Common use of Insurance and Other Special Benefits Clause in Contracts

Insurance and Other Special Benefits. To the extent Executive is eligible thereunder, Executive shall continue to be covered by the life and dependent life insurance, medical and dental insurance, and accident and disability insurance plans of Sonat and its subsidiaries or any successor plan or program in effect at Termination for employees in the same class or category as Executive, subject to the terms of such plans and to Executive's making any required contributions thereto. In the event Executive is ineligible to continue to be so covered under the terms of any such benefit plan or program, or, in the event Executive is eligible but the benefits applicable to Executive are not substantially equivalent to the benefits applicable to Executive immediately prior to Termination, then, for a period of 36 months following Termination (or until Executive's Normal Retirement Date, whichever is sooner), Sonat shall provide such substantially equivalent benefits, or such additional benefits as may be necessary to make the benefits applicable to Executive substantially equivalent to those in effect before Termination, through other sources; provided, however, that if during such period Executive should enter into the employ of another company or firm which provides substantially similar benefit coverage, Executive's participation in the comparable benefit provided by Sonat either directly or through such other sources shall cease. Nothing contained in this paragraph shall be deemed to require or permit termination or restriction of Executive's coverage under any plan or program of Sonat or any of its subsidiaries or any successor plan or program thereto to which Executive is entitled under the terms of such plan or program, whether at the end of the aforementioned 36-month period or at any other time.

Insurance and Other Special Benefits. To the extent Executive is eligible thereunder, for a period of 12 months following termination pursuant to Section 7(c), or for a period of 24 months following termination pursuant to Section 7(d) hereof, Executive shall continue to be covered by the life and dependent provided life insurance, medical disability and dental insurance, and accident and long term disability insurance plans of Sonat and its subsidiaries policies provided to the Executive on the date hereof or any such successor plan or program policies in effect at Termination the time of Executive’s termination, and shall also continue to be covered for employees in the same class applicable period by each other insurance, disability, health or category as other benefit program, plan or policy by which he was covered at the time of the Executive, subject to the terms of such plans and to Executive's making any required contributions thereto’s termination. In the event Executive is ineligible to continue to be so covered under the terms of any such life insurance, disability, long-term disability, insurance, health or other benefit program, plan or programpolicy, or, in the event Executive is eligible but the benefits applicable Company shall provide to Executive are not substantially equivalent to the benefits applicable to Executive immediately prior to Termination, then, for a period of 36 months following Termination (or until Executive's Normal Retirement Date, whichever is sooner), Sonat shall provide through other sources such substantially equivalent benefits, or including such additional benefits benefits, as may be necessary to make the benefits applicable to Executive substantially equivalent to those in effect before Terminationimmediately prior to such termination, through other sources; provided, however, provided that (i) the costs paid by the Company for such benefit programs do not exceed the costs which it would have paid if such benefit programs were still available to such Executive or (ii) if during such period Executive should enter into the employ of another company or firm which provides to Executive substantially similar benefit coverage, Executive's ’s participation in the comparable benefit benefits provided by Sonat the Company, either directly or through such other sources sources, shall cease. Nothing contained in this paragraph shall be deemed to require or permit termination or restriction of any of Executive's ’s coverage under any plan or program of Sonat or any of its subsidiaries or any successor plan or program thereto to which Executive is entitled under the terms of such plan or program, whether at the end of the aforementioned 3612- or 24-month period period, as the case may be, or at any other time.

Insurance and Other Special Benefits. To the extent Executive is eligible thereunder, for a period of 12 months following termination pursuant to Section 7(c), or for a period of 36 months following termination pursuant to Section 7(d) hereof, Executive shall continue to be covered by the life and dependent provided life insurance, medical disability and dental insurance, and accident and long term disability insurance plans of Sonat and its subsidiaries policies provided to the Executive on the date hereof or any such successor plan or program policies in effect at Termination for employees in the same class or category as Executive, subject to the terms time of such plans and to Executive's making any required contributions theretotermination, and shall also continue to be covered for the applicable period by each other insurance, disability, health or other benefit program, plan or policy by which she was covered at the time of the Executive's termination. In the event Executive is ineligible to continue to be so covered under the terms of any such life insurance, disability, long-term disability, insurance, health or other benefit program, plan or programpolicy, or, in the event Executive is eligible but the benefits applicable Company shall provide to Executive are not substantially equivalent to the benefits applicable to Executive immediately prior to Termination, then, for a period of 36 months following Termination (or until Executive's Normal Retirement Date, whichever is sooner), Sonat shall provide through other sources such substantially equivalent benefits, or including such additional benefits benefits, as may be necessary to make the benefits applicable to Executive substantially equivalent to those in effect before Terminationimmediately prior to such termination, through other sources; provided, however, provided that if during such period Executive should enter into the employ of another company or firm which provides to Executive substantially similar benefit coverage, Executive's participation in the comparable benefit benefits provided by Sonat the Company, either directly or through such other sources sources, shall cease. Nothing contained in this paragraph shall be deemed to require or permit termination or restriction of any of Executive's coverage under any plan or program of Sonat the Company or any of its subsidiaries or any successor plan or program thereto to which Executive is entitled under the terms of such plan or program, whether at the end of the aforementioned 12- or 36-month period period, as the case may be, or at any other time.

Insurance and Other Special Benefits. To the extent Executive is eligible thereunder, Executive shall continue to be covered by the life and dependent life insurance, medical and dental insurance, and accident and disability insurance plans of Sonat and its subsidiaries or any successor plan or program in effect at Termination for employees in the same class or category as Executive, subject to the terms of such plans and to Executive's making any required contributions thereto. In the event Executive is ineligible to continue to be so covered under the terms of any such benefit plan or program, or, in the event Executive is eligible but the benefits applicable to Executive are not substantially equivalent to the benefits applicable to Executive immediately prior to Termination, then, for a period of 36 months following Termination (or until Executive's Normal Retirement Date, whichever is sooner), Sonat shall provide such substantially equivalent benefits, or such additional benefits as may be necessary to make the benefits applicable to Executive substantially equivalent to those in effect before Termination, through other sources; provided, however, that if during such period Executive should enter into the employ of another company or firm which provides substantially similar benefit coverage, Executive's participation in the comparable benefit provided by Sonat either directly or through such other sources shall cease. Nothing contained in this paragraph shall be deemed to require or permit termination or restriction of Executive's coverage under any plan or program of Sonat or any of its subsidiaries or any successor plan or program thereto to which Executive is entitled under the terms of such plan or program, whether at the end of the aforementioned 36-month period or at any other time.entitled

Insurance and Other Special Benefits. To the extent Executive is eligible thereunder, for a period of 12 months following termination pursuant to Section 7(c), or for a period of 24 months following termination pursuant to Section 7(d) hereof, Executive shall continue to be covered by the life and dependent provided life insurance, medical disability and dental insurance, and accident and long term disability insurance plans of Sonat and its subsidiaries policies provided to the Executive on the date hereof or any such successor plan or program policies in effect at Termination the time of Executive’s termination, and shall also continue to be covered for employees in the same class applicable period by each other insurance, disability, health or category as other benefit program, plan or policy by which he was covered at the time of the Executive, subject to the terms of such plans and to Executive's making any required contributions thereto’s termination. In the event Executive is ineligible to continue to be so covered under the terms of any such life insurance, disability, long-term disability, insurance, health or other benefit program, plan or programpolicy, or, in the event Executive is eligible but the benefits applicable Company shall provide to Executive are not substantially equivalent to the benefits applicable to Executive immediately prior to Termination, then, for a period of 36 months following Termination (or until Executive's Normal Retirement Date, whichever is sooner), Sonat shall provide through other sources such substantially equivalent benefits, or including such additional benefits benefits, as may be necessary to make the benefits applicable to Executive substantially equivalent to those in effect before Terminationimmediately prior to such termination, through other sources; provided, however, provided that ft) the costs paid by the Company for such benefit programs do not exceed the costs which it would have paid if such benefit programs were still available to such Executive or (ii) if during such period Executive should enter into the employ of another company or firm which provides to Executive substantially similar benefit coverage, Executive's ’s participation in the comparable benefit benefits provided by Sonat the Company, either directly or through such other sources sources, shall cease. Nothing contained in this paragraph shall be deemed to require or permit termination or restriction of any of Executive's ’s coverage under any plan or program of Sonat or any of its subsidiaries or any successor plan or program thereto to which Executive is entitled under the terms of such plan or program, whether at the end of the aforementioned 3612- or 24-month period period, as the case may be, or at any other time.

Insurance and Other Special Benefits. To the extent Executive is eligible thereunder, for a period of 12 months following termination pursuant to Section 7(c), or for a period of 24 months following termination pursuant to Section 7(d) hereof, Executive shall continue to be covered by the life and dependent provided life insurance, medical disability and dental insurance, and accident and long term disability insurance plans of Sonat and its subsidiaries policies provided to the Executive on the date hereof or any such successor plan or program policies in effect at Termination the time of Executive’s termination, and shall also continue to be covered for employees in the same class applicable period by each other insurance, disability, health or category as other benefit program, plan or policy by which he was covered at the time of the Executive, subject to the terms of such plans and to Executive's making any required contributions thereto’s termination. In the event Executive is ineligible to continue to be so covered under the terms of any such life insurance, disability, long-term disability, insurance, health or other benefit program, plan or programpolicy, or, in the event Executive is eligible but the benefits applicable Company shall provide to Executive are not substantially equivalent to the benefits applicable to Executive immediately prior to Termination, then, for a period of 36 months following Termination (or until Executive's Normal Retirement Date, whichever is sooner), Sonat shall provide through other sources such substantially equivalent benefits, or including such additional benefits benefits, as may be necessary to make the benefits applicable to Executive substantially equivalent to those in effect before Terminationimmediately prior to such termination, through other sources; provided, however, provided that (i) the costs paid by the Company for such benefit programs do not exceed the costs which it would have paid if such benefit programs were still available to such Executive or (ii) if during such period Executive should enter into the employ of another company or firm which provides to Executive substantially similar benefit coverage, Executive's participation in the comparable benefit provided by Sonat either directly or through such other sources shall cease. Nothing contained in this paragraph shall be deemed to require or permit termination or restriction of Executive's coverage under any plan or program of Sonat or any of its subsidiaries or any successor plan or program thereto to which Executive is entitled under the terms of such plan or program, whether at the end of the aforementioned 36-month period or at any other time.’s