16.2 | Plan Termination. It is the expectation of the Company that it will continue the Plan and the payment of Contributions hereunder indefinitely, but the continuation of the Plan and the payment of Contributions hereunder is not assumed as a contractual obligation of the Company or any other Employer. The Company reserves the right, at any time, to terminate the Plan, or to reduce, suspend, or discontinue its or any other Employer’s Contributions hereunder, provided, however, that the Contributions for any Plan Year accrued or determined prior to the end of such year will not after the end of such year be retroactively reduced, suspended, or discontinued except as may be permitted by law. Upon termination of the Plan or complete discontinuance of Contributions hereunder (other than for the reason that the Employer has had no net profits or accumulated net profits), each Participant’s Accrued Benefit will be fully vested. Upon termination of the Plan or a complete discontinuance of Contributions, unclaimed amounts will be applied as forfeitures and any unallocated amounts will be allocated to Participants who are Eligible Employees as of the date of such termination or discontinuance on the basis of Compensation for the Plan Year (or short Plan Year). Upon a partial termination of the Plan, to the extent required by law or in the sole discretion of the Plan Administrator, the Accrued Benefit of each affected Participant will be fully vested. In the event of termination of the Plan, the Plan Administrator will direct the Trustee to distribute to each Participant the entire amount of his Accrued Benefit as soon as administratively possible, but not earlier than would be permitted in order to retain the Plan’s qualified status under Sections 401(a), (k), and (m) of the Code, as if all Participants who are Employees had incurred a Severance from Service on the Plan’s termination date. Should a Participant or a Beneficiary not elect immediate payment of a nonforfeitable Accrued Benefit in excess of $5,000, the Plan Administrator will direct the Trustee to continue the Plan and Trust Agreement for the sole purpose of paying to such Participant his nonforfeitable Accrued Benefit or death benefit, respectively, unless in the opinion of the Plan Administrator, to make immediate single sum payments to such Participant or Beneficiary would not adversely affect the tax qualified status of the Plan upon termination and would not impose additional liability upon any Employer or the Trustee. |