All Stock held in any such trust shall be voted by the trustee of the trust in its discretion. The sole right of a Participating Director, or a Participating Director's heirs or personal representatives, is a right as an unsecured general creditor of the Company to claim any shares of Stock or dollar amount to which the Participating Director becomes entitled, pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Participating Director's Election Agreement and the Plan. The Company shall provide each Participating Director with an annual report of his or her Deferral Account balance. Such reporting shall be made each January.
13.AMENDMENT OR TERMINATION. The Company may, at any time and from time to time, terminate the Plan or make such amendments as it deems advisable; provided, however, that no such termination or amendment shall adversely affect or impair the contract rights of a Participating Director with respect to an effective Election Agreement, unless such Participating Director shall consent in writing to such termination or amendment; and, provided further, that no such amendment, without the approval of the Company's shareholders, may materially increase the benefits accruing to Eligible Directors under the Plan, increase the number of shares of Stock distributed under the Plan, or materially modify the requirements as to eligibility under the Plan.
14.STOCK SUBJECT TO PLAN. The maximum number of shares of Stock that shall be reserved for issuance under the Plan as part of either a Deferred Fee or a Non-Deferred Fee shall be 150,000 shares, subject to adjustment upon changes in the capitalization of the Company as provided in Paragraph 8(b) of the Plan.
15.Regulatory Restrictions. All certificates for shares of Company Stock or other securities delivered under the Plan shall be subject to such stock transfer orders and other restrictions as the Company may deem advisable under the rules, regulations and other requirements of the Company, any stock exchange or stock market upon which the Company Stock is then listed or traded and any applicable Federal, state, or foreign securities law, and the Company may cause a legend or legends to be placed on any such certificates to make appropriate reference to such restrictions.
16.NON-PLAN DEFERRAL ARRANGEMENTS. The Company does not intend that this Plan replace or supersede any presently existing compensation or deferral arrangement or preclude the Company from implementing additional compensation or deferral arrangements.
17.FUTURE DIRECTOR TERMS. Nothing in this Plan or in any Election Agreement shall obligate a director to continue as such, or to accept any nomination for a future term as a director of the Company, or require the Company to nominate or cause the nomination of the director for a future term as a director of the Company.
18.NO ALIENATION. No shares of Stock or dollar amount deliverable under the Plan or under an Election Agreement shall be subject in any manner to anticipation, alienation, sale, transfer, assignment, pledge, encumbrances, or charge, other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution.
19.WITHHOLDING. The Company is entitled to withhold and deduct from any amounts due from the Company to a Participating Director, all legally required amounts necessary to satisfy any federal, state, or local withholding and employment-related taxes arising directly or indirectly in connection with the Plan or any Election Agreement, and the Company may require the Participating Director to remit promptly to the Company the amount of such taxes before taking any future actions with respect to the Participating Director's Deferral Account or Election Agreement.
20.CODE SECTION 409A. It is intended that the payments and provided under this Plan shall either be exempt from the application of, or comply with, the requirements of Code Section 409A, and the Plan shall be construed in a manner that effects such intent. Neither any Participating Director nor the Company shall intentionally take any action to accelerate or delay the payment of any amounts in any manner which would not be in compliance with Cod Section 409A without the consent of the other party. Nevertheless, the tax treatment of the payments provided under this Agreement is not warranted or guaranteed. Neither the Company, its subsidiaries or affiliates, nor their respective directors, officers,