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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-24-253127
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		17
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20241106
ITEM INFORMATION:		Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20241107
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20241107

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			XCEL ENERGY INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000072903
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	ELECTRIC & OTHER SERVICES COMBINED [4931]
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	01 Energy & Transportation
		IRS NUMBER:				410448030
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			MN
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-03034
		FILM NUMBER:		241435655

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		414 NICOLLET MALL
		CITY:			MINNEAPOLIS
		STATE:			MN
		ZIP:			55401
		BUSINESS PHONE:		6123305500

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		414 NICOLLET MALL
		CITY:			MINNEAPOLIS
		STATE:			MN
		ZIP:			55401

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	NORTHERN STATES POWER CO /MN/
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19920703
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Amy L. Schneider</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Vice President,
Corporate Secretary and Securities</I></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">414 Nicollet Mall, <FONT
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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">November&nbsp;7, 2024 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Xcel
Energy Inc. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">414 Nicollet Mall </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Minneapolis, Minnesota 55401
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Ladies and Gentlemen: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">I am the Vice
President, Corporate Secretary and Securities of Xcel Energy Inc., a Minnesota corporation (the &#147;Company&#148;), and, as such, I and the attorneys that I supervise have acted as counsel for the Company in connection with the transactions
contemplated by the Underwriting Agreement, dated November&nbsp;4, 2024 (the &#147;Agreement&#148;), by and among Barclays Bank PLC and Bank of America, N.A., acting in their capacities as forward purchasers, Barclays Capital Inc. and BofA
Securities, Inc., acting in their capacities as forward sellers, Barclays Capital Inc. and BofA Securities, Inc., as representatives of the several underwriters named in Schedule I to the Agreement (collectively, the &#147;Underwriters&#148;) and
the Company, in connection with the purchase by the Underwriters of 2,748,091 shares of common stock (the &#147;Borrowed Option Shares), par value $2.50 per share, of the Company (the &#147;Common Stock&#148;). In connection therewith, the Company
and each of Barclays Bank PLC and Bank of America, N.A., each in its capacity as a forward purchaser, have entered into a separate additional forward sale agreement, dated November&nbsp;6, 2024 (collectively, the &#147;Additional Forward
Agreements&#148;), relating to the forward sale of a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Borrowed Option Shares (the &#147;Shares&#148;). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">I, or attorneys that I supervise, have examined or are otherwise familiar with the Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the
Company, the Bylaws of the Company, as amended and restated, the Registration Statement on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-3</FONT> (File <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-278797)</FONT> (the &#147;Registration Statement&#148;)
filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission to effect the registration of the Shares under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;), pursuant to which the Shares are to be issued, such corporate
action in connection with the issuance of the Shares (the &#147;Corporate Proceedings&#148;) as have occurred as of the date hereof and such other documents, records and instruments as I have deemed necessary or appropriate for the purposes of this
opinion letter. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Based on the foregoing and the assumptions that follow, I am of the opinion that the Shares that may be delivered to the
Forward Purchasers pursuant to the Additional Forward Agreements have been authorized by all necessary corporate action of the Company and, when issued and delivered pursuant to the terms of the Additional Forward Agreements against payment
therefore if required therein, will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable. </P>
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Proceedings related thereto will not have been modified or rescinded and the issuance and sale of the Shares will not violate any issuance limitation in the Corporate Proceedings, and will otherwise comply with the Corporate Proceedings. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">I express no opinion as to the laws of any other jurisdiction other than the laws of the State of Minnesota and the federal laws of the United
States of America. The opinions herein expressed are limited to the specific issues addressed and to laws existing on the date hereof. By rendering this opinion letter, I do not undertake to advise you with respect to any other matter or of any
change in such laws or in the interpretation thereof that may occur after the date hereof. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">I hereby consent to the filing of this opinion
letter as Exhibit 5.01 to the Current Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> dated the date hereof filed by the Company and incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement. In giving such consent, I do not hereby admit
that I am included in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section&nbsp;7 of the Securities Act or the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission promulgated thereunder. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right">Barclays Bank PLC </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right">1 Churchill Place
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Dear Sirs, </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The purpose of this letter agreement (this
&#147;<B>Confirmation</B>&#148;) is to confirm the terms and conditions of the transaction entered into between Xcel Energy Inc. and Barclays Bank PLC (&#147;<B>Dealer</B>&#148;), through its agent Barclays Capital Inc. (the
&#147;<B>Agent</B>&#148;) on the Trade Date specified below (the &#147;<B>Transaction</B>&#148;). This&nbsp;Confirmation constitutes a &#147;Confirmation&#148; as referred to in the ISDA Master Agreement specified below. Dealer&nbsp;is not a member
of the Securities Investor Protection Corporation. Dealer is authorized by the Prudential Regulation Authority and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and the Prudential Regulation Authority. </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">The definitions and provisions contained in the 2021 ISDA Interest Rate Derivatives Definitions (the
&#147;<B>2021</B><B></B><B>&nbsp;Definitions</B>&#148;) and the 2002 ISDA Equity Derivatives Definitions (the &#147;<B>2002 Definitions</B>&#148; and, together with the 2021 Definitions, the &#147;<B>Definitions</B>&#148;), each as published by the
International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc., are incorporated into this Confirmation. In the event of any inconsistency between the 2002 Definitions and the 2021 Definitions, the 2002 Definitions will govern. In the event of any
inconsistency between the Definitions and this Confirmation, this Confirmation will govern. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Each party further agrees
that this Confirmation together with the Agreement evidence a complete binding agreement between Party A and Party B as to the subject matter and terms of the Transaction to which this Confirmation relates, and shall supersede all prior or
contemporaneous written or oral communications with respect thereto. This Confirmation shall supplement, form a part of, and be subject to an agreement in the form of the 2002 ISDA Master Agreement (the &#147;<B>Agreement</B>&#148;) as if Party A
and Party B had executed an agreement in such form on the Trade Date (but without any Schedule except for the election of the laws of the State of New York as the governing law), <I>provided </I>that the word &#147;first&#148; shall be replaced with
the word &#147;third&#148; each time it occurs in Section&nbsp;5(a)(i) of the Agreement. In the event of any inconsistency between provisions of that Agreement and this Confirmation, this Confirmation will prevail for the purpose of the Transaction
to which this Confirmation relates. The parties hereby agree that no Transaction other than the Transaction to which this Confirmation relates shall be governed by the Agreement. For purposes of the 2002 Definitions, the Transaction is a Share
Forward Transaction. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Party A and Party B each represents to the other that it has entered into the Transaction in reliance upon such tax,
accounting, regulatory, legal, and financial advice as it deems necessary and not upon any view expressed by the other. </P>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:2.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Party A:</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Xcel Energy Inc.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">For all applicable Additional Disruption Events, Dealer or, notwithstanding Section&nbsp;12.9(a)(ix) of the 2002&nbsp;Definitions insofar as it requires the Hedging Party to&nbsp;be a party, any&nbsp;affiliate of Dealer that is
involved in hedging the Transaction, <I>provided</I> that Dealer shall perform any obligation of an affiliate that is a Hedging Party.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">November&nbsp;6, 2024</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Initially, 1,374,046 Shares. On each Settlement Date, the Base Amount shall be reduced by the number of Settlement Shares for such Settlement Date.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">The earlier of (a)&nbsp;June&nbsp;30, 2026 (or, if such date is not a Scheduled Trading Day, the next following Scheduled Trading Day) and (b)&nbsp;the date the Base Amount is reduced to zero.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">On the Effective Date, the Initial Forward Price, and on any other day, the Forward Price as of the immediately preceding calendar day multiplied by the sum of (i) 1 <I>and </I>(ii)&nbsp;the Daily Rate for such day; <I>provided
</I>that on each Forward Price Reduction Date, the Forward Price in effect on such date shall be the Forward Price otherwise in effect on such date, <I>minus </I>the Forward Price Reduction Amount for such Forward Price Reduction Date.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:2.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Initial Forward Price:</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">$64.4356 per Share.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:2.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Daily Rate:</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">For any day, (i)(A) the Overnight Bank Rate for such day, <I>minus </I>(B)&nbsp;the Spread, <I>divided by </I>(ii) 365.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">For any day, the rate set forth for such day opposite the caption &#147;Overnight bank funding rate&#148;, as such rate is displayed on Bloomberg Screen &#147;OBFR01 &lt;Index&gt; &lt;GO&gt;&#148;, or any successor page; <I>provided
</I>that, if no rate appears for a particular day on such page, the rate for the immediately preceding day for which a rate does so appear shall be used for such day.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">0.75%</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Each date (other than the Trade Date) set forth on Schedule I under the heading &#147;Forward Price Reduction Date.&#148;</TD></TR></TABLE></DIV>
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<TD VALIGN="top">For each Forward Price Reduction Date, the Forward Price Reduction Amount set forth opposite such date on Schedule I.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Common stock, par value $2.50 per share, of Party B (also referred to herein as the &#147;<B>Issuer</B>&#148;) (Exchange identifier: &#147;XEL&#148;).</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">The Nasdaq Global Select Market.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">All Exchanges.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Party A, <I>provided </I>that following the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default pursuant to Section&nbsp;5(a)(vii) of the Agreement with respect to which Party A is the Defaulting Party, Party B shall have
the right to designate an independent nationally recognized third-party dealer with experience in <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">over-the-counter</FONT></FONT> corporate equity derivatives (including forward
transactions) to replace Party A as Calculation Agent, and the parties shall work in good faith to execute any appropriate documentation required by such replacement Calculation Agent. Any determination or calculation by the Calculation Agent in
such capacity shall be made in good faith and in a commercially reasonable manner.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">In the event that the Calculation Agent makes any determination or calculation pursuant to this Confirmation, the Agreement or the 2002 Definitions, promptly following receipt of a written request from either party hereto, the
Calculation Agent shall provide an explanation in reasonable detail of the basis for such determination or calculation if requested by such party, it being understood that the Calculation Agent shall not be obligated to disclose any proprietary
models or proprietary or confidential information used by it for such determination or calculation.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Any Scheduled Trading Day following the Effective Date and up to and including the Maturity Date, as designated by (a)&nbsp;Party A pursuant to &#147;Termination Settlement&#148; below or (b)&nbsp;Party B in a written notice (a
&#147;<B>Settlement Notice</B>&#148;) that satisfies the Settlement Notice Requirements and is delivered to Party A at least (i)&nbsp;three Scheduled Trading Days prior to such Settlement Date, which may be the Maturity Date, if Physical Settlement
applies, and (ii) 30 Scheduled Trading Days prior to such Settlement Date, which may be the Maturity Date, if Cash Settlement or Net Share Settlement applies; <I>provided </I>that (i)&nbsp;the Maturity Date shall be a Settlement Date if on such date
the Base Amount is greater than zero, (ii)&nbsp;if Physical Settlement or Net Share Settlement applies and a Settlement Date specified above (including a Settlement Date occurring on the
Maturity</TD></TR></TABLE></DIV>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Date) is not a Clearance System Business Day, the Settlement Date shall be the next following Clearance System Business Day, (iii)&nbsp;if Cash Settlement or Net Share Settlement applies and Party A shall have fully unwound its
hedge during the related Unwind Period with respect to the relevant Settlement Shares by a date that is more than three Scheduled Trading Days prior to a Settlement Date specified above, Party A may, by written notice to Party B, specify any
Scheduled Trading Day prior to such originally specified Settlement Date as the Settlement Date and (iv)&nbsp;Party B may not deliver a Settlement Notice to Party A for which Physical Settlement or Net Share Settlement applies if the Settlement Date
specified in such Settlement Notice is scheduled to occur prior to the earlier of (x)&nbsp;the&nbsp;date on which the Underwriter (as defined in the Underwriting Agreement) that is Party A or an Affiliate of Party A has sold all of its allocation of
Borrowed Option Shares (as defined in the Underwriting Agreement) pursuant to the Registration Statement (as defined in the Underwriting Agreement) with delivery of the Prospectus (as defined in the Underwriting Agreement) to the purchaser(s)
thereof and (y)&nbsp;the date that is 30 days following the Effective Date.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">With respect to any Settlement Date, a number of Shares, not to exceed the Base Amount, designated as such by Party B in the related Settlement Notice or by Party A pursuant to &#147;Termination Settlement&#148; below; <I>provided
</I>that on the Maturity Date the number of Settlement Shares shall be equal to the Base Amount on such date.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Physical Settlement, Cash Settlement or Net Share Settlement, at the election of Party B as set forth in a Settlement Notice delivered on or after the Effective Date that satisfies the Settlement Notice Requirements; <I>provided
</I>that Physical Settlement shall apply (i)&nbsp;if no Settlement Method is validly selected, (ii)&nbsp;with respect to any Settlement Shares in respect of which Party A is unable, in its good faith and commercially reasonable judgment, to unwind
its hedge by the end of the Unwind Period in a manner that, in the good faith and commercially reasonable judgment of Party A based upon the advice of counsel, is consistent with the requirements for qualifying for the safe harbor provided by Rule <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10b-18</FONT> under the Exchange Act or due to the lack of sufficient liquidity in the Shares on any Exchange Business Day during the Unwind Period or (iii)&nbsp;to any Termination Settlement Date (as defined below under
&#147;Termination Settlement&#148;). For the avoidance of doubt, during any Unwind Period, Party B may elect Physical Settlement (as described above) in respect of any Shares that are not Settlement Shares for the Cash Settlement or Net Share
Settlement, as the case may be, to which such Unwind Period relates.</TD></TR></TABLE></DIV>
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<TD VALIGN="top">For greater clarity, with respect to any Settlement Date in respect of which Cash Settlement applies, Party A shall be deemed to have completed unwinding its hedge in respect of the portion of the Transaction to be settled on such
Settlement Date when it purchases (or, to the extent applicable, unwinds derivative positions (including, but not limited to, swaps or options related to the Shares) resulting in Party A&#146;s synthetic purchase of) an aggregate number of Shares
equal to the number of Settlement Shares for such Settlement Date.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Notwithstanding any other provision hereof, a Settlement Notice delivered by Party B that specifies Cash Settlement or Net Share Settlement will not be effective to establish a Settlement Date or require Cash Settlement or Net Share
Settlement unless Party B delivers to Party A with such Settlement Notice a representation signed by Party B substantially in the following form: &#147;As of the date of this Settlement Notice, Party B is not aware of any material nonpublic
information concerning itself or the Shares, and is designating the date contained herein as a Settlement Date and is electing Cash Settlement or Net Share Settlement, as the case may be, in good faith and not as part of a plan or scheme to evade
compliance with the federal securities laws.&#148;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Each Exchange Business Day that is not a Suspension Day during the period from and including the first Exchange Business Day following the date Party B validly elects Cash Settlement or Net Share Settlement in respect of a
Settlement Date through and including the first Scheduled Trading Day preceding such Settlement Date (or the immediately preceding Exchange Business Day if such Scheduled Trading Day is not an Exchange Business Day); subject to &#147;Termination
Settlement&#148; below. If any Exchange Business Day during an Unwind Period is a Disrupted Day, the Calculation Agent shall make commercially reasonable adjustments to the terms of the Transaction (including, without limitation, the Cash Settlement
Amount, the number of Net Share Settlement Shares and the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10b-18</FONT> VWAP) to account for the occurrence of such Disrupted Day.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that they have entered into a substantially identical forward transaction with respect to 9,160,305 Shares pursuant to a confirmation dated as of November&nbsp;4, 2024 (the &#147;Base
Confirmation&#148;). Party A and Party&nbsp;B agree that if Party B designates a Settlement Date under the Base Confirmation and for which Cash Settlement or Net Share Settlement is applicable, and the resulting Unwind Period under the Base
Confirmation coincides for any period of time with an Unwind Period for the Transaction (the &#147;<B>Matching Unwind Period</B>&#148;), then the Unwind Period under this Confirmation shall not commence (or, if the Unwind Period under this
Confirmation has already commenced, such Unwind Period shall be suspended) until the Exchange Business Day immediately</TD></TR></TABLE></DIV>
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<TD VALIGN="top">following the later of (i)&nbsp;the date Party A actually completes&nbsp;the unwind of its hedge with respect to the Base&nbsp;Confirmation in connection with the designation of such Settlement Date under the Base Confirmation, and
(ii)&nbsp;the date the Matching Unwind Period ends.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Any Exchange Business Day on which Party A reasonably determines based on the advice of counsel that Cash Settlement or Net Share Settlement may violate applicable securities laws. Party A shall notify Party B if it receives such
advice from its counsel.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:2.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Market Disruption Event:</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Section&nbsp;6.3(a)(ii) of the 2002 Definitions is hereby amended by replacing clause (ii)&nbsp;in its entirety with &#147;(ii) an Exchange Disruption, or&#148; and inserting immediately following clause (iii)&nbsp;the phrase
&#147;; in each case that the Calculation Agent determines is material.&#148;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">The Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">On any Settlement Date in respect of which Physical Settlement applies, Party B shall deliver to Party A through the Clearance System the Settlement Shares in respect of which Physical Settlement applies for such Settlement Date,
and following such delivery Party A shall pay to Party B, by wire transfer of immediately available funds to an account designated by Party B, an amount in cash equal to the Physical Settlement Amount for such Settlement Date. If, on any Settlement
Date, the Shares to be delivered by Party B to Party A hereunder are not so delivered (the &#147;<B>Deferred Shares</B>&#148;), and a Forward Price Reduction Date occurs during the period from, and including, such Settlement Date to, but excluding,
the date such Shares are actually delivered to Party A, then the portion of the Physical Settlement Amount payable by Party A to Party B in respect of the Deferred Shares shall be reduced by an amount equal to the Forward Price Reduction Amount for
such Forward Price Reduction Date, <I>multiplied by </I>the number of Deferred Shares. For the avoidance of doubt, no Forward Price Reduction Amount for a Forward Price Reduction Date shall be applied to reduce the Forward Price more than
once.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">For any Settlement Date in respect of which Physical Settlement applies, an amount in cash equal to the product of (i)&nbsp;the Forward Price on such Settlement Date and (ii)&nbsp;the number of Settlement Shares in respect of which
Physical Settlement applies for such Settlement Date.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">On any Settlement Date in respect of which Cash Settlement applies to any Settlement Shares, if the Cash Settlement Amount for such Settlement Date is a positive number, Party A will pay such Cash Settlement Amount to Party B. If
the Cash Settlement Amount is a negative number, Party B will pay the absolute value of such Cash Settlement Amount to Party A. Such amounts shall be paid on the Settlement Date.</TD></TR></TABLE></DIV>
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<TD VALIGN="top">For any Settlement Date in respect of which Cash Settlement or Net Share Settlement applies to any Settlement Shares, an amount determined by the Calculation Agent equal to the difference between (1)&nbsp;the product of (i)&nbsp;(A)
the average Forward Price over the period beginning on, and including, the date that is one Settlement Cycle following the first day of the applicable Unwind Period and ending on, and including, such Settlement Date (calculated assuming no reduction
to the Forward Price for any Forward Price Reduction Date that occurs during the applicable Unwind Period, except as set forth in clause (2)&nbsp;below), <I>minus </I>USD&nbsp;0.01, <I>minus </I>(B)&nbsp;the average of the <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10b-18</FONT> VWAP prices per Share on each Exchange Business Day during such Unwind Period (clause (B), the &#147;<B>Average Unwind <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10b-18</FONT> VWAP</B>&#148;), <I>multiplied by
</I>(ii)&nbsp;the number of Settlement Shares for such Settlement Date, <I>minus </I>(2)&nbsp;the product of (i)&nbsp;the Forward Price Reduction Amount for any Forward Price Reduction Date that occurs during such Unwind Period, <I>multiplied by
</I>(ii)&nbsp;the number of Settlement Shares with respect to which Party A has not unwound its hedge as of such Forward Price Reduction Date.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">On any Settlement Date in respect of which Net Share Settlement applies to any Settlement Shares, if the Cash Settlement Amount is a (i)&nbsp;positive number, Party A shall deliver to Party B a number of Shares equal to the Net
Share Settlement Shares, or (ii)&nbsp;negative number, Party B shall deliver to Party A a number of Shares equal to the Net Share Settlement Shares; <I>provided </I>that if Party A determines in its good faith and commercially reasonable judgment
that it would be required to deliver Net Share Settlement Shares to Party B, Party A may elect to deliver a portion of such Net Share Settlement Shares on one or more dates prior to the applicable Settlement Date.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">For any Settlement Date in respect of which Net Share Settlement applies to any Settlement Shares, a number of Shares equal to the absolute value of the Cash Settlement Amount <I>divided </I>by the Average Unwind <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10b-18</FONT> VWAP, with the number of Shares rounded up in the event such calculation results in a fractional number of Shares.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">For any Exchange Business Day during the Unwind Period that is not a Suspension Day, the volume-weighted average price at which the Shares trade as reported in the composite transactions for the Exchange on such Exchange Business
Day, excluding (i)&nbsp;trades that do not settle regular way, (ii)&nbsp;opening (regular way) reported trades on the Exchange on such Exchange Business Day, (iii)&nbsp;trades that occur in the last ten minutes before the scheduled close of trading
on the Exchange on such Exchange Business Day and ten minutes before the scheduled close of the primary trading session in the market where the trade is effected, and (iv)&nbsp;trades on such Exchange Business Day that do not satisfy the
requirements of Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10b-</FONT> 18(b)(3), as determined in good faith by the Calculation Agent. Party B acknowledges that Party A may refer to the Bloomberg Page &#147;XEL &lt;Equity&gt; AQR SEC&#148; (or any
successor thereto), in its discretion, for such Exchange Business Day to determine the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10b-18</FONT> VWAP.</TD></TR></TABLE></DIV>
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<TD VALIGN="top">The definition of &#147;Potential Adjustment Event&#148; in Section&nbsp;11.2(e) of the 2002 Definitions shall not include clause (iii)&nbsp;thereof for purposes of the Transaction.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:2.00em; text-indent:-2.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(i)&#8195;Shares withheld from employees of Party B or its Affiliates to pay certain withholding
taxes upon the vesting of Share awards granted to such employees under compensation or benefit plans of Party B;</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:2.00em; text-indent:-2.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(ii)&#8194;&#8201;Shares purchased in connection with the reinvestment of dividends by recipients
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:2.00em; text-indent:-2.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(iii)&#8201;&#8201;Shares purchased in connection with the operation of Party B&#146;s 401(k)
plans or dividend reinvestment and direct stock purchase plans;</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:2.00em; text-indent:-2.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(iv)&#8194;Shares purchased by Party B to offset any shareholder dilution arising from the
exercise of options to purchase Shares pursuant to Party B&#146;s employee incentive plans; and</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:2.00em; text-indent:-2.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(v)&#8194;&#8201;&#8202;Shares purchased by Party B in connection with the issuance and/or
delivery of Shares to directors under director compensation programs.</P></TD></TR>
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including pursuant to compensation programs;</P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; margin-left:2.00em; text-indent:-2.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(ii)&#8194;&#8201;any issuance of Shares pursuant to the Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan of Party
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issuance as described in Section&nbsp;11.2(e)(i) or (ii)&nbsp;of the 2002 Definitions), even if such securities are convertible into Shares;</P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:2.00em; text-indent:-2.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(iv)&#8194;the issuance of any Shares as a result of the conversion of any convertible securities issued by Party B as
described in clause (iii)&nbsp;above; and</P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; margin-left:2.00em; text-indent:-2.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(v)&#8194;&#8201;&#8202;the issuance of any Shares upon the settlement of outstanding restricted stock unit or
performance share awards.</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Calculation Agent Adjustment; notwithstanding anything in the 2002 Definitions to the contrary, the Calculation Agent may make an adjustment pursuant to Calculation Agent Adjustment to any one or more of the Base Amount, the Forward
Price and any other variable relevant to the settlement or payment terms of the Transaction.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:2.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Additional Adjustment:</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">If at any time, in Party A&#146;s good faith and commercially reasonable judgment, the stock loan fee to Party A (or an Affiliate thereof), excluding the federal funds rate (or other interest rate) component payable by the relevant
stock lender to Party A or such Affiliate (the &#147;<B>Stock Loan Fee</B>&#148;), over any one month period (or, in respect of any day from, and including, the Trade Date to, but excluding, the date that is one month following the Trade Date, over
the period of days as have elapsed from, and including, the Trade Date to, and including, such day) of borrowing a number of Shares equal to the Base Amount to hedge its exposure to the Transaction exceeds a weighted average rate equal to
25&nbsp;basis points per annum, the Calculation Agent shall reduce the Forward Price in order to compensate Party A for the amount by which the Stock Loan Fee exceeded a weighted average rate equal to 25&nbsp;basis points per annum during such
period. The Calculation Agent shall notify Party B prior to making any such adjustment to the Forward Price and, upon the request of Party B, Party A shall provide an itemized list of the Stock Loan Fees for the applicable period specified above in
this paragraph.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><U>Extraordinary Events:</U></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:2.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Extraordinary Events:</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">In lieu of the applicable provisions contained in Article 12 of the 2002 Definitions, the consequences of any applicable Extraordinary Event (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Nationalization, Insolvency, Delisting, or
Change in Law), shall be as specified below under the headings &#147;Acceleration Events&#148; and &#147;Termination Settlement&#148;.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><U>Account Details:</U></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:2.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Payments to Party A:</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">To be advised under separate cover or telephone confirmed prior to each Settlement Date.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:2.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Payments to Party B:</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">To be advised under separate cover or telephone confirmed prior to each Settlement Date.</TD></TR></TABLE></DIV>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:2.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Delivery of Shares to Party A:</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">To be advised.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:2.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Delivery of Shares to Party B:</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">To be advised.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:2.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Party A:</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Inapplicable. Dealer is not a Multibranch Party.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:2.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Party B:</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Inapplicable. Party B is not a Multibranch Party.</TD></TR>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Other Provisions: </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><U>Conditions to Effectiveness</U>: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The effectiveness of this Confirmation on the Effective Date shall be subject to (i)&nbsp;the condition that the representations and warranties
of Party B contained in the Underwriting Agreement dated November&nbsp;4, 2024 between Party B, BofA Securities, Inc.. and Barclays Capital, Inc., for themselves and as representatives of the other underwriters named therein (as amended, restated or
otherwise modified from time to time the&nbsp;&#147;<B>Underwriting Agreement</B>&#148;) and any certificate delivered pursuant thereto by Party B are true and correct or, as provided in the Underwriting Agreement or such certificate, true and
correct in all material respects, on the Effective Date as if made as of the Effective&nbsp;Date, (ii)&nbsp;the condition that Party B has performed all of the obligations required to be performed by it under the Underwriting Agreement on or
prior&nbsp;to the Effective Date, (iii)&nbsp;the condition that Party B has delivered to Party A an opinion of counsel dated as of the Effective Date with respect to matters set forth in Section&nbsp;3(a)(i)-(iv) of the Agreement, (iv)&nbsp;the
satisfaction of all of the conditions set forth in Section&nbsp;7 of the Underwriting Agreement, (v)&nbsp;the condition that the Underwriting Agreement shall not have been terminated pursuant to Section&nbsp;7, 8 or 13 thereof and (vi)&nbsp;the
condition that neither of the following has occurred (A)&nbsp;in&nbsp;Party A&#146;s good faith and commercially reasonable judgment, Party A (or its Affiliate) is unable to borrow and deliver for sale a number of Shares equal to the Base Amount, or
(B)&nbsp;in Party A&#146;s good faith and commercially reasonable judgment Party A (or&nbsp;its Affiliate) would incur a Stock Loan Fee of more than a rate equal to 200 basis points per annum to do so (in which event this Confirmation shall be
effective but the Base Amount for the Transaction shall be the number of Shares Party A (or an Affiliate thereof) is required to deliver in accordance with Section&nbsp;2(c) of the Underwriting Agreement). Party B&#146;s obligations hereunder shall
be subject to the condition precedent that Party A and the Underwriter that is Party A or an Affiliate of Party A shall have performed, on or prior to the Effective&nbsp;Date, all of the obligations required to be performed by it prior to the
Effective Date under the Underwriting Agreement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><U>Representations and Agreements of the Parties</U>: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Each of Party A and Party B represents, warrants and covenants that it: </P>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(a)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">(i) has such knowledge and experience in financial and business affairs as to be capable of evaluating the
merits and risks of entering into the Transaction; (ii)&nbsp;has consulted with its own legal, financial, accounting and tax advisors in connection with the Transaction; and (iii)&nbsp;is entering into the Transaction for a bona fide business
purpose; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(b)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">is not and has not been the subject of any civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent
jurisdiction that could reasonably be expected to impair materially its ability to perform its obligations hereunder; and </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(c)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">will by the next succeeding New York Business Day notify the other party upon obtaining knowledge of the
occurrence of any event that would constitute an Event of Default or a Potential Event of Default in respect of which it is the Defaulting Party. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><U>Additional Representations, Warranties and Agreements of Party B</U>: Party B hereby
represents and warrants to, and agrees with, Party A as of the date hereof that: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(a)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Any Shares, when issued and delivered in accordance with the terms of the Transaction, will be duly authorized
and validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, and the issuance thereof will not be subject to any preemptive or similar rights. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(b)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Party B has reserved and will keep available at all times, free from preemptive rights, out of its authorized
but unissued Shares, solely for the purpose of issuance upon settlement of the Transaction as herein provided, the full number of Shares as shall be issuable at such time upon settlement of the Transaction. All Shares so issuable shall, upon such
issuance, be accepted for listing or quotation on the Exchange. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(c)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Party B agrees to provide Party A at least three days&#146; written notice (an &#147;<B>Issuer Repurchase
Notice</B>&#148;) prior to executing any repurchase of Shares by Party B or any of its subsidiaries (or entering into any contract that would require, or give the option to, Party B or any of its subsidiaries, to purchase or repurchase Shares),
whether out of profits or capital or whether the consideration for such repurchase is cash, securities or otherwise (an &#147;<B>Issuer Repurchase</B>&#148;), that alone or in the aggregate would result in the Base Amount Percentage (as defined
below) being (i)&nbsp;equal to or greater than 7.5% of the outstanding Shares and (ii)&nbsp;greater by 0.5% or more than the Base Amount Percentage at the time of the immediately preceding Issuer Repurchase Notice (or in the case of the first such
Issuer Repurchase Notice, greater than the Base Amount Percentage as of the later of the date hereof or the immediately preceding Settlement Date, if any). The &#147;<B>Base Amount Percentage</B>&#148; as of any day is the fraction (1)&nbsp;the
numerator of which is the sum of (A)&nbsp;the Base Amount and (B)&nbsp;the &#147;Base Amount&#148; as such term is defined in the Base Confirmation and (2)&nbsp;the denominator of which is the number of Shares outstanding on such day.
</P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(d)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">No filing with, or approval, authorization, consent, license, registration, qualification, order or decree of,
any court or governmental authority or agency, domestic or foreign, is necessary or required for the execution, delivery and performance by Party B of this Confirmation and the consummation of the Transaction (including, without limitation, the
issuance and delivery of Shares on any Settlement Date) except (i)&nbsp;such as have been obtained under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;<B>Securities Act</B>&#148;), and (ii)&nbsp;as may be required to be obtained under state
securities laws. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(e)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Party B agrees not to make any Issuer Repurchase if, immediately following such Issuer Repurchase, the Base
Amount Percentage would be equal to or greater than 8.0%. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(f)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Party B is not insolvent, nor will Party B be rendered insolvent as a result of the Transaction.
</P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(g)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Neither Party B nor any of its Affiliates shall take or refrain from taking any action (including, without
limitation, any direct purchases by Party B or any of its Affiliates or any purchases by a party to a derivative transaction with Party B or any of its Affiliates), either under this Confirmation, under an agreement with another party or otherwise,
that Party B reasonably believes would cause any purchases of Shares by Party A or any of its Affiliates in connection with any Cash Settlement or Net Share Settlement of the Transaction not to meet the requirements of the safe harbor provided by
Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10b-18</FONT> under the Exchange Act if such purchases were made by Party B. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(h)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Party B will not engage in any &#147;distribution&#148; (as defined in Regulation M under the Exchange Act
(&#147;<B>Regulation M</B>&#148;)) that would cause a &#147;restricted period&#148; (as defined in Regulation M) to occur during any Unwind Period. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(i)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Party B is an &#147;eligible contract participant&#148; (as such term is defined in Section&nbsp;1a(18) of the
Commodity Exchange Act, as amended) and has total assets of at least USD 50,000,000 as of the&nbsp;date hereof;. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(j)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">In addition to any other requirements set forth herein, Party B agrees not to elect Cash Settlement or Net
Share Settlement if, in the good faith reasonable judgment of either Party A or Party B, such settlement or Party A&#146;s related market activity would result in a violation of the U.S. federal securities laws or any other federal or state law or
regulation applicable to Party B. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(k)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Party B (i)&nbsp;is capable of evaluating investment risks independently, both in general and with regard to
all transactions and investment strategies involving a security or securities; and (ii)&nbsp;will exercise independent judgment in evaluating the recommendations of any broker-dealer or its associated persons, unless it has otherwise notified the
broker-dealer in writing. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(l)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Party B acknowledges and agrees that: </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="9%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(i)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">during the term of the Transaction, Party A and its Affiliates may buy or sell Shares or other securities or
buy or sell options or futures contracts or enter into swaps or other derivative securities in order to establish, adjust or unwind its hedge position with respect to the Transaction; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="9%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(ii)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Party A and its Affiliates may also be active in the market for the Shares and Share-linked transactions other
than in connection with hedging activities in relation to the Transaction; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(iii)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Party A shall make its own determination as to whether, when or in what manner any hedging or market activities
in Party B&#146;s securities shall be conducted and shall do so in a manner that it deems appropriate to hedge its price and market risk with respect to the Forward Price and the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10b-18</FONT> VWAP;
</P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(iv)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">any market activities of Party A and its Affiliates with respect to the Shares may affect the market price and
volatility of the Shares, as well as the Forward Price and <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10b-18</FONT> VWAP, each in a manner that may be adverse to Party B; and </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(v)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">the Transaction is a derivatives transaction in which it has granted Party A the right, under certain
circumstances, to receive cash or Shares, as the case may be; Party A may purchase Shares for its own account at an average price that may be greater than, or less than, the effective price paid by Party B under the terms of the Transaction.
</P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(m)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Party B will notify Party A within five Exchange Business Days of obtaining knowledge of the occurrence of any
event that would constitute a Potential Adjustment Event (or, if earlier, the date on which it publicly discloses such Potential Adjustment Event). </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(n)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Party B agrees and acknowledges that the Transaction is being entered into in accordance with the
October&nbsp;9, 2003 interpretive letter from the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission to Goldman, Sachs&nbsp;&amp; Co. (the &#147;<B>Interpretive Letter</B>&#148;).&#148; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(o)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Party B is not aware of any material <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-public</FONT> information with
respect to Party B or the Shares as&nbsp;of the date hereof. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(p)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">The assets of Party B do not constitute &#147;plan assets&#148; under the Employee Retirement Income Security
Act of 1974, as amended, the Department of Labor Regulations promulgated thereunder or similar law. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><U>Covenant of Party
B</U>: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Subject to the provisions of &#147;Private Placement Procedures&#148; below, the parties acknowledge and agree that any Shares
delivered by Party B to Party A on any Settlement Date will be newly issued Shares and when delivered by Party A (or an Affiliate of Party A) to securities lenders from whom Party A (or an Affiliate of Party A) borrowed Shares in connection with
hedging its exposure to the Transaction will be freely saleable </P>
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without further registration or other restrictions under the Securities Act, in the hands of those securities lenders, irrespective of whether such stock loan is effected by Party A or an
Affiliate of Party A (<I>provided </I>that such Shares may be subject to resale restrictions if the status of any such securities lender would cause any such resale restrictions to apply by virtue of its share ownership in Party B, status as an
&#147;Affiliate&#148; of Party B or otherwise). Accordingly, subject to the provisions of &#147;Private Placement Procedures&#148; below, Party B agrees that the Shares that it delivers to Party A on each Settlement Date will not bear a restrictive
legend and that such Shares will be deposited in, and the delivery thereof shall be effected through the facilities of, the Clearance System. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><U>Covenants of Party A</U>: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(a)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Unless the provisions set forth below under &#147;Private Placement Procedures&#148; shall be applicable, Party
A shall use any Shares delivered by Party B to Party A on any Settlement Date to return to securities lenders to close out open Share loans created by Party A or an Affiliate of Party A in the course of Party A&#146;s or such Affiliate&#146;s
hedging activities related to Party A&#146;s exposure under this Confirmation. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(b)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">In connection with bids and purchases of Shares in connection with any Cash Settlement or Net Share Settlement
of the Transaction, Party A shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to conduct its activities, or cause its Affiliates to conduct their activities, in a manner consistent with the requirements of the safe harbor provided by Rule <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10b-18</FONT> under the Exchange Act, as if such provisions were applicable to such purchases. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><U>Insolvency Filing</U>: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, in the Agreement or in the Definitions, upon any Insolvency Filing in respect of the Issuer,
the Transaction shall automatically terminate on the date thereof without further liability of either party to this Confirmation to the other party (except for any liability in respect of any breach of representation or covenant by a party under
this Confirmation prior to the date of such Insolvency Filing). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><U>Extraordinary Dividends</U>: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If an <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">ex-dividend</FONT> date for an Extraordinary Dividend occurs on or after the Trade Date and on or prior
to the Maturity Date (or, if later, the last date on which Shares are delivered by Party B to Party A in settlement of the Transaction), Party B shall pay an amount, as determined by the Calculation Agent, in cash equal to the product of such
Extraordinary Dividend and the Base Amount to Party A on the earlier of (i)&nbsp;the date on which such Extraordinary Dividend is paid by the Issuer to holders of record of the Shares or (ii)&nbsp;the Maturity Date. &#147;<B>Extraordinary
Dividend</B>&#148; means the per Share amount of any cash dividend or distribution declared by the Issuer with respect to the Shares that is specified by the board of directors of the Issuer as an &#147;extraordinary&#148; dividend. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><U>Acceleration Events</U>: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The
following events shall each constitute an &#147;<B>Acceleration Event</B>&#148;: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(a)<U></U></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><U>Stock Borrow Events</U>. In Party A&#146;s good faith commercially reasonable judgment Party A (or its
Affiliate) is unable to hedge Party A&#146;s exposure to the Transaction because (i)&nbsp;of the lack of sufficient Shares being made available for Share borrowing by lenders, or (ii)&nbsp;Party A (or an Affiliate of Party A) would incur a Stock
Loan Fee to hedge its exposure to the Transaction that is greater than a rate equal to 200 basis points per annum (each, a &#147;<B>Stock Borrow Event</B>&#148;); </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(b)<U></U></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><U>Dividends and Other Distributions</U>. On any day occurring after the Trade Date Party B declares a
distribution, issue or dividend to existing holders of the Shares of (i)&nbsp;any cash dividend (other than an Extraordinary Dividend) to the extent all cash dividends having an <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">ex-dividend</FONT> date during the
period from and including any Forward Price Reduction Date (with the Trade Date being a Forward Price Reduction Date for purposes of this clause (b)&nbsp;only) to but excluding the next subsequent Forward Price Reduction Date exceeds, on a per Share
basis, the Forward Price Reduction Amount set forth opposite the first date of any such period on Schedule I or (ii)&nbsp;share capital or securities of another issuer acquired or owned (directly or indirectly) by Party B as a result of a <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">spin-off</FONT> or other similar transaction or (iii)&nbsp;any other type of securities (other than Shares), rights or warrants or other assets, for payment (cash or other consideration) at less than the prevailing market
price as reasonably determined by Party A; <I>provided </I>that, to the extent the declaration of a distribution, issue or dividend contemplated by this paragraph (b)&nbsp;would also be considered to be the type of event to which Calculation Agent
Adjustment would apply as specified under &#147;Adjustments&#151;Method of Adjustment&#148; above, the provisions of this paragraph (b)&nbsp;will apply and Calculation Agent Adjustment shall not apply; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(c)<U></U></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><U>ISDA Early Termination Date</U>. Party A has the right to designate an Early Termination Date pursuant to
Section&nbsp;6 of the Agreement; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(d)<U></U></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><U>Other ISDA Events</U>. The announcement of any event that if consummated, would result in an Extraordinary
Event or the occurrence of any Change in Law (other than as specified in clause (Y)&nbsp;of the definition thereof) or a Delisting; <I>provided </I>that in case of a Delisting, in addition to the provisions of Section&nbsp;12.6(a)(iii) of the 2002
Definitions, it will also constitute a Delisting if the Exchange is located in the United States and the Shares are not immediately <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">re-listed,</FONT> <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">re-traded</FONT> or <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">re-quoted</FONT> on any of the New York Stock Exchange, the NASDAQ Global Select Market or the NASDAQ Global Market (or their respective successors); and <I>provided further </I>that the definition of &#147;Change in
Law&#148; provided in Section&nbsp;12.9(a)(ii) of the 2002 Definitions is hereby amended by (i)&nbsp;replacing the phrase &#147;the interpretation&#148; in the third line thereof with the phrase &#147;, or public announcement of, the formal or
informal interpretation&#148;, (ii) replacing the parenthetical beginning after the word &#147;regulation&#148; in the second line thereof the words &#147;(including, for the avoidance of doubt and without limitation, (x)&nbsp;any tax law or
(y)&nbsp;adoption, effectiveness or promulgation of new regulations authorized or mandated by existing statute)&#148; and (iii)&nbsp;immediately following the word &#147;Transaction&#148; in clause (X)&nbsp;thereof, adding the phrase &#147;in the
manner contemplated by Party A on the Trade Date&#148;; or </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(e)<U></U></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><U>Ownership Event</U>. In the good faith reasonable judgment of Party A, on any day, the Share Amount for such
day exceeds the Post-Effective Limit for such day (if any applies) (an &#147;<B>Ownership Event</B>&#148;). </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">For purposes
of clause (e)&nbsp;above, the &#147;<B>Share Amount</B>&#148; as of any day is the number of Shares that Party A and any of its Affiliates and any person whose ownership position would be aggregated with that of Party A, including any
&#147;group&#148; (within the meaning of Section&nbsp;13 of the Exchange Act) of which Party A is or may be deemed to be a part (Party A or any such person or group, a &#147;<B>Party A Person</B>&#148;) under any law, rule, regulation, regulatory
order or organizational documents or contracts of Party B that are, in each case, applicable to ownership of Shares (&#147;<B>Applicable Restrictions</B>&#148;), owns, beneficially owns, constructively owns, controls, holds the power to vote or
otherwise meets a relevant definition of ownership of under any Applicable Restriction, as determined by Party A in its good faith reasonable discretion. The &#147;<B>Post-Effective Limit</B>&#148; means a number of Shares equal to (x)&nbsp;the
minimum number of Shares that would give rise to reporting or registration obligations or other requirements (including obtaining prior approval from any person or entity) of a Party A Person, or would result in an adverse effect on a Party A
Person, under any Applicable Restriction, as determined by Party A in its good faith reasonable discretion, <I>minus </I>(y) 1% of the number of Shares outstanding. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><U>Materially Increased Costs</U>: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Upon the occurrence of any Change in Law specified in clause (Y)&nbsp;of the definition thereof, Party A and Party B agree to negotiate in good
faith for at least five Exchange Business Days (the &#147;<B>Amendment Period</B>&#148;) to amend this Confirmation to take account of the resulting &#147;materially increased cost&#148; as such phrase is used in clause (Y)&nbsp;of the definition of
&#147;Change in Law.&#148; Such amendment may, if agreed by Party A and Party B, result in a Change in Law to which an Acceleration Event applies. If, after negotiating in good faith during </P>
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the Amendment Period to so amend this Confirmation, Party A and Party B are unable to agree upon such an amendment, the relevant Change in Law specified in clause (Y)&nbsp;of the definition
thereof shall constitute an Acceleration Event, notwithstanding any language in clause (d)&nbsp;under the heading &#147;Acceleration Events&#148; above to the contrary. The Calculation Agent may, in connection with a Termination Settlement following
such Acceleration Event, reduce the Forward Price to compensate Party A for any &#147;materially increased costs&#148; incurred during the Amendment Period. Any Change in Law that results in Party A (or an Affiliate of Party A) incurring a Stock
Loan Fee to hedge its exposure to the Transaction that is equal to or less than a rate equal to 200 basis points per annum shall not constitute a &#147;materially increased cost&#148; for purposes of clause (Y)&nbsp;of the definition of &#147;Change
in Law&#148; (but may, for the avoidance of doubt, result in a reduction to the Forward Price pursuant to the provisions opposite the caption &#147;Additional Adjustment&#148; above). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><U>Termination Settlement</U>: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Upon the occurrence of any Acceleration Event, Party A shall have the right to designate, upon at least one Scheduled Trading Day&#146;s
notice, any Scheduled Trading Day following such occurrence to be a Settlement Date hereunder (a &#147;<B>Termination Settlement Date</B>&#148;) to which Physical Settlement shall apply, and to select the number of Settlement Shares relating to such
Termination Settlement Date; <I>provided </I>that (i)&nbsp;in the case of an Acceleration Event arising out of an Ownership Event, the number of Settlement Shares so designated by Party A shall not exceed the number of Shares necessary to reduce the
Share Amount to the Post-Effective Limit and (ii)&nbsp;in the case of an Acceleration Event arising out of a Stock Borrow Event, the number of Settlement Shares so designated by Party A shall not exceed the number of Shares as to which such Stock
Borrow Event exists. If, upon designation of a Termination Settlement Date by Party A pursuant to the preceding sentence, Party B fails to deliver the Settlement Shares relating to such Termination Settlement Date when due or otherwise fails to
perform obligations within its control in respect of the Transaction, it shall be an Event of Default with respect to Party B and Section&nbsp;6 of the Agreement shall apply. If an Acceleration Event occurs during an Unwind Period relating to a
number of Settlement Shares to which Cash Settlement or Net Share Settlement applies, then on the Termination Settlement Date relating to such Acceleration Event, notwithstanding any election to the contrary by Party B, Cash Settlement or Net Share
Settlement shall apply to the portion of the Settlement Shares relating to such Unwind Period as to which Party A has unwound its hedge and Physical Settlement shall apply in respect of (x)&nbsp;the remainder (if any) of such Settlement Shares and
(y)&nbsp;the Settlement Shares designated by Party A in respect of such Termination Settlement Date. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><U>Private Placement Procedures</U>:
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Section&nbsp;9.11 of the 2002 Definitions, if Party B is unable to comply with the
provisions of &#147;Covenant of Party B&#148; above because of a change in law or a change in the policy of the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff, or Party A otherwise determines that in its reasonable opinion based on the advice of
counsel any Settlement Shares to be delivered to Party A by Party B may not be freely returned by Party A or its Affiliates to securities lenders as described under &#147;Covenant of Party B&#148; above, then delivery of any such Settlement Shares
(the &#147;<B>Restricted Shares</B>&#148;) shall be effected pursuant to Annex A hereto, unless waived by Party A; <I>provided </I>that Party A may not otherwise determine that the Settlement Shares are Restricted Shares based solely upon Party A
not having borrowed and sold a number of Shares equal to the Base Amount on or before the Effective Date pursuant to the Registration Statement (as defined in the Underwriting Agreement) with delivery of the Prospectus (as defined in the
Underwriting Agreement) if there has been no change in law or a change in the policy of the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><U>Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10b5-1</FONT></U>: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">It is the intent of Party A and Party B that following any election of Cash Settlement or Net Share Settlement by Party B, the purchase of
Shares by Party A during any Unwind Period comply with the requirements of Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10b5-1(c)(1)(i)(B)</FONT> of the Exchange Act and that this Confirmation shall be interpreted to comply with the requirements of Rule <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10b5-1(c).</FONT> </P>
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not attempt to exercise, any influence over how, when or whether to effect purchases of Shares by Party A (or its agent or Affiliate) in connection with this Confirmation and (ii)&nbsp;Party B is entering into the Agreement and this Confirmation in
good faith and not as part of a plan or scheme to evade compliance with federal securities laws including, without limitation, Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10b-5</FONT> promulgated under the Exchange Act. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Party B hereby agrees with Party A that during any Unwind Period Party B shall not communicate, directly or indirectly, any Material <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Non-Public</FONT> Information (as defined herein) to any EDG Personnel (as defined below). For purposes of the Transaction, &#147;<B>Material <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Non-Public</FONT> Information</B>&#148; means
information relating to Party B or the Shares that (a)&nbsp;has not been widely disseminated by wire service, in one or more newspapers of general circulation, by communication from Party B to its shareholders or in a press release, contained in a
public filing made by Party B with the Securities and Exchange Commission or otherwise disseminated in a manner permitted by the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and (b)&nbsp;a reasonable investor might consider to be
of importance in making an investment decision to buy, sell or hold Shares. For the avoidance of doubt and solely by way of illustration, information should be presumed &#147;material&#148; if it relates to such matters as dividend increases or
decreases, earnings estimates, changes in previously released earnings estimates, significant expansion or curtailment of operations, a significant increase or decline of orders, significant merger or acquisition proposals or agreements, significant
new products or discoveries, extraordinary borrowing, major litigation, liquidity problems, extraordinary management developments, purchase or sale of substantial assets, or other similar information. &#147;<B>EDG Personnel</B>&#148; means any
employee on the trading side of the Equity Derivatives Group of Party A and does not include Mr.&nbsp;Matthew Danton, Ms.&nbsp;Sayira Santana, Mr.&nbsp;Kevin Cheng, Mr.&nbsp;Nick Greenberg or any other of Dealer&#146;s &#147;private side&#148;
equity or equity-linked personnel (including, without limitation, any Party A equity or equity-linked legal personnel) or any other person or persons designated from time to time in writing to Party B by Party A. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><U>Maximum Share Delivery</U>: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Notwithstanding any other provision of this Confirmation, in no event will Party B be required to deliver on any Settlement Date, whether
pursuant to Physical Settlement, Net Share Settlement, Termination Settlement or any Private Placement Settlement, more than a number of Shares equal to 150% of the initial Base Amount to Party A, subject to reduction by the amount of any Shares
delivered by Party B on any prior Settlement Date. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><U>Transfer and Assignment</U>: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Party A may assign or transfer any of its rights or delegate any of its duties hereunder to any Affiliate of Party A that has a long-term
issuer rating or a rating for its long term, unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness that is equal to or better than Party A&#146;s credit rating at the time of such assignment or transfer so long as (a)&nbsp;such assignee or transferee is
organized under the laws of the United States or any State thereof; (b)&nbsp;Party B will not be required to pay to such assignee or transferee an amount in respect of an Indemnifiable Tax under Section&nbsp;2(d)(i)(4) of the Agreement greater than
the amount in respect of which Party B would have been required to pay Party A in the absence of such assignment or transfer; (c)&nbsp;Party B will not receive a payment from which an amount has been withheld or deducted on account of a Tax under
Section&nbsp;2(d)(i) of the Agreement in excess of that which Party A would have been required to so withhold or deduct in the absence of such assignment or transfer, unless Party A would be required to pay to Party B amounts under
Section&nbsp;2(d)(i)(4) of the Agreement in respect of such Tax; and (d)&nbsp;no Event of Default, Potential Event of Default, Termination Event, Potential Adjustment Event or Acceleration Event will occur as a result of such assignment or transfer.
Notwithstanding any other provision in this Confirmation to the contrary requiring or allowing Party A to purchase, sell, receive or deliver any Shares or other securities to or from Party B, Party A may designate any of its Affiliates to purchase,
sell, receive or deliver such Shares or other securities and otherwise to perform Party A&#146;s obligations in respect of the Transaction and any such designee may assume such obligations. Party A shall be discharged of its obligations to Party B
to the extent of any such performance. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Party B agrees to indemnify Party A and its Affiliates and their respective directors, officers, agents and controlling parties (Party A and
each such Affiliate or person being an &#147;<B>Indemnified Part</B>y&#148;) from and against any and all losses, claims, damages and liabilities, joint and several, incurred by or asserted against such Indemnified Party arising out of, in
connection with, or relating to, any breach of any covenant or representation made by Party B in this Confirmation or the Agreement and will reimburse any Indemnified Party for all reasonable documented expenses (including reasonable documented
legal fees and expenses) in connection with the investigation of, preparation for, or defense of any pending or threatened claim or any action or proceeding arising therefrom, whether or not such Indemnified Party is a party thereto, but only to the
extent that the relevant loss, claim, damage, liability or expense is found in a final and nonappealable judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from such breach. Party B will not be liable under this Indemnity paragraph to
the extent that any loss, claim, damage, liability or expense is found in a final and nonappealable judgment by a court to have resulted from Party A&#146;s gross negligence, fraud, willful misconduct or breach of this Confirmation or the Agreement.
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><U>Notice</U>: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><DIV ALIGN="right">
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<TD VALIGN="top">Additional Acknowledgments:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3">Agreements and Acknowledgments</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Regarding Hedging Activities:</TD>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">The Agreement is further supplemented by the following provisions: </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><U>No Collateral or Setoff</U>: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Notwithstanding Section&nbsp;6(f) or any other provision of the Agreement or any other agreement between the parties to the contrary, the
obligations of Party B hereunder are not secured by any collateral. Obligations under the Transaction shall not be set off against any other obligations of the parties, whether arising under the Agreement, this Confirmation, under any other
agreement between the parties hereto, by operation of law or otherwise, and no other obligations of the parties shall be set off against obligations under the Transaction, whether arising under the Agreement, this Confirmation, under any other
agreement between the parties hereto, by operation of law or otherwise, and each party hereby waives any such right of setoff. In calculating any amounts under Section&nbsp;6(e) of the Agreement, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the
Agreement, (a)&nbsp;separate amounts shall be calculated as set forth in such Section&nbsp;6(e) with respect to (i)&nbsp;the Transaction and (ii)&nbsp;all other Transactions, and (b)&nbsp;such separate amounts shall be payable pursuant to
Section&nbsp;6(d)(ii) of the Agreement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><U>Status of Claims in Bankruptcy</U>: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Party A acknowledges and agrees that this confirmation is not intended to convey to Party A rights with respect to the transactions
contemplated hereby that are senior to the claims of common stockholders in any U.S. bankruptcy proceedings of Party B; <I>provided</I>, <I>however</I>, that nothing herein shall limit or shall be deemed to limit Party A&#146;s right to pursue
remedies in the event of a breach by Party B of its obligations and agreements with respect to this Confirmation and the Agreement; and <I>provided further</I>, that nothing herein shall limit or shall be deemed to limit Party A&#146;s rights in
respect of any transaction other than the Transaction. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><U>Limit on Beneficial Ownership</U>: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Notwithstanding any other provisions hereof, Party A shall not be entitled to take delivery of any Shares deliverable hereunder (whether in
connection with the purchase of Shares on any Settlement Date or any Termination Settlement Date, any Private Placement Settlement or otherwise) to the extent (but only to the extent) that, after such receipt of any Shares hereunder, and after
taking into account any Shares or any other class of voting securities of Party B concurrently deliverable to Party A pursuant to the Base Confirmation, (i)&nbsp;the Share Amount would exceed the Post-Effective Limit or (ii)&nbsp;the Section&nbsp;16
Percentage would exceed 7.5%. Any purported delivery hereunder shall be void and have no effect to the extent (but only to the extent) </P>
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that, after such delivery, and after taking into account any Shares or any other class of voting securities of Party B concurrently deliverable to Party A pursuant to the Base Confirmation,
(i)&nbsp;the Share Amount would exceed the Post-Effective Limit or (ii)&nbsp;the Section&nbsp;16 Percentage would exceed 7.5%. If any delivery owed to Party A hereunder is not made, in whole or in part, as a result of this provision, Party B&#146;s
obligation to make such delivery shall not be extinguished and Party B shall make such delivery as promptly as practicable after, but in no event later than one Exchange Business Day after, Party A gives notice to Party B that, after such delivery,
and after taking into account any Shares or any other class of voting securities of Party B concurrently deliverable to Party A pursuant to the Base Confirmation, (i)&nbsp;the Share Amount would not exceed the Post-Effective Limit and (ii)&nbsp;the
Section&nbsp;16 Percentage would not exceed 7.5%. The &#147;<B>Section</B><B></B><B>&nbsp;16 Percentage</B>&#148; as of any day is the fraction, expressed as a percentage, (A)&nbsp;the numerator of which is the number of Shares that Party A and any
of its Affiliates or any other person subject to aggregation with Party&nbsp;A for purposes of the &#147;beneficial ownership&#148; test under Section&nbsp;13 of the Exchange Act, or any &#147;group&#148; (within the meaning of Section&nbsp;13 of
the Exchange Act) of which Party A is or may be deemed to be a part beneficially owns (within the meaning of Section&nbsp;13 of the Exchange Act), without duplication, on such day (or, to the extent that for any reason the equivalent calculation
under Section&nbsp;16 of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder results in a higher number, such higher number) and (B)&nbsp;the denominator of which is the number of Shares outstanding on such day. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In addition, notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if any delivery owed to Party A hereunder is not made, in whole or in part, as a
result of the immediately preceding paragraph, Party A shall be permitted to make any payment due in respect of such Shares to Party B in two or more tranches that correspond in amount to the number of Shares delivered by Party B to Party A pursuant
to the immediately preceding paragraph. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><U>Wall Street Transparency and Accountability Act</U>: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In connection with Section&nbsp;739 of the Wall Street Transparency and Accountability Act of 2010 (the &#147;<B>WSTAA</B>&#148;), the parties
hereby agree that neither the enactment of the WSTAA or any regulation under the WSTAA, nor any requirement under the WSTAA or an amendment made by the WSTAA, shall limit or otherwise impair either party&#146;s otherwise applicable rights to
terminate, renegotiate, modify, amend or supplement this Confirmation or the Agreement, as applicable, arising from a termination event, force majeure, illegality, increased costs, regulatory change or similar event under this Confirmation, the 2002
Definitions incorporated herein, or the Agreement (including, but not limited to, rights arising from any Acceleration Event or Illegality (as defined in the Agreement)). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><U>Miscellaneous</U>: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Address for notices or communications to Party A: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><DIV ALIGN="right">
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<TD VALIGN="top">To:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Barclays Bank PLC</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">c/o Barclays Capital Inc.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">745 Seventh Avenue</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">New York, NY 10019</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Attention: Kevin Cheng</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Telephone:</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">(+1) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">212-526-8627</FONT></FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Facsimile:</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">(+1) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">917-522-0458</FONT></FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Email:</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"><U>kevin.cheng@barclays.com</U></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Address:</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Xcel Energy Inc.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">414 Nicollet Mall</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Minneapolis, Minnesota 55401</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Attention:</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Todd Wehner, Vice President, Treasurer</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Telephone:</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">(612) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">216-7989</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><U>todd.wehner@xcelenergy.com</U></TD></TR></TABLE></DIV>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Xcel Energy Inc.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">414 Nicollet Mall</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Minneapolis, Minnesota 55401</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Attention:</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Legal Department</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Telephone:</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">(612) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">216-7989</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Email:</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"><U>amy.l.schneider@xcelenergy.com</U></TD></TR>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(b)<B></B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>Waiver of Right to Trial by Jury. Each party waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any
right it may have to a trial by jury in respect of any suit, action or proceeding relating to this Confirmation. </B>Each party (i)&nbsp;certifies that no representative, agent or attorney of the other party has represented, expressly or otherwise,
that such other party would not, in the event of such a suit action or proceeding, seek to enforce the foregoing waiver and (ii)&nbsp;acknowledges that it and the other party have been induced to enter into this Confirmation by, among other things,
the mutual waivers and certifications herein. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><U>Acknowledgements</U>: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The parties hereto intend for: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(a)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">the Transaction to be a &#147;securities contract&#148; as defined in Section&nbsp;741(7) of Title 11 of the
United States Code (the &#147;<B>Bankruptcy Code</B>&#148;), qualifying for the protections under Section&nbsp;555 of the Bankruptcy Code; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(b)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">a party&#146;s right to liquidate the Transaction and to exercise any other remedies upon the occurrence of any
Event of Default under the Agreement with respect to the other party to constitute a &#147;contractual right&#148; as defined in the Bankruptcy Code; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(c)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Party A to be a &#147;financial institution&#148; within the meaning of Section&nbsp;101(22) of the Bankruptcy
Code; and </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(d)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">all payments for, under or in connection with the Transaction, all payments for the Shares and the transfer of
such Shares to constitute &#147;settlement payments&#148; as defined in the Bankruptcy Code. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><U>Other Forward</U> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Party B agrees that it shall not cause to occur, or permit to exist, an Unwind Period at any time there is an &#147;unwind period&#148; or
equivalent term under any other Party B forward sale or similar transaction with any financial institution other than Party A (including any &#147;transaction&#148; under any forward confirmation with any&nbsp;financial institution other than Party
A) or any other period in which Party B directly or indirectly issues and sells Shares pursuant to an underwriting, equity distribution or similar agreement or under any &#147;transaction&#148; under a forward confirmation with Party A or any other
financial institution. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><U>Severability</U>: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If any term, provision, covenant or condition of this Confirmation, or the application thereof to any party or circumstance, shall be held to
be invalid or unenforceable in whole or in part for any reason, the remaining terms, provisions, covenants, and conditions hereof shall continue in full force and effect as if this Confirmation had been executed with the invalid or unenforceable
provision eliminated, so long as this Confirmation as so modified continues to express, without material change, the original intentions of the parties as to the subject matter of this Confirmation and the deletion of such portion of this
Confirmation will </P>
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not substantially impair the respective benefits or expectations of parties to this Agreement; provided, however, that this severability provision shall not be applicable if any provision of
Section&nbsp;2, 5, 6 or 13 of the Agreement (or any definition or provision in Section&nbsp;14 to the extent that it relates to, or is used in or in connection with any such Section) shall be so held to be invalid or unenforceable. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><U>Role of Agent</U>: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Each of
Dealer and Party B acknowledges to and agrees with the other party hereto and to and with the Agent that (i)&nbsp;the Agent is acting as agent for Dealer under the Transaction pursuant to instructions from such party, (ii)&nbsp;the Agent is not a
principal or party to the Transaction, and may transfer its rights and obligations with respect to the Transaction, (iii)&nbsp;the Agent shall have no responsibility, obligation or liability, by way of issuance, guaranty, endorsement or otherwise in
any manner with respect to the performance of either party under the Transaction, (iv)&nbsp;Dealer and the Agent have not given, and Party B is not relying (for purposes of making any investment decision or otherwise) upon, any statements, opinions
or representations (whether written or oral) of Dealer or the Agent, other than the representations expressly set forth in this Confirmation or the Agreement, and (v)&nbsp;each party agrees to proceed solely against the other party, and not the
Agent, to&nbsp;collect or recover any money or securities owed to it in connection with the Transaction. Each party hereto acknowledges and agrees that the Agent is an intended third party beneficiary hereunder. Party B acknowledges that the Agent
is an affiliate of Dealer. Dealer will be acting for its own account in respect of this Confirmation and the Transaction contemplated hereunder. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><U>Regulatory Provisions</U>: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The time of dealing for the Transaction will be confirmed by Dealer upon written request by Party B. The&nbsp;Agent will furnish to Party B
upon written request a statement as to the source and amount of any remuneration received or to be received by the Agent in connection with the Transaction. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><U>Method of Delivery</U>: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Whenever delivery of funds or other assets is required hereunder by or to Party B, such delivery shall be effected through the Agent. In
addition, all notices, demands and communications of any kind relating to the Transaction between Dealer and Party B shall be transmitted exclusively through the Agent. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><U>EMIR Portfolio Reconciliation, Dispute Resolution and Disclosure Protocol</U>: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The parties agree that the terms of the 2020 UK EMIR Portfolio Reconciliation, Dispute Resolution and Disclosure Protocol published by ISDA on
17&nbsp;December 2020 (&#147;<B>Protocol</B>&#148;) apply to the Agreement as if the parties had adhered to the Protocol without amendment. In respect of the Attachment to the Protocol, (i)&nbsp;the&nbsp;definition of &#147;Adherence Letter&#148;
shall be deemed to be deleted and references to &#147;Adherence Letter&#148; shall be deemed to be to this section (and references to &#147;such party&#146;s Adherence Letter&#148; and &#147;its Adherence Letter&#148; shall be read accordingly),
(ii) references to &#147;adheres to the Protocol&#148; shall be deemed to be &#147;enters into the Agreement&#148;, (iii) references to &#147;Protocol Covered Agreement&#148; shall be deemed to be references to the Agreement (and each &#147;Protocol
Covered Agreement&#148; shall be read accordingly), and (iv)&nbsp;references to&nbsp;&#147;Implementation Date&#148; shall be deemed to be references to the date of this Confirmation. For the purposes&nbsp;of this section: </P>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">1.</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Dealer is a Portfolio Data Sending Entity and Party B is a Portfolio Data Receiving Entity.
</P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="9%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">2.</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Dealer and Party B may use a Third Party Service Provider, and each of Dealer and Party B consents to such use
including the communication of the relevant data in relation to Dealer and Party B to such Third Party Service Provider for the purposes of the reconciliation services provided by such entity. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="9%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">3.</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">The Local Business Days for such purposes in relation to Dealer and Party B is New York, New York, USA.
</P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">4.</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">The following are the applicable email addresses. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Portfolio Data:</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Dealer: MarginServicesPortRec@barclays.com</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Party B: todd.wehner@xcelenergy.com</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Notice of discrepancy:</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Dealer: PortRecDiscrepancy@barclays.com</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Party B: todd.wehner@xcelenergy.com</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Dispute Notice:</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Dealer: EMIRdisputenotices@barclays.com</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Party B: todd.wehner@xcelenergy.com</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Party B represents and warrants to Dealer (which representation and warranty will be deemed to be made under the Agreement and repeated at all
times while any &#147;Transaction&#148; under any Confirmation under the Agreement remains outstanding, unless Party B notifies the Dealer promptly otherwise of any change in its status from that represented) that: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) it is an entity established outside the European Union and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the
&#147;<B>UK</B>&#148;) that would constitute (i)&nbsp;a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-financial</FONT> counterparty (as such term is defined in Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council on OTC derivatives,
central counterparties and trade repositories dated 4&nbsp;July 2012 (&#147;<B>EMIR</B>&#148;)) if it were established in the European Union, and (ii)&nbsp;a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-financial</FONT> counterparty (as defined in EMIR as
it forms part of &#145;retained EU law&#146; (as&nbsp;defined in the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (as amended from time to time)) (&#147;<B>UK EMIR</B>&#148;)) if it were established in the United Kingdom; and </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) as at the date of the trade, the entity would not have executed a sufficient amount of derivative activity such that the <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">month-end</FONT> average notional during the previous 12 months would classify the entity as exceeding the &#147;clearing&#148; threshold, as established by EMIR or UK EMIR, as relevant, if the entity were established in
the European Union or the United Kingdom. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><U><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Bail-in</FONT> Protocol</U>: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The parties agree that the provisions set out in the attachment (the &#147;<B>Attachment</B>&#148;) to the ISDA 2016 <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Bail-in</FONT> Article 55 BRRD Protocol (Dutch/French/German/Irish/Italian/Luxembourg/Spanish/UK <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">entity-in-resolution</FONT></FONT> version) are
incorporated into and form part of the Agreement, provided that the definition of <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">&#147;UK&nbsp;Bail-in</FONT> Power&#148; in the Attachment shall be deleted and replaced with the following definition: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B>UK <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Bail-in</FONT> Power</B>&#148; means any write-down or conversion power existing from time to time
(including, without limitation, any power to amend or alter the maturity of eligible liabilities of an institution under resolution or amend the amount of interest payable under such eligible liabilities or the date on which interest becomes
payable, including by suspending payment for a temporary period) under, and exercised in compliance with, any laws, regulations, rules or requirements (together, the &#147;UK Regulations&#148;) in effect in the United Kingdom, including but not
limited to, the Banking Act 2009 as amended from time to time, and the instruments, rules and standards created thereunder, pursuant to which the obligations of a regulated entity (or other affiliate of a regulated entity) can be reduced (including
to zero), cancelled or converted into shares, other securities, or other obligations of such regulated entity or any other person. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">A
reference to a &#147;regulated entity&#148; is to any BRRD Undertaking as such term is defined under the PRA&nbsp;Rulebook promulgated by the United Kingdom Prudential Regulation Authority or to any person falling within IFPRU 11.6, of the FCA
Handbook promulgated by the United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority, both as amended from time to time, which includes, certain credit institutions, investment firms, and certain of their parent or holding companies. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Agreement shall be deemed a &#147;Protocol Covered Agreement&#148; for the purposes of
the Attachment and the Implementation Date for the purposes of the Attachment shall be deemed to be the date of this Confirmation. In the event of any inconsistencies between the Attachment and the other provisions of the Agreement, the Attachment
will prevail. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><U>Contractual Recognition of UK Stay Resolution</U>: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Notwithstanding anything contained in the Agreement, the parties agree that the provisions of the 2020 UK (PRA Rule) Jurisdictional Module (the
&#147;<B>UK Module</B>&#148;) published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. on 22&nbsp;December 2020, as amended from time to time, shall be deemed to be incorporated into the Agreement as if references in those provisions
to &#147;Covered Agreement&#148; were references to the Agreement, and on the basis that: (i)&nbsp;Dealer shall be treated as a &#147;Regulated Entity&#148; and as a &#147;Regulated Entity Counterparty&#148; with respect to Party B, (ii)&nbsp;Party
B shall be treated as a &#147;Module Adhering Party&#148;, and (iii)&nbsp;references to the &#147;Implementation Date&#148; in the UK Module shall be deemed to be the date of this&nbsp;Confirmation. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><U>Tax Matters</U>: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(a)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">For the purpose of Section&nbsp;3(e) of the Agreement, each of Party A and Party B makes the following
representation: It is not required by any applicable law, as modified by the practice of any relevant governmental revenue authority, of any Relevant Jurisdiction to make any deduction or withholding for or on account of any Tax from any payment
(other than interest under Section&nbsp;9(h) of this Agreement and any other payments of interest and penalty charges for late payment) to be made by it to the other party under this Agreement. In making this representation, it may rely on
(i)&nbsp;the accuracy of any representations made by the other party pursuant to Section&nbsp;3(f) of this Agreement; (ii)&nbsp;the satisfaction of the agreement contained in Section&nbsp;4(a)(i) or 4(a)(iii) of this Agreement and the accuracy and
effectiveness of any document provided by the other party pursuant to Section&nbsp;4(a)(i) or 4(a)(iii) of this Agreement; and (iii)&nbsp;the satisfaction of the agreement of the other party contained in Section&nbsp;4(d) of this Agreement; provided
that it shall not be a breach of this representation where reliance is placed on clause (ii)&nbsp;and the other party does not deliver a form or document under Section&nbsp;4(a)(iii) by reason of material prejudice to its legal or commercial
position. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(b)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">For the purpose of Section&nbsp;3(f) of the Agreement: </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Party A makes the following representation(s): </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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business within the United States, and it is a &#147;foreign person&#148; (as that term is used in <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Section&nbsp;1.6041-4(a)(4)</FONT> of the United States Treasury Regulations) for United States federal income tax
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">It is a &#147;U.S. person&#148; (as that term is used in section
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">1.1441-4(a)(3)(ii)</FONT> of United States Treasury Regulations) for U.S. federal income tax purposes. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">It is a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes and is organized under the laws of the State of
Minnesota, and is an exempt recipient under Treasury Regulation <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Section&nbsp;1.6049-4(c)(1)(ii)(A).</FONT> </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">For the purpose of Sections 4(a)(i) and (ii)&nbsp;of the Agreement, (x)&nbsp;Party B agrees to deliver to
Party&nbsp;A one duly executed and completed United States Internal Revenue Service Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">W-9</FONT> (or&nbsp;successor&nbsp;thereto) and (y)&nbsp;Party A agrees to deliver to Party B one duly executed and completed
United States Internal Revenue Service Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">W-8ECI</FONT> (or successor thereto). </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><U>Withholding Tax imposed on payments to <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-US</FONT> counterparties under
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not include any U.S. federal withholding tax imposed or collected pursuant to Sections 1471 through 1474 of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the &#147;<B>Code</B>&#148;), any current or future regulations or official
interpretations thereof, any agreement entered into pursuant to Section&nbsp;1471(b) of the Code, or any fiscal or regulatory legislation, rules or practices adopted pursuant to any intergovernmental agreement entered into in connection with the
implementation of such Sections of the Code (a &#147;<B>FATCA Withholding Tax</B>&#148;). For the avoidance of doubt, a FATCA Withholding Tax is a Tax the deduction or withholding of which is required by applicable law for the purposes of
Section&nbsp;2(d) of the Agreement. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><U>HIRE Act</U>. To the extent that either party to the Agreement with respect to this Transaction is not an
adhering party to the ISDA 2015 Section&nbsp;871(m) Protocol published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. on November&nbsp;2, 2015 and available at www.isda.org, as may be amended, supplemented, replaced or superseded from
time to time (the &#147;<B>871(m) Protocol</B>&#148;), the&nbsp;parties agree that the provisions and amendments contained in the Attachment to the 871(m)&nbsp;Protocol are incorporated into and apply to the Agreement with respect to this
Transaction as if set forth in full herein. The parties further agree that, solely for purposes of applying such provisions and amendments to the Agreement with respect to this Transaction, references to &#147;each&nbsp;Covered Master
Agreement&#148; in the 871(m) Protocol will be deemed to be references to the&nbsp;Agreement with respect to this Transaction, and references to the &#147;Implementation Date&#148; in the 871(m) Protocol will be deemed to be references to the Trade
Date of this Transaction. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><U>Delivery of Cash</U>: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">For the avoidance of doubt, nothing in this Confirmation shall be interpreted as requiring Party B to deliver cash in respect of the settlement
of the Transaction, except in circumstances where the required cash settlement thereof is permitted for classification of the contract as equity by ASC <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">815-40</FONT> (formerly
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">EITF&nbsp;00-19)</FONT> as in effect on the Trade Date (including, without limitation, where Party B so elects to deliver cash or fails timely to elect to deliver Shares in respect of such settlement). For the
avoidance of doubt, the preceding sentence shall not be construed as limiting (i)&nbsp;the Private Placement Procedures set forth in Annex&nbsp;A hereto or (ii)&nbsp;any damages that may be payable by Party B as a result of breach of this
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Todd Wehner</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3">Name: Todd Wehner</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3">Title: Vice President, Treasurer</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">PRIVATE PLACEMENT PROCEDURES </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">If Party B delivers the Restricted Shares pursuant to this clause (i) (a &#147;<B>Private Placement
Settlement</B>&#148;), then delivery of Restricted Shares by Party B shall be effected in customary private placement procedures with respect to such Restricted Shares reasonably acceptable to Party A; <I>provided </I>that if, on or before the date
that a Private Placement Settlement would occur, Party B has taken, or caused to be taken, any action that would make unavailable either the exemption pursuant to Section&nbsp;4(a)(2) of the Securities Act for the sale by Party B to Party A (or any
Affiliate designated by Party A) of the Restricted Shares or the exemption pursuant to Section&nbsp;4(a)(1) or Section&nbsp;4(a)(3) of the Securities Act for resales of the Restricted Shares by Party A (or any such Affiliate of Party A) or Party B
fails to deliver the Restricted Shares when due or otherwise fails to perform obligations within its control in respect of a Private Placement Settlement, it shall be an Event of Default with respect to Party B and Section&nbsp;6 of the Agreement
shall apply. The Private Placement Settlement of such Restricted Shares shall include customary representations, covenants, blue sky and other governmental filings and/or registrations, indemnities to Party A, due diligence rights (for Party A or
any designated buyer of the Restricted Shares by Party A), opinions and certificates, and such other documentation as is customary for private placement agreements, all reasonably acceptable to Party A. In the case of a Private Placement Settlement,
Party A shall, in its good faith commercially reasonable discretion, adjust the number of Restricted Shares to be delivered to Party A hereunder and/or the Forward Price in a commercially reasonable manner to reflect the fact that such Restricted
Shares may not be freely returned to securities lenders by Party A and may only be saleable by Party A at a discount to reflect the lack of liquidity in Restricted Shares based on actual charges or discounts given. Notwithstanding the Agreement or
this Confirmation, the date of delivery of such Restricted Shares shall be the Clearance System Business Day following notice by Party A to Party B of the number of Restricted Shares to be delivered pursuant to this clause (i). For the avoidance of
doubt, delivery of Restricted Shares shall be due as set forth in the previous sentence and not be due on the Settlement Date or Termination Settlement Date that would otherwise be applicable. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">If Party B delivers any Restricted Shares in respect of the Transaction, Party B agrees that (i)&nbsp;such
Shares may be transferred by and among Party A and its Affiliates and (ii)&nbsp;after the minimum &#147;holding period&#148; within the meaning of Rule 144(d) under the Securities Act has elapsed after the applicable Settlement Date, Party B shall
promptly remove, or cause the transfer agent for the Shares to remove, any legends referring to any transfer restrictions from such Shares upon delivery by Party A (or such Affiliate of Party A) to Party B or such transfer agent of seller&#146;s and
broker&#146;s representation letters customarily delivered by Party A or its Affiliates in connection with resales of restricted securities pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act, each without any further requirement for the delivery of any
certificate, consent, agreement, opinion of counsel, notice or any other document, any transfer tax stamps or payment of any other amount or any other action by Party A (or such Affiliate of Party A). </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right">November&nbsp;6, 2024 </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>Xcel Energy Inc.</B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">414 Nicollet Mall</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Minneapolis, MN 55401</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Bank of America, N.A.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">One Bryant Park, 8th Fl.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Telephone: <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">646-855-6770</FONT></FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Dear Sirs, </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The purpose of this letter agreement (this
&#147;<B>Confirmation</B>&#148;) is to confirm the terms and conditions of the transaction entered into between Xcel Energy Inc. and Bank of America, N.A. (&#147;<B>Dealer</B>&#148;) on the Trade Date specified below (the
&#147;<B>Transaction</B>&#148;). This&nbsp;Confirmation constitutes a &#147;Confirmation&#148; as referred to in the ISDA Master Agreement specified below. Dealer&nbsp;is not a member of the Securities Investor Protection Corporation. </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">The definitions and provisions contained in the 2021 ISDA Interest Rate Derivatives Definitions (the
&#147;<B>2021 Definitions</B>&#148;) and the 2002 ISDA Equity Derivatives Definitions (the &#147;<B>2002 Definitions</B>&#148; and, together with the 2021 Definitions, the &#147;<B>Definitions</B>&#148;), each as published by the International Swaps
and Derivatives Association, Inc., are incorporated into this Confirmation. In the event of any inconsistency between the 2002 Definitions and the 2021 Definitions, the 2002 Definitions will govern. In the event of any inconsistency between the
Definitions and this Confirmation, this Confirmation will govern. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Each party further agrees that this Confirmation
together with the Agreement evidence a complete binding agreement between Party A and Party B as to the subject matter and terms of the Transaction to which this Confirmation relates, and shall supersede all prior or contemporaneous written or oral
communications with respect thereto. This Confirmation shall supplement, form a part of, and be subject to an agreement in the form of the 2002 ISDA Master Agreement (the &#147;<B>Agreement</B>&#148;) as if Party A and Party B had executed an
agreement in such form on the Trade Date (but without any Schedule except for the election of the laws of the State of New York as the governing law), <I>provided </I>that the word &#147;first&#148; shall be replaced with the word &#147;third&#148;
each time it occurs in Section&nbsp;5(a)(i) of the Agreement. In the event of any inconsistency between provisions of that Agreement and this Confirmation, this Confirmation will prevail for the purpose of the Transaction to which this Confirmation
relates. The parties hereby agree that no Transaction other than the Transaction to which this Confirmation relates shall be governed by the Agreement. For purposes of the 2002 Definitions, the Transaction is a Share Forward Transaction. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Party A and Party B each represents to the other that it has entered into the Transaction in reliance upon such tax, accounting, regulatory,
legal, and financial advice as it deems necessary and not upon any view expressed by the other. </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">The terms of the particular Transaction to which this Confirmation relates are as follows:
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<TD VALIGN="top">Party A:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Dealer.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Party B:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Xcel Energy Inc.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Hedging Party:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">For all applicable Additional Disruption Events, Dealer or, notwithstanding Section&nbsp;12.9(a)(ix) of the 2002&nbsp;Definitions insofar as it requires the Hedging Party to&nbsp;be a party, any&nbsp;affiliate of Dealer that is
involved in hedging the Transaction, <I>provided</I> that Dealer shall perform any obligation of an affiliate that is a Hedging Party.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Trade Date:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">November&nbsp;6, 2024</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Effective Date:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">November&nbsp;7, 2024</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Base Amount:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Initially, 1,374,045 Shares. On each Settlement Date, the Base Amount shall be reduced by the number of Settlement Shares for such Settlement Date.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Maturity Date:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">The earlier of (a)&nbsp;June&nbsp;30, 2026 (or, if such date is not a Scheduled Trading Day, the next following Scheduled Trading Day) and (b)&nbsp;the date the Base Amount is reduced to zero.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Forward Price:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">On the Effective Date, the Initial Forward Price, and on any other day, the Forward Price as of the immediately preceding calendar day multiplied by the sum of (i) 1 <I>and </I>(ii)&nbsp;the Daily Rate for such day; <I>provided
</I>that on each Forward Price Reduction Date, the Forward Price in effect on such date shall be the Forward Price otherwise in effect on such date, <I>minus </I>the Forward Price Reduction Amount for such Forward Price Reduction Date.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Initial Forward Price:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">$64.4356 per Share.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Daily Rate:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">For any day, (i)(A) the Overnight Bank Rate for such day, <I>minus </I>(B)&nbsp;the Spread, <I>divided by </I>(ii) 365.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Overnight Bank Rate:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">For any day, the rate set forth for such day opposite the caption &#147;Overnight bank funding rate&#148;, as such rate is displayed on Bloomberg Screen &#147;OBFR01 &lt;Index&gt; &lt;GO&gt;&#148;, or any successor page; <I>provided
</I>that, if no rate appears for a particular day on such page, the rate for the immediately preceding day for which a rate does so appear shall be used for such day.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Spread:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">0.75%</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Forward Price Reduction Date:</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Each date (other than the Trade Date) set forth on Schedule I under the heading &#147;Forward Price Reduction Date.&#148;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Forward Price Reduction</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">For each Forward Price Reduction Date, the Forward Price Amount: Reduction Amount set forth opposite such date on Schedule I.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Shares:</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Common stock, par value $2.50 per share, of Party B (also referred to herein as the &#147;<B>Issuer</B>&#148;) (Exchange identifier: &#147;XEL&#148;).</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Exchange:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">The Nasdaq Global Select Market.</TD></TR></TABLE></DIV>
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<TD VALIGN="top">The Depository Trust Company</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Party A, <I>provided </I>that following the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default pursuant to Section&nbsp;5(a)(vii) of the Agreement with respect to which Party A is the Defaulting Party, Party B shall have
the right to designate an independent nationally recognized third-party dealer with experience in <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">over-the-counter</FONT></FONT> corporate equity derivatives (including forward
transactions) to replace Party A as Calculation Agent, and the parties shall work in good faith to execute any appropriate documentation required by such replacement Calculation Agent. Any determination or calculation by the Calculation Agent in
such capacity shall be made in good faith and in a commercially reasonable manner.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">In the event that the Calculation Agent makes any determination or calculation pursuant to this Confirmation, the Agreement or the 2002 Definitions, promptly following receipt of a written request from either party hereto, the
Calculation Agent shall provide an explanation in reasonable detail of the basis for such determination or calculation if requested by such party, it being understood that the Calculation Agent shall not be obligated to disclose any proprietary
models or proprietary or confidential information used by it for such determination or calculation.</TD></TR></TABLE></DIV>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Settlement Date:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Any Scheduled Trading Day following the Effective Date and up to and including the Maturity Date, as designated by (a)&nbsp;Party A pursuant to &#147;Termination Settlement&#148; below or (b)&nbsp;Party B in a written notice (a
&#147;<B>Settlement Notice</B>&#148;) that satisfies the Settlement Notice Requirements and is delivered to Party A at least (i)&nbsp;three Scheduled Trading Days prior to such Settlement Date, which may be the Maturity Date, if Physical Settlement
applies, and (ii) 30 Scheduled Trading Days prior to such Settlement Date, which may be the Maturity Date, if Cash Settlement or Net Share Settlement applies; <I>provided </I>that (i)&nbsp;the Maturity Date shall be a Settlement Date if on such date
the Base Amount is greater than zero, (ii)&nbsp;if Physical Settlement or Net Share Settlement applies and a Settlement Date specified above (including a Settlement Date occurring on the Maturity Date) is not a Clearance System Business Day, the
Settlement Date shall be the next following Clearance System Business Day, (iii)&nbsp;if Cash Settlement or Net Share Settlement applies and Party A shall have fully unwound its hedge during the related Unwind Period with respect to the relevant
Settlement Shares by a date that is more than three Scheduled Trading Days prior to a Settlement Date specified above, Party A may, by written notice to Party B, specify any Scheduled Trading Day prior to such originally specified Settlement Date as
the Settlement Date and</TD></TR></TABLE></DIV>
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<TD VALIGN="top">(iv)&nbsp;Party B may not deliver a Settlement Notice to Party A for which Physical Settlement or Net Share Settlement applies if the Settlement Date specified in such Settlement Notice is scheduled to occur prior to the earlier of
(x)&nbsp;the&nbsp;date on which the Underwriter (as defined in the Underwriting Agreement) that is Party A or an Affiliate of Party A has sold all of its allocation of Borrowed Option Shares (as defined in the Underwriting Agreement) pursuant to the
Registration Statement (as defined in the Underwriting Agreement) with delivery of the Prospectus (as defined in the Underwriting Agreement) to the purchaser(s) thereof and (y)&nbsp;the date that is 30 days following the Effective Date.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">With respect to any Settlement Date, a number of Shares, not to exceed the Base Amount, designated as such by Party B in the related Settlement Notice or by Party A pursuant to &#147;Termination Settlement&#148; below; <I>provided
</I>that on the Maturity Date the number of Settlement Shares shall be equal to the Base Amount on such date.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Physical Settlement, Cash Settlement or Net Share Settlement, at the election of Party B as set forth in a Settlement Notice delivered on or after the Effective Date that satisfies the Settlement Notice Requirements; <I>provided
</I>that Physical Settlement shall apply (i)&nbsp;if no Settlement Method is validly selected, (ii)&nbsp;with respect to any Settlement Shares in respect of which Party A is unable, in its good faith and commercially reasonable judgment, to unwind
its hedge by the end of the Unwind Period in a manner that, in the good faith and commercially reasonable judgment of Party A based upon the advice of counsel, is consistent with the requirements for qualifying for the safe harbor provided by Rule <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10b-18</FONT> under the Exchange Act or due to the lack of sufficient liquidity in the Shares on any Exchange Business Day during the Unwind Period or (iii)&nbsp;to any Termination Settlement Date (as defined below under
&#147;Termination Settlement&#148;). For the avoidance of doubt, during any Unwind Period, Party B may elect Physical Settlement (as described above) in respect of any Shares that are not Settlement Shares for the Cash Settlement or Net Share
Settlement, as the case may be, to which such Unwind Period relates.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">For greater clarity, with respect to any Settlement Date in respect of which Cash Settlement applies, Party A shall be deemed to have completed unwinding its hedge in respect of the portion of the Transaction to be settled on such
Settlement Date when it purchases (or, to the extent applicable, unwinds derivative positions (including, but not limited to, swaps or options related to the Shares) resulting in Party A&#146;s synthetic purchase of) an aggregate number of Shares
equal to the number of Settlement Shares for such Settlement Date.</TD></TR></TABLE></DIV>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Notwithstanding any other provision hereof, a Settlement Notice delivered by Party B that specifies Cash Settlement or Net Share Settlement will not be effective to establish a Settlement Date or require Cash Settlement or Net Share
Settlement unless Party B delivers to Party A with such Settlement Notice a representation signed by Party B substantially in the following form: &#147;As of the date of this Settlement Notice, Party B is not aware of any material nonpublic
information concerning itself or the Shares, and is designating the date contained herein as a Settlement Date and is electing Cash Settlement or Net Share Settlement, as the case may be, in good faith and not as part of a plan or scheme to evade
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<TD VALIGN="top">Each Exchange Business Day that is not a Suspension Day during the period from and including the first Exchange Business Day following the date Party B validly elects Cash Settlement or Net Share Settlement in respect of a
Settlement Date through and including the first Scheduled Trading Day preceding such Settlement Date (or the immediately preceding Exchange Business Day if such Scheduled Trading Day is not an Exchange Business Day); subject to &#147;Termination
Settlement&#148; below. If any Exchange Business Day during an Unwind Period is a Disrupted Day, the Calculation Agent shall make commercially reasonable adjustments to the terms of the Transaction (including, without limitation, the Cash Settlement
Amount, the number of Net Share Settlement Shares and the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10b-18</FONT> VWAP) to account for the occurrence of such Disrupted Day.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that they have entered into a substantially identical forward transaction with respect to 9,160,305 Shares pursuant to a confirmation dated as of November&nbsp;4, 2024 (the &#147;Base
Confirmation&#148;). Party A and Party&nbsp;B agree that if Party B designates a Settlement Date under the Base Confirmation and for which Cash Settlement or Net Share Settlement is applicable, and the resulting Unwind Period under the Base
Confirmation coincides for any period of time with an Unwind Period for the Transaction (the &#147;<B>Matching Unwind Period</B>&#148;), then the Unwind Period under this Confirmation shall not commence (or, if the Unwind Period under this
Confirmation has already commenced, such Unwind Period shall be suspended) until the Exchange Business Day immediately following the later of (i)&nbsp;the date Party A actually completes&nbsp;the unwind of its hedge with respect to the
Base&nbsp;Confirmation in connection with the designation of such Settlement Date under the Base Confirmation, and (ii)&nbsp;the date the Matching Unwind Period ends.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Any Exchange Business Day on which Party A reasonably determines based on the advice of counsel that Cash Settlement or Net Share Settlement may violate applicable securities laws. Party A shall notify Party B if it receives such
advice from its counsel.</TD></TR></TABLE></DIV>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Section&nbsp;6.3(a)(ii) of the 2002 Definitions is hereby amended by replacing clause (ii)&nbsp;in its entirety with &#147;(ii) an Exchange Disruption, or&#148; and inserting immediately following clause (iii)&nbsp;the phrase
&#147;; in each case that the Calculation Agent determines is material.&#148;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">The Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">On any Settlement Date in respect of which Physical Settlement applies, Party B shall deliver to Party A through the Clearance System the Settlement Shares in respect of which Physical Settlement applies for such Settlement Date,
and following such delivery Party A shall pay to Party B, by wire transfer of immediately available funds to an account designated by Party B, an amount in cash equal to the Physical Settlement Amount for such Settlement Date. If, on any Settlement
Date, the Shares to be delivered by Party B to Party A hereunder are not so delivered (the &#147;<B>Deferred Shares</B>&#148;), and a Forward Price Reduction Date occurs during the period from, and including, such Settlement Date to, but excluding,
the date such Shares are actually delivered to Party A, then the portion of the Physical Settlement Amount payable by Party A to Party B in respect of the Deferred Shares shall be reduced by an amount equal to the Forward Price Reduction Amount for
such Forward Price Reduction Date, <I>multiplied by </I>the number of Deferred Shares. For the avoidance of doubt, no Forward Price Reduction Amount for a Forward Price Reduction Date shall be applied to reduce the Forward Price more than
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<TD VALIGN="top">Physical Settlement Amount:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">For any Settlement Date in respect of which Physical Settlement applies, an amount in cash equal to the product of (i)&nbsp;the Forward Price on such Settlement Date and (ii)&nbsp;the number of Settlement Shares in respect of which
Physical Settlement applies for such Settlement Date.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">On any Settlement Date in respect of which Cash Settlement applies to any Settlement Shares, if the Cash Settlement Amount for such Settlement Date is a positive number, Party A will pay such Cash Settlement Amount to Party B. If
the Cash Settlement Amount is a negative number, Party B will pay the absolute value of such Cash Settlement Amount to Party A. Such amounts shall be paid on the Settlement Date.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">For any Settlement Date in respect of which Cash Settlement or Net Share Settlement applies to any Settlement Shares, an amount determined by the Calculation Agent equal to the difference between (1)&nbsp;the product of (i)&nbsp;(A)
the average Forward Price over the period beginning on, and including, the date that is one Settlement Cycle following the first day of the applicable Unwind Period and ending on, and including, such Settlement Date (calculated assuming
no</TD></TR></TABLE></DIV>
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<TD VALIGN="top">reduction to the Forward Price for any Forward Price Reduction Date that occurs during the applicable Unwind Period, except as set forth in clause (2)&nbsp;below), <I>minus </I>USD&nbsp;0.01, <I>minus </I>(B)&nbsp;the average of the
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10b-18</FONT> VWAP prices per Share on each Exchange Business Day during such Unwind Period (clause (B), the &#147;<B>Average Unwind <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10b-18</FONT> VWAP</B>&#148;), <I>multiplied by
</I>(ii)&nbsp;the number of Settlement Shares for such Settlement Date, <I>minus </I>(2)&nbsp;the product of (i)&nbsp;the Forward Price Reduction Amount for any Forward Price Reduction Date that occurs during such Unwind Period, <I>multiplied by
</I>(ii)&nbsp;the number of Settlement Shares with respect to which Party A has not unwound its hedge as of such Forward Price Reduction Date.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Net Share Settlement:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">On any Settlement Date in respect of which Net Share Settlement applies to any Settlement Shares, if the Cash Settlement Amount is a (i)&nbsp;positive number, Party A shall deliver to Party B a number of Shares equal to the Net
Share Settlement Shares, or (ii)&nbsp;negative number, Party B shall deliver to Party A a number of Shares equal to the Net Share Settlement Shares; <I>provided </I>that if Party A determines in its good faith and commercially reasonable judgment
that it would be required to deliver Net Share Settlement Shares to Party B, Party A may elect to deliver a portion of such Net Share Settlement Shares on one or more dates prior to the applicable Settlement Date.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Net Share Settlement Shares:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">For any Settlement Date in respect of which Net Share Settlement applies to any Settlement Shares, a number of Shares equal to the absolute value of the Cash Settlement Amount <I>divided </I>by the Average Unwind <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10b-18</FONT> VWAP, with the number of Shares rounded up in the event such calculation results in a fractional number of Shares.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10b-18</FONT> VWAP:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">For any Exchange Business Day during the Unwind Period that is not a Suspension Day, the volume-weighted average price at which the Shares trade as reported in the composite transactions for the Exchange on such Exchange Business
Day, excluding (i)&nbsp;trades that do not settle regular way, (ii)&nbsp;opening (regular way) reported trades on the Exchange on such Exchange Business Day, (iii)&nbsp;trades that occur in the last ten minutes before the scheduled close of trading
on the Exchange on such Exchange Business Day and ten minutes before the scheduled close of the primary trading session in the market where the trade is effected, and (iv)&nbsp;trades on such Exchange Business Day that do not satisfy the
requirements of Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10b-</FONT> 18(b)(3), as determined in good faith by the Calculation Agent. Party B acknowledges that Party A may refer to the Bloomberg Page &#147;XEL &lt;Equity&gt; AQR SEC&#148; (or any
successor thereto), in its discretion, for such Exchange Business Day to determine the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10b-18</FONT> VWAP.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">USD.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Inapplicable.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Potential Adjustment Event:</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3">The definition of &#147;Potential Adjustment Event&#148; in Section&nbsp;11.2(e) of the 2002 Definitions shall not include clause (iii)&nbsp;thereof for purposes of the Transaction.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3">Notwithstanding Section&nbsp;11.2(e) of the 2002 Definitions, the following repurchases of Shares (if applicable) shall not be considered to be a Potential Adjustment Event:</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">(i)</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Shares withheld from employees of Party B or its Affiliates to pay certain withholding taxes upon the vesting of Share awards granted to such employees under compensation or benefit plans of Party B;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Shares purchased in connection with the reinvestment of dividends by recipients of Share awards under Party B&#146;s compensation or benefit plans;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">(iii)</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Shares purchased in connection with the operation of Party B&#146;s 401(k) plans or dividend reinvestment and direct stock purchase plans;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">(iv)</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Shares purchased by Party B to offset any shareholder dilution arising from the exercise of options to purchase Shares pursuant to Party B&#146;s employee incentive plans; and</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">(v)</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Shares purchased by Party B in connection with the issuance and/or delivery of Shares to directors under director compensation programs.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3">Notwithstanding Section&nbsp;11.2(e) of the 2002 Definitions, the following shall not be considered to be a Potential Adjustment Event:</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">(i)</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">any issuance of Shares by Party B to employees, officers and directors of Party B, including pursuant to compensation programs;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">(ii)</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">any issuance of Shares pursuant to the Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan of Party B;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">any issuance of any convertible securities by Party&nbsp;B (other than any issuance as described in Section&nbsp;11.2(e)(i) or (ii)&nbsp;of the 2002 Definitions), even if such securities are convertible into Shares;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">the issuance of any Shares as a result of the conversion of any convertible securities issued by Party B as described in clause (iii)&nbsp;above; and</TD></TR></TABLE></DIV>
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<TD VALIGN="top">the issuance of any Shares upon the settlement of outstanding restricted stock unit or performance share awards.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Method of Adjustment:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3">Calculation Agent Adjustment; notwithstanding anything in the 2002 Definitions to the contrary, the Calculation Agent may make an adjustment pursuant to Calculation Agent Adjustment to any one or more of the Base Amount,
the Forward Price and any other variable relevant to the settlement or payment terms of the Transaction.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3">If at any time, in Party A&#146;s good faith and commercially reasonable judgment, the stock loan fee to Party A (or an Affiliate thereof), excluding the federal funds rate (or other interest rate) component payable by
the relevant stock lender to Party A or such Affiliate (the &#147;<B>Stock Loan Fee</B>&#148;), over any one month period (or, in respect of any day from, and including, the Trade Date to, but excluding, the date that is one month following the
Trade Date, over the period of days as have elapsed from, and including, the Trade Date to, and including, such day) of borrowing a number of Shares equal to the Base Amount to hedge its exposure to the Transaction exceeds a weighted average rate
equal to 25&nbsp;basis points per annum, the Calculation Agent shall reduce the Forward Price in order to compensate Party A for the amount by which the Stock Loan Fee exceeded a weighted average rate equal to 25&nbsp;basis points per annum during
such period. The Calculation Agent shall notify Party B prior to making any such adjustment to the Forward Price and, upon the request of Party B, Party A shall provide an itemized list of the Stock Loan Fees for the applicable period specified
above in this paragraph.</TD></TR></TABLE></DIV> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><U>Extraordinary Events</U>: </P>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Extraordinary Events:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">In lieu of the applicable provisions contained in Article 12 of the 2002 Definitions, the consequences of any applicable Extraordinary Event (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Nationalization, Insolvency, Delisting, or
Change in Law), shall be as specified below under the headings &#147;Acceleration Events&#148; and &#147;Termination Settlement&#148;.</TD></TR></TABLE></DIV>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Payments to Party A:</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">To be advised under separate cover or telephone confirmed prior to each Settlement Date.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Payments to Party B:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">To be advised under separate cover or telephone confirmed prior to each Settlement Date.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Delivery of Shares to Party A:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">To be advised.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">To be advised.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Party A:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">New York</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Inapplicable. Party B is not a Multibranch Party.</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><U>Conditions to Effectiveness</U>: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The effectiveness of this Confirmation on the Effective Date shall be subject to (i)&nbsp;the condition that the representations and warranties
of Party B contained in the Underwriting Agreement dated November&nbsp;4, 2024 between Party B, BofA Securities, Inc.. and Barclays Capital, Inc., for themselves and as representatives of the other underwriters named therein (as amended, restated or
otherwise modified from time to time the&nbsp;&#147;<B>Underwriting Agreement</B>&#148;) and any certificate delivered pursuant thereto by Party B are true and correct or, as provided in the Underwriting Agreement or such certificate, true and
correct in all material respects, on the Effective Date as if made as of the Effective&nbsp;Date, (ii)&nbsp;the condition that Party B has performed all of the obligations required to be performed by it under the Underwriting Agreement on or
prior&nbsp;to the Effective Date, (iii)&nbsp;the condition that Party B has delivered to Party A an opinion of counsel dated as of the Effective Date with respect to matters set forth in Section&nbsp;3(a)(i)-(iv) of the Agreement, (iv)&nbsp;the
satisfaction of all of the conditions set forth in Section&nbsp;7 of the Underwriting Agreement, (v)&nbsp;the condition that the Underwriting Agreement shall not have been terminated pursuant to Section&nbsp;7, 8 or 13 thereof and (vi)&nbsp;the
condition that neither of the following has occurred (A)&nbsp;in&nbsp;Party A&#146;s good faith and commercially reasonable judgment, Party A (or its Affiliate) is unable to borrow and deliver for sale a number of Shares equal to the Base Amount, or
(B)&nbsp;in Party A&#146;s good faith and commercially reasonable judgment Party A (or&nbsp;its Affiliate) would incur a Stock Loan Fee of more than a rate equal to 200 basis points per annum to do so (in which event this Confirmation shall be
effective but the Base Amount for the Transaction shall be the number of Shares Party A (or an Affiliate thereof) is required to deliver in accordance with Section&nbsp;2(c) of the Underwriting Agreement). Party B&#146;s obligations hereunder shall
be subject to the condition precedent that Party A and the Underwriter that is Party A or an Affiliate of Party A shall have performed, on or prior to the Effective&nbsp;Date, all of the obligations required to be performed by it prior to the
Effective Date under the Underwriting Agreement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><U>Representations and Agreements of the Parties</U>: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Each of Party A and Party B represents, warrants and covenants that it: </P>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(a)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">(i) has such knowledge and experience in financial and business affairs as to be capable of evaluating the
merits and risks of entering into the Transaction; (ii)&nbsp;has consulted with its own legal, financial, accounting and tax advisors in connection with the Transaction; and (iii)&nbsp;is entering into the Transaction for a bona fide business
purpose; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(b)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">is not and has not been the subject of any civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent
jurisdiction that could reasonably be expected to impair materially its ability to perform its obligations hereunder; and </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(c)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">will by the next succeeding New York Business Day notify the other party upon obtaining knowledge of the
occurrence of any event that would constitute an Event of Default or a Potential Event of Default in respect of which it is the Defaulting Party. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><U>Additional Representations, Warranties and Agreements of Party B</U>: Party B hereby represents and warrants to, and agrees with, Party A as
of the date hereof that: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
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<TD WIDTH="4%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(a)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Any Shares, when issued and delivered in accordance with the terms of the Transaction, will be duly authorized
and validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, and the issuance thereof will not be subject to any preemptive or similar rights. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
 <p STYLE="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt ; font-size:8pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">10 </P>

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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(b)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Party B has reserved and will keep available at all times, free from preemptive rights, out of its authorized
but unissued Shares, solely for the purpose of issuance upon settlement of the Transaction as herein provided, the full number of Shares as shall be issuable at such time upon settlement of the Transaction. All Shares so issuable shall, upon such
issuance, be accepted for listing or quotation on the Exchange. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(c)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Party B agrees to provide Party A at least three days&#146; written notice (an &#147;<B>Issuer Repurchase
Notice</B>&#148;) prior to executing any repurchase of Shares by Party B or any of its subsidiaries (or entering into any contract that would require, or give the option to, Party B or any of its subsidiaries, to purchase or repurchase Shares),
whether out of profits or capital or whether the consideration for such repurchase is cash, securities or otherwise (an &#147;<B>Issuer Repurchase</B>&#148;), that alone or in the aggregate would result in the Base Amount Percentage (as defined
below) being (i)&nbsp;equal to or greater than 7.5% of the outstanding Shares and (ii)&nbsp;greater by 0.5% or more than the Base Amount Percentage at the time of the immediately preceding Issuer Repurchase Notice (or in the case of the first such
Issuer Repurchase Notice, greater than the Base Amount Percentage as of the later of the date hereof or the immediately preceding Settlement Date, if any). The &#147;<B>Base Amount Percentage</B>&#148; as of any day is the fraction (1)&nbsp;the
numerator of which is the sum of (A)&nbsp;the Base Amount and (B)&nbsp;the &#147;Base Amount&#148; as such term is defined in the Base Confirmation and (2)&nbsp;the denominator of which is the number of Shares outstanding on such day.
</P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(d)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">No filing with, or approval, authorization, consent, license, registration, qualification, order or decree of,
any court or governmental authority or agency, domestic or foreign, is necessary or required for the execution, delivery and performance by Party B of this Confirmation and the consummation of the Transaction (including, without limitation, the
issuance and delivery of Shares on any Settlement Date) except (i)&nbsp;such as have been obtained under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;<B>Securities Act</B>&#148;), and (ii)&nbsp;as may be required to be obtained under state
securities laws. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(e)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Party B agrees not to make any Issuer Repurchase if, immediately following such Issuer Repurchase, the Base
Amount Percentage would be equal to or greater than 8.0%. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(f)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Party B is not insolvent, nor will Party B be rendered insolvent as a result of the Transaction.
</P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(g)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Neither Party B nor any of its Affiliates shall take or refrain from taking any action (including, without
limitation, any direct purchases by Party B or any of its Affiliates or any purchases by a party to a derivative transaction with Party B or any of its Affiliates), either under this Confirmation, under an agreement with another party or otherwise,
that Party B reasonably believes would cause any purchases of Shares by Party A or any of its Affiliates in connection with any Cash Settlement or Net Share Settlement of the Transaction not to meet the requirements of the safe harbor provided by
Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10b-18</FONT> under the Exchange Act if such purchases were made by Party B. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(h)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Party B will not engage in any &#147;distribution&#148; (as defined in Regulation M under the Exchange Act
(&#147;<B>Regulation M</B>&#148;)) that would cause a &#147;restricted period&#148; (as defined in Regulation M) to occur during any Unwind Period. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(i)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Party B is an &#147;eligible contract participant&#148; (as such term is defined in Section&nbsp;1a(18) of the
Commodity Exchange Act, as amended) and has total assets of at least USD 50,000,000 as of the date hereof;. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(j)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">In addition to any other requirements set forth herein, Party B agrees not to elect Cash Settlement or Net
Share Settlement if, in the good faith reasonable judgment of either Party A or Party B, such settlement or Party A&#146;s related market activity would result in a violation of the U.S. federal securities laws or any other federal or state law or
regulation applicable to Party B. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(k)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Party B (i)&nbsp;is capable of evaluating investment risks independently, both in general and with regard to
all transactions and investment strategies involving a security or securities; and (ii)&nbsp;will exercise independent judgment in evaluating the recommendations of any broker-dealer or its associated persons, unless it has otherwise notified the
broker-dealer in writing. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(l)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Party B acknowledges and agrees that: </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(i)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">during the term of the Transaction, Party A and its Affiliates may buy or sell Shares or other securities or
buy or sell options or futures contracts or enter into swaps or other derivative securities in order to establish, adjust or unwind its hedge position with respect to the Transaction; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(ii)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Party A and its Affiliates may also be active in the market for the Shares and Share-linked transactions other
than in connection with hedging activities in relation to the Transaction; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(iii)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Party A shall make its own determination as to whether, when or in what manner any hedging or market activities
in Party B&#146;s securities shall be conducted and shall do so in a manner that it deems appropriate to hedge its price and market risk with respect to the Forward Price and the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10b-18</FONT> VWAP;
</P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(iv)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">any market activities of Party A and its Affiliates with respect to the Shares may affect the market price and
volatility of the Shares, as well as the Forward Price and <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10b-18</FONT> VWAP, each in a manner that may be adverse to Party B; and </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(v)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">the Transaction is a derivatives transaction in which it has granted Party A the right, under certain
circumstances, to receive cash or Shares, as the case may be; Party A may purchase Shares for its own account at an average price that may be greater than, or less than, the effective price paid by Party B under the terms of the Transaction.
</P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(m)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Party B will notify Party A within five Exchange Business Days of obtaining knowledge of the occurrence of any
event that would constitute a Potential Adjustment Event (or, if earlier, the date on which it publicly discloses such Potential Adjustment Event). </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(n)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Party B agrees and acknowledges that the Transaction is being entered into in accordance with the
October&nbsp;9, 2003 interpretive letter from the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission to Goldman, Sachs&nbsp;&amp; Co. (the &#147;<B>Interpretive Letter</B>&#148;).&#148; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(o)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Party B is not aware of any material <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-public</FONT> information with
respect to Party B or the Shares as of the date hereof. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(p)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">The assets of Party B do not constitute &#147;plan assets&#148; under the Employee Retirement Income Security
Act of 1974, as amended, the Department of Labor Regulations promulgated thereunder or similar law. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><U>Covenant of Party
B</U>: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Subject to the provisions of &#147;Private Placement Procedures&#148; below, the parties acknowledge and agree that any Shares
delivered by Party B to Party A on any Settlement Date will be newly issued Shares and when delivered by Party A (or an Affiliate of Party A) to securities lenders from whom Party A (or an Affiliate of Party A) borrowed Shares in connection with
hedging its exposure to the Transaction will be freely saleable without further registration or other restrictions under the Securities Act, in the hands of those securities lenders, irrespective of whether such stock loan is effected by Party A or
an Affiliate of Party A (<I>provided </I>that such Shares may be subject to resale restrictions if the status of any such securities lender would cause any such resale restrictions to apply by virtue of its share ownership in Party B, status as an
&#147;Affiliate&#148; of Party B or otherwise). Accordingly, subject to the provisions of &#147;Private Placement Procedures&#148; below, Party B agrees that the Shares that it delivers to Party A on each Settlement Date will not bear a restrictive
legend and that such Shares will be deposited in, and the delivery thereof shall be effected through the facilities of, the Clearance System. </P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(a)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Unless the provisions set forth below under &#147;Private Placement Procedures&#148; shall be applicable, Party
A shall use any Shares delivered by Party B to Party A on any Settlement Date to return to securities lenders to close out open Share loans created by Party A or an Affiliate of Party A in the course of Party A&#146;s or such Affiliate&#146;s
hedging activities related to Party A&#146;s exposure under this Confirmation. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(b)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">In connection with bids and purchases of Shares in connection with any Cash Settlement or Net Share Settlement
of the Transaction, Party A shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to conduct its activities, or cause its Affiliates to conduct their activities, in a manner consistent with the requirements of the safe harbor provided by Rule <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10b-18</FONT> under the Exchange Act, as if such provisions were applicable to such purchases. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><U>Insolvency Filing</U>: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, in the Agreement or in the Definitions, upon any Insolvency Filing in respect of the Issuer,
the Transaction shall automatically terminate on the date thereof without further liability of either party to this Confirmation to the other party (except for any liability in respect of any breach of representation or covenant by a party under
this Confirmation prior to the date of such Insolvency Filing). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><U>Extraordinary Dividends</U>: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If an <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">ex-dividend</FONT> date for an Extraordinary Dividend occurs on or after the Trade Date and on or prior
to the Maturity Date (or, if later, the last date on which Shares are delivered by Party B to Party A in settlement of the Transaction), Party B shall pay an amount, as determined by the Calculation Agent, in cash equal to the product of such
Extraordinary Dividend and the Base Amount to Party A on the earlier of (i)&nbsp;the date on which such Extraordinary Dividend is paid by the Issuer to holders of record of the Shares or (ii)&nbsp;the Maturity Date. &#147;<B>Extraordinary
Dividend</B>&#148; means the per Share amount of any cash dividend or distribution declared by the Issuer with respect to the Shares that is specified by the board of directors of the Issuer as an &#147;extraordinary&#148; dividend. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><U>Acceleration Events</U>: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The
following events shall each constitute an &#147;<B>Acceleration Event</B>&#148;: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(a)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><U>Stock Borrow Events</U>. In Party A&#146;s good faith commercially reasonable judgment Party A (or its
Affiliate) is unable to hedge Party A&#146;s exposure to the Transaction because (i)&nbsp;of the lack of sufficient Shares being made available for Share borrowing by lenders, or (ii)&nbsp;Party A (or an Affiliate of Party A) would incur a Stock
Loan Fee to hedge its exposure to the Transaction that is greater than a rate equal to 200 basis points per annum (each, a &#147;<B>Stock Borrow Event</B>&#148;); </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(b)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><U>Dividends and Other Distributions</U>. On any day occurring after the Trade Date Party B declares a
distribution, issue or dividend to existing holders of the Shares of (i)&nbsp;any cash dividend (other than an Extraordinary Dividend) to the extent all cash dividends having an <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">ex-dividend</FONT> date during the
period from and including any Forward Price Reduction Date (with the Trade Date being a Forward Price Reduction Date for purposes of this clause (b)&nbsp;only) to but excluding the next subsequent Forward Price Reduction Date exceeds, on a per Share
basis, the Forward Price Reduction Amount set forth opposite the first date of any such period on Schedule I or (ii)&nbsp;share capital or securities of another issuer acquired or owned (directly or indirectly) by Party B as a result of a <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">spin-off</FONT> or other </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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similar transaction or (iii)&nbsp;any other type of securities (other than Shares), rights or warrants or other assets, for payment (cash or other consideration) at less than the prevailing
market price as reasonably determined by Party A; <I>provided </I>that, to the extent the declaration of a distribution, issue or dividend contemplated by this paragraph (b)&nbsp;would also be considered to be the type of event to which Calculation
Agent Adjustment would apply as specified under &#147;Adjustments&#151;Method of Adjustment&#148; above, the provisions of this paragraph (b)&nbsp;will apply and Calculation Agent Adjustment shall not apply; </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><U>ISDA Early Termination Date</U>. Party A has the right to designate an Early Termination Date pursuant to
Section&nbsp;6 of the Agreement; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><U>Other ISDA Events</U>. The announcement of any event that if consummated, would result in an Extraordinary
Event or the occurrence of any Change in Law (other than as specified in clause (Y)&nbsp;of the definition thereof) or a Delisting; <I>provided </I>that in case of a Delisting, in addition to the provisions of Section&nbsp;12.6(a)(iii) of the 2002
Definitions, it will also constitute a Delisting if the Exchange is located in the United States and the Shares are not immediately <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">re-listed,</FONT> <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">re-traded</FONT> or <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">re-quoted</FONT> on any of the New York Stock Exchange, the NASDAQ Global Select Market or the NASDAQ Global Market (or their respective successors); and <I>provided further </I>that the definition of &#147;Change in
Law&#148; provided in Section&nbsp;12.9(a)(ii) of the 2002 Definitions is hereby amended by (i)&nbsp;replacing the phrase &#147;the interpretation&#148; in the third line thereof with the phrase &#147;, or public announcement of, the formal or
informal interpretation&#148;, (ii) replacing the parenthetical beginning after the word &#147;regulation&#148; in the second line thereof the words &#147;(including, for the avoidance of doubt and without limitation, (x)&nbsp;any tax law or
(y)&nbsp;adoption, effectiveness or promulgation of new regulations authorized or mandated by existing statute)&#148; and (iii)&nbsp;immediately following the word &#147;Transaction&#148; in clause (X)&nbsp;thereof, adding the phrase &#147;in the
manner contemplated by Party A on the Trade Date&#148;; or </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><U>Ownership Event</U>. In the good faith reasonable judgment of Party A, on any day, the Share Amount for such
day exceeds the Post-Effective Limit for such day (if any applies) (an &#147;<B>Ownership Event</B>&#148;). </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">For purposes
of clause (e)&nbsp;above, the &#147;<B>Share Amount</B>&#148; as of any day is the number of Shares that Party A and any of its Affiliates and any person whose ownership position would be aggregated with that of Party A, including any
&#147;group&#148; (within the meaning of Section&nbsp;13 of the Exchange Act) of which Party A is or may be deemed to be a part (Party A or any such person or group, a &#147;<B>Party A Person</B>&#148;) under any law, rule, regulation, regulatory
order or organizational documents or contracts of Party B that are, in each case, applicable to ownership of Shares (&#147;<B>Applicable Restrictions</B>&#148;), owns, beneficially owns, constructively owns, controls, holds the power to vote or
otherwise meets a relevant definition of ownership of under any Applicable Restriction, as determined by Party A in its good faith reasonable discretion. The &#147;<B>Post-Effective Limit</B>&#148; means a number of Shares equal to (x)&nbsp;the
minimum number of Shares that would give rise to reporting or registration obligations or other requirements (including obtaining prior approval from any person or entity) of a Party A Person, or would result in an adverse effect on a Party A
Person, under any Applicable Restriction, as determined by Party A in its good faith reasonable discretion, <I>minus </I>(y) 1% of the number of Shares outstanding. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><U>Materially Increased Costs</U>: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Upon the occurrence of any Change in Law specified in clause (Y)&nbsp;of the definition thereof, Party A and Party B agree to negotiate in good
faith for at least five Exchange Business Days (the &#147;<B>Amendment Period</B>&#148;) to amend this Confirmation to take account of the resulting &#147;materially increased cost&#148; as such phrase is used in clause (Y)&nbsp;of the definition of
&#147;Change in Law.&#148; Such amendment may, if agreed by Party A and Party B, result in a Change in Law to which an Acceleration Event applies. If, after negotiating in good faith during the Amendment Period to so amend this Confirmation, Party A
and Party B are unable to agree upon such an amendment, the relevant Change in Law specified in clause (Y)&nbsp;of the definition thereof shall constitute an Acceleration Event, notwithstanding any language in clause (d)&nbsp;under the heading
&#147;Acceleration Events&#148; above to the contrary. The Calculation Agent may, in connection with a Termination Settlement following such Acceleration Event, reduce the Forward Price to compensate Party A for any &#147;materially increased
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costs&#148; incurred during the Amendment Period. Any Change in Law that results in Party A (or an Affiliate of Party A) incurring a Stock Loan Fee to hedge its exposure to the Transaction that
is equal to or less than a rate equal to 200 basis points per annum shall not constitute a &#147;materially increased cost&#148; for purposes of clause (Y)&nbsp;of the definition of &#147;Change in Law&#148; (but may, for the avoidance of doubt,
result in a reduction to the Forward Price pursuant to the provisions opposite the caption &#147;Additional Adjustment&#148; above). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><U>Termination Settlement</U>: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Upon the occurrence of any Acceleration Event, Party A shall have the right to designate, upon at least one Scheduled Trading Day&#146;s
notice, any Scheduled Trading Day following such occurrence to be a Settlement Date hereunder (a &#147;<B>Termination Settlement Date</B>&#148;) to which Physical Settlement shall apply, and to select the number of Settlement Shares relating to such
Termination Settlement Date; <I>provided </I>that (i)&nbsp;in the case of an Acceleration Event arising out of an Ownership Event, the number of Settlement Shares so designated by Party A shall not exceed the number of Shares necessary to reduce the
Share Amount to the Post-Effective Limit and (ii)&nbsp;in the case of an Acceleration Event arising out of a Stock Borrow Event, the number of Settlement Shares so designated by Party A shall not exceed the number of Shares as to which such Stock
Borrow Event exists. If, upon designation of a Termination Settlement Date by Party A pursuant to the preceding sentence, Party B fails to deliver the Settlement Shares relating to such Termination Settlement Date when due or otherwise fails to
perform obligations within its control in respect of the Transaction, it shall be an Event of Default with respect to Party B and Section&nbsp;6 of the Agreement shall apply. If an Acceleration Event occurs during an Unwind Period relating to a
number of Settlement Shares to which Cash Settlement or Net Share Settlement applies, then on the Termination Settlement Date relating to such Acceleration Event, notwithstanding any election to the contrary by Party B, Cash Settlement or Net Share
Settlement shall apply to the portion of the Settlement Shares relating to such Unwind Period as to which Party A has unwound its hedge and Physical Settlement shall apply in respect of (x)&nbsp;the remainder (if any) of such Settlement Shares and
(y)&nbsp;the Settlement Shares designated by Party A in respect of such Termination Settlement Date. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><U>Private Placement Procedures</U>:
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Section&nbsp;9.11 of the 2002 Definitions, if Party B is unable to comply with the
provisions of &#147;Covenant of Party B&#148; above because of a change in law or a change in the policy of the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff, or Party A otherwise determines that in its reasonable opinion based on the advice of
counsel any Settlement Shares to be delivered to Party A by Party B may not be freely returned by Party A or its Affiliates to securities lenders as described under &#147;Covenant of Party B&#148; above, then delivery of any such Settlement Shares
(the &#147;<B>Restricted Shares</B>&#148;) shall be effected pursuant to Annex A hereto, unless waived by Party A; <I>provided </I>that Party A may not otherwise determine that the Settlement Shares are Restricted Shares based solely upon Party A
not having borrowed and sold a number of Shares equal to the Base Amount on or before the Effective Date pursuant to the Registration Statement (as defined in the Underwriting Agreement) with delivery of the Prospectus (as defined in the
Underwriting Agreement) if there has been no change in law or a change in the policy of the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><U>Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10b5-1</FONT></U>: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">It is the intent of Party A and Party B that following any election of Cash Settlement or Net Share Settlement by Party B, the purchase of
Shares by Party A during any Unwind Period comply with the requirements of Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10b5-1(c)(1)(i)(B)</FONT> of the Exchange Act and that this Confirmation shall be interpreted to comply with the requirements of Rule <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10b5-1(c).</FONT> </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Party B acknowledges that (i)&nbsp;during any Unwind Period Party B does not have, and shall
not attempt to exercise, any influence over how, when or whether to effect purchases of Shares by Party A (or its agent or Affiliate) in connection with this Confirmation and (ii)&nbsp;Party B is entering into the Agreement and this Confirmation in
good faith and not as part of a plan or scheme to evade compliance with federal securities laws including, without limitation, Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10b-5</FONT> promulgated under the Exchange Act. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Party B hereby agrees with Party A that during any Unwind Period Party B shall not
communicate, directly or indirectly, any Material <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Non-Public</FONT> Information (as defined herein) to any employee of Party A, other&nbsp;than&nbsp;any designees confirmed in writing by Party A. For purposes of the
Transaction, &#147;<B>Material <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Non-Public</FONT> Information</B>&#148; means information relating to Party B or the Shares that (a)&nbsp;has not been widely disseminated by wire service, in one or more newspapers of
general circulation, by communication from Party B to its shareholders or in a press release, contained in a public filing made by Party B with the Securities and Exchange Commission or otherwise disseminated in a manner permitted by the rules and
regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and (b)&nbsp;a reasonable investor might consider to be of importance in making an investment decision to buy, sell or hold Shares. For the avoidance of doubt and solely by way of illustration,
information should be presumed &#147;material&#148; if it relates to such matters as dividend increases or decreases, earnings estimates, changes in previously released earnings estimates, significant expansion or curtailment of operations, a
significant increase or decline of orders, significant merger or acquisition proposals or agreements, significant new products or discoveries, extraordinary borrowing, major litigation, liquidity problems, extraordinary management developments,
purchase or sale of substantial assets, or other similar information. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><U>Maximum Share Delivery</U>: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Notwithstanding any other provision of this Confirmation, in no event will Party B be required to deliver on any Settlement Date, whether
pursuant to Physical Settlement, Net Share Settlement, Termination Settlement or any Private Placement Settlement, more than a number of Shares equal to 150% of the initial Base Amount to Party A, subject to reduction by the amount of any Shares
delivered by Party B on any prior Settlement Date. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><U>Transfer and Assignment</U>: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Party A may assign or transfer any of its rights or delegate any of its duties hereunder to any Affiliate of Party A that has a long-term
issuer rating or a rating for its long term, unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness that is equal to or better than Party A&#146;s credit rating at the time of such assignment or transfer so long as (a)&nbsp;such assignee or transferee is
organized under the laws of the United States or any State thereof; (b)&nbsp;Party B will not be required to pay to such assignee or transferee an amount in respect of an Indemnifiable Tax under Section&nbsp;2(d)(i)(4) of the Agreement greater than
the amount in respect of which Party B would have been required to pay Party A in the absence of such assignment or transfer; (c)&nbsp;Party B will not receive a payment from which an amount has been withheld or deducted on account of a Tax under
Section&nbsp;2(d)(i) of the Agreement in excess of that which Party A would have been required to so withhold or deduct in the absence of such assignment or transfer, unless Party A would be required to pay to Party B amounts under
Section&nbsp;2(d)(i)(4) of the Agreement in respect of such Tax; and (d)&nbsp;no Event of Default, Potential Event of Default, Termination Event, Potential Adjustment Event or Acceleration Event will occur as a result of such assignment or transfer.
Notwithstanding any other provision in this Confirmation to the contrary requiring or allowing Party A to purchase, sell, receive or deliver any Shares or other securities to or from Party B, Party A may designate any of its Affiliates to purchase,
sell, receive or deliver such Shares or other securities and otherwise to perform Party A&#146;s obligations in respect of the Transaction and any such designee may assume such obligations. Party A shall be discharged of its obligations to Party B
to the extent of any such performance. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><U>Indemnity</U>: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Party B agrees to indemnify Party A and its Affiliates and their respective directors, officers, agents and controlling parties (Party A and
each such Affiliate or person being an &#147;<B>Indemnified Part</B>y&#148;) from and against any and all losses, claims, damages and liabilities, joint and several, incurred by or asserted against such Indemnified Party arising out of, in
connection with, or relating to, any breach of any covenant or representation made by Party B in this Confirmation or the Agreement and will reimburse any Indemnified Party for all reasonable documented expenses (including reasonable documented
legal fees and expenses) in connection with the investigation of, preparation for, or defense of any pending or threatened claim or any action or proceeding arising therefrom, whether or not such Indemnified Party is a party thereto, but only to the
extent that the relevant loss, claim, damage, liability or expense is found in a final and nonappealable </P>
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judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from such breach. Party B will not be liable under this Indemnity paragraph to the extent that any loss, claim, damage, liability or
expense is found in a final and nonappealable judgment by a court to have resulted from Party A&#146;s gross negligence, fraud, willful misconduct or breach of this Confirmation or the Agreement. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><U>Notice</U>: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><DIV ALIGN="right">
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<TD VALIGN="top">Applicable</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Additional Acknowledgments:</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Applicable</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3">Agreements and Acknowledgments</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Regarding Hedging Activities:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Applicable</TD></TR>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">The Agreement is further supplemented by the following provisions: </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><U>No Collateral or Setoff</U>: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Notwithstanding Section&nbsp;6(f) or any other provision of the Agreement or any other agreement between the parties to the contrary, the
obligations of Party B hereunder are not secured by any collateral. Obligations under the Transaction shall not be set off against any other obligations of the parties, whether arising under the Agreement, this Confirmation, under any other
agreement between the parties hereto, by operation of law or otherwise, and no other obligations of the parties shall be set off against obligations under the Transaction, whether arising under the Agreement, this Confirmation, under any other
agreement between the parties hereto, by operation of law or otherwise, and each party hereby waives any such right of setoff. In calculating any amounts under Section&nbsp;6(e) of the Agreement, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the
Agreement, (a)&nbsp;separate amounts shall be calculated as set forth in such Section&nbsp;6(e) with respect to (i)&nbsp;the Transaction and (ii)&nbsp;all other Transactions, and (b)&nbsp;such separate amounts shall be payable pursuant to
Section&nbsp;6(d)(ii) of the Agreement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><U>Status of Claims in Bankruptcy</U>: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Party A acknowledges and agrees that this confirmation is not intended to convey to Party A rights with respect to the transactions
contemplated hereby that are senior to the claims of common stockholders in any U.S. bankruptcy proceedings of Party B; <I>provided</I>, <I>however</I>, that nothing herein shall limit or shall be deemed to limit Party A&#146;s right to pursue
remedies in the event of a breach by Party B of its obligations and agreements with respect to this Confirmation and the Agreement; and <I>provided further</I>, that nothing herein shall limit or shall be deemed to limit Party A&#146;s rights in
respect of any transaction other than the Transaction. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><U>Limit on Beneficial Ownership</U>: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Notwithstanding any other provisions hereof, Party A shall not be entitled to take delivery of any Shares deliverable hereunder (whether in
connection with the purchase of Shares on any Settlement Date or any Termination Settlement Date, any Private Placement Settlement or otherwise) to the extent (but only to the extent) that, after such receipt of any Shares hereunder, and after
taking into account any Shares or any other class of voting securities of Party B concurrently deliverable to Party A pursuant to the Base Confirmation, (i)&nbsp;the Share Amount would exceed the Post-Effective Limit or (ii)&nbsp;the Section&nbsp;16
Percentage would exceed 7.5%. Any purported delivery hereunder shall be void and have no effect to the extent (but only to the extent) that, after such delivery, and after taking into account any Shares or any other class of voting securities of
Party B concurrently deliverable to Party A pursuant to the Base Confirmation, (i)&nbsp;the Share Amount would exceed the Post-Effective Limit or (ii)&nbsp;the Section&nbsp;16 Percentage would exceed 7.5%. If any delivery owed to Party A hereunder
is not made, in whole or in part, as a result of this provision, Party B&#146;s obligation to make such delivery shall not be extinguished and Party B shall make such delivery as promptly as practicable after, but in no event later than one Exchange
Business Day after, Party A gives notice to Party B that, after such delivery, and after taking into account any Shares or any other class of voting securities of Party B concurrently deliverable to Party A pursuant to the Base Confirmation,
(i)&nbsp;the Share Amount would not exceed the Post-Effective Limit and (ii)&nbsp;the Section&nbsp;16 Percentage would not exceed 7.5%. The &#147;<B>Section</B><B></B><B>&nbsp;16 </B> </P>
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<B>Percentage</B>&#148; as of any day is the fraction, expressed as a percentage, (A)&nbsp;the numerator of which is the number of Shares that Party A and any of its Affiliates or any other
person subject to aggregation with Party&nbsp;A for purposes of the &#147;beneficial ownership&#148; test under Section&nbsp;13 of the Exchange Act, or any &#147;group&#148; (within the meaning of Section&nbsp;13 of the Exchange Act) of which Party
A is or may be deemed to be a part beneficially owns (within the meaning of Section&nbsp;13 of the Exchange Act), without duplication, on such day (or, to the extent that for any reason the equivalent calculation under Section&nbsp;16 of the
Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder results in a higher number, such higher number) and (B)&nbsp;the denominator of which is the number of Shares outstanding on such day. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In addition, notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if any delivery owed to Party A hereunder is not made, in whole or in part, as a
result of the immediately preceding paragraph, Party A shall be permitted to make any payment due in respect of such Shares to Party B in two or more tranches that correspond in amount to the number of Shares delivered by Party B to Party A pursuant
to the immediately preceding paragraph. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><U>Wall Street Transparency and Accountability Act</U>: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In connection with Section&nbsp;739 of the Wall Street Transparency and Accountability Act of 2010 (the &#147;<B>WSTAA</B>&#148;), the parties
hereby agree that neither the enactment of the WSTAA or any regulation under the WSTAA, nor any requirement under the WSTAA or an amendment made by the WSTAA, shall limit or otherwise impair either party&#146;s otherwise applicable rights to
terminate, renegotiate, modify, amend or supplement this Confirmation or the Agreement, as applicable, arising from a termination event, force majeure, illegality, increased costs, regulatory change or similar event under this Confirmation, the 2002
Definitions incorporated herein, or the Agreement (including, but not limited to, rights arising from any Acceleration Event or Illegality (as defined in the Agreement)). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><U>Miscellaneous</U>: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(a)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Addresses for Notices. For the purpose of Section&nbsp;12(a) of the Agreement: </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Address for notices or communications to Party A: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><DIV ALIGN="right">

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<TD VALIGN="top">To:</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Bank of America, N.A.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">One Bryant Park, 8th Fl.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">New York, NY 10036</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Attention:</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Strategic Equity Solutions Group</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top">Telephone:</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">646-855-6770</FONT></FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Email:</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">dg.issuer_derivatives_notices@bofa.com</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3">Address for notices or communications to Party B:</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Address:</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Xcel Energy Inc.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">414 Nicollet Mall</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Minneapolis, Minnesota 55401</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Attention:</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Todd Wehner, Vice President, Treasurer</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Telephone:</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">(612) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">216-7989</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Email:</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">todd.wehner@xcelenergy.com</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3">With a copy to:</TD></TR>
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<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Address:</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Xcel Energy Inc.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">414 Nicollet Mall</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Minneapolis, Minnesota 55401</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Attention:</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Legal Department</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Telephone:</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">(612) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">216-7989</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Email:</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">amy.l.schneider@xcelenergy.com</TD></TR>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(b)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>Waiver of Right to Trial by Jury. Each party waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any
right it may have to a trial by jury in respect of any suit, action or proceeding relating to this Confirmation. </B>Each party (i)&nbsp;certifies that no representative, agent or attorney of the other party has represented, expressly or otherwise,
that such other party would not, in the event of such a suit action or proceeding, seek to enforce the foregoing waiver and (ii)&nbsp;acknowledges that it and the other party have been induced to enter into this Confirmation by, among other things,
the mutual waivers and certifications herein. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><U>Acknowledgements</U>: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The parties hereto intend for: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">the Transaction to be a &#147;securities contract&#148; as defined in Section&nbsp;741(7) of Title 11 of the
United States Code (the &#147;<B>Bankruptcy Code</B>&#148;), qualifying for the protections under Section&nbsp;555 of the Bankruptcy Code; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(b)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">a party&#146;s right to liquidate the Transaction and to exercise any other remedies upon the occurrence of any
Event of Default under the Agreement with respect to the other party to constitute a &#147;contractual right&#148; as defined in the Bankruptcy Code; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Party A to be a &#147;financial institution&#148; within the meaning of Section&nbsp;101(22) of the Bankruptcy
Code; and </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(d)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">all payments for, under or in connection with the Transaction, all payments for the Shares and the transfer of
such Shares to constitute &#147;settlement payments&#148; as defined in the Bankruptcy Code. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><U>Other Forward</U> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Party B agrees that it shall not cause to occur, or permit to exist, an Unwind Period at any time there is an &#147;unwind period&#148; or
equivalent term under any other Party B forward sale or similar transaction with any financial institution other than Party A (including any &#147;transaction&#148; under any forward confirmation with any&nbsp;financial institution other than Party
A) or any other period in which Party B directly or indirectly issues and sells Shares pursuant to an underwriting, equity distribution or similar agreement or under any &#147;transaction&#148; under a forward confirmation with Party A or any other
financial institution. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><U>Severability</U>: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If any term, provision, covenant or condition of this Confirmation, or the application thereof to any party or circumstance, shall be held to
be invalid or unenforceable in whole or in part for any reason, the remaining terms, provisions, covenants, and conditions hereof shall continue in full force and effect as if this Confirmation had been executed with the invalid or unenforceable
provision eliminated, so long as this Confirmation as so modified continues to express, without material change, the original intentions of the parties as to the subject matter of this Confirmation and the deletion of such portion of this
Confirmation will not substantially impair the respective benefits or expectations of parties to this Agreement; provided, however, that this severability provision shall not be applicable if any provision of Section&nbsp;2, 5, 6 or 13 of the
Agreement (or any definition or provision in Section&nbsp;14 to the extent that it relates to, or is used in or in connection with any such Section) shall be so held to be invalid or unenforceable. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><U>U.S. Resolution Stay Protocol</U>: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The parties agree that (i)&nbsp;to the extent that prior to the date hereof both parties have adhered to the 2018 ISDA U.S. Resolution Stay
Protocol (the &#147;<B>Protocol</B>&#148;), the terms of the Protocol are incorporated into and form a part of this Confirmation, and for such purposes this Confirmation shall be deemed a Protocol Covered Agreement and each party shall be deemed to
have the same status as &#147;Regulated Entity&#148; and/or &#147;Adhering Party&#148; as applicable to it under the Protocol; (ii)&nbsp;to the extent that prior to the date hereof the parties have </P>
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executed a separate agreement the effect of which is to amend the qualified financial contracts between them to conform with the requirements of the QFC Stay Rules (the &#147;<B>Bilateral
Agreement</B>&#148;), the terms of the Bilateral Agreement are incorporated into and form a part of this Confirmation and each party shall be deemed to have the status of &#147;Covered Entity&#148; or &#147;Counterparty Entity&#148; (or other
similar term) as applicable to it under the Bilateral Agreement; or (iii)&nbsp;if clause (i)&nbsp;and clause (ii)&nbsp;do not apply, the terms of Section&nbsp;1 and Section&nbsp;2 and the related defined terms (together, the &#147;<B>Bilateral
Terms</B>&#148;) of the form of bilateral template entitled &#147;Full-Length Omnibus (for use between U.S. <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">G-SIBs</FONT> and Corporate Groups)&#148; published by ISDA on November&nbsp;2, 2018 (currently available on
the 2018 ISDA U.S. Resolution Stay Protocol page at www.isda.org and, a copy of which is available upon request), the effect of which is to amend the qualified financial contracts between the parties thereto to conform with the requirements of the
QFC Stay Rules, are hereby incorporated into and form a part of this Confirmation, and for such purposes this Confirmation shall be deemed a &#147;Covered Agreement,&#148; Dealer shall be deemed a &#147;Covered Entity&#148; and Counterparty shall be
deemed a &#147;Counterparty Entity.&#148; In the event that, after the date of this Confirmation, both parties hereto become adhering parties to the Protocol, the terms of the Protocol will replace the terms of this paragraph. In&nbsp;the event of
any inconsistencies between this Confirmation and the terms of the Protocol, the Bilateral Agreement or the Bilateral Terms (each, the &#147;<B>QFC Stay Terms</B>&#148;), as applicable, the QFC Stay Terms will govern. Terms used in this paragraph
without definition shall have the meanings assigned to them under the QFC Stay Rules. For purposes of this paragraph, references to &#147;this Confirmation&#148; include any related credit enhancements entered into between the parties or provided by
one to the other. In addition, the parties agree that the terms of this paragraph shall be incorporated into any related covered affiliate credit enhancements, with all references to Dealer replaced by references to the covered affiliate support
provider. &#147;<B>QFC</B><B></B><B>&nbsp;Stay</B><B></B><B>&nbsp;Rules</B>&#148; means the regulations codified at 12 C.F.R. 252.2, 252.81&#150;8, 12 C.F.R. <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">382.1-7</FONT> and 12&nbsp;C.F.R. <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">47.1-8,</FONT> which, subject to limited exceptions, require an express recognition of the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">stay-and-transfer</FONT></FONT> powers of the FDIC under the
Federal Deposit Insurance Act and the Orderly Liquidation Authority under Title II of the Dodd Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and the override of default rights related directly or indirectly to the entry of an affiliate into
certain insolvency proceedings and any restrictions on the transfer of any covered affiliate credit enhancements. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><U>Tax Matters</U>: </P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(a)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">For the purpose of Section&nbsp;3(e) of the Agreement, each of Party A and Party B makes the following
representation: It is not required by any applicable law, as modified by the practice of any relevant governmental revenue authority, of any Relevant Jurisdiction to make any deduction or withholding for or on account of any Tax from any payment
(other than interest under Section&nbsp;9(h) of this Agreement and any other payments of interest and penalty charges for late payment) to be made by it to the other party under this Agreement. In making this representation, it may rely on
(i)&nbsp;the accuracy of any representations made by the other party pursuant to Section&nbsp;3(f) of this Agreement; (ii)&nbsp;the satisfaction of the agreement contained in Section&nbsp;4(a)(i) or 4(a)(iii) of this Agreement and the accuracy and
effectiveness of any document provided by the other party pursuant to Section&nbsp;4(a)(i) or 4(a)(iii) of this Agreement; and (iii)&nbsp;the satisfaction of the agreement of the other party contained in Section&nbsp;4(d) of this Agreement; provided
that it shall not be a breach of this representation where reliance is placed on clause (ii)&nbsp;and the other party does not deliver a form or document under Section&nbsp;4(a)(iii) by reason of material prejudice to its legal or commercial
position. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Party A makes the following representation(s): </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">It is a national banking association organized and existing under the laws of the United&nbsp;States of America, it is an exempt recipient
under Treasury Regulation <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Section&nbsp;1.6049-4(c)(1)(ii)(M),</FONT> its federal taxpayer identification number is <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">94-1687665</FONT> and it is a &#147;U.S. person&#148; (as that term
is used in section <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">1.1441-4(a)(3)(ii)</FONT> of United States Treasury Regulations) for U.S. federal income tax purposes. </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">It is a &#147;U.S. person&#148; (as that term is used in section
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">1.1441-4(a)(3)(ii)</FONT> of United States Treasury Regulations) for U.S. federal income tax purposes. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(B)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">It is a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes and is organized under the laws of the State of
Minnesota, and is an exempt recipient under Treasury Regulation <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Section&nbsp;1.6049-4(c)(1)(ii)(A).</FONT> </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">For the purpose of Sections 4(a)(i) and (ii)&nbsp;of the Agreement, (x)&nbsp;Party B agrees to deliver to Party
A one duly executed and completed United States Internal Revenue Service Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">W-9</FONT> (or successor thereto) and (y)&nbsp;Party A agrees to deliver to Party B one duly executed and completed United States Internal
Revenue Service Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">W-9</FONT> (or successor thereto). </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><U>Withholding Tax imposed on payments to <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-US</FONT> counterparties under
the United States</U> <U>Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act</U>. &#147;Tax&#148; as used in subsection (a)&nbsp;of &#147;Tax Matters.&#148; in this confirmation and &#147;Indemnifiable Tax&#148;, as defined in Section&nbsp;14 of the Agreement, shall
not include any U.S. federal withholding tax imposed or collected pursuant to Sections 1471 through 1474 of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the &#147;<B>Code</B>&#148;), any current or future regulations or official
interpretations thereof, any agreement entered into pursuant to Section&nbsp;1471(b) of the Code, or any fiscal or regulatory legislation, rules or practices adopted pursuant to any intergovernmental agreement entered into in connection with the
implementation of such Sections of the Code (a &#147;<B>FATCA Withholding Tax</B>&#148;). For the avoidance of doubt, a FATCA Withholding Tax is a Tax the deduction or withholding of which is required by applicable law for the purposes of
Section&nbsp;2(d) of the Agreement. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(e)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><U>HIRE Act</U>. To the extent that either party to the Agreement with respect to this Transaction is not an
adhering party to the ISDA 2015 Section&nbsp;871(m) Protocol published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. on November&nbsp;2, 2015 and available at www.isda.org, as may be amended, supplemented, replaced or superseded from
time to time (the &#147;<B>871(m) Protocol</B>&#148;), the parties agree that the provisions and amendments contained in the Attachment to the 871(m) Protocol are incorporated into and apply to the Agreement with respect to this Transaction as if
set forth in full herein. The parties further agree that, solely for purposes of applying such provisions and amendments to the Agreement with respect to this Transaction, references to &#147;each Covered Master Agreement&#148; in the 871(m)
Protocol will be deemed to be references to the Agreement with respect to this Transaction, and references to the &#147;Implementation Date&#148; in the 871(m) Protocol will be deemed to be references to the Trade Date of this Transaction.
</P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><U>Delivery of Cash</U>: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">For the avoidance of doubt, nothing in this Confirmation shall be interpreted as requiring Party B to deliver cash in respect of the settlement
of the Transaction, except in circumstances where the required cash settlement thereof is permitted for classification of the contract as equity by ASC <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">815-40</FONT> (formerly
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">EITF&nbsp;00-19)</FONT> as in effect on the Trade Date (including, without limitation, where Party B so elects to deliver cash or fails timely to elect to deliver Shares in respect of such settlement). For the
avoidance of doubt, the preceding sentence shall not be construed as limiting (i)&nbsp;the Private Placement Procedures set forth in Annex&nbsp;A hereto or (ii)&nbsp;any damages that may be payable by Party B as a result of breach of this
Confirmation. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">[Remainder of page intentionally left blank] </P>
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this Confirmation. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><DIV ALIGN="right">
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"><B>BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.</B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Ray Craig</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3">Name: Ray Craig</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3">Title: Authorised Signatory</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Todd Wehner</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3">Name: Todd Wehner</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3">Title: Vice President, Treasurer</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">PRIVATE PLACEMENT PROCEDURES </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">If Party B delivers the Restricted Shares pursuant to this clause (i) (a &#147;<B>Private Placement
Settlement</B>&#148;), then delivery of Restricted Shares by Party B shall be effected in customary private placement procedures with respect to such Restricted Shares reasonably acceptable to Party A; <I>provided </I>that if, on or before the date
that a Private Placement Settlement would occur, Party B has taken, or caused to be taken, any action that would make unavailable either the exemption pursuant to Section&nbsp;4(a)(2) of the Securities Act for the sale by Party B to Party A (or any
Affiliate designated by Party A) of the Restricted Shares or the exemption pursuant to Section&nbsp;4(a)(1) or Section&nbsp;4(a)(3) of the Securities Act for resales of the Restricted Shares by Party A (or any such Affiliate of Party A) or Party B
fails to deliver the Restricted Shares when due or otherwise fails to perform obligations within its control in respect of a Private Placement Settlement, it shall be an Event of Default with respect to Party B and Section&nbsp;6 of the Agreement
shall apply. The Private Placement Settlement of such Restricted Shares shall include customary representations, covenants, blue sky and other governmental filings and/or registrations, indemnities to Party A, due diligence rights (for Party A or
any designated buyer of the Restricted Shares by Party A), opinions and certificates, and such other documentation as is customary for private placement agreements, all reasonably acceptable to Party A. In the case of a Private Placement Settlement,
Party A shall, in its good faith commercially reasonable discretion, adjust the number of Restricted Shares to be delivered to Party A hereunder and/or the Forward Price in a commercially reasonable manner to reflect the fact that such Restricted
Shares may not be freely returned to securities lenders by Party A and may only be saleable by Party A at a discount to reflect the lack of liquidity in Restricted Shares based on actual charges or discounts given. Notwithstanding the Agreement or
this Confirmation, the date of delivery of such Restricted Shares shall be the Clearance System Business Day following notice by Party A to Party B of the number of Restricted Shares to be delivered pursuant to this clause (i). For the avoidance of
doubt, delivery of Restricted Shares shall be due as set forth in the previous sentence and not be due on the Settlement Date or Termination Settlement Date that would otherwise be applicable. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">If Party B delivers any Restricted Shares in respect of the Transaction, Party B agrees that (i)&nbsp;such
Shares may be transferred by and among Party A and its Affiliates and (ii)&nbsp;after the minimum &#147;holding period&#148; within the meaning of Rule 144(d) under the Securities Act has elapsed after the applicable Settlement Date, Party B shall
promptly remove, or cause the transfer agent for the Shares to remove, any legends referring to any transfer restrictions from such Shares upon delivery by Party A (or such Affiliate of Party A) to Party B or such transfer agent of seller&#146;s and
broker&#146;s representation letters customarily delivered by Party A or its Affiliates in connection with resales of restricted securities pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act, each without any further requirement for the delivery of any
certificate, consent, agreement, opinion of counsel, notice or any other document, any transfer tax stamps or payment of any other amount or any other action by Party A (or such Affiliate of Party A). </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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      <link:linkbaseRef xlink:arcrole="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink/properties/linkbase" xlink:href="xel-20241106_pre.xml" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationLinkbaseRef" xlink:title="Presentation Links, all" xlink:type="simple" />
      <link:roleType roleURI="http://www.xcelenergy.com//20241106/taxonomy/role/DocumentDocumentAndEntityInformation" id="Role_DocumentDocumentAndEntityInformation">
        <link:definition>100000 - Document - Document and Entity Information</link:definition>
        <link:usedOn>link:calculationLink</link:usedOn>
        <link:usedOn>link:presentationLink</link:usedOn>
        <link:usedOn>link:definitionLink</link:usedOn>
      </link:roleType>
    </xsd:appinfo>
  </xsd:annotation>
</xsd:schema>
</XBRL>
</TEXT>
</DOCUMENT>
<DOCUMENT>
<TYPE>EX-101.LAB
<SEQUENCE>6
<FILENAME>xel-20241106_lab.xml
<DESCRIPTION>XBRL TAXONOMY EXTENSION LABEL LINKBASE
<TEXT>
<XBRL>
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="us-ascii" standalone="yes"?>
<!-- DFIN - https://www.dfinsolutions.com/ -->
<!-- CTU Version: Release master Build:20241008.3 -->
<!-- Creation date: 11/7/2024 4:18:06 PM Eastern Time -->
<!-- Copyright (c) 2024 Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc. All Rights Reserved. -->
<link:linkbase
  xmlns:link="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase"
  xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"
  xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
  xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase http://www.xbrl.org/2003/xbrl-linkbase-2003-12-31.xsd">
  <link:labelLink xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/link" xlink:type="extended">
    <link:loc xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2023/dei-2023.xsd#dei_CoverAbstract" xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="dei_CoverAbstract" />
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dei_CoverAbstract" xlink:to="dei_CoverAbstract_lbl" />
    <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:label="dei_CoverAbstract_lbl" xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Cover [Abstract]</link:label>
    <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:label="dei_CoverAbstract_lbl" xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Cover [Abstract]</link:label>
    <link:loc xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2023/dei-2023.xsd#dei_EntityRegistrantName" xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="dei_EntityRegistrantName" />
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dei_EntityRegistrantName" xlink:to="dei_EntityRegistrantName_lbl" />
    <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:label="dei_EntityRegistrantName_lbl" xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Entity Registrant Name</link:label>
    <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:label="dei_EntityRegistrantName_lbl" xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Entity Registrant Name</link:label>
    <link:loc xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2023/dei-2023.xsd#dei_AmendmentFlag" xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="dei_AmendmentFlag" />
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dei_AmendmentFlag" xlink:to="dei_AmendmentFlag_lbl" />
    <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:label="dei_AmendmentFlag_lbl" xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Amendment Flag</link:label>
    <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:label="dei_AmendmentFlag_lbl" xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Amendment Flag</link:label>
    <link:loc xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2023/dei-2023.xsd#dei_EntityCentralIndexKey" xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="dei_EntityCentralIndexKey" />
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dei_EntityCentralIndexKey" xlink:to="dei_EntityCentralIndexKey_lbl" />
    <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:label="dei_EntityCentralIndexKey_lbl" xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Entity Central Index Key</link:label>
    <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:label="dei_EntityCentralIndexKey_lbl" xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Entity Central Index Key</link:label>
    <link:loc xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2023/dei-2023.xsd#dei_DocumentType" xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="dei_DocumentType" />
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dei_DocumentType" xlink:to="dei_DocumentType_lbl" />
    <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:label="dei_DocumentType_lbl" xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Document Type</link:label>
    <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:label="dei_DocumentType_lbl" xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Document Type</link:label>
    <link:loc xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2023/dei-2023.xsd#dei_DocumentPeriodEndDate" xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="dei_DocumentPeriodEndDate" />
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dei_DocumentPeriodEndDate" xlink:to="dei_DocumentPeriodEndDate_lbl" />
    <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:label="dei_DocumentPeriodEndDate_lbl" xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Document Period End Date</link:label>
    <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:label="dei_DocumentPeriodEndDate_lbl" xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Document Period End Date</link:label>
    <link:loc xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2023/dei-2023.xsd#dei_EntityIncorporationStateCountryCode" xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="dei_EntityIncorporationStateCountryCode" />
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dei_EntityIncorporationStateCountryCode" xlink:to="dei_EntityIncorporationStateCountryCode_lbl" />
    <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:label="dei_EntityIncorporationStateCountryCode_lbl" xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Entity Incorporation State Country Code</link:label>
    <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:label="dei_EntityIncorporationStateCountryCode_lbl" xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Entity Incorporation State Country Code</link:label>
    <link:loc xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2023/dei-2023.xsd#dei_EntityFileNumber" xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="dei_EntityFileNumber" />
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dei_EntityFileNumber" xlink:to="dei_EntityFileNumber_lbl" />
    <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:label="dei_EntityFileNumber_lbl" xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Entity File Number</link:label>
    <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:label="dei_EntityFileNumber_lbl" xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Entity File Number</link:label>
    <link:loc xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2023/dei-2023.xsd#dei_EntityTaxIdentificationNumber" xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="dei_EntityTaxIdentificationNumber" />
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dei_EntityTaxIdentificationNumber" xlink:to="dei_EntityTaxIdentificationNumber_lbl" />
    <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:label="dei_EntityTaxIdentificationNumber_lbl" xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Entity Tax Identification Number</link:label>
    <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:label="dei_EntityTaxIdentificationNumber_lbl" xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Entity Tax Identification Number</link:label>
    <link:loc xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2023/dei-2023.xsd#dei_EntityAddressAddressLine1" xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="dei_EntityAddressAddressLine1" />
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dei_EntityAddressAddressLine1" xlink:to="dei_EntityAddressAddressLine1_lbl" />
    <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:label="dei_EntityAddressAddressLine1_lbl" xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Entity Address, Address Line One</link:label>
    <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:label="dei_EntityAddressAddressLine1_lbl" xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Entity Address, Address Line One</link:label>
    <link:loc xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2023/dei-2023.xsd#dei_EntityAddressCityOrTown" xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="dei_EntityAddressCityOrTown" />
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dei_EntityAddressCityOrTown" xlink:to="dei_EntityAddressCityOrTown_lbl" />
    <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:label="dei_EntityAddressCityOrTown_lbl" xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Entity Address, City or Town</link:label>
    <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:label="dei_EntityAddressCityOrTown_lbl" xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Entity Address, City or Town</link:label>
    <link:loc xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2023/dei-2023.xsd#dei_EntityAddressStateOrProvince" xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="dei_EntityAddressStateOrProvince" />
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dei_EntityAddressStateOrProvince" xlink:to="dei_EntityAddressStateOrProvince_lbl" />
    <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:label="dei_EntityAddressStateOrProvince_lbl" xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Entity Address, State or Province</link:label>
    <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:label="dei_EntityAddressStateOrProvince_lbl" xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Entity Address, State or Province</link:label>
    <link:loc xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2023/dei-2023.xsd#dei_EntityAddressPostalZipCode" xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="dei_EntityAddressPostalZipCode" />
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dei_EntityAddressPostalZipCode" xlink:to="dei_EntityAddressPostalZipCode_lbl" />
    <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:label="dei_EntityAddressPostalZipCode_lbl" xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Entity Address, Postal Zip Code</link:label>
    <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:label="dei_EntityAddressPostalZipCode_lbl" xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Entity Address, Postal Zip Code</link:label>
    <link:loc xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2023/dei-2023.xsd#dei_CityAreaCode" xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="dei_CityAreaCode" />
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dei_CityAreaCode" xlink:to="dei_CityAreaCode_lbl" />
    <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:label="dei_CityAreaCode_lbl" xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">City Area Code</link:label>
    <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:label="dei_CityAreaCode_lbl" xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">City Area Code</link:label>
    <link:loc xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2023/dei-2023.xsd#dei_LocalPhoneNumber" xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="dei_LocalPhoneNumber" />
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dei_LocalPhoneNumber" xlink:to="dei_LocalPhoneNumber_lbl" />
    <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:label="dei_LocalPhoneNumber_lbl" xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Local Phone Number</link:label>
    <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:label="dei_LocalPhoneNumber_lbl" xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Local Phone Number</link:label>
    <link:loc xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2023/dei-2023.xsd#dei_WrittenCommunications" xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="dei_WrittenCommunications" />
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dei_WrittenCommunications" xlink:to="dei_WrittenCommunications_lbl" />
    <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:label="dei_WrittenCommunications_lbl" xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Written Communications</link:label>
    <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:label="dei_WrittenCommunications_lbl" xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Written Communications</link:label>
    <link:loc xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2023/dei-2023.xsd#dei_SolicitingMaterial" xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="dei_SolicitingMaterial" />
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dei_SolicitingMaterial" xlink:to="dei_SolicitingMaterial_lbl" />
    <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:label="dei_SolicitingMaterial_lbl" xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Soliciting Material</link:label>
    <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:label="dei_SolicitingMaterial_lbl" xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Soliciting Material</link:label>
    <link:loc xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2023/dei-2023.xsd#dei_PreCommencementTenderOffer" xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="dei_PreCommencementTenderOffer" />
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dei_PreCommencementTenderOffer" xlink:to="dei_PreCommencementTenderOffer_lbl" />
    <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:label="dei_PreCommencementTenderOffer_lbl" xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Pre Commencement Tender Offer</link:label>
    <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:label="dei_PreCommencementTenderOffer_lbl" xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Pre Commencement Tender Offer</link:label>
    <link:loc xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2023/dei-2023.xsd#dei_PreCommencementIssuerTenderOffer" xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="dei_PreCommencementIssuerTenderOffer" />
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dei_PreCommencementIssuerTenderOffer" xlink:to="dei_PreCommencementIssuerTenderOffer_lbl" />
    <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:label="dei_PreCommencementIssuerTenderOffer_lbl" xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Pre Commencement Issuer Tender Offer</link:label>
    <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:label="dei_PreCommencementIssuerTenderOffer_lbl" xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Pre Commencement Issuer Tender Offer</link:label>
    <link:loc xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2023/dei-2023.xsd#dei_Security12bTitle" xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="dei_Security12bTitle" />
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dei_Security12bTitle" xlink:to="dei_Security12bTitle_lbl" />
    <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:label="dei_Security12bTitle_lbl" xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Security 12b Title</link:label>
    <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:label="dei_Security12bTitle_lbl" xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Security 12b Title</link:label>
    <link:loc xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2023/dei-2023.xsd#dei_TradingSymbol" xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="dei_TradingSymbol" />
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dei_TradingSymbol" xlink:to="dei_TradingSymbol_lbl" />
    <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:label="dei_TradingSymbol_lbl" xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Trading Symbol</link:label>
    <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:label="dei_TradingSymbol_lbl" xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Trading Symbol</link:label>
    <link:loc xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2023/dei-2023.xsd#dei_SecurityExchangeName" xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="dei_SecurityExchangeName" />
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dei_SecurityExchangeName" xlink:to="dei_SecurityExchangeName_lbl" />
    <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:label="dei_SecurityExchangeName_lbl" xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Security Exchange Name</link:label>
    <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:label="dei_SecurityExchangeName_lbl" xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Security Exchange Name</link:label>
    <link:loc xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2023/dei-2023.xsd#dei_EntityEmergingGrowthCompany" xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="dei_EntityEmergingGrowthCompany" />
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dei_EntityEmergingGrowthCompany" xlink:to="dei_EntityEmergingGrowthCompany_lbl" />
    <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:label="dei_EntityEmergingGrowthCompany_lbl" xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Entity Emerging Growth Company</link:label>
    <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:label="dei_EntityEmergingGrowthCompany_lbl" xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Entity Emerging Growth Company</link:label>
  </link:labelLink>
</link:linkbase>
</XBRL>
</TEXT>
</DOCUMENT>
<DOCUMENT>
<TYPE>EX-101.PRE
<SEQUENCE>7
<FILENAME>xel-20241106_pre.xml
<DESCRIPTION>XBRL TAXONOMY EXTENSION PRESENTATION LINKBASE
<TEXT>
<XBRL>
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="us-ascii" standalone="yes"?>
<!-- DFIN - https://www.dfinsolutions.com/ -->
<!-- CTU Version: Release master Build:20241008.3 -->
<!-- Creation date: 11/7/2024 4:18:06 PM Eastern Time -->
<!-- Copyright (c) 2024 Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc. All Rights Reserved. -->
<link:linkbase
    xmlns:link="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase"
    xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"
    xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
    xmlns:xbrldt="http://xbrl.org/2005/xbrldt"
    xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase http://www.xbrl.org/2003/xbrl-linkbase-2003-12-31.xsd">
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.xcelenergy.com//20241106/taxonomy/role/DocumentDocumentAndEntityInformation" xlink:href="xel-20241106.xsd#Role_DocumentDocumentAndEntityInformation" xlink:type="simple" />
  <link:presentationLink xlink:type="extended" xlink:role="http://www.xcelenergy.com//20241106/taxonomy/role/DocumentDocumentAndEntityInformation">
    <link:loc xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2023/dei-2023.xsd#dei_CoverAbstract" xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="dei_CoverAbstract" />
    <link:loc xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2023/dei-2023.xsd#dei_EntityRegistrantName" xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="dei_EntityRegistrantName" />
    <link:presentationArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="dei_CoverAbstract" xlink:to="dei_EntityRegistrantName" order="22.001" priority="2" use="optional" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" />
    <link:loc xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2023/dei-2023.xsd#dei_AmendmentFlag" xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="dei_AmendmentFlag" />
    <link:presentationArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="dei_CoverAbstract" xlink:to="dei_AmendmentFlag" order="23.001" priority="2" use="optional" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" />
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">XCEL ENERGY INC<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_dei_AmendmentFlag', window );">Amendment Flag</a></td>
<td class="text">false<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_dei_EntityCentralIndexKey', window );">Entity Central Index Key</a></td>
<td class="text">0000072903<span></span>
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<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_dei_DocumentType', window );">Document Type</a></td>
<td class="text">8-K<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_dei_DocumentPeriodEndDate', window );">Document Period End Date</a></td>
<td class="text">Nov.  06,  2024<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_dei_EntityIncorporationStateCountryCode', window );">Entity Incorporation State Country Code</a></td>
<td class="text">MN<span></span>
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<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_dei_EntityFileNumber', window );">Entity File Number</a></td>
<td class="text">001-3034<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_dei_EntityTaxIdentificationNumber', window );">Entity Tax Identification Number</a></td>
<td class="text">41-0448030<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_dei_EntityAddressAddressLine1', window );">Entity Address, Address Line One</a></td>
<td class="text">414 Nicollet Mall<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_dei_EntityAddressCityOrTown', window );">Entity Address, City or Town</a></td>
<td class="text">Minneapolis<span></span>
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<td class="text">MN<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_dei_EntityAddressPostalZipCode', window );">Entity Address, Postal Zip Code</a></td>
<td class="text">55401<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_dei_CityAreaCode', window );">City Area Code</a></td>
<td class="text">(612)<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_dei_LocalPhoneNumber', window );">Local Phone Number</a></td>
<td class="text">330-5500<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_dei_WrittenCommunications', window );">Written Communications</a></td>
<td class="text">false<span></span>
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<td class="text">false<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_dei_PreCommencementIssuerTenderOffer', window );">Pre Commencement Issuer Tender Offer</a></td>
<td class="text">false<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_dei_Security12bTitle', window );">Security 12b Title</a></td>
<td class="text">Common Stock, $2.50 par value per share<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_dei_TradingSymbol', window );">Trading Symbol</a></td>
<td class="text">XEL<span></span>
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<tr class="ro">
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<td class="text">NASDAQ<span></span>
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<td class="text">false<span></span>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Boolean flag that is true when the XBRL content amends previously-filed or accepted submission.</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>For the EDGAR submission types of Form 8-K: the date of the report, the date of the earliest event reported; for the EDGAR submission types of Form N-1A: the filing date; for all other submission types: the end of the reporting or transition period.  The format of the date is YYYY-MM-DD.</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The type of document being provided (such as 10-K, 10-Q, 485BPOS, etc). The document type is limited to the same value as the supporting SEC submission type, or the word 'Other'.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Address Line 1 such as Attn, Building Name, Street Name</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Name of the City or Town</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Code for the postal or zip code</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Name of the state or province.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>A unique 10-digit SEC-issued value to identify entities that have filed disclosures with the SEC. It is commonly abbreviated as CIK.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef<br> -Publisher SEC<br> -Name Exchange Act<br> -Number 240<br> -Section 12<br> -Subsection b-2<br></p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Indicate if registrant meets the emerging growth company criteria.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef<br> -Publisher SEC<br> -Name Exchange Act<br> -Number 240<br> -Section 12<br> -Subsection b-2<br></p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Commission file number. The field allows up to 17 characters. The prefix may contain 1-3 digits, the sequence number may contain 1-8 digits, the optional suffix may contain 1-4 characters, and the fields are separated with a hyphen.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
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