Section 2. Time and Manner of Distribution.

Section 2.1. Required Beginning Date. The participant’s entire interest will be distributed, or begin to be distributed, no later than the participant’s required beginning date.

Section 2.2. Death of Participant Before Distributions Begin. If the participant dies before distributions begin, the participant’s entire interest will be distributed, or begin to be distributed, no later than as follows:

(a) If the participant’s surviving spouse is the participant’s sole designated beneficiary, then, except as provided in the adoption agreement, distributions to the surviving spouse will begin by December 31 of the calendar year immediately following the calendar year in which the participant died, or by December 31 of the calendar year in which the participant would have attained the applicable age 70½,, if later.

(b) If the participant’s surviving spouse is not the participant’s sole designated beneficiary, then, except as provided in the adoption agreement, distributions to the designated beneficiary will begin by December 31 of the calendar year immediately following the calendar year in which the participant died.

(c) If there is no designated beneficiary as of September 30 of the year following the year of the participant’s death, the participant’s entire interest will be distributed by December 31 of the calendar year containing the fifth anniversary of the participant’s death.

(d) If the participant’s surviving spouse is the participant’s sole designated beneficiary and the surviving spouse dies after the participant but before distributions to the surviving spouse are required to begin, this section 2.2, other than section 2.2(a), will apply as if the surviving spouse were the participant.

For purposes of this section 2.2 and section 5, unless section 2.2(d) applies, distributions are considered to begin on the participant’s required beginning date. If section 2.2(d) applies, distributions are considered to begin on the date distributions are required to begin to the surviving spouse under section 2.2(a). If distributions under an annuity meeting the requirements of this article commence to the participant before the participant’s required beginning date (or to the participant’s surviving spouse before the date distributions are required

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to begin to the surviving spouse under section 2.2(a)), the date distributions are considered to begin is the date distributions actually commence.

Section 2.3. Forms of Distribution. Unless the participant’s interest is distributed in the form of an annuity purchased from an insurance company or in a single sum on or before the required beginning date, as of the first distribution calendar year distributions will be made in accordance with sections 3, 4, and 5 of this article. If the participant’s interest is distributed in the form of an annuity purchased from an insurance company, distributions thereunder will be made in accordance with the requirements of Code § IRC 401(a)(9) and Treas. Reg. § 1.401(a)(9)-6. Any part of the participant’s interest which is in the form of an individual account described in Code § IRC 414(k) will be distributed in a manner satisfying the requirements of Code § IRC 401(a) (9) and Treas. Reg. §1.401(a)(9)-6 that apply to individual accounts.