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Form of Indemnification Agmt

 Exhibit 10.4 

INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT 

THIS AGREEMENT is entered into, effective as of             , 201   by
and between Alphabet Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and              (“Indemnitee”). 

WHEREAS, it is essential to the Company to retain and attract as directors and officers the most capable persons available; 

WHEREAS, Indemnitee is a director and/or officer of the Company; 

WHEREAS, both the Company and Indemnitee recognize the increased risk of litigation and other claims currently being asserted against
directors and officers of corporations; 
 WHEREAS, the Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws of the Company require the Company to
indemnify and advance expenses to its directors and officers to the fullest extent permitted under Delaware law, and the Indemnitee has been serving and continues to serve as a director and/or officer of the Company in part in reliance on the
Company’s Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws; and 
 WHEREAS, in recognition of Indemnitee’s need for (i) substantial
protection against personal liability based on Indemnitee’s reliance on the aforesaid Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws, (ii) specific contractual assurance that the protection promised by the Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws
will be available to Indemnitee (regardless of, among other things, any amendment to or revocation of the Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws or any change in the composition of the Company’s Board of Directors or acquisition transaction
relating to the Company), and (iii) an inducement to continue to provide effective services to the Company as a director and/or officer, the Company wishes to provide in this Agreement for the indemnification of and the advancing of expenses to
Indemnitee to the fullest extent (whether partial or complete) permitted under Delaware law and as set forth in this Agreement, and, to the extent insurance is maintained, to provide for the continued coverage of Indemnitee under the Company’s
directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies. 
 NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the above premises and of Indemnitee
continuing to serve the Company directly or, at its request, with another enterprise, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties agree as follows: 

1. Certain Definitions: 

(a) Board: the Board of Directors of the Company. 

(b) Affiliate: any corporation or other person or entity that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls or
is controlled by, or is under common control with, the person specified. 

  
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 (c) Change in Control: shall be deemed to have occurred if (i) any
“person” (as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) (other than a trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of the
Company or a corporation owned directly or indirectly by the stockholders of the Company in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of stock of the Company, and other than any person holding shares of the Company on the date that the
Company first registers under the Act or any transferee of such individual if such transferee is a spouse or lineal descendant of the transferee or a trust for the benefit of the individual, his spouse or lineal descendants), is or becomes the
“beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing 30% or more of the total voting power represented by the
Company’s then outstanding Voting Securities, or (ii) during any period of two consecutive years, individuals who at the beginning of such period constitute the Board and any new director whose election by the Board or nomination for
election by the Company’s stockholders was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds (2/3) of the directors then still in office who either were directors at the beginning of the period or whose election or nomination for election was
previously so approved, cease for any reason to constitute a majority of the Board, or (iii) the stockholders of the Company approve a merger or consolidation of the Company with any other entity, other than a merger or consolidation that would
result in the Voting Securities of the Company outstanding immediately prior thereto continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into Voting Securities of the surviving entity or a direct or indirect successor
entity) at least 80% of the total voting power represented by the Voting Securities of the Company or such surviving entity or a direct or indirect successor entity outstanding immediately after such merger or consolidation, or (iv) the
stockholders of the Company approve a plan of complete liquidation of the Company or an agreement for the sale or disposition by the Company (in one transaction or a series of transactions) of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets.

 (d) Expenses: any fees, expenses, liabilities, or losses, including attorneys’ fees, any federal, state, local, or foreign
taxes imposed as a result of the actual or deemed receipt of any payments under this Agreement, and all other fees, costs, expenses, disbursements, and obligations, paid or incurred in connection with investigating, defending, being a witness in,
participating in (including on appeal), or preparing for any of the foregoing in, any Proceeding, including court costs, filing fees, transcript costs, fees of experts and consultants, witness fees, travel expenses, duplicating costs, printing and
binding costs, telephone charges, postage, delivery service fees, and any premium for, security for, and other costs associated with any supersedeas bond, appeal bond, or other bond or bond equivalent. Expenses shall not include judgments, fines,
ERISA excise taxes, penalties, liabilities, amounts paid or to be paid in settlement, or any interest, assessments, or other charges imposed thereon. 

(e) Corporate Status: the status of a person who (i) is or was a director or officer of the Company or Google Inc., or
(ii) while a director or officer of the Company, is or was serving at the request of the Company as a director, officer, manager, partner, employee, trustee, agent, or fiduciary of another foreign or domestic corporation, partnership, limited
liability company, joint venture, employee benefit plan, trust, or other enterprise, or was a director, officer, employee, or agent of a foreign or domestic corporation that was a predecessor corporation of the Company or of another enterprise at
the request of such predecessor corporation. 

  
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 (f) Independent Counsel: the person or body appointed in connection with Section 3.

 (g) Losses: Expenses and any judgments, fines, ERISA excise taxes, penalties, liabilities, amounts paid or to be paid in
settlement, any interest, assessments, or other charges imposed thereon, in each case, paid or incurred in connection with any Proceeding. 

(h) Proceeding: any threatened, pending, or completed action, suit, or proceeding or any alternative dispute resolution mechanism
(including an action by or in the right of the Company), or any inquiry, hearing, or investigation, whether conducted by the Company or any other party, that Indemnitee in good faith believes might lead to the institution of any such action, suit,
or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative, investigative, or other. 
 (i) Reviewing Party: the person or body
appointed in accordance with Section 3. 
 (j) Voting Securities: any securities of the Company that vote generally in the
election of directors. 
 2. Agreement to Indemnify. 

(a) General Agreement. The Company shall indemnify the Indemnitee (i) as provided in this Agreement, and (ii) subject to the
provisions of this Agreement, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law and in the manner permitted by such law. In the event Indemnitee was, is, or becomes a party to or witness or other participant in, or is threatened to be made a party
to or witness or other participant in, a Proceeding by reason of (or arising in part out of) Indemnitee’s Corporate Status, the Company shall indemnify Indemnitee from and against any and all Losses incurred by Indemnitee, or on
Indemnitee’s behalf, in connection with such Proceeding, to the fullest extent permitted by law, as the same exists or may hereafter be amended or interpreted. 

(b) Initiation of Proceeding. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, Indemnitee shall not be entitled to
indemnification or Expense Advances (as defined below) pursuant to this Agreement in connection with any Proceeding initiated by Indemnitee against the Company or any director or officer of the Company unless (i) the Company has joined in or
the Board has consented to the initiation of such Proceeding; (ii) the Proceeding is one to enforce indemnification or advancement rights, or rights to insurance coverage, for which indemnification is provided under Section 5; or
(iii) the Proceeding is instituted after a Change in Control (other than a Change in Control approved by a majority of the directors on the Board who were directors immediately prior to such Change in Control) and Independent Counsel has
approved its initiation. 
 (c) Expense Advances. In the event Indemnitee was, is, or becomes a party to or witness or other
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or witness or other participant in, a Proceeding by reason of (or arising in part out of) Indemnitee’s Corporate Status, then, if so requested by Indemnitee, the Company shall advance to
Indemnitee, prior to the final disposition of such Proceeding, any and all Expenses actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee, or on Indemnitee’s behalf, in connection with such Proceeding (an “Expense Advance”). Any such Expense
Advance shall be made within ten (10) business days after the receipt by the Company of a statement or statements from Indemnitee requesting such Expense Advance from time to time. Such statement or statements shall reasonably evidence the
Expenses incurred by Indemnitee. This Agreement shall constitute an undertaking providing that the Indemnitee undertakes to repay such Expense Advances if and to the extent that it is ultimately determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a
final judgment, not subject to appeal, that Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified by the Company. Indemnitee’s obligation to reimburse the Company for Expense Advances shall be unsecured and no interest shall be charged thereon. 

(d) Mandatory Indemnification. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, to the extent that Indemnitee has been
successful on the merits or otherwise (including dismissal without prejudice) in defense of any Proceeding to which Indemnitee is or was a party, or with respect to which Indemnitee was a witness or other participant, by reason of (or arising in
part out of) Indemnitee’s Corporate Status or in defense of any issue or matter therein, Indemnitee shall be indemnified against all Expenses actually and reasonably incurred in connection therewith. If the Indemnitee is not wholly successful
in defending one or more but less than all claims, issues, or matters in such Proceeding (including dismissal without prejudice of certain claims), the Company shall indemnify the Indemnitee against all Expenses actually and reasonably incurred by
the Indemnitee or on the Indemnitee’s behalf in defending each such successfully resolved claim, issue, or matter. 
 (e) Partial
Indemnification. If Indemnitee is entitled under any provision of this Agreement to indemnification by the Company for some or a portion of Losses, but not, however, for the total amount thereof, the Company shall nevertheless indemnify
Indemnitee for the portion thereof to which Indemnitee is entitled. 
 (f) Prohibited Indemnification. No indemnification pursuant
to this Agreement shall be paid by the Company on account of any Proceeding in which judgment is rendered against Indemnitee for (i) an accounting of profits made from the purchase or sale by Indemnitee of securities of the Company pursuant to
the provisions of Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or similar provisions of any federal, state, or local laws, (ii) any reimbursement of the Company by the Indemnitee of any bonus or other incentive-based
or equity-based compensation or of any profits realized by the Indemnitee from the sale of securities of the Company, as required in each case under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (including any such reimbursements that arise from an accounting
restatement of the Company pursuant to Section 304 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (the “Sarbanes-Oxley Act”), or the payment to the Company of profits arising from the purchase and sale by Indemnitee of securities in violation of
Section 306 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act) or (iii) any other amount specifically prohibited by applicable state or federal law or stock exchange listing condition. 

  
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 3. Reviewing Party. Prior to any Change in Control, the Reviewing Party shall be any
appropriate person or body consisting of a member or members of the Board or any other person or body appointed by the Board in accordance with applicable law who is not a party to the particular Proceeding with respect to which Indemnitee is
seeking indemnification; after a Change in Control, the Independent Counsel referred to below shall become the Reviewing Party. With respect to all matters arising after a Change in Control (other than a Change in Control approved by a majority of
the directors on the Board who were directors immediately prior to such Change in Control) concerning the rights of Indemnitee to indemnity payments and Expense Advances under this Agreement or any other agreement or under applicable law or the
Company’s Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws now or hereafter in effect relating to indemnification for Proceedings to which the Indemnitee is or was or becomes a party, witness or other participant, or to which Indemnitee is threatened to
be made a party, witness, or other participant, by reason of (or arising in part out of) Indemnitee’s Corporate Status, the Company shall seek legal advice only from Independent Counsel selected by Indemnitee and approved by the Company (which
approval shall not be unreasonably withheld), and who has not otherwise performed services for the Company or the Indemnitee (other than in connection with indemnification matters) within the last five years. The Independent Counsel shall not
include any person who, under the applicable standards of professional conduct then prevailing, would have a conflict of interest in representing either the Company or Indemnitee in an action to determine Indemnitee’s rights under this
Agreement. Such counsel, among other things, shall render its written opinion to the Company and Indemnitee as to whether and to what extent the Indemnitee should be permitted to be indemnified under applicable law. The Company agrees to pay the
reasonable fees of the Independent Counsel and to indemnify fully such counsel against any and all expenses (including attorneys’ fees), claims, liabilities, loss, and damages arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the engagement of
Independent Counsel pursuant hereto. 
 4. Indemnification Process and Appeal. 

(a) Indemnification Payment. Indemnitee shall be entitled to indemnification of Losses, and shall receive payment thereof, from the
Company in accordance with this Agreement as soon as practicable after Indemnitee has made written demand on the Company for indemnification (following the final disposition of the applicable Proceeding), unless the Reviewing Party has determined
(and, if the Reviewing Party is Independent Counsel, has determined in a written opinion to the Company) that Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification under applicable law. 

(b) Suit to Enforce Rights. In the event that (i) a determination is made pursuant to Section 4(a) of this Agreement that
the Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification under this Agreement, (ii) advancement of Expenses is not timely made pursuant to Section 2(c) of this Agreement, (iii) except when the Reviewing Party is Independent Counsel pursuant
to Section 3 hereof, no determination of entitlement to indemnification shall have been made pursuant to Section 4(a) of this Agreement within thirty (30) calendar days after receipt by the Company of the Indemnitee’s written
request for indemnification, (iv) if the Reviewing Party is Independent Counsel and no determination of entitlement to indemnification shall have been made pursuant to 

  
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Section 4(a) hereof within sixty (60) calendar days after receipt by the Company of the Indemnitee’s written request for indemnification, (v) payment of indemnification is not
made within ten (10) calendar days after a determination has been made by the Reviewing Party pursuant to Section 4(a) that the Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification, then, in each case, the Indemnitee shall be entitled to seek an
adjudication by any court in the State of California or the State of Delaware having subject matter jurisdiction thereof relating to the Indemnitee’s entitlement to such indemnification or Expense Advancement. The Company hereby consents to
service of process and to appear in any such proceeding. Any determination by the Reviewing Party not challenged within 120 days by the Indemnitee shall be binding on the Company and Indemnitee. The remedy provided for in this Section 4 shall
not be exclusive and shall be in addition to any other remedies available to Indemnitee at law or in equity. 
 (c) Defense to
Indemnification, Burden of Proof, and Presumptions. It shall be a defense to any action brought by Indemnitee against the Company to enforce this Agreement (other than an action brought to enforce a claim for Expenses incurred in defending a
Proceeding in advance of its final disposition) that it is not permissible under applicable law for the Company to indemnify Indemnitee for the amount claimed, but the burden of proving such defense shall be on the Company. In any judicial
proceeding or other action, suit, or proceeding brought by the Indemnitee to enforce rights to indemnification or to an Expense Advancement hereunder, or in any action, suit, or proceeding brought by the Company to recover an Expense Advancement
(whether pursuant to the terms of an undertaking or otherwise), the burden shall be on the Company to prove that the Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified, or to such an Expense Advancement, as the case may be. Neither the failure of the
Reviewing Party or the Company (including its Board, independent legal counsel, or its stockholders) to have made a determination prior to the commencement of such action by Indemnitee that indemnification of the claimant is proper under the
circumstances because Indemnitee has met the standard of conduct set forth in applicable law, nor an actual determination by the Reviewing Party or Company (including its Board, independent legal counsel, or its stockholders) that the Indemnitee had
not met such applicable standard of conduct, shall be a defense to the action or create a presumption that the Indemnitee has not met the applicable standard of conduct. For purposes of this Agreement, the termination of any claim, action, suit, or
proceeding, by judgment, order, settlement (whether with or without court approval), conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere, or its equivalent, shall not create a presumption that Indemnitee did not meet any particular standard of conduct or
have any particular belief or that a court has determined that indemnification is not permitted by applicable law. 
 5. Indemnification
for Expenses Incurred in Enforcing Rights. To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Company shall indemnify Indemnitee against any and all Expenses that are incurred by Indemnitee in connection with any action brought by Indemnitee for 

(i) indemnification or Expense Advancement by the Company under this Agreement or any other agreement or under applicable law or the
Company’s Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws now or hereafter in effect relating to indemnification or advancement of expenses with respect to any Proceeding to which the Indemnitee is or was or becomes a party, witness or other
participant, or to which Indemnitee is threatened to be made a party, witness, or other participant, by reason of (or arising in part out of) Indemnitee’s Corporate Status, and/or 

  
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 (ii) recovery under directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained
by the Company, 
 but only in the event that Indemnitee ultimately is determined to be entitled to such indemnification, Expense Advancement, or insurance
recovery, as the case may be. In addition, the Company shall, if so requested by Indemnitee, advance the foregoing Expenses to Indemnitee, subject to and in accordance with Section 2(c). 

6. Notification and Defense of Proceeding. 

(a) Notice. Promptly after receipt by Indemnitee of notice of the commencement of any Proceeding, Indemnitee shall, if a claim in
respect thereof is to be made against the Company under this Agreement, notify the Company of the commencement thereof; but the omission so to notify the Company will not relieve the Company from any liability that it may have to Indemnitee, except
as provided in Section 6(c). 
 (b) Defense. With respect to any Proceeding as to which Indemnitee notifies the Company of the
commencement thereof, the Company will be entitled to participate in the Proceeding at its own expense and except as otherwise provided below, to the extent the Company so wishes, it may assume the defense thereof with counsel reasonably
satisfactory to Indemnitee. After notice from the Company to Indemnitee of its election to assume the defense of any Proceeding, the Company shall not be liable to Indemnitee under this Agreement or otherwise for any Expenses subsequently incurred
by Indemnitee in connection with the defense of such Proceeding other than reasonable costs of investigation or as otherwise provided below. Indemnitee shall have the right to employ legal counsel in such Proceeding, but all Expenses related thereto
incurred after notice from the Company of its assumption of the defense shall be at Indemnitee’s expense unless: (i) the employment of legal counsel by Indemnitee has been authorized by the Company, (ii) Indemnitee has reasonably
determined that there may be a conflict of interest between Indemnitee and the Company in the defense of the Proceeding, (iii) after a Change in Control (other than a Change in Control approved by a majority of the directors on the Board who
were directors immediately prior to such Change in Control), the employment of counsel by Indemnitee has been approved by the Independent Counsel, or (iv) the Company shall not in fact have employed counsel to assume the defense of such
Proceeding, in each of which cases all Expenses of the Proceeding shall be borne by the Company to the extent provided in Section 2 hereof. The Company shall not be entitled to assume the defense of any Proceeding brought by or on behalf of the
Company or as to which Indemnitee shall have made the determination provided for in (ii), (iii) and (iv) above. 
 (c)
Settlement of Claims. The Company shall not be liable to indemnify Indemnitee under this Agreement or otherwise for any amounts paid in settlement of any Proceeding effected without the Company’s written consent, such consent not to be
unreasonably withheld; provided, however, that if a Change in Control has occurred (other than a Change in Control approved by a majority of the directors on the Board who were directors 

  
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immediately prior to such Change in Control), the Company shall be liable for indemnification of Indemnitee for amounts paid in settlement if the Independent Counsel has approved the settlement.
The Company shall not settle any Proceeding in any manner that would impose any penalty or limitation on Indemnitee without Indemnitee’s written consent. The Company shall not be liable to indemnify the Indemnitee under this Agreement with
regard to any judicial award if the Company was not given a reasonable and timely opportunity, at its expense, to participate in the defense of such action; the Company’s liability hereunder shall not be excused if participation in the
Proceeding by the Company was barred by this Agreement. 
 7. Establishment of Trust. In the event of a Change in Control (other than
a Change in Control approved by a majority of the directors on the Board who were directors immediately prior to such Change in Control) the Company shall, upon written request by Indemnitee, create a Trust for the benefit of the Indemnitee and from
time to time upon written request of Indemnitee shall fund the Trust in an amount sufficient to satisfy any and all Losses reasonably anticipated at the time of each such request to be incurred in connection with investigating, preparing for,
participating in, and/or defending any Proceeding to which the Indemnitee is or was or becomes a party, witness or other participant, or to which Indemnitee is threatened to be made a party, witness, or other participant, by reason of (or arising in
part out of) Indemnitee’s Corporate Status. The amount or amounts to be deposited in the Trust pursuant to the foregoing funding obligation shall be determined by the Independent Counsel. The terms of the Trust shall provide that (i) the
Trust shall not be revoked or the principal thereof invaded without the written consent of the Indemnitee, (ii) to the extent the Indemnitee has a right to Expense Advances pursuant to this Agreement, the Trustee shall advance, within ten
(10) business days of a request by the Indemnitee in accordance with Section 2(c), any and all Expenses to the Indemnitee (and the Indemnitee hereby agrees to reimburse the Trust under the same circumstances for which the Indemnitee would
be required to reimburse the Company under Section 2(c) of this Agreement), (iii) the Trust shall continue to be funded by the Company in accordance with the funding obligation set forth above, (iv) the Trustee shall promptly pay to
the Indemnitee all amounts for which the Indemnitee shall be entitled to indemnification pursuant to this Agreement or otherwise, and (v) all unexpended funds in the Trust shall revert to the Company upon a final determination by the
Independent Counsel or a court of competent jurisdiction, as the case may be, that the Indemnitee has been fully indemnified under the terms of this Agreement. The Trustee shall be chosen by the Indemnitee. Nothing in this Section 7 shall
relieve the Company of any of its obligations under this Agreement. All income earned on the assets held in the Trust shall be reported as income by the Company for federal, state, local, and foreign tax purposes. The Company shall pay all costs of
establishing and maintaining the Trust and shall indemnify the Trustee against any and all expenses (including attorneys’ fees), claims, liabilities, loss, and damages arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the establishment and
maintenance of the Trust. 
 8. Contribution. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, if the indemnification provided for
in this Agreement is unavailable to Indemnitee for any reason whatsoever, the Company, in lieu of indemnifying Indemnitee, shall contribute to the amount incurred by Indemnitee, for any and all Losses, in connection with any claim relating to an
Indemnifiable Event under this Agreement, in such proportion as is deemed fair and reasonable in light of all of the circumstances of such Proceeding in order to reflect (i) the relative benefits

  
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received by the Company, on the one hand, and Indemnitee, on the other hand, as a result of the event(s) and/or transaction(s) giving cause to such Proceeding; and/or (ii) the relative fault
of the Company (and its directors, officers, employees and agents), on the one hand, and Indemnitee, on the other hand, in connection with such event(s) and/or transaction(s). 

9. Non-Exclusivity. Except to the extent expressly provided herein, and only to such extent, the rights of Indemnitee hereunder shall
be in addition to and shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights Indemnitee may have under the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation, Bylaws, applicable law, or otherwise, both as to action in or by reason of the Indemnitee’s
Corporate Status and as to action in or by reason of any other capacity of the Indemnitee while serving as a director or officer of the Company or Google Inc.; provided, however, that this Agreement shall supersede any prior indemnification
agreement between the Company or Google Inc. and the Indemnitee. To the extent that a change in applicable law (whether by statute or judicial decision) permits greater indemnification than would be afforded currently under the Company’s
Certificate of Incorporation, Bylaws, applicable law, or this Agreement, it is the intent of the parties that Indemnitee enjoy by this Agreement the greater benefits so afforded by such change. 

10. Liability Insurance. To the extent the Company maintains an insurance policy or policies providing general and/or directors’
and officers’ liability insurance, Indemnitee shall be covered by such policy or policies, in accordance with its or their terms, to the maximum extent of the coverage available for any Company director or officer. 

11. Period of Limitations. No legal action shall be brought and no cause of action shall be asserted by or on behalf of the Company or
any Affiliate of the Company against Indemnitee, Indemnitee’s spouse, heirs, executors, or personal or legal representatives after the expiration of two years from the date of accrual of such cause of action, or such longer period as may be
required by state law under the circumstances. Any claim or cause of action of the Company or its Affiliate shall be extinguished and deemed released unless asserted by the timely filing and notice of a legal action within such period; provided,
however, that if any shorter period of limitations is otherwise applicable to any such cause of action, the shorter period shall govern. 

12. Amendment of this Agreement. No supplement, modification, or amendment of this Agreement shall be binding unless executed in
writing by both of the parties hereto. No waiver of any of the provisions of this Agreement shall be binding unless in the form of a writing signed by the party against whom enforcement of the waiver is sought, and no such waiver shall operate as a
waiver of any other provisions hereof (whether or not similar), nor shall such waiver constitute a continuing waiver. Except as specifically provided herein, no failure to exercise or any delay in exercising any right or remedy hereunder shall
constitute a waiver thereof. 
 13. Subrogation and Other Sources of Payment. In the event of payment under this Agreement, the
Company shall be subrogated to the extent of such payment to all of the rights of recovery of Indemnitee, who shall execute all papers required and shall do everything that may be necessary to secure such rights, including the execution of such
documents necessary to enable the Company effectively to bring suit to enforce such rights. Nothing hereunder is intended to affect any right of contribution of or against the Company in the event the Company and any

  
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other person or persons have co-equal obligations to indemnify or advance expenses to Indemnitee. The Company’s obligation to indemnify or advance Expenses hereunder to the Indemnitee, in
connection with or by reason of Indemnitee’s service at the request of the Company as a director, officer, employee, agent, or fiduciary of another entity or enterprise, shall be reduced by any amount that the Indemnitee has actually received
as indemnification or advancement of Expenses from such other entity or enterprise with respect to the Proceeding for which indemnification or advancement of Expenses is sought. 

14. No Duplication of Payments. The Company shall not be liable under this Agreement to make any payment in connection with any claim
made against Indemnitee to the extent Indemnitee has otherwise received payment (under any insurance policy, Bylaw, or otherwise) of the amounts otherwise indemnifiable hereunder. 

15. Binding Effect. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the parties hereto and their
respective successors (including any direct or indirect successor by purchase, merger, consolidation, or otherwise to all or substantially all of the business and/or assets of the Company), assigns, spouses, heirs, and personal and legal
representatives. The Company shall require and cause any successor (whether direct or indirect by purchase, merger, consolidation, or otherwise) to all, substantially all, or a substantial part, of the business and/or assets of the Company, by
written agreement in form and substance satisfactory to Indemnitee, expressly to assume and agree to perform this Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent that the Company would be required to perform if no such succession had taken
place. The indemnification provided under this Agreement shall continue as to Indemnitee for any action taken or not taken while serving in an indemnified capacity, even though he may have ceased to serve in such capacity at the time of any
Proceeding, and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of such a person. 
 16. Severability. If any
provision (or portion thereof) of this Agreement shall be held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, void, or otherwise unenforceable, the remaining provisions shall remain enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law.
Furthermore, to the fullest extent possible, the provisions of this Agreement (including, without limitation, each portion of this Agreement containing any provision held to be invalid, void, or otherwise unenforceable, that is not itself invalid,
void, or unenforceable) shall be construed so as to give effect to the intent manifested by the provision held invalid, void, or unenforceable. 

17. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware
applicable to contracts made and to be performed in such State without giving effect to its principles of conflicts of laws. 
 18.
Notices. All notices, demands, and other communications required or permitted hereunder shall be made in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if delivered 

  
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by hand, against receipt, or mailed, postage prepaid, certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, and addressed to the Company at: 

Alphabet Inc. 
 1600
Amphitheatre Parkway 
 Mountain View, California 94043 

Attention: Secretary 
 and to Indemnitee at:

  

					
	Name:	 	  
	  	
			
	Address:	 	  
	  	

 Notice of change of address shall be effective only when given in accordance with this Section. All notices complying with
this Section shall be deemed to have been received on the date of hand delivery or on the third business day after mailing. 
 19.
Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. 

[Signature Page Follows] 

  
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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have duly executed and delivered this Agreement as of the
day specified above. 
  

			
	ALPHABET INC.,
	a Delaware corporation
		
	By:	 	  

		 	Kent Walker
		 	Assistant Secretary
	
	 INDEMNITEE
  

 

  
 12Deferred Compensation Plan

 Exhibit 10.5 

ALPHABET INC. 
 DEFERRED
COMPENSATION PLAN 
 Amended and Restated Effective as of October 2, 2015 

 TABLE OF CONTENTS 

 

					
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	 Article I Definitions
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	 Article II Participation
	  	 	4	  
		
	 Article III Deferral Elections
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	 Article IV Accounts
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	 Article V Vesting
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	 Article VI Distributions
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	 Article VII Administration
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	 Article VIII Miscellaneous
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 ALPHABET INC. DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN 

(Amended and Restated Effective as of October 2, 2015) 

RECITALS 
 1. Google Inc.
(“Google”) established the Google Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan, effective as of July 1, 2011 (as amended effective October 1, 2011), for the purpose of providing a tax deferral opportunity for employees on its U.S. payroll.

 2. On October 2, 2015, Google became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Alphabet Inc. (“Alphabet”) and Alphabet assumed the
Plan, amending and restating it as set forth herein. 
 3. Under the Plan, the Company is obligated to pay vested accrued benefits to the
Plan participants and their beneficiaries. 
 4. Benefits under the Plan shall be payable solely from the general assets of the Company.

 5. The Company intends that the amounts deferred by Participants and any notional earnings thereon, at all times be subject to the claims
of the general creditors of the Company. 
 6. The Company intends that the Plan shall not be construed to provide income to Participants
under the Plan prior to actual payment of the accrued benefits under the Plan. 
 7. Under the terms of the Plan, the Company has
established a committee that administers the Plan which is authorized to administer the Plan as set forth herein. 
 NOW THEREFORE, Alphabet
hereby amends and restates the Plan as follows, effective as of October 2, 2015, as hereinafter set forth. 
 ARTICLE I 

DEFINITIONS 
  

	1.1	Definitions. 

 Whenever the following words and phrases are used in this Plan, with the
first letter capitalized, they shall have the meanings specified below: 
 “Account” means, for each Participant, the bookkeeping
account maintained by the Committee that is credited with amounts equal to the portion of the Participant’s Compensation that he or she elects to defer, and adjustments to reflect deemed earnings and losses pursuant to Section 4.1(b).
Accounts are not actually invested in any Notional Investment Fund(s) and Participants do not have any real or beneficial ownership in any Notional Investment Fund(s). A Participant’s Account is solely a device for the measurement and
determination of the amounts to be paid to the Participant pursuant to the Plan and shall not constitute or be treated as a trust fund of any kind. 

“Beneficiary” means the beneficiary last designated (or deemed designated) by a Participant in accordance with procedures
established by the Committee from time to time to receive the benefits 

 
specified hereunder in the event of the Participant’s death. If, at the time of the Participant’s death, the Participant has no properly designated Beneficiary, then the Beneficiary
shall be deemed to have been designated as Beneficiaries by the Participant in the following order of precedence: (i) the surviving spouse, if then living; (ii) his or her child(ren) in equal shares, if then living; (iii) his or her
parents in equal shares, if then living; (iv) his or her siblings, in equal shares, if then living; (v) his or her estate. If a Beneficiary who is entitled to payment dies before receiving distribution of the amount to which he or she is
entitled, then the amount shall be payable to the representative of the Beneficiary’s estate. 
 “Board of Directors” or
“Board” means the Board of Directors of Alphabet. 
 “Bonus” means any cash payments made at the discretion of the
Company to an Employee, while the Employee is an active Employee, as remuneration under a designated Company bonus plan(s), other then under a Quarterly Sales Bonus plan or program, and that is paid through the Company’s United States payroll.
Bonus for purposes of the Plan shall be determined without regard to any reduction (i) for any salary deferral contributions to a plan described in Section 125, Section 132(f) or Section 401(k) of the Code or (ii) pursuant
to any deferral election in accordance with Article III of the Plan. 
 “Change in Control” means a change in the ownership,
or effective control, of a corporation, or in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of a corporation, within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-3(i)(5) or other guidance issued by the Secretary of the Treasury or
Internal Revenue Service pursuant to Section 885(e) of the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004. 
 “Code” means the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. Reference to a section of the Code includes such section and any comparable section or sections of any future legislation that amends, supplements or supersedes such section. 

“Committee” means the Committee that administers the Plan in accordance with Article VII. 

“Company” means Alphabet, any successor corporation of Alphabet, or any wholly owned subsidiaries or controlled group members of
Alphabet, as defined in Section 414(b), (c) or (m) of the Code, which is designated as a participating company by the Committee. 

“Compensation” means Bonus and/or Quarterly Sales Bonus payments. 

“Eligible Employee” means an Employee whom the Company contemporaneously regards, classifies or treats as a U.S. domestic regular
employee scheduled to work twenty (20) or more hours per week for at least five (5) months in any calendar year. An Eligible Employee does not include any individuals who the Company contemporaneously regards, classifies or treats as
(i) leased employees (whether or not within the meaning of Section 414(n) of the Code), staffing, payroll or temporary agency employees, independent contractors, or consultants, even if such persons are later determined by a court,
regulatory body or administrative agency to be or have been common law employees of the Company; (ii) interns; or (iii) variable part-time employees. An Eligible Employee must be deemed as actively employed by the Committee on such date as
the Committee shall specify, which date shall be no later then the first day of the Open Enrollment Period. The Committee may exclude an otherwise Eligible Employee from participation in the Plan as it deems advisable in its sole and absolute
discretion. 
 “Employee” means a common law employee of the Company who is regularly performing services in the United States or
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 “Investment Return” means, for each Notional Investment Fund, an amount equal to the
rate of gain or loss on the assets of such Notional Investment Fund (net of applicable fund and investment charges) as of each Valuation Date. 

“Notional Investment Fund(s)” means the investment fund or funds selected by the Committee for hypothetical investment of Accounts.
In its sole discretion, the Committee may permit Participants to designate one or more Notional Investment Fund(s) for the hypothetical investment of their Accounts under the Plan. The Committee may change, discontinue, or add to the Notional
Investment Fund(s) made available under the Plan at any time in its sole discretion. 
 “Open Enrollment Period” means the annual
period established by the Committee during which Eligible Employees may elect to enroll in the Plan or to change elections relating to the rate at which they wish to defer Compensation under the Plan. 

“Participant” means any Eligible Employee who elects to defer Compensation in accordance with Section 3.1. 

“Payment Date” means the first full calendar quarter coinciding with or beginning after the earliest of (i) the Scheduled
Withdrawal specified by the Participant pursuant to Section 6.1, (ii) the date that is six (6) months following his or her Separation from Service, or (iii) the date of his or her death. 

“Plan” means the Alphabet Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan set forth herein, now in effect, or as amended from time to time. 

“Plan Year” means the calendar year. 

“Quarterly Sales Bonus” means any compensation that is actually awarded by the Company at its discretion to an Employee, while the
Employee is an active Employee, as remuneration under a Company designated sales commission or bonus plan or program and that is paid through the Company’s United States payroll. Quarterly Sales Bonus(es) for purposes of the Plan shall be
determined without regard to any reduction (i) for any salary deferral contributions to a plan described in Section 125, Section 132(f) or Section 401(k) of the Code or (ii) pursuant to any deferral election in accordance
with Article III of the Plan. 
 “Separation from Service” means a separation from service within the meaning of Treasury
Regulation Section 1.409A-1(h) or other guidance issued by the Secretary of the Treasury or Internal Revenue Service pursuant to Section 885(e) of the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004, except that a Participant’s death shall not be
considered a Separation from Service under this Plan. 
 “Treasury Regulations” means regulations issued by the United States
Secretary of the Treasury. 
 “Valuation Date” means the last day of each Plan Year or such other dates as specified by the
Committee. 

  
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 ARTICLE II 

PARTICIPATION 
  

	2.1	Participation. 

 An Eligible Employee shall become a Participant in the Plan by
electing to defer a portion of his or her Compensation in accordance with Section 3.1. 
 ARTICLE III 

DEFERRAL ELECTIONS 
  

	3.1	Elections to Defer Compensation. 

 (a) General Rule. Each Eligible Employee may
elect to defer Compensation by filing an election with the Committee that conforms to the requirements of this Section 3.1. 
 (b)
Amount of Deferrals. The amount of Compensation that an Eligible Employee may elect to defer is as follows: 
 (1) Any whole-number
percentage of Bonus up to one hundred percent (100%); and/or 
 (2) Any whole-number percentage of Quarterly Sales Bonus up to one
hundred percent (100%), 
 provided, however, that no election shall be effective to reduce Compensation paid to an Eligible Employee for a calendar
year to an amount that is less than the amount necessary to pay (i) applicable employment taxes payable with respect to amounts deferred hereunder, (ii) amounts necessary to satisfy any other benefit plan deferral elections or withholding
obligations, (iii) any resulting income taxes required to be withheld with respect to Compensation that cannot be so deferred, and (iv) any amounts necessary to satisfy any wage garnishment or similar type of obligations. 

(c) Election to Defer Bonus. An Eligible Employee may elect to defer Bonus for any performance periods that begin during any Plan Year
by filing an election, on a form provided by the Committee, to defer Bonus. Such an election must be filed during the Open Enrollment Period that precedes the Plan Year during which the relevant performance periods begin. Any such election shall
become irrevocable on the December 15 preceding the Plan Year to which the deferral election relates. An election under this subsection shall not be effective for any Plan Year for which the Participant is not an Eligible Employee as of the
beginning of such Plan Year. Notwithstanding anything else in this Section to the contrary, an Eligible Employee may elect to make an initial deferral election with respect to short-term deferrals (within the meaning of Treasury Regulation
Section 1.409A-1(b)(4)) in accordance with Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-2(a)(4) by filing an election, in such time, manner and form as prescribed by the Committee. 

(d) Election to Defer Quarterly Sales Bonus. An Eligible Employee may elect to defer Quarterly Sales Bonus for performance periods that
begin during any Plan Year by filing an election, on a form provided by the Committee, to defer such Quarterly Sales Bonus. Such an election must be filed during the Open Enrollment Period that precedes the Plan Year during which the relevant
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periods begin. Any such election shall become irrevocable on the December 15 preceding the Plan Year to which the deferral election relates. An election under this subsection shall not
be effective for any Plan Year for which the Participant is not an Eligible Employee as of the beginning of such Plan Year. 
 (e)
Notional Investment Fund(s). To the extent permitted by the Committee, at the time that an Eligible Employee elects to defer Bonus or Quarterly Sales Bonus for any performance periods that begin during any Plan Year, he or she may designate
the Notional Investment Fund(s) for the hypothetical investment of his or her Account on the form provided by the Committee and may make subsequent changes to his or her selections in accordance with procedures established by the Committee. Details
regarding the applicable Notional Investment Funds will separately be made available to the eligible employee at the time of the election or subsequent change. There is no guarantee that any particular Notional Investment Fund, or that a minimum
number of Notional Investment Funds, will be available at the time of any particular election or otherwise. 
 ARTICLE IV 

ACCOUNTS 
  

	4.1	Participant Accounts. 

 The Committee shall establish and maintain an Account for each
Participant under the Plan. A Participant’s Account shall be credited as follows: 
 (a) As of the date on which payment of a Bonus or
Quarterly Sales Bonus payment would have been made, or as soon as administratively practicable thereafter, the Committee shall credit the Participant’s Account with an amount equal to Bonus or Quarterly Sales Bonus deferred by the Participant
in accordance with the Participant’s election. 
 (b) As of each Valuation Date, the Participant’s Account shall be adjusted for
gains or losses based on the Investment Return. 
 ARTICLE V 

VESTING 
  

	5.1	Compensation Deferrals. 

 A Participant’s Account attributable to Compensation
deferred by a Participant pursuant to the terms of this Plan, together with any amounts credited to the Participant’s Account under Section 4.1(b) with respect to such deferrals, shall be one hundred percent (100%) vested at all
times. 

  
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 ARTICLE VI 

DISTRIBUTIONS 
  

	6.1	Scheduled Withdrawals. 

 (a) Scheduled Withdrawals. A Participant must, in
connection with his or her Compensation deferral election for a Plan Year, specify a withdrawal date (a “Scheduled Withdrawal”) of all of his or her Account attributable to Compensation deferred for such Plan Year, including any amounts
credited with respect to such deferrals pursuant to Section 4.1(b), subject to the following restrictions: 
 (1) An election of a
Scheduled Withdrawal made during any Open Enrollment Period must specify a payment date that is either three (3) years, four (4) years or five (5) years following the end of the Plan Year in which ends the last Bonus performance
period and/or Quarterly Sales Bonus period to which a deferral election made during such Open Enrollment Period would apply. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any amount deferred pursuant to a deferral election made pursuant to Section 3.1(c) of
the Plan and in accordance with Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-2(a)(4) with respect to a short-term deferral (within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(b)(4)) may only specify a payment date that is five (5) years
following the end of the Plan Year in which ends the last Bonus performance period to which such a deferral election with respect to short-term deferrals would apply. The election to take a Scheduled Withdrawal shall be made by completing a form
approved by and filed with the Committee 
 (2) The amount payable to a Participant as of any Payment Date specified in connection with an
election of a Scheduled Withdrawal shall in all cases be one hundred percent (100%) of the Compensation deferred for the Plan Year with respect to which the election of the specific payment date applies, as adjusted for earnings and losses
pursuant to Section 4.1(b), determined as of the most recent Valuation Date as is administratively feasible preceding the Scheduled Withdrawal date. 

(3) Payment of a Scheduled Withdrawal shall be made in a single lump sum on the Payment Date. 

 

	6.2	Distribution of Amounts Upon Separation from Service. 

 In the event that a Participant
has a Separation from Service prior to the payment of a Scheduled Withdrawal, the portion of the Participant’s Account that has not yet been paid pursuant to any election to receive a Scheduled Withdrawal in accordance with
Section 6.1(a)(1) – other than an election made in accordance with Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-2(a)(4) with respect to a short-term deferral (within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(b)(4)) – shall
be paid to the Participant in a single lump sum on the Payment Date following the Participant’s Separation from Service. 
  

	6.3	Distributions Upon Death of Participant. 

 If the Participant dies prior to receiving the
entire portion of his or her Account, such portion remaining at the time of the Participant’s death shall be paid to his or her Beneficiary in a single lump sum on the Payment Date following the Participant’s death. 

 

	6.4	Distribution Upon Change in Control. 

 (a) Notwithstanding any other Plan provision, the
entire vested portion of a Participant’s Account shall be paid to the Participant upon a Change of Control, in the form of a single lump sum. 
  

	6.5	Reduction of Account Balance; Continued Crediting of Earnings. 

 At the time of any
distribution or withdrawal under this Plan, the Participant’s Account shall be reduced by the amount of the distribution or withdrawal. Except as provided in Section 6.9, a Participant’s Account (as may be so reduced) shall continue
to be credited with earnings or debited for losses pursuant to Section 4.1(b) until all vested amounts credited to the Account have been distributed or withdrawn. 

  
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	6.6	Timing of Distributions. 

 Subject to Section 6.8, any distribution or withdrawal to
be made on a specified date under this Plan (including, for the avoidance of doubt, a Payment Date) may be made as soon as administratively feasible after that date; provided, however, that actual distribution or withdrawal shall in any event be
made by the later of (i) the last day of the calendar year of the specified date or (ii) the fifteenth day of the third calendar month following the specified date, provided that the Participant may not directly or indirectly designate the
calendar year in which actual distribution or withdrawal is to be made. 
  

	6.7	Distributions in Cash. 

 All distributions and withdrawals shall be made in cash. 

 

	6.8	Delay Due to Effect of Deduction Limitation. 

 If the Company reasonably anticipates that
its deduction with respect to any amounts to be paid to a Participant under this Plan for a taxable year of the Company would not be permitted due to the application of Section 162(m) of the Code, then all such amounts whose deduction would be
barred by Section 162(m) shall instead be paid to the Participant or his or her Beneficiary (in the event of the Participant’s death) (i) in the case of a Scheduled Withdrawal, during the first taxable year of the Company in which the
Company reasonably anticipates that the deduction with respect to such payment will not be barred by Section 162(m), or (ii) in the case of a payment triggered by the Participant’s Separation from Service, during the first full
calendar quarter beginning at least six (6) months after the date of the Participant’s Separation from Service Any amount for which payment is delayed pursuant to this Subsection shall continue to be adjusted for earnings and losses in
accordance with Section 4.1(b). 
  

	6.9	Inability to Locate Participant. 

 In the event that the Committee is unable to locate a
Participant or Beneficiary within two (2) years following the date a payment is scheduled to be made, the amounts then credited to the Participant’s Account shall be forfeited. If, after such forfeiture but within five (5) years
following the date the payment was scheduled to be made, the Participant or Beneficiary claims such benefit, such benefit (calculated immediately prior to the forfeiture) shall be reinstated without interest or earnings. After five (5) years
following the date the payment was scheduled to be made, if the Participant or Beneficiary cannot be located and/or does not claim such benefit, such benefit shall be permanently forfeited. 

ARTICLE VII 

ADMINISTRATION 
  

	7.1	Committee. 

 The Committee shall serve at the pleasure of the Company’s compensation
committee and shall consist of five (5) members. The members comprising the Committee shall be selected as follows: two (2) shall be members of the Company’s human resources department, two (2) shall be members of the
Company’s finance department, and one (1) shall be a member of the Company’s legal department, each designated by the head of his or her department. A member of the Committee may resign by delivering a written notice of resignation to
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resigned upon his or her termination of employment with the Company. Vacancies in the membership of the Committee shall be filled promptly by the head of department with the vacant position. No
Committee member shall be removed during the period beginning one (1) month before and ending one (1) year after a Change in Control. 
  

	7.2	Committee Action. 

 The Committee shall act at meetings by affirmative vote of a majority
of its members. Any action permitted to be taken at a meeting may be taken without a meeting if a written consent to the action is signed or electronic consent is provided by all members of the Committee and such written consent is filed with the
minutes of the proceedings of the Committee. A member of the Committee shall not vote or act upon any matter that relates solely to himself or herself as a Participant. The chair (and any other member or members of the Committee designated by the
chair) may (i) without the consent of any other members of the Committee, take action on any day-to-day matter regarding the Plan, and any other action or type of action as the Committee by resolution may authorize, and (ii) execute any
certificate or other written direction on behalf of the Committee. 
  

	7.3	Powers and Duties of the Committee. 

 (a) The Committee, on behalf of the Participants
and their Beneficiaries, shall enforce the Plan in accordance with its terms, shall be charged with the general administration of the Plan and shall have all powers necessary to accomplish its purposes, including, but not by way of limitation, the
following: 
 (1) To select the fund(s) to be the Notional Investment Fund(s); 

(2) To construe and interpret the terms and provisions of the Plan; 

(3) To determine who is an Eligible Employee and to exclude an otherwise Eligible Employee from participation in the Plan as the Committee
deems advisable in its sole and absolute discretion; 
 (4) To amend, modify, suspend or terminate the Plan in accordance with
Section 8.5; 
 (5) To compute and certify the amount of benefits payable to Participants and their Beneficiaries; 

(6) To maintain all records that may be necessary for the administration of the Plan; 

(7) To provide for the disclosure of all information and the filing or provision of all reports and statements to Participants, Beneficiaries
or governmental agencies as shall be required by law; 
 (8) To make and publish such rules and procedures for the administration of the
Plan as are not inconsistent with the terms hereof; 
 (9) To appoint any agent, and to delegate to such agent such powers and duties in
connection with the administration of the Plan as the Committee may from time to time prescribe; 
 (10) To determine which entities other
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 (11) To take all actions that it is authorized or directed to take under this Plan document; and

 (12) To take all further actions that Committee deems advisable or necessary in administration of the Plan. 

 

	7.4	Construction and Interpretation. 

 The provisions of this Plan shall be construed,
interpreted and administered in a manner whereby all provisions comply with the conditions of Section 409A(2),(3) and (4) of the Code and Section 885 of the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 and any regulations or other guidance
issued thereunder by the United States Secretary of the Treasury or the Internal Revenue Service. Subject to the preceding sentence, the Committee shall have full discretion to construe and interpret the terms and provisions of this Plan, which
interpretation or construction shall be final and binding on all parties, including but not limited to the Company and any Participant or Beneficiary. The Committee shall administer the terms and provisions of the Plan in a uniform and
nondiscriminatory manner and in full accordance with any and all laws applicable to the Plan. 
  

	7.5	Information. 

 To enable the Committee to perform its functions, the Company shall supply
full and timely information to the Committee on all matters relating to the Compensation of all Participants, their death or other cause of termination, and such other pertinent facts as the Committee may reasonably require. 

 

	7.6	Compensation, Expenses and Indemnity. 

 (a) The members of the Committee shall serve
without compensation for their services hereunder. 
 (b) The Committee is authorized at the expense of the Company to employ such legal
counsel and other agents as it may deem advisable to assist in the performance of its duties hereunder. Expenses and fees in connection with the administration of the Plan shall be paid by the Company. 

(c) To the extent permitted by applicable state law, the Company shall indemnify and hold harmless the Committee and each member thereof, the
Board and any delegate of the Committee who is an employee of the Company against any and all expenses, liabilities and claims, including legal fees to defend against such liabilities and claims arising out of their discharge in good faith of
responsibilities under or incident to the Plan, other than expenses and liabilities arising out of willful misconduct or gross negligence. This indemnity shall not preclude such further indemnities as may be available under insurance purchased by
the Company or provided by the Company under any bylaw, agreement or otherwise, as such indemnities are permitted under applicable law. 
  

	7.7	Periodic Statements. 

 Under procedures established by the Committee, a Participant (or
his or her Beneficiary, in the case of a deceased Participant) shall receive a statement with respect to the Participant’s Account at least annually. 

  
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	7.8	Disputes. 

 (a) A person who believes that he or she is being denied a benefit to which
he or she is entitled under the Plan (hereinafter referred to as “Claimant”) may file a written request for such benefit with the Committee, setting forth his or her claim. The Committee shall review the claim and any documents or
information provided by Claimant. The Committee shall provide to Claimant, within a reasonable time (generally within ninety (90) days), a written response to his or her claim which may approve the Claimant’s request (in whole or in part)
or may deny the Claimant’s request (in whole or in part). Claimant must file a claim with the Committee and receive the Committee’s written decision prior to proceeding with any action described in subsection (b) below. 

(b) Subject to the initial review provided for in the foregoing subsection (a), all disputes, claims or controversies relating to, arising out
of or in connection with this Plan shall be subject to binding arbitration administered by Judicial Arbitration and Mediation Services, Inc. (“JAMS”), pursuant to its then-current Employment Arbitration Rules & Procedures, venued
in the County of Santa Clara, California and before an arbitrator who is licensed to practice law in the State of California. 
 ARTICLE
VIII 
 MISCELLANEOUS 
  

	8.1	Unsecured General Creditor. 

 Participants and their Beneficiaries, heirs, successors,
and assigns shall have no legal or equitable rights, claims, or interests in any specific property or assets of the Company. No assets of the Company shall be held in any way as collateral security for the fulfilling of the obligations of the
Company under this Plan. Any and all of the Company’s assets shall be, and remain, the general unpledged, unrestricted assets of the Company and shall be subject to the claims of the Company’s general creditors. The Company’s
obligation under the Plan shall be merely that of an unfunded and unsecured promise of the Company to pay money in the future, and the rights of the Participants and Beneficiaries shall be no greater than those of unsecured general creditors.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may, but need not, establish a rabbi trust or enter into another arrangement to aid it in meeting its obligations hereunder without affecting the status of the Plan as an unfunded plan. 

 

	8.2	Restriction Against Assignment. 

 The Committee shall direct distribution of all amounts
payable hereunder only to the person or persons designated by the Plan and not to any other person or entity. Except as provided in Section 8.3, no part of a Participant’s Account shall be liable for the debts, contracts, or engagements of
any Participant, his or her Beneficiary, or successors in interest, nor shall a Participant’s Account be subject to execution by levy, attachment, or garnishment or by any other legal or equitable proceeding, nor shall any such person have any
right to alienate, anticipate, sell, transfer, commute, pledge, encumber, or assign any benefits or payments hereunder in any manner whatsoever. If any Participant, Beneficiary or successor in interest is adjudicated bankrupt or purports to
anticipate, alienate, sell, transfer, assign, commute, pledge, encumber or charge any distribution or payment from the Plan, voluntarily or involuntarily, the Committee, in its sole and absolute discretion, may cancel such distribution or payment
(or any part thereof) to or for the benefit of such Participant, Beneficiary or successor in interest in such manner as the Committee shall direct. 

  
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	8.3	Distribution Pursuant to a Domestic Relations Order. 

 The Committee shall direct
distribution of all or a portion of a Participant’s Account to an individual other than a Participant or Beneficiary as necessary to fulfill a domestic relations order, as defined in Section 414(p)(1)(B) of the Code, but only if such order
directs that distribution to such individual be made in an immediate single lump sum. 
  

	8.4	Withholding. 

 There shall be deducted from each distribution made under the Plan or
other compensation payable to the Participant or Beneficiary all taxes that are required to be withheld by the Company in respect to such distribution. The Company shall have the right to reduce any distribution (or compensation), and the Committee
shall have the right to direct reduction of any distribution, by the amount of cash sufficient to provide the amount of said taxes. 
  

	8.5	Amendment, Modification, Suspension or Termination. 

 (a) The Committee may amend,
modify, suspend or terminate the Plan in whole or in part, except that no amendment, modification, suspension or termination shall have any retroactive effect to reduce the value or vested percentage of any amounts allocated to a Participant’s
Account at the time of the amendment, modification, suspension or termination, and provided that a termination or suspension of the Plan or any Plan amendment or modification that will significantly increase costs to the Company shall be approved by
the Board; and 
 (b) In the event that this Plan is terminated, amounts credited to a Participant’s Account (regardless of whether
such amounts had become vested) shall be distributed to the Participant or, in the event of his or her death, his or her Beneficiary, as follows: 

1. If the termination is under circumstances described in Treasury Regulation Sections 1.409A-3(j)(4)(ix)(A) (relating to termination
upon a corporate dissolution or with approval of a bankruptcy court), 1.409A-3(j)(4)(ix)(B) (relating to plan termination upon a Change in Control) or 1.409A-3(j)(4)(ix)(C) (relating to a termination unrelated to a downturn in financial health of a
service recipient), and the conditions for accelerated distribution to the Participant (or Beneficiary) under the applicable regulation are satisfied, distribution of all such amounts shall be made at the earliest permissible time or times that
satisfy the applicable regulation. 
 2. If the termination is not under circumstances described in Treasury Regulation
Sections 1.409A-3(j)(4)(ix)(A), 1.409A-3(j)(4)(ix)(B) or 1.409A-3(j)(4)(ix)(C), or the conditions for accelerated distribution to the Participant (or Beneficiary) under any such section are not met, distribution shall be made at the times and
in the form as provided under the Plan without regard to the termination of the Plan. 
  

	8.6	Governing Law. 

 Except for the arbitration clause in Section 7.8(b), which shall be
governed by the FEDERAL ARBITRATION ACT (9 U.S.C. SECTION 1, ET SEQ.), this Plan shall be construed, governed and administered in accordance with the laws of the State of California, without reference to rules of conflict of law. 

  
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	8.7	Receipt. 

 Any payment to a Participant or the Participant’s Beneficiary in
accordance with the provisions of the Plan shall, to the extent thereof, be in full satisfaction of all claims against the Committee and the Company. 
  

	8.8	Payments on Behalf of Persons under Incapacity. 

 In the event that any amount becomes
payable under the Plan to a person who, in the sole judgment of the Committee, is considered by reason of physical or mental condition to be unable to give a valid receipt therefore, the Committee may direct that such payment be made to any person
found by the Committee, in its sole judgment, to have assumed the care of such person. Any payment made pursuant to such determination shall constitute a full release and discharge of the Committee and the Company. 

 

	8.9	No Employment Rights. 

 Participation in this Plan shall not confer upon any person any
right to be employed by, or continued as an employee of, the Company or any other right not expressly provided hereunder. The Company expressly reserves the right to discharge any of its employees at any time, with or without cause. 

 

	8.10	Headings Not Part of Plan. 

 Headings and subheadings in this Plan are inserted for
convenience of reference only and are not to be considered in the construction of the provisions hereof. 
  

	8.11	Severability. 

 If any provision of this Plan is held invalid or unenforceable, its
invalidity or unenforceability will not affect any other provision of this Plan, and the Plan will be construed and enforced as if such provision had not been included. 

  
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