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these procedures are not followed or if the notice is not provided in writingto the Plan; Administrator or its designee during the 60 -day notice period, any spouse or dependent child who loses coverage will not be offered the option to elect continuation coverage. You must send this notice to the Plan Administrator. NOTICE PROCEDURES: Any notice that you provide must be in writing. Oral notice, including notice by telephone, is not acceptable. You must mail, fax or hand -deliver your notice to the Plan Administrator or other designee as defined by the Employer. If mailed, your notice must be postmarked no later than the last day of the required notice period. Any notice you provide must state: • the name of the plan or plans under which you lost or are losing coverage, • the name and address of the employee covered under the plan, • the name(s) and address(es) of the Qualified Beneficiary(ies), and • the Qualifying Event and the date it happened. If the Qualifying Event is a divorce or legal separation, your notice must include a copy of the divorce decree or the legal separation agreement. Be aware that there are other notice requirements in other contexts, for example, in order to qualify for a disability extension. Once the Plan Administrator or its designee receives timely notice that a Qualifying Event has occurred, COBRA continuation coverage will be offered to each of the qualified beneficiaries. Each Qualified Beneficiary will have an independent right to elect COBRA continuation coverage. Covered employees may elect COBRA continuation coverage for their spouses, and parents may elect COBRA continuation coverage on behalf of their children. For each Qualified Beneficiary who elects COBRA continuation coverage, COBRA continuation coverage will begin on the date that plan coverage would otherwise have been lost. If you or your spouse or dependent children do not elect continuation coverage within the 60 -day election period described above, the right to elect continuation coverage will be lost. 7. Is a Waiver Before the End of the Election Period Effective to End a Qualified Beneficiary's Election Rights? If, during the election period, a Qualified Beneficiary waives COBRA continuation coverage, the waiver can be revoked at any time before the end of the election period. Revocation of the waiver is an election of COBRA continuation coverage. However, if a waiver is later revoked, coverage need not be provided retroactively (that is, from the date of the loss of coverage until the waiver is revoked). Waivers and revocations of waivers are considered made on the date they are sent to the Plan Administrator or its designee, as applicable. 5