Summary Plan - Dow Chemical Company

DC: 6589436-15

Summary Plan Description for:

The Dow Chemical Company

Retirement Health Care Assistance Plan: For

Active Employees (Active RHCAP) (Plan # 540)

and

The Dow Chemical Company

Retirement Health Care Assistance Plan: For

Retirees (Retiree RHCAP) (Plan # 541)

Amended and RestatedEffective January 1, 2016, and thereafter until superseded

This Summary Plan Description (SPD) supersedes all prior SPDs.

Copies of updated SPDs (including this SPD) are available at the Dow Family Health website(http://www.dowfamilyhealth.com) or by requesting a copy from the HR Service Center bycalling 877-623-8079 (if you are an active employee) or by calling the Dow Retiree ServiceCenter at 800-344-0661 (if you are a retiree), or by submitting your request through the DowBenefits website’s Message Center available at (http://dowbenefits.ehr.com).

Summaries of material modifications may also be published from time to time in separatedocuments.

January 1, 2016, Dow Retirement Health Care Assistance Plans Summary Plan Description

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY........................................................................................ 2

ADOPTION OF SUMMARY PLAN DESCRIPTIONS ........................................................... 2

INTRODUCTION......................................................................................................................... 1

SECTION 1. ERISA INFORMATION................................................................................ 2

SECTION 2. OVERVIEW.................................................................................................... 5

SECTION 3. ELIGIBILITY................................................................................................. 7

SECTION 4. ENROLLMENT.............................................................................................. 8

SECTION 5. PARTICIPATION .......................................................................................... 9

SECTION 6. FUNDING...................................................................................................... 106.1 Employee Contributions ..................................................................... 106.2 The Company’s Match........................................................................ 11

SECTION 7. RETIREE PLAN MEDICAL PREMIUM REIMBURSEMENT ............ 117.1 Medical Premiums .............................................................................. 117.2 Reimbursement for an Eligible Participating Employer Retiree

Medical Plan ....................................................................................... 127.3 Reimbursement for a Non-Eligible Participating Employer

Retiree Medical Plan........................................................................... 127.4 One Insurance Policy Per Primary Insured Retiree or Eligible

Dependent Rule................................................................................... 137.5 Non U.S. Coverage ............................................................................. 13

SECTION 8. DEATH BENEFIT........................................................................................ 148.1 Death with Surviving Spouse of Record............................................. 148.2 Death with No Surviving Spouse of Record....................................... 14

SECTION 9. ACTIVE PLAN SEVERANCE BENEFIT................................................. 15

SECTION 10. LTD PARTICIPANTS ................................................................................. 1610.1 “Full disability” On or After January 1, 2006..................................... 1610.2 “Full disability” Before January 1, 2006 ............................................ 1610.3 Disability Retirees............................................................................... 1710.4 Texas Total & Permanent Disability Plan Participants....................... 18

SECTION 11. EMPLOYEES TRANSFERRED TO DOW REICHHOLD AND MEGLOBAL ....................................................................................................... 18

SECTION 12. RE-HIRES ..................................................................................................... 19

SECTION 13. RHCAP PLAN PROCESSING CENTER AND ACCOUNTSTATEMENTS ............................................................................................. 19

SECTION 14. PAYMENT OF UNAUTHORIZED BENEFITS....................................... 20

SECTION 15. UNCASHED CHECKS ................................................................................ 20

SECTION 16. FILING A CLAIM AND APPEALING A DENIAL OF A CLAIM........ 21

SECTION 17. FRAUD AGAINST THE PLAN.................................................................. 21


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SECTION 18. YOUR RIGHTS UNDER ERISA................................................................ 21

SECTION 19. PLANS’ NAMED FIDUCIARIES............................................................... 22

SECTION 20. PLAN DOCUMENT..................................................................................... 23

SECTION 21. NO GOVERNMENT GUARANTEE OF WELFARE BENEFITS......... 24

SECTION 22. DOW’S RIGHT TO TERMINATE OR AMEND THE PLANS.............. 24

SECTION 23. LITIGATION AND CLASS ACTION LAWSUITS ................................. 2423.1 Litigation............................................................................................. 2423.2 Class Action Lawsuits......................................................................... 25

SECTION 24. PRIVILEGE .................................................................................................. 25

SECTION 25. WAIVERS ..................................................................................................... 26

SECTION 26. PROVIDING NOTICE TO THE ADMINISTRATOR ............................ 26

SECTION 27. NO ASSIGNMENT OF BENEFITS ........................................................... 26

SECTION 28. FOR MORE INFORMATION.................................................................... 26

IMPORTANT NOTE ................................................................................................................. 26

APPENDIX A DEFINITIONS................................................................................................. A-1

APPENDIX B CLAIMS PROCEDURES APPENDIX......................................................... B-1B.1 Claims for Plan Benefits ................................................................... B-2B.2 Claims for an Eligibility Determination ........................................... B-5

APPENDIX C NOTICE OF PRIVACY PRACTICES ......................................................... C-1C.1. NOTICE OF PHI USES AND DISCLOSURES .............................................. C-1C.2. RIGHTS OF INDIVIDUALS........................................................................ C-4C.3. THE PLAN’S DUTIES .............................................................................. C-6C.4. CONCLUSION ......................................................................................... C-6


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INTRODUCTION

This is the Summary Plan Description (“SPD”) for The Dow Chemical Company RetirementHealth Care Assistance Plan: For Active Employees (the “Active RHCAP” or the “Active Plan”)and for The Dow Chemical Company Retirement Health Care Assistance Plan: For Retirees (the“Retiree RHCAP” or the “Retiree Plan”) (collectively, the “Plans”).

The Plans are governed by a plan document, which is the legal instrument under which the Plansare operated. This legal instrument is referred to in this SPD as the “Plan Document.” If there isany inconsistency between this SPD and the Plan Document, the Plan Document shall govern.

This SPD contains important information about the benefits under the Plans. However, it doesnot contain all of the information that may pertain to your benefits. Further information can befound in the Plan Document. You may request a copy of the Plan Document from the PlanAdministrator at the contact information listed under SECTION 1, “ERISA Information.”

The Dow Chemical Company reserves the right to amend, modify or terminatethe Plans at any time in its sole discretion (including to discontinue the Companymatch).

This SPD, the Plan Document, and the Plans do not constitute a contract of employment.

Capitalized words in this SPD are defined in the Plan Document, in the Definitions Appendix, orin the section where they are used. A pronoun or adjective in the masculine gender includes thefeminine gender, and the singular includes the plural, unless the context clearly indicatesotherwise.

References to “Dow” and “Participating Employers” are used interchangeably, and both refercollectively to The Dow Chemical Company and the subsidiaries and affiliates of The DowChemical Company that are authorized to participate in the Plans. The “Company” means TheDow Chemical Company.


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SECTION 1. ERISA INFORMATION

Plan Type: The Plans are welfare plans. The Active Plan providesseverance benefits and death benefits. The Retiree Planprovides medical reimbursement benefits and deathbenefits.

Type of Plan Administration: For the Retiree Plan, contract administration withrespect to medical reimbursement and, for both Plans,self-administered with respect to severance benefits(Active Plan only) and death benefits.

Plan Sponsor: The Dow Chemical CompanyNorth America BenefitsP.O. Box 2169Midland, MI 48641877-623-8079

Employer Identification Number: 38-1285128

Plan Numbers: 540 (Active Plan) and 541 (Retiree Plan)

Plan Administrator: North America Health and Insurance Plans LeaderThe Dow Chemical CompanyNorth America BenefitsP.O. Box 2169Midland, MI 48641877-623-8079

To Serve Legal Process: General CounselThe Dow Chemical Companyc/o HR Legal DepartmentGlobal Dow Center2211 H.H. Dow Way

Midland, MI 48674


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Claims Administrator forClaims for an EligibilityDetermination:

On or after January 1, 2016,and before January 1, 2018:

To Submit a Claim for anEligibility Determination

North America Health andInsurance Plan AdministratorThe Dow Chemical CompanyNorth America BenefitsP.O. Box 2169Midland, MI 48641Attention: Initial Claims

Reviewer forRHCAP (EligibilityDetermination)

To appeal a denied Claim for anEligibility Determination:

Retirement BoardThe Dow Chemical CompanyNorth America BenefitsP.O. Box 2169Midland, MI 48641Attention: RHCAP Appeal

On or after January 1, 2018:

To Submit a Claim for anEligibility Determination

North America Health andInsurance Plan ManagerThe Dow Chemical CompanyNorth America BenefitsP.O. Box 2169Midland, MI 48641Attention: Initial Claims

Reviewer forRHCAP (EligibilityDetermination)

To appeal a denied Claim for anEligibility Determination:


Claims Administrator forClaims for Plan Benefits:

On or after January 1, 2016,and before January 1, 2018:

To Submit a Claim for PlanBenefits:

North America Health andInsurance Plan AdministratorThe Dow Chemical CompanyNorth America BenefitsP.O. Box 2169Midland, MI 48641

To appeal a denied Claim forPlan Benefits:


On or after January 1, 2018:

To Submit a Claim for PlanBenefits:

WageWorksClaims AdministratorP.O. Box 14053Lexington, KY 40512

To appeal a denied Claim for PlanBenefits:



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Plan Year: The Plans’ fiscal records are kept on a plan yearbeginning January 1 and ending December 31.

Trust and Plan Trustee: The Trust for the Plans is The Dow Chemical CompanyRetirement Health Care Assistance Plan Trust(“RHCAP Trust”).

The Trustee of the Trust is:

The Northern Trust Company50 South LaSalle StreetChicago, IL 60603

Source of Benefits: Active Plan: Plan benefits are paid in part fromemployees’ contributions to their Active Accounts in theTrust and any earnings on those contributions.

Retiree Plan: Plan benefits are paid in part from theassets of the Retiree Accounts in the Trust, whichinclude the assets that are transferred from the ActiveAccounts upon Retirement and any earnings on thosecontributions, and in part from employer matchingcontributions paid from the Company’s general assets.

Plan Expenses Plan expenses for both Plans (such as consulting fees,attorneys’ fees, third party administrator fees, and otheradministrative expenses) may be paid by theParticipating Employers or from the assets of the Trust.If a Participating Employer pays the administrativecosts, it may be reimbursed by the Trust for those costsin certain circumstances.


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SECTION 2. OVERVIEW

The Active Plan allows you to make after-tax contributions to an account while you are working.The account to which you contribute while you are working is the Active Account. UponRetirement, your Active Account is terminated and the balance in your Active Account istransferred to a Retiree Account. Earnings on the amounts you contribute to your ActiveAccount will generally be exempt from federal income taxation if they are withdrawn from yourRetiree Account to reimburse eligible Medical Premium expenses after you Retire. Amountscannot be distributed from your Active Account until the earliest of your termination ofemployment or death.

Your Active Account may be used for two types of benefits:

• If you terminate employment but do not meet the requirements for Retirement, yourActive Account will be used to provide a lump sum severance benefit.

• If you die before terminating employment:

o without a surviving Spouse of Record, your Active Account will be used topay a death benefit to your designated beneficiary (or to your estate if you donot have a designated beneficiary).

o and you are survived by your Spouse of Record, your Active Account will betransferred to a Retiree Account. Your surviving Spouse of Record willbecome a participant in the Retiree Plan and may use your Retiree Account toreimburse eligible Medical Premiums upon the later of (1) your death or (2)the date your Spouse of Record terminates employment with all ParticipatingEmployers and Entities.

If you Retire, your Active Account terminates and the amounts in your Active Account aretransferred to your Retiree Account, which may be used for two types of benefits:

• Your Retiree Account may be used to reimburse eligible Medical Premiums.

• If you die without a surviving Spouse of Record, your Retiree Account will be used topay a death benefit to your designated beneficiary (or to your estate if you do nothave a designated beneficiary).

The requirements for each benefit are summarized in the chart below.


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Benefit Recipient When Available How Paid Amount Tax Treatment

MedicalPremiumReimbursement

(Retiree Plan)

You or,followingyour death,yoursurvivingSpouse ofRecord.

After you Retire

If you aresurvived by yourSpouse ofRecord, upon thelater of (1) yourdeath or (2) thedate your Spouseof Recordterminatesemployment withall ParticipatingEmployers andEntities.

Aftersubmitting arequest forreimbursementfrom yourRetireeAccount of aneligibleMedicalPremiumexpense.

The total amountavailable is twice1

your outstandingRetiree Accountbalance. Half of aneligible MedicalExpense isreimbursed fromyour RetireeAccount and half isreimbursed from theCompany’s generalassets.

The reimbursements arenot subject to federalincome taxes.

SeveranceBenefit

(Active Plan)

You. If you terminateemployment (asdescribed inSECTION 9)without meetingthe requirementsfor Retirement.

The severancebenefit will bepaid in a lumpsum from yourActiveAccount uponyourtermination ofemployment.

Your ActiveAccount balance, upto a maximum oftwo times yourcurrent annual basesalary. Any excesswill be forfeited.

The portion equal tocontributions is notsubject to federalincome tax; the portionequal to any earnings issubject to federalincome tax.

Death Benefit

(Active Plan orRetiree Plan)

Your non-Spouse ofRecorddesignatedbeneficiary;if none, yourestate.

If you die withouta survivingSpouse ofRecord.

The deathbenefit will bepaid as a lumpsum upon yourdeath.

Your remainingActive Account orRetiree Accountbalance.

The portion equal tocontributions is notsubject to federalincome tax; the portionequal to any earnings issubject to federalincome tax.

1 For Transition Eligible Retirees, the total amount available is three times your outstandingaccount balance, so one-third of an eligible Medical Expense is reimbursed from your RetireeAccount and the remaining two-thirds is reimbursed from the Company’s general assets.


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SECTION 3. ELIGIBILITY

Your eligibility to participate in either of the Plans is determined each year. You are eligible toparticipate in the Active Plan for the year if you meet either (1) or (2) and both (A) and (B),below:

1. You were hired by a Participating Employer prior to January 1, 2010, as a regular Full-Timeor Less-Than-Full-Time Salaried Employee; provided that you are not eligible if you werehired on or after March 1, 2009, in a non-Supervisory Position at the Dow Mid-MichiganBusiness Process Service Center (“BPSC”) or transferred to Business Services LLC on orafter January 1, 2011.

2. You were hired by a Participating Employer prior to January 1, 2010, as a regular Full-TimeBargained-for Employee whose bargaining unit and a Participating Employer have agreed toyour participation in the Active Plan.

A. Your Participating Employer offers a group health plan for which you are eligible that doesnot consist solely of excepted benefits within the meaning of ERISA § 733(c) (e.g., limitedscope dental or vision benefits).

B. You certify that you are (or will be) enrolled for the year in a group health plan within themeaning of ERISA § 733(a) that does not consist solely of excepted benefits, regardless ofwhether the Participating Employer sponsors the group health plan (e.g., the ParticipatingEmployer’s major medical plan or your spouse’s or domestic partner’s major medical plan).

If you are a Retiree and you had a balance of more than $0 in your Active Account on the dayimmediately preceding your Retirement, you are eligible for the Retiree Plan when you Retire.

If you were previously a Participant in either of the Plans but you terminated employment withall Participating Employers and you are re-hired on or after January 1, 2011, you are not eligibleto make contributions to the Active Plan.

If you are receiving partial disability payments under The Dow Chemical Company Long TermDisability Program (applicable to those actively at work on or after January 1, 2008) (“PDStatus”), you may continue participation in the Active Plan provided that, (1) you were eligibleto participate in the Active Plan in the year in which you qualified for PD Status, and (2) yourpaycheck from the Participating Employer is large enough to cover your entire contribution. Ifyour paycheck is insufficient, your Active Plan contribution will not be taken.

Localizations on or after January 1, 2018: If you become a Localized Employee on or afterJanuary 1, 2018, the date you are Localized to a Participating Employer is the date recognized bythe Active Plan as your hire date. For example, if an Employee were hired by Dow Europe onJanuary 1, 1990, and he or she were Localized to the Company in the United States effectiveFebruary 1, 2018, the Active Plan would recognize the Employee’s hire date as February 1,2018. In this example, because the Employee was Localized to a Participating Employer afterJanuary 1, 2018, the Employee would not be eligible for the Active Plan.

Localizations before January 1, 2018: If you became a Localized Employee before January 1,2018, the date you were hired by the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates is the daterecognized as your hire date. Whether an entity is a subsidiary or affiliate of the Company is tobe determined by the Plan Administrator in his or her sole discretion. For example, if an


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Employee were hired by Dow Europe on January 1, 1990, and he or she were Localized to theCompany in the United States effective February 1, 2017, the Active Plan would recognize theEmployee’s hire date as January 1, 1990. In this example, because the Employee was Localizedto a Participating Employer before January 1, 2018, and the pre-January 1, 2018 hire date ofJanuary 1, 1990 is recognized by the Plans, the Employee would be eligible for the Active Plan.

Only service with the Participating Employer is recognized by the Plans as Service.

SECTION 4. ENROLLMENT

ACTIVE RHCAP:

If you meet the eligibility requirements for the Active Plan in SECTION 3, you may enroll in theActive Plan and make contributions to your Active Account for the year if you are eitheremployed (1) by a Participating Employer and are not eligible to receive benefit payments fromthe LTD Plan or (2) by Rohm and Haas and if employed by Rohm and Haas, you meet thefollowing requirements:

• have an account balance in the Active Plan at the time you transfer employment froma Participating Employer to Rohm and Haas;

• are a vested participant of either the Dow Employees’ Pension Plan or the UnionCarbide Employees’ Pension Plan; and

• there is no break in time between your transfer from the Participating Employer toRohm and Haas.

You may enroll on the Dow Benefits website (https://dowbenefits.ehr.com) or by calling the HRService Center either during the annual enrollment period for the Active Plan or within 90 daysafter becoming eligible. Once the enrollment period for the Active Plan has expired, you maynot change your election for the year unless you have a “change in status.”

Change in Status. A “change in status” is an event listed in one of the bullets below:

• An event that changes your legal marital status, including Marriage, death of yourSpouse, divorce, or annulment.

• An event that changes your number of Dependents, including birth, adoption,placement for adoption, or death of a Dependent.

• A termination or commencement of employment for you, or your Spouse orDependent. A reduction or increase in hours of employment by you, your Spouse orDependent.

Documentation Required. Documentation is required to show proof of eligibility to make anelection change. Required documentation may include birth certificates, passports, Marriagecertificates, Social Security numbers, evidence of loss of Spouse or Dependent’s employment, orany other form of proof the Plan Administrator deems appropriate. The Plan Administratorreserves the right to, at any time, request proof of eligibility.


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Effective Date. The effective date of a mid-year election change will be as follows:

• For the birth of a child, the date of birth.

• For the adoption of a child, the earlier of the date of adoption or date of placement foradoption.

• For a court order, the date specified in the court order.

• In all other cases:

If the Plan Administrator receives your enrollment request within 31 days ofthe change in status event, the effective date of the mid-year election changewill be the date of the event.

If the Plan Administrator receives your enrollment request on day 32 through90 after the change in status event, the effective date of the mid-year electionchange will be the Plan Administrator’s processing date.

RETIREE RHCAP:

If you meet the eligibility requirements for the Retiree Plan in SECTION 3, then you will beenrolled in the Retiree Plan, (1) effective as of the date of your Retirement, or (2) if you die andyou are survived by your Spouse of Record, your Spouse of Record will be enrolled in theRetiree Plan effective as of the later of the date of your death or the date that your survivingSpouse of Record terminates employment with all Participating Employers and Entities.

SECTION 5. PARTICIPATION

You become a Participant in the Active Plan when you first enroll in the Active Plan. Youremain a Participant in the Active Plan until the earlier of (1) the date the Active Plan terminates,or (2) you no longer have an Active Account balance greater than $0.

If you are a Participant in the Active Plan but you are not eligible to enroll in the Active Plan forthe year—for example, because you are unable to certify that you are enrolled in a group healthplan—your Account will continue to be invested but you will not be permitted to makeadditional contributions to it. If you are not eligible to enroll in the Active Plan because youhave terminated employment, Retired, or died, your Active Account balance will be distributedin accordance with SECTION 7, SECTION 8, or SECTION 9, as applicable.

If you are a Retiree and you had a balance of more than $0 in your Active Account on the lastday before your Retirement, then upon Retirement the entire balance in your Active Accounttransfers to your Retiree Account and you become a Participant in the Retiree Plan and cease tobe a Participant in the Active Plan. You remain a Participant in the Retiree Plan until the earlierof (1) the date the Retiree Plan terminates, or (2) you no longer have a Retiree Account balancegreater than $0.

If you are a Participant in the Active Plan, you are survived by your Spouse of Record, and youhad a balance of more than $0 in your Active Account on the last day before your death, thenyou cease to be a Participant in the Active Plan. The entire balance in your Active Account willtransfer to your Spouse of Record’s Retiree Account. Your Spouse of Record will become aParticipant in the Retiree Plan upon the later of your death or the date that your surviving Spouse


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of Record terminates employment with all Participating Employers and Entities. Your Spouse ofRecord remains a Participant in the Retiree Plan until the date the Retiree Plan terminates, or (2)the date your Spouse of Record no longer has a Retiree Account balance greater than $0.

Important Information about the Exchange: While you are a Participant in the Retiree Plan, youwill be unable to receive government subsidies to purchase health insurance coverage in theHealth Insurance Marketplace (commonly referred to as the Health Exchange or Exchange).Accordingly, you will be given the option when you Retire and each subsequent year to make anirrevocable election to forfeit your Retiree Account balance and cease to be a Participant in theRetiree Plan. If you elect to forfeit your Retiree Account balance so that you can receive asubsidy to purchase coverage in the Exchange, your Retiree Account balance will bepermanently forfeited and can never be restored.

If you are a Participant in the Active Plan during certain benefit protected leaves of absencesapproved by the Participating Employer such as under the Company’s Military Leave Policy,Family Leave Policy or Medical Leave Policy, your participation will be administered consistentwith the terms of such approved leaves of absences.

SECTION 6. FUNDING

6.1 Employee Contributions

If you enroll in the Active Plan for the year, you must choose from a range of contribution levelsset forth in the annual enrollment information. Your contributions are after-tax payrolldeductions made to your Active Account in the Trust. If the last payroll period for a Plan Yearoccurs partly during a current Plan Year and partly during the next Plan Year, the PlanAdministrator has the full and complete discretion to deduct either the current Plan Year electionamount or the next Plan Year election amount from your pay for the last payroll period.

The assets of the Trust are generally invested in equity and fixed income mutual funds and otherinvestments selected by the Company’s Global Director of Portfolio Investments or otherfiduciaries with investment responsibility for the Plans. The investment goal of the Trust is toprovide growth of capital and low to moderate level of current income; the investment strategy isdesigned to optimize the long-term risk/return characteristics of the Trust. The investments aresubject to the volatility of the financial markets and there may be periods during which thereturns are negative. You will receive semi-annual statements of Account activity.

The amounts earned on your contributions accumulate tax free within the Trust.

The Company, Participating Employers, Investment Fiduciaries, Trustee and other fiduciaries forboth Plans do not guarantee either your Active Account or your Retiree Account against loss,and the Trust’s investments are not insured. The performance of each investment of the Trustdepends on a number of factors, including future interest rates, stock prices, and the performanceof the economy. If the value of the Trust or other investments held in the Trust goes down, yourActive Account or Retiree Account might be worth less than the total of your employeecontributions.


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6.2 The Company’s Match

After you Retire the Company will match up to 100% of your Retiree Account balance to payeligible Medical Premiums. The Company’s match is paid from the Company’s general assetsand is available only upon withdrawal for eligible Medical Premiums.

For Transition Eligible Employees, the Company will match up to 200% of your RetireeAccount balance to pay eligible Medical Premiums.

You will not receive a Company match on any amounts in your Active Account. You will notreceive a Company match on any amounts in your Retiree Account upon the forfeiture of suchamounts or the payment of such amounts as a death benefit.

SECTION 7. RETIREE PLAN MEDICAL PREMIUMREIMBURSEMENT

7.1 Medical Premiums

When you Retire, you may use your Retiree Account to reimburse Medical Premiums. MedicalPremiums include premiums for coverage for yourself, your Spouse of Record, and/or on or afterJanuary 1, 2019, your Eligible Dependent(s) (a) provided under an Eligible ParticipatingEmployer Retiree Medical Plan; (b) for medical or prescription drug coverage that is comparablein comprehensiveness to the coverage provided under an Eligible Participating Employer RetireeMedical Plan and is not medical or prescription drug coverage provided by a Dow joint venture;(c) on or after January 1, 2015, for Medicare Part D, including Medicare Part D premiums for astand-alone Part D plan; and (d) on or after January 1, 2018, for Medicare Part B premiums. TheDow Chemical Company Retiree Medical Care Program, The Dow Chemical Company InsuredHealth Program (with respect to retiree coverage only and not the International Plan), the UnionCarbide Corporation Retiree Medical Care Program, and the Union Carbide Corporation InsuredHealth Program are all Eligible Participating Employer Retiree Medical Plans. MedicalPremiums do not include premiums for:

• stand-alone optical, dental, extended care, long-term care, life, disability, or prescriptiondrug only coverage (except, on or after January 1, 2015, Medicare Part D prescriptiondrug plans);

• Medicare Part A and, before January 1, 2018, Medicare Part B;

• before January 1, 2015, Medicare Part D unless the Part D coverage is part of a MedicareAdvantage plan;

• coverage that has been paid with pre-tax dollars under the Code, such as section 125 ofthe Code, or for which you are also claiming a tax credit under the Code (or receiving anadvance premium tax credit);

• non-U.S. medical coverage;

• more than one insurance policy per Primary Insured Retiree or Eligible Dependent,described in Section 7.4, below; or

• before January 1, 2019, premiums for coverage for your Eligible Dependent(s) (otherthan your Spouse of Record) when the Primary Insured is the Eligible Dependent.


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7.2 Reimbursement for an Eligible Participating EmployerRetiree Medical Plan

If you participate in an Eligible Participating Employer Retiree Medical Plan, the amount of theMedical Premium that you may elect the Retiree RHCAP to reimburse depends on whether yourMedical Premium is automatically deducted from your pension payment:

• If you participate in an Eligible Participating Employer Retiree Medical Plan and elect tohave your eligible Medical Premium automatically deducted from your pension payment,you may elect for the Retiree RHCAP to reimburse 0%, 50%, or 100% of the MedicalPremium. If you elect to have your Eligible Participating Employer Medical Planpremium deducted from your pension check, you also may elect automaticreimbursement from the Retiree RHCAP by completing a Retiree RHCAP automaticreimbursement form at the time you Retire or during an annual enrollment period. Seethe Claims Procedures Appendix.

• If you participate in an Eligible Participating Employer Retiree Medical Plan but do notelect to have your eligible Medical Premium automatically deducted from your pensionpayment, you may elect for the Retiree RHCAP to reimburse 0% or 100% of the MedicalPremium.

If you are not a Transition Eligible Employee, half of the reimbursed Medical Premium amountwill be paid from your Retiree Account and the remainder will be paid by Company match. Forexample, if you elect to reimburse yourself 50% of the eligible Medical Premium, then 25% ofyour Medical Premium would be paid from your Retiree Account, and 25% would be paid fromthe Company match. For Transition Eligible Employees, one third of the reimbursed amountwill be paid from your Retiree Account and two-thirds will be paid by the Company match.

Once your Retiree Account is depleted of funds, you will not have any further Retiree Planreimbursement or Company matching funds to offset the cost of your participation in the EligibleParticipating Employer Retiree Medical Plan.

7.3 Reimbursement for a Non-Eligible ParticipatingEmployer Retiree Medical Plan

If you do not participate in an Eligible Participating Employer Retiree Medical Plan, you mayelect for the Retiree RHCAP to reimburse 0% or 100% of the Medical Premium. You will needto submit a claim form and appropriate receipts to the Plan Administrator for reimbursement ofthese Medical Premiums (see the Claims Procedures Appendix).

If you are not a Transition Eligible Employee, half of the reimbursed Medical Premium amountwill be paid from your Retiree Account, and half will be paid by the Company match. If you area Transition Eligible Employee, one-third of the reimbursed amount will be paid from yourAccount, and two-thirds will be paid by the Company match. Once your Retiree Account isdepleted of funds, you will not have any further Retiree RHCAP reimbursement or Companymatching funds to offset the cost of your required premiums.


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7.4 One Insurance Policy Per Primary Insured Retiree orEligible Dependent Rule

Reimbursement of Medical Premiums is limited to only one insurance policy per PrimaryInsured Retiree or Eligible Dependent, provided that the Eligible Dependent is not an employeeof Dow. For example, suppose Tom is a Retiree whose Spouse of Record is Joan. Tom has anEligible Dependent child, Henry. Neither Joan nor Henry is an employee of Dow. Tom haspurchased comprehensive medical coverage from AARP and is the Primary Insured under theAARP plan. Tom also covers Joan and Henry as dependents under the AARP plan. Joan haspurchased comprehensive coverage from Blue Cross and is the Primary Insured under the BlueCross Plan. Joan also covers Tom and Henry as dependents. Tom can use the Retiree Plan toreimburse himself for the AARP Medical Premium according to the “one insurance policyreimbursable per Retiree” rule. The whole AARP Medical Premium is reimbursable eventhough it also covers Joan and Henry as secondary insureds. The Retiree Plan can also be usedto reimburse Joan’s Blue Cross Medical Premium because the Blue Cross plan can be used as the“one insurance policy reimbursable per each Eligible Dependent.” The whole Blue CrossMedical Premium is reimbursable even though it also covers Tom and Henry.

7.5 Non U.S. Coverage

If you purchase medical coverage outside the U.S., you may not use your Retiree Account toreimburse your non-U.S. coverage. At the time that you Retire from the Participating Employer,if you know that you will not be able to use your Retiree Account because you will be livingoutside the U.S., and you provide proof of such to the Plan Administrator, you may elect toreceive the balance of your Retiree Account at that time, up to a maximum of two times yourfinal annual base salary. Any such election must be received by the Plan Administrator within90 days after you Retire; any election received after this deadline will not be recognized by thePlan Administrator. There is no Company match, and any amount above two times your finalannual base salary will be forfeited. At that time, you will no longer be a Participant of theRetiree Plan and may never utilize either of the Plans again.

Alternatively, you may elect to keep your Retiree Account in effect. If you return to the U.S. andpurchase U.S. medical coverage that meets the Retiree Plan requirements for reimbursement ofMedical Premiums, then you may use your Retiree Account to reimburse your eligible MedicalPremiums, and the Company will provide the match. If you die with a remaining RetireeAccount balance, the provisions of SECTION 8 will apply.

With respect to any lump-sum payment of your Retiree Account under this section, yourcontributions will not be taxable for federal income tax purposes under current U.S. law;however, earnings (if any) on those contributions will be taxable. Amounts exceeding two timesyour annual base salary will be forfeited. There will be no Company match. A Form 1099-MISC will be issued on taxable amounts above the Internal Revenue Service’s threshold (whichas of January 1, 2018, remains $600, and may change from time to time).


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SECTION 8. DEATH BENEFIT

8.1 Death with Surviving Spouse of Record

If you die while a participant in the Active Plan and you are survived by your Spouse of Record,or if you die after becoming a participant in the Retiree Plan and before your Retiree Accountbalance is exhausted, and you are survived by your Spouse of Record, your surviving Spouse ofRecord may use your Retiree Account (or amounts transferred to a Retiree Account upon yourdeath) and will receive the Company match to reimburse Medical Premiums to the same extentthat you could have used your Retiree Account or would have received the Company match forsuch purpose as described in SECTION 7, provided that if your Spouse of Record is employedby a Participating Employer or Entity, your Spouse of Record must wait until after he or she hasterminated employment with all Participating Employers and Entities to use your RetireeAccount. If your surviving Spouse of Record is also a Retiree from a Participating Employerwith a Retiree Account, your surviving Spouse of Record must file claims utilizing your RetireeAccount before filing claims utilizing his or her own Retiree Account.

Important Information about the Exchange: For so long as your Spouse of Record may use yourRetiree Account to reimburse Medical Premiums, he or she will be unable to receive governmentsubsidies to purchase health insurance coverage in the Health Insurance Marketplace (commonlyreferred to as the Health Exchange or Exchange). Accordingly, your Spouse of Record will begiven the option each year to make an irrevocable election to forfeit your Retiree Accountbalance and cease to be a Participant. If your Spouse of Record elects to forfeit your RetireeAccount balance so that he or she can receive a subsidy to purchase coverage in the Exchange,your Retiree Account balance will be permanently forfeited and can never be restored.

If your surviving Spouse of Record dies, the balance of your Retiree Account will be paid toyour surviving Spouse of Record’s designated beneficiary on file with the Plan Administrator.There will be no Company match. If your surviving Spouse of Record has not designated abeneficiary, the balance will be forfeited.

Remarriage of Surviving Spouse of Record:

On or after January 1, 2019. If your surviving Spouse of Record remarries on or after January 1,2018, your Retiree Account will not be forfeited. However, a surviving Spouse of Record maynot use your Retiree Account to reimburse the Medical Premiums of his or her new spouse.Using your Retiree Account to reimburse Medical Premiums of a surviving Spouse of Record’snew spouse will be considered fraud against the Retiree Plan (see SECTION 17).

Prior to January 1, 2019. If your surviving Spouse of Record remarries prior to January 1, 2019,your Retiree Account will be forfeited. Surviving Spouses of Record are required to update theirinformation on the Dow Benefits website or notify the Retiree Service Center at 800-344-0661immediately upon remarriage. Failure to notify Dow of a remarriage and continuing to receiveRetiree Plan payments is against Retiree Plan rules and will be considered fraud against theRetiree Plan (see SECTION 17).

8.2 Death with No Surviving Spouse of Record

If you die and do not leave a surviving Spouse of Record, the balance in your Active Account orRetiree Account, as applicable, will be paid as a lump-sum benefit to your designatedbeneficiary. Your beneficiary is the same as the beneficiary you designated under the Company


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Paid Life Insurance Program or comparable plan sponsored by the Participating Employer. Ifyou do not have a designated beneficiary, then your beneficiary is your estate. Your beneficiaryor estate will not receive a Company match.

The earnings portion (if any) of the lump-sum payment is considered taxable income, and a Form1099-MISC will be issued to the beneficiary on the taxable amount above the Internal RevenueService’s threshold (which as of January 1, 2018, remains $600, and may change from time totime).

SECTION 9. ACTIVE PLAN SEVERANCE BENEFIT

If you are a Participant in the Active Plan and terminate employment from the ParticipatingEmployer, the balance of your Active Account will be paid in a lump sum up to a maximum oftwo times your current annual base salary and any amount above two times your annual basesalary will be forfeited, unless you:

• terminate employment because you are a Retiree;

• terminate employment due to (1) a “disability retirement” as described in Section10.3; (2) a “full disability” under the LTD Plan on or after January 1, 2006, with atleast ten years of Service provided that you are eligible for a retirement benefit whenyour LTD Plan benefit payments stop as described in Section 10.1; (3) a “fulldisability” under the LTD Plan before January 1, 2006, provided that you are eligiblefor a retirement benefit when your LTD Plan benefit payments stop as described inSection 10.2 (see SECTION 10 for information regarding when your Active Accountwill be distributed to you);

• are receiving benefits from The Dow Chemical Company Texas Operations HourlyTotal and Permanent Disability Plan (“Texas T&P”) (see Section 10.4 for informationregarding when your Active Account will be distributed to you);

• are transferring employment to become a Participant of an Entity (see SECTION 11for information regarding when your Active Account will be distributed to you); or

• are transferring employment to a different Participating Employer.

If you terminate employment from Rohm and Haas, your Active Account will be paid in a lumpsum up to a maximum of two times your current annual base salary, and any excess shall beforfeited. However, if you terminate employment because you are a “retiree,” as such term isdefined under the Dow Employees’ Pension Plan or the Union Carbide Employees’ PensionPlan, whichever pension plan is applicable to you, you will become eligible for the Retiree Planand will be automatically enrolled in the Retiree Plan upon your retirement. You may use yourRetiree Account to reimburse Medical Premiums in accordance with SECTION 7 or to provide adeath benefit to your surviving Spouse of Record (if any) or beneficiary in accordance withSECTION 8. If your Retiree Account is used to reimburse Medical Premiums, you will receive aCompany match.

With respect to lump-sum severance payments from your Active Account, your contributionswill not be taxable for federal income tax purposes under current U.S. law; however, earnings (ifany) on those contributions will be taxable. Amounts exceeding two times your annual basesalary will be forfeited. There will be no Company match. A Form 1099-MISC will be issued


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on taxable amounts above the Internal Revenue Service’s threshold (which as of January 1, 2018,remains $600, and may change from time to time).

SECTION 10. LTD PARTICIPANTS

10.1 “Full disability” On or After January 1, 2006

If your date of “full disability” (as defined in the LTD Plan) is on or after January 1, 2006, andyou are approved to receive “full disability” or “total disability” benefit payments from the LTDPlan, unless Section 10.3 applies to you, one of the following rules applies to you:

If you have less than ten (10) Years of Service, your Active Account will be paid to you in alump sum when you begin to receive LTD benefit payments, up to a maximum of two (2) timesyour final annual base salary. There will be no Company match, and any amount above twotimes your base salary will be forfeited.

If you have ten (10) or more years of Service, you will not be permitted to make contributionsto, or take distributions from, your Active Account while you are eligible to receive paymentsfrom the LTD Plan. Your Active Account will continue to be invested. Your Active Accountwill be distributed, and in some cases transferred to the Retiree Plan, when you are no longereligible to receive payments from the LTD Plan and do not return to work with a ParticipatingEmployer as follows:

• If you are no longer eligible to receive payments from the LTD Plan because you begindrawing benefit payments from the Dow Employees’ Pension Plan or the Union CarbideEmployees’ Pension Plan at age 50 or older, you will be deemed to have Retired. Uponyour deemed Retirement, you will become a Participant in the Retiree Plan and will ceaseto be a Participant in the Active Plan. Your Retiree Account may be used after yourdeemed Retirement to reimburse Medical Premiums in accordance with SECTION 7. Ifyour Retiree Account is used to reimburse Medical Premiums, you will receive aCompany match.

• If you are no longer eligible to receive payments from the LTD Plan (1) at an age lessthan age 50 or (2) for a reason other than because you begin drawing benefit paymentsfrom the Dow Employees’ Pension Plan or the Union Carbide Employees’ Pension Planat age 50 or older, and you do not return to work with a Participating Employer when youlose LTD status, your Active Account will be paid to you in a lump sum up to amaximum of two (2) times your final annual base salary. There will be no Companymatch. Any amount above two times your annual base salary will be forfeited.

If you die while you are receiving “full disability” or “total disability” benefit payments underthe LTD Plan or before your Retiree Account is exhausted, your Active Account or RetireeAccount, as applicable, will be used to provide a death benefit or medical premiumreimbursement benefit to your surviving Spouse of Record or beneficiary in accordance withSECTION 8.

10.2 “Full disability” Before January 1, 2006

If your date of “full disability” (as defined under the LTD Plan) is before January 1, 2006, and ifyou are approved to receive “full disability” or “total disability” benefit payments from the LTDPlan, you will not be permitted to make contributions to your Active Account while you are


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eligible to receive payments from the LTD Plan. Your Active Account will continue to beinvested. If you die while you are receiving “full disability” or “total disability” benefitpayments under the LTD Plan, your Active Account will be used (or transferred to a RetireeAccount) to provide a benefit to your surviving Spouse of Record (if any) or beneficiary inaccordance with SECTION 8.

When you are no longer eligible to receive “full disability” or “total disability” payments fromthe LTD Plan and do not return to work with a Participating Employer, one of the following willapply:

• Except as provided in Section 10.3, if you are no longer eligible to receive paymentsfrom the LTD Plan because you become a “retiree” (either by starting an “EarlyRetirement Benefit,” “Normal Retirement Benefit,” or “Disability RetirementBenefit”) under the DEPP component of the Dow Employees’ Pension Plan or theUCEPP component of the Union Carbide Employees’ Pension Plan, you will bedeemed to have “Retired.” Upon your deemed Retirement, you will become aParticipant in the Retiree Plan and will cease to be a Participant in the Active Plan.Your Retiree Account may be used after your deemed Retirement to reimburseMedical Premiums in accordance with SECTION 7 or to provide a death benefit toyour surviving Spouse of Record (if any) or beneficiary in accordance withSECTION 8. If your Retiree Account is used to reimburse Medical Premiums, youwill receive a Company match.

• If you are no longer eligible to receive payments from the LTD Plan for a reasonother than becoming a “retiree” (either by starting an “Early Retirement Benefit,”“Normal Retirement Benefit,” or “Disability Retirement Benefit”) under the DEPPcomponent of the Dow Employees’ Pension Plan or the UCEPP component of theUnion Carbide Employees’ Pension Plan and you do not return to work for aParticipating Employer when you are no longer eligible to receive payments from theLTD Plan, your Active Account will be paid to you in a lump sum up to a maximumof two (2) times your last annual base salary. There will be no Company match. Anyexcess will be forfeited.

10.3 Disability Retirees

If you become a “Disability Retiree” under the DEPP component of the Dow Employees’Pension Plan or the UCEPP component of the Union Carbide Employees’ Pension Plan and theeffective date of your disability retirement under UCEPP or DEPP is on or after January 1, 2006,you will be deemed to have Retired for purposes of the Plans on the date that you become aDisability Retiree.

If you become a “Disability Retiree” under the DEPP component of the Dow Employees’Pension Plan or the UCEPP component of the Union Carbide Employees’ Pension Plan and theeffective date of your disability retirement under UCEPP or DEPP is prior to January 1, 2006,your Active Account balance will be paid to you in a lump sum when you become a DisabilityRetiree. You will not receive a Company match.

There is no “disability retirement” under either the Personal Pension Account component of theDow Employees’ Pension Plan or the Personal Pension Account component of the UnionCarbide Employees’ Pension Plan.


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10.4 Texas Total & Permanent Disability Plan Participants

If you are receiving benefits from The Dow Chemical Company Texas Operations Hourly Totaland Permanent Disability Plan (“Texas T&P”):

• You will not be permitted to make contributions to your Active Account while you areeligible to receive payments from Texas T&P. Your Active Account will continue to beinvested.

• If you are no longer eligible to receive payments from Texas T&P, you will be deemed tohave “Retired.” Upon your deemed Retirement, you will become a Participant in theRetiree Plan and will cease to be a Participant in the Active Plan. Your Retiree Accountmay be used after your deemed Retirement to reimburse Medical Premiums inaccordance with SECTION 7. If your Retiree Account is used to reimburse MedicalPremiums, you will receive a Company match.

If you die while you are still receiving benefits from Texas T&P or before your Retiree Accountis exhausted, your Active Account or Retiree Account, as applicable, will be used to provide adeath benefit or medical premium reimbursement benefit to your surviving Spouse of Record (ifany) or beneficiary in accordance with SECTION 8.

SECTION 11. EMPLOYEES TRANSFERRED TO DOWREICHHOLD AND ME GLOBAL

If your employment with a Participating Employer ends, you are transferred to Dow ReichholdLLC (“Dow Reichhold”) or M.E. Global LLC (“ME Global”) (an “Entity”), and you become aParticipant of an Entity, you will not be permitted to make contributions to your Active Accountwhile you are a Participant of an Entity.

If Dow continues to have an equity ownership in the Entity and you have an Active Account, oneof the following will apply to you:

1. If your employment with the Entity ends on or after the later of (a) age 50 or (b) your“retirement” from the Entity (as defined by the Entity), you will be deemed to have“Retired.” Upon your deemed Retirement, you will become a Participant in the RetireePlan and will cease to be a Participant in the Active Plan. Your Retiree Account may beused after your deemed Retirement to reimburse Medical Premiums in accordance withSECTION 7 or to provide a death benefit to your surviving Spouse of Record (if any) orbeneficiary in accordance with SECTION 8. If your Retiree Account is used toreimburse Medical Premiums, you will receive a Company match.

2. If your employment with the Dow Reichhold or ME Global ends before the later of(a) age 50 or (b) your “retirement” from the Entity (as defined by the Entity), your ActiveAccount will be paid to you in a lump sum up to a maximum of two (2) times your lastannual base salary. Any excess will be forfeited. There will be no Company match.

If you terminate employment with an Entity, you must notify the Plan Administrator at theaddress listed in the ERISA Information section of this SPD within twelve (12) months of yourtermination of employment. If your termination of employment was prior to January 1, 2006,you were required to notify the Plan Administrator within 36 months of your termination ofemployment from the Entity. Failure to notify the Plan Administrator within the time required


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will result in forfeiture of your Active Account, and you will not become a participant in theRetiree Plan.

If Dow (or any of its affiliates) ceases to have an equity ownership in the Entity by which youare or were employed, the balance (if any) of your Active Account or Retiree Account, asapplicable, will be paid to you in a lump sum up to a maximum of two times your last annualbase salary at the Entity. Any amount above two times your last annual base salary will beforfeited. There will be no Company match.

SECTION 12. RE-HIRES

If you Retire from a Participating Employer or an Entity and are later hired by a ParticipatingEmployer or an employer that is a “participating employer” of The Dow Chemical CompanyMedical Care Program (this benefit plan is generally applicable to eligible active employees),you may not use your Retiree Account to reimburse eligible Medical Premiums while you areeligible for coverage under The Dow Chemical Company Medical Care Program.

SECTION 13. RHCAP PLAN PROCESSING CENTER ANDACCOUNT STATEMENTS

Before January 1, 2018

Before January 1, 2018, the Plan Administrator arranged for Dow North America Benefits tokeep track of individual Active Account and Retiree Account balances and provide semi-annualstatements for the Plans.

Participant Active Account and Retiree Account balance information also was available by:

• contacting the HR Service Center (for employees) at (877) 623-8079;

• contacting the Dow Retiree Service Center (for retirees) at (800) 344-0661; or

• going to My HR Connection>My Personal Data>My Benefits.

Individual Retiree RHCAP payment stubs were produced for each check written from yourRetiree Account.

Dow North America Benefits also processed claims for non-Participating Employer MedicalPremiums. Forms for reimbursement may be obtained from the Dow Retiree Service Center,P.O. Box 2169, Midland, MI 48641-2169, by calling the telephone numbers for the Dow RetireeService Center above, or on www.dowfriends.com.

After January 1, 2018

Effective January 1, 2018, the Plan Administrator has arranged for WageWorks, Inc.(“WageWorks”) to keep track of individual Active Account and Retiree Account balances andprovide semi-annual statements for the Plans.

Participant Active Account and Retiree Account balance information also is available by callingWageWorks Customer Service at 877-924-3967 or logging on to your WageWorks account atwww.wageworks.com.

Individual Retiree RHCAP payment stubs are produced for each check written from your RetireeAccount.


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WageWorks also processes claims for non-Participating Employer Medical Premiums. Formsfor reimbursement may be obtained from your account at www.wageworks.com or by calling877-924-3967 .

SECTION 14. PAYMENT OF UNAUTHORIZED BENEFITS

If the Plan Administrator or WageWorks determines that benefits in excess of the amountauthorized under the Plans were provided to, or on behalf of, a Participant, Dependent,beneficiary, or other person (for example, because benefits were paid even though the Participantwas not eligible or because the wrong beneficiary was paid):

• The amount of any other benefit paid to, or on behalf of, such Participant, Dependent,beneficiary, or other person under the Plans may be reduced by the amount of theexcess payment. For example, the Plan Administrator may offset the overpayment:using premiums already paid or subsequently submitted to an Eligible ParticipatingEmployer Retiree Medical Plan, or claims subsequently submitted for MedicalPremiums. In addition, the Plan Administrator may waive the applicable deadline forsubmitting a Claim and require a Participant to submit a Claim payable under theterms of either Plan to be used to offset the overpayment.

The Plan Administrator may suspend or change the Participant’s existing election touse the Retiree RHCAP to pay a Medical Premium.

• The Plan Administrator may require the Participant, Dependent, beneficiary, or otherperson to reimburse the Plans for benefits paid, including reasonable interest.

• The Plan Administrator may elect recoupment or reimbursement, regardless ofwhether the person who received the excess benefit was a Participant, Dependent,beneficiary or other person entitled to receive benefits, and regardless of whether theexcess benefit was provided by reason of the Plan Administrator’s error or by reasonof false, misleading, or inaccurate information furnished by the Participant,Dependent, beneficiary, or any other person.

The Plan Administrator may pursue any one or a combination of the above remedies and may doso without first obtaining the Participant’s consent. For Participants who are deceased before anoverpayment is recovered or reimbursed, the Plan Administrator may elect to pursue any of theabove remedies directly against the Participant’s Surviving Spouse, beneficiary, or estate.

SECTION 15. UNCASHED CHECKS

Benefit payments made by a check that is not cashed or deposited, or by electronic funds transferor other payment method that is not deposited (for example, because the Participant cannot belocated), shall remain in the Trust or the Company’s general assets, and shall not escheat to thestate. Unless the Plan Administrator determines in its sole discretion that there are extenuatingcircumstances, the Plans’ obligation to pay the benefit shall be extinguished if the check is notcashed or deposited, or electronic funds transfer or other payment is not deposited, within one (1)year after the date of the check, transfer, or other payment method. Any benefits to which thecheck, electronic funds transfer, or other payment method relates will be forfeited.

The Plan Administrator is entitled to rely on the last address provided to the Plans by you, andhas no obligation to search for or ascertain your whereabouts.


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SECTION 16. FILING A CLAIM AND APPEALING A DENIALOF A CLAIM

The Claims Procedures Appendix contains instructions and details about how to file a Claim,how your Claim will be handled, and how to appeal a denial of a Claim.

SECTION 17. FRAUD AGAINST THE PLAN

If you intentionally misrepresent information to the Plans, knowingly withhold relevantinformation from the Plans, or deceive or mislead the Plans, the Plan Administrator may(1) terminate your participation in the Plans, either retroactively to the date deemed appropriateby the Plan Administrator, or prospectively; (2) require you to reimburse the Plans for amountspaid to you or your beneficiary, including all costs of collection such as attorneys’ fees and courtcosts; and/or (3) prohibit you from enrolling in the Plans or determine that you are not eligiblefor coverage under the Plans. In addition, the Plans and/or Dow may pursue civil and/or criminalaction against you or take other legal action. If you or your Dependent(s) are terminated fromeligibility under any benefit plan sponsored by Dow or a Dow affiliate because of a violation of asimilar section of that benefit plan, the Plan Administrator may determine that you and yourDependent(s) are not eligible for coverage under the Plans. Dow may terminate youremployment.

SECTION 18. YOUR RIGHTS UNDER ERISA

As a Participant in the Plan, you are entitled to certain rights and protections under the EmployeeRetirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA). This law requires that, for the Plan under thisSPD in which you are a Participant, you must be able to:

• Examine, without charge, at the Plan Administrator’s office and at other specifiedlocations (such as worksites and union halls), all documents governing the Plan,including collective bargaining agreements (if applicable), the Plan Document and thelatest annual report (Form 5500 Series) filed with the U.S. Department of Labor andavailable at the Public Disclosure Room of the Employee Benefits SecurityAdministration.

• Obtain, upon written request to the Plan Administrator, copies of all documentsgoverning the operation of the Plan, including collective bargaining agreements (ifapplicable), and copies of the latest annual report (Form 5500 Series), the PlanDocument and updated Summary Plan Description. The Plan Administrator maycharge a reasonable fee for the copies.

• Receive a summary of the Plan’s annual financial report. The Plan Administrator isrequired by law to furnish each Plan Participant with a copy of this summary annualreport.

In addition to creating rights for you and all other Participants in the Plans, ERISA imposesduties on the people who are responsible for operating an employee benefit plan. The peoplewho operate the Plans, called “fiduciaries,” have a duty to act prudently and in the interest of youand other Participants in the Plans and beneficiaries.


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No one, including your employer, your union (if applicable), or any other person, may dischargeyou or otherwise discriminate against you in any way for pursuing a Plan benefit or forexercising your rights under ERISA.

Enforce your rights. If you have a Claim for Plan Benefits that is denied or ignored, in whole orin part, you have a right to know why this was done, to obtain copies of documents relating tothe decision without charge, and to appeal any denial, all within certain time schedules.

Under ERISA, there are steps you can take to enforce the legal rights described above. Forinstance, if you request Plan materials and do not receive them within 30 days, you may file suitin a federal court. In such a case, the court may require the Plan Administrator to provide thematerials and pay you up to $110 a day until you receive the materials, unless the materials werenot sent because of reasons beyond the control of the Plan Administrator. If you have a Claimfor Plan Benefits that is denied or ignored, in whole or in part, you may file suit in a state orfederal court.

If it should happen that fiduciaries of the Plans misuse the Plans’ money or if you arediscriminated against for asserting your rights, you may seek assistance from the U.S.Department of Labor, or you may file suit in a Federal court. The court will decide who shouldpay court costs and legal fees. If you are successful, the court may order the person you havesued to pay these costs and fees. If you lose, the court may order you to pay these costs and fees,for example, if it finds your Claim is frivolous.

For more information regarding enforcing your rights in court, see SECTION 23, “Litigation andClass Action Lawsuits.”

Assistance with your questions. If you have any questions about the information in this SPD orany question other than one regarding a Claim for Plan Benefits, you should contact the PlanAdministrator. If you have a question about a Claim for Plan Benefits, you should contactWageWorks. For the contact information for the Plan Administrator and for WageWorks, seeSECTION 1, “ERISA Information.” If you have any questions about this statement or aboutyour rights under ERISA, you should contact the nearest Office of the Employee BenefitsSecurity Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, listed in your telephone directory or theDivision of Technical Assistance and Inquiries, Employee Benefits Security Administration,U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C. 20210. You alsomay obtain certain publications about your rights and responsibilities under ERISA by callingthe publications hotline of the Employee Benefits Security Administration at (866) 444-3272.

SECTION 19. PLANS’ NAMED FIDUCIARIES

Plan Administrator: The Plan Administrators are the Global Benefits Director and NorthAmerica Health and Insurance Plans Leader, who can act solely individually or together as thePlan Administrator. They are responsible for administration of the Plans and are authorized tointerpret and resolve ambiguities in the Plan Document, adopt and enforce rules of the Plans’administration, and decide all questions of fact arising under the Plans, among other things.

Claims Administrator: The Claims Administrators are responsible for deciding Claims under thePlans. The Claims Administrators are the Initial Claims Reviewer and the AppealsAdministrator.


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• The Initial Claims Reviewer makes the initial decision to approve or deny a Claim.On or after January 1, 2016, and before January 1, 2018, with respect to both Claimsfor an Eligibility Determination and Claims for Plan Benefits, the Initial ClaimsReviewer was the North America Health and Insurance Plan Administrator or his orher delegate. On or after January 1, 2018, with respect to Claims for Plan Benefits,the Initial Claims Reviewer is WageWorks or its delegate. On or after January 1,2018, with respect to Claims for an Eligibility Determination, the Initial ClaimsReviewer is the North America Health and Insurance Plan Manager or his or herdelegate.

• The Appeals Administrator makes the final decision when an adverse Claim decisionhas been appealed. On or after January 1, 2016, and before January 1, 2018, withrespect to both Claims for an Eligibility Determination and Claims for Plan Benefits,the Appeals Administrator is The Dow Chemical Company Retirement Board. On orafter January 1, 2018, with respect to Claims for Plan Benefits, the AppealsAdministrator is WageWorks. On or after January 1, 2018, with respect to Claims foran Eligibility Determination, the Appeals Administrator is The Dow ChemicalCompany Retirement Board.

Investment Fiduciaries: The Investment Fiduciaries are the Company’s Global Director ofPortfolio Investment, the Investment Committee, the Trustee (to the extent the Trustee exercisesdiscretion with respect to the management of Trust assets), and any other person that theCompany designates as an Investment Fiduciary, as those terms are defined in the PlanDocument. (The Global Director of Portfolio Investment generally directs the Trustee as to themanagement of Trust assets.) The Investment Fiduciaries are responsible for controlling,managing and disposing of the assets of the Plans, if any.

Additional Named Fiduciary: The Company may designate other persons or committees to carryout these functions by action of its Board of Directors or other individuals named in the PlanDocument.

Named Fiduciary’s Discretion: The Plan Administrator, Claims Administrators, InvestmentFiduciaries, and other fiduciaries of the Plans, each acting individually, have the sole andabsolute discretion to interpret the Plan Document (including this SPD), make determinations,make findings of fact, and adopt rules and procedures applicable to matters they are authorized todecide. Such interpretations and determinations are conclusive and binding on all personsclaiming benefits under, or otherwise having an interest in, the Plans, and if challenged in court,such interpretations and determinations shall not be overturned unless proven to be arbitrary orcapricious. For a detailed description of the Plan Administrator’s and Claims Administrators’authority, see the Plan Document and the Claims Procedures Appendix.

SECTION 20. PLAN DOCUMENT

The Plans will be administered in accordance with their terms. If the VPHR determines that thePlan Document has a drafting error (sometimes called a “scrivener’s error”), the Plan Documentwill be applied and interpreted without regard to that error. The determination of whether thereis a scrivener’s error, and how to apply and interpret the Plans in the event of a scrivener’s error,will be made by the VPHR, in the exercise of his or her best judgment and sole discretion, basedon his or her understanding of Dow’s intent in establishing the Plans and taking into account allevidence (written and oral) that he or she deems appropriate or helpful.


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SECTION 21. NO GOVERNMENT GUARANTEE OFWELFARE BENEFITS

Welfare benefits, such as the benefits provided by the Plans, are not required to be guaranteed bya government agency.

SECTION 22. DOW’S RIGHT TO TERMINATE OR AMENDTHE PLANS

The Dow Chemical Company reserves the right to amend, modify, or terminate the Plans(including amending the Plan Document and SPD and discontinuing the Company match) at anytime, for any reason, in its sole discretion, with or without notice, retroactively or prospectively,to the full extent permitted by law. The procedures for amending, modifying, and terminatingthe Plans are set forth in the Plan Document.

If the Company terminates the Plans, the assets in the Trust shall be used to provide benefitsunder the Plans and as otherwise permitted under applicable law.

SECTION 23. LITIGATION AND CLASS ACTION LAWSUITS

23.1 Litigation

If you wish to file a lawsuit against the Plans (a) to recover benefits you believe are due to youunder the terms of the Plans or any law; (b) to clarify your right to future benefits under thePlans; (c) to enforce your rights under the Plans; or (d) to seek a remedy, ruling or judgment ofany kind against the Plans or the fiduciaries or parties-in-interest of the Plans (within themeaning of ERISA) that relates to the Plans, you may not file a lawsuit until you have exhaustedthe claims procedures described in the Claims Procedures Appendix, and you must file the suitwithin the Applicable Limitations Period or your suit will be time-barred. However, neither thisparagraph nor the Applicable Limitations Period applies to a claim governed by section 413 ofERISA.

The Applicable Limitations Period is the period ending one year after:

1. in the case of a claim or action to recover benefits allegedly due to you under the terms ofthe Plans or to clarify your right to future benefits under the terms of the Plans, theearliest of: (a) the date the first benefit payment was actually made, (b) the date the firstbenefit payment was allegedly due, or (c) the date the Plan first repudiated its allegedobligation to provide such benefits;

2. in the case of a claim or action to enforce an alleged right under the Plans (other than aclaim or action to recover benefits), the date the Plan first denied your request to exercisesuch right; or

3. in the case of any other claim or action, the earliest date on which you knew or shouldhave known of the material facts on which the claim or action is based, regardless ofwhether you were aware of the legal theory underlying the claim or action.

If a lawsuit is filed on behalf of more than one individual, the Applicable Limitations Periodapplies separately with respect to each individual.


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A Claim for Plan Benefits or an appeal of a complete or partial denial of a Claim, as described inthe Claims Procedures Appendix, generally falls under (1) above. Please note, however, that ifyou have a timely Claim pending before the Initial Claims Reviewer or a timely appeal pendingbefore the Appeals Administrator when the Applicable Limitations Period would otherwiseexpire, the Applicable Limitations Period will be extended to the date that is 180 calendar daysafter the Appeals Administrator renders its final decision.

The Applicable Limitations Period replaces and supersedes any limitations period that ends at alater time that otherwise might be deemed applicable under any state or federal law. TheApplicable Limitations Period does not extend any limitations period under state or federal law.The VPHR may, in his or her discretion, extend the Applicable Limitations Period upon ashowing of exceptional circumstances, but such an extension is at the sole discretion of theVPHR and is not subject to review.

23.2 Class Action Lawsuits

Legal actions against the Plans must be filed in U.S. federal court. Class action lawsuits must befiled in either (1) the jurisdiction in which the Plan is principally administered (for both Plans,currently the Northern Division of the United States District Court for the Eastern District ofMichigan) or (2) the jurisdiction in the United States of America where the largest number ofputative members of the class action reside (or, if that jurisdiction cannot be determined, thejurisdiction in which the largest number of class members is reasonably believed to reside).

If any putative class action is filed in a jurisdiction other than one of those described above, or ifany non-class action filed in such a jurisdiction is subsequently amended or altered to includeclass action allegations, then the Plan, all parties to such action that are related to the Plan (suchas a Plan fiduciary, administrator or party in interest), and all alleged Participants must take allnecessary steps to have the action removed to, transferred to, or re-filed in one of thejurisdictions described above.

This forum selection provision is waived if no party invokes it within 120 days of the filing of aputative class action or the assertion of class action allegations.

This provision does not waive the requirement to exhaust administrative remedies beforeinitiating litigation.

SECTION 24. PRIVILEGE

If the Company or a Participating Employer (or a person or entity acting on behalf of theCompany or a Participating Employer) or an Administrator or other fiduciary for the Plans (an“Advisee”) engages attorneys, accountants, actuaries, consultants, and other service providers(an “Advisor”) to advise them on issues related to the Plans or the Advisee’s responsibilitiesunder the Plans:

• the Advisor’s client is the Advisee and not any Employee, Participant, Dependent,beneficiary, claimant, or other person;

• the Advisee shall be entitled to preserve the attorney-client privilege and any otherprivilege accorded to communications with the Advisor, and all other rights tomaintain confidentiality, to the full extent permitted by law; and


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• no Employee, Retiree, Participant, Dependent, beneficiary, claimant or other personshall be permitted to review any communication between the Advisee and any of itsor his or her Advisors with respect to whom a privilege applies, unless mandated by acourt order.

SECTION 25. WAIVERS

Terms, conditions, or provisions of the Plans shall not be waived unless the purported waiver isin writing signed by the Plan Administrator. A written waiver shall operate only as the specificterm, condition, or provision waived and shall remain in effect only for the period specificallystated in the waiver.

SECTION 26. PROVIDING NOTICE TO THEADMINISTRATOR

No notice, election or communication in connection with the Plans that you, a beneficiary, orother person makes or submits will be effective unless duly executed and filed with theappropriate Administrator (including any of its representatives, agents, or delegates) in the formand manner required by the appropriate Administrator.

SECTION 27. NO ASSIGNMENT OF BENEFITS

Benefits payable under the Plans shall not be subject in any manner to anticipation, alienation,sale, transfer, assignment, pledge, encumbrance, or charge of any kind, including through adomestic relations order.

SECTION 28. FOR MORE INFORMATION

If you have questions about benefits or enrollment under the Plans:

• Employees should contact the HR Service Center at (877) 623-8079

• Retirees should contact the Dow Retiree Service Center at (800) 344-0661

IMPORTANT NOTE

This booklet is the Summary Plan Description (SPD) for the Retirement Health Care AssistancePlan: For Active Employees (Active RHCAP) and the Retirement Health Care Assistance Plan:For Retirees (Retiree RHCAP). However, this booklet is not all-inclusive and it is not intendedto take the place of the Plan Document for the Active RHCAP and Retiree RHCAP. In case ofany conflict between this SPD and the Plan Document, the Plan Document will govern.

The Dow Chemical Company reserves the right to amend, modify or terminate the Plans at anytime in its sole discretion (including to discontinue the Company match).

The Plan Document is available for your review upon written request to the Plan Administrator.The SPD and the Plans do not constitute a contract of employment. Your employer retains theright to terminate your employment or otherwise deal with your employment as if this SPD andthe Plans had never existed.


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Appendix ADEFINITIONS

Active Account: While you are a Participant in the Active Plan, your account in the Trust whichreflects your contributions to the Trust as of any Valuation Date and any gains or lossesattributable to your contributions.

Active Plan or Active RHCAP: The Dow Chemical Company Retirement Health CareAssistance Plan: For Active Employees (Plan # 540).

Administrator: The Claims Administrator or the Plan Administrator.

Appeals Administrator: On or after January 1, 2016, and before January 1, 2018, the AppealsAdministrator with respect to reviewing an adverse Claim for Plan Benefits or an adverse Claimfor an Eligibility Determination was the Retirement Board. On or after January 1, 2018, theAppeals Administrator with respect to reviewing an adverse Claim for Plan Benefits isWageWorks, and the Appeals Administrator with respect to reviewing an adverse Claim for anEligibility Determination is the Retirement Board.

Bargained-for Employee: An Employee who is represented by a collective bargaining unit thatis recognized by the Company or Participating Employer. Bargained-for Employee and “HourlyEmployee” have the same meaning.

Board of Directors: The board of directors of the Company.

Claim: A written request by a claimant for a Plan benefit or for an eligibility determination thatcontains, at a minimum, the information described in the Claims Procedures Appendix.

Claim for an Eligibility Determination: A Claim that is not a Claim for Plan Benefits,including a Claim requesting a determination (1) as to whether a claimant is eligible to enroll inone of the Plans; (2) as to the amount a claimant is eligible to contribute to his or her ActiveAccount; (3) as to whether the claimant is eligible for and the amount of any lump-sum payment,severance benefit, death benefit, disability benefit, or any other type of benefit from the Plans; or(4) as to whether a Surviving Spouse is eligible to receive and seek reimbursement from yourRetiree Account.

Claim for Plan Benefits: A Claim requesting that the Retiree Plan reimburse the claimant formedical premiums covered under the Retiree Plan.

Claims Administrator: Either the Initial Claims Reviewer or the Appeals Administrator,depending on the context in which the term is used.

Code: The Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

Company: The Dow Chemical Company, a corporation organized under the laws of Delaware.

Dependent: A person who meets the definition of “dependent” under The Dow ChemicalCompany Retiree Medical Care Program.

Disability Retiree: A retiree under the DEPP component of the Dow Employees’ Pension Planor the UCEPP component of the Union Carbide Employees’ Pension Plan who is approved toreceive a “Disability Retirement Benefit” under either plan.


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Dow: A Participating Employer or, collectively, the Participating Employers, as determined bythe context in which it is used. “Dow” and “Participating Employers” have the same meaningand are used interchangeably.

Eligible Dependent: On or after January 1, 2019, a person who is a Retiree’s or, as of theEmployee’s death, an Employee’s—

1. “child” as defined under section 152(f)(1) of the Code (which generally includes a birthor legally adopted son, daughter, stepson, or stepdaughter, or an eligible foster child)until December 31 in the year in which such child turns 26; or

2. A federal tax dependent under section 152 determined without regard to section152(b)(1), (b)(2), or (d)(1)(B) of the Code.

Before January 1, 2019, any references to “Eligible Dependent” were to “Dependent”.

Eligible Participating Employer Retiree Medical Plan: An “Eligible Participating EmployerRetiree Medical Plan” is one of the following: The Dow Chemical Company Retiree MedicalCare Program, The Dow Chemical Company Insured Health Program (with respect to retireecoverage only and excluding The Dow Chemical Company International Medical and DentalPlan), the Union Carbide Corporation Retiree Medical Care Program, and the Union CarbideCorporation Retiree Insured Health Program.

Employee: A person who:

1. is employed by a Participating Employer to perform personal services in an employer-employee relationship that is subject to taxation under the Federal InsuranceContributions Act or similar federal statute;

2. receives a payment for services performed for the Participating Employer directly fromthe Company’s U.S. payroll or a Participating Employer’s U.S. Payroll department;

3. if not a U.S. citizen or resident alien, is Localized in the U.S.; and

4. if on international assignment, is a U.S. citizen or Localized in the U.S.

The definition of “Employee” does not include an individual who is determined by the PlanAdministrator or a Participating Employer to be:

• a leased employee as defined by Code § 414(n) without regard to the one-yearrequirement in Code § 414(n)(2), which generally means an individual who providesservices to a Participating Employer pursuant to an agreement between theParticipating Employer and another business, such as a leasing organization;

• an individual retained by the Participating Employer pursuant to a contract oragreement (including a long-term contract or agreement) that specifies that theindividual is not eligible to participate in the Plan;

• an individual who is classified or treated as an independent contractor; or

• a self-employed individual, as defined in Code § 401(c)(1)(A), which generallymeans an individual who has net earnings from self-employment in a trade orbusiness in which the personal services of the individual are a material income-producing factor.


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If the Plan Administrator or a Participating Employer determines that an individual is not an“Employee,” the individual will not be eligible to participate in the Plans, regardless of whetherthe determination is subsequently upheld by a court or tax or regulatory authority havingjurisdiction over such matters or whether the individual is subsequently treated or classified as anEmployee for certain specified purposes. Any change to an individual’s status by reason of suchreclassification or subsequent treatment will apply prospectively only (i.e., will apply toparticipation, under the terms of the Plans, after your reclassification).

Entity: Either Dow Reichhold LLC or M.E. Global LLC.

ERISA: The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.

Initial Claims Reviewer: On or after January 1, 2016, and before January 1, 2018, the NorthAmerica Health and Insurance Plan Administrator, with respect to deciding either a Claim forPlan Benefits or a Claim for an Eligibility Determination. On or after January 1, 2018,WageWorks, with respect to deciding a Claim for Plan Benefits, and the North America Healthand Insurance Plan Manager, with respect to deciding a Claim for an Eligibility Determination.

Investment Committee: The Investment Committee of The Dow Chemical Company.

Investment Fiduciary: Each of the Investment Committee, the Global Director of PortfolioInvestments, the Trustee (to the extent that the Trustee exercises discretion with respect to themanagement of Trust assets), and such other person or entity which may be designated by theCompany in accordance with the Plan Document.

Localized: A person is “Localized” when an individual has been determined by a ParticipatingEmployer to be permanently relocated to a particular country, and the individual has acceptedsuch determination. For example, an Employee who is a Malaysian national is “Localized” tothe U.S. when a Participating Employer has determined that such Employee is permanentlyrelocated to the U.S., and such Employee has accepted such determination.

LTD Participant: An Employee who is receiving a long term disability payment from the LTDPlan or The Dow Chemical Company Texas Operations Hourly Total and Permanent DisabilityPlan and has an Active Account balance.

LTD Plan: The Dow Chemical Company Long Term Disability Program Applicable to ThoseFully Disabled Prior to January 1, 2008 (ERISA Plan #506), The Dow Chemical Company LongTerm Disability Program Applicable to Those Actively at Work on or after January 1, 2008(ERISA Plan #606), or The Dow Chemical Company Michigan Hourly Contract Disability Plan(ERISA Plan #600), as applicable.

“Married” or “Marriage”: “Married” or “Marriage” as defined in the plan document for TheDow Chemical Company Retiree Medical Care Program.

Medical Premiums: To the extent and except as otherwise provided in SECTION 7, premiumsfor coverage for yourself, your Spouse of Record, and/or, after December 31, 2018, your EligibleDependent(s) (a) provided under an Eligible Participating Employer Retiree Medical Plan; (b)for medical or prescription drug coverage that is comparable in comprehensiveness to thecoverage provided under an Eligible Participating Employer Retiree Medical Plan and is notmedical or prescription drug coverage provided by a Dow joint venture; (c) on or after January 1,2015, for Medicare Part D, including Medicare Part D premiums for a stand-alone Part D plan;and (d) on or after January 1, 2018, for Medicare Part B premiums.


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Participant of an Entity: A Participant of the Active Plan who terminates employment with aParticipating Employer prior to Retirement and immediately becomes employed by DowReichhold or ME Global, and who meets the following requirements:

1. The Participant has at least 10 years of Credited Service on the date his or heremployment with the Participating Employer ended;

2. The Participant was eligible for a health plan under The Dow Chemical CompanyMedical Care Program or an HMO offered under The Dow Chemical Company InsuredHealth Program immediately prior to the date his or her employment with theParticipating Employer ended;

3. The Participant is vested under the Dow Employees’ Pension Plan or the Union CarbideEmployees’ Pension Plan;

4. The Participant’s final active pension plan is the Dow Employees’ Pension Plan or theUnion Carbide Employees’ Pension Plan; and

5. As of the date that the Active Plan Participant terminates employment with theParticipating Employer, the Participant is not eligible for a retiree medical program of theDow Reichhold or ME Global (whichever is applicable) if any, which Dow Reichhold orME Global (whichever is applicable) subsidizes.

Participant: An Employee, Retiree, Spouse of Record, LTD Participant, or Dependent who hasa balance in either an Active Account or a Retiree Account.

Participating Employer: The Company or one of its subsidiaries or affiliates that the Companyauthorizes to participate in the Plans with respect to its Employees. “Participating Employers”and “Dow” have the same meaning and are used interchangeably. Notwithstanding anything tothe contrary, a “Participating Employer” is only a “Participating Employer” while it is a memberof the Company’s controlled group of corporations within the meaning of section 414(b) orsection 414(c) of the Code. If the entity ceases to be a member of the Company’s controlledgroup of corporations, then the entity ceases to be a “Participating Employer” on the date it is nolonger a member of the controlled group of corporations.

Plans: The Dow Chemical Company Retirement Health Care Assistance Plan: For ActiveEmployees (Plan # 540) and The Dow Chemical Company Retirement Health Care AssistancePlan: For Retirees (Plan # 541). Any reference to a “Plan” (i.e., Plans in the singular) shall meanone of the foregoing Plans, as applicable.

Plan Administrator: Each of the Global Benefits Director; the North America Health andInsurance Plans Leader; and such other person, group of persons or entity which may bedesignated by The Dow Chemical Company in accordance with the Plan Document.

Plan Document: The legal instrument under which the Plans are operated. This Summary PlanDescription for the Plans is a part of the Plan Document for the Plans.

Plan Year: The 12-month period beginning each January 1 and ending each December 31.

Primary Insured: The person who is the primary person who is insured under the non-Dowmedical coverage.

Regular Employee: A “regular” Employee is an Employee who is classified by the Employer as“regular.”


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Retire or Retirement: The date a Retiree terminates employment with all ParticipatingEmployers and Entities. An LTD Participant shall not be considered Retired except to the extentprovided in SECTION 10.

Retiree:

1. Except as provided in paragraph 3 of this definition, below, for those who were hired by aParticipating Employer prior to January 1, 2008, “Retiree” means a former Employeewho is eligible for coverage under an Eligible Participating Employer Retiree MedicalPlan. In addition, “Retiree” means a former Employee who was eligible to participate inan Eligible Participating Employer Retiree Medical Plan prior to becoming eligible forMedicare, but loses eligibility solely because of being eligible for Medicare.

2. For those who were hired by a Participating Employer on or after January 1, 2008, orwhose Participating Employer was acquired on or after January 1, 2008, “Retiree” meansa former Employee who terminates employment with a Participating Employer, providedhe or she terminates such employment at age 50 or older with 10 or more years ofService. (Note that if your hire date is on or after January 1, 2010, (new hires) or January1, 2011, (re-hires) you are not eligible for the Plans).

3. For Employees who become eligible for the Plans because they are hired by aParticipating Employer as a result of an acquisition on or after January 18, 2007, orbecause their employer became a Participating Employer of the Plans on or after January18, 2007, “Retiree” means a former Employee who terminates employment with aParticipating Employer, provided he terminates such employment at age 50 or older with10 or more years of Service. (Note that if your hire date is on or after January 1, 2010(new hires), or January 1, 2011 (re-hires), you are not eligible for the Plans).

Retiree Account: While you are a Participant in the Retiree Plan, your account in the Trustwhich consists of an opening balance equal to amounts transferred from your Active Account asof the date you become a Retiree and any gains or losses attributable to your Retiree Account.

Retiree Plan or Retiree RHCAP: The Dow Chemical Company Retirement Health CareAssistance Plan: For Retirees (Plan # 541).

Retirement Board: The Retirement Board of The Dow Chemical Company.

RHCAP Trust: The Dow Chemical Company Retirement Health Care Assistance Trust, asamended, or any other trust fund established or maintained for the purpose of holding assets ofthe Plans, pursuant to an agreement of trust between a trustee and the Company. The Plans mayhave one or more Trust, and may have one or more than one Trustee.

Rohm and Haas: Rohm and Haas Company and its subsidiaries.

Salaried Employee: An employee who is not represented by a collective bargaining unit.

Service: With respect to those who are eligible for coverage under The Dow Chemical CompanyRetiree Medical Care Program or the Union Carbide Corporation Retiree Medical Care Program,“Service” means “service,” as defined under The Dow Chemical Company Retiree Medical CareProgram or the Union Carbide Corporation Retiree Medical Care Program, whichever isapplicable. Otherwise, “Service” means “Eligibility Service” as defined under the DowEmployees’ Pension Plan or Union Carbide Employees’ Pension Plan, whichever is applicable.


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Notwithstanding the above, for a Localized Employee, only service with a ParticipatingEmployer counts as service under the Plans.

Spouse: “Spouse” as defined in The Dow Chemical Company Retiree Medical Care Program.

Spouse of Record: Either (1) the person to whom the Retiree was Married on the Retiree’s lastday on the payroll (or, if later, on December 31, 2002) and who continues to be the Retiree’sSpouse or (2) the Retiree’s Domestic Partner of Record (as defined in The Dow ChemicalCompany Retiree Medical Care Program) on the Retiree’s last day on the payroll (or, if later, onDecember 31, 2002) to whom the Retiree is Married and continues to be Married. For DowAgroSciences LLC Retirees, the applicable date described in the preceding sentence is December31, 2005, instead of December 31, 2002. With regard to a Participant who dies while an activeEmployee, “Spouse of Record” means the Spouse of such Participant (if any) as of the date ofthe Participant’s death.

Summary Plan Description (“SPD”): The summary plan description for the Plans, including itsappendices. This SPD is an integral part of the Plan Document.

Supervisory Position: A job in which the incumbent holding such position is authorized by theParticipating Employer as having the authority to hire or fire another Employee.

Transition Eligible Employees: Except as provided below, employees hired prior to January 1,1993, who:

a. Are age 47 or older as of January 1, 1993, not eligible to Retire under The DowChemical Company Employees’ Retirement Plan as of January 1, 1993, and unable toobtain 85 points in terms of age and service before age 65;

b. Are age 55 or older as of January 1, 1993, not eligible to obtain an unreduced benefitunder The Dow Chemical Company Employees’ Retirement Plan as of January 1,1993, and unable to obtain 85 points in terms of age and service before age 65; or

c. Are age 55 or older as of January 1, 1993, not eligible to Retire under The DowChemical Company Employees’ Retirement Plan as of January 1, 1993, and unable toobtain 85 points in terms of age and service before age 65.

A person is NOT a Transition Eligible Employee under the Plans if that person is already a“Transition Eligible Dow AgroSciences (DAS) Participant” as defined under The Dow ChemicalCompany Retiree Medical Care Program.

Trust: All cash or other properties which are paid or delivered to the Trustee from time to timeas contributions pursuant to the Active Plan, together with the earnings, income, additions,losses, and appreciation or depreciation thereon, and all investments made therewith or proceedsthereof, less payments made by the Trustee pursuant to the terms of the RHCAP Trust.

Trustee: The trustee of the RHCAP Trust.

Valuation Date: The last business day of each month and such other valuation dates as may beprescribed by the Company.

VPHR: The Vice President of the Company with senior responsibility for human resources.


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Appendix BCLAIMS PROCEDURES APPENDIX

A “Claim” is a written request by a claimant for Plan benefits or an eligibility determination thatcontains the information described below. There are two (2) kinds of Claims:

• A Claim for Plan Benefits is a Claim requesting that the Retiree Plan reimburse the claimantfor medical premiums covered under the Retiree Plan.

• A Claim for an Eligibility Determination is a Claim that is not a claim for Plan Benefits,including a Claim requesting a determination (1) as to whether a claimant is eligible to enrollin one of the Plans; (2) as to the amount a claimant is eligible to contribute to his or herActive Account; (3) as to whether the claimant is eligible for and the amount of any lump-sum payment, severance benefit, death benefit, disability benefit, or any other type of benefitfrom the Plans; or (4) as to whether a Surviving Spouse is eligible to receive and seekreimbursement from your Retiree Account.

You must follow the claims procedures for CLAIMS FOR PLAN BENEFITS or CLAIMS FOR ANELIGIBILITY DETERMINATION, whichever applies to your situation. See below.

Who Will Decide Whether to Approve or Deny My Claim?

The Plans have more than one Claims Administrator. The initial determination is made by theapplicable Initial Claims Reviewer:

• Claims for Plan Benefits: On or after January 1, 2016, and before January 1, 2018, the InitialClaims Reviewer was the North America Health and Insurance Plan Administrator. On orafter January 1, 2018, the Initial Claims Reviewer is WageWorks.

• Claims for an Eligibility Determination: On or after January 1, 2016, and before January 1,2018, the Initial Claims Reviewer was the North America Health and Insurance PlanAdministrator. On or after January 1, 2018, the Initial Claims Reviewer is the NorthAmerica Health and Insurance Plan Manager.

If you appeal an initial determination, the appellate decision is made by the applicable AppealsAdministrator:

• Claims for Plan Benefits: On or after January 1, 2016, and before January 1, 2018, theAppeals Administrator was the Retirement Board. On or after January 1, 2018, the AppealsAdministrator is WageWorks.

• Claims for an Eligibility Determination: On or after January 1, 2016, the AppealsAdministrator is the Retirement Board.

Each of these Claims Administrators is a named fiduciary of the Plans with respect to the types ofClaims that they process.

Deadline to File Your Claim

All Claims for medical premiums must be filed in the same calendar year of coverage or byDecember 31 of the following year. (For example, a January 2016 monthly medical premium claim


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must be filed by December 31, 2017). Failure to file a claim within the deadline will result in denial ofthe claim.

Authority of the Administrators and Your Rights Under ERISA

The Claims Administrators have the full, complete, and final discretion to interpret the provisions of thePlan Document and to make findings of fact in order to carry out their respective decision-makingresponsibilities. However, the Claims Administrators’ determinations are subject to the interpretation ofthe Plan Document made by the Plan Administrator. Interpretations and Claims decisions by the ClaimsAdministrator are final and binding on Participants (except to the extent the Initial Claims Reviewer issubject to review by the Appeals Administrator). You may file a civil action against either of the Plansunder section 502 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (“ERISA”) in federal court,provided you complete the claims procedures described in this Appendix (or the Claims Administratorfails to timely respond to your claim). If the Claims Administrators’ determinations are challenged incourt, they shall not be overturned unless proven to be arbitrary and capricious. Please seeSECTION 23, “Litigation and Class Action Lawsuits” for the deadline for filing a lawsuit.

An Authorized Representative May Act on Your Behalf

An authorized representative may submit a Claim or request certain documents relating to the Plan fromthe Plan Administrator on behalf of a Participant in either of the Plans. The Plans will recognize aperson as a Participant’s “authorized representative” if such person submits a notarized writing signedby the Participant stating that the authorized representative is authorized to act on behalf of suchParticipant. A court order stating that a person is authorized to submit Claims on behalf of a Participantalso will be recognized by the Plan.

B.1 Claims for Plan Benefits

If you want to receive automatic reimbursement from your Retiree Account for premiums of a retireemedical plan sponsored by a Participating Employer that have been deducted from your pension check,you must complete a Retiree RHCAP election options form at the time you retire or during an annualenrollment period. If your pension check is directly deposited to a bank account, these Retiree RHCAPautomatic reimbursements will be directly deposited into the same (primary) bank account. If yourpension check is not directly deposited to a bank account, Retiree RHCAP automatic reimbursementchecks will be mailed to your address on record.

If you want to receive Retiree RHCAP reimbursement for non-Dow Medical Premiums or premiums ofa retiree medical plan sponsored by a Participating Employer that have not been deducted from yourpension check, you must complete a claim form. On or after January 1, 2016, and before January 1,2018, claim forms must be submitted to the Dow Retiree Service Center. On or after January 1, 2018,claim forms must be submitted to WageWorks. Claim forms may be downloaded from your account atwww.wageworks.com or you may call 877-924-3967 to request a copy. In addition to the informationrequested on the Retiree RHCAP claim form, you must provide proof of the eligible Medical Premiumspaid. You may request assistance from WageWorks if you need help completing the Retiree RHCAPclaim form.


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On or after January 1, 2016, and before January 1, 2018, when the Claim for Plan Benefits has beencompleted, send it to:

North America Health and Insurance Plans Leader - RHCAP Claims ProcessingNorth America BenefitsP.O. Box 2169Midland, MI 48641

On or after January 1, 2018, when the Claim for Plan Benefits has been completed, send it to:


Initial Determination

When you submit a Claim for Plan Benefits to the Initial Claims Reviewer, the Initial Claims Reviewerwill review your Claim and notify you of its decision to approve or deny your Claim. Such notificationwill be provided to you in writing within a reasonable period, not to exceed 30 days after the date yousubmitted your Claim; except that, under special circumstances, the Initial Claims Reviewer may haveup to an additional 15 days to provide you such written notification. If the Initial Claims Reviewerneeds such an extension, it will notify you prior to the expiration of the initial 30-day period, state thereason why such an extension is needed, and state when it will make its determination.

If the Initial Claims Reviewer denies the Claim, the written notification of the Claims decision will statethe reason(s) why the Claim was denied and refer to the pertinent Plan provision(s). If the Claim wasdenied because you did not file a complete Claim or because the Initial Claims Reviewer neededadditional information, the Claims decision will state that as the reason for denying the Claim and willexplain why such information was needed. The decision will also describe the appeals procedures (alsodescribed below). If an internal rule, protocol, guideline or other criterion was relied upon in making thedecision, the Claims decision will indicate that such rule, protocol, guideline or other criteria was reliedupon and that you may request a copy (if a copy is available) free of charge. Such request must be madewithin 180 days of the notification of denial of Claim.

Appealing the Initial Determination

If the Initial Claims Reviewer has denied your Claim, in whole or in part, you may appeal the decision.On or after January 1, 2016, and before January 1, 2018, the Appeals Administrator was the RetirementBoard. On or after January 1, 2018, the Appeals Administrator is WageWorks. If you appeal the InitialClaims Reviewer’s decision, you must do so in writing within 180 days of receipt of the Initial ClaimsReviewer’s decision, assuming that there are no extenuating circumstances, as determined by theAppeals Administrator. Your written appeal must include the following information:

• the name of Employee or Retiree;

• the name of the Plan (either the Active RHCAP or the Retiree RHCAP);

• reference to the Initial Determination; and

• an explanation of the reason why you are appealing the Initial Determination.


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On or after January 1, 2016, and before January 1, 2018, appeals of Claims for Plan Benefits should besent to:

The Dow Chemical CompanyNorth America BenefitsP.O. Box 2169Midland, MI 48641Attention: Retirement Board

On or after January 1, 2018, appeals of Claims for Plan Benefits should be sent to:


You may submit any additional information to the Appeals Administrator when you submit your requestfor appeal. You may also request that the Appeals Administrator provide you copies of documents,records and other information that is relevant to your Claim, as determined by the AppealsAdministrator in its sole discretion. Your request must be in writing. Such information will be providedat no cost to you.

After the Appeals Administrator receives your written request to appeal the initial determination, theAppeals Administrator will review your Claim. Deference will not be given to the initial adversedecision, and the Appeals Administrator will look at the Claim anew. The appellate review will takeinto account all comments, documents, records, etc. submitted to the Appeals Administrator that arerelated to the Claim, without regard to whether such information was submitted or considered in theinitial determination. The Appeals Administrator will not be the same person as, or a subordinate whoreports to, the person who made the initial decision to deny the Claim.

The Appeals Administrator will notify you in writing of its final decision. Such notification will beprovided within a reasonable period, not to exceed 60 days of the written request for appellate review;except that under special circumstances, the Appeals Administrator may have up to an additional 60days to provide written notification of the final decision. If the Appeals Administrator needs such anextension, it will notify you prior to the expiration of the initial 60-day period, state the reason why suchan extension is needed, and indicate when it will make its determination. If an extension is neededbecause the Appeals Administrator determines that it does not have sufficient information to make adecision on the Claim, it will describe any additional material or information necessary to submit to theAppeals Administrator, and provide you with the deadline for submitting such information.

The period for deciding your Claim may, in the Appeals Administrator’s sole discretion, be tolled untilthe date you respond to a request for information. If you do not provide the information by the deadline,the Appeals Administrator will decide the Claim without the additional information.

The Appeals Administrator will notify you in writing of its decision. If your Claim is denied, in full orpart, the written notification of the decision will (1) state the reason(s) for the denial; (2) refer to thespecific provision(s) in the Plan Document on which the denial is based; (3) state that you are entitled toreceive upon request and free of charge, reasonable access to and copies of all documents, records, andother information relevant to your Claim (as determined by the Claims Administrator in its solediscretion); (4) explain that the Claim was denied because of insufficient information, and explain why


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such information was needed if the Claim is denied because the Appeals Administrator did not havesufficient information; and (5) explain that you have a right to bring a civil lawsuit under section 502 ofERISA. In addition, if an internal rule, protocol, guideline or other criterion was relied upon in makingthe decision, the decision will indicate that such rule, protocol, guideline or other criteria was reliedupon and that you may request a copy (if a copy is available) free of charge. Such request must be madewithin 120 days after the notification of denial of your appeal.

B.2 Claims for an Eligibility Determination

Claims for an Eligibility Determination must be submitted in writing and contain the followinginformation:

• the name of the person who is requesting an eligibility determination

• Employee number

• Name the benefit plan (either Active RHCAP or Retiree RHCAP)

On or after January 1, 2016, and before January 1, 2018, Claims for an Eligibility Determination mustbe filed with:

North America Health and Insurance Plan AdministratorThe Dow Chemical CompanyNorth America BenefitsP.O. Box 2169Midland, MI 48641Attention: Initial Claims Reviewer for RHCAP (Eligibility Determination)

On or after January 1, 2018, Claims for an Eligibility Determination must be filed with:

North America Health and Insurance Plan ManagerThe Dow Chemical CompanyNorth America BenefitsP.O. Box 2169Midland, MI 48641Attention: Initial Claims Reviewer for RHCAP (Eligibility Determination)

Initial Determination

If you submit a Claim for an Eligibility Determination, the Initial Claims Reviewer will review yourClaim and notify you of its decision to approve or deny your Claim. Such notification will be providedto you in writing within a reasonable period, not to exceed 90 days of the date you submitted yourClaim; except that under special circumstances, the Initial Claims Reviewer can have up to an additional90 days to provide you such written notification. If the Initial Claims Reviewer needs such anextension, it will notify you prior to the expiration of the initial 90-day period, state the reason why suchan extension is needed, and state when it will make its determination.

If the Initial Claims Reviewer denies the Claim, the written notification of the Claims decision will statethe reason(s) why the Claim was denied and refer to the pertinent Plan provision(s). If the Claim wasdenied because you did not file a complete Claim or because the Initial Claims Reviewer neededadditional material or information, the Claims decision will state that as the reason for denying the


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Claim and will explain why such information was necessary. The decision will also describe the appealsprocedures (also described below).

Appealing the Initial Determination

If the Initial Claims Reviewer has denied your Claim, in whole or in part, you may appeal the decision.If you appeal the Initial Claims Reviewer’s decision, you must do so in writing within 60 days of receiptof the Initial Claims Reviewer’s determination, assuming that there are no extenuating circumstances, asdetermined by the Appeals Administrator. Your written appeal must include the following information:

• the name of the Employee;

• the relationship of the person requesting an eligibility determination to the Employee, ifapplicable;

• the name of the Plan (Active RHCAP or Retiree RHCAP);

• reference to the initial determination; and

• an explanation of the reason why you are appealing the initial determination

On or after January 1, 2016, appeals of Claims for an Eligibility Determination should be sent to:

Retirement BoardThe Dow Chemical CompanyNorth America BenefitsP.O. Box 2169Midland, MI 48641Attn: Appeals Administrator for RHCAP (Appeal of Eligibility Determination)

You may submit any additional information to the Appeals Administrator when you submit your requestfor appeal. You may also request that the Appeals Administrator provide you copies of documents,records and other information that is relevant to your Claim, as determined by the AppealsAdministrator in its sole discretion. Your request must be in writing. Such information will be providedat no cost to you.

After the Appeals Administrator receives your written request to appeal the initial determination, theAppeals Administrator will review your Claim. Deference will not be given to the initial adversedecision, and the Appeals Administrator will look at the Claim anew. The Appeals Administrator is notthe same person as, or a subordinate who reports to, the person who made the initial decision to deny theClaim. The Appeals Administrator will notify you in writing of its final decision. Such notification willbe provided within a reasonable period, not to exceed 60 days of the written request for appellatereview, except that under special circumstances, the Appeals Administrator can have up to an additional60 days to provide written notification of the final decision. If the Appeals Administrator needs such anextension, it will notify you prior to the expiration of the initial 60-day period, state the reason why suchan extension is needed, and indicate when it will make its determination. If an extension is neededbecause the Appeals Administrator determines that it does not have sufficient information to make adecision on the Claim, it will describe any additional material or information necessary to submit to theAppeals Administrator, and provide you with the deadline for submitting such information.

The period for deciding your Claim may, in the Appeals Administrator’s sole discretion, be tolled untilthe date you respond to a request for information. If you do not provide the information by the deadline,the Appeals Administrator will decide the Claim without the additional information.


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The Appeals Administrator will notify you in writing of its decision. If your Claim is denied, in full orpart, the written notification of the decision will (1) state the reason(s) for the denial; (2) refer to thespecific provision(s) in the Plan Document on which the denial is based; (3) state that you are entitled toreceive, upon request and free of charge, reasonable access to and copies of all documents, records, andother information relevant to your Claim (as determined by the Claims Administrator under applicablefederal regulations); and (4) explain that you have a right to bring a civil action under section 502 ofERISA.

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Appendix CNOTICE OF PRIVACY PRACTICES

THIS NOTICE DESCRIBES HOW MEDICAL INFORMATION ABOUT YOU MAY BE USED ANDDISCLOSED AND HOW YOU CAN GET ACCESS TO THIS INFORMATION. REVIEW IT CAREFULLY.

Effective Date of Notice: January 1, 2018

The Dow Chemical Company Medical CareProgram, The Dow Chemical Company RetireeMedical Care Program, The Dow ChemicalCompany Dental Assistance Program, The DowChemical Company Retirement Health CareAssistance Plan: For Active Employees (ActiveRHCAP), The Dow Chemical Company RetirementHealth Care Assistance Plan: For Retirees (RetireeRHCAP), The Dow Chemical Company HealthCare Reimbursement Account, The Dow ChemicalCompany Executive Physical Examination Program(health care component only), The Dow ChemicalCompany Long Term Care Program, the UnionCarbide Corporation Retiree Medical Care Program,the Union Carbide Corporation Insured HealthProgram, and the Rohm and Haas Company Healthand Welfare Plan (collectively referred to in thisdocument as the "Plan") are required by law to takereasonable steps to ensure the privacy of yourpersonally identifiable health information and toinform you about:

• the Plan’s uses and disclosures of Protected HealthInformation (PHI);

• your privacy rights with respect to your PHI;

• the Plan’s duties with respect to your PHI;

• your right to file a complaint with the Plan and to theSecretary of the U.S. Department of Health andHuman Services; and

• the person or office to contact for furtherinformation about the Plan’s privacy practices.

The term “Protected Health Information” (PHI)includes all individually identifiable healthinformation created, received, transmitted ormaintained by the Plan.

This notice does not apply to information that hasbeen de-identified. De-identified information is

information that does not identify an individual andwith respect to which there is no reasonable basis tobelieve that the information can be used to identifyan individual is not individually identifiable healthinformation.

In addition, the Plan may use or disclose “summaryhealth information” to the Plan Sponsor2 forobtaining premium bids or modifying, amending orterminating the group health plan, whichsummarizes the claims history, claims expense ortype of claims experienced by individuals for whoma Plan Sponsor has provided health benefits under agroup health plan; and from which identifyinginformation has been deleted in accordance withHIPAA.

C.1. NOTICE OF PHI USES AND DISCLOSURES

Required PHI Uses and Disclosures

Upon your request, the Plan is required to give youaccess to certain PHI in order to inspect and copy it.Use and disclosure of your PHI may be required bythe Secretary of the Department of Health andHuman Services to investigate or determine thePlan’s compliance with the privacy regulations.

2 The Plan Sponsor is The Dow Chemical Company forthe following plans: The Dow Chemical CompanyMedical Care Program, The Dow Chemical CompanyRetiree Medical Care Program, The Dow ChemicalCompany Dental Assistance Program, The DowChemical Company Retirement Health Care AssistancePlan, The Dow Chemical Company Health CareReimbursement Account, The Dow Chemical CompanyExecutive Physical Examination Program, and the Rohmand Haas Company Health and Welfare Plan. The PlanSponsor is Union Carbide Corporation for the followingplans: Union Carbide Corporation Retiree Medical CareProgram and the Union Carbide Corporation InsuredHealth Program.

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Uses and Disclosures to Carry Out Treatment,Payment and Health Care Operations

The Plan and its business associates will use PHIwithout your consent, authorization or opportunityto agree or object to carry out treatment, paymentand health care operations. The Plan also willdisclose PHI to the applicable Plan Sponsor forpurposes related to treatment, payment and healthcare operations. As of April 14, 2003, the PlanSponsors have amended their plan documents toprotect your PHI as required by federal law.

Treatment is the provision, coordination ormanagement of health care and related services. Italso includes, but is not limited to, consultations andreferrals between one or more of your providers.For example, The Dow Chemical Company DentalAssistance Program may disclose to a treatingorthodontist the name of your treating dentist so thatthe orthodontist may ask for your dental X-raysfrom the treating dentist.

Payment includes, but is not limited to, actions tomake coverage determinations and payment(including billing, claims management, subrogation,plan reimbursement, reviews for medical necessityand appropriateness of care and utilization reviewand preauthorizations).

For example, The Dow Chemical CompanyMedical Care Program may tell a doctor whetheryou are eligible for coverage or what percentage ofthe bill will be paid by the Plan.

Health care operations include, but are not limitedto, quality assessment and improvement, reviewingcompetence or qualifications of health careprofessionals, underwriting, premium rating andother insurance activities relating to creating orrenewing insurance contracts. It also includesdisease management, case management, conductingor arranging for medical review, legal services andauditing functions including fraud and abusecompliance programs, business planning anddevelopment, business management and generaladministrative activities.

For example, The Dow Chemical CompanyMedical Care Program may use information about

your claims to refer you to a disease managementprogram, project future benefit costs or audit theaccuracy of its claims processing functions.

Uses and Disclosures that Require YourWritten Authorization

Your written authorization generally will beobtained before any of the plans listed in thefootnote3 will use or disclose psychotherapy notesabout you from your psychotherapist.Psychotherapy notes are separately filed notes aboutyour conversations with your mental healthprofessional during a counseling session. They donot include summary information about your mentalhealth treatment. The Plan may use and disclosesuch notes when needed by the Plan to defendagainst litigation filed by you.

Uses and Disclosures Where You Have anOpportunity to Agree or Disagree Prior to the Useor Release Disclosure of your PHI to familymembers, other relatives and your close personalfriends is allowed if:

• the information is directly relevant to the familyor friend’s involvement with your care orpayment for that care; and

• you have either agreed to the disclosure, havebeen given an opportunity to object and have notobjected, or the Plan reasonably infers from thecircumstances that you would not object to thedisclosure.

• Your written authorization is required beforeyour PHI may be disclosed for most marketing purposesor disclosures that constitute a sale of PHI.

• You may revoke your authorization in writingfor these uses and disclosures at any time, but therevocation will not affect any disclosure made prior tothe receipt of the revocation.

3 The Dow Chemical Company Medical Care Program,The Dow Chemical Company Retiree Medical CareProgram, Union Carbide Corporation Retiree MedicalCare Program.

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Uses and Disclosures for which Consent,Authorization or Opportunity to Object is NotRequired

Use and disclosure of your PHI is allowed withoutyour consent, authorization or request under thefollowing circumstances:

• To a business associate (e.g., a contractor)retained to perform services on behalf of thePlan when the business associate has agreed tosafeguard your PHI.

• When required by law.

• When permitted for purposes of public healthactivities, included when necessary to reportproduct defects, to permit product recalls and toconduct post-marketing surveillance. PHI mayalso be used or disclosed if you have beenexposed to a communicable disease or are atrisk of spreading a disease or condition, ifauthorized by law.

• When authorized by law to report informationabout abuse, neglect or domestic violence topublic authorities if there exists a reasonablebelief that you may be the victim of abuse,neglect or domestic violence. In such case, thePlan will promptly inform you that such adisclosure has been or will be made unless thatnotice would cause a risk of serious harm. Forthe purpose of reporting child abuse or neglect,it is not necessary to inform the minor that sucha disclosure has been or will be made.Disclosure may generally be made to theminor’s parents or other representatives,although there may be circumstances underfederal or state law when the parents or otherrepresentatives may not be given access to theminor’s PHI.

• The Plan may disclose your PHI to a publichealth oversight agency for oversight activitiesauthorized by law. This includes uses ordisclosures in civil, administrative or criminalinvestigations; inspections; licensure ordisciplinary actions (for example, to investigatecomplaints against providers); and otheractivities necessary for appropriate oversight of

government benefit programs (for example, toinvestigate Medicare or Medicaid fraud).

• The Plan may disclose your PHI when requiredfor judicial or administrative proceedings. Forexample, your PHI may be disclosed in responseto a subpoena or discovery request providedcertain conditions are met. One of thoseconditions is that satisfactory assurances mustbe given to the Plan that the requesting party hasmade a good faith attempt to provide writtennotice to you, and the notice provided sufficientinformation about the proceeding to permit youto raise an objection and no objections wereraised or were resolved in favor of disclosure bythe court or tribunal.

• When required for law enforcement purposes(for example, to report certain types of wounds).

• For law enforcement purposes, including for thepurpose of identifying or locating a suspect,fugitive, material witness or missing person.Also, when disclosing information about anindividual who is or is suspected to be a victimof a crime but only if the individual agrees tothe disclosure or the covered entity is unable toobtain the individual’s agreement because ofemergency circumstances. Furthermore, the lawenforcement official must represent that theinformation is not intended to be used againstthe individual, the immediate law enforcementactivity would be materially and adverselyaffected by waiting to obtain the individual’sagreement and disclosure is in the best interestof the individual as determined by the exerciseof the Plan’s best judgment

• When required to be given to a coroner ormedical examiner for the purpose of identifyinga deceased person, determining a cause of deathor other duties as authorized by law. Also,disclosure is permitted to funeral directors,consistent with applicable law, as necessary tocarry out their duties with respect to thedecedent.

• The Plan may use or disclose PHI for research,subject to conditions.

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• When consistent with the applicable law andgood standards of ethical conduct if the Plan, ingood faith, believes the use or disclosure isnecessary to prevent or lessen a serious andimminent threat to the health or safety of aperson or the public and the disclosure is to aperson reasonably able to prevent or lessen thethreat, including the target of the threat.

• When authorized by and to the extent necessaryto comply with workers’ compensation or othersimilar programs established by law.

Except as otherwise indicated in this notice, usesand disclosures will be made only with your writtenauthorization subject to your right to revoke suchauthorization.

Prohibited Uses and Disclosures

The Plan may not use or disclose PHI that is geneticinformation for underwriting purposes.

C.2. RIGHTS OF INDIVIDUALS

Right to Request Restrictions on PHI Uses andDisclosures

You may request the Plan to restrict uses anddisclosures of your PHI to carry out treatment,payment or health care operations, or to restrict usesand disclosures to family members, relatives,friends or other persons identified by you who areinvolved in your care or payment for your care.However, the Plan is not required to agree to yourrequest.

The Plan will accommodate reasonable requests toreceive communications of PHI by alternativemeans or at alternative locations if you indicate thatdisclosure by the regular means could pose a dangerto you and you specify a reasonable alternativeaddress or method of contract.

You or your personal representative will be requiredto complete a form to request restrictions on usesand disclosures of your PHI. Requests to restrictuses and disclosures of your PHI should be made tothe following person: Privacy Official; The DowChemical Company Health Plans; North AmericaBenefits; P.O. Box 2169; Midland, MI 48641.

You have the right to receive notification followinga breach of your unsecured PHI.

Right to Inspect and Copy PHI

You have a right to inspect and obtain a copy ofyour PHI contained in a “designated record set,” foras long as the Plan maintains the PHI. You have aright to obtain a copy of your PHI in electronicformat where it is maintained in one or moredesignated record sets electronically. You have theright to request that the Plan transmit a copy of PHIto another individual at your request.

“Protected Health Information” (PHI) includes allindividually identifiable health informationtransmitted or maintained by the Plan, regardless ofform.

“Designated Record Set” includes the medicalrecords and billing records about individualsmaintained by or for a covered health care provider;enrollment, payment, billing, claims adjudicationand case or medical management record systemsmaintained by or for a health plan; or otherinformation used in whole or in part by or for thecovered entity to make decisions about individuals.Information used for quality control or peer reviewanalyses and not used to make decisions aboutindividuals is not in the designated record set.

The requested information will be provided within30 days if the information is maintained on site orwithin 60 days if the information is maintainedoffsite. A single 30-day extension is allowed if thePlan is unable to comply with the deadline.

You or your personal representative will be requiredto complete a form to request access to the PHI inyour designated record set. Requests for access toPHI should be made to the following person:Privacy Official; The Dow Chemical CompanyHealth Plans; North America Benefits; P.O. Box2169; Midland, MI 48641.

If access is denied, you or your personalrepresentative will be provided with a written denialsetting forth the basis for the denial, a description ofhow you may exercise those review rights and adescription of how you may complain to the

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Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health andHuman Services.

Right to Request Amendment of PHI

You have the right to request the Plan to amendyour PHI or a record about you in a designatedrecord set for as long as the PHI is maintained in thedesignated record set.

You or your personal representative will be requiredto complete a form to request an amendment of PHIin a designated record set. Requests for amendmentof PHI in a designated record set should be made tothe following person: Privacy Official; The DowChemical Company Health Plans; North AmericaBenefits; P.O. Box 2169; Midland, MI 48641.

The Plan has 60 days after the request is made to acton the request. A single 30-day extension isallowed if the Plan is unable to comply with thedeadline. If the request is denied in whole or inpart, the Plan must provide you with a writtendenial that explains the basis for the denial. You oryour personal representative may then submit awritten statement disagreeing with the denial andhave that statement included with any futuredisclosures of your PHI. If the amendment isaccepted, the Plan will inform you on a timely basisand obtain your agreement to notify the relevantpersons with whom the amendment needs to beshared.

Right to Receive an Accounting of PHI Disclosures

At your request, the Plan will also provide you withan accounting of disclosures by the Plan of yourPHI during the six years prior to the date of yourrequest. However, such accounting need notinclude PHI disclosures made: (1) to carry outtreatment, payment or health care operations; (2) toindividuals about their own PHI; (3) pursuant to anindividual’s authorization; (4) as part of a limiteddata set, or (5) prior to the compliance date.

If the accounting cannot be provided within 60days, an additional 30 days is allowed if theindividual is given a written statement of thereasons for the delay and the date by which theaccounting will be provided.

If you request more than one accounting within a12-month period, the Plan may charge a reasonable,cost-based fee for each subsequent accounting. ThePlan will inform you in advance of the fee andprovide you with an opportunity to withdraw ormodify the request for a subsequent accounting inorder to avoid or reduce the fee.

You or your personal representative will be requiredto complete a form to request an accounting of PHIdisclosures. Requests for an accounting of PHIdisclosures should be made to the following person:Privacy Official; The Dow Chemical CompanyHealth Plans; North America Benefits; P.O. Box2169; Midland, MI 48641.

Right to Receive a Paper Copy of This Notice UponRequest

To obtain a paper copy of this Notice, contact thefollowing person: Health Insurance Portability andAccountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy Official forERISA Health Plans; North America Benefits; P.O.Box 2169; Midland, MI 48641.

A Note About Personal Representatives

You may exercise your rights through a personalrepresentative. A personal representative is aperson legally authorized to make health caredecisions on your behalf. Your personalrepresentative will be required to produce evidenceof his/her authority to act on your behalf before thatperson will be given access to your PHI or allowedto take any action for you. Proof of such authoritymay take one of the following forms:

• a power of attorney for health care purposes,notarized by a notary public;

• a court order of appointment of the person as theconservator or guardian of the individual; or

• an individual who is the parent of a non-emancipatedminor child.

The Plan retains discretion to deny access to yourPHI to a personal representative if the Plan has areasonable belief that you may be subject todomestic violence, abuse, or neglect by the personalrepresentative or if the Plan reasonably decides thatit is not in the best interest to treat that person as

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your personal representative. This also applies topersonal representatives of minors.

C.3. THE PLAN’S DUTIES

The Plan is required by law to maintain the privacyof PHI and to provide individuals (participants andeligible dependents) with notice of its legal dutiesand privacy practices.

This notice is effective beginning January 1, 2018,and the Plan is required to comply with the terms ofthis notice on and after that date. However, the Planreserves the right to change its privacy practices andto apply the changes to any PHI received ormaintained by the Plan prior to and after that date.If a privacy practice is changed, a revised version ofthis notice may be provided to those for whom thePlan still maintains PHI. The notices will beprovided in the Choices enrollment brochures andupdated versions of the summary plan descriptionsor other appropriate means of communication.

Any revised version of this notice will bedistributed within 60 days of the effective date ofany material change to the uses or disclosures, theindividual’s rights, the duties of the Plan or otherprivacy practices stated in this notice.

Minimum Necessary Standard

When using or disclosing PHI or when requestingPHI from another covered entity, the Plan will makereasonable efforts not to use, disclose or requestmore than the minimum amount of PHI necessary toaccomplish the intended purpose of the use,disclosure or request, taking into considerationpractical and technological limitations.

However, the minimum necessary standard does notapply in the following situations:

• disclosures to or requests by a health care providerfor treatment;

• uses or disclosures made to the individual;

• disclosures made to the U.S. Department of Healthand Human Services;

• uses or disclosures that are required by law;

• uses or disclosures authorized by the individual; and

• uses or disclosures that are required for the Plan’scompliance with legal regulations.

Your Right to File a Complaint With the Plan or theHHS Secretary

If you believe that your privacy rights have beenviolated, you may complain to the Plan in care ofthe following person: Privacy Official; The DowChemical Company Health Plans; North AmericaBenefits; P.O. Box 2169; Midland, MI 48641. Youmay file a complaint with the Secretary of the U.S.Department of Health and Human Services, HubertH. Humphrey Building, 200 Independence AvenueS.W., Washington, D.C. 20201. The Plan will notretaliate against you for filing a complaint.

Whom to Contact at the Plan for More Information

If you have any questions regarding this notice orthe subjects addressed in it, you may contact thefollowing person: Privacy Official; The DowChemical Company Health Plans; North AmericaBenefits; P.O. Box 2169; Midland, MI 48641.

C.4. CONCLUSION

PHI use and disclosure by the Plan is regulated by afederal law known as HIPAA (the Health InsurancePortability and Accountability Act). You may findthese rules at 45 Code of Federal Regulations parts160 and 164. This notice attempts to summarize theregulations and set forth the Plan’s legal duties,privacy practices, policies and procedures regardingyour PHI. The regulations will supersede anydiscrepancy between the information in this noticeand the regulations.

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