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.
Foot Locker Stock Fund – Participants may invest in 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 $6,964,378 and $7,088,644 were outstanding at December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively, bearing interest rates ranging from 3.25% to 8.25% at December 31, 2020 and 2019. Notes receivable from participants matured through 2034 as of December 31, 2020 and 2019.
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.
The Plan adopted certain relief provisions included in the CARES Act, including allowing penalty-free distributions up to $100,000 through December 31, 2020 for qualifying reasons.
Unclaimed benefits are reported in the Plan’s financial statements within net appreciation of investments.