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EXHIBIT 10.(f)
May 20, 1986
Mr. Ronald W. Haddock
8306 Acupulco Cove Court
Humble, TX 77338
Dear Ron:
In consideration of your decision to join American Petrofina, Incorporated
(API), API agrees to provide you, upon retirement from the active service of
API at age 55 or later, with supplemental retirement benefits as determined in
the following manner:
Your primary retirement benefit will equal 1.6% of your Final Average Earnings
(includes basic salary and paid bonuses) that you receive from API over the 36
consecutive months out of the most recent 120 months immediately prior to
retirement during which such earnings are the highest. Final Average Earnings
shall then be multiplied by the number of completed years and months of service
from June 11, 1963 to the date of your retirement from API, and then reduced by
the lesser of (i) 1-1/2% of your Old Age Social Security benefit for such
completed years and months of service or (ii) 50% of your Old Age Social
Security benefit. If your retirement is prior to age 60, the retirement
benefit amount will be reduced 5/12% for each month that your retirement
precedes age 60. This retirement benefit amount will be payable as a 5 year and
life annuity.
Your retirement benefit, as determined in the preceding paragraph, shall be
reduced by the following three amounts:
The first amount will equal your vested deferred monthly 5 year certain and
life annuity from the Exxon Corporation plan payable from your retirement date.
The second amount will equal your monthly 5 year certain and life annuity from
the Pension Plan for employees of American Petrofina, Incorporated and Certain
Subsidiaries payable from your retirement date.
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Mr. Ronald W. Haddock
May 20, 1986
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The third amount will equal your monthly 5 year certain and life annuity from
the Excess Benefit Plan of American Petrofina, Incorporated and Certain
Subsidiaries payable from your retirement date.
Such supplemental retirement benefits may be converted into any of the optional
forms of benefit then permitted under the Pension Plan for employees of API,
using the actuarial equivalence factor applicable under that plan.
As we discussed, such supplemental retirement benefits will not be funded in
advance but will be considered as general obligations of API.
If you find the foregoing to be satisfactory to you, please so indicate in the
spaces provided below. Return one executed copy to me and retain one copy for
your files.
Sincerely,
/s/
Paul D. Meek
PDM/dld
ACCEPTED AND AGREED this 29 day of May , 1986.
/s/
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Ronald W. Haddock
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FINA, Inc.
INTEROFFICE CORRESPONDENCE
THIS MEMORANDUM CONSTITUTES THE
AMENDMENT TO THE LETTER OF 5/20/86
Date: December 16, 1993 Subject: Tax Avoidance by Vesting--
Ron W. Haddock's SERP
From: Bill H. Bonnett
To: Paul D. Meek
In order to keep the Company from paying $15,000 in FICA-Medicare taxes and an
equal match by the employee, I recommend a December 1, 1993 vesting of the
Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan (SERP) benefits outlined in the
employment contract you signed for Ron Haddock. This is a result of the Tax
Reform Act (OBRA '93) provision effective January 1, 1994, which requires a
FICA-Medicare tax of 1.45% on past accruals for SERP's at the point of
vesting. This tax can be avoided if the benefit is vested before January 1,
1994.
When Ron was hired he received an individual employment contract which provided
a supplemental benefit to "keep him whole" with the Exxon equivalent benefit.
In the agreement (see attached) the benefit will vest when age 55 is reached
(7/95). There is no hidden cost to accelerate the vesting of the benefits as
long as Ron remains with FINA until at least age 55.
Your approval of this amendment to the employment contract is respectfully
requested. The attached E-mail form Mike Godfrey confirms approval by our
outside directors and Ron has also received approval from Francois Cornelis.
/s/
Bill H. Bonnett
BHB/dld
Attachment
APPROVED:
/s/
Paul D. Meek