiscal year (the "Prior Plan Termination Date"); provided, however, that any bonuses or other sums earned and payable under the Prior Plan with respect to any Plan year ended on or prior to the Prior Plan Termination Date shall be unaffected by such termination and shall be paid to the appropriate participants when and as provided thereunder.

18.    Effective Date.  This Plan is adopted, and is to be effective, as of the first day of Progressive’s 2016 fiscal year.  This Plan shall be effective for the 2016 Plan year and for each Plan year thereafter unless and until terminated by the Committee.  

19.    Governing Law.  This Plan shall be interpreted and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Ohio.

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