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-2- Agreement. In any case in which a provision of this Agreement conflicts with any provision in the Plan, this Agreement shall control. 1.3 Exclusive Benefit. Except as may be permitted by law, by the terms of the Plan, or by this Agreement, at no time prior to the satisfaction of all liabilities with respect to participants and their beneficiaries under the Plan shall any part of the Account be used for or diverted to any purpose other than for the exclusive benefit of the participants and their beneficiaries. The assets of the Account shall be held for the exclusive purposes of providing benefits to participants of the Plan and their beneficiaries and defraying the reasonable expenses of administering the Plan and the Custody Account. 1.4 Limitation of Liability. Neither the Custodian nor its agents shall be liable for any acts or omissions of another person other than the negligent acts or omissions of its own employees and agents. The Custodian shall not be responsible for the title, validity or genuineness of any asset or any Loan Document received by it or delivered by it pursuant to this Agreement and shall be held harmless in acting upon any notice, request, direction, instruction, consent, certification or other instrument believed by it to be genuine and delivered by the proper party or parties. 1.5 Contributions. The Custodian shall receive contributions or other amounts for deposit to the Plan that are delivered to the Custodian or its designated agent for deposit to or for the benefit of the Plan. In accordance with Authorized Instructions, the Custodian shall transmit contributions received for the purpose of settling the Plan's investment transactions. The Employer shall have sole duty and responsibility for the determination of the accuracy or sufficiency of the contributions to be made under the Plan and for the transmittal of contributions or other amounts to the Plan. The Custodian shall have no duty or responsibility (a) to determine the amounts to be contributed to or transferred to the Plan or on behalf of the participants of the Plan, (b) to collect any contributions or transfers to the Plan or to enforce the collection of any such contributions or transfers, or (c) for the adequacy of amounts deposited to the Fund to meet and discharge any of the Plan's liabilities. 1.6 Return of Contributions. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement (a) contributions made by the Employer based upon mistake of fact may be returned to the Employer. The Custodian shall return contributions under this Section 1.6 only in accordance with Authorized Instructions and the Custodian shall have no duty to determine whether the return of such contributions is permitted under this Section 1.6 and the Plan. 1.7 Distributions. The Custodian shall make distributions and disbursements from the Account solely in accordance with Authorized Instructions. The Custodian shall not have any responsibility or duty under this Agreement to see to the proper application of any payment, to determine the tax effect of any payment, or to determine whether a distribution or disbursement to any person paid in accordance with Authorized Instructions is appropriate under the terms of the Plan and applicable law. 1.8 Compliance with Law. The Account is intended to be tax-exempt under Section 501(a) of the Code and this Agreement is intended to comply with Section 457(g) of the Code. The Employer represents that it intends that the Plan constitute an eligible deferred compensation plan under Section 457(b) and Section 414(d) of the Code. The Employer agrees to immediately notify the Custodian if the Plan ceases to be so eligible. SECTION 2 – AUTHORITIES 2.1 Authority to Execute Agreement. The Employer hereby certifies that it has the power and authority to enter into this Agreement on behalf of the Plan. The person(s) signing below on behalf of the Employer as Authorized Parties warrant, as individuals, that each is an authorized to act on behalf of the Employer all signatures are genuine and the persons indicated are authorized to sign. 2.2 Authorized Parties. The Employer shall concurrently with the execution of this Agreement, furnish the Custodian or the Recordkeeping Affiliate with a written list of the names, signatures, and extent of authority of all persons authorized to direct the Custodian and otherwise act on behalf of the Employer under the terms of this Agreement as “Authorized Parties.” Such persons designated by the Employer to act on its behalf hereunder are "Authorized Parties". The Custodian shall be entitled to rely on and shall be fully protected in acting upon directions, instructions, and any information provided by an Authorized Party until notified in writing by the Employer of a change of the identity or extent of authority of an Authorized Party. REV: 07-30-25 MI ATTY/AGR.2025.195/Voya (Voya Loan Custody Agreement) (Page 2 of 7)