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9 14* 6. Personal bankruptcy (except when resulting directly and solely from illness, casualty loss or other similar extraordinary and unforeseeable circumstances beyond the Participant's or Beneficiary's control); 7. Payment of taxes, interest or penalties; or 8. Marital separation or divorce. Plan Sponsor will make determinations with respect to any unforeseeable emergency distribution request that does not clearly fall within the guidelines set forth above. In the event of any changes to applicable Treasury Regulations, Great -West may revise time and without further notice to Plan Sponsor. In effect until revoked by either party. law, including the safe harbor defined in the this authorization and instruction from time to This authorization and instruction shall remain In order to receive this service, Plan Sponsor must also utilize Great -West's beneficiary recordkeeping and deferral recordkeeping services. For each Participant receiving an unforeseeable emergency distribution, Pian Sponsor instructs Great -West to notify Plan Sponsor to suspend elective deferrals for the period required by the Plan, If any. Great -West is instructed to deny any request where the unforeseeable emergency event occurred prior to the Effective Date, or more than one year prior to the date the request is received. Great -West may contact Plan Sponsor for direction when unusual situations arise. For each request that is denied or that cannot be processed due to its failure to satisfy an unforeseeable emergency event. Plan Sponsor instructs Great -West to notify the Participant to contact Plan Sponsor if the Participant wishes to appeal the determination." A new Section K. shall be added to the end of Section Ill. as follows: "K Distributions Due to Severance from Employment for Reasons Other than Death or Disability Plan Sponsor hereby instructs and authorizes Great -West to process, without Plan Sponsor's further approval, Participant requests for distribution due to severance of employment for any reason other than death or disability, provided such requests are received in good order and in a manner acceptable to Great -West. In order to receive this service, Plan Sponsor must also utilize Great -West's vesting tracking service, if the Plan has a vesting schedule. If Plan Sponsor has not provided a Participant's termination date or other required information, Plan Sponsor instructs Great -West to route the request to Plan Sponsor for approval before processing the distribution. For spousal consent purposes, Plan Sponsor instructs Great -West to rely on the marital status specified by the Participant in the request form." In all other respects the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect. This Amendment No. 3 will take effect on September 30, 2017 (the "Effective Date") upon being executed by both the Plan Sponsor and Great -West. (Signature page to follow) City of Santa Ana Service Agreement Amend No 3