Baron Small Cap Fund - The fund seeks capital appreciation through long-term investments primarily in securities of small-sized growth companies. The fund intends that at least 80% of the fund’s total assets are invested in the securities of small-sized growth companies. A small-sized growth company is defined as one having a market capitalization of under $2.5 billion at the time of purchase.
Mainstay Large Cap Growth Fund - The fund seeks long-term growth of capital. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its assets in companies with market capitalization in excess of $4.0 billion at time of purchase.
Metropolitan West Total Return Bond Fund - The fund seeks to outperform the Barclays Capital Aggregate Index while maintaining overall risk similar to the index. Investments are made primarily in a diversified portfolio of investment grade, fixed-income securities of various types of bonds and other securities, and can include corporate bonds, notes, collateralized bond obligations, collateralized debt obligations, mortgage and other asset backed securities, bank loans, money-market securities, swaps, futures, options, credit-default swaps, private placements, municipal securities, and restricted securities.
State Street Global Equity ex-U.S. Index Fund – The fund seeks to provide investment results that, before fees and expenses, correspond generally to the total return performance of a broad-based (all-cap) index of world (ex-U.S.) equity markets over the long term.
Foot Locker Stock Fund – Participants may invest in Foot Locker common stock (“Foot Locker Shares”). Foot Locker Shares may be obtained directly from the Company out of its authorized but unissued shares of common stock or out of its treasury shares, or on the open market.
(f) Notes Receivable from Participants
Participants may borrow from their accounts, once each year, a minimum of $1,000, up to a maximum equal to the lesser of $50,000 or 50% of their total vested account balance (excluding matching contributions). At any time, only one loan may be outstanding per participant. Loan transactions are treated as transfers between the investment fund and the participant loans fund. Loan terms range up to 5 years, or up to 15 years from the purchase of a primary residence. The loans bear a rate of interest equal to the prime rate on the date of the loan distribution. Principal and interest is generally paid ratably through regular payroll deductions. Notes receivable from participants totaling $6,234,245 and $6,964,378 were outstanding at December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively, bearing interest rates ranging from 3.25% to 8.25% at December 31, 2021 and 2020. Notes receivable from participants are scheduled to mature through 2036 and 2034 as of December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively.
Plan management also approved changes related to the CARES Act in 2020, including the deferral of loan repayments for up to one year.
(g) Payment of Benefits
Participants are eligible for a distribution upon termination of service, death, disability, or retirement. A participant will receive a lump-sum amount equal to the fair market value of the participant’s vested interest in his or her account. A participant may elect to have any investment in the Foot Locker Stock Fund distributed in either cash or Foot Locker Shares.
Participants are eligible for a distribution due to financial hardship under certain conditions in accordance with the Plan document. The amount of a hardship withdrawal may not exceed the cost associated with the financial hardship in addition to any mandatory federal income tax withholding, state and local income taxes, or penalties incurred.