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3Q15 Form 8-K - Exhibit 10.1 - Consulting Agreement

Exhibit 10.1

Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc.

July 30, 2015

Richard W. Evans, Jr.
(at the Address on file with Cullen/Frost)

Re:    Consulting Agreement
Dear Dick:
On behalf of the Board of Directors (the “Board”), I want to thank you for your over 40 years of service to Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc. (“Cullen/Frost”).  I know I speak for the rest of the Board when I say that you have demonstrated remarkable leadership and immeasurable commitment to Cullen/Frost.
Although the Board accepts your decision to retire from active employment and from the Board, effective as of March 31, 2016 (your “Retirement Date”), we have asked you to continue to provide consulting services to Cullen/Frost following your retirement.  The purpose of this letter is to confirm the agreements that we have reached.  We appreciate your willingness to provide continued support and expertise to Cullen/Frost.
		
	1.
	Employment Through Retirement Date

During your employment in the period from the date hereof through your Retirement Date, you will continue in your current role as Chief Executive Officer and will continue to receive compensation and employee benefits as in effect as of the date hereof and subject to the terms and conditions of Cullen/Frost’s compensation and benefits plans.
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, during your employment through your Retirement Date, you will be eligible to receive (i) an annual equity-based award in October 2015, as determined by the Compensation and Benefits Committee in the ordinary course, which 2015 equity-based award shall be subject to the same vesting terms and conditions (including retirement and change in control vesting provisions) as the equity-based awards granted to you in 2014, (ii) an annual cash incentive for 2015, based on performance as determined by the Compensation and Benefits Committee in the ordinary course, which 2015 annual incentive amount shall be payable at the same time that 2015 annual incentives are paid to other senior executives of Cullen/Frost, and (iii) a pro-rata annual cash incentive for 2016 (with a target incentive opportunity equal to 100% of base salary), based on performance as determined by the Compensation and Benefits Committee in the ordinary course, which 2016 annual incentive amount shall be payable at the same time that 2016 annual incentives are paid to other senior executives of Cullen/Frost.  Upon your retirement, any accrued benefits (including, but not limited to, tax-qualified and non-qualified pension and retirement benefits, deferred compensation and accrued but unpaid vacation) shall be paid to you, in each case, in accordance with the terms and conditions of the applicable plan document and any applicable prior payment election made by you.
		
	2.
	Services; Consulting Term; Renewal

Following your Retirement Date, you agree to serve as a consultant to Cullen/Frost on the terms and conditions of this letter.  As a consultant, you agree to perform the following services (the “Services”), reporting to the Chief Executive Officer of Cullen/Frost (the “CEO”):  (i) provide advice and counsel regarding all aspects of the business to the CEO, (ii) assist with special projects as requested by the CEO (including acting as an advisor on acquisition strategies), (iii) continue to assist Cullen/Frost with community, customer and business relations as requested by the CEO, (iv) continue your current role and duties as a member of the International Financing Conference (“IFC”), including hosting the IFC March 2018 meeting in Texas, and (v) perform such other services as the parties may mutually agree upon from time to time during the Term.  

The term of your consulting arrangement will be from April 1, 2016 until March 31, 2021, unless earlier terminated as provided in paragraph 4 of this letter or extended pursuant to the next sentence of this paragraph (the “Term”).  Commencing on April 1, 2021 and on each April 1st thereafter, the Term shall be automatically extended for one year periods, unless either you or Cullen/Frost gives the other party not less than three (3) months’ prior written notice of the intention to not extend the Term.  
Your duties as a consultant shall not require you to perform more than thirty (30) hours per month of consulting services for each of the first twenty-four (24) months of the Term.  Cullen/Frost and you confirm that it is currently expected that your duties as a consultant shall not exceed twenty percent (20%) of the average level of services performed by you during your last three years of employment with Cullen/Frost, consistent with the parties’ intent that your Retirement Date shall constitute a “separation from service” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”).  
		
	3.
	Consulting Fees; Other Benefits and Expenses

As compensation for your performance of the Services and the other terms and conditions of this letter, during the Term, you will receive an annual consulting fee (the “Consulting Fee”) as follows: (i) $600,000 for the first year of the Term, (ii) $350,000 for each of the next two years of the Term, and (iii) $200,000 for each year of the Term thereafter.  The Consulting Fee will be payable in monthly installments in arrears.  
During the Term, Cullen/Frost will also provide you with (A) an office, which shall be of a size and with furnishings comparable to those in effect prior to your Retirement Date and shall be in San Antonio, Texas (but need not be at a Cullen/Frost business location), (B) administrative support provided by your current assistant (or such replacement as you may select upon your current assistant’s retirement) on the same basis as provided to you prior to your Retirement Date, which assistant shall remain an employee of Cullen/Frost and receive compensation and benefits consistent with past practice, (C) an up-to-date home computer, tablet, cellular phone and technological support consistent with past practice, (D) business travel and entertainment reimbursement and business transportation benefits on same basis as provided to you prior to your Retirement Date, (E) payment (or reimbursement) of professional organization membership fees, dues and subscriptions on the same basis as provided to you prior to your Retirement Date, including travel to IFC meetings and expenses related to hosting the IFC March 2018 meeting in Texas, and (F) home security services at your primary and secondary residence on same basis as provided to you prior to your Retirement Date, which home security services shall continue to be provided for five years after expiration of the Term.
		
	4.
	Termination

Cullen/Frost or you may terminate the Term for any reason before its scheduled expiration by providing three months prior written notice to the other party, other than in the case of a termination by Cullen/Frost for Cause (as defined below) which may occur on thirty (30) days’ written notice to you (or immediately in the case of clause (c) of the definition of Cause).  In the event you terminate the Term for any reason other than due to material breach by Cullen/Frost of the terms of this letter or Cullen/Frost terminates the Term for Cause, no Consulting Fee or other benefits described in paragraph 3 above will be paid or provided for any period following the date of termination.  In the event you terminate the Term due to material breach by Cullen/Frost of the terms of this letter or Cullen/Frost terminates the Term other than for Cause, Cullen/Frost shall pay the Consulting Fees and provide the other benefits described in paragraph 3 through the end of the then current Term.  In the event of any early termination of the Term pursuant to this paragraph 4, your obligations under paragraph 5 below will continue.  For purposes of this paragraph 4, “Cause” shall have the same meaning as set forth in the Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc. 2015 Omnibus Incentive Plan, provided that, other than with respect to clause (c) of such definition relating to a felony, Cullen/Frost provides you written notice setting forth the alleged conduct giving rise to a claim of Cause and a reasonably opportunity to cure such conduct.
		
	5.
	Restrictive Covenants

Without the written consent of Cullen/Frost, you agree not to, directly or indirectly, represent, become employed by, perform services for, consult to, or advise in any manner or have any material interest in any Competitive Entity for the duration of the Term and for three years thereafter (the “Restricted Period”).  A “Competitive Entity” shall mean any depository institution or its holding company that engages, directly or indirectly, in any activity that competes within Cullen/Frost’s “footprint” (i.e., where Cullen/Frost or any of its subsidiaries regularly conducts business) with any of the business activities engaged in by Cullen/Frost or any of its subsidiaries at any time during the Term.  Ownership of not more than 2% of the outstanding stock of any publicly traded company shall not be a violation of this paragraph 5.

In addition, during the Restricted Period, without written consent of Cullen/Frost, you agree not to (i) solicit, hire, or cause any person or entity to solicit or hire, directly or indirectly, in any capacity (whether for your own interest or any other person’s or entity’s interest) any employee of Cullen/Frost or any of its subsidiaries (or who was an employee of Cullen/Frost or any of its subsidiaries within the prior six months), or (ii) solicit any customer of Cullen/Frost to transact business with a Competitive Enterprise or reduce or refrain from doing business with Cullen/Frost or any of its subsidiaries.  “Solicit” shall mean any direct or indirect communication of any kind, regardless of who initiates it, that in any way invites, advises, encourages or requests any person to take or refrain from taking any action.
		
	6.
	Indemnification

Following your Retirement Date, Cullen/Frost will continue to indemnify you against any actual or threatened action, suit or proceeding and to provide you with D&O insurance coverage, in each case, with respect to your services as an executive officer and director of Cullen/Frost and its subsidiaries prior to your Retirement Date and thereafter the Services as a consultant and, in each case, to the same extent that such indemnification and D&O insurance coverage is provided to executive officers and directors of Cullen/Frost and its subsidiaries. 
		
	7.
	Independent Contractor; Taxes

You agree that you are performing the Services as an independent contractor and not as an employee of Cullen/Frost and that, following your Retirement Date, you will not be eligible to continue to participate as an employee in any employee benefit programs of Cullen/Frost.  Nothing in this letter shall be deemed to constitute a partnership or joint venture between Cullen/Frost and you nor shall anything in this letter be deemed to constitute Cullen/Frost or you as the agent of the other.  During the Term, neither you nor Cullen/Frost shall be or become liable to or bound by any representation, act or omission whatsoever of the other.
You acknowledge that, as an independent contractor, you will be responsible for the payment of all applicable taxes levied or based upon the Consulting Fee and for all non-reimbursable expenses attributable to the rendering of Services, including without limitation, the payment of all federal, state and local income taxes, self-employment FICA (social security) taxes, and unemployment and workers compensation payments. 
		
	8.
	Miscellaneous

You agree that any and all contracts, correspondence, books, accounts and other sources of information relating to Cullen/Frost’s and its subsidiaries’ businesses shall be available for inspection at your office by Cullen/Frost's authorized representative during ordinary business hours upon reasonable notice to you.  Neither party shall assign, transfer or subcontract this letter or any of its obligations hereunder without the other party’s express, prior written consent.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, Cullen/Frost may assign this letter to a purchaser of all, or substantially all, of Cullen/Frost’s assets.
Except to the extent subject to federal law, this letter shall be deemed to be made under, and in all respects shall be interpreted, construed and governed by and in accordance with, the laws of the State of Texas applicable to agreements made and to be performed entirely within such State.
You acknowledge that your Services are of a specific, unique and extraordinary character and that your breach or threatened breach of the provisions set forth in paragraph 5 will cause irreparable injury to Cullen/Frost for which monetary damages alone will not provide an adequate remedy.  Accordingly, in addition to any rights or remedies Cullen/Frost may have available to it under this letter or otherwise, it also shall be entitled to an injunction to be issued by any court of competent jurisdiction, restraining you from committing or continuing any violation of paragraph 5.  You agree that no bond will need to be posted for Cullen/Frost to receive such an injunction and no proof will be required that monetary damages for violations of this non-competition provision would be difficult to calculate and that remedies at law would be inadequate.  You also will forfeit any additional Consulting Fee and the other benefits described under paragraph 3 that otherwise would have been payable or provided to you under this letter. 
If any provision of this letter is found by any court of competent jurisdiction (or legally empowered agency) to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable for any reason, then (i) the provision will be amended automatically to the minimum extent necessary to cure the illegality or invalidity and permit enforcement and (ii) the remainder of this letter will not be affected.
It is the intent of the parties that any amounts payable under this letter shall be exempt from or otherwise comply with the provisions of Section 409A of the Code (“Section 409A”), and each payment under this letter shall be treated as a separate payment for purposes of Section 409A. The parties intend that the terms and provisions of this letter shall be interpreted and 

applied in a manner that satisfies the requirements and exemptions of Section 409A and, to the maximum extent permitted, this letter shall be interpreted so as to comply with Section 409A. With respect to any provision of this letter that provides for reimbursement of costs and expenses or in-kind benefits, the right to reimbursement or benefits may not be exchanged for any other benefit, and the amount of expenses eligible for reimbursement (or in-kind benefits paid) in one year shall not affect amounts reimbursable or provided as in-kind benefits in any subsequent year.  All expense reimbursements paid pursuant to this letter that are taxable income to you shall in no event be paid later than the end of the calendar year next following the year in which you incur the expense.
This letter constitutes the entire agreement of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous representations, proposals, discussions, and communications, whether oral or in writing with respect to the subject matter hereof.  This letter shall be binding upon you and your heirs, administrators, representatives and executors and Cullen/Frost and its successors and assigns and may be modified only in a writing signed by you and Cullen/Frost.
Any notices given under this letter (1) by Cullen/Frost to you shall be in writing and shall be given by hand delivery or by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, addressed to you at your address listed above or (2) by you to Cullen/Frost shall be in writing and shall be given by hand delivery or by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, addressed to the General Counsel of Cullen/Frost at Cullen/Frost corporate headquarters.
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To confirm the foregoing terms are acceptable to you, please execute and return the copy of this letter, which is enclosed for your convenience. 
Very truly yours,

CULLEN/FROST BANKERS, INC.

By:    /s/ Royce S. Caldwell    
Name:    Royce S. Caldwell
Title:    Director

By:    /s/ Emily Skillman    
Name:    Emily Skillman
Title:    Secretary to the Compensation and Benefits Committee

AGREED AND ACKNOWLEDGED:

/s/ Richard W. Evans, Jr.    
Name:    Richard W. Evans, Jr.EX-10.14

 Exhibit 10.14 

MICROSOFT CORPORATION 

DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN FOR 

NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTORS 

(Amended and Restated Effective January 1, 2015) 

1. Purpose 
 The purpose of the Microsoft
Corporation Deferred Compensation Plan for Non-Employee Directors (the “Plan”) is to further the long-term growth of Microsoft Corporation (the “Company”) by allowing the non-employee directors of the Company the opportunity to
defer certain compensation, keeping their financial interests aligned with the Company, and providing them with a long-term incentive to continue providing services to the Company. 

This Plan is intended to comply with section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”) and official
guidance issued thereunder. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Plan, this Plan shall be interpreted, operated and administered in a manner consistent with this intention. 

2. Effective Date 
 The Plan is effective
January 16, 2006. This restatement of the Plan is effective January 1, 2015. 
 3. Definitions 

In addition to the terms defined above, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated below. 

Account — means a bookkeeping account established by the Company for each Participant electing to defer Eligible Compensation
under the Plan, which may include sub-accounts for amounts payable at different times and/or payable in different forms. 
 Affiliate
— means any corporation or other entity that is treated as a single employer with the Company under Code section 414. 
 Board
— means the Board of Directors of Microsoft Corporation. 
 Cash Retainer — means the amount of annual retainer payable in
cash for service on the Board, including any annual retainer payable for service as a chair or member of any Board committee. 
 Common
Stock — means the Common Stock, $0.00000625 par value, of the Company. 
 Director — means a member of the Board who is
not an officer or employee of the Company or any Affiliate. 
 Eligible Compensation — means both the Cash Retainer and Equity
Retainer. For the avoidance of doubt, Eligible Compensation earned in a Plan Year refers to the Cash Retainer and Equity Retainer earned in the four quarterly cycles beginning in the applicable Plan Year measured from the date of the annual
shareholders meeting in the immediately prior Plan Year. 
 Equity Retainer — means the amount of annual retainer payable in
Common Stock for service on the Board, including any annual retainer payable for service as a chair or member of any Board committee. 

  
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 New Director — means a Director who was not eligible to participate in the Plan (or
any other plan sponsored by the Company or any Affiliate, which may be aggregated with the Plan under Code section 409A) prior to becoming a Director; provided, all Directors providing services to the Company as of the Effective Date shall be deemed
to be New Directors for purposes of making an initial election pursuant to Section 5.1(b)(ii) with respect to Eligible Compensation earned in 2006. 

Open Enrollment — means the period during each Plan Year when Directors may elect to make, terminate or change an initial election
to defer amounts under the Plan. Open Enrollment shall normally be held during the month of December of each Plan Year. 
 Participant
— means a Director who elects to defer Eligible Compensation under the Plan. 
 Plan Administrator — means the
Compensation Committee of the Board, or its delegate or delegates appointed to administer the Plan. 
 Plan Year — means the
12-month period from January 1 to December 31. 
 Separation from Service or Separates from Service — means a
“separation from service” with the Company and its Affiliates within the meaning of Code section 409A. 
 HR Officer —
means the senior corporate officer in charge of the Human Resources department, currently the Chief People Officer. 
 4. Participation 

4.1 Any Director shall be eligible to participate in the Plan. A Director becomes a Participant in the Plan on the date he or she first
enrolls in the Plan by electing to defer Eligible Compensation in accordance with Section 5.1(b). 
 4.2 A Director who has been a
Participant under the Plan will cease to be a Participant on the date his or her Account is fully distributed. 
 5. Participant Accounts 

5.1 Elections to Defer Eligible Compensation 

(a) Initial Deferral Election. A Director may make an irrevocable election to defer the following types of Eligible Compensation in one
(1) percent increments up to the specified maximum percentages: 
 (i) A Director may elect to defer up to 100% of his or her Cash
Retainer. 
 (ii) A Director may elect to defer up to 100% of his or her Equity Retainer. 

(b) Time and Manner of Making an Initial Election 

(i) A Director may make an irrevocable election to defer one or more types of Eligible Compensation during the Open Enrollment period that
occurs in the Plan Year preceding the Plan Year in which the Eligible Compensation is earned. 
 (ii) In addition to Open Enrollment
elections under Section 5.1(b)(i), a New Director may make an irrevocable election to defer one or more types of Eligible Compensation, provided such election is made within thirty (30) days of becoming a New Director and such election
shall only apply to amounts earned after the election is filed. 

  
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 (iii) A deferral election shall be made in accordance with procedures established by the Plan
Administrator. 
 (c) Evergreen Election. An initial deferral election shall be effective for succeeding Plan Years and shall become
irrevocable on each December 31 with respect to Eligible Compensation earned in the immediately following Plan Year unless the Participant terminates or modifies such election. A Participant may terminate or modify an initial deferral election
during the Open Enrollment period immediately prior to the applicable Plan Year. Any termination of, or modification to, an initial deferral election shall be made in accordance with procedures established by the Plan Administrator. 

5.2 Crediting of Deferrals. Eligible Compensation deferred by a Participant under the Plan shall be credited to the Participant’s
Account as soon as practicable after the amounts would have otherwise been paid to the Participant. Amounts credited to a Participant’s Account shall be deemed immediately invested in shares of Common Stock (calculated to one one-thousandth of
a share). Any dividends which would have been received had such amount actually been invested in shares of Common Stock will also be credited to the Participant’s Account and deemed immediately invested in additional shares of Common Stock
(calculated to one one-thousandth of a share). Nothing in this Section or otherwise in the Plan, however, will require the Company to actually invest any amounts credited to a Participant’s Account in shares of Common Stock or otherwise. 

5.3 Vesting. A Participant shall at all times be one-hundred (100) percent vested in any amounts credited to his or her Account.

 5.4 Adjustments upon Changes in Capitalization. If any change is made to the shares of Common Stock without the Company’s
receipt of consideration, appropriate adjustments shall be made to the number and/or class of securities credited to a Participant’s Account under the Plan in the same manner and to the same extent that adjustments are made to the maximum
number and/or class of securities issuable under the Company’s 1999 Stock Plan for Non-Employee Directors. 
 6. Distribution of Account
Balances 
 6.1 Distribution Form 

(a) In the event a Participant elects to have the distribution of a deferred amount (and dividends thereon) commence thirty (30) days
following the date of his or her Separation from Service pursuant to Section 6.2, the Participant may elect to have the deferred amount (and dividends thereon) distributed in a lump sum payment or in equal annual installments over a period of
five (5) years. Such election must be made at the time of making the initial deferral election under Section 5.1. 
 (b) In the
event a Participant fails to specify the form in which a deferred amount (and dividends thereon) will be distributed at the time of making an initial deferral election under Section 5.1, or if a Participant elects to receive a distribution
other than pursuant to Section 6.2(a)(i), the Participant shall receive such deferred amount (and dividends thereon) in a lump sum payment. 

(c) Distribution of a Participant’s Account balance shall be made in Common Stock; provided, however, any fractional shares of Common
Stock credited to the Account shall be paid in cash. 
 6.2 Distribution Time 

(a) A Participant may elect to have the distribution of a deferred amount (and dividends thereon) commence thirty (30) days following:
(i) the date of the Participant’s Separation from Service; (ii) the first, second, third, fourth or fifth anniversary of the Participant’s Separation from Service; or (iii) a specified date or, if earlier, the fifth
anniversary of the Participant’s Separation from Service (provided that the specified date must be at least twelve (12) months after the date on which the final payment of the deferred amount would have been made to the Participant absent
deferral). 

  
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 (b) A Participant must elect the date on which distributions will commence at the time of making
the initial deferral election under Section 5.1. In the event a Participant fails to elect the date on which a distribution will commence at the time of making an initial deferral election under Section 5.1, or if a Participant specifies a
date under Section 6.2(a)(iii) that is less than twelve (12) months after the date on which the final payment of the deferred amount would have been made to the Participant absent deferral, the Participant shall receive the distribution
thirty (30) days following the date of the Participant’s Separation from Service. 
 (c) Except as otherwise permitted under IRS
guidance, if a distribution is to be made upon the Separation from Service of a Key Employee, distribution may not be made before the date which is six months after the date of the Key Employee’s Separation from Service (or, if earlier, the
date of death of the Key Employee). Any payments that would otherwise be made during this period of delay shall be paid in the seventh month following Separation from Service (or, if earlier, the month after the Key Employee’s death). For this
purpose, “Key Employee” means an individual treated as a “specified employee” under Code section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i) as of his or her Separation from Service (i.e., a key employee (as defined under Code section 416(i) without regard
to paragraph (5) thereof) of a corporation any stock of which is publicly traded on an established securities market or otherwise). Key Employees shall be determined in accordance with Code section 409A, using a December 31 identification
date. A listing of Key Employees as of an identification date shall be effective for the 12-month period beginning on the April 1 following the identification date. 

(d) Notwithstanding Section 6.1 or 6.2 or any election to the contrary, for purposes of Eligible Compensation earned during each separate
quarterly period beginning after 2014, if a Participant Separates from Service during a separate quarterly period, the distribution of any deferred amount (and dividends thereon) attributable to such period will be paid in a cash lump sum within 30
days following the last day of the quarterly period, subject to Section 6.2(c) and in accordance with Treasury Regulation §1.409A-3(c). 

6.3 Distributions upon Death 

(a) In the event a Participant dies prior to the distribution of his or her entire Account balance, the remaining Account balance shall be
distributed to the Participant’s beneficiary in accordance with Sections 6.1 and 6.2 above. 
 (b) A Participant shall designate his or
her beneficiary prior to death in accordance with procedures established by the Plan Administrator. If a Participant has not properly designated a beneficiary, or if no designated beneficiary is living on the date of any distribution, such amount
shall be distributed to the Participant’s estate. 
 (c) For purposes of determining the proper death beneficiary under this Plan, this
Plan shall not be interpreted as preempting applicable state law regarding the ownership rights of Accounts upon a Participant’s death. For example, although this Plan states that upon a Participant’s death, Account balances will be paid
to his or her beneficiary, the personal representative will be obligated to pay any benefits owed to a spouse or otherwise as a result of any applicable community property laws. 

7. Administration 
 The Plan
Administrator shall be responsible for the operation and administration of the Plan and for carrying out the provisions hereof. The Plan Administrator shall have the full authority and discretion to make, amend, interpret, and enforce all
appropriate rules and regulations for the administration of this Plan and decide or resolve any and all questions, including interpretations of this Plan, as may arise in connection with this Plan. Any such action taken by the Plan Administrator
shall be final and conclusive on any party. To the extent the Plan Administrator has been granted discretionary authority under the Plan, the Plan Administrator’s prior exercise of such authority shall not obligate it to exercise its authority
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valuations, certificates, opinions and reports furnished by any actuary, accountant, controller, counsel or other person employed or engaged by the Company with respect to the Plan. The Plan
Administrator may, from time to time, employ agents and delegate to such agents, including the HR Officer or other employees of the Company, such administrative duties as it sees fit, and the HR Officer is expressly delegated the authority to take
all actions necessary to implement the Plan in accordance with the terms approved by the Board and the Plan Administrator. 
 8. Amendment and
Termination 
 8.1 Amendment or Termination. The Company reserves the right to amend or terminate the Plan when, in the sole
discretion of the Company, such amendment or termination is advisable, pursuant to a resolution or other action taken by the Board or the Plan Administrator, provided that the Board or Plan Administrator may delegate the authority to amend the Plan
to the HR Officer from time to time. 
 8.2 Effect of Amendment or Termination. No amendment or termination of the Plan shall
decrease the amounts credited to a Participant’s Account as of such amendment or termination. Upon termination of the Plan, Participants’ Account balances shall be distributed in accordance with Sections 6.1 through 6.3, unless the Company
determines in its sole discretion that all such amounts shall be distributed upon termination in accordance with the requirements under Code section 409A. 

8.3 Constructive Receipt Termination. If amounts deferred under the Plan must be included in income under Code section 409A prior to
the scheduled distribution of such amounts, distribution of such amount shall be made to Participants. 
 9. General Provisions 

9.1 Rights Unsecured. The right of a Participant or his or her beneficiary to receive a distribution hereunder shall be an unsecured
claim against the general assets of the Company, and neither the Participant nor his or her beneficiary shall have any rights in or against any amount credited to any Account or any other specific assets of the Company. The Plan at all times shall
be considered entirely unfunded for tax purposes. Any funds set aside by the Company for the purpose of meeting its obligations under the Plan, including any amounts held by a trustee, shall continue for all purposes to be part of the general assets
of the Company and shall be available to its general creditors in the event of the Company’s bankruptcy or insolvency. The Company’s obligation under this Plan shall be that of an unfunded and unsecured promise to pay money in the future.

 9.2 Construction of Plan. Nothing in this Plan shall be construed to give any Director any right to receive Eligible Compensation
or any other type of compensation. No Participant or beneficiary shall have any right to receive a distribution under the Plan except in accordance with the terms of the Plan. Establishment of the Plan shall not be construed to give any Participant
the right to be retained as a member of the Board. Nothing contained in the Plan shall constitute a guarantee by the Company or any other person or entity that the assets of the Company will be sufficient to pay any benefits hereunder. In the event
any provision of the Plan shall be held invalid or illegal for any reason, any illegality or invalidity shall not affect the remaining parts of the Plan, but the Plan shall be construed and enforced as if the illegal or invalid provision had never
been inserted. Words in the masculine gender shall include the feminine and the singular shall include the plural, and vice versa, unless qualified by the context. Any headings used herein are included for ease of reference only, and are not to be
construed so as to alter the terms hereof. 
 9.3 Nonalienation of Benefits. This Plan inures to the benefit of and is binding upon
the parties hereto and their successors, heirs and assigns; provided, however, that the amounts credited to a Participant’s Account are not, except as provided in Section 9.4, subject in any manner to anticipation, alienation, sale,
transfer, assignment, pledge, encumbrance, charge, garnishment, execution or levy of any kind, either voluntary or involuntary, and any attempt to anticipate, alienate, sell, transfer, assign, pledge, encumber, charge or otherwise dispose of any
right to any benefits payable hereunder, will be null and void and not binding on the Plan or the Company. 

  
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 9.4 Taxes. The Company or other payor may withhold from a benefit payment under the Plan
or a Participant’s Eligible Compensation any federal, state, or local taxes required by law to be withheld with respect to a payment or accrual under the Plan, and shall report such payments and other Plan-related information to the appropriate
governmental agencies as required under applicable law. 
 9.5 Delivery of Shares. The obligation of the Company to issue shares of
Common Stock under this Plan shall be subject to all applicable laws, rules and regulations, including all applicable federal and state securities laws, and the obtaining of all such approvals by governmental agencies as may be deemed necessary or
appropriate by the Plan Administrator. 
 9.6 Participant’s Cooperation. The Participant shall cooperate with the Company by
furnishing any and all information requested by the Plan Administrator in order to facilitate the payment of benefits hereunder. If the Participant refuses to cooperate, the Company shall have no further obligation to the Participant under the Plan.

 9.7 Incapacity of Recipient. If any person entitled to a distribution under the Plan is deemed by the Plan Administrator to be
incapable of personally receiving and giving a valid receipt for such payment, then, unless and until a claim for such payment shall have been made by a duly appointed guardian or other legal representative of such person, the Plan Administrator may
provide for such payment or any part thereof to be made to any other person or institution then contributing toward or providing for the care and maintenance of such person. Any such payment shall be a payment for the account of such person and a
complete discharge of any liability of the Company and the Plan with respect to the payment. 
 9.8 Legally Binding. In the event of
any consolidation, merger, acquisition or reorganization, the obligations of the Company under this Plan shall continue and be binding on the Company and its successors or assigns. The rights, privileges, benefits and obligations under the Plan are
intended to be legal obligations of the Company and binding upon the Company, its successors and assigns. 
 9.9 Unclaimed Benefits.
Each Participant shall keep the Plan Administrator informed of his or her current address and the current address of his or her designated beneficiary. The Plan Administrator shall not be obligated to search for the whereabouts of any person if the
location of a person is not made known to the Plan Administrator. 
 9.10 Applicable Law and Venue. The Plan shall be governed by the
laws of the State of Washington. In the event the Company or any Participant (or beneficiary) initiates litigation related to this Plan, the venue for such action will be in King County, Washington. 

9.11 Waiver of Breach. The waiver by the Company of any breach of any provision of the Plan by a Participant shall not operate or be
construed as a waiver of any subsequent breach by the Participant. 
 9.12 Notice. Any notice or filing required or permitted to be
given to the Plan Administrator under the Plan shall be sufficient if in writing and hand-delivered, or sent by first class mail to the principal office of the Company, directed to the attention of the Plan Administrator. Such notice shall be deemed
given as of the date of delivery, or, if delivery is made by mail, as of the date shown on the postmark. 
 9.13 Attorneys’ Fees and
Costs. In the event that a dispute regarding benefits arises between the Company or Plan Administrator and a Participant (or beneficiary) and such dispute is resolved through arbitration or litigation in court, the prevailing party(ies) shall be
entitled to their reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs incurred in such action. 

  
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