BP EMPLOYEE SAVINGS PLAN
BP Corporation North America Inc. (the “Company”) maintains the BP Employee Savings Plan (the “Plan”) for the benefit of eligible employees of the Company and its participating affiliates. The Plan is intended to constitute a qualified profit sharing plan, as described in Section 401(a) of the Code, which includes a qualified cash or deferred arrangement, as described in Section 401(k) of the Code.
The Plan was amended and restated effective January 1, 2002. Such restatement constituted an amendment and restatement of the Amoco Employee Savings Plan (“AESP”), and reflected (i) the merger of the BP America Capital Accumulation Plan (“BP America CAP”) into the Plan on or after April 7, 2000 (concurrently with the transfer of certain liabilities and assets of AESP and BP America CAP to the BP Amoco DirectSave Plan and to the BP Amoco Partnership Savings Plan on or after April 7, 2000); and (ii) the merger of the CH-Twenty Capital Accumulation Plan (“CH-20 CAP”) and the Vastar Capital Accumulation Plan (“Vastar CAP”) into the Plan as of the close of business on December 31, 2001, and the transfer of certain liabilities and assets of the Atlantic Richfield Capital Accumulation Plan (“ARCO CAP”) to the Plan as of the close of business on December 31, 2001 (as more fully described in Appendix B).
The benefits, rights, and features of an individual who participated in this Plan, CH-20 CAP, Vastar CAP, or the portion of ARCO CAP of which the liabilities and assets were transferred to the Plan before the close of business on December 31, 2001, but who did not have an account balance under the Plan at that time, will be determined under the applicable instruments in effect for this Plan, CH-20 CAP, Vastar CAP, or ARCO CAP, whichever is applicable, on the earlier of: (1) the day on which such individual’s account was reduced to zero; or (2) the day on which such individual’s employment terminated. The terms of this Plan apply to any accounts created for such individual hereunder on or after January 1, 2002.
The Burmah Castrol Group U.S.A. Thrift Plan (the “Castrol Thrift Plan”) merged into the Plan as of the close of business December 31, 2003 (as more fully described in Appendix B). The BP Solar 401(k) Plan (the “Solar 401(k) Plan”) merged into the Plan as of the close of business January 2, 2004 (as more fully described in Appendix B). The benefits, rights, and features of an individual who participated in the Castrol Thrift Plan or the Solar 401(k) Plan of which the liabilities and assets were transferred to the Plan before the close of business on December 31, 2003 and January 2, 2004 respectively, but who did not have an account balance under the Plan at that time, will be determined under the applicable instruments in effect for Castrol Thrift Plan or the Solar 401(k) Plan, whichever is applicable, on the earlier of: (1) the day on which such individual’s account was reduced to zero; or (2) the day on which such individual’s employment terminated. The terms of this Plan apply to any accounts created for such individual hereunder on or after January 1, 2004.
The BP Solvay Polyethylene North America Savings Plan (the “BP Solvay Plan”) merged into the Plan as of April 1, 2005 (as more fully described in Appendix B). The benefits, rights, and features of an individual who participated in the BP Solvay Plan of which the liabilities and assets were transferred to the Plan before the close of business on April 1, 2005, but who did not have an account balance under the Plan at that time, will be determined under the applicable instruments in effect for the BP Solvay Plan, on the earlier of: (1) the day on which such individual’s account was reduced to zero; or (2) the day on which such individual’s employment terminated. The terms of this Plan apply to any accounts created for such individual hereunder on or after April 1, 2005.