SEC Contract Filing

Filing Date: 2017-12-18

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<div><a name="s65622570DF58B39EAB51285A0C7AF8EC"></a></div><div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:18pt;"><div style="padding-left:0px;text-indent:0px;line-height:normal;padding-top:10px;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;width:82.03125%;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;"><tr><td colspan="2"></td></tr><tr><td style="width:83%;"></td><td style="width:17%;"></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-right:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:18pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:18pt;">National Western Life Insurance Company</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:18pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:18pt;font-weight:bold;">2018</font></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">OFFICER BONUS PROGRAM</font></div></td></tr></table></div></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></div><div><br></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:right;-sec-extract:summary;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">EXHIBIT 10(m)</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">This 2018 Officer Bonus Program (the &#8220;Program&#8221;) is designed to reward eligible Officers (excludes the President, CEO, Domestic Marketing Officers, and International Marketing Officers) of National Western Life Insurance Company (the &#8220;Company&#8221;) for their performance in assisting the Company in achieving pre-determined sales targets while managing to its expense and profit criteria. A Senior Vice President, Vice President, or Assistant Vice President of the Company who is designated by the Committee as a participant in the Program (a &#8220;Participant&#8221;) shall be eligible to receive a bonus hereunder. </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">The Program was adopted by the Compensation and Stock Option Committee of the Board of Directors of National Western Life Group Inc. (the &#8220;Committee&#8221;) on December 13, 2017. </font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:48px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:0px;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">I.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;">Goals/Performance Payout:</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:48px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:11pt;padding-left:24px;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">1.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">The Plan incorporates four (4) measurable performance factors: (1) Company sales, which are defined as net placed annualized target premium for Life business and total place premium for Annuity business, (2) Company expense management, (3) overall profitability and (4) achievement of specific objectives by Participants as assessed by the senior staff and the President.</font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:48px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:11pt;padding-left:24px;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">2.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">The bonus percentages included in the tables below pertain to Participants who are eligible officers at the Senior Vice President, Vice President and Assistant Vice President levels. The bonus percentages for Participants who are Vice Presidents are determined using </font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;text-decoration:underline;">one-half</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">&#32;of the bonus percentages shown for Senior Vice Presidents. The bonus percentages for Participants who are Assistant Vice Presidents are determined by using </font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;text-decoration:underline;">one-fourth</font><font style="fo