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Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan, as amended and restated

  
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10.1       
  
  
  
 THE FIFTH THIRD BANCORP 
 NONQUALIFIED DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN 
  
 (as amended and restated effective as of January 1, 2005) 
  
  

 THE FIFTH THIRD BANCORP 
 NONQUALIFIED DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN 
  
 (as amended and restated effective as of January 1, 2005) 

  
 ARTICLE I – INTRODUCTION AND SECTION 409A COMPLIANCE 
  

	1.1	Amendment and Restatement.    Fifth Third Bancorp amended and restated The Fifth Third Bancorp Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan in its entirety
effective January 1, 2005, by an amendment executed on September 26, 2005. Fifth Third Bancorp hereby again amends and restates the Plan effective January 1, 2005. 

  

	1.2	Amendment and Restatement of Predecessor Plans.    This Plan also constitutes a complete amendment and restatement of each Predecessor Plan effective
January 1, 2005; provided, however, a Participant’s Predecessor Plan Diversified Account and/or Predecessor Plan Stock Account hereunder initially shall be credited as of such date in 2005 determined by the Committee, in its sole
discretion, with the value of such Participant’s account determined under the provisions of such Predecessor Plan as of such date. 

  

	1.3	Transition Rules under Section 409A. 

  

	 	(a)	Election to Terminate Participation.    The Committee, in its sole and absolute discretion, may offer to any Participant the option to terminate
participation in the Plan and to receive in 2005 a complete payout of his vested Account. Any such election shall be administered by the Committee in compliance with Internal Revenue Service Notice 2005-1 and any other applicable legal authority.
The amount and other aspects of the payment shall be determined by the Committee generally in accordance with the Plan, but the Committee shall have the authority to vary from the Plan, as it deems necessary or appropriate, to complete the payout.
Any such election shall terminate past participation but shall not affect future participation by the Participant. 

  

	 	(b)	New Payment Elections.    In accordance with Paragraph 10.3, the Committee shall administer new payment elections under Article X in 2005 which, for
purposes of, Article X shall be treated as a Participant’s timely initial election under Paragraph 10.2(a) and not as a change in election under Paragraph 10.2(c). Any such election shall be administered by the Committee in its sole and
absolute discretion and in compliance with Internal Revenue Service Notice 2005-1 and any other applicable legal authority. 

 ARTICLE II- DEFINITIONS 
  

	2.1	“Account” shall mean the account established by an Employer as a book reserve to reflect the amounts credited to a Participant under this Plan. A Participant’s
Account under the Plan may include one or more of the following subaccounts: 

  

	 	(a)	Deferred Compensation Account. 

  

	 	(b)	Matching Account. 

  

	 	(c)	Predecessor Plan Diversified Account. 

  

	 	(d)	Predecessor Plan Stock Account. 

  

	 	(e)	Profit Sharing Account. 

  

	2.2	“Beneficiary” shall mean the person or persons entitled to receive the distributions, if any, payable under the Plan upon or after a Participant’s death, to
such person or persons as such Participant’s Beneficiary. Each Participant may designate a Beneficiary by filing the proper form with the Committee. A Participant may designate one or more contingent Beneficiaries to receive any distributions
after the death of a prior Beneficiary. A designation shall be effective upon said filing, provided that it is so filed during such Participant’s lifetime, and may be changed from time to time by the Participant. 

  

	2.3	“Claims Review Committee” shall mean the committee established by the Committee for purposes of administering the claims and claim review procedures under the Plan.

  

	2.4	“Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended at the particular time applicable. A reference to a section of the Code shall include said section
and any comparable section or sections of any future legislation that amends, supplements or supersedes said section. 

  

	2.5	“Committee” shall mean The Fifth Third Bank Pension, Profit Sharing and Medical Plan Committee which is responsible for the administration of this Plan in
accordance with the provisions of the Plan as set forth in this document. A reference to the Committee includes its delegate. 

  

	2.6	“Compensation” shall mean the total base earnings plus variable compensation and other bonuses (but excluding performance-based, additional cash compensation
incentives) paid by an Employer to an Executive or which would otherwise be paid but for a deferral election hereunder or a compensation reduction election under the Master Profit Sharing Plan or The Fifth Third Bank 125 Plan.

  

	2.7	“Deferred Compensation Account” shall mean the account established by an Employer as a book reserve to reflect the amounts deferred by a Participant under Paragraph
4.1, as adjusted by earnings (and losses) under Article VIII and as reduced by distributions under Article X and Article XI. 

  

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	2.8	“Effective Date” shall mean January 1, 2005. 

  

	2.9	“Employer” shall mean Fifth Third Bank, an Ohio Banking Corporation, and any other subsidiary of Fifth Third Bancorp or any successor or assignee of any of them.

  

	2.10	“Executive” shall mean an employee of an Employer who is employed on a full-time basis and who is a Bank President, Bank Executive Vice President, Bank Senior Vice
President or Bank Vice President. 

  

	2.11	“Grandfathered Participant” shall mean a Participant (other than an individual who is a Participant under Paragraph 2.15(b)) whose service with all Employers
terminated prior to September 1, 1999. 

  

	2.12	“Master Profit Sharing Plan” shall mean The Fifth Third Bancorp Master Profit Sharing Plan, as amended from time to time. 

  

	2.13	“Matching Account” shall mean the account established by an Employer as a book reserve to reflect the amounts credited by an Employer as matching contributions
under Article V, as adjusted by earnings (and losses) under Article VIII and as reduced by distributions under Article X and Article XI. 

  

	2.14	“Open Enrollment Period” shall mean such period no more than thirty (30) days in length prescribed by the Committee, closing no later than the last day of the
Plan Year immediately preceding the Plan Year for which elections to defer Compensation under Article IV are permitted. 

  

	2.15	“Participant” shall mean any of the following: 

  

	 	(a)	any Executive who satisfies the eligibility requirements of Article III and who receives an allocation to his Account under Article IV, Article V, or Article VI, as well as any
former Executive who has an Account under the Plan; or 

  

	 	(b)	any person who has a Predecessor Plan Diversified Account or Predecessor Plan Stock Account attributable to his employment covered by a Predecessor Plan. 

 

	2.16	“Plan” shall mean The Fifth Third Bancorp Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan as described in this instrument, and as may be amended, thereafter.

  

	2.17	“Plan Year” shall mean the calendar year. 

  

	2.18	“Predecessor Plan” shall mean any other nonqualified deferred compensation plan designated by the Committee. This Plan shall be considered a complete amendment and
restatement of each Predecessor Plan effective January 1, 2005. 

  

	2.19	“Predecessor Plan Diversified Account” shall mean an account established by the Employer as a book reserve to reflect amounts credited hereunder with respect to a
Predecessor Plan, other than amounts credited to a Predecessor Plan Stock Account with respect to such Predecessor Plan, as adjusted by earnings (and losses) under Article VIII and as reduced by distributions under Article X and Article XI.

  

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	2.20	“Predecessor Plan Stock Account” shall mean an account established by the Employer as a book reserve to reflect amounts credited hereunder with respect to a
Predecessor Plan in which participants’ benefits were to be distributed solely in common stock of Fifth Third Bancorp, as determined by the Committee, as adjusted by earnings (and losses) under Article VIII and as reduced by distributions under
Article X and Article XI. 

  

	2.21	“Profit Sharing Account” shall mean the account established by an Employer as a book reserve to reflect the amounts credited by an Employer as profit sharing
contributions under Article VI, as adjusted by earnings (and losses) under Article VIII and as reduced by distributions under Article X and Article XI. 

  
 ARTICLE III– ELIGIBILITY AND PARTICIPATION 
  

	3.1	Each individual who is an Executive on the first day of an Open Enrollment Period: 

  

	 	(a)	may elect to defer Compensation for services performed during the ensuing Plan Year to which the Open Enrollment Period relates, in accordance with Article IV; and

  

	 	(b)	shall be eligible for matching allocations under Article V and profit sharing allocation under Article VI for the Plan Year in which such Open Enrollment Period falls.

  
 An individual who is not an Executive on the first day of an
Open Enrollment Period but who later becomes an Executive (including a former Executive who is reemployed by an Employer as an Executive) shall not be eligible to elect to defer Compensation until the first day of the next Open Enrollment Period
with respect to which he is still an Executive (for the Plan Year to which such next Open Enrollment Period relates); and he shall not be eligible for matching or profit sharing allocations until the Plan Year containing the next Open Enrollment
Period as of the first day of which he is an Executive. 
  
 ARTICLE IV - ELECTION TO DEFER COMPENSATION 
  

	4.1	Each Executive eligible under Article III may elect to have a portion of his Compensation for services performed during a Plan Year deferred and credited with earnings in accordance
with the terms and conditions of the Plan. The amount of Compensation deferred for any Plan Year by an Executive may not reduce the amount of base pay such Executive receives in a Plan Year below $50,000. 

  

	4.2	An eligible Executive desiring to exercise an election under Paragraph 4.1 for a Plan Year shall notify the Committee each Plan Year of his deferral election during the Open
Enrollment Period established by the Committee for such Plan Year. Such notice must be in writing, on a form provided by the Committee, and delivered to the Committee during the Open Enrollment Period. 

  

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	4.3	A deferral election shall be effective for the entire Plan Year (but not for any future Plan Year) to which it relates and may not be modified or terminated for that Plan Year;
provided however, such an election shall terminate if the Participant’s employment status changes so that he is no longer an Executive. 

  

	4.4	The Compensation otherwise payable to the Participant during the Plan Year shall be reduced by the amount of the Participant’s election under Paragraph 4.1. Such amounts shall
be credited to the Participant’s Deferred Compensation Account at the time his Compensation is so reduced. 

  
 ARTICLE V - MATCHING ALLOCATIONS 
  

	5.1	Matching Allocations.    An Employer, in its discretion, may credit a matching allocation to the Matching Account of any Executive eligible under Article
III it selects provided: 

  

	 	(a)	the Executive remains in the employment of an Employer as an Executive (or is on an Employer-approved leave of absence) on the date the Committee determines to credit the
allocation; and 

  

	 	(b)	the Executive either has a Compensation deferral election in effect under Paragraph 4.1 for the Plan Year, or has “Annual Compensation” (as defined in the Master
Profit Sharing Plan) in the corresponding Plan Year of that plan in excess of the compensation limitation imposed by section 401(a)(17) of the Code. 

  
 The matching allocations for such selected Executives shall be determined by the Employer and may vary for each such
Executive. The amount of the matching allocations as so determined under this paragraph shall be credited to the Participants’ Matching Accounts as of the last day of the Plan Year, or at such other time or times determined by the Committee.

  
 ARTICLE VI- PROFIT SHARING ALLOCATIONS 
  

	6.1	Profit Sharing Allocations.    An Employer, in its discretion, may credit a profit sharing allocation to the Profit Sharing Account of any Executive
eligible under Article III it selects for a Plan Year provided the Executive remains in the employment of an Employer as an Executive (or is on an Employer-approved leave of absence) on the date the Committee determines to credit the allocation.

  
 The profit sharing allocations for such selected
Executives shall be determined by the Employer and may vary for each such Executive. The amount of the profit sharing allocations as so determined under this paragraph shall be credited to the Participants’ Profit Sharing Accounts as of the
last day of the Plan Year, or at such other time or times determined by the Committee. 
  

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 ARTICLE VII- PARTICIPANT’S INTEREST 
  

	7.1	Unsecured Creditor.    No Participant or his designated Beneficiary shall acquire any property interest in his Account or any other assets of the Employer
or Fifth Third Bancorp, their rights being limited to receiving from the Employer or Fifth Third Bancorp deferred payments as set forth in this Plan and these rights are conditioned upon continued compliance with the terms and conditions of this
Plan. To the extent that any Participant or Beneficiary acquires a right to receive benefits under this Plan, such right shall be no greater than the right of any unsecured general creditor of the Employer or Fifth Third Bancorp.

  
 ARTICLE VIII - CREDITING OF EARNINGS

  

	8.1	General.    There shall be credited to the Account of each Participant an additional amount of earnings (or losses) determined under this Article VIII.

  

	8.2	Earnings.    Except as provided in Paragraph 8.3, each Participant’s Account shall be credited with earnings (or losses) as if it is invested
entirely in common stock of Fifth Third Bancorp. This shall include, without limitation, the re-investment of dividends in such common stock of Fifth Third Bancorp. The time and method of such crediting and the recordkeeping methodologies used shall
be determined in the sole and absolute discretion of the Committee. 

  

	8.3	Available Investment Elections. 

  

	 	(a)	Coverage.    Paragraph 8.2 shall have no effect with respect to a Grandfathered Participant. Instead, a Grandfathered Participant’s Account shall be
credited with earnings (or losses) in accordance with this Paragraph 8.3. In addition, Paragraph 8.2 shall have no effect with respect to a Participant’s Predecessor Plan Diversified Account. Instead, such a Participant’s Predecessor Plan
Diversified Account shall be credited with earnings (or losses) in accordance with this Paragraph 8.3. 

  

	 	(b)	Investment Elections.    Each Grandfathered Participant and each Participant with a Predecessor Plan Diversified Account, shall elect to have earnings (or
losses) credited to his entire Account (in the case of a Grandfathered Participant) or his Predecessor Plan Diversified Account (in the case of other Participants), from among various investment benchmarks the Committee determines to establish for
this purpose. One of such investment benchmarks shall be the Fifth Third Stock Fund. 

  
 Such an election shall be made in such manner as the Committee shall direct. 
  
 The Committee may prescribe rules including rules which limit the frequency of changes to elections, prescribe times for
making elections, regulate the amount or increment a Participant may allocate to a particular investment benchmark, 

  

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require or allow an election (or election change) to relate only to future allocations, require an election to apply consistently to all subaccounts and
provide for the investment of an Account (or Predecessor Plan Diversified Account) of a Participant who fails to make an election. 
  

	 	(c)	Rate of Return Benchmarks.    The Committee shall determine the rate of return for the Fifth Third Stock Fund under the Master Profit Sharing Plan (which
rate of return will apply to the Fifth Third Stock Fund investment election under this Plan) as well as each of the other investment benchmarks selected by the Committee under Paragraph 8.3(b) above. 

  

	 	(d)	Crediting.    The Participant’s Account (in the case of a Grandfathered Participant) or his Predecessor Plan Diversified Account (in the case of
other Participants), shall be increased or decreased as if it had earned the rate of return corresponding to the Participant’s investment election. The time and method of such crediting and the recordkeeping methodologies used shall be
determined in the sole and absolute discretion of the Committee. 

  
 ARTICLE IX – VESTING 
  

	9.1	Vesting Provisions. 

  

	 	(a)	Deferred Compensation Account.    A Participant’s rights to his Deferred Compensation Account shall be nonforfeitable at all times.

  

	 	(b)	Predecessor Plan Diversified Account and Predecessor Plan Stock Account.    A Participant’s rights to his Predecessor Plan Diversified Account and
Predecessor Plan Stock Account shall be nonforfeitable at all times. 

  

	 	(c)	Matching Account.    A Participant’s rights to his Matching Account shall be nonforfeitable at all times. 

  

	 	(d)	Profit Sharing Account.    A Participant’s rights to his Profit Sharing Account shall be nonforfeitable at all times. 

  
 ARTICLE X- PLAN BENEFITS 
  

	10.1	Distributions. 

  

	 	(a)	 Time and Form of Payment.    In accordance with the election procedures in Paragraph 10.2, a Participant may elect to have the amounts
represented by the Participant’s vested Account paid (or commence to be paid) as of the first business day of August of the Plan Year immediately following the Plan Year in which the Participant’s separation from service with all Employers
occurs, or the first business day of August of any subsequent year, but not later than the first business day of August of the tenth Plan Year following the Plan Year in which 

  

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such separation from service occurs. In accordance with the election procedures in Paragraph 10.2, a Participant may elect to have such amounts paid in one
of the following forms: 

  

	 	(i)	single lump sum distribution; or 

  

	 	(ii)	annual installments, the last payment of which is no later than the first business day of August of the tenth Plan Year following the Plan Year in which such separation from service
occurs. 

  

	 	    	If installment payments are in effect, the Participant’s Account shall continue to be credited with earnings (or losses) under Article VIII until fully paid.

  

	 	    	Notwithstanding the foregoing or Paragraph 10.3(a), (b) or (c), effective December 31, 2005, in the event the Participant’s vested Account does not exceed $25,000 as
of any December 31st after the Participant has separated from service, then any payment election by a
Participant shall be disregarded. In such a case, the vested Account (or remaining balance thereof) shall be paid in a single lump sum distribution as of the first business day of August following such December 31st (even if such vested Account exceeds $25,000 at that time). 

  

	 	(b)	Medium of Payment.    Except for Grandfathered Participants and Predecessor Plan Diversified Accounts, the payment as a lump sum or installments under
(a) above, Paragraph 1.3(a) or 10.3, shall be in common stock of Fifth Third Bancorp. In the case of a Grandfathered Participant or a Predecessor Plan Diversified Account, such payment shall be in cash. 

  

	10.2	Election Procedures. 

  

	 	(a)	A Participant who wishes to make an initial election referred to in Paragraph 10.1 must do so within the first Open Enrollment Period applicable to him under Article III.

  

	 	    	Any such election shall be effective immediately. 

  

	 	    	As provided in Paragraph 1.3(b), a payment election in 2005 under Internal Revenue Service Notice 2005-1 shall be considered a timely initial election. 

  

	 	(b)	If a Participant does not make a timely initial election concerning the commencement date and payment schedule of benefits under Paragraph 10.2(a), then, except as provided in
(c) below, payment shall be made as of the first business day of August of the Plan Year immediately following the Plan Year in which the separation from service occurs in a single lump sum distribution of common stock of Fifth Third Bancorp
(cash in the case of a Grandfathered Participant or a Predecessor Plan Diversified Account). 

  

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	 	(c)	A Participant may make or change an election after the deadline established in (a) above at any time in order to defer payment for a period of not less than five years from the
date payment would otherwise begin (but not to accelerate any payment). Payment shall be made in accordance with any such election only if the Participant terminates service with all Employers at least one year following the date of the election.
Otherwise, the payment shall be made in accordance with the election (if any) in effect immediately prior to the changed election, or in accordance with (b) above if no such election is in effect. 

  

	 	(d)	Elections shall be made in writing on a form provided by the Committee and shall be made in accordance with the rules established by the Committee. 

  

	10.3	Transition Rules. 

  

	 	(a)	Grandfathered Participants.    Subject to Paragraph 1.3(a), a Grandfathered Participant shall be paid in cash in accordance with the payment provisions
under the Plan or election (whichever is controlling) in effect immediately prior to September 1, 1999 provided that the value of his vested Account as of a date in 2005 determined by the Committee is greater than $10,000. If the value of such
a Participant’s vested Account as of such date is not greater than $10,000, then he shall receive a single lump sum distribution of his entire vested Account in 2005. Effective December 31, 2005, in the event the Participant’s vested
Account does not exceed $25,000 as of any December 31st, then any payment election by a Participant shall be
disregarded. In such a case, the vested Account (or remaining balance thereof) shall be paid in a single lump sum distribution as of the first business day of August following such December 31st (even if such vested Account exceeds $25,000 at that time). 

  

	 	(b)	Participants in Pay Status in 2005.    Subject to Paragraph 1.3(a), a Participant (who is not a Grandfathered Participant) who has commenced receiving
installment payments in 2005 or earlier, shall continue to receive such payments in accordance with the payment provisions under the Plan or election (whichever is controlling) in effect prior to the Effective Date provided that the value of his
vested Account as of a date in 2005 determined by the Committee is greater than $10,000. If the value of such a Participant’s vested Account as of such date is not greater than $10,000, then he shall receive a single lump sum distribution of
his entire vested Account in 2005. Effective December 31, 2005, in the event the Participant’s vested Account does not exceed $25,000 as of any December 31st, then any payment election by a Participant shall be disregarded. In such a case, the vested Account (or remaining balance thereof) shall be paid in a single
lump sum distribution as of the first business day of August following such December 31st (even if such vested
Account exceeds $25,000 at that time). 

  

	 	(c)	 Terminated Participants Not in Pay Status.    Subject to Paragraph 1.3(a), a Participant (who is not a Grandfathered Participant) who has
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Committee, has not received or commenced receiving payments of his vested Account, shall be subject to the payment provisions of Paragraph 10.1, and any
prior payment elections shall be of no force or effect. As provided in Paragraph 1.3(b), such a Participant shall have the opportunity to complete a new election by a date in 2005 determined by the Committee. Such a Participant who does not
properly complete and return such an election by such date shall receive a single lump sum distribution of his entire vested Account as of August 1, 2006. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if such a Participant’s vested Account as of a date
in 2005 determined by the Committee is not greater than $10,000, then he shall receive a single lump sum distribution of his entire vested Account in 2005. Effective December 31, 2005, in the event the Participant’s vested Account does not
exceed $25,000 as of any December 31st, then any payment election shall be disregarded. In such a case, the
vested Account (or remaining balance thereof) shall be paid in a single lump sum distribution as of the first business day of August following such December 31st (even if such vested Account exceeds $25,000 at that time). 

  

	 	(d)	Participants Actively Employed.    Subject to Paragraph 1.3(a), a Participant who remains employed by an Employer as of a date in 2005 determined by the
Committee shall be subject to the payment provisions of Paragraph 10.1 and any prior elections shall be of no force or effect. As provided in Paragraph 1.3(b), such a Participant shall have the opportunity to complete a new election by a date in
2005 determined by the Committee. Any such election shall be treated as an initial election under Paragraph 10.2(a). Such a Participant who does not make a timely election shall be treated the same as provided for in Paragraph 10.2(b) and 10.2(c)
for Participants who do not make timely initial elections. 

  

	10.4	Facility of Payment.    Payments required to be made hereunder on or as of a specified date may be made in a reasonable period after such date for
administrative convenience. In the discretion of the Committee, a distribution of common stock of Fifth Third Bancorp may be made by transferring a Participant’s shares to a brokerage account in the Participant’s name or in any other
manner. The Participant (or Beneficiary) shall be required to execute any and all documents and take such other actions as the Committee may direct in order to facilitate any distribution of shares. 

  
 ARTICLE XI- DEATH 
  

	11.1	If a Participant dies before commencing payment of the amounts represented by the Participant’s Account, then the Participant’s Account shall be paid to the
Participant’s Beneficiary in a single in-kind distribution of common stock of Fifth Third Bancorp (cash, in the case of a Grandfathered Participant or a Predecessor Plan Diversified Account), as soon as reasonably possible after the Committee
is notified of the Participant’s death. If the Participant has already commenced receiving the amounts represented by the Participant’s Account in the installment payment form, the installment payments shall continue to be paid to the
Participant’s Beneficiary. 

  

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 ARTICLE XII- NON-ASSIGNABLE/NON-ATTACHMENT 
  

	12.1	Except as required by law, no right of the Executive or designated Beneficiary to receive payments under this Plan shall be subject to anticipation, commutation, alienation, sale,
assignment, encumbrance, charge, pledge, or hypothecation or to execution, attachment, levy or similar process or assignment by operation of law and any attempt, voluntary or involuntary, to effect any such action shall be null and void and of no
effect. 

  
 ARTICLE XIII- ADMINISTRATION

  

	13.1	Administration.    In addition to the powers which are expressly provided in the Plan, the Committee shall have the power and authority in its sole,
absolute and uncontrolled discretion to control and manage the operation and administration of the Plan and shall have all powers necessary to accomplish these purposes including, but not limited to the following: 

  

	 	(a)	the power to determine who is a Participant; 

  

	 	(b)	the power to determine allocations, balances, and nonforfeitable percentages with respect to Participant’s Accounts; 

  

	 	(c)	the power to determine when, to whom, in what amount, and in what form distributions are to be made; and 

  

	 	(d)	such powers as are necessary, appropriate or desirable to enable it to perform its responsibilities, including the power to interpret the Plan, establish rules, regulations and
forms with respect thereto. 

  

	    	Benefits under this Plan will be paid only if the Committee decides in its discretion that the applicant is entitled to them. 

  
 ARTICLE XIV- CONSOLIDATION OR MERGER 
  

	14.1	In the event that Fifth Third Bancorp or any entity (resulting from any merger or consolidation or which shall be a purchaser or transferee so referred to), shall at anytime be
merged or consolidated into or with any other entity or entities, or in the event that substantially all of the assets of Fifth Third Bancorp or any such entity shall be sold or otherwise transferred to another entity, the provision of this Plan
shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the continuing entity or the entity resulting from such merger or consolidation or the entity to which such assets shall be sold or transferred. Except as provided in the preceding sentence,
this Plan shall not be assignable by Fifth Third Bancorp or by any entity referred to in such preceding sentence. 

  

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 ARTICLE XV- AMENDMENT OR TERMINATION 
  

	15.1	Amendment.    Fifth Third Bancorp reserves the right to amend the Plan. Any amendment of the Plan shall be by action of the Committee or by the Chairman
of the Committee. If an amendment is being made by said Committee, it must be approved by a majority of the members of the Committee as constituted at the time of adoption of the amendment. Any amendment may be given retroactive effect as determined
by said Committee or Chairman. Any amendment may, without limitation, (a) affect a Participant whether or not vested, employed or in pay status, and (b) affect or modify Participant elections and payment methods. An amendment may be
evidenced in such manner as said Committee or Chairman shall determine. If the amendment is approved by said Committee, such evidence may include (but shall not be limited to) a written resolution signed by a majority of the members of the Committee
or minutes of a meeting of the Committee reflecting approval by a majority of the members. 

  

	15.2	Termination.    Fifth Third Bancorp reserves the right to terminate the Plan. Any termination of the Plan shall be by action of the Committee. Any
termination must be approved by a majority of the members of said Committee as constituted at the time of adoption of the termination; and any such termination may be given retroactive effect as determined by said Committee. Any termination may,
without limitation, (a) affect a Participant whether or not vested, employed or in pay status, and (b) affect or modify Participant elections and payment methods. A termination may be evidenced in such manner as said Committee shall
determine, and such evidence may include (but shall not be limited to) a written resolution signed by a majority of the members of the Committee or minutes of a meeting of the Committee reflecting approval by a majority of the members.

  
 ARTICLE XVI - CLAIMS 
  

	16.1	Initial Claims Procedure. 

  

	 	(a)	Claim.    In order to present a complaint regarding the nonpayment of a Plan benefit or a portion thereof (a “Claim”), a Participant or
Beneficiary under the Plan (a “Claimant”) or his duly authorized representative must file such Claim by mailing or delivering a writing stating such Claim to the department, officer, or Employee responsible for employee benefit matters of
the Employer. Upon such receipt of a Claim, the Claims Review Committee shall furnish to the Claimant a written acknowledgment which shall inform such Claimant of the time limit set forth in (b)(i) below and of the effect, pursuant to (b)(iii)
below, of failure to decide the Claim within such time limit. 

  

	 	(b)	Initial Decision. 

  

	 	(i)	 Time Limit.    The Claims Review Committee shall decide upon a Claim within a reasonable period of time after receipt of such Claim;
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circumstances require an extension of time for processing. If such an extension of time for processing is required, then the Claimant shall, prior to the
termination of the initial 90-day period, be furnished a written notice indicating such special circumstances and the date by which the Claims Review Committee expects to render a decision. In no event shall an extension exceed a period of 90 days
from the end of the initial period. 

  

	 	(ii)	Notice of Denial.    If the Claim is wholly or partially denied, then the Claims Review Committee shall furnish to the Claimant, within the time limit
applicable under (i) above, a written notice setting forth in a manner calculated to be understood by the Claimant: 

  

	 	(A)	the specific reason or reasons for such denial; 

  

	 	(B)	specific reference to the pertinent Plan provisions on which such denial is based; 

  

	 	(C)	a description of any additional material or information necessary for such Claimant to perfect his Claim and an explanation of why such material or information is necessary; and

  

	 	(D)	appropriate information as to the steps to be taken if such Claimant wishes to submit his Claim for review pursuant to Paragraph 16.2, including notice of the time limits set forth
in subsection 16.2(b)(ii). 

  

	 	(iii)	Deemed Denial for Purposes of Review.    If a Claim is not granted and if, despite the provisions of (i) and (ii) above, notice of the denial of
a Claim is not furnished within the time limit applicable under (i) above, then the Claimant may deem such Claim denied and may request a review of such deemed denial pursuant to the provisions of Paragraph 16.2. 

  

	16.2	Claim Review Procedure. 

  

	 	(a)	Claimant’s Rights.    If a Claim is wholly or partially denied under Paragraph 16.1, then the Claimant or his duly authorized representative shall
have the following rights: 

  

	 	(i)	to obtain, subject to (b) below, a full and fair review by the Claims Review Committee; 

  

	 	(ii)	to review pertinent documents; and 

  

	 	(iii)	to submit issues and comments in writing. 

  

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	 	(b)	Request for Review. 

  

	 	(i)	Filing.    To obtain a review pursuant to (a) above, a Claimant entitled to such a review or his duly authorized representative shall, subject to
(ii) below, mail or deliver a written request for such a review (a “Request for Review”) to the department, officer, or Employee responsible for employee benefit matters of the Employer. 

  

	 	(ii)	Time Limits for Requesting a Review.    A Request for Review must be mailed or delivered within 60 days after receipt by the Claimant of written notice of
the denial of the Claim. 

  

	 	(iii)	Acknowledgment.    Upon such receipt of a Request for Review, the Claims Review Committee shall furnish to the Claimant a written acknowledgment which
shall inform such Claimant of the time limit set forth in (c)(i) below and of the effect, pursuant to (c)(iii) below, of failure to furnish a decision on review within such time limit. 

  

	 	(c)	Decision on Review. 

  

	 	(i)	Time Limit. 

  

	 	(A)	General.    If, pursuant to (b) above, a review is requested, then, except as otherwise provided in (B) below, the Claims Review Committee or
its delegate (but only if such delegate has been given the authority to make a final decision on the Claim) shall make a decision promptly and no later than 60 days after receipt of the Request for Review; except that, if special circumstances
require an extension of time for processing, then the decision shall be made as soon as possible but not later than 120 days after receipt of the Request for Review. The Claims Review Committee must furnish the Claimant written notice of any
extension prior to its commencement. 

  

	 	(B)	Regularly Scheduled Meetings.    Anything to the contrary in (A) above notwithstanding, if the Claims Review Committee holds regularly scheduled
meetings at least quarterly, then its decision on review shall be made no later than the date of the meeting which immediately follows the receipt of the Request for Review; provided, however, if such Request for Review is received within 30 days
preceding the date of such meeting, then such decision on review shall be made no later than the date of the second meeting which follows such receipt; and provided further that, if special circumstances require a further extension of time for
processing, and if the Claimant is furnished written notice of such extension prior to its commencement, then such decision on review shall be rendered no later than the third meeting which follows such receipt. 

  

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	 	(ii)	Notice of Decision.    The Claims Review Committee or its delegate shall furnish to the Claimant, within the time limit applicable under (i) above, a
written notice setting forth in a manner calculated to be understood by the Claimant: 

  

	 	(A)	the specific reason or reasons for the decision on review; 

  

	 	(B)	specific reference to the pertinent Plan provisions on which the decision on review is based; 

  

	 	(C)	a statement that the Claimant is entitled to receive, upon request and free of charge, reasonable access to, and copies of, all documents, records and other information relevant to
the Claimant’s claim for benefits; and 

  

	 	(D)	a statement of the Claimant’s right to bring an action under section 502(a) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. 

  

	 	(iii)	Deemed Denial.    If, despite the provisions of (i) and (ii) above, the decision on review is not furnished within the time limit applicable
under (i) above, then the Claimant shall be deemed to have exhausted his remedies under the Plan and he may deem the Claim to have been denied on review. 

  
 The Claims Review Committee shall have the sole, absolute and uncontrolled discretion to decide all claims under the initial
claims procedure and under the claims review procedure, and its decisions shall be binding on all parties. 
  

	16.3	Required Exhaustion of Administrative Remedies.    Before a Participant may file a lawsuit regarding the Plan or benefits under the Plan, the Participant
must first use the Initial Claims Procedure and the Claim Review Procedure (including the requirement of a timely request for review) described above. 

  
 ARTICLE XVII- MISCELLANEOUS 
  

	17.1	No Enlargement of Employment Rights.    Neither this Plan, nor any action of Fifth Third Bancorp, an Employer or the Committee, nor any election to defer
Compensation hereunder shall be held or construed to confer on any person any legal right to be continued as an employee of Fifth Third Bancorp, or any Employer. 

  

	17.2	 Withholdings.    Fifth Third Bancorp and the Participant’s Employer shall have the right to deduct from a Participant’s Account
and/or any payments due a Participant or 

  

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Beneficiary under the Plan any and all taxes determined by the Committee to be applicable with respect to such benefits. In the discretion of the Committee,
Fifth Third Bancorp and the Participant’s Employer may accept payment by the Participant (or Beneficiary) of the amount of any applicable taxes in lieu of deducting such amount from the Participant’s Account or payments due under the Plan.

  

	17.3	Entire Agreement.    This Plan document constitutes the entire agreement between the Employer and any Participant (or Beneficiary), and supersedes all
other prior agreements, undertakings, both written and oral, with respect to the subject matter hereof. This Plan document may not be amended orally or by any course or purported course of dealing, but only by an amendment in accordance with
Paragraph 15.1 specifically identified within its text as a Plan amendment. Written communications and descriptions not specifically identified within their text as amendments, shall not constitute amendments and shall have no interpretive or
controlling effect on the interpretation of this Plan. Oral communications shall not constitute amendments and shall have no interpretation or controlling effect on the interpretation of this Plan. 

  

	17.4	No Guarantee of Tax Consequences.    The Participant (or Beneficiary) shall be responsible for all taxes with respect to his benefit hereunder. Neither
Fifth Third Bancorp nor any Employer guarantees any particular tax consequences. 

  
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Fifth Third Bancorp has caused this Plan to be adopted as of January 1, 2005. 
  

			
	 FIFTH THIRD BANCORP

		
	By:	 	PAUL L. REYNOLDS
	
	December 28, 2005

  

 - 16 -CONSENT DECREE, DATED DECEMBER 21, 2005

 Exhibit 10.1 
  

									
	 	 	RECEIVED	  	FILED	  	 	  	ENTERED
	 	 	 	  	LODGED	  	 	  	RECEIVED
	 	 	DEC 21, 2005	  	*	  	DEC 21, 2005	  	               *

					
	 	 	 BADGLEY-MULLINS LAW
 GROUP
	  	 	  	 AT SEATTLE
	  	 
	 	 	 	  	CLERK U.S. DISTRICT COURT
	 	 	 	  	WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON
	 	 	 	  	    BY	  	 	  	 
	 	 	 	  	 	  	 	  	DEPUTY

  
 THE HONORABLE
                        
  
 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 
 WESTERN
DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON 
 AT SEATTLE 
  

					
	 STATE OF WASHINGTON,
	  	NO. CV05-2111	  	 
		
	 Plaintiff,
	  	 
			
	        v.	  	CONSENT DECREE	  	 
			
	 MARQUEE HOLDINGS, INC.
	  	 	  	 
			
	 and
	  	 	  	 
			
	 LCE HOLDINGS, INC.,
	  	 	  	 
		
	 Defendants.
	  	 

  
 Plaintiff, State of
Washington, filed its Complaint herein and Defendants were duly served with copies of the Summons and Complaint. Defendants, by and through their attorneys, have consented to the entry of this Consent Decree without trial or adjudication of any
issue of fact or law herein and have waived notice of presentation of this Consent Decree. This Consent Decree does not constitute any evidence against or an admission by any party with respect to any issue of law or fact herein. 
  

			
	CONSENT DECREE	  	 ATTORNEY GENERAL OF WASHINGTON
 900 Fourth Avenue, Suite 2000
 Seattle, WA 98164-1012
 (206) 464-7744

  

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 Defendants have agreed to be bound by the provisions of this Consent Decree and there is no just reason
for delay in its entry. NOW, THEREFORE, before the taking of any testimony, and without trial or adjudication of any issue of fact or law herein, and upon consent of the parties hereto, it is hereby ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED as follows:

  
 I. JURISDICTION 
  
 A. This Court has jurisdiction over the subject matter of this action
and over each of the parties hereto. The Complaint states a claim upon which relief may be granted against the Defendants under Section 16 of the Clayton Act, 15 U.S.C. §18 and RCW 19.86.060. 
  
 B. The Attorney General of Washington has the authority to bring this
action pursuant to Section 16 of the Clayton Act, 15 U.S.C. §26 and RCW 19.86.060 and 19.86.080 of the Washington State Unfair Business Practices — Consumer Protection Act. 
  
 C. Venue is proper in the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington. 
  
 II. DEFINITIONS 
  
 As used in this Consent Decree: 
  
 A. “Acquirer” means the entity to whom defendants divest the
Theater Assets. 
  
 B. “AMC” means defendant
Marquee Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation with its headquarters in Kansas City, Missouri, its successors and assigns, and its subsidiaries, divisions, groups, affiliates, partnerships and joint ventures, and their directors, officers,
managers, agents, and employees. 
  
 C. “Loews”
means defendant LCE Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation with its headquarters in New York City, New York, its successors and assigns, and its subsidiaries, divisions, groups, affiliates, partnerships and joint ventures, and their directors,
officers, managers, agents, and employees. 
  

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 D. “Landlord Consent” means any contractual approval or consent that the landlord or owner
of one or more of the Theater Assets, or the property on which one or more of the Theater Assets is situated, must grant prior to the transfer of one of the Theater Assets to an Acquirer. 
  
 E. “Theater Assets” means the first-run, commercial motion picture theater business currently operating under
the following name and at the following location: Meridian 16, at 1501 7th Ave. Seattle, WA. The term “Theater Assets” includes: 
  
 (1) all tangible assets that comprise the first-run, commercial motion picture theatre business including all equipment, fixed assets and fixtures,
personal property, inventory, office furniture, materials, supplies, and other tangible property and all assets used in connection with the Theatre Assets; all licenses, permits and authorizations issued by any governmental organization relating to
the Theatre Assets; all contracts, agreements, leases, commitments, certifications, and understandings, relating to the Theatre Assets, including supply agreements; all customer lists, contracts, accounts, and credit records; all repair and
performance records and all other records relating to the Theatre Assets; 
  
 (2) all intangible assets used in the development, production, servicing and sale of Theatre Assets, including, but not limited to all licenses and sublicenses, intellectual property, technical information,
computer software (except defendants’ proprietary software) and related documentation, know-how, drawings, blueprints, designs, specifications for materials, specifications for parts and devices, quality assurance and control procedures, all
technical manuals and information defendants provide to their own employees, customers, suppliers, agents or licensees, and all research data relating to the 

  

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Theatre Assets; provided, however, that this term does not include (a) any right to use or interest in defendants’ Copyrights, trademarks, trade
names, service marks, or service names, or (b) assets that the defendants do not own and are not legally able to transfer. 
  
 III. APPLICABILITY 
  
 A. The provisions of this Consent Decree apply to the Defendants, their successors and assigns, their subsidiaries, affiliates, directors, officers,
managers, agents, and employees, and all other persons in active concert or participation with any of them who have received actual notice of this Consent Decree by personal service or otherwise. 
  
 B. Defendants shall notify plaintiff in writing at least thirty
(30) days prior to any proposed change in the Defendants that may affect compliance obligations arising out of this Consent Decree, such as dissolution, assignment, sale resulting in the emergence of a successor corporation, or the creation of
dissolution of subsidiaries, or any other change in the corporation that may affect compliance obligations arising out of this Consent Decree. A copy of this Consent Decree shall be given to any successor corporation. 
  
 C. Defendants shall require, as a condition of the sale or other
disposition of all or substantially all of their assets or of lesser business units that include the Theater Assets, that the purchaser agrees to be bound by the provisions of this Consent Decree; provided, however, that defendants need not obtain
such an agreement from the Acquirer. 
  
 D. Nothing herein
shall suggest that any portion of this Consent Decree is or has been created for the benefit of any third party and nothing herein shall be construed to provide any rights to third parties. 
  
 E. Defendants agree that this Consent Decree is entered voluntarily and
represents the entire agreement of the parties. Defendants agree and represent that any officers signing this Consent Decree have been authorized by their boards of directors to execute this Consent Decree on the Defendants’ behalf. 

 

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 IV. DIVESTITURE 
  
 A. Defendants are ordered and directed, within 60 calendar days after the filing of the Complaint in this matter, or
five (5) days after notice of the entry of this Consent Decree by the Court, whichever is later, to divest the Theater Assets in a manner consistent with this Consent Decree to an Acquirer acceptable to the State of Washington. The State of
Washington, in its sole discretion, may agree to one or more extensions of this time period not to exceed 60 days in total, and shall notify the Court in such circumstances; provided, however, that the State of Washington shall recognize an
extension of time for the divestiture granted by the United States under a consent decree entered into by the United States and defendants. Defendants agree to use their best efforts to divest the Theater Assets as expeditiously as possible.

  
 B. In accomplishing the divestiture ordered by this
Consent Decree, defendants promptly shall make known, by usual and customary means, the availability of the Theater Assets. Defendants shall inform any person making inquiry regarding a possible purchase of the Theater Assets that they are being
divested pursuant to this Consent Decree and provide that person with a copy of this Consent Decree. Defendants shall offer to furnish to all prospective Acquirers, subject to customary confidentiality assurances, all information and documents
relating to the Theater Assets customarily provided in a due diligence process except such information or documents subject to the attorney-client or work-product privileges. Defendants shall make available such information to the State of
Washington at the same time that such information is made available to any other person. 
  
 C. Defendants shall provide the Acquirer and the State of Washington information relating to the personnel involved in the operation of the Theater Assets to enable the Acquirer to make offers of employment.
Defendants will not interfere with any negotiations by the Acquirer to employ any defendant employee whose primary responsibility is the operation of the Theater Assets. 
  

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 D. Defendants shall permit prospective Acquirers of the Theater Assets to have reasonable access to
personnel and to make inspections of the physical facilities of the Theater Assets; access to any and all environmental, zoning, and other permit documents and information; and access to any and all financial, operational, or other documents and
information customarily provided as part of a due diligence process. 
  
 E. Defendants shall warrant to the Acquirer of the Theater Assets that each asset will be operational on the date of sale. 
  
 F. Defendants shall not take any action that will impede in any way the permitting, operation, or divestiture of the Theater Assets. 
  
 G. At the option of the Acquirer, defendants shall enter into an
agreement for products and services, such as computer support services, that are reasonably necessary for the Acquirer to effectively operate the Theater Assets during a transition period. The terms and conditions of any contractual arrangements
meant to satisfy this provision must be commercially reasonable for those products and services for which the agreement is entered and shall remain in effect for no more than three months, absent approval of the State of Washington, in its sole
discretion. 
  
 H. Defendants shall warrant to the Acquirer
of the Theater Assets that there are no material defects in the environmental, zoning or other permits pertaining to the operation of each asset, and that following the sale of the Theater Assets, defendants will not undertake, directly or
indirectly, any challenges to the environmental, zoning, or other permits relating to the operation of the Theater Assets. 
  
 I. Unless the State of Washington otherwise consents in writing, the divestiture pursuant to Section IV, or by trustee appointed pursuant to
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shall include the entire Theater Assets, and shall be accomplished in such a way as to satisfy the State of Washington, in its sole discretion that the
Theater Assets can and will be used by the Acquirer as part of a viable, ongoing business of first-run, commercial motion picture Theaters. Divestiture of the Theater Assets may be made to an Acquirer, provided that it is demonstrated to the sole
satisfaction of the State of Washington that the Theater Assets will remain viable and the divestiture of such assets will remedy the competitive harm alleged in the Complaint. The divestiture, whether pursuant to Section IV or Section V
of this Consent Decree, 
  
 (1) shall be made to an
Acquirer that, in the State of Washington’s sole judgment, has the intent and capability (including the necessary managerial, operational, technical and financial capability) of competing effectively in the business of first-run, commercial
motion picture Theaters; and 
  
 (2) shall be accomplished
so as to satisfy the State of Washington, in its sole discretion, that none of the terms of any agreement between an Acquirer and defendants give defendants the ability unreasonably to raise the Acquirer’s costs, to lower the Acquirer’s
efficiency, or otherwise to interfere in the ability of the Acquirer to compete effectively. 
  
 J. To the extent the State of Washington’s decision concerning the choice of Acquirer based on paragraph I of this Section (including its subparagraphs) directly conflicts with the decision of the
United States under the terms of a consent decree entered into by it and defendants, the State of Washington shall not object to motions for orders for the transfer of this case and consolidation, for purposes of resolving the conflict, with the
case in which defendants and the United States have entered a consent decree, provided that good faith efforts to resolve the conflict informally first have been made. 
  

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 V. APPOINTMENT OF A TRUSTEE 
  
 A. If defendants have not divested the Theater Assets within the time period specified in Section IV(A),
defendants shall notify the State of Washington of that fact in writing. Upon application of the State of Washington, the Court shall appoint a trustee selected by the State of Washington and approved by the Court to effect the divestiture of the
Theater Assets. The State of Washington shall recognize the trustee selected and appointed pursuant to a consent decree entered into by the United States and defendants, so long as all other terms of this Consent Decree will be met. 
  
 B. After the appointment of a trustee becomes effective, only the
trustee shall have the right to sell the Theater Assets. The trustee shall have the power and authority to accomplish the divestiture to an Acquirer acceptable to the State of Washington at such price and on such terms as are then obtainable upon
reasonable effort by the trustee, subject to the provisions of Sections IV, V, VI, and VII of this Consent Decree, and shall have such other powers as this Court deems appropriate. Subject to Section V(D) of this Consent Decree, the
trustee may hire at the cost and expense of defendants any investment bankers, attorneys, or other agents, who shall be solely accountable to the trustee, reasonably necessary in the trustee’s judgment to assist in the divestiture. 

 
 C. Defendants shall not object to a sale by the trustee on any ground
other than the trustee’s malfeasance. Any such objections by defendants must be conveyed in writing to the State of Washington and the trustee within ten (10) calendar days after the trustee has provided the notice required under
Section VII. 
  
 D. The trustee shall serve at the cost
and expense of defendants, on such terms and conditions as the Court approves, and shall account for all monies derived from the sale of the assets sold by the trustee and all costs and expenses so incurred. After approval by the Court of the
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agents retained by the trustee, all remaining money shall be paid to defendants and the trust shall then be terminated. The compensation of the trustee and
any professionals and agents retained by the trustee shall be reasonable in light of the value of the Theater Assets and based on a fee arrangement providing the trustee with an incentive based on the price and terms of the divestiture and the speed
with which it is accomplished, but timeliness is paramount. 
  
 E. Defendants shall use their best efforts to assist the trustee in accomplishing the required divestiture. The trustee and any consultants, accountants, attorneys, and other persons retained by the trustee shall have full and complete
access to the personnel, books, records, and facilities of the business to be divested, and defendants shall develop financial and other information relevant to such business as the trustee may reasonably request, subject to reasonable protection
for trade secret or other confidential research, development, or commercial information. Defendants shall take no action to interfere with or to impede the trustee’s accomplishment of the divestiture. 
  
 F. After its appointment, the trustee shall file monthly reports with
the parties and the Court setting forth the trustee’s efforts to accomplish the divestiture ordered under this Consent Decree. To the extent such reports contain information that the trustee deems confidential, such reports shall not be filed
in the public docket of the Court. Such reports shall include the name, address, and telephone number of each person who, during the preceding month, made an offer to acquire, expressed an interest in acquiring, entered into negotiations to acquire,
or was contacted or made an inquiry about acquiring, any interest in the Theater Assets, and shall describe in detail each contact with any such person. The trustee shall maintain full records of all efforts made to divest the Theater Assets.

  
 G. If the trustee has not accomplished such divestiture
within six months after its appointment, the trustee shall promptly file with the Court a report setting forth (1) the trustee’s efforts to accomplish the required divestiture, (2) the reasons, in the trustee’s 

  

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judgment, why the required divestiture has not been accomplished, and (3) the trustee’s recommendations. To the extent such reports contain
information that the trustee deems confidential, such reports shall not be filed in the public docket of the Court. The trustee shall at the same time furnish such report to the State of Washington who shall have the right to make additional
recommendations consistent with the purpose of the trust. The Court thereafter shall enter such orders as it shall deem appropriate to carry out the purpose of the Consent Decree, which may, if necessary, include extending the trust and the term of
the trustee’s appointment by a period requested by the State of Washington. 
  
 VI. LANDLORD CONSENT 
  
 A. If defendants are unable to effect the divestiture required herein due to the inability to obtain the Landlord Consent for any of the Theatre Assets, defendants shall divest alternative Theatre Assets that compete effectively with
the theatre for which Landlord Consent was not obtained. The State of Washington shall in its sole discretion determine whether such theatre competes effectively with the theatre for which landlord consent was not obtained. 
  
 B. Within five (5) business days following a determination that
Landlord Consent cannot be obtained for one of the Theatre Assets, defendants shall notify the State of Washington and propose an alternative divestiture pursuant to Section VI(A). The State of Washington then shall have ten
(10) business days in which to determine whether such theatre is a suitable alternative pursuant to Section VI(A). If defendants’ selection is deemed not to be a suitable alternative, the State of Washington shall in its sole
discretion select the theatre to be divested. 
  
 C. If the
trustee is responsible for effecting the divestiture, it shall notify both the State of Washington and defendants within five (5) business days following a determination that Landlord Consent can not be obtained for one of the Theatre
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thereafter have five (5) business days to propose an alternative divestiture pursuant to Section VI(a). The State of Washington shall have then ten
(10) business days in which to determine whether such theatre is suitable alternative pursuant to Section VI(a). If defendants’ selection is deemed not to be a suitable competitive alternative, the State of Washington shall in its
sole discretion select the theatre to be divested. 
  
 D. To
the extent the State of Washington’s determination under this Section that directly conflicts with a determination made by the United States under terms of a consent decree entered into by it and defendants, the State of Washington shall
not object to motions for orders for the transfer of this case and consolidation, for purposes of resolving the conflict, with the case in which defendants and the United States have entered a consent decree, provided that good faith efforts to
resolve the conflict informally first have been made. 
  
 VII.
NOTICE OF PROPOSED DIVESTITURE 
  
 A. Within two
(2) business days following execution of a definitive divestiture agreement, defendants or the trustee, whichever is then responsible for effecting the divestiture required herein, shall notify the State of Washington of any proposed
divestiture required by Sections IV or V of this Consent Decree. If the trustee is responsible, it shall similarly notify defendants. The notice shall set forth the details of the proposed divestiture and list the name, address, and telephone number
of each person not previously identified who offered or expressed an interest in or desire to acquire any ownership interest in the Theater Assets, together with full details of the same. 
  
 B. Within fifteen (15) calendar days of receipt by the State of Washington of such notice, the State of Washington
may request from defendants, the proposed Acquirer, any other third party, or the trustee if applicable additional information concerning the proposed divestiture, the proposed Acquirer, and any other potential Acquirer. Defendants and the
trustee shall furnish any additional information requested within fifteen (15) calendar days of the receipt of the request, unless the parties shall otherwise agree. 
  

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 C. Within thirty (30) calendar days after receipt of the notice or within twenty
(20) calendar days after the State of Washington has been provided the additional information requested from defendants, the proposed Acquirer, any third party, and the trustee, whichever is later, the State of Washington shall provide written
notice to defendants and the trustee, if there is one, stating whether or not it objects to the proposed divestiture. If the State of Washington provides written notice that it does not object, the divestiture may be consummated, subject only to
defendants’ limited right to object to the sale under Section V(C) of this Consent Decree. Absent written notice that the State of Washington does not object to the proposed Acquirer or upon objection by the State of Washington, the
divestiture proposed under Sections IV or Section V shall not be consummated. Upon objection by defendants under Section V(C), the divestiture proposed under Section V shall not be consummated unless approved by the Court. 

 
 VIII. FINANCING 
  
 Defendants shall not finance all or any part of any purchase made pursuant to
Section IV or V of this Consent Decree. 
  
 IX. HOLD
SEPARATE STIPULATION 
  
 Until the divestiture required by
this Consent Decree has been accomplished, defendants shall take all steps necessary to comply with the Hold Separate Stipulation and Order entered by this Court. Defendants shall take no action that would jeopardize the divestiture ordered by this
Court. 
  
 X. AFFIDAVITS 
  
 A. Within twenty (20) calendar days of the filing of the Complaint
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Sections IV or V, defendants shall deliver to the State of Washington an affidavit as to the fact and manner of its compliance with Section IV or V of
this Consent Decree. Each such affidavit shall include the name, address, and telephone number of each person who, during the preceding thirty days, made an offer to acquire, expressed an interest in acquiring, entered into negotiations to acquire,
or was contacted or made an inquiry about acquiring, any interest in the Theater Assets, and shall describe in detail each contact with any such person during that period. Each such affidavit shall also include a description of the efforts
defendants have taken to solicit buyers for the Theater Assets, and to provide required information to prospective purchasers, including the limitations, if any, on such information. Assuming the information set forth in the affidavit is true and
complete, any objection by the State of Washington to information provided by defendants, including limitation on information, shall be made within fourteen (14) days of receipt of such affidavit. 
  
 B. Within twenty (20) calendar days of the filing of the Complaint
in this matter, defendants shall deliver to the State of Washington an affidavit that describes in reasonable detail all actions defendants have taken and all steps defendants have implemented on an ongoing basis to comply with Section IX of
this Consent Decree. Defendants shall deliver to the State of Washington an affidavit describing any changes to the efforts and actions outlined in defendants’ earlier affidavits filed pursuant to this Section within fifteen
(15) calendar days after the change is implemented. 
  
 C. Defendants shall keep all records of all efforts made to preserve and divest the Theater Assets until one year after such divestiture has/have been completed. 
  
 XI. COMPLIANCE INSPECTION 
  
 A. For the purposes of determining or securing compliance with this Consent Decree, or of determining whether the Consent Decree should be modified
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of Washington, including consultants and other persons retained by the State of Washington, shall, and on reasonable notice to defendants, be permitted:

  
 (1) access during defendants’ office hours to
inspect and copy, or at plaintiff’s option, to require defendants provide copies of, all books, ledgers, accounts, records and documents in the possession, custody, or control of defendants, relating to any matters contained in this
Consent Decree; and 
  
 (2) to interview, either informally
or on the record, defendants’ officers, employees, or agents, who may have their individual counsel present, regarding such matters. The interviews shall be subject to the reasonable convenience of the interviewee and without restraint or
interference by defendants. 
  
 B. Upon the written request
of a duly authorized representative of the Attorney General for Washington, defendants shall submit written reports, under oath if requested, relating to any of the matters contained in this Consent Decree as may be requested. 
  
 C. No information or documents obtained by the means provided in this
Section shall be divulged by the State of Washington to any person other than an authorized representative of the executive branch of the United States and the trustee serving under Section V, except in the course of legal proceedings to
which the State of Washington is a party (including grand jury proceedings), or for the purpose of securing compliance with this Consent Decree, or as otherwise required by law. 
  
 D. If at the time information or documents are furnished by defendants to the plaintiffs, defendants represent and
identify in writing the material in any such information or documents to which a claim of protection may be asserted under Rule 26(c)(7) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, and defendants mark each pertinent page of such
material, “Subject to claim of protection under Rule 26(c)(7) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure,” then the plaintiffs shall give defendants ten (10) calendar days notice prior to divulging such material in any
legal proceeding (other than a grand jury proceeding). 
  

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 XII. NOTIFICATION 
  
 A. Unless such transaction is otherwise subject to the reporting and waiting period requirements of the
Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended, 15 U.S.C. § 18a (the “HSR Act”), defendants, without providing advance notification to the State of Washington, shall not directly or indirectly acquire any assets
of or any interest, including any financial, security, loan, equity or management interest, in the business of first-run, commercial theaters in King County, Washington during the 10-year period of this Consent Decree. This notification requirement
shall apply only to the acquisition of any assets or any interest in the business of first-run, commercial motion picture theatres at the time of the acquisition and shall not be construed to require notification of acquisition of interest in new
theater developments or of assets not being operated as first-run commercial motion picture theatre businesses, provided, that this notification requirement shall apply to first-run, commercial theatres under construction at the time of the entering
of this Consent Decree. 
  
 B. Such notification shall be
provided to the State of Washington in the same format as, and per the instructions relating to the Notification and Report Form set forth in the Appendix to Part 803 of Title 16 of the Code of Federal Regulations as amended, except that
the information requested in Items 5 through 9 of the instructions must be provided only about first-run, commercial Theaters. Notification shall be provided at least thirty (30) days prior to acquiring any such interest, and shall include,
beyond what may be required by the applicable instructions, the names of the principal representatives of the parties to the agreement who negotiated the agreement, and any management or strategic plans discussing the proposed transaction. If within
the 30-day period after notification, representatives of State of Washington make a written request for additional information, defendants shall not 

  

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consummate the proposed transaction or agreement until twenty (20) days after submitting all such additional information. Early termination of the
waiting periods in this paragraph may be requested and, where appropriate, granted in the same manner as is applicable under the requirements and provisions of the HSR Act and rules promulgated thereunder. This Section shall be broadly
construed and any ambiguity or uncertainty regarding the filing of notice under this Section shall be resolved in favor of filing notice. 
  
 XIII. NO REACQUISITION 
  
 Defendants may not reacquire any part of the Theater Assets during the term of this Consent Decree. 
  
 XIV. RETENTION OF JURISDICTION 
  
 This Court retains jurisdiction to enable any party to this Consent Decree to
apply to this Court at any time for further orders and directions as may be necessary or appropriate to carry out or construe this Consent Decree, to modify any of its provisions, to enforce compliance, and to punish violations of its provisions.

  
 XV. EXPIRATION OF CONSENT DECREE 
  
 Unless this Court grants an extension, this Consent Decree shall expire ten
years from the date of its entry. 
  
 XVI. PUBLIC INTEREST
DETERMINATION 
  
 Entry of this Consent Decree is in the
public interest. 
  
 XVII. ENFORCEMENT 
  
 A. Violation of any of the terms of this Consent Decree shall constitute
a violation of an injunction for which civil penalties of up to $25,000 per violation may be sought by the Attorney General pursuant to RCW 19.86.140. 
  
 B. Nothing in this Consent Decree shall be construed to limit or bar any other governmental entity or consumer from pursuing other available remedies
against Defendants. 
  

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 C. Under no circumstances shall this Consent Decree or the name of the State of Washington, Office
of the Attorney General, or any of their employees be used by any defendant as an endorsement or approval of Defendants acts, practices or conduct of business. 
  

XVIII. NOTIFICATIONS 
  
 If notices are issued pursuant to this Consent Decree they shall be issued to the following: 
  
 To the Plaintiff: 
  
 Mark O. Brevard, AAG 
 Office of the Attorney General 
 Antitrust
Division 
 900 Fourth Avenue Suite 2000 
 Seattle, WA 98164 
  
 (206)
464-7030 
 (FAX) (206) 587-5636 
 markb@atg.wa.gov 
  
 To the Defendants:

  
 Marquee Holdings Inc. 
 Damian G. Didden 
 Attorney for Defendant

 Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz 
 51 West 52nd Street 
 New York, NY 10019 
  
 LCE Holdings, Inc. 
 Deborah L. Feinstein 
 Attorney for Defendants 
 Arnold & Porter 
 555 12th Street, NW 
 Washington, DC 20004 
  

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 XIX. ATTORNEY FEES AND COST REIMBURSEMENT 
  
 A. Defendants shall pay to the State of Washington, within ten
(10) business days of entry of this Consent Decree, the sum of $ 45,000 for reimbursement of fees and costs incurred in this matter for all work performed up to November 15, 2005, plus actual fee and costs amounts that have accrued from
that date up to entry of this Consent Decree. 
  
 B. Defendants shall pay to the State of Washington reimbursement of actual fees and costs incurred by it for work performed after entry of this Consent Decree. The post-judgment work that is eligible for reimbursement under this
provision must be directly related to overseeing the Operating and Divestiture Trustees, monitoring the divestiture so that it is accomplished in accordance with the terms of this Consent Decree, or taking any and all actions involving non-parties
to this Consent Decree that the State of Washington, in its sole discretion, feels is necessary and appropriate to ensure the terms of this Consent Decree are fulfilled. The State of Washington shall submit one bill for reimbursement of
post-judgment fees and costs within thirty (30) days after all assets described in this Consent Decree have been divested in accordance with the terms of this Consent Decree. Defendants shall make prompt payment within ten (10) business
days after the State of Washington has submitted one final bill for post-judgment fees and costs reimbursement. 
  
 C. If the State of Washington brings an action to enforce the provisions of this Consent Decree and prevails, Defendants also shall reimburse the
States actual fees and costs incurred in bringing the enforcement action. The remedies set forth in this Consent Decree are in addition to any remedies available to the States for violation of the terms of this Consent Decree. 
  
 D. Defendants shall pay the amounts specified above to the Antitrust
Division of the Office of the Attorney General for the State of Washington, to be deposited into the Washington Attorney General Antitrust Revolving Fund. Payment shall be made by cashier’s check or wire transfer to the State of Washington,
Office of the Attorney General, ATTN. Dale Eastman, Litigation Manager, 900 Fourth Avenue, Suite 2000, Seattle, Washington, 98164. 
  

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 XX. APPROVAL AND ORDER 
  
 A. This Consent Decree is approved and entered pursuant to 15 U.S.C. §26 and RCW 19.86.080. This Consent Decree is
the Order of the Court and takes effect upon filing. 
  
 B. This proceeding, in all other respects, is hereby dismissed with respect to Defendants. 
  
 It is SO ORDERED this      day of
                     2005. 
  

	
	  

	UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

  
 Presented by: 

 
 ROB MCKENNA 
 Attorney General of Washington State 
  
 TINA E.
KONDO 
 Senior Assistant Attorney General 
 Antitrust Division
Chief 
  

	
	 /s/ Mark O. Brevard

	MARK O. BREVARD, WSBA #21228
	Assistant Attorney General
	900 Fourth Avenue Suite 2000
	Seattle, WA 98164
	(206) 464-7030

  

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 Approved as to form; Notice of Presentation waived: 
  
 For Defendant Marquee Holdings, Inc.; 
  

	
	 /s/ Peter C. Brown

	NAME
	Chief Executive Officer

  

	
	 /s/ Duncan C. Turner

	DUNCAN C. TURNER, WSBA #20597
	Counsel for Defendant
	Badgley Mullins Law Group PLLC
	701 Fifth Avenue, Suite 4750
	Seattle, WA 98104
	Tel: (206) 340-5907
	Fax: (206) 621-6566

  

	
	 /s/ Damian G. Didden

	DAMIAN G. DIDDEN (Pro Hac Vice)
	ILENE KNABLE GOTTS (Pro Hac Vice)
	Counsel for Defendant
	Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz

  
 51
West 52nd Street 
 New York, NY 10019 
 Tel: (212) 403-1113 
 Fax: (212) 403-2113 
  

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 Approved as to form; Notice of presentation waived: 
  
 For Defendant LCE Holdings, Inc.: 
  

	
	 /s/ Travis Reid

	NAME
	Chief Executive Officer

  

	
	 /s/ Ramona M. Emerson

	RAMONA M. EMERSON, WSBA #20956
	Counsel for Defendant
	Preston Gates & Ellis LLP
	925 Fourth Avenue
	Suite 2900
	Seattle, WA 98104-1158
	Tel: (206) 370-6748
	Fax: (206) 370-6058
	Dated: 12/20/05

  

	
	 /s/ Deborah L. Feinstein

	DEBORAH L. FEINSTEIN (Pro Hac Vice)
	Counsel for Defendant
	Arnold & Porter LLP
	555 Twelfth Street, NW Washington, DC 20004
	Tel: (202) 942-5015 Fax: (202) 942-5999
	Dated: December 19, 2005

  

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