EXHIBIT 10(a)76
FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE
SOUTHERN COMPANY PERFORMANCE SHARING PLAN
WHEREAS, Southern Company Services, Inc. ("Company") heretofore adopted
The Southern Company Performance Sharing Plan ("Plan"), effective as of January
1, 1997, and
WHEREAS, the Performance Sharing Plan Committee ("Committee") desires
to amend the Plan in order to make certain design and other changes; and
WHEREAS, the Committee is authorized pursuant to Section 12.1 of the
Plan to amend the Plan at any time, provided that the amendment does not involve
a substantial increase in cost to any Employing Company or is necessary or
desirable to comply with the laws and regulations applicable to the Plan;
NOW, THEREFORE, the Committee hereby amends the Plan as follows:
I.
Effective as of January 1, 1997, Section 2.12 shall be amended by
deleting the first paragraph of such Section in its entirety and substituting a
new paragraph as follows:
2.12 "Compensation" shall mean the base salary or wages paid
to a Participant by an Affiliated Employer for the Plan Year during
which he is eligible to participate, including all amounts contributed
by an Affiliated Employer to The Southern Company Employee Savings Plan
and/or The Southern Company Flexible Benefits Plan on behalf of a
Participant pursuant to a salary reduction arrangement under such
plans. Compensation shall also include all awards under any incentive
pay plans sponsored by an Affiliated Employer as shall be determined by
the Committee from time to time and set forth in Appendix B attached
hereto, monthly shift and monthly seven-day schedule differentials,
scheduled shift pay, geographic premiums, monthly nuclear plant
premiums, and monthly customer service premiums. Compensation shall
exclude regular overtime pay, any hourly shift differentials,
substitution pay, such amounts which are reimbursements to a
Participant paid by any Affiliated Employer including, but not limited
to, reimbursement for such items as moving expenses and travel and
entertainment expenses, and imputed income for automobile expenses, tax
preparation expenses and health and life insurance premiums paid by the
Affiliated Employer.
II.
Effective as of January 1, 1997, Section 2.28 shall be amended by
deleting such section its entirety and substituting a new Section 2.28 as
follows:
2.28 "Highly Compensated Employee" shall mean (in accordance
with and subject to Code Section 414(q) and any regulations, rulings,
notices or procedures thereunder), with respect to any Plan Year: (1)
any Employee who was a five percent (5%) or greater owner during the
Plan Year or the immediately preceding Plan Year, or (2) any Employee
who earned more than $80,000 in the preceding Plan Year. The $80,000
amount shall be adjusted for inflation and for short Plan Years,
pursuant to Code Section 414(q). The Employer may, at its election,
limit Employees earning $80,000 or more to only those Employees who
fall within the "top-paid group," as defined in Code Section 414(q)
excluding those employees described in Code Section 414(q)(8) for such
purpose. In determining whether an Employee is a Highly Compensated
Employee, the Committee may make any elections authorized under
applicable regulations, rulings, notices, or procedures.
III.
Effective as of the date hereof, Article III shall be amended to add a
new Section 3.6 as follows:
3.6 Former Commonwealth Edison of Indiana Employees. Effective
January 1, 1998, notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan to the
contrary, with respect to a former employee of Commonwealth Edison of
Indiana ("ComEd") who was employed by Southern Energy, Inc. as set
forth on a schedule of employees acknowledged by the Committee:
(a) shall become a Participant as of January 1, 1998;
and
(b) shall be entitled for vesting purposes hereunder
to years of vesting service accrued under the
Commonwealth Edison Company of Indiana Service
Annuity System Plan after January 1, 1997, in
addition to any Years of Service accrued under this
Plan.
IV.
Effective as of January 1, 1997, Section 5.1(c) shall be amended by
deleting such section in its entirety and substituting a new Section 5.1(c) as
follows:
For purposes of this Section 5.1, whenever the term
"compensation" is used, such term shall mean "compensation" within the
meaning of Code Section 415(c)(3) and any rulings or regulations
thereunder.
V.
Effective as of January 1, 1998, Sections 9.1, 9.2, 9.5, and 9.11 shall
be amended by replacing each reference therein to "$3,500" with a reference to
"$5,000".
VI.
Effective as of January 1, 1997, Section 14.2 is amended to add the
following sentence to the end of the first paragraph:
In addition, a Participant's benefits may be offset pursuant
to a judgment, order, or decree issued (or settlement agreement entered
into) on or after August 5, 1997, if and to the extent that such offset
is permissible or required under Code Section 401(a)(13).
VII.
Except as amended herein by this First Amendment, the Plan shall remain
in full force and effect.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Southern Company Services, Inc. through the duly
authorized members of the Performance Sharing Plan Committee has adopted this
First Amendment to The Southern Company Performance Sharing Plan this ____ day
of _________________________, 1998 to be effective as stated herein.
PERFORMANCE SHARING PLAN COMMITTEE
APPENDIX B - INCENTIVE PAY PLANS
Effective as of January 1, 1997, all awards under the following
incentive pay plans shall be counted as compensation for purposes of Section
2.12 of the Plan:
The Southern Company Performance Pay Plan The Southern Company
Productivity Improvement Plan The Southern Company Executive
Productivity Improvement Plan Incentive Compensation Plan for Southern
Energy, Inc.
Georgia Power Company 1998 Customer Partnership Teams Incentive Plan
Georgia Power Company 1998 Residential Customer Partnership Team
Incentive Plan Georgia Power Company 1998 Northwest Region Residential
Sales Team Incentive Plan Georgia Power Company Customer Choice Group
1998 Compensation Plan Georgia Power Company Olympic Project Management
Group 1998 Short Term
Incentive Plan
Southern Company National Accounts 1998 Incentive Plan
Southern Communications Performance Improvement Plan (PIP)
Southern Communications Performance Pay Plan (PPP)
Southern Company Energy Solutions, Inc. 1998 Officer and Staff
Incentive Compensation Plan
SECOND AMENDMENT TO THE
SOUTHERN COMPANY PERFORMANCE SHARING PLAN
WHEREAS, Southern Company Services, Inc. ("Company") heretofore adopted
The Southern Company Performance Sharing Plan ("Plan"), effective as of January
1, 1997, and
WHEREAS, the Performance Sharing Plan Committee ("Committee")
previously amended the Plan and desires again to amend the Plan in order to make
certain clarifying and design changes; and
WHEREAS, the Committee is authorized pursuant to Section 12.1 of the
Plan to amend the Plan at any time, provided that the amendment does not involve
a substantial increase in cost to any Employing Company or is necessary or
desirable to comply with the laws and regulations applicable to the Plan;
NOW, THEREFORE, the Committee hereby amends the Plan as follows:
I.
Effective as of January 1, 1997, Section 2.12 shall be amended by
deleting the first paragraph of such Section in its entirety and substituting a
new paragraph as follows:
2.12 "Compensation" shall mean the base salary or wages paid
to a Participant by an Affiliated Employer for the Plan Year during
which he is eligible to participate, including all amounts contributed
by an Affiliated Employer to The Southern Company Employee Savings Plan
and/or The Southern Company Flexible Benefits Plan on behalf of a
Participant pursuant to a salary reduction arrangement under such
plans. Compensation shall also include all awards under any incentive
pay plans sponsored by an Affiliated Employer as shall be determined by
the Committee from time to time and set forth in Appendix B attached
hereto, monthly shift and monthly seven-day schedule differentials,
scheduled shift pay, geographic premiums, monthly nuclear plant
premiums, monthly customer service premiums, and all awards under the
incentive pay plans sponsored by Southern Energy, Inc. (or Southern
Energy Resources, Inc.) provided that such awards do not exceed the
maximum annual award of such Participant for the Plan Year under the
Southern Energy, Inc. Short Term Incentive Plan. Compensation shall
exclude regular overtime pay, any hourly shift differentials,
substitution pay, such amounts which are reimbursements to a
Participant paid by any Affiliated Employer including, but not limited
to, reimbursement for such items as moving expenses and travel and
entertainment expenses, and imputed income for automobile expenses, tax
preparation expenses and health and life insurance premiums paid by the
Affiliated Employer.
II.
Effective as of January 1, 1997, Section 2.19 shall be amended by
deleting subsection (y) of such Section in its entirety and substituting a new
subsection (y) as follows:
(y) any individual or Employee who is classified by the
Employing Company as a temporary employee (who was not a participant in
the pension plan of an Employing Company before July 1, 1991 (or July
1, 1990 for employees of Georgia Power Company)) or an independent
contractor, regardless of whether such classification is in error, or
III.
Effective as provided therein, Appendix A and Appendix B shall be
modified in the forms attached hereto.
IV.
Except as amended herein by this Second Amendment, the Plan shall
remain in full force and effect.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Southern Company Services, Inc. through the duly
authorized members of the Performance Sharing Plan Committee has adopted this
Second Amendment to The Southern Company Performance Sharing Plan this ____ day
of _________________________, 1998 to be effective as stated herein.
PERFORMANCE SHARING PLAN
COMMITTEE
APPENDIX A - EMPLOYING COMPANIES
The Employing Companies as of January 1, 1998 are:
Alabama Power Company
Georgia Power Company
Gulf Power Company
Mississippi Power Company
Savannah Electric and Power Company
Southern Communications Services, Inc.
Southern Company Services, Inc.
Southern Energy Resources, Inc.
Southern Energy Solutions, Inc.
Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.
APPENDIX B - INCENTIVE PAY PLANS
Effective as of January 1, 1997, all awards under the following
incentive pay plans shall be counted as compensation for purposes of Section
2.12 of the Plan:
The Southern Company Performance Pay Plan
The Southern Company Productivity Improvement Plan
The Southern Company Executive Productivity Improvement Plan
Georgia Power Company 1998 Customer Partnership Teams Incentive Plan
Georgia Power Company 1998 Residential Customer Partnership Team
Incentive Plan Georgia Power Company 1998 Northwest Region Residential
Sales Team Incentive Plan Georgia Power Company Customer Choice Group
1998 Compensation Plan Georgia Power Company Olympic Project Management
Group 1998 Short Term Incentive Plan
Southern Company National Accounts 1998 Incentive Plan
Southern Communications Performance Improvement Plan (PIP)
Southern Communications Performance Pay Plan (PPP)
Southern Company Energy Solutions, Inc. 1998 Officer and Staff
Incentive Compensation Plan
THIRD AMENDMENT TO
THE SOUTHERN COMPANY PERFORMANCE SHARING PLAN
WHEREAS, Southern Company Services, Inc. ("Company") heretofore adopted
The Southern Company Performance Sharing Plan ("Plan"), effective as of January
1, 1997; and
WHEREAS, the Performance Sharing Plan Committee ("Committee")
previously amended the Plan on two separate occasions and desires to amend the
Plan again in order to (i) clarify the definition of "Compensation" under the
Plan; (ii) clarify the grant of prior service credit under the Plan to certain
employees formerly employed by Commonwealth Edison of Indiana; (iii)
discontinue, effective September 1, 1998, eligibility under the Plan for
employees classified as temporary employees; (iv) reflect the corporate name
change of certain Employing Companies; and (v) clarify distribution requirements
with respect to alternate payees; and
WHEREAS, the Committee is authorized pursuant to Section 12.1 of the
Plan to amend the Plan at any time, provided that the amendment does not involve
a substantial increase in cost to any Employing Company or is necessary or
desirable to comply with the laws and regulations applicable to the Plan.
NOW, THEREFORE, the Committee hereby amends the Plan as follows:
I.
Effective as of January 1, 1998, Section 2.12 shall be amended by
deleting the first paragraph of such Section in its entirety and substituting a
new paragraph as follows:
2.12 "Compensation" shall mean the base salary or wages paid
to a Participant by an Affiliated Employer for the Plan Year during
which he is eligible to participate, including all amounts contributed
by an Affiliated Employer to The Southern Company Employee Savings Plan
and/or The Southern Company Flexible Benefits Plan on behalf of a
Participant pursuant to a salary reduction arrangement under such
plans. Compensation shall also include all awards under any incentive
pay plans sponsored by an Affiliated Employer as shall be determined by
the Committee from time to time and set forth in Appendix B attached
hereto, monthly shift and monthly seven-day schedule differentials,
scheduled shift pay, geographic premiums, monthly nuclear plant
premiums, monthly customer service premiums, all awards under the
incentive pay plans sponsored by Southern Energy, Inc. (or Southern
Energy Resources, Inc.) provided that such awards do not exceed the
maximum annual award of such Participant for the Plan Year under the
Southern Energy, Inc. Short Term Incentive Plan and, effective January
1, 1998, sales commissions paid under a sales commission payment
program sponsored by an Affiliated Employer for sales commissioned
based employees. Compensation shall exclude regular overtime pay, any
hourly shift differentials, substitution pay, such amounts which are
reimbursements to a Participant paid by any Affiliated Employer
including, but not limited to, reimbursement for such items as moving
expenses and travel and entertainment expenses, and imputed income for
automobile expenses, tax preparation expenses and health and life
insurance premiums paid by the Affiliated Employer.
II.
Effective September 1, 1998, Section 2.19 of the Plan, as amended by
the Second Amendment to the Plan, is further amended by deleting the first
paragraph of such Section and substituting the following in lieu thereof:
2.19 "Eligible Employee" shall mean an Employee who is
employed by an Employing Company and who is classified by the Employing
Company as a regular full-time, regular part-time or cooperative
education employee who:
III.
Effective September 1, 1998, Section 2.19 is further amended by
deleting subsection (y) of such Section in its entirety and substituting a new
subsection (y) as follows:
(y) any individual or Employee who is classified by the Employing
Company as a temporary employee or as an independent
contractor, regardless of prior inclusion under the Plan or
whether such classification is determined to be in error; or
IV.
Effective January 1, 1998, Section 3.6 of the Plan, as added by the
First Amendment to the Plan, is amended by deleting such Section in its entirety
and substituting the following in lieu thereof:
3.6 Former Commonwealth Edison of Indiana Employees. Effective
January 1, 1998, notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan to the
contrary, any former employee of Commonwealth Edison of Indiana
("ComEd") who was employed by Southern Energy Resources, Inc. on or
before December 31, 1997 and is set forth on a schedule of employees
acknowledged by the Committee, shall become a Participant as of January
1, 1998 and shall be entitled for vesting purposes hereunder to years
of vesting service accrued under the Commonwealth Edison Company of
Indiana Service Annuity System Plan ("ComEd Plan") on or after January
1, 1997, in addition to any Years of Service accrued under this Plan.
In addition, any former employee of ComEd who becomes employed
by Southern Energy Resources, Inc. on or after January 1, 1998 but
prior to April 1, 1998 (hereafter "Date of Employment") and is set
forth on the schedule of employees acknowledged by the Committee, shall
become a Participant as of the Enrollment Date coincident with or next
following such employee's Date of Employment, and shall be entitled for
vesting purposes hereunder to years of vesting service accrued under
the ComEd Plan on or after January 1, 1997, in addition to any Years of
Service accrued under this Plan.
V.
Section 9.9 of the Plan is hereby amended by deleting such Section in
its entirety and substituting the following in lieu thereof:
9.9 Distributions to Alternate Payees. If the Participant's
Account under the Plan shall become subject to a domestic relations
order which (a) is a qualified domestic relations order satisfying the
requirements of Section 414(p) of the Code and (b) requires the
distribution in a single lump sum of the entire portion of the
Participant's Account required to be segregated for the benefit of an
alternate payee, then the entire interest of such alternate payee shall
be distributed in a single lump sum within ninety (90) days following
the later of: (a) the Employing Company's determination that such
domestic relations order is qualified in accordance with Section 414(p)
of the Code; and (b) such Participant's Account becoming fully vested
in accordance with Article VIII, or as soon as practicable thereafter.
Such distribution to an alternate payee shall be made even if the
Participant has not separated from the service of the Affiliated
Employers. Any other distribution pursuant to a qualified domestic
relations order shall not be made earlier than the later of: (a) the
Participant's termination of service, or his attainment of age fifty
(50), if earlier, and (b) such Participant's Account becoming fully
vested in accordance with Article VIII. In no event shall a
distribution to an alternate payee commence later than the date the
Participant's (or his Beneficiary's) benefit payments otherwise
commence. Such distribution to an alternate payee shall be made only in
a manner permitted under this Article IX.
VI.
Appendix A of the Plan is amended by deleting such Appendix in its
entirety and substituting the following in lieu thereof:
APPENDIX A - EMPLOYING COMPANIES
The Employing Companies as of January 1, 1998 are:
Alabama Power Company
Georgia Power Company
Gulf Power Company
Mississippi Power Company
Savannah Electric and Power Company
Southern Communications Services, Inc.
Southern Company Energy Solutions, Inc.
Southern Company Services, Inc.
Southern Energy Resources, Inc.
Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.
VII.
Except as amended herein by this Third Amendment, the Plan shall remain
in full force and effect.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Southern Company Services, Inc., through the duly
authorized members of the Performance Sharing Plan Committee, has adopted this
Third Amendment to The Southern Company Performance Sharing Plan this ____ day
of _______, 1998 to be effective as stated herein.
PERFORMANCE SHARING PLAN COMMITTEE
Christopher C. Womack
Robert A. Bell
W. Dean Hudson
FOURTH AMENDMENT TO THE
SOUTHERN COMPANY PERFORMANCE SHARING PLAN
WHEREAS, Southern Company Services, Inc. ("Company") heretofore adopted
The Southern Company Performance Sharing Plan ("Plan"), effective as of January
1, 1997; and
WHEREAS, the Performance Sharing Plan Committee ("Committee") desires
to amend the Plan in order to make certain design and other changes; and
WHEREAS, the Committee is authorized pursuant to Section 12.1 of the
Plan to amend the Plan at any time, provided that the amendment does not involve
a substantial increase in cost to any Employing Company or is necessary or
desirable to comply with the laws and regulations applicable to the Plan.
NOW, THEREFORE, the Committee hereby amends the Plan as follows, to be
effective as provided herein:
I.
Effective as of the date hereof, Article III of the Plan shall be
amended by adding a new Section 3.7 thereto as follows:
3.7 Former Commonwealth Energy System Employees.
Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan to the
contrary, with respect to a former employee of the
Commonwealth Energy System ("ComElectric") who is employed by
Southern Energy Resources, Inc. and is set forth on a schedule
of employees acknowledged by the Committee, such employee
shall become a Participant as of the Enrollment Date
coincident with or next following such employee's date of
employment, and shall be entitled, for vesting purposes
hereunder, to years of vesting service accrued under the
Pension Plan for Employees of Commonwealth Energy System and
Subsidiary Companies ("ComElectric Plan") on or after January
1, 1997, in addition to any Years of Service accrued under
this Plan.
II.
Except as amended herein by this Fourth Amendment, the Plan shall
remain in full force and effect.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Southern Company Services, Inc., through the duly
authorized members of the Performance Sharing Committee, has adopted this Fourth
Amendment to The Southern Company Performance Sharing Plan this _____ day of
________________, 1998, to be effective as stated herein.
PERFORMANCE SHARING PLAN COMMITTEE:
-----------------------------
Christopher C. Womack
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Robert A. Bell
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W. Dean Hudson
FIFTH AMENDMENT TO THE
SOUTHERN COMPANY PERFORMANCE SHARING PLAN
WHEREAS, Southern Company Services, Inc. ("Company") heretofore adopted
The Southern Company Performance Sharing Plan ("Plan"), effective as of January
1, 1997; and
WHEREAS, the Performance Sharing Plan Committee ("Committee") desires
to amend the Plan to modify the definition of Compensation for appliance
salespersons to include certain nonproductive pay earnings types as may be
determined from time to time by the Committee; and
WHEREAS, the Committee is authorized pursuant to Section 12.1 of the
Plan to amend the Plan at any time, provided that the amendment does not involve
a substantial increase in cost to any Employing Company or is necessary or
desirable to comply with the laws and regulations applicable to the Plan.
NOW, THEREFORE, the Committee hereby amends the Plan as follows, to be
effective as provided herein:
I.
Effective as of January 1, 1998, Section 2.12 of the Plan (as
previously amended by the Third Amendment) shall be amended by replacing the
period at the end of the second sentence with a comma, and by adding the
following to the end of said second sentence:
, and, for appliance salespersons, certain nonproductive pay earnings
types as determined from time to time by the Committee and set forth on
Appendix C to the Plan, which Appendix may be updated from time to
time.
II.
Except as amended herein by this Fifth Amendment, the Plan shall remain
in full force and effect.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Southern Company Services, Inc., through the duly
authorized members of the Performance Sharing Committee, has adopted this Fifth
Amendment to The Southern Company Performance Sharing Plan this _____ day of
________________, 1999, to be effective as stated herein.
PERFORMANCE SHARING PLAN COMMITTEE:
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Christopher C. Womack
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Robert A. Bell
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W. Dean Hudson
APPENDIX C
Nonproductive Pay Earnings Types
Earnings Code Earnings Description
003 Salesperson - Hourly
092 Holiday Taken
093 Meetings
095 Meetings - Safety
096 Disability 100%
100 Disability Extended Approval
106 Leave - Death
108 Occupational Injury
111 Jury Duty
112 Training
113 Safety Training
115 Vacation
116 Vacation Special Circumstances
117 Vacation FMLA Employee
118 Vacation FMLA Family Care
119 Time Off With Pay
125 Holiday Banked - Taken
127 Vacation In Lieu Of Disability
442 DISABILITY FMLA EMPLOYEE
SIXTH AMENDMENT TO THE
SOUTHERN COMPANY PERFORMANCE SHARING PLAN
WHEREAS, Southern Company Services, Inc. ("Company") heretofore adopted
The Southern Company Performance Sharing Plan ("Plan"), effective as of January
1, 1997; and
WHEREAS, the Performance Sharing Plan Committee ("Committee") desires
to amend the Plan in order to make a technical change; and
WHEREAS, the Committee is authorized pursuant to Section 12.1 of the
Plan to amend the Plan at any time, provided that the amendment does not involve
a substantial increase in cost to any Employing Company or is necessary or
desirable to comply with the laws and regulations applicable to the Plan.
NOW, THEREFORE, the Committee hereby amends the Plan as follows, to be
effective as provided herein:
I.
Effective as of January 1, 1997, Subsection (w) of Section 2.19 of the
Plan shall be amended as follows:
(w) an Employee who is treated as such solely by reason of the
"leased employee" rules of Code Section 414(n) such that,
pursuant to an agreement between an Employing Company and any
other person, such individual has performed services for the
Employing Company (or the Employing Company and related
persons as described in Code Section 414(n)(6)) on a
substantially full-time basis for a period of at least one
year and such services were performed under the primary
direction or control of the Employing Company;
II.
Except as amended herein by this Sixth Amendment, the Plan shall remain
in full force and effect.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Southern Company Services, Inc., through the duly
authorized members of the Performance Sharing Plan Committee, has adopted this
Sixth Amendment to The Southern Company Performance Sharing Plan this _____ day
of ________________, 1999, to be effective as stated herein.
PERFORMANCE SHARING PLAN COMMITTEE:
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Christopher C. Womack
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Robert A. Bell
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W. Dean Hudson