Solidstate Controls, Inc. Hourly Employees’ (CWA) Retirement Plan
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2019
(Unaudited)
1. | Description of the Plan |
General
The following description of the Solidstate Controls, Inc. Hourly Employees’ (CWA) Retirement Plan (the “Plan”) provides only summarized information. Participants should refer to the Plan document as amended and restated effective September 4, 2018 for a more complete description of the Plan’s provisions, copies of which may be obtained from AMETEK, Inc. (“AMETEK”, the “Company” or the “Plan Sponsor”).
The Plan is a tax-deferred 401(k) defined contribution savings plan which provides eligible employees (whose employment is governed by the terms of a collective bargaining agreement with the Communications Workers of America (CWA)) of Solidstate Controls, Inc., an opportunity to invest a portion of their compensation, as defined by the Plan, in one or a combination of investment programs.
Trustee and Recordkeeper
The Vanguard Fiduciary Trust Company was the Plan Trustee and a party-in-interest to the Plan through August 29, 2018. The Vanguard Group was the Plan’s administrative recordkeeper through August 29, 2018. On August 29, 2018, Voya Financial (“Trustee”) became the Plan Trustee, administrative recordkeeper and a party-in-interest to the Plan.
Participant Eligibility
A Solidstate Controls, Inc. CWA employee, who is not specifically an ineligible employee as defined by the Plan, shall become a participant in the Plan as of the first day of a fiscal quarter beginning after the completion of one year of service.
Contributions
Each year, participants have an opportunity to invest up to 16% (maximum 6% pre-tax and maximum 10% after-tax) of their annual compensation, as defined by the Plan, in multiples of one percent, except for certain highly compensated participants who may be subject to certain regulatory limitations. Participants age 50 and over have an opportunity to invest catch-up contributions up to Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) annual limits. Participants may also contribute amounts representing rollovers from other qualified plans. Participants direct their elective contributions into various investment options offered by the Plan and can change their investment options on a daily basis. The Vanguard Target Retirement Date Trusts II are the qualified default investment alternatives until the participant changes their elections.
The Plan provides for AMETEK contributions equal to 50% of compensation contributed by each participant, up to a maximum percentage ranging from 1% to 6% of the participants’ compensation as determined by the terms of the collective bargaining agreement. Matching Company contributions are credited to participants’ accounts typically on an annual lump sum basis and are allocated in the same manner as that of their elections. However, the Company may make its matching contribution payment to the Plan at any time prior to the due date prescribed by law for filing the Company’s federal income tax return for that Plan year.
The Plan has a retirement feature for eligible participants, whereby the Company contributes to the Plan on behalf of such participants at the following rates:
| • | | $0.90 per hour worked from March 2, 2015 through March 1, 2016; |
| • | | $0.925 per hour worked from March 2, 2016 through March 1, 2017; |
| • | | $0.95 per hour worked from March 2, 2017 through March 1, 2018; and |
| • | | $0.90 per hour worked from March 2, 2018 and thereafter. |
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