Document:

Exhibit

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

THIS EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT is made and entered into as of this 30th day of April, 2018, by and between Capitol Federal Savings Bank (hereinafter referred to as the "Bank") and Bob Kobbeman (the "Employee").

WHEREAS, in connection with the proposed acquisition of Capital City Bancshares, Inc. (“CC”) and its wholly owned subsidiary, Capital City Bank (“CCB”) by Capitol Federal Financial, Inc. (the “Company”) (the “Merger”), the Bank desires to hire the Employee as Executive Vice President of the Bank, and the Employee desires to provide his services to the Bank on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein; and

WHEREAS, the Bank desires to be ensured of the Employee’s active and full-time participation in the business of the Bank; and
    
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Bank has approved and authorized the execution of this Agreement with the Employee to take effect as stated in Section 2 hereof.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and of the respective covenants and agreements of the parties herein, it is AGREED as follows:

1.    Definitions.

(a)     The term "Commencement Date" means the date of closing of the Merger.

(b)     The term "Date of Termination" means the date upon which the Employee ceases to serve as an employee of the Bank.

(c)     The term "Involuntary Termination" means a termination of the employment of the Employee without the Employee’s express written consent, and shall include a termination by the Employee as a result of any of the following: (1) a material diminution of or interference with the Employee’s duties, titles, responsibilities and benefits as Executive Vice President of the Bank, (2) a change in the principal workplace of the Employee to a location outside of a 30 mile radius from the Bank’s headquarters office as of the date hereof, (3) a material reduction in the number or seniority of other Bank personnel reporting to the Employee or a material reduction in the frequency with which, or in the nature of the matters with respect to which, such personnel are to report to the Employee, other than as part of a Bank-or Company-wide reduction in staff, (4) a material reduction in the Employee’s salary or a material adverse change in the Employee’s perquisites, benefits, contingent benefits or vacation, other than as part of an overall program applied uniformly and with equitable effect to all members of the executive management of the Bank or the Company, or (5) a material permanent increase in the required hours of work or the workload of the Employee; provided in each case that Involuntary Termination shall mean a cessation or reduction in the Employee’s services for the Bank and the Company (and any other affiliated entities that are deemed to constitute a “service recipient” as defined in Treasury Regulation §1.409A-1(h)(3) that constitutes a “Separation from Service” as determined under Section 409A of the Code, taking into account all of the facts, circumstances, rules and presumptions set forth in Treasury Regulation §1.409A-1(h) and that 

also constitutes an involuntary Separation from Service under Treasury Regulation §1.409A-1(n).  In addition, before the Employee terminates his employment pursuant to clauses (1) through (5) of the preceding sentence, the Employee must first provide written notice to the Bank within ninety (90) days of the initial existence of the condition, describing the existence of such condition, and the Bank shall thereafter have the right to remedy the condition within thirty (30) days of the date they received the written notice from the Employee.  If the Bank remedies the condition within such thirty (30) day cure period, then the Employee shall not have the right to terminate his employment as the result of such event.  If the Bank does not remedy the condition within such thirty (30) day cure period, then the Employee may terminate his employment as the result of such event at any time within sixty (60) days following the expiration of such cure period.  The term "Involuntary Termination" does not include Termination for Cause or termination of employment due to retirement, death, disability or suspension or temporary or permanent prohibition from participation in the conduct of the Bank’s affairs under Section 8 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act ("FDIA").

(d)     The terms "Termination for Cause" and "Terminated For Cause" mean termination of the employment of the Employee because of the Employee's personal dishonesty, incompetence, willful misconduct, breach of a fiduciary duty involving personal profit, intentional failure to perform stated duties, willful violation of any law, rule, or regulation (other than traffic violations or similar offenses) or final cease-and-desist order, or material breach of any provision of this Agreement.  No act or failure to act by the Employee shall be considered willful unless the Employee acted or failed to act with an absence of good faith and without a reasonable belief that his action or failure to act was in the best interest of the Bank.  The Employee shall not be deemed to have been Terminated for Cause unless and until there shall have been delivered to the Employee a copy of a resolution, duly adopted by the affirmative vote of not less than a majority of the entire membership of the Board of Directors of the Bank at a meeting of the Board called and held for such purpose (after reasonable notice to the Employee and an opportunity for the Employee, together with the Employee's counsel, to be heard before the Board), stating that in the good faith opinion of the Board the Employee has engaged in conduct described in the preceding sentence and specifying the particulars thereof in detail.

(e)    The term “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or any successor code thereto.

(f)    The term “Section 409A” means Section 409A of the Code and the regulations and guidance of general applicability issued thereunder.

2.     Term. The term of this Agreement shall be a period of two years beginning on the Commencement Date, subject to earlier termination as provided herein.

3.    Employment. The Employee accepts employment as Executive Vice President of the Bank as of the Commencement Date. As such, the Employee shall render administrative and management services as are customarily performed by persons situated in similar executive capacities and shall have such other powers and duties of an officer of the Bank as the Board of Directors may prescribe from time to time.

4.    Compensation.

(a)     Salary.  The Bank agrees to pay the Employee during the term of this Agreement, not less frequently than bi-weekly, the salary established by the Board of Directors, which shall be at least $300,000 annually.  The amount of the Employee's salary shall be reviewed by the Board of Directors, beginning not later than July 1 following the Commencement Date and on or before July 1 of each year thereafter.  Adjustments in salary or other compensation shall not limit or reduce any other obligation of the Bank under this Agreement.  The Employee's salary in effect from time to time during the term of this Agreement shall not thereafter be reduced.

(b)     Discretionary Bonuses.  The Employee shall be entitled to participate in an equitable manner with all other executive officers of the Bank in the Short-Term Performance Plan and Deferred Incentive Bonus Plan as authorized and declared by the Board of Directors to its executive employees, and in all other discretionary bonuses as authorized and declared by the Board of Directors to its executive employees.  No other compensation provided for in this Agreement shall be deemed a substitute for the Employee's right to participate in such plans or bonuses when and as declared by the Board of Directors.  Any discretionary bonus shall be paid not later than 21⁄2 months after the year in which the Employee obtains a legally binding right to the bonus.  If the discretionary bonus cannot be paid by that date, then it shall be paid on the next following April 15, or such other date during the year as permitted under Section 409A.  

(c)     Expenses.  The Employee shall be entitled to receive prompt reimbursement for all reasonable expenses incurred by the Employee in performing services under this Agreement in accordance with the policies and procedures applicable to the executive officers of the Bank, provided that the Employee accounts for such expenses as required under such policies and procedures.

5.    Benefits.

(a)     Participation in Retirement and Employee Benefit Plans.  The Employee shall be entitled to participate in all plans relating to pension, thrift, profit-sharing, group life and disability insurance, medical and dental coverage, education, and other retirement or employee benefits or combinations thereof, in which the Bank's executive officers participate.  Employee may begin participating on the first day of the month following the Commencement Date, unless a waiting period is otherwise required by the insurance carrier or plan administrator.  If medical and dental coverage at CCB does not continue during the period between the Commencement Date and the first day of the month following the Commencement Date COBRA or other medical and dental coverage will be provided to the Employee, at the Bank’s expense.

(b)     Fringe Benefits.  The Employee shall be eligible to participate in, and receive benefits under, any fringe benefit plans which are or may become applicable to the Bank's executive officers, including, without limitation, the Company's Equity Incentive Plan.
 
6.    Paid time off; Leave.  The Employee shall be entitled to annual paid time off and Extended Illness Bank benefits in accordance with the policies established by the Board of Directors for executive employees and upon such conditions as the Board of Directors may 

determine in its discretion. The employee will receive years of service credit for those years of employment with CCB.

7.    Termination of Employment.

(a)     Involuntary Termination.  The Board of Directors may terminate the Employee’s employment at any time, but, except in the case of Termination for Cause, termination of employment shall not prejudice the Employee’s right to compensation or other benefits under this Agreement.  In the event of Involuntary Termination other than concurrently with or after a Change in Control as set forth in the Change of Control Agreement designated in Exhibit A, (1) the Bank shall pay to the Employee during the remaining term of this Agreement, the Employee’s salary at the rate in effect immediately prior to the Involuntary Termination, payable in such manner and at such times as such salary would have been payable to the Employee under Section 4 if the Employee had continued to be employed by the Bank, and (2) the Bank shall provide to the Employee during the remaining term of this Agreement substantially the same benefits as the Bank maintained for its executive officers immediately prior to the Involuntary Termination, including Bank-paid dependent medical and dental coverage, provided that if either the Bank is unable to provide such insurance coverage in-kind or the continuation of such insurance coverage would trigger excise taxes under Section 4980D of the Code, then the Bank shall make a lump sum cash payment to the Employee equal to the projected cost of providing such insurance coverage for the remaining term of this Agreement, with the projected cost to be based on the costs being incurred immediately prior to the Involuntary Termination as increased by 10% on each scheduled renewal date.  If the Employee is a “Specified Employee” (as defined in Section 409A of the Code) at the time of his Separation from Service, then payments under this Section 7(a) which are not considered paid on account of an involuntary separation from service (as defined in Treasury Regulation §1.409A-1(b)(9)(iii)), and as such constitute deferred compensation under Section 409A of the Code, shall not be paid until the 185th day following the Employee’s Separation from Service, or his earlier death (the “Delayed Distribution Date”).  Any payments deferred because of the preceding sentence shall be accumulated without interest and paid with the first payment that is payable in accordance with the preceding sentence and Section 409A of the Code.  To the extent permitted by Section 409A of the Code, amounts payable under this Section 7(a) which are considered deferred compensation shall be treated as payable after amounts which are not considered deferred compensation. 
(b)     Termination for Cause.  In the event of Termination for Cause, the Bank shall pay the Employee the Employee's salary and benefits through the Date of Termination, and the Bank shall have no further obligation to the Employee under this Agreement.

(c)     Voluntary Termination.  The Employee's employment may be voluntarily terminated by the Employee at any time upon 90 days written notice to the Bank or upon such shorter period as may be agreed upon between the Employee and the Board of Directors.  In the event of such voluntary termination, the Bank shall be obligated to continue to pay to the Employee the Employee's salary and benefits only through the Date of Termination, at the time such payments are due, and the Bank shall have no further obligation to the Employee under this Agreement.

(d)     Change in Control.  The Bank and Company will enter into a Change of Control Agreement with the Employee in the same format and with the same benefits provided to other executive officers of the Bank.

(e)     Death; Disability.  In the event of the death of the Employee while employed under this Agreement and prior to any termination of employment, the Employee's estate, or such person as the Employee may have previously designated in writing, shall be entitled to receive from the Bank the salary and benefits of the Employee through the last day of the calendar month in which the Employee died.  If the Employee becomes disabled as defined in the Bank’s then current disability plan, if any, or if the Employee is otherwise unable to serve in his current capacity, this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect, except that the salary paid to the Employee shall be reduced by (i) any disability insurance payments made to Employee on policies of insurance maintained by the Bank at its expense, and (ii) by any other Bank sponsored program, so that Employee shall not receive payments under a Bank paid insurance policy and a Bank sponsored program in excess of the payments required under this Agreement.

(f)     Temporary Suspension or Prohibition.  If the Employee is suspended and/or temporarily prohibited from participating in the conduct of the Bank's affairs by a notice served under Section 8(e)(3) or (g)(1) of the FDIA, 12 U.S.C. § 1818(e)(3) and (g)(1), the Bank's obligations under this Agreement shall be suspended as of the date of service, unless stayed by appropriate proceedings.  If the charges in the notice are dismissed, the Bank may in its discretion (i) pay the Employee all or part of the compensation withheld while its obligations under this Agreement were suspended and (ii) reinstate in whole or in part any of its obligations which were suspended.

(g)     Permanent Suspension or Prohibition.  If the Employee is removed and/or permanently prohibited from participating in the conduct of the Bank's affairs by an order issued under Section 8(e)(4) or (g)(1) of the FDIA, 12 U.S.C. § 1818(e)(4) and (g)(1), all obligations of the Bank under this Agreement shall terminate as of the effective date of the order, but vested rights of the contracting parties shall not be affected.

(h)     Default of the Bank.  If the Bank is in default (as defined in Section 3(x)(1) of the FDIA), all obligations under this Agreement shall terminate as of the date of default, but this provision shall not affect any vested rights of the contracting parties.

(i)     Termination by Regulators.  All obligations of the Bank under this Agreement shall be terminated, except to the extent determined that continuation of this Agreement is necessary for the continued operation of the Bank: (1) by the Comptroller of the Currency, or his or her designee, at the time the FDIC enters into an agreement to provide assistance to or on behalf of the Bank under the authority contained in Section 13(c) of the FDIA; or (2) by the Comptroller of the Currency, or his or her designee, at the time the Comptroller of the Currency, or his or her designee approves a supervisory merger to resolve problems related to operation of the Bank or when the Bank is determined by the Comptroller of the Currency to be in an unsafe or unsound condition.  Any rights of the parties that have already vested, however, shall not be affected by any such action.

(j)    Notwithstanding any other provision contained in this Agreement, if either (i) the time period for making any cash payment under this Section 7 commences in one calendar year and ends in the succeeding calendar year or (ii) in the event any payment under this Section 7 is made contingent upon the execution of a general release and the time period that the Employee has to consider the terms of such general release (including any revocation period under such release) commences in one calendar year and ends in the succeeding calendar year, then the payment shall not be paid until the succeeding calendar year.

8.    Certain Reduction of Payments by the Bank.

(a)     Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, if payments under this Agreement, together with any other payments received or to be received by the Employee in connection with a Change in Control would cause any amount to be nondeductible for federal income tax purposes pursuant to Section 280G of the Code, then benefits under this Agreement shall be reduced (not less than zero) to the extent necessary so as to maximize payments to the Employee without causing any amount to become nondeductible.  If the payments and benefits to the Employee are required to be reduced pursuant to this Section 8(a), then the cash severance payable pursuant to Section 7(d) of this Agreement shall be reduced first.

(b)     Any payments made to the Employee pursuant to this Agreement, or otherwise, are subject to and conditioned upon their compliance with 12 U.S.C. §1828(k) and any regulations promulgated thereunder.

9.    No Mitigation.  The Employee shall not be required to mitigate the amount of any salary or other payment or benefit provided for in this Agreement by seeking other employment or otherwise, nor shall the amount of any payment or benefit provided for in this Agreement be reduced by any compensation earned by the Employee as the result of employment by another employer, by retirement benefits after the Date of Termination or otherwise.

10.    Attorneys’ Fees.  In the event the Bank exercises its right of Termination for Cause, but it is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction or by an arbitrator pursuant to Section 19 that cause did not exist for such termination, or if in any event it is determined by any such court or arbitrator that the Bank has failed to make timely payment of any amounts owed to the Employee under this Agreement, the Employee shall be entitled to reimbursement for all reasonable costs, including attorneys' fees, incurred in challenging such termination or collecting such amounts.  Such reimbursement shall be in addition to all rights to which the Employee is otherwise entitled under this Agreement.

11.    Non-Solicitation and Non-Compete.  During the one-year period immediately following the Date of Termination, the Employee shall not directly or indirectly solicit, encourage, or induce any depositor or customer of the Company or the Bank or any affiliate of either the Company or the Bank, to discontinue or curtail any business relationship with the Company, the Bank or any such affiliate, or directly or indirectly induce or attempt to persuade any then-current employee of the Company, the Bank or any such affiliate to terminate his or her employment or hire any such employee.   For two years from the Commencement Date, if the Employee voluntarily or involuntarily terminates his or her employment with the Bank, the Employee shall not, directly or indirectly, as a director, employee, consultant or otherwise, 

compete with the Company, Bank, or any such affiliate by providing any services to any bank, savings association or credit union, or other mortgage, consumer or commercial lender with an office in any county in which the Company, Bank, or any such affiliate has an office.

12.    Pay to Stay.  As additional consideration for continued employment and the execution of the non-solicit and non-compete provisions set forth herein, the Bank agrees to pay to Employee a bonus in the amount of $60,000 (less applicable taxes), which shall be paid to the employee in two separate payments: (a) the first payment equivalent to fifty percent (50%) of the bonus amount shall be paid to the Employee within five (5) days after the Commencement Date; and, (b) the final payment equivalent to fifty percent (50%) of the bonus amount shall be paid on or before twelve (12) months following the Commencement Date.  

13.    No Assignments.  

(a)     This Agreement is personal to each of the parties hereto, and no party may assign or delegate any of its rights or obligations hereunder without first obtaining the written consent of the other party; provided, however, that the Bank shall require any successor or assign (whether direct or indirect, by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise) to all or substantially all of the business and/or assets of the Bank, by an assumption agreement in form and substance satisfactory to the Employee, to expressly assume and agree to perform this Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent that the Bank would be required to perform it if no such succession or assignment had taken place.  Failure of the Bank to obtain such an assumption agreement prior to the effectiveness of any such succession or assignment shall be a breach of this Agreement and shall entitle the Employee to compensation from the Bank in the same amount and on the same terms as the compensation pursuant to Section 7(d) hereof.  For purposes of implementing the provisions of this Section 13(a), the date on which any such succession becomes effective shall be deemed the Date of Termination.

(b)     This Agreement and all rights of the Employee hereunder shall inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the Employee's personal and legal representatives, executors, administrators, successors, heirs, distributees, devisees and legatees.  If the Employee should die while any amounts would still be payable to the Employee hereunder if the Employee had continued to live, all such amounts, unless otherwise provided herein, shall be paid in accordance with the terms of this Agreement to the Employee's devisee, legatee or other designee or if there is no such designee, to the Employee's estate.

14.    Notice.  For the purposes of this Agreement, notices and all other communications provided for in the Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given when personally delivered or sent by certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, to the Bank at its home office, to the attention of the Board of Directors with a copy to the Corporate Secretary, or, if to the Employee, to such home or other address as the Employee has most recently provided in writing to the Bank.

15.    Amendments.  No amendments or additions to this Agreement shall be binding unless in writing and signed by both parties, except as herein otherwise provided.

16.    Headings.  The headings used in this Agreement are included solely for convenience and shall not affect, or be used in connection with, the interpretation of this Agreement.

17.    Severability.  The provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed severable and the invalidity or unenforceability of any provision shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the other provisions hereof.

18.    Governing Law.  This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the United States to the extent applicable and otherwise by the laws of the State of Kansas.

19.    Arbitration.  Any dispute or controversy arising under or in connection with this Agreement shall be settled exclusively by arbitration in accordance with the rules of the American Arbitration Association then in effect. Judgment may be entered on the arbitrator's award in any court having jurisdiction.

20.    Supersedes Prior Agreements.  This Agreement supersedes any and all prior employment agreements entered into by and between the Employee and the Bank.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the day and year first above written.
THIS AGREEMENT CONTAINS A BINDING ARBITRATION PROVISION WHICH MAY BE ENFORCED BY THE PARTIES.

CAPITOL FEDERAL SAVING BANK
/s/ John B. Dicus
________________________________
By:    John B. Dicus
		
	Its:
	President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board

                            
EMPLOYEE

/s/ Bob Kobbeman
_________________________________
Bob Kobbeman

AMENDMENT TO EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
BOB KOBBEMAN

This Amendment to Employment Agreement (Amendment) is made this 20th day of August 2018, between Bob Kobbeman (Employee) and Capitol Federal Savings Bank (Bank). 
WHEREAS, the Employee and the Bank entered into an Employment Agreement dated April 30, 2018 (Employment Agreement);
WHEREAS, the Employee will be employed by the Bank starting September 1, 2018 as the Chief Commercial Banking Officer; and,
WHEREAS, the Employee has requested a modification to the Employment Agreement and Bank believes the requested Amendment will encourage the Employee to remain actively employed with the Bank during an essential business transition period. 
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and of the respective covenants and agreements of the parties herein, it is agreed as follows:
		
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	Paragraph 12 of the Employment Agreement is hereby amended to state:

12.  Pay to Stay.
As additional consideration for continued employment and the execution of non-solicit and non-compete provisions set forth herein, the Bank agrees to pay to Employee a bonus in the amount of $60,000 (less applicable taxes) , which shall be paid to the employee in two separate payments: (a) the first payment equivalent to fifty percent (50%) of the bonus amount shall be paid to the Employee on the regular pay period immediately following March 1, 2019; and, (b) the final payment equivalent to fifty percent (50%) of the bonus amount shall be paid on the regular pay period immediately following September 1, 2019.

		
	2.
	All other terms of the Employment Agreement shall remain the same.

IN WITNESS WEHREOF, the parties have executed this Amendment as of the day and year above written.  
CAPITOL FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK
/s/ John B. Dicus
_____________________________
By:  John B. Dicus
Its:  President, Chief Executive Officer and 
        Chairman of the Board    

EMPLOYEE    

/s/ Bob Kobbeman
________________________________
Bob KobbemanExhibit

CAPITOL FEDERAL® FINANCIAL, INC.
Deferred Incentive Bonus Plan

Effective Date of Formal
Amendment and Restatement 
September 30, 2018

CAPITOL FEDERAL FINANCIAL
Deferred Incentive Bonus Plan
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	ARTICLE I ‐‐
	PURPOSE
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	ARTICLE II –
	DEFINITIONS
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	ARTICLE III ‐‐
	PARTICIPATION
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	ARTICLE IV ‐‐
	DEFERRED ACCOUNTS
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	ARTICLE V ‐‐
	BENEFITS
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	ARTICLE VI ‐‐
	RESERVED
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	ARTICLE VII ‐‐
	SOURCE OF BENEFITS
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	ARTICLE VIII ‐‐
	ADMINISTRATION OF THIS PLAN
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	ARTICLE IX ‐‐
	AMENDMENT
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	ARTICLE X ‐‐
	TERMINATION
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	ARTICLE XI ‐‐
	RESTRICTIONS ON ALIENATION OF BENEFITS
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	ARTICLE XII ‐‐
	CLAIMS PROCEDURE
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	ARTICLE XIII ‐‐
	MISCELLANEOUS
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ARTICLE I ‐‐ PURPOSE

Section 1.01. Purpose. The purpose of this Plan is to provide specified benefits to Senior Managers of Capitol Federal® Financial, Inc. (“CFF”) and Capitol Federal® Savings Bank (collectively the “Company”) who contribute to the continued growth, development, and future business success of the Company. This program shall be administered as an unfunded plan of deferred compensation for income tax purposes and shall be applicable solely to those Employees serving in the job classification of Senior Managers, as defined herein. This Plan is intended to operate in conjunction with that certain Short Term Performance Plan adopted by the Company effective October 1, 2005, and amendments thereto.

ARTICLE II ‐‐ DEFINITIONS

For purposes of this Plan, the following phrases or terms shall have the indicated meanings unless otherwise clearly apparent from the context. Capitalized terms not specifically defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in the Short Term Performance Plan.

“Affiliated Company(ies)” means each entity that has a relationship to the Company as described by Section 414(b) or (c) of the Code.

“Approved Reason” means a reason for a Separation from Service with the Company which, in the opinion of the Committee, is in the best interest of the Company.

“Award” or “Performance Award” means a lump sum cash payment granted under the Plan to a Participant by the Committee pursuant to such terms, conditions, restrictions and/or limitations, if any, as the Committee may establish.

“Bank” means Capital Federal® Savings Bank, the wholly subsidiary of CFF.

“Beneficiary or Beneficiaries” means the person, persons, entity or entities entitled to receive any benefits under this Plan pursuant to the designation of the Participant (or in default of such designation) as provided in Section 5.03 hereof.

“Board of Directors” or “Board” means the Board of Directors of CFF.

“Cause” means:
    
(a)    the willful and continued failure by an Employee to substantially perform his or her duties with his or her employer after written warnings identifying the lack of substantial performance are delivered to the Employee by his or her employer to specifically identify the manner in which the employer believes that the Employee has not substantially performed his or her duties, or

(b)    the willful engaging by an Employee in illegal conduct which is materially and demonstrably injurious to CFF or a Subsidiary.

“Change in Control” means the occurrence of any of the following three events: (i) any person or persons acting as a group (within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code) acquires (or has acquired during the 12-month period ending on the date of the most recent acquisition by such person or persons) ownership of stock of CFF possessing 30% or more of the total voting power of the outstanding stock of CFF; (ii) 

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individuals who are members of the Board of Directors of CFF as of September 30, 2018 (the "Incumbent Board") cease for any reason during any 12-month period to constitute at least a majority thereof, provided that any person becoming a director subsequent to such date whose election was approved by a vote of at least a majority of the directors comprising the Incumbent Board, or whose nomination for election by CFF’s stockholders was approved by the nominating committee serving under an Incumbent Board, shall be considered a member of the Incumbent Board; or (iii) any person or persons acting as a group (within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code) acquires (or has acquired during the 12-month period ending on the date of the most recent acquisition by such person or persons) assets of CFF that have a gross fair market value of 40% or more of the total gross fair market value of all of the assets of CFF immediately before such acquisition or acquisitions; provided that with respect to each of the events covered by clauses (i) through (iii) above, the event must also be deemed to be either a change in the ownership of CFF, a change in the effective control of CFF or a change in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of CFF within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code.

“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

“Committee” means the Compensation Committee of the Board, or such other Board committee as may be designated by the Board to administer the Plan; provided, however, that the Committee shall consist of an odd number of three or more Directors, each of whom is a “Non‐Employee Director” within the meaning of Rule 16b‐3 under the Exchange Act, or any successor definition adopted.

“Company” means Capitol Federal® Financial, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiary, the Bank.

“Deferred Amount” means that portion of a Participant’s Performance Award, between $2,000 and 50% (35% for First Vice-Presidents) of such Award up to but not exceeding $100,000, which the Participant elects to defer under the terms of this Plan.

“Deferred Account” or “Account” means the ledger entry established in accordance with ARTICLE IV, which entry shall represent the Company’s unsecured and unfunded promise to pay the amount of benefits set forth by such entry.

“Disability” means a disability under the terms of any long‐term disability plan maintained by the Company.

“Distribution Date” means by the second business day following the regularly scheduled January board meeting following the last day of each Mandatory Deferral Period.

“Employee” means a common law Employee of the Company paid from the Company payroll account.

“Mandatory Deferral Period” means the consecutive thirty‐six month period beginning on the applicable Award Payment Date and ending at midnight on the applicable December 31st.  For purposes of this definition, the Award Payment Date shall be deemed to be the December 31 following the Performance Period to which the deferred Award under the Short Term Performance Plan relates.

“Officer” means only those certain salaried Employees of the Company who are administrative executives in continuous service with the Company employed by the Company in one of the following job classifications: Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, President, Executive Vice‐President, Senior Vice‐President or First Vice‐President.

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“Participant” means a common law Employee paid from the Company payroll account who is an Officer and who has been designated by the Committee as eligible to participate in this Plan and who has satisfied all of the threshold eligibility criteria applicable to this Plan.

“Plan” means the Capitol Federal® Financial, Inc. Deferred Incentive Bonus Plan.

“Plan Year” means the Company fiscal year ending each September 30th.

“Retirement” means, for all Plan purposes other than the Plan’s change in control provision, a termination of employment from the Company on or after attainment of age 65.

“Section 409A” means Section 409A of the Code and the regulations and guidance of general applicability issued thereunder.

“Senior Manager” means an Officer of the Company.

“Separation from Service” means a cessation or reduction in the Employee’s services for the Company and the Bank (and any other affiliated entities that are deemed to constitute a “service recipient” as defined in Treasury Regulation §1.409A-1(h)(3)) that constitutes a “Separation from Service” as determined under Section 409A of the Code, taking into account all of the facts, circumstances, rules and presumptions set forth in Treasury Regulation §1.409A-1(h). The term includes, but is not limited to, termination of employment due to a Participant’s death, Disability, Retirement, discharge (with or without cause), or voluntary termination. The term shall not include any temporary absences due to vacation, sickness, or other leaves of absence granted to Participant by the Company. A Separation from Service shall not be deemed to occur, however, upon a transfer involving any combination of the Company and any Affiliated Company. 

“Short Term Performance Plan” or “STPP” means the incentive bonus arrangement sponsored and maintained by the Company for the benefit of eligible Officers. The Short Term Performance Plan is incorporated herein by reference.

“Sole Discretion” means the right and power to decide a matter, which may be exercised arbitrarily at any time and from time to time.

“Subsidiary” means a corporation or other business entity in which CFF directly or indirectly has an ownership interest of 80 percent or more.

“Taxable Year” means the 12‐month period beginning January 1.

ARTICLE III ‐‐ PARTICIPATION

Section 3.01. Eligibility. In order to become a Participant in this Plan and defer Performance Awards granted under the STPP under this Plan, a Senior Manager must satisfy each of the following conditions:

		
	A.
	Participation in the STPP. In order to be eligible for participation in this Plan, a Senior Manager must be eligible for, and an Active Participant in, the STPP.

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B.    Committee Designation. In addition to eligibility and participation in the STPP, a Senior Manager must be specifically designated as eligible to defer under this Plan. The Committee shall have the unrestricted right and power, which may be exercised in its Sole Discretion and at any time and from time to time, to designate Senior Managers who are eligible to participate in this Plan. The Committee also shall have the right, in its Sole Discretion, to terminate an individual’s future participation in this Plan, but only to the extent permitted by Section 409A. If an individual’s participation in this Plan is terminated, the Participant (or Participant’s Beneficiary) shall be entitled to receive the Participant’s Account at the time and in the manner determined under Article V.

C.    Timely Deferral Election. In addition to the criteria set forth above, participation in this Plan shall only be possible if the Senior Manager has timely executed and filed with the Committee, or its designee, the appropriate deferral election forms. Deferral election forms shall be considered timely filed only if they are properly completed, executed and filed with the Committee in accordance with Committee rules and the provisions of Section 3.02.

Section 3.02. Incentive Bonus Deferral Agreements. For each Taxable Year (or portion of the Taxable Year after entry into the Plan), each Participant may elect to execute a deferral election agreement with respect to an Award at such time and in such form and manner as the Committee may from time to time prescribe for such purpose; provided, however, that in the case of a Senior Manager newly eligible to participate in the Plan, the Committee shall not prescribe a time later than 30 days after the date the Senior Manager is first eligible to participate in this Plan for such Senior Manager to make a deferral election for that taxable year. Any such election by a Participant to reduce the Participant’s compensation shall only apply to compensation attributable to services to be performed by the Participant in a Plan Year that commences after the date of the Participant’s deferral election; provided, however, that in the case of an election to defer any performance‐based compensation (within the meaning of Section 409A) payable with respect to services performed over a period of at least 12 months, such election must be made no later than six months before the end of such performance period, provided that the Participant has performed services continuously from the later of the beginning of the performance period or the date the performance criteria are established through the date such election is made, and provided further that in no event may an election to defer performance-based compensation be made after such compensation has become readily ascertainable. All calculations of the dollar amount of an Award shall be determined under the terms of the STPP.

The terms of any such deferral election agreement shall provide that the Participant agrees to accept a reduction in compensation from the Company with respect to an Award. The agreement shall be irrevocable by the Participant during the Plan Year in which the services are performed and each subsequent Plan Year, unless the Participant enters into a new agreement prior to the beginning of the Plan Year for which the change is to be effective. All elections, including modifications and revocation, shall be made upon such terms and conditions and at such time and in such manner as the Committee may from time to time determine in its Sole Discretion. The agreement shall automatically terminate upon the termination of this Plan or upon a Participant’s Separation from Service.

Section 3.03. Limitations on Deferrals. The Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, President, Executive Vice-Presidents or Senior Vice-Presidents may elect to defer amounts of not less than two thousand dollars ($2,000.00), up to an amount equal to fifty percent (50%) of the Participant’s Performance Award for the upcoming performance year; provided, however, that the amount of a single deferral may not exceed one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000.00). First Vice-Presidents may elect to defer amounts of not less than two thousand dollars ($2,000.00), up to an amount equal to thirty five percent (35%) of the Participant’s Performance Award for the upcoming performance year; provided, however, that the amount of a single 

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deferral may not exceed one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000.00).  No Deferred Amount may be distributed or withdrawn except as provided in Article V, and no deferral under the Plan shall continue past the applicable Distribution Date.

ARTICLE IV ‐‐ DEFERRED ACCOUNTS

Section 4.01. Deferred Account. The Deferred Amount described in Section 3.03 above shall be credited to the Participant’s Deferred Account.

A.    To the extent the Company is required to withhold any taxes or other amounts from the Deferred Amount pursuant to any federal, state or local law, such amounts shall be taken out of the portion of the Participant’s Award or other compensation not deferred under this Plan.

B.    The Company shall match each Deferred Amount by an amount equal to 50% of such Deferred Amount for the Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, President, Executive Vice-Presidents or Senior Vice-Presidents and 35% of such Deferred Amount for First-Vice-Presidents; provided, however, that such match shall be subject to forfeiture and shall be forfeited if the Participant terminates service with the Company at any time for any reason, including death, Disability, Retirement or an Approved Reason, during the applicable Mandatory Deferral Period.

Section 4.02. Vesting. Each Participant shall be fully vested in the Participant’s Deferred Amount. However, Participants shall only become vested in the forfeitable Company matching amount (credited to the Deferred Amount at the commencement of the Mandatory Deferral Period) if the Participant remains continuously employed with the Company during the Mandatory Deferral Period and is so employed on the last day of the Mandatory Deferral Period.

Section 4.03. Increases to the Account. The Participant’s Deferred Account shall be increased by an earnings factor. The earnings factor shall equal the amount that the Participant’s Deferred Account would have increased if, immediately following addition to the Account of the deemed Company match, the Account had been invested in CFF’s common stock (“CFFN”) and that position had been held through the last December 31st of the Mandatory Deferral Period.

A.    In order to establish an initial value for the Account at the commencement of the Mandatory Deferral Period, the Committee shall utilize the closing price of CFFN as of the applicable Award Payment Date and shall deem the entire Account (including the forfeitable Company match) to be 100% invested in CFFN at such price. If, as of the end of the Mandatory Deferral Period, the closing market price for CFFN is greater than the initial value on the applicable Award Payment Date, the difference in value shall be converted to cash, added to the Account and paid on the Distribution Date along with the Deferred Amount, the Company match, and the Dividend Equivalents.

B.    The Committee shall credit the Account with an amount appropriate to reflect dividends actually paid on CFFN stock during the Mandatory Deferral Period (“Dividend Equivalents”). Dividend Equivalents shall be credited to the Account as of the time dividends are actually paid on CFFN stock and shall held in the Account through the remaining portion of the Mandatory Deferral Period.

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C.    Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the Company shall not be obligated to acquire any interest in any fund or investment option and any asset that may be acquired in order to provide a means for payment of any liability shall remain the property of the Company.

Section 4.04. Statement of Account. The Committee shall submit to each Participant, within 120 days after the close of each Plan Year, a statement setting forth the balance to the credit of each Participant of his or her Deferred Account.

ARTICLE V ‐‐ BENEFITS

Section 5.01. General. With respect to each Deferred Amount contributed to a Participant’s Deferred Account hereunder, if the Participant remains continuously employed by the Company during the applicable Mandatory Deferral Period and is so employed on the last day of the Mandatory Deferral Period, the portion of the Participant’s Deferred Account attributable to such Deferred Amount that the Participant is entitled to receive as of the applicable Distribution Date (including any earnings and/or Company match credited to the Participant’s Deferred Account with respect to such Deferred Amount in accordance with Article IV hereof) will be paid to the Participant in a single lump sum payment on the applicable Distribution Date.

Section 5.02. Separation from Service. With respect to each Deferred Amount contributed to a Participant’s Deferred Account hereunder, if the Participant incurs a Separation from Service due to death, Disability or any other reason at any time before the applicable Distribution Date, the portion of the Participant’s Deferred Account attributable to such Deferred Amount that the Participant is entitled to receive as of the date of such Separation from Service shall be paid to the Participant in a single lump sum payment as soon as administratively practicable on or after the earlier of (i) the first day of the Taxable Year after the Taxable Year in which the Participant incurs such Separation from Service, or (ii) the date that would have been the applicable Distribution Date with respect to such Deferred Amount had the Participant remained continuously employed by the Company during and until the end of the applicable Mandatory Deferral Period (the “Payment Date”); provided, however, that payment hereunder shall not occur later than the later of (i) the end of the calendar year in which the Payment Date occurs, or (ii) the 15th day of the third calendar month after the Payment Date occurs; and provided further that if the Participant is at the time of his Separation from Service a “Specified Employee” (as that phrase is defined in Section 409A), then no payment shall be made before the 185th day following the date of the Participant’s Separation from Service, except upon his earlier death.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event of a distribution described in this Section 5.02, no match or earnings described in Article IV hereof shall be payable to the Participant, and the Participant shall not be entitled to receive an amount greater than the Participant’s Deferred Amount.  In the event a Participant entitled to receive payment in accordance with Section 5.02 dies before receipt of such payment, such payment shall be paid to the Participant’s Beneficiary.

Section 5.03. Beneficiary Designation. The Beneficiary of a Participant shall be the person, persons, entity or entities designated by the Participant on a beneficiary designation form provided by the Committee. A Participant shall have the right to change his or her Beneficiary designation at any time; provided, however, that no change of a Beneficiary shall be effective until received by the Committee. All Beneficiary designations, and any amendments and revocations thereto, shall be made upon such form or forms and in such manner as the Committee may from time to time direct. In the event a Participant dies without having a Beneficiary designation in force, or in the event no named Beneficiary is alive or is in being at the time, all payments due hereunder shall be paid to the Participant’s surviving spouse, if any. If the Participant leaves no surviving spouse, then such payment shall be made to the Participant’s estate.

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ARTICLE VI – RESERVED

ARTICLE VII ‐‐ SOURCE OF BENEFITS

Section 7.01. Source of Benefits. Amounts payable hereunder shall be paid exclusively from the general assets of the Company. The Company’s obligation under this Plan shall constitute a mere promise to pay benefits in the future, and no person entitled to payment hereunder shall have any claim, right, security interest or other interest in any fund, trust, account, insurance contract or other asset of the Company. The Company is not obligated to invest in any specific assets or fund, but it may invest in any asset or assets it deems advisable in order to provide a means for the payment of any liabilities under this Plan. Each Participant shall be an unsecured general creditor of the Company and shall have no interest whatsoever in any such assets or fund. The Company’s liability for the payment of benefits hereunder shall be evidenced only by this Plan.

ARTICLE VIII ‐‐ ADMINISTRATION OF THIS PLAN

Section 8.01. Appointment of Committee. This Plan shall be administered under the supervision of the Committee. It shall be a principal duty of the Committee to see that this Plan is carried out in accordance with its terms. The Committee shall have full power to administer this Plan in all of its details, subject, however, to the requirements of the Code and other applicable laws. For this purpose, the Committee’s powers shall include, but are not limited to, the authority, in addition to all other powers provided by this Plan, to:
    
A.    Determine in its discretion the eligibility of any Officer to participate in this Plan and of any individual to receive benefits under this Plan;

B.    Exercise its discretion in making interpretations regarding the terms of this Plan with its interpretations to be final and conclusive on all persons claiming benefits under this Plan;

C.    Compute and implement the proper deferral limitations and compute amounts payable for any Participant in accordance with the provisions of this Plan, the manner and time of payment and to determine and authorize the person or persons to whom such payments will be paid;

D.    Receive claims for benefits and render decisions respecting such claims under this Plan;

E.    Make and enforce such rules and regulations as it deems necessary or proper for the efficient administration of this Plan;

F.    Appoint such agents, specialists, legal counsel, accountants, actuaries, consultants or other persons as the Committee deems advisable to assist in administering this Plan;
    
G.    Allocate and delegate its responsibilities under this Plan and to designate other persons to carry out any of its responsibilities under this Plan, with any such allocation, delegation or designation to be in writing;

H.    Be responsible for all reporting and disclosure requirements for this Plan under the law;
    

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I.    Receive from the Company, Participants and other persons such information as shall be necessary for the proper administration of this Plan;

J.    Furnish to the Company upon request, such reports with respect to the administration of this Plan as are reasonable and appropriate; and
    
K.    Maintain all records of this Plan.

Section 8.02. Examination of Records. The Committee shall make available to each Participant and his duly authorized representative, such of the records under this Plan as pertain to him, for examination at reasonable times during normal business hours.

Section 8.03. Committee. The Committee shall act by a decision of a majority. Any such action by the Committee may be taken either at a meeting or in writing signed by all Committee members without a meeting. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee may, by written authorization, empower any member of the Committee to individually execute any document or documents on behalf of the Committee, such authorization to remain in effect until revoked by the Committee. The Committee shall elect one of its members as chairman, appoint a secretary, who may or may not be a Committee member and advise the Company of such actions in writing. The secretary shall keep a record of all meetings, actions and data necessary for the proper administration of this Plan and shall forward all necessary communications to the Company, the Participants or other necessary person. A dissenting Committee member who, within a reasonable time after he has knowledge of any action or failure to act by majority, registers his dissent in writing delivered to the other Committee members and the Company shall not be responsible for any such action or failure to act.

Section 8.04. Reliance on Certificates, etc. The members of the Committee and the officers and directors of the Company shall be entitled to rely on all certificates and reports made by any duly appointed accountants and on all opinions given by any duly appointed legal counsel. Such legal counsel may be counsel for the Company.

ARTICLE IX ‐‐ AMENDMENT

Section 9.01. Right to Amend. The Board of Directors reserves the right, at will, at any time and from time to time, to modify, alter or amend this Plan (including without limitation a retroactive modification, alteration or amendment), in whole or in part, and any such modification, alteration or amendment shall be binding upon the Company, Participants and all other persons; provided, however, that no amendment will reduce the amount then credited to the Participant’s Deferred Account without the Participant’s written consent; provided, further, however, that no consent shall be required and the Board of Directors shall have the right to modify, alter or amend this Plan (including a retroactive modification, alteration, amendment or reduction in a Participant’s Deferred Account), if it determines in its Sole Discretion that such amendment is necessary to comply with applicable law, which shall include, but shall not be limited to, the right to apply any prospective or retroactive amendment necessary to keep this Plan an unfunded employee benefit plan described in Sections 201(2), 301(a)(3), and 401(a)(1) of ERISA or to comply with Section 409A or any other applicable provision of the Code or ERISA or any judicial or administrative guidance interpreting such provisions.

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ARTICLE X ‐‐ TERMINATION

Section 10.01. Termination of Plan. The Company has established this Plan with the bona fide intention and expectation that it will be continued indefinitely, but the Company will have no obligation whatsoever to maintain this Plan for any given length of time and may at will, and at any time, discontinue or terminate this Plan in whole or in part.

    
Section 10.02. Termination Procedures. Upon termination of this Plan, the Company shall give notice of the same to all Participants, the Committee and any other affected person. Further, upon termination of this Plan, all elections related to this Plan shall terminate, and payment of a Participant’s Deferred Account shall be made at the time and in the manner provided in Article V. Notwithstanding anything in this Plan to the contrary, the Plan shall not be permitted to terminate unless all of the conditions set forth in Section 409A pertaining to voluntary plan terminations are satisfied.

Section 10.03. Effect of Complete Liquidation, Reorganization or Change in Control.

A.    Complete Liquidation. If the stockholders of the Company adopt a plan of complete liquidation (other than a plan which is part of a plan of reorganization described in Subsection B. hereof), the Plan shall be deemed to have been terminated as of the date the plan of liquidation is adopted. The rights of affected Participants upon such a liquidation shall be determined under the provisions of Sections 10.01 and 10.02 relative to a complete termination.

B.    Reorganization. If the Company effectuates a merger, consolidation or other transaction constituting a reorganization with another corporation or corporations, pursuant to which the shares of common stock of Company will be surrendered in exchange for the stock of another corporation (the “Surviving Corporation”), then this Plan shall be deemed to have been terminated as of the date the reorganization is completed. No termination shall occur, however, if express provisions are made for the continuance of this Plan in accordance with the terms hereof except the word “Company” shall mean and refer to the Surviving Corporation from and after the effective date of such reorganization.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Plan shall not be terminated pursuant to this Section 10.03 unless the termination would be permitted under Section 409A.

Section 10.04. Change in Control. Notwithstanding any provision contained in the Plan to the contrary, the provisions of this Section 10.04 shall control over any contrary provision. All Participants shall be eligible for the treatment afforded by this Section if they incur a Separation from Service within two years following a Change in Control, unless the Separation from Service is due to (a) Death; (b) Disability; (c) Cause; (d) resignation other than (1) resignation from a declined reassignment to a job that is not reasonably equivalent in responsibility or compensation, or that is not in the same geographic area, or (2) resignation within thirty days of a reduction in base pay; or (e) Retirement.

A.    If a Participant qualifies for treatment under this Section, he or she shall immediately become fully vested in his or her Deferred Account. Such Account shall be paid as soon as administratively practicable on or after the earlier of (i) the first day of the Taxable Year after the Taxable Year in which the Participant incurs such Separation from Service, or (ii) the date that would have been the applicable Distribution Date with respect to such Deferred Amount had the Participant remained continuously employed by the Company during and 

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until the end of the applicable Mandatory Deferral Period (the “Payment Date”); provided, however, that payment hereunder shall not occur later than the later of (i) the end of the calendar year in which the Payment Date occurs, or (ii) the 15th day of the third calendar month after the Payment Date occurs; and provided further that if the Participant is at the time of his Separation from Service a “Specified Employee” (as that phrase is defined in Section 409A), then no payment shall be made before the 185th day following the date of the Participant’s Separation from Service, except upon his earlier death.

B.    Upon a Change In Control, no action, including, but not by way of limitation, the amendment, suspension or termination of the Plan, shall be taken which would affect the rights of any Participant or the operation of the Plan with respect to any Account to which the Participant may have become entitled hereunder prior to the date of the Change in Control or to which he or she may become entitled as a result of such Change in Control.

ARTICLE XI ‐‐ RESTRICTIONS ON ALIENATION OF BENEFITS

Section 11.01. Restrictions on Alienation. Until the actual receipt of any benefit under this Plan by a Participant or Beneficiary, no right or benefit under the Plan shall be subject in any manner to anticipation, alienation, sale, assignment, transfer, pledge, encumbrance, garnishment, execution, levy or charge of any kind, whether voluntary or involuntary, including assignment or transfer to satisfy any liability for alimony or other payments for property settlement or support of a spouse or former spouse or other relative of a Participant or Beneficiary, whether upon divorce, legal separation or otherwise. Any attempt to anticipate, alienate, sell, assign, transfer, pledge, encumber, garnish, execute upon, levy upon, or charge any right or benefit under the Plan shall be void. No right or benefit hereunder shall in any manner be liable for or subject to the debts, contracts, liabilities, engagements or torts of the person entitled to such benefit, and no right or benefit hereunder shall be considered an asset of such person in the event of his or her divorce, insolvency or bankruptcy. To the extent permitted by law, the rights of a Participant or Beneficiary hereunder shall not be subject in any manner to attachment or other legal process for the debts of such Participant or Beneficiary.

ARTICLE XII ‐‐ CLAIMS PROCEDURE

Section 12.01. Claims. Benefit claim determinations arising under this Plan shall be made in accordance with the provisions of this Article and procedures established by the Committee. These claim procedures are designed to establish reasonable processes and safeguards to ensure that benefit claim determinations are made in accordance with the provisions thereof and, where appropriate, Plan provisions have been applied consistently with respect to similarly situated claimants. All claims for or relating to benefits whether made by a Participant or other person shall be in writing addressed and delivered to the Committee, at the Committee’s main office, and such claim shall contain the claimant’s name, mailing address and telephone number, if any, and shall identify the claim in a manner reasonably calculated to make the claim understandable to the Committee.

Section 12.02. Claims Review. If a claim is wholly or partially denied, the Committee shall within a reasonable period of time, not to exceed 90 days (45 days in the case of a claim involving disability benefits), notify the claimant in writing of any adverse benefit determination, unless the Committee determines that special circumstances require an extension of time for processing the claim. If the Committee determines that an extension of time for processing the claim is necessary, written notice of the same shall be provided to the claimant prior to the expiration of the 90‐day period (45‐day period in the case of a claim involving disability benefits), and shall indicate the special circumstances which require the extension of time and the 

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date by which the Committee expects to render the determination. The extension of time shall not exceed a 90‐day period of time (30‐day period in the case of a claim involving disability benefits), beginning at the end of the initial 90‐day period (45‐day period in the case of a claim involving disability benefits). In case of a disability claim, the Committee may determine that, due to matters beyond the control of the Plan, a second 30‐day extension is necessary. In such case, the Committee shall notify the claimant before the expiration of the first 30‐day extension period of the circumstances requiring the extension and the date by which the Plan expects to render a decision. In the case of a disability notice of extension, the notice must explain the standards on which entitlement to a benefit is based, the unresolved issues that prevent a decision, the additional information needed to resolve the issue, and that the claimant has at least 45 days to provide the specified information. The Committee’s notice shall be written in a manner calculated to be understood by the claimant and shall set forth:

A.    The specific reason or reasons for the denial;

B.    Specific reference to pertinent Plan provisions on which the denial is based;

C.    A description of any additional material or information necessary for the claimant to perfect the claim, together with an explanation of why such material or information is necessary; and

D.    An explanation of the claim review procedure set forth in Sections 12.03 and 12.04 below (including a statement of the claimant’s right to bring a civil action under ERISA Section 502(a) following an adverse benefit determination).

Section 12.03. Appeal of Claim Denial. A claimant or the claimant’s duly authorized representative shall have 60 days within which to appeal an adverse benefit determination to the Committee. During the pendency of the review, the following provisions shall apply:

A.    The claimant shall have the opportunity to submit written comments, documents, records and other information relating to the claim to the Committee; and

B.    The claimant shall be provided, upon request and free of charge, reasonable access to and copies of all documents, records and other relevant information relating to the claim for benefits.

Section 12.04. Review on Appeal. A decision on review shall be rendered within a reasonable period of time, not to exceed 60 days after the claimant’s request for review, unless the Committee determines that special circumstances require an extension of time for processing the appeal. If the Committee determines that an extension of time for processing the appeal is necessary, written notice of the extension shall be furnished to the claimant prior to the expiration of the 60-day period, and shall indicate the special circumstances requiring the extension and the date by which the Committee expects to render the determination. The extension of time shall not exceed a 60‐day period of time beginning at the end of the initial 60‐day period. For purposes of this Section 12.04, in the case of a claim involving disability benefits, 45 days shall apply instead of 60 days. The Committee’s decision on review shall be communicated in writing to the claimant and, if adverse, shall take into account all comments, documents, records and other information submitted by the claimant (without regard to whether such information was submitted or considered in the initial benefit determination). The decision on review shall be in a written manner calculated to be understood by the claimant and shall set forth the following:

A.    The specific reason or reasons for the adverse determination;

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B.    Specific reference to pertinent plan provisions on which the benefit determination 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 ERISA Section 502(a).

Section 12.05. Litigation of Claim. Prior to initiating legal action concerning a claim in any court, state or federal, against this Plan, any trust used in conjunction with this Plan, the Company or the Committee, a claimant must first exhaust the administrative remedies provided in this Article XII. Failure to exhaust the administrative remedies provided for in this Article XII shall be a bar to any civil action concerning a claim for benefits under the Plan.

ARTICLE XIII ‐‐ MISCELLANEOUS

Section 13.01. Payments Net of Withholding and Other Amounts. All payments under this Plan shall be net of any amount sufficient to satisfy all federal, state and local withholding tax requirements, and shall also be net of all amounts owed by Participant, or Beneficiary or other recipient, to the Company.

Section 13.02. No Guarantee of Interests. Neither the Company nor any affiliated entity (as defined in the Code), nor the Committee (nor any of its members) may guarantee the payment of any amounts which may be or become due to any person or entity under this Plan. The liability of the Company to make any payment under this Plan is limited to the then existing assets of the Company.

Section 13.03. Company Records. Records of the Company as to any Employee or Participant shall be conclusive on all persons.

Section 13.04. Evidence. Evidence required of anyone under this Plan may be by certificate, affidavit, document or other information which the person or entity acting on such evidence considers pertinent and reliable, and signed, made or presented by the proper party or parties.

Section 13.05. Notice. Except as otherwise provided in this Plan, any notice or communication required to be given herein by any Participant, the Company or Committee shall be deemed given when delivered electronically for current employees or for former employees, when placed in the United States mail, postage prepaid, in an envelope addressed to the last address of the person to whom the notice is being given which was communicated in writing to the person giving such notice.

Section 13.06. Change of Address. Any party may, from time to time, change the address to which notices shall be mailed or sent electronically by giving written notice of such new address.

Section 13.07. Effect of Provisions. The provisions of this Plan shall be binding upon the Company and its successors and assigns, and upon Participant, his/her Beneficiary, assigns, heirs, executors and administrators.

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or plan of the Company, and, except as may otherwise be expressly provided for, this Plan shall supplement and shall not supersede, modify or amend any other program or plan of the Company or Participant.
    
Section 13.09. Severability Clause. If any provision of this Plan is held to be invalid or unenforceable, such determination shall not affect the validity of this Plan or the other provisions of this Plan. In such event, this Plan shall be construed and enforced as if such provision had not been included therein; provided, that, nothing shall increase the Company’s liability for payment of benefits in any amount beyond the amounts specified in this Plan.

Section 13.10. Minors and Incompetents. If any person to whom a benefit is payable by the Company is legally incompetent, either by reason of age or by reason of mental or physical disability, the Company is authorized to cause the payments becoming due to such person to be made to another for his benefit without responsibility of the Company, Committee or the Board of Directors to see to the application of such payments. Payments made pursuant to this authority shall constitute a complete discharge of any duty hereunder of the Company, Committee and the Board of Directors.

Section 13.11. Limitation of Rights. Neither the establishment of this Plan nor any amendment thereof will be construed as giving any Employee or other person any legal or equitable right against the Committee, Company, its Officers, directors or stockholders, except as expressly provided herein, and in no event will the terms of employment or service of any Employee be modified or in any way be affected hereby.

Section 13.12. Information to be Furnished. Each Participant shall provide the Company and Committee with such information and evidence, and shall sign such documents, as may reasonably be requested from time to time for the purpose of administration of this Plan.

Section 13.13. Word Usage. Wherever any words are used herein in the masculine or neuter gender, they shall be construed as though they were used in the feminine, masculine or neuter gender, as the context may require, and vice versa, and wherever any words are used herein in the singular form they shall be construed as though they were also used in the plural form, as the context may require, and vice versa.

Section 13.14. Erroneous Payments. If any Participant receives any amount of benefits that the Committee in its sole discretion later determines the Participant was not entitled to receive under the terms of the Plan, such Participant shall be required to make reimbursement to the Plan. In addition, the Committee shall have the right to offset any future claims for benefits under the Plan against amounts that the Participant was not otherwise entitled to receive.

Section 13.15. Indemnification by Company. The Company shall indemnify and save harmless each member of its Board of Directors, each Committee member, and any employee of the Company, from and against expenses and losses resulting from liability which they may be subjected by reason of any act or conduct (except willful or wanton misconduct) in their official capacities in the administration of this Plan. Expenses shall include the amount of any settlement or judgment, costs, counsel fees and related charges reasonably incurred in connection with a claim asserted, or a proceeding brought in settlement thereof. The foregoing right of indemnification shall be in addition to any other rights to which any such person may be entitled as a matter of law.

Section 13.16. Headings. The titles and heading of Articles and Sections are included for convenience of reference only and are not to be considered in the construction of the provisions of this Plan.

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shall be deemed to give any employee the right to be retained in the employ of an employer or to interfere with the right of the employer to discharge any employee at any time without regard to the effect such discharge might have on the employee as a Participant under this Plan.

Section 13.18. Governing Law. It is the Company’s intention that the Plan comply with and satisfy the applicable provisions of the Code and ERISA, including, but not limited to, Section 409A, and, consistent with such provisions of the laws of the United States of America and in all other respects, the Plan and all agreements entered into under the Plan shall be governed, construed, administered and regulated in accordance with the laws of the State of Kansas, without regard to the principles of conflicts of law, to the extent such laws are not preempted by the laws of the United States of America. Any action concerning the Plan or any agreement entered into under the Plan shall be maintained exclusively in the state or federal courts in Topeka, Kansas.

Section 13.19. No Acceleration. Except as otherwise permitted by law, no interpretation, modification, alteration, amendment or complete or partial termination of the Plan or any provision of the Plan shall cause or permit acceleration of the time or schedule of any payment under the Plan, unless the acceleration is permitted by Section 409A.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this amended and restated Plan is executed effective as of September 30, 2018.

CAPITOL FEDERAL® FINANCIAL, INC.

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John B. Dicus
Chairman

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