Old Second Bancorp, Inc. Employees’
401(k) Savings Plan and Trust
Notes to Financial Statements
As of December 31, 2019 and 2018
1.Description of the Plan
The following is a brief description of the Old Second Bancorp, Inc. Employees’ 401(k) Savings Plan and Trust (the “Plan”). Participants should refer to the Plan document or the summary plan description for a more complete description of the Plan’s provisions.
General
The Plan is a defined-contribution plan established to provide deferred compensation benefits to eligible employees. Under the Plan, all nonunion employees of Old Second Bancorp, Inc. and certain of its affiliates (collectively, the “Company”) who have met certain eligibility requirements may elect to participate in the Plan. The Plan is subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (ERISA).
Contributions
Under provisions of the Plan, participants enter into agreements wherein each participant may elect to contribute an unlimited reduction in compensation to the Plan (subject to statutory wage deferral limitations). Maximum contribution limits of compensation may apply for certain highly compensated employees.
The Plan allows for a discretionary employer match contribution. As of January 1, 2018, the Company approved a “Safe Harbor” Plan provision, which allows a Company match equal to 100% of the first 3% of the participant’s eligible compensation contributed, and an additional Company match of 50% on the next 2% of the participant’s eligible compensation contributed, allowing a total Company match of 4% if the participant elects a 5% or more contribution rate. Participants are 100% vested in the safe harbor matching contributions as of the contribution date. Total employer matching contributions to the plan in 2019 were $1,145,755. Participants must complete three months of service to be eligible for matching contributions, with the entry date being the first day of the quarter coincident with or next following the employee's three-month anniversary. Subsequent to year-end, the Plan was amended to reduce the eligibility requirements to one month of service, with the entry date being the first day of the month coincident with or next following the employee's one-month anniversary.
Profit-sharing contributions are based on amounts determined by the Company’s Board of Directors before the end of each year and shall not exceed the maximum amount deductible for federal income tax purposes. Participants must complete one year of service to be eligible for profit-sharing contributions with the earliest entry date being the first of the quarter coincident with or next following their one year anniversary date. For year ended December 31, 2019, no profit-sharing contribution was made by the Company.
Forfeitures may be used to pay Plan expenses, or are used to reduce Company contributions. The Plan used $1,256 of forfeitures during the year ending December 31, 2019 to reduce the employer matching contributions.
Participants who have attained age 50 before the end of the Plan year are eligible to make additional catch-up contributions. Participants may also contribute amounts representing distributions from other qualified defined benefit or defined contribution plans.
Payment of Benefits
Upon termination of service, disability, retirement, or death, each participant or beneficiary may elect to receive accumulated benefits. The benefit may be paid as a lump-sum amount, a series of installment payments or partial distribution(s), as determined by the participant or beneficiary. Under certain circumstances, participants may receive a hardship distribution prior to termination upon approval of the plan administrator. Upon attaining the age of 59 1/2, participants are eligible to receive in-service distributions of all vested balances.