Regardless of any action the Company or its affiliate takes with respect to any or all income tax (including federal, state and local taxes), social insurance, payroll tax, payment on account or other tax-related items related to participation in the Program and legally applicable to the Participant (“ Tax Obligations ”), the Participant acknowledges that the ultimate liability for all Tax Obligations is and remains the Participant’s responsibility and may exceed the amount actually withheld by the Company and/or its affiliate. The Participant further acknowledges that the Company and/or its affiliate (i) make no representations or undertakings regarding the treatment of any Tax Obligations in connection with any aspect of the Performance Shares, including the grant of the Performance Shares, the vesting of Performance Shares, the conversion of the Performance Shares into shares, the subsequent sale of any shares acquired at vesting and the receipt of any dividends; and (ii) do not commit to and are under no obligation to structure the terms of the grant or any aspect of the Performance Shares to reduce or eliminate the Participant’s liability for Tax Obligations or achieve any particular tax result. Furthermore, if the Participant becomes subject to tax in more than one jurisdiction between the grant date and the date of any relevant taxable event, the Participant acknowledges that the Company and/or its affiliate may be required to withhold or account for Tax Obligations in more than one jurisdiction.