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NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES <br />DEFERRED COMPENSATION PROGRAM <br /> <br />PARTICIPANT LOAN ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES <br /> <br />Nationwide Retirement Solutions, Inc. ("NRS"), as Third Pauly Administrator of the National Association of <br />Counties Deferred Compensation Program, administers your Deferred Compensation Plan for Public <br />Employees ("Plan"). Recently issued proposed regulations under Internal Revenue Coda Section 457 , <br />provide that eligible governmental 457(b) plans may permit loans to Participanls. NRS recommends that <br />you, as Plan Sponsor and/or Employer (hereinafter collectively referred to as "Plan Sponso?'), consult with <br />your own legal advisor in determining whether you wish Io add this optional feature to your Plan. <br /> <br />]n the event that you decide to offer loans from your Plan to Padicipants, you will need to return to NRS at <br />Nationwide Retirement Solutions, PO Box 182797, Columbus, OH 43218-2797, At[n: Loans <br />Administrator a f~[ly executed original of this document and a fully executed original of the enclosed Plan <br />Document Amendment, NRS cannot begin processing Participant loans from your Plan until it receives fully <br />executed originals of both of these documents. <br /> <br />NRS may need from time-to-time to make changes to the administrative procedures set forth herein and in <br />the Plan Document Amendment. in such a case, NRS will provide you with timely notice of such changes <br />as they become necessary· <br /> <br />The following administrative procedures shall govern the making of loans from your Plan: <br /> <br />1. Loan Administration. Plan Sponsor delegates to NRS ceKain administrative duties regarding the <br />~¢ministration of loans fi'om the Plan, which are set forth herein and which may be modified by NRS upon <br />timely notice to Plan Sponsor. <br /> <br />2. Loan Eligibility. Any Plan Participant is eligible for a loan from the Plan. Each Participant is <br />entitled to one (1) loan at any time. ]n addition, a Participant who has defauIted on a previous loan shalI not <br />be eligible for another loan from the Plan until all defaulted loans are repaid in full, including accrued interest <br />and fees, <br /> <br />3. Loan Application and Loan Agreement· ]n order to receive a loan from the Plan; an eligible <br />Par[icipant must complete a loan application and return it to NRS. A loan application fee of $50.00* will be <br />deducted from the Paddcipant's account(s). Before a loan is issued, the Participant must enter into a Iegally <br />enforceable loan agreement as provided by NRS. If the source for a single loan includes both the <br />Participant's Deferred Compensation and Eligible Reliever Accounts, the Participant will be required to <br />complete a loan application and loan agreement for each account which wiIl be treated as separate and <br />distinct for all purposes herein except that they will be considered a single loan for purposes of Sections 2, <br />8, and fO herein. <br /> <br />4. Loan RepaymentJMaximum Loan Term. Repayment of any loan made to a Participant shall be <br />made in a manner and pursuant to the terms set forth in ioan agreement. The Participan~ receiving a loan <br />shall be required to furnish the information and authQdzafion necessaFy to effectuate the foregoing <br />payments prior to the commencement of a loan. The maximum term over which a loan may be repaid is five <br />(5) years (Effeen (15) years if the Plan Sponsor permits loans for the purchase of the Participant's principal <br />residence). <br /> <br />tn the event that a Participant or his or her Beneficiaw or spouse elects to receive a distribution from the <br />Pla8 (other than a distribufior~ due to an unforeseeable emergency or other in-service withdrawal) at a time <br /> <br /> <br />