This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of, SunCoke and its successors and assigns, and upon any person acquiring, whether by merger, consolidation, purchase of assets or otherwise, all or substantially all of SunCoke’s assets and business. In the event of the Participant’s death prior to exercise of the Stock Option, the Stock Option may be exercised by the Participant’s beneficiary (or if no designated beneficiary, then by the legal representative of the Participant’s estate) to the extent such exercise is otherwise permitted by this Agreement. Subject to the terms of the Plan, any benefits distributable to the Participant under this Agreement that are not paid at the time of the Participant’s death shall be paid at the time and in the form determined in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement and the Plan, to the beneficiary or legal representative of the estate of the Participant.