his death) or (y) in the Member or Former Member’s last will and testament. Any payments to be made to a Qualified Domestic Trust pursuant to the preceding sentence shall be made in the same amounts, and at the same times, as such payments would have been made if payable directly to the Member’s or Former Member’s spouse in the absence of such direction.
If the Committee determines that such Member or Former Member has violated any of the conditions of this Section it shall notify such Member or Former Member and the obligation of the Corporation to make any payments to such Member or Former Member or his
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spouse or beneficiary shall forthwith terminate, provided that no amount paid prior to the date of such determination by the Committee shall be required to be repaid. Any action by the Committee under this Section must be taken within one year from the date by which the facts which constitute a violation of any of the conditions of this Section have been brought to the attention of the Committee.
ARTICLE V
CERTAIN RIGHTS AND LIMITATIONS
Section 5.1 Prohibition Against Alienation of Benefits. No benefit under the Plan shall be subject in any manner to anticipation, sale, transfer, assignment, pledge, encumbrance or charge, and any attempt so to anticipate, alienate, sell, transfer, assign, pledge, encumber or charge the same shall be void; nor shall any such benefit be in any manner liable for or subject to garnishment, attachment, execution or levy, or liable for or subject to the debts, contracts, liabilities, engagements or torts of the person entitled to such benefits; and in the event that the Committee shall find that any Member, Former Member or his spouse or beneficiary has become bankrupt or has attempted to anticipate, alienate, sell, transfer, assign, pledge, encumber or charge any benefits under the Plan, then payment of such benefit shall, in the discretion of the Committee, cease and terminate, and in that event the Committee shall hold or apply the same to or for the benefit of such Member, Former Member or spouse or the children or other dependents of the same, or beneficiary in such manner and in such proportions as the Committee may deem proper, and any such application shall be a complete discharge of all liabilities of the Corporation therefor.
Section 5.2 Incompetency. In the event that the Committee shall find that a Member, Former Member or other person entitled to a benefit under the Plan is unable to care for his affairs because of illness or accident or because he is a minor, the Committee may direct that any benefit payment due him, unless claim shall have been made therefor by a duly appointed guardian, committee or other legal representative, be paid to a spouse, child, parent or other blood relative of such person or to anyone found by the Committee to have incurred expense for the support and maintenance of such person, and any such payment so made shall be a complete discharge of all liabilities of the Corporation therefor.
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Section 5.3 No Right to Continued Employment. The establishment and continuation of the Plan by the Corporation shall not confer any legal rights upon any Member or any person to continued employment, nor shall such establishment or continuation interfere with the rights of the Corporation to discharge any Member and to otherwise treat him without regard to the effect which such discharge might have upon him as a Member.
Section 5.4 Payment of Taxes. The Corporation shall have the right to deduct and withhold from any amount which it is otherwise obligated to pay under the Plan any amount which it may be required to deduct or withhold pursuant to any applicable statute, law, regulation or order of any jurisdiction whatsoever. The Corporation shall not be required to pay any amount to the spouse or beneficiary of any deceased Member pursuant to Article III until such spouse, beneficiary or the legal representatives of the deceased Member shall have furnished the Committee with evidence satisfactory to the Corporation of the payment or the provision for the payment of any estate, transfer, inheritance or death taxes which may be payable with respect thereto.
ARTICLE VI
ADMINISTRATION OF THE PLAN
Section 6.1 Appointment of Committee. The Board of Directors shall appoint a Committee of not less than three nor more than five persons who shall serve at the pleasure of said Board. Any vacancy in the Committee arising by death, resignation or otherwise shall be filled by the Board of Directors.
Section 6.2 Duties and Powers of the Committee. The Committee shall be responsible for the control and management of the operation and administration of the Plan and the proper execution of its provisions. It shall also be responsible for the construction of the Plan and the determination of all questions arising hereunder. It shall maintain all necessary books of accounts and records. In furtherance of the foregoing, the Committee shall have the sole power and responsibility (i) to establish, interpret, enforce, amend and revoke from time to time such rules and regulations for the administration of the Plan and the conduct of its business as it deems appropriate, provided such rules and regulations are uniformly applicable to all persons similarly situated, (ii) to receive and approve or disapprove (where approval is required) elections of Members and Former Members to receive benefits, to otherwise determine the
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entitlement of Members, Former Members and their spouses and beneficiaries to benefits under the Plan and to decide any disputes which may arise relative to the rights of the Members, Former Members and their spouses and beneficiaries with respect to such benefits, and (iii) to keep all appropriate records and data pertaining to the interests of the Members, Former Members and their spouses and beneficiaries in the Plan. Any action which the Committee is required or authorized to take shall, to the extent permitted by applicable law, be final and binding upon each and every person who is or may become interested in the Plan, provided, however, that nothing in this Section 6.2 is intended to or shall be deemed or construed to empower the Committee to deny to any person a pension to which such person is entitled by the terms of this Plan other than this Section 6.2 or to deprive any person of the right to a determination by a court of competent jurisdiction of whether such person is entitled to a pension pursuant to this Plan and of the amount and other terms of such pension.
Section 6.3 Conduct of Affairs of Committee. The Committee shall hold such meetings upon such notice at such place or places and at such times as it may from time to time deem appropriate. The Committee may act by a majority of its members in office from time to time. The action of such majority may be taken at a meeting of the Committee or pursuant to written consent of such majority without a meeting. It shall elect from time to time one of its own members to act as Chairman and a different person, who may but need not be a member of the Committee, to act as Secretary. It may authorize any one or more of its members to execute and deliver any documents on behalf of the Committee.
Section 6.4 Expenses and Liability. The expenses of administering the Plan shall be paid by the Corporation. The members of the Committee shall serve without compensation for their services as such, but shall be reimbursed by the Corporation for any expenses they may individually or collectively incur in the performance of their duties hereunder. No member of the Committee shall be personally liable for anything done or omitted to be done by him unless it shall have been judicially determined that the member failed to perform his duties under the Plan in good faith and in a prudent manner.
Section 6.5 Indemnification of Committee Members. The Corporation shall, to the maximum extent permitted under applicable law, indemnify each member of the Committee from and against any and all claims, actions, demands, losses, damages, expenses and liabilities
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arising from any act or omission of the member in connection with the performance of his duties hereunder and for which the member is not reimbursed or otherwise made whole under any contract or contracts of insurance maintained by the Corporation for the purpose of indemnifying the member from and against any and all such claims, actions, demands, losses, damages, expenses and liabilities which may arise therefrom. Such indemnification shall include attorneys’ fees and all other costs and expenses reasonably incurred by the member in defense of any claim or action brought or asserted against him arising from such act or omission. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Corporation shall not indemnify any member of the Committee with respect to any claims, actions, demands, losses, damages, expenses and liabilities arising from any act or omission of the member with respect to the performance of his duties hereunder if such act or omission is deemed by the Corporation to constitute gross negligence, willful misconduct, criminal conduct or dealing with the Plan for his own benefit or for his own account.
Section 6.6 Claims Procedure. A Member, Former Member, spouse or beneficiary may claim any benefits under the Plan which such person believes is properly payable pursuant to the provisions of the Plan by filing an application therefor. Such claim shall be filed with the Committee on a form approved by it. The claim shall be approved or denied by the Committee within ninety (90) days after the claim was filed. If the Committee in its sole discretion determines that special circumstances exist which require an extension of time to process the claim, the Committee shall (i) give the claimant written notice, within ninety (90) days after the claim was filed, specifying the special circumstances and the expected date of a decision on the claim and (ii) approve or deny the claim within 180 days after the claim was filed.
If the claim is denied in full or in part, the claimant shall be given written notice setting forth, in a manner calculated to be understood by the claimant, (i) the specific reason or reasons for such denial, (ii) specific reference to the pertinent provision or provisions of the Plan upon which such denial was based, (iii) a description of any additional information, documentation or other material necessary for the claimant to perfect his claim and an explanation of why such information, documentation or other material is necessary, and (iv) an explanation of the procedure for obtaining a review of the denial of the claim. The claimant or
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his duly authorized representative may request a review of the denial of the claim by filing with the secretary of the Committee a written request for review within, and only within, the period of sixty (60) days commencing with the date the denial of the claim was posted by registered or certified mail to the claimant. The claimant and his duly authorized representative shall be given a reasonable opportunity to review the documents of the Plan and to submit their written issues and comments to the Committee at any time prior to the expiration of the aforesaid 60-day period.
Within the period of sixty (60) days of the date a request for review of a denial of claim is received by the Committee, the Committee shall consider the request and post its final decision to the claimant by registered or certified mail. In the event that the Committee in its sole discretion determines that a hearing is warranted, and a hearing is held before the Committee (at which hearing the claimant and his duly authorized representative shall be given a reasonable opportunity to present their views), or in the event that the Committee determines that the case otherwise presents special circumstances requiring an extension of time for processing the request for review, the Committee shall (i) give the claimant written notice of the extension within sixty (60) days after receiving the request for review and (ii) post its final decision to the claimant by registered or certified mail not later than 120 days after the date the request for review was received by the Committee. Such decision shall be written in a manner calculated to be understood by the claimant, and shall fully set forth the reason or reasons for the decision, with specific references to the pertinent provision or provisions of the Plan upon which the decision was based.
ARTICLE VII
CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATION
The obligation of the Corporation under this Plan to make payments of pensions when due is merely contractual, and all such pensions shall be paid from the general revenues of the Corporation. Nothing contained in this Plan shall require the Corporation to segregate or earmark any cash or other property for any Member, Former Member, spouse or beneficiary.
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ARTICLE VIII
AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION
Section 8.1 Amendment and Termination. The Plan may not be amended or terminated, in whole or in part, without the written consent of (a) each Member, (b) each Former Member and (c) any spouse or beneficiary of a Member or Former Member who at the time of the proposed amendment or termination is receiving benefits under the Plan subsequent to the death of the Member or Former Member. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no such consent shall be required from a Member, Former Member, spouse or beneficiary as to whom the proposed amendment to, or termination of, the Plan would not under any circumstances or at any time reduce the benefits payable under the Plan to such Member, Former Member, spouse or beneficiary.
Section 8.2 Successors and Assigns. The Plan shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Corporation and its successors and assigns, but no assignment shall relieve the Corporation of any of its obligations or liabilities hereunder to a Member, Former Member, spouse or beneficiary without the written consent of such person.
ARTICLE IX
CONSTRUCTION
9.1 Governing Law. This Plan shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.
9.2 Words and Headings. As used herein, the masculine gender shall be deemed to refer to the feminine, and the singular person shall be deemed to refer to the plural, wherever appropriate. The headings of Articles and Sections are inserted for convenience and reference only, and in the event of any conflict between the text of any provision of the Plan and the heading thereof, the text shall control.
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SUPPLEMENTARY PENSION PLAN
APPENDIX A (as amended on March 28, 2003)
Anything in Section 1.8 to the contrary notwithstanding: (a) in the case of each Member who on March 16, 1987 held the office of Chairman of the Board (David B. Pall), Vice Chairman of the Board (Abraham Krasnoff) or President (Maurice G. Hardy) of the Corporation, the term “Final Average Compensation” means one-half of the aggregate of such Member’s Compensation for the two (2) Plan Years in which his Compensation was highest out of the last ten (10) Plan Years in which he was a Member; (b) in the case of Henry Petronis, who on March 16, 1987 held the office of Executive Vice President of the Corporation, the term “Final Average Compensation” means one-half of the aggregate of such Member’s Compensation for the two (2) Plan Years in which his Compensation was highest out of the last five (5) Plan Years in which he was a Member; (c) in the case of Stanley Wernick, who on April 28, 1992 held the office of Senior Vice President and Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer of the Corporation, the term “Final Average Compensation” means one-half of the aggregate of such Member’s Compensation for the two (2) Plan Years in which his Compensation was highest out of the last five (5) Plan Years in which he was a Member; (d) in the case of Arnold Weiner, who on October 6, 1997 was a Group Vice President of the Corporation, the term “Final Average Compensation” means one-third of the aggregate of his Compensation for the three (3) Plan Years in which his Compensation was highest out of the last seven (7) Plan Years in which he was a Member; and (e) in the case of Charles Grimm, for the purpose of determining his Final Average Compensation under § 1.8, his compensation for the Plan Year ending July 31, 2003 shall be deemed to include a bonus of the greater of (i) 70% of the Base Salary payable to him for said Plan Year under his Employment Agreement dated November 15, 2001 as amended by Amendment dated July 16, 2002, or (ii) the Bonus Compensation in fact payable to him for said Plan Year under said Employment Agreement as so amended.
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SUPPLEMENTARY PENSION PLAN
APPENDIX B
Supplementing Section 1.10, “Member” means, in addition to the persons identified therein, the following :
| (e) each person who on October 20, 1980 held the office of President of either of the following Affiliated Corporations: |
Mectron Industries Inc.
Pallflex, Inc.;
| (f) the person who, on July 6, 1986, held the office of President of Pall Pneumatic Products Corporation (an Affiliated Corporation); and |
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| (g) Roy Sheaff, who on May 1, 1990 was an appointed vice president of the Corporation. |