Document:

Exhibit

CAPITOL FEDERAL® FINANCIAL, INC.
Deferred Incentive Bonus Plan

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 STPP to a Participant by the Committee pursuant to such terms, conditions, restrictions and/or limitations, if any, as the Committee may establish.

“Bank” means Capitol Federal® Savings Bank, the wholly-owned 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 

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of stock of CFF possessing 30% or more of the total voting power of the outstanding stock of CFF; (ii) a majority of members of the Company’s Board is replaced during any 12–month period by directors whose appointment or election is not endorsed by a majority of the members of the Board, or the Board’s nominating committee, before the date of the appointment or election; 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 Code Section 409A.

“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, Capitol Federal® Savings Bank.

“Deferred Amount” means that portion of a Participant’s Performance Award, , which the Participant elects to defer under the terms of this Plan. Each Participant may defer no less than $2,000 nor more than $100,000.  The Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, President, Executive Vice-President or Senior Vice President may defer an amount up to 50% of the Participant’s Performance Award. First Vice President’s may defer an amount up to 35% of the Participant’s Performance Award.

“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 the Participant is unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment that can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months. A Participant will be deemed Disabled if the Participant has been determined to be totally disabled by the Social Security Administration or under any long-term disability plan maintained by the Company.

“Distribution Date” means by the fifth 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 

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Year (as defined in the STPP) 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, First Vice‐President, Vice‐President, and Assistant Vice‐President of the Company.

“Participant” means a common law Employee paid from the Company payroll account who (i) is a Senior Manager and (ii) 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 a Company Officer classified as Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, President, Executive Vice-President, Senior Vice-President or First Vice-President of the Company. Senior Manager shall not include Vice-Presidents or Assistant Vice Presidents.

“Separation from Service” means a termination of 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)), which shall be interpreted consistent with “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.

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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:

		
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	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.

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. 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 who are Participants 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 

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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 who are Participants 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 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.

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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.

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 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 such 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, 

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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.

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;

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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;
    
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 

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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 practicable but in no event later than 90 days after the date the Participant incurs a Separation from 

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Service, provided that if the Participant is at the time of his Separation from Service a “Specified Employee” (as that phrase is defined in Code 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 date by which the Committee expects to render the determination. The extension of time shall not exceed a 

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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:

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

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. Disability Claim Procedures. This Section 12.05 shall apply to all claims for disability benefits under the Plan. A disability benefit is any benefit, the availability of which is conditioned upon a showing of a disability. Unless a change to the normal claims procedures set forth above is indicated, the normal procedures will also apply to claims for disability benefits.

		
	A.
	Disability Claim. The Committee shall ensure that all written claims for disability benefits under the Plan and all appeals related to disability benefits are adjudicated in a manner designed to ensure the independence and impartiality of the persons involved in making the decision. The claims procedures set forth in this Section 12.05 supersede all claims procedures language set forth in Sections 12.01 through 12.04 of the Plan with respect to claims for disability benefits.

		
	B.
	Timing of Committee Response.  If the claim relates to a determination of a Participant's Disability, and the claim requires an independent determination by the Committee of a Participant's disability status, the Committee shall notify the claimant of the Plan's benefit determination within a reasonable period of time, but no later than forty-five (45) days after receipt of the claim. If, due to matters beyond the control of the Plan, the Committee needs additional time to process a claim, the claimant will be notified, within forty-five (45) days after the Committee receives the claim, of the circumstances requiring the extension of time and the date by which the Committee expects to make its decision, but not beyond seventy-five (75) days from the date the claim was received. If, prior to the end of the extension period, due to matters beyond the control of the Plan, a decision cannot be rendered within that extension period, the period for making the determination may be extended for up to an additional thirty (30) days, provided that the Committee notifies the claimant, prior to the expiration of the first extension period, of the circumstances requiring the extension and the date by which the Plan expects to render a decision. The extension notice shall specifically explain the standards on which entitlement to a disability benefit is based, the unresolved issues that prevent a decision on the claim and the additional information needed from the claimant to resolve those issues, and the claimant shall be afforded at least forty-five (45) days within which to provide the specified information.

		
	C.
	Calculating Time Periods. For purposes of calculating the time periods in the preceding paragraph, the period of time within which a benefit determination is required to be made shall begin at the time a claim is filed in accordance with the reasonable procedures of the Plan, without regard to whether all the information necessary to make a benefit determination accompanies the filing. In the event that a period of time is extended as permitted pursuant to the preceding paragraph due to a claimant's failure to submit information necessary to decide a claim, the period for making the benefit determination shall be tolled from the date 

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on which the notification of the extension is sent to the claimant until the date on which the claimant responds to the request for additional information.

		
	D.
	Notice of Decision. In the case of an adverse benefit determination with respect to disability benefits, the Committee will provide a notification in a culturally and linguistically appropriate manner (as described in Department of Labor Regulation Section 2560.503-l(o)) that shall set forth the following in a manner calculated to be understood by the claimant:

		
	(i)
	the specific reasons for the adverse determination;

		
	(ii)
	a reference to the specific provisions of the Plan or insurance contract on which the determination is based;

		
	(iii)
	notice that the claimant has a right to request a review of the claim denial and an explanation of the Plan's review procedures and the time limits applicable to such procedures;

		
	(iv)
	a statement of the claimant's right to bring a civil action under Section 502(a) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended ("ERISA") following an adverse benefit determination on review, and a description of any time limit that applies under the Plan for bringing such an action;

		
	(v)
	a discussion of the decision, including an explanation of the basis for disagreeing with or not following:

		
	(1)
	the views presented by the claimant of health care professionals treating the claimant and vocational professionals who evaluated the claimant;

		
	(2)
	the views of medical or vocational experts whose advice was obtained on behalf of the Plan in connection with a claimant's adverse benefit determination, without regard to whether the advice was relied upon in making the benefit determination; and

		
	(3)
	a disability determination regarding the claimant presented by the claimant made by the Social Security Administration;

		
	(vi)
	if the adverse benefit determination is based on a medical necessity or experimental treatment or similar exclusion or limit, either an explanation of the scientific or clinical judgment for the determination, applying the terms of the Plan to the claimant's medical circumstances, or a statement that such explanation will be provided free of charge upon request;

		
	(vii)
	either the specific internal rules, guidelines, protocols, standards or other similar criteria of the Plan relied upon in making the adverse determination or, alternatively, a statement that such rules, guidelines, protocols, standards or other similar criteria of the Plan do not exist; and

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	(viii)
	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. Whether a document, record or other information is relevant to a claim for benefits shall be determined in accordance with Department of Labor Regulation Section 2560.503-1 (m)(8).

		
	E.
	Appeal of Adverse Benefit Determinations. If the initial claim for disability benefits requires an independent determination by the Committee of a Participant's disability status, and the Committee denies the claim, in whole or in part, the claimant shall have a reasonable opportunity to appeal the adverse benefit determination to an appropriate named fiduciary of the Plan for a full and fair review of the claim and the adverse benefit determination, as follows:

		
	(i)
	The claimant shall have at least 180 days following receipt of a notification of an adverse benefit determination within which to appeal the determination;

		
	(ii)
	The claimant shall have the opportunity to submit written comments, documents, records and other information relating to the claim for benefits;

		
	(iii)
	Prior to such review of the denied claim, the claimant shall be given, free of charge, any new or additional evidence considered, relied upon, or generated by the Plan, insurer or other person making the benefit determination in connection with the claim, or any new or additional rationale, as soon as possible and sufficiently in advance of the date on which the notice of adverse benefit determination on review is required to be provided, to give the claimant a reasonable opportunity to respond prior to that date.

		
	(iv)
	The Committee shall respond in writing to such claimant within forty- five (45) days after receiving the request for review. If the Committee determines that special circumstances require additional time for processing the claim, the Committee can extend the response period by an additional forty-five (45) days by notifying the claimant in writing, prior to the end of the initial 45-day period, that an additional period is required. The notice of extension must set forth the special circumstances requiring an extension of time and the date by which the Committee expects to render its decision. For purposes of this paragraph, the period of time within which a benefit determination on review is required to be made shall begin at the time an appeal is filed in accordance with the reasonable procedures of the Plan, without regard to whether all the information necessary to make a benefit determination on review accompanies the filing. In the event that a period of time is extended as permitted pursuant to this section due to the claimant's failure to submit information necessary to decide a claim, the period for making the benefit determination on review shall be tolled from the date on which the notification of the extension is sent to the claimant until the date on which the claimant responds to the request for additional information.

		
	(v)
	In considering the review, the Committee shall take into account all comments, documents, records and other information submitted by the claimant relating to the claim, without regard to whether such information was submitted or considered in 

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the initial benefit determination. Additional considerations shall be required in the case of a claim for disability benefits. For example, the claim will be reviewed by an individual or committee who did not make the initial determination that is subject of the appeal, nor by a subordinate of the individual who made the determination, and the review shall be made without deference to the initial adverse benefit determination. If the initial adverse benefit determination was based in whole or in part on a medical judgment, the appropriate named fiduciary of the Plan shall consult with a health care professional who has appropriate training and experience in the field of medicine involving the medical judgment. The health care professional who is consulted on appeal will not be the same individual who was consulted during the initial determination or a subordinate of such individual. If the Committee obtained the advice of medical or vocational experts in making the initial adverse benefits determination (regardless of whether the advice was relied upon), the Committee will identify such experts.

		
	F.
	Notice of Decision after Review. In the case of an adverse benefit determination with respect to disability benefits, the Committee will provide a notification in a culturally and linguistically appropriate manner (as described in Department of Labor Regulation Section 2560.503-l(o)) that shall set forth the following in a manner calculated to be understood by the claimant:

		
	(i)
	the Committee's decision;

		
	(ii)
	the specific reasons for the adverse determination;

		
	(iii)
	a reference to the specific provisions of the Plan or insurance contract on which the decision is based;

		
	(iv)
	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 (as defined in applicable ERISA regulations) to the claimant's claim for benefits;

		
	(v)
	a statement describing any voluntary appeal procedures offered by the Plan and the claimant's right to obtain information about such procedures;

		
	(vi)
	a statement of the claimant's right to bring a civil action under Section 502(a) of ERISA which shall describe any applicable contractual limitations period that applies to the claimant's right to bring such an action, including the calendar date on which the contractual limitations period expires for the claim;

		
	(vii)
	a discussion of the decision, including an explanation of the basis for disagreeing with or not following:

		
	(1)
	the views presented by the claimant of health care professionals treating the claimant and vocational professionals who evaluated the claimant;

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	(2)
	the views of medical or vocational experts whose advice was obtained on behalf of the Plan in connection with the claimant's adverse benefit determination, without regard to whether the advice was relied upon in making the benefit determination; and

		
	(3)
	a disability determination regarding the claimant presented by the claimant made by the Social Security Administration.

		
	(viii)
	if the adverse benefit determination is based on a medical necessity or experimental treatment or similar exclusion or limit, either an explanation of the scientific or clinical judgment for the determination, applying the terms of the Plan to the claimant's medical circumstances, or a statement that such explanation will be provided free of charge upon request; and

		
	(ix)
	either the specific internal rules, guidelines, protocols, standards or other similar criteria of the Plan relied upon in making the adverse determination or, alternatively, a statement that such rules, guidelines, protocols, standards or other similar criteria of the Plan do not exist.

		
	G.
	Exhaustion of Remedies. A claimant must follow the claims review procedures under this Plan and exhaust his or her administrative remedies before taking any further action with respect to a claim for benefits.

		
	H.
	Failure of the Plan to Follow Procedures. In the case of a claim for disability benefits, if the Plan fails to strictly adhere to all the requirements of this claims procedure with respect to a disability claim, the claimant is deemed to have exhausted the administrative remedies available under the Plan, and shall be entitled to pursue any available remedies under Section 502(a) of ERISA on the basis that the Plan has failed to provide a reasonable claims procedure that would yield a decision on the merits of the claim, except where the violation was: (a) de minimis; (b) non-prejudicial; (c) attributable to good cause or matters beyond the Plan's control; (d) in the context of an ongoing good-faith exchange of information between the Plan and the claimant; and (e) not reflective of a pattern or practice of noncompliance. The claimant may request a written explanation of the violation from the Plan, and the Plan must provide such explanation within ten (10) days, including a specific description of its bases, if any, for asserting that the violation should not cause the administrative remedies to be deemed exhausted. If a court rejects the claimant's request for immediate review on the basis that the Plan met the standards for the exception, the claim shall be considered as re-filed on appeal upon the Plan’s receipt of the decision of the court. Within a reasonable time after the receipt of the decision, the Plan shall provide the claimant with notice of the resubmission.

Section 12.06. 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

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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.

Section 13.08. Other Benefits and Plans. The benefits provided for Participant and his/her Beneficiary hereunder are in addition to any other benefits available to Participant under any other program 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.

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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.

Section 13.17. No Contract of Employment. Nothing contained herein shall be construed to constitute a contract of employment between any employee and any employer. Nothing herein contained 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.

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Section 13.19. Code Section 409A. The Company intends that payments and benefits under this Plan comply with Code Section 409A, to the extent subject thereto, and accordingly, to the maximum extent permitted, this Plan shall be interpreted and administered to be in compliance therewith. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Plan to the contrary, no Participant will be considered to have incurred a Separation from Service for purposes of any payments under this Plan which are subject to Section 409A until the Participant would be considered to have incurred a “separation from service” within the meaning of Section 409A. Although this Plan and the payments and benefits under this Plan are intended to comply with Section 409A, the Company makes no representation to any Participant that any or all of the payments described in this Plan will be exempt from or comply with Section 409A and makes no undertaking to preclude Section 409A from applying to any such payment. 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this amended and restated Plan is executed effective as of January 1, 2020 and will be applicable with respect to all deferrals and payments occurring on or after such date.

CAPITOL FEDERAL® FINANCIAL, INC.

/s/ John B. Dicus
__________________________
John B. Dicus
Chairman

21Exhibit

CAPITOL FEDERAL® FINANCIAL, INC.

SHORT TERM PERFORMANCE PLAN

OCTOBER 1, 2020

CAPITOL FEDERAL® FINANCIAL, INC.

SHORT TERM PERFORMANCE PLAN

Table of Contents

	
		
	 
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	ARTICLE 1 – PURPOSE AND TERM OF PLAN
	1

	ARTICLE 2 – DEFINITIONS
	1

	ARTICLE 3 – ELIGIBILITY
	5

	ARTICLE 4 – PLAN ADMINISTRATOR
	5

	ARTICLE 5 – FORM AND DETERMINATION OF AWARDS
	6

	ARTICLE 6 – PAYMENT OF AWARDS
	10

	ARTICLE 7 – CHANGE IN CONTROL
	11

	ARTICLE 8 – MISCELLANEOUS
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CAPITOL FEDERAL® FINANCIAL, INC.

Short Term Performance Plan

WHEREAS, the Company desires to provide motivation to Officers of the Company to put forth maximum efforts toward the continued growth, profitability, and success of the Company by offering cash bonus incentives to such individuals on the terms and conditions set forth herein; and

WHEREAS, the Committee has reviewed the terms and provisions hereof and found approved the amended and restated Plan, and such action by the Committee has been ratified by the Board.

NOW, THEREFORE, the Company hereby adopts the amended and restated Plan on the terms and conditions set forth herein, which Plan shall be known as the “Capitol Federal® Financial, Inc. Short Term Performance Plan.”

ARTICLE 1 – PURPOSE 

1.1    Purpose.  The purpose of the Plan is to provide motivation to selected Officers of Capitol Federal® Financial, Inc. (including any successor thereto, “CFF”) and Capitol Federal® Savings Bank including any success thereto, the “Bank” and collectively with CFF, the “Company”) to put forth maximum effort toward the continued growth, profitability, and success of the Company by providing cash bonus incentives to such employees.  Toward this objective, the Committee may grant Performance Awards, in the form of cash bonus payments, to Company Employees classified as Officers on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Plan.

ARTICLE 2 – DEFINITIONS

2.1    “Approved Reason” means a reason for terminating employment with the Company which, in the opinion of the Committee, is in the best interest of the Company.

2.2    “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.

2.3    “Award Payment Date” means, for a Performance Year, the date the Awards for such Performance Year shall be paid to Participants.  The Award Payment Date for each Performance Year shall occur as soon as administratively possible following the completion of the Committee’s determinations pursuant to Section 6.3, but in no event later than January 15th following the end of such Performance Year.

2.4    “Average Basic Shares Outstanding” means the average basic shares of CFF common stock outstanding during a Performance Year.

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2.5    “Average Equity” means the sum of CFF’s total stockholders’ equity at the beginning of a Performance Year and at each month end during such year, divided by 13.

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

2.7    “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.

2.8    “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) a majority of members of the Company’s Board is replaced during any 12–month period by directors whose appointment or election is not endorsed by a majority of the members of the Board, or the Board’s nominating committee, before the date of the appointment or election; 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 Code Section 409A.

2.9    “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 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.

2.10    “Compensation” means all wages for federal income tax withholding purposes as defined under Code § 3401(a) (for purposes of income tax withholding at the source), disregarding any rules limiting the remuneration included as wages based on the nature or location of the employment or the services performed; provided, however, that the term Compensation shall not include (i) any ordinary or extra ordinary bonus or bonuses paid by the Company, or (ii) wages attributable to property transferred to an individual in exchange for the performance of services (including, but not necessarily limited to, restricted stock and stock options) where such transfer 

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was in the nature of a bonus or supplemental compensation, or (iii) dividends on unvested shares of restricted stocks. The amount of an individual’s Compensation shall be determined by the Committee, in its Sole Discretion.

2.11     “Director” means a member of the Board.

2.12    “Disability” means the Participant is unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment that can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months. A Participant will be deemed Disabled if the Participant has been determined to be totally disabled by the Social Security Administration or under any long-term disability plan maintained by the Company.

2.13    “Earnings Per Share - Basic” (“EPS-B”) means Net Income for the Performance Year divided by Average Basic Shares Outstanding for the Performance Year.

2.14    “Efficiency Ratio” (“ER”) means, in the context of determining an IPC, CFF’s consolidated noninterest expense for the Performance Year divided by CFF’s consolidated net interest and dividend income before provision expense and noninterest income for the Performance Year.

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

2.16    “Exchange Act” means the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time, including rules thereunder and successor provisions and rules thereto.

2.17    “Negative Discretion” means the discretion authorized by the Plan to be applied by the Committee in determining the size of an Award if, in the Committee’s sole judgment, such application is appropriate.  Negative Discretion may only be used by the Committee to eliminate or reduce the size of an Award.  By way of example and not by way of limitation, in no event shall any discretionary authority granted to the Committee by the Plan, including, but not limited to Negative Discretion, be used to: (a) grant Awards if the Performance Goals for such year have not been attained, or (b) increase an Award above the maximum amount payable under the Plan.

2.18    “Net Income” means CFF’s consolidated net income for a Performance Year as determined in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States.

2.19    “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, First Vice-President, Vice-President, and Assistant Vice-President.

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2.20    “Participant” means a common law Employee paid from the Company payroll account who the Company has designated in writing as an Officer to whom an Award has been granted by the Committee under the Plan.

2.21    “Performance Criteria” means the Institutional Performance Criteria and Personal Performance Criteria which the Committee shall use to establish Performance Targets for each Officer for each Performance Year as more fully described in section 5.3.  Institutional Performance Criteria (“IPCs”) shall be established for each Performance Year by equally weighting the Bank’s target Return On Average Equity (ROAE), Earnings Per Share - Basic (EPS-B), and Efficiency Ratio (ER).  Personal Performance Criteria (“PPCs”) shall be established within the first 90 days of a Performance Year and PPC points may be divided between one or more criteria. Such criteria shall be established by the Participant’s supervisor or the Committee as appropriate.  PPC criteria must be in writing for any Officer with PPC points greater than 10 points (See section 5.4 Performance Points).

2.22    “Performance Year” means the fiscal year of the Company ending each September 30th over which the attainment of one or more Performance Targets will be measured for the purpose of determining a Participant’s right to and the payment of an Award.

2.23    “Performance Targets” means, for a Performance Year, the goals established by the Committee for the Performance Year based upon the Performance Criteria.  The Committee is authorized at any time during the first 90 days of a Performance Year, or at any time thereafter, in its Sole Discretion, to adjust or modify the Performance Target for such Performance Year in order to prevent the dilution or enlargement of the rights of Participants:

		
	(a)
	in the event of, or in anticipation of, any unusual or extraordinary corporate item, transaction, event or development; 

		
	(b)
	in recognition of, or in anticipation of, any other unusual or nonrecurring events affecting the Company, or the financial statements of the Company, or in response to, or in anticipation of, changes in applicable laws, regulations, accounting principles, or business conditions; and 

		
	(c)
	in view of the Committee’s assessment of the business strategy of the Company, performance of comparable organizations, economic and business conditions, and any other circumstances deemed relevant.

2.24    “Plan” means this Capitol Federal® Financial Short Term Performance Plan.

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

2.26    “Return On Average Equity” (“ROAE”) means Net Income for the Performance Year divided by Average Equity for the Performance Year.

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

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

ARTICLE 3 – ELIGIBILITY

3.1    Eligibility.  All Company Officers are eligible to participate in the Plan.  Subject to Section 6.6, the Committee shall, in its Sole Discretion, designate within the first 90 days of a Performance Year which Officers will be Participants for such Performance Year.  However, the fact that an Officer is a Participant for a Performance Year shall not in any manner entitle such Participant to receive an Award for the period.  The determination as to whether or not such Participant shall be paid an Award for such Performance Year shall be decided solely in accordance with the provisions of Articles 5 and 6 hereof.

ARTICLE 4 – PLAN ADMINISTRATOR

4.1     Responsibility.  The Committee shall have total and exclusive responsibility to control, operate, manage, and administer the Plan in accordance with its terms.

4.2    Authority of the Committee.  The Committee shall have all the authority that may be necessary or helpful to enable it to discharge its responsibilities with respect to the Plan.  Without limiting the generality of the preceding sentence, the Committee shall have the exclusive right to: 

(a)    make discretionary interpretations regarding the terms of the Plan; 

(b)    determine eligibility for participation in the Plan; 

		
	(c)
	decide all questions concerning eligibility for and the amount of Awards payable under the Plan; 

(d)    construe any ambiguous provision of the Plan; 

(e)    correct any default; 

(f)    supply any omission; 

(g)    reconcile any inconsistency; 

		
	(h)
	issue administrative guidelines as an aid to administer the Plan and make changes in such guidelines as it from time to time deems proper; 

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	(i)
	make regulations for carrying out the Plan and make changes in such regulations as it from time to time deems proper; 

		
	(j)
	to the extent permitted under the Plan, grant waivers of Plan terms, conditions, restrictions, and limitations; 

		
	(k)
	accelerate the payment of an Award when such action or actions would be in the best interest of the Company; 

		
	(l)
	establish and administer the Performance Targets and certify whether, and to what extent, they have been attained; and 

		
	(m)
	take any and all other action it deems necessary or advisable for the proper operation or administration of the Plan.

4.3    Discretionary Authority.  The Committee shall have full discretionary authority in all matters related to the discharge of its responsibilities and the exercise of its authority under the Plan including, without limitation, its construction of the terms of the Plan and its determination of eligibility for participation and Awards under the Plan.  It is the intent of the Plan that the decisions of the Committee and its action with respect to the Plan shall be final, binding, and conclusive upon all persons having or claiming to have any right or interest in or under the Plan.

4.4    Action by the Committee.  The Committee may act only by a majority of its members.  Any determination of the Committee may be made, without a meeting, by a writing or writings signed by all of the members of the Committee.  In addition, the Committee may authorize any one or more of its number to execute and deliver documents on behalf of the Committee.

4.5    Delegation of Authority.  The Committee may delegate some or all of its authority under the Plan to any person or persons provided that any such delegation be in writing; provided, however, that only the Committee may select and grant Awards to Participants who are subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act.

ARTICLE 5 – FORM AND DETERMINATION OF AWARDS 

5.1    Form.  All Performance Awards paid pursuant to the terms of this Plan shall be cash lump sums paid as bonus compensation.

5.2.    Procedure for Determining Awards.  The procedure for establishing IPCs and PPCs and the procedure for determining Performance Targets and actual Awards for a Performance Year shall be as follows:

(a)    Within the first ninety (90) days of a Performance Year the Committee shall:

(1)    Establish Performance Targets for each of the three IPCs, pursuant to Section 5.3.

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(2)    Establish a minimum performance measure (“Minimum Performance Measure”) for each IPC pursuant to Section 5.3.

(3)    Further establish a maximum performance measure (“Maximum Performance Measure”) for each IPC pursuant to Section 5.3.

(4)    Create a Target Scale and an Award Scale, pursuant to Section 5.3.

(5)    Establish individual PPC goals.

(b)    Within ninety (90) days following the end of a Performance Year, the Committee shall:

(1)    Review overall Company profitability for the Performance Year and consider possible exercise of Negative Discretion.

(2)    Determine percentage of Target Level actually achieved for each IPC.

(3)    Determine PPCs achieved.

(4)    Calculate individual Officer Awards pursuant to Section 5.5.

Upon completion of this process, any Awards earned for the Performance Year shall be paid in accordance with Article 6.

		
	5.3 
	Determination of IPC Performance Targets and Restrictions on Payments of IPC and PPC Awards

(a)     Determination of IPC Performance Targets.  During the first ninety (90) days of a Performance Year, the Committee shall establish Performance Targets for all three IPCs based upon information provided by Company senior management, which may include internal forecasts for the Company and the forecasts of outside analysts.  The Committee shall then establish two scales for each Performance Target.  The Target Scale shall include increments between the Target and the Maximum Performance Measure and decrements between the Target and Minimum Performance Measure for each IPC.  The Award Scale shall co-relate to the Target Scale and shall proceed at one percent (1%) increments beginning at twenty percent (20%) in correspondence to Minimum Performance Measure on the Target Scale through sixty percent (60%), which shall correspond to one hundred percent (100%) on the Target Scale, up to one hundred percent (100%) on the Award Scale, which shall correspond to the Maximum Performance Measure on the Target Scale. 

(b)     Restriction on Payment of IPC Performance Awards. No IPC awards will be paid in the event of the Company incurs a net loss for the fiscal year. Additionally, in order to pay any IPC award achieved above the Target IPC, the Committee must compare the 

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Company’s Actual Net Income less Target Net Income to the Calculated IPC Award less the Target IPC Award amount.

		
	(i)
	If the Company’s Actual Net Loss less Target Net Income is at least five (5) times greater than the difference between the Calculated IPC Award less the Target IPC award, the payout will be the Calculated IPC Award amount.

		
	(ii)
	If the Company’s Actual net Income less Target Net Income is negative, the Committee shall exercise its Negative Discretion and calculate Awards only up to the Target IPC award level.

		
	(iii)
	If the Company’s Actual Net Income less Target Net Income is less than five (5) times greater than the difference between the Calculated IPC Award less the Target IPC award but greater than zero, the Committee shall exercise its negative Discretion and calculate the IPC Award as follows:

(Target IPC award amount) + ((Actual Net Income less Target Net Income)/divided by 5).

(c)     Restriction on Payment of PPC Performance Awards. PPC awards shall be awarded based on the performance achieved except that no PPC will be paid in the event the Company incurs a net loss for the fiscal year.

5.4    Performance Points.  For the purpose of calculating overall achievement with regard to the various Performance Targets, the Committee shall assign one hundred (100) points to each Participant.  IPCs and PPCs shall be given the relative number of points for each Officer level as follows:
	
			
	Officer Level
	Institutional 
Performance Criteria
	Personal 
Performance Criteria

	 
	 
	 

	Chairman
	90 points
	10 points

	Chief Executive Officer
	90 points
	10 points

	President
	90 points
	10 points

	Executive Vice-President
	90 points
	10 points

	Senior Vice-President
	90 points
	10 points

	First Vice-President
	90 points
	10 points

For Officer titles of Vice President and Assistant Vice President, their point total will be composed of either IPC of 90 and PPC of 10 or IPC of 50 and PPC of 50, set at the discretion of the Executive Vice President for their division. If the point total is split IPC of 50 and PPC of 50, the PPC criteria must be established in writing within the first 90 days of the Performance Year (see section 2.21 Performance Criteria). This determination will be set by September 30 of the Company fiscal year immediately preceding the Performance Year. If no determination is submitted to the Human Resources Director, it will remain the same as the prior year’s determination.

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5.5    Maximum Amount of Awards.   No Officer may receive an Award in an amount exceeding the maximum amount for his or her Officer classification as calculated under this Section.

 (a)    Calculation of the maximum amount for each classification shall be based upon the stated Compensation payable to the Officer as of the September 30th of the Company fiscal year immediately preceding the Performance Year multiplied by the following percentages as applicable:
	
		
	Officer Level
	Percentage of Compensation
Taken into Account

	Chairman
	60%

	Chief Executive Officer
	60%

	President
	50%

	Executive Vice-President
	40%

	Senior Vice-President
	35%

	First Vice-President
	30%

	Vice-President
	25%

	Assistant Vice-President
	25%

    

In the case of a newly elected or appointed Officer, Compensation shall be determined based upon stated Compensation for such Officer at the date of election or appointment as provided in Section 6.6. For individuals holding multiple officer levels, the officer level with the highest percentage will be used in the calculation.

(b)    For participants who receive a promotion or demotion during a Performance Year, which results in a change in Officer title, the Participant’s Award shall be calculated based upon the number of months in each Officer level, on a pro rata basis of the Performance Year, based upon the corresponding Percentage of Compensation of the Officer’s Compensation at the beginning of the period in each Officer level. The change in Officer level will be effective, for purposes of this calculation, beginning the first day of the month following the change in Officer level. These pro rata Awards will be combined to determine the maximum Award eligibility. The Award total will then be calculated in accordance with section 5.6. Adjustments to the maximum Award eligibility will not be made upon any other salary changes.

5.6    Calculation of Awards.  Actual Awards shall be calculated by first converting the Performance Points described in Section 5.4 into percentages and allocating the maximum Award between the IPC percentage and the PPC percentage.  The amount allocable to the IPC percentage shall be divided by the number of IPCs (3).  In the event an IPC is within the Minimum and Maximum Performance Measure on the Target Scale, the applicable percentage from the Award Scale shall be applied to the dollar amount assigned to such IPC.  If a Performance for an IPC does not reach the Target Scale, the dollar amount allocated to such IPC shall be zero.  A similar process shall be followed to determine whether PPCs have been achieved; provided, however, that determinations of PPC goal achievement may or may not be based upon the Target Scale.  Notwithstanding anything 

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set forth herein to the contrary, no Award may be calculated for Performance above the Maximum Performance level on the Target Scale.

ARTICLE 6 – PAYMENT OF AWARDS

6.1    Condition of Receipt of Awards.  Except as provided in Section 6.9, a Participant must be employed by the Company on the last day of a Performance Year to be eligible for an Award for such Performance Year.

6.2    Limitation.  A Participant shall be eligible to receive an Award for a Performance Year only if at least some of the Performance Targets for such Year are achieved.

6.3    Certification.  Following the completion of a Performance Year, the Committee shall meet to review and certify in writing whether, and to what extent, the Performance Targets for the Performance Year have been achieved.  If the Committee certifies that the Performance Targets have been achieved, it shall, based upon application of the provisions of Article 5 of this Plan, determine the maximum amount of each Participant’s Award for the Performance Year.  The Committee shall then determine the actual size of each Participant’s Award for the Performance Year.

6.4    Negative Discretion.  In determining the actual size of an individual Award to be paid for the Performance Year, the Committee may, through the use of Negative Discretion, reduce or eliminate the amount of the Award for the Performance Year, if in its Sole Discretion, such reduction or elimination is appropriate.

6.5    Timing of Award Payments.  The Awards granted by the Committee for a Performance Year shall be paid to Participants on the Award Payment Date for such Performance Year.

6.6    New Participants.  Qualified Officers who are employed by the Company after the Committee’s selection of Participants for the Performance Year, shall, in the event Awards are paid for the Performance Year, only be entitled to a pro rata Award.  The amount of the pro rata Award shall be determined by multiplying the Award the Participant would have otherwise been paid if he or she had been a Participant for the entire Performance Year by a fraction the numerator of which is the number of full months he or she was eligible to participate in the Plan during the Performance Year and the denominator of which is twelve (12).  For purposes of this calculation, only full months of service shall be considered.

6.7    Termination of Employment.  If a Participant’s employment with the Company terminates for a reason other than death, Disability, Retirement, or any Approved Reason, all unpaid Awards, including, but not by way of limitation, Awards earned but not yet paid, shall be canceled or forfeited.  The Committee shall have the authority to promulgate rules and regulations to determine the treatment of an Award under the Plan in the event of the Participant’s death, Disability, Retirement, or termination for an Approved Reason.

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6.8    Noncompetition.  A Participant shall forfeit all unpaid Awards, including, but not by way of limitation, Awards earned but not yet paid if, (i) in the opinion of the Committee, the Participant, without the prior written consent of the Company, engages directly or indirectly in any manner or capacity as principal, agent, partner, officer, director, stockholder, employee, or otherwise, in any business or activity competitive with the business conducted by the Company; (ii) at any time divulges to any person or any entity other than the Company any trade secrets, methods, processes, or the proprietary or confidential information of the Company; or (iii) the Participant performs any act or engages in any activity which in the opinion of the Committee is inimical to the best interests of the Company.

6.9    Termination of Employment During Performance Cycle.  In the event a Participant terminates employment due to death, Disability, Retirement or termination of employment for an Approved Reason prior to the Award Payment Date for a Performance Year, the Participant shall receive, if Awards are paid for such Performance Year and if he or she complies with the requirements of Subsection 6.8 through the Award Payment Date, a pro rata Award.  The amount of the pro rata Award shall be determined by multiplying the Award the Participant would have otherwise been paid if he or she had been a Participant through the last day of the Performance Year by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of full months he or she was a Participant during such Performance Year and the denominator of which is twelve (12).  For purposes of this calculation, only full months of service shall be considered.

6.10 Claw back Provision. In the event that any payment under the Plan was based on materially inaccurate financial statements requiring a restatement or fraud in determining an individual or company performance metric, recipients shall pay back such payment and related deferral into the Company’s Deferred Incentive Bonus Plan, if any, to the Company. If the required restatements relate to financial statements filed more than 24 months prior to the date of discovery, no repayment of the cash award is required. The requirement of repayment, in whole or in part, is at the sole discretion of the Committee.

ARTICLE 7 – CHANGE IN CONTROL

7.1    Background.  Notwithstanding any provision contained in the Plan to the contrary, the provisions of this Article 7 shall control over any contrary provision.  All Participants shall be eligible for the treatment afforded by this article if their employment with the Company terminates within two years following a Change In Control, unless the termination 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.

7.2    Payment of Awards.  If a Participant qualifies for treatment under Section 7.1, he or she shall be paid, as soon as practicable, but in no event later than 90 days after his or her termination of employment, the Awards set forth in (a) and (b) below:

(a)    All of the Participant’s unpaid Awards; and

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(b)    A pro rata Award for the Performance Year in which his or her termination of employment occurs.  The amount of the pro rata Award shall be determined by assuming all Participant Performance Targets on IPC’s and PPC have been reached.  The pro rata Award shall be calculated using a fraction, the numerator of which shall be the number of full months in the Performance Year prior to the date of the Participant’s termination of employment and the denominator of which shall be twelve (12).  For purposes of this calculation, a partial month shall be treated as a full month to the extent 15 or more days in such month have elapsed.   To the extent Performance Targets have not yet been established for the Performance Year, the Performance Targets for the immediately preceding Performance Year shall be used.  The pro rata Awards shall be paid to the Participant in the form of a lump-sum cash payment.

7.3    Miscellaneous.  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 Award 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 8 – MISCELLANEOUS

8.1    Nonassignability.  No Awards or any other payment under the Plan shall be subject in any manner to alienation, anticipation, sale, transfer (except by will or the laws of descent and distribution), assignment, pledge, or encumbrance, nor shall any Award be payable to or exercisable by anyone other than the Participant to whom it was granted.

8.2    Withholding Taxes.  The Company shall be entitled to deduct from any payment under the Plan, regardless of the form of such payment, the amount of all applicable income and employment taxes required by law to be withheld with respect to such payment or may require the Participant to pay to it such tax prior to and as a condition of the making of such payment. 

8.3.    Amendments to Awards.  The Committee may at any time unilaterally amend any unpaid Award, including, but not by way of limitation, Awards earned but not yet paid, to the extent it deems appropriate; provided, however, that any such amendment which, in the opinion of the Committee, is adverse to the Participant shall require the Participant’s consent.

8.4.    No Right to Continued Employment or Grants.  Participation in the Plan shall not give any Employee any right to remain in the employ of CFF or any subsidiary.  CFF or, in the case of employment with a Subsidiary, the Subsidiary (either an “Employer”), reserves the right to terminate any Employee at any time, and nothing herein shall interfere with the right of an Employer to discharge an Employee at any time without regard to the effect such discharge might have on the Employee as a Participant under the Plan.  Further, the adoption of this Plan shall not be deemed to give any Employee or any other individual any right to be selected as a Participant or to be granted an Award.

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8.5.    Amendment/Termination.  The Committee may suspend or terminate the Plan at any time with or without prior notice.  In addition, the Committee may, from time to time and with or without prior notice, amend the Plan in any manner, but may not, without stockholder approval, adopt any amendment which would require the vote of the stockholders of CFF pursuant to any applicable law, rule or regulation.

8.6.    Governing Law.  The Plan shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Kansas, except as superseded by applicable Federal Law.  Any action concerning the Plan shall be maintained exclusively in the state or federal courts in Topeka, Kansas.

8.7.    No Right, Title, or Interest in Company Asset.  No Participant shall have any rights as a stockholder as a result of participation in the Plan until the date of issuance of a stock certificate in his or her name, and, in the case of restricted shares of Common Stock, such rights are granted to the Participant under the Plan.  To the extent any person acquires a right to receive payments from the Company under the Plan, such rights shall be no greater than the rights in or against any specific assets of the Company.  All of the Awards granted under the Plan shall be unfunded.

8.8.    No Right to Continued Employment.  Participation in this Plan shall not give any Officer any right to remain in the employ of the Company.  The Company reserves the right to terminate an Employee (including Officers) at any time.  Further, adoption of this Plan shall not be deemed to give any Employee or any other individual any right to be selected as a Participant or to be granted an Award.

8.9.    No Guarantee of Tax Consequences.  No person connected with the Plan in any capacity, including but not limited to, CFF and its Subsidiaries and their directors, officers, agents and employees makes any representation, commitment, or guarantee that any tax treatment, including, but not limited to, Federal, state, and local income, estate and gift tax treatment, will be applicable with respect to amounts paid to or for the benefit of a Participant under the Plan, or that such tax treatment will apply to or be available to a Participant on account of participation in the Plan.

8.10.    Other Benefits.  No Award granted under the Plan shall be considered compensation for purposes of computing benefits under any retirement plan of the Company nor affect any benefits or compensation under any other benefit or compensation plan of the Company now or subsequently in effect.

[Signature page follows.]
    

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Capitol Federal Financial, Inc. Short Term Performance Plan is executed this ___ day of _______________, 2020, to be first effective as of October 1, 2020.

CAPITOL FEDERAL FINANCIAL, Inc.

By____________________________
Chairman

CAPITOL FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK

By____________________________
President

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