Item 19 - Agreement with Empower Annuity Insurance Company for the Employee Deferred Compensation Plan

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29 6 RECORDKEEPING AND ADMINISTRATION SERVICES & FEES 6.1 Basic Plan Administration Fee. Commencing on October 1 , 2023, Empower will be entitled to the following annual administration fee (“Basic Plan Administration Fee”). This fee is used, in whole or in part, for administrative services provided by Empower as described in this Schedule. In addition, some or all of the fee (or any other compensation, revenue, asset or source of funding available to Empower, in Empower’s sole discretion) may be used by Empower to make payments to the Plan under a Plan Expense Account or similar arrangement, if applicable, between the Plan Sponsor and Empower. All Services set forth in this Schedule are included in the Basic Plan Administration Fee unless an additional fee is otherwise noted herein. In the event that the Plan Sponsor requests different or additional Services, the parties shall meet to discuss relevant Empower capabilities and any additional fees that may apply. The Basic Plan Administration Fee is $22 per Participant account per year. The Basic Plan Administration Fee will be payable on a quarterly basis, based on the number of Participant accounts with a balance at the end of the assessment period. Participants taking a full withdrawal prior to a processing date will be charged the fee at the time of withdrawal. In addition, Empower and/or one or more of its Affiliates may receive Fund Service Fees in connection with the Plan. 6.2 Revenue Credit Arrangement. Empower and Plan Sponsor agree that Empower will pay to the Plan, on a quarterly basis, the Revenue Credits amount as described below. Revenue Credits shall be determined by multiplying the Plan’s average daily balance in each of the Plan’s Investment Options for the quarter by the annual rate prorated for the quarter) of service fees paid to Empower by the Investment Option or its affiliates as reflected in the Plan’s Plan Fee Disclosure Report (a copy of the Plan’s most recent Fee Disclosure Report is available on the Plan Sponsor Website) (“Revenue Credits”). Plan Sponsor Directs Empower to allocate any Revenue Credits to Participant accounts proportionately based on the av erage daily balance of such accounts in the Investment Option during the quarter and to invest such amounts based on the Participant’s investment elections with respect to future contributions or, if none, the applicable Plan Default Investment Fund. Revenue Credits shall be determined and allocated to the Participant accounts within 45 days after the end of the quarter. In the event that the Agreement is terminated, Empower will determine and allocate Revenue Credits to the Plan in advance of the Plan’s scheduled termination date based on an estimate of the Plan’s average daily balance in each of the Plan’s Investment Options. The Revenue Credit under this arrangement is funded from Empower’s general assets and is being made available as a reduction in the compensation that Empower would otherwise earn in connection with the services it provides to the Plan . No specific funds will be set aside in an account or fund for the Plan’s benefit or otherwise segregated for purposes of funding this arrangement, and t he Plan has no right, title or interest in any Revenue Credits prior to the time that the Revenue Credit is paid to the Plan. No interest will be earned by the Plan or paid on Revenue Credits that are accrued. The Plan Sponsor understands that the Investm ent Options are held in omnibus accounts and that the amount of service fees received by Empower in relation to Plan assets from the Investment Options