EXHIBIT 10.14
EXELON CORPORATION CASH BALANCE PENSION PLAN
Effective as of January 1, 2001
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE 1
TITLE AND PURPOSE............................................................................. 1
ARTICLE 2
DEFINITIONS................................................................................... 1
ARTICLE 3
PARTICIPATION................................................................................. 8
Section 3.1 Eligibility for Participation............................................... 8
Section 3.2 Transfer to Affiliates...................................................... 10
Section 3.3 Cessation of Participation.................................................. 10
ARTICLE 4
SOURCE OF CONTRIBUTIONS....................................................................... 11
Section 4.1 Source of Contributions..................................................... 11
Section 4.2 Limitation on Contributions................................................. 11
ARTICLE 5
TRUST......................................................................................... 12
ARTICLE 6
PARTICIPANT ACCOUNTS.......................................................................... 12
Section 6.1 Cash Balance Accounts....................................................... 12
ARTICLE 7
DISTRIBUTIONS................................................................................. 16
Section 7.1 Time of Distribution........................................................ 16
Section 7.2 Form of Distribution........................................................ 18
Section 7.3 Death Benefits.............................................................. 20
Section 7.4 Election and Waiver Procedures.............................................. 21
Section 7.5 Distributions to Minor and Disabled Distributees............................ 26
Section 7.6 Direct Rollover Distributions............................................... 27
Section 7.7 Withholding Requirements.................................................... 28
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ARTICLE 8
LIMITATIONS ON BENEFITS....................................................................... 27
Section 8.1 Statutory Limits............................................................ 28
Section 8.2 Restrictions on Benefits.................................................... 30
ARTICLE 9
SPECIAL PARTICIPATION AND DISTRIBUTION RULES RELATING TO
RECOMMENCEMENT OF EMPLOYMENT AND EMPLOYMENT BY RELATED
ENTITIES...................................................................................... 32
Section 9.1 Recommencement of Employment by a Terminated Employee....................... 32
Section 9.2 Suspension of Benefits...................................................... 34
Section 9.3 Employment by Related Entities.............................................. 35
Section 9.4 Leased Employees............................................................ 35
ARTICLE 10
ADMINISTRATION................................................................................ 36
Section 10.1 The Committee.............................................................. 36
Section 10.2 Claims Procedure........................................................... 39
Section 10.3 Notices to Participants, Etc............................................... 41
Section 10.4 Responsibility to Advise Committee of Current Address...................... 41
Section 10.5 Notices to Employers or Committee.......................................... 41
Section 10.6 Responsibility to Furnish Information and Sign Documents................... 42
Section 10.7 Records.................................................................... 42
Section 10.8 Actuary to be Employed..................................................... 42
Section 10.9 Funding Policy............................................................. 42
Section 10.10 Electronic Media.......................................................... 43
ARTICLE 11
PARTICIPATION BY OTHER EMPLOYERS.............................................................. 43
Section 11.1 Adoption of Plan........................................................... 43
Section 11.2 Withdrawal from Participation.............................................. 43
Section 11.3 Company and Committee Agent for Employers.................................. 43
ARTICLE 12
CONTINUANCE BY A SUCCESSOR.................................................................... 44
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ARTICLE 13
MISCELLANEOUS................................................................................. 44
Section 13.1 Expenses................................................................... 45
Section 13.2 Non-Assignability.......................................................... 45
Section 13.3 Employment Non-Contractual................................................. 46
Section 13.4 Limitation of Rights....................................................... 46
Section 13.5 Merger or Consolidation with Another Plan.................................. 46
Section 13.6 Construction............................................................... 46
Section 13.7 Applicable Law............................................................. 47
Section 13.8 Severability............................................................... 47
Section 13.9 No Guarantee............................................................... 47
Section 13.10 Military Service.......................................................... 47
ARTICLE 14
TOP-HEAVY PLAN REQUIREMENTS................................................................... 47
Section 14.1 Top-Heavy Plan Determination............................................... 47
Section 14.2 Definitions and Special Rules.............................................. 48
Section 14.3 Minimum Benefit for Top-Heavy Years........................................ 49
Section 14.4 Top-Heavy Vesting Requirements............................................. 50
ARTICLE 15
AMENDMENT, ESTABLISHMENT OF SEPARATE PLAN AND TERMINATION.................................... 50
Section 15.1 Amendment.................................................................. 50
Section 15.2 Establishment of Separate Plan............................................. 50
Section 15.3 Termination of the Plan by an Employer..................................... 51
Section 15.4 Vesting and Distribution Upon Termination or Partial Termination........... 51
Section 15.5 Trust Fund to Be Applied Exclusively for Participants and Their
Beneficiaries............................................................ 52
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ARTICLE 1
TITLE AND PURPOSE
The name of the plan set forth herein shall be the "Exelon Corporation
Cash Balance Pension Plan" (the "Plan"). The Plan shall be effective as of
January 1, 2001.
ARTICLE 2
DEFINITIONS
As used herein, the following words and phrases shall have the following
respective meanings when capitalized:
(1) Accrued Benefit. Except as provided in Section 9.2 (relating to
suspension of benefits), the amount payable under the Plan commencing on the
first day of the month coinciding with or next following a Participant's Normal
Retirement Age, determined as of a date not later than such Participant's Normal
Retirement Age as if the Participant had elected Option 1 (the life annuity)
under Section 7.2(c) (relating to optional forms of benefit), that is the
Actuarial Equivalent of the sum of the balance credited to the Participant's
Cash Balance Account as of the date of determination plus Investment Credits (at
the rate in effect under Section 6.1(d) (relating to investment credits) on the
date of determination) from the date of determination until such assumed date of
commencement, plus the Additional Credit, if any, determined as of the date of
commencement, subject to adjustment pursuant to Section 7.2(d)(2) (relating to
special rules regarding pensions). In addition, a Participant's Accrued Benefit
shall include the Participant's Accrued Frozen Benefit.
(2) Accrued Frozen Benefit. The meaning given such term in the applicable
Schedule.
(3) Actuarial Equivalent. A benefit of value equivalent to the value of
the benefit being replaced, computed using the table specified by the
Commissioner of Internal Revenue for purposes of section 417(e)(3) of the Code
(which, as of the Effective Date, is the 1983 Group Annuity (unisex) Mortality
Table (50% male, 50% female)) in effect on the date of determination and an
interest rate assumption using the "applicable interest rate" as defined in
section 417(e)(3) of the Code for the month of November of the Plan Year
immediately preceding the Plan Year in which the determination occurs.
(4) Additional Credit. The amount, if any, credited to a Participant's
Cash Balance Account pursuant to Section 6.1(e).
(5) Affiliate. (a) A corporation that is a member of the same controlled
group of corporations (within the meaning of section 414(b) of the Code) as an
Employer, (b) a trade or business (whether or not incorporated) under common
control (within the meaning of section 414(c) of the Code) with an Employer, (c)
any organization (whether or not incorporated) that is
a member of an affiliated service group (within the meaning of section 414(m) of
the Code) that includes (i) an Employer, (ii) a corporation described in clause
(a) of this definition or (iii) a trade or business described in clause (b) of
this definition, or (d) any other entity that is required to be aggregated with
an Employer pursuant to Regulations promulgated under section 414(o) of the
Code. A corporation, trade or business, or entity shall be an Affiliate only for
such period or periods of time during which such corporation, trade or business
or entity is described in the preceding sentence, but not prior to such time.
(6) Beneficiary. The person or persons entitled to receive a benefit under
Section 7.2 or Section 7.3 in the event of the death of a Participant.
(7) Cash Balance Account. The hypothetical account established for each
Participant pursuant to Section 6.1(a) (relating to establishment of accounts).
(8) Code. The Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
(9) ComEd Plan. The Commonwealth Edison Company Service Annuity System.
(10) Committee. The committee appointed pursuant to Article 10 (relating
to administration) to administer the Plan.
(11) Company. Exelon Corporation, a Pennsylvania corporation, and any
successor to such Company that shall adopt the Plan pursuant to Article 12
(relating to continuance by successor entities).
(12) Compensation. The regular base salary or base wages, as applicable,
paid by an Employer to an Eligible Employee for a Plan Year, increased by all
payments made during such Plan Year by an Employer to such Eligible Employee
under any of the plans set forth in Exhibit A attached hereto, all nuclear
license bonuses paid during such Plan Year by an Employer to such Eligible
Employee and all amounts not includible in such Eligible Employee's regular base
salary or base wages solely on account of his or her election to have
compensation reduced pursuant to any qualified cash or deferred arrangement
described in section 401(k) of the Code or a cafeteria plan as defined in
section 125 of the Code, in either case, maintained by an Employer, but
excluding any reimbursements or other allowances for automobile, relocation,
travel or education expenses (even if includible in the Employee's regular base
salary or base wages) and any amount awarded under the Performance Share Award
Program for Power Team Employees under the Exelon Corporation Long Term
Incentive Plan (or any predecessor or successor program). Notwithstanding the
preceding sentence, an Employee's Compensation in excess of the dollar amount
prescribed by section 401(a)(17) of the Code (as adjusted for increases in the
cost-of-living) shall not be taken into account for any purposes under the Plan.
In the case of a Participant who is absent from employment due to a leave of
absence for participation in Military Service, Compensation shall mean, for the
period during which the Participant is absent due to Military Service, the
Participant's Compensation, as defined above, for the twelve-month period
preceding the first day of the Participant's absence.
(13) Effective Date. January 1, 2001.
(14) Eligible Employee. Any Employee the terms of whose employment are not
subject to a collective bargaining agreement who has not, prior to the Effective
Date, had an
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Hour of Service with any Affiliate and whose first Hour of Service with an
Employer is on or after the Effective Date and who is either receiving regular
salary or wages from and rendering services to an Employer or is on authorized
absence, and any Employee who is a non-exempt or a part-time exempt employee of
the Power Team, regardless of whether such Employee completes his or her first
Hour of Service with an Employer or an Affiliate on or after the Effective Date,
provided, however, that any individual who became an employee of the Power Team
on or after October 20, 2000 and prior to December 31, 2000 shall not be an
Eligible Employee. In addition, any full-time exempt Employee of the Power Team
who transfers employment to a participating business unit of an Employer shall
become an Eligible Employee upon the date of such transfer. Effective January 1,
2002, any individual who (a) is, at any time between January 1, 2002 and March
31, 2002, an Employee the terms of whose employment are not subject to a
collective bargaining agreement and (b) was, on December 31, 2000, a participant
in either the ComEd Plan (other than a participant the terms of whose employment
are subject to a collective bargaining agreement) or the PECO Plan or would have
been a participant in the PECO Plan if the age and service requirements for
participation in the PECO Plan were disregarded shall be an Eligible Employee.
Notwithstanding the preceding sentences, an Eligible Employee shall not include
(a) an Employee the terms of whose employment are subject to a collective
bargaining agreement, (b) an Employee paid on the temporary payroll of an
Employer who has never completed at least 1,000 Hours of Service in any period
of twelve consecutive months beginning with the Employee's date of employment or
anniversary thereof, (c) an Employee who executes a written waiver of his or her
right to participate in the Plan and (d) an individual rendering services to an
Employer who is not on the payroll of any Employer. It is expressly intended
that an individual rendering services to an Employer pursuant to any of the
following agreements shall be excluded from Plan participation pursuant to
clause (d) of this subdivision even if a court or administrative agency
determines that such individual is an Employee: (i) an agreement providing that
such services are to be rendered as an independent contractor, (ii) an agreement
with an entity, including a leasing organization within the meaning of section
414(n)(2) of the Code, that is not an Employer or (iii) an agreement that
contains a waiver of participation in the Plan. Notwithstanding anything
contained in the Plan to the contrary, any Employer may, at any time, designate,
with the consent of the Committee, a specified group of Employees who will be
Eligible Employees. In the case of an individual who, as of December 31, 2000,
was an Employee of Commonwealth Edison Company and who subsequently transfers
employment to employment with the Exelon Power Team and elects to participate in
the Plan pursuant to Section 3.1(b) (relating to eligibility for participation
for employees other than new hires), such individual shall remain an Eligible
Employee through a date not later than December 31, 2002. In the case of Exelon
Services Inc., the term "Eligible Employee" shall be limited to those Employees
of Exelon Services Inc. who were on the payroll of Unicom Energy Solutions as of
April 1, 2001 and are otherwise Eligible Employees who have elected to
participate in the Plan pursuant to Section 3.1(b).
(15) Employee. An individual whose relationship with an Employer is, under
common law, that of an employee.
(16) Employer. The Company, Commonwealth Edison Company, PECO Energy
Company, Exelon Generation Company, LLC, Exelon Enterprise, LLC, Exelon Business
Services Company, any Affiliate that is a participating employer in the Exelon
Corporation Retirement Program as of December 31, 2001, and any other Affiliate
that, with the consent of the Company, elects to participate in the Plan in the
manner described in Article 11 (relating to
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participation by other employers) and any successor entity that adopts the Plan
pursuant to Article 12 (relating to continuance by successor entities). If any
such entity withdraws from participation in the Plan pursuant to Section 11.2
(relating to withdrawal from participation) or terminates its participation in
the Plan pursuant to Section 15.3 (relating to termination of the Plan by an
Employer), such entity shall thereupon cease to be an Employer.
(17) ERISA. The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as
amended.
(18) Hour of Service. (a) Each hour for which an Employee is paid, or
entitled to payment, for the performance of duties (such hours to be credited to
the Employee for the computation period or periods in which the duties are
performed); (b) each hour for which an Employee is paid, or entitled to payment,
on account of a period of time during which no duties are performed
(irrespective of whether a Termination of Employment has occurred) due to
vacation, holiday, illness, incapacity (including disability), layoff, jury
duty, military duty or leave of absence (such hours to be credited to the
Employee for the computation period or periods in which the period of time
during which no duties are performed occurs); and (c) each hour for which back
pay, irrespective of mitigation of damages, is either awarded or agreed to by an
Employer (such hours to be credited to the Employee for the computation period
or periods in which the award or agreement pertains rather than the computation
period in which the award, agreement or payment is made). Hours of Service shall
be computed in accordance with paragraphs (b) and (c) of Section 2530.200b-2 of
the Department of Labor Regulations.
(19) Investment Credits. The amounts credited to a Participant's Cash
Balance Account pursuant to Section 6.1(d).
(20) Military Service. The performance of duty on a voluntary or
involuntary basis in a "uniformed service" (as defined below) under competent
authority of the United States government and includes active duty, active duty
for training, initial active duty for training, inactive duty training,
full-time National Guard duty, and a period for which a person is absent from
employment for the purpose of an examination to determine the fitness of the
person to perform any such duty. For purposes of the preceding sentence, the
term "uniformed service" means the Armed Forces, the Army National Guard and the
Air National Guard when engaged in active duty for training, inactive duty
training, or full-time National Guard duty, the commissioned corps of the Public
Health Service, and any other category of persons designated by the President of
the United States in time of war or emergency.
(21) Normal Retirement Age. With respect to a Participant's Cash Balance
Account, the earlier of (a) the date the Participant completes five years of
Vesting Service and (b) the later of (i) the Participant's 65th birthday, and
(ii) the fifth anniversary of the date the Participant commenced participation
in the Plan.
(22) Participant. An Eligible Employee who has satisfied the requirements
set forth in Article 3 (relating to participation). An Eligible Employee who
becomes a Participant shall cease to be a Participant upon the distribution of
his or her entire vested benefit under the Plan. Any Participant who upon his or
her Termination of Employment has not satisfied the Vesting Requirement shall
cease to be a Participant upon such Termination of Employment.
(23) PECO Plan. The Service Annuity Plan of PECO Energy Company.
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(24) Pension. A monthly payment continuing for the lifetime of the payee.
(25) Pension Starting Date. The first day as of which an amount becomes
payable to a Participant or Beneficiary in accordance with Article 7 (relating
to distributions). A Participant or Beneficiary shall have only one Pension
Starting Date with respect to the Participant's Accrued Benefit.
(26) Period of Severance. Any twelve-month period commencing on the date
an Employee terminates employment or any twelve-month period beginning on the
anniversary of such date during which the Employee does not perform any Hours of
Service for an Employer. For purposes of this definition, an Employee shall be
credited with Hours of Service for any period of absence from an Employer during
which such Employee (a) is in Military Service, provided that the Employee
returns to the employ of an Employer within the period prescribed by laws
relating to the reemployment rights of persons in Military Service, (b) is on an
uncompensated leave of absence duly granted by an Employer, or (c) is absent
from work for a maximum of twenty-four consecutive months because of (i) the
pregnancy of the Employee, (ii) the birth of the Employee's child, (iii) the
placement of a child with the Employee in connection with the Employee's
adoption of such child, or (iv) the need to care for any such child for a period
beginning immediately following such birth or placement. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, no Hours of Service shall be credited to an Employee under clause (c)
of this subsection unless the Employee timely furnishes to the Committee a
certificate of birth, proof of adoption or other appropriate legal documentation
setting forth parentage or adoption.
(27) Plan. The plan herein set forth and as from time to time amended.
(28) Plan Year. The calendar year.
(29) Qualified Domestic Relations Order. Any domestic relations order
which the Committee has determined, in accordance with procedures established by
the Committee to be a "qualified domestic relations order" defined in section
414(p) of the Code.
(30) Qualified Joint and Survivor Annuity. The form of distribution
described in Section 7.2(b) (relating to manner of distribution with respect to
married Participants).
(31) Regulations. Written temporary or final regulations of (i) the
Department of Labor construing ERISA or (ii) the Treasury Department construing
the Code.
(32) Schedule. If a Participant's accrued benefit under the ComEd Plan was
transferred to the Plan pursuant to Section 3.1(c) (relating to transfer of
benefits and assets to Plan) or Section 9.1 (relating to recommencement of
employment by terminated employee), Schedule A and, if a Participant's accrued
benefit under the PECO Plan was transferred to the Plan pursuant to Section
3.1(c) or Section 9.1, Schedule B.
(33) Schedule Equivalent. A benefit of value equivalent to the value of
the benefit being replaced, computed using the actuarial factors and rules set
forth in the applicable Schedule.
(34) Service Credits. The amounts, if any, credited to a Participant's
Cash Balance Account pursuant to Section 6.1(c).
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(35) Spouse. The individual married to a Participant on the Participant's
Pension Starting Date or, if earlier, on the date of the Participant's death.
While the Spouse is living and, except as otherwise provided in a qualified
domestic relations order as described in Section 13.2(b) (relating to exception
to nonassignability in the case of a qualified domestic relations order) or
Section 7.4(h) (relating to automatic cancellation of elections), such Spouse
shall be treated as the Participant's Spouse for all purposes of the Plan
without regard to whether such Spouse remains married to the Participant after
the Participant's Pension Starting Date.
(36) Target Income. (a) In the case of a Participant who participated in
the ComEd Plan prior to becoming a Participant, Target Income means the sum of
(i) the total of the Participant's "basic compensation" as defined in the ComEd
Plan for all pay periods ending during calendar year 2001 (for a Participant who
was on an authorized leave of absence during calendar year 2001, basic
compensation for any pay period during which such Participant did not receive
compensation shall be the Participant's average base pay rate per pay period for
the twelve-month period preceding the first day of the Participant's leave of
absence) and (ii) "incentive pay" as defined in the ComEd Plan, except that
incentive pay shall equal 100% of the target incentive pay the Participant would
receive for calendar year 2002 under the applicable plans if the target goals
were achieved during 2002, except that incentive pay shall equal 100% of the
target incentive pay the Participant would receive for calendar year 2002 under
the applicable plans if the target goals were achieved during 2002.
(b) In the case of a Participant who participated in the PECO Plan prior
to becoming a Participant, Target Income means the sum of (i) the Participant's
"annual base salary" for 2001 determined in accordance with Section 3.1(b) of
the PECO Plan (for a Participant who was on an authorized leave of absence
during calendar year 2001, annual base salary for 2001 shall be determined by
assuming that for any pay period during which such Participant did not receive
compensation, the Participant was paid the base rate in effect immediately prior
to the start of the Participant's leave of absence) and (ii) incentive pay under
any Employer's incentive pay plan (excluding the Performance Share Award Program
for Power Team Employees under the Exelon Corporation Long Term Incentive Plan),
except that incentive pay shall equal 100% of the target incentive pay the
Participant would receive for calendar year 2002 under the applicable plans if
the target goals were achieved during 2002.
In determining "incentive pay" for purposes of the preceding
subparagraphs, (i) if the Participant's incentive pay is determined by
multiplying his or her compensation by a percentage, the target percentage for
2002 shall be used for such Participant and such target percentage shall be
multiplied by the Participant's 2001 "basic compensation" or "annual base
salary", as applicable, (ii) if the Participant's incentive pay is defined as a
flat dollar amount, the Participant's incentive pay shall be the 2002 target
incentive pay, (iii) if the Participant's incentive pay is determined by adding
quarterly bonus targets and an annual target incentive, the Participant's
incentive pay shall equal the sum of the target quarterly bonuses for calendar
year 2002 and the target annual incentive for calendar year 2002, and (iv) if
any limits apply to the payment of incentive compensation to a Participant under
any applicable incentive pay plan, such limits will apply for purposes of this
Plan.
(37) Termination of Employment. A Participant's ceasing to be an Employee
of all Employers and all Affiliates. A transfer between employment by an
Employer and employment by an Affiliate or between employment by Employers or
Affiliates shall not constitute a Termination of Employment.
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(38) Transition Credit. An amount equal to the product of the following:
(a) a Participant's "credited service" under the ComEd Plan or the Participant's
"benefit years" under the PECO Plan, as applicable, determined as of December
31, 2001, (b) the percentage applicable to the Participant determined pursuant
to Table T and (c) the Participant's Target Income. Notwithstanding the
preceding sentence, in no event shall a Participant's Transition Credit exceed
100% of his or her Target Income.
(39) Trust. The Commonwealth Edison Pooled Fund, as from time to time
amended.
(40) Trust Fund. All money and property of every kind held by the Trustee
pursuant to the terms of the agreement governing the Trust.
(41) Trustee. The trustee provided for in Article 5 (relating to the
Trust) or any successor trustee or, if there is more than one such trustee
acting at any time, all of such trustees collectively.
(42) Vesting Requirement. A Participant's attainment, during the time such
Participant is an Employee, of his or her Normal Retirement Age.
(43) Vesting Service. The period of an Employee's employment which is used
to determine whether the Employee has satisfied the Vesting Requirement. An
Employee's Vesting Service includes the aggregate of the periods during which
the Employee is employed by an Employer or an Affiliate beginning on the day on
which the Employee first performs an Hour of Service with an Employer or
Affiliate, provided that in the case of an Employee who has no vested right to
any benefits under this Plan, such Employee's periods of employment before and
after a period of absence from employment shall be aggregated only when the
Employee's number of consecutive one-year Periods of Severance is less than five
and the Employee has at least one year of Vesting Service after such period of
absence from employment. For purposes of the preceding sentence, an Employee
shall be deemed to be employed by an Employer or an Affiliate during (a) any
period of absence from employment by an Employer or an Affiliate which is of
less than twelve months' duration, (b) the first twelve months of any period of
absence from employment for any reason other than the Employee's quitting,
retiring or being discharged, (c) the period during which the Employee is not
rendering services to any Employer or Affiliate as a result of a disability
during which period the Employee is receiving benefits under any Employer's or
Affiliate's long-term disability plan and (d) any period during which the
Employee is in Military Service, provided that the Employee returns to the
employ of an Employer or an Affiliate within the period prescribed by laws
relating to the reemployment rights of persons in Military Service. The
Committee may require certification from an Employee, as a condition of granting
Vesting Service under this subdivision (43), that the leave was taken for one of
the reasons enumerated in the preceding sentence. Notwithstanding the preceding
sentences, in determining an Employee's period of absence from employment by an
Employer or an Affiliate, the following shall be disregarded: the first
twenty-four months of any period of absence from employment by reason of (i) the
Employee's pregnancy, (ii) the birth of the Employee's child, (iii) the
placement of a child with the Employee in connection with the adoption of such
child by such Employee or (iv) caring for such child for a period beginning
immediately following such birth or placement. Notwithstanding anything in this
definition to the contrary, the Vesting Service for a Participant who elects to
participate in the Plan pursuant to Section 3.1(b) (relating to eligibility for
participation for employees other than new hires) and
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whose accrued benefit under the PECO Plan is transferred to the Plan pursuant to
Section 3.1(c) (relating to transfer of benefits and assets to Plan) shall be
(a) for periods prior to January 1, 2002, the vesting service credited to the
Participant under the terms of the PECO Plan, as in effect on December 31, 2001,
and (b) for the Participant's "eligibility computation period" (as defined in
the PECO Plan) that ends during the 2002 Plan Year, the greater of (i) the
Vesting Service, for such period, determined pursuant to this subdivision (43)
and (ii) the vesting service, for such period, determined pursuant to the terms
of the PECO Plan.
ARTICLE 3
PARTICIPATION
Section 3.1 Eligibility for Participation. (a) New Hires. Each Eligible
Employee who has not, prior to the Effective Date, had an Hour of Service with
any Affiliate and whose first Hour of Service with an Employer is on or after
the Effective Date shall become a Participant as of the first day that such
Eligible Employee completes an Hour of Service with an Employer as an Eligible
Employee.
(b) Other Employees. Each individual who (a) is, at any time between
January 1, 2002 and March 31, 2002, an Employee and (b) was, on December 31,
2000, a participant in either the ComEd Plan (other than a participant the terms
of whose employment are subject to a collective bargaining agreement) or the
PECO Plan, or would have been a participant in the PECO Plan if the age and
service requirements for participation in the PECO Plan were disregarded, shall
be permitted to elect, in the time and manner prescribed by the Committee, to
either (i) continue participating in the ComEd Plan or the PECO Plan, as the
case may be, on and after January 1, 2002 (or begin participating in the PECO
Plan, in the case of an Employee who will satisfy the eligibility and age and
service requirements for participation in such plan on January 1, 2002) or (ii)
cease participating in the applicable Plan described in clause (i) hereof as of
December 31, 2001 and begin participating in the Plan as of January 1, 2002 (or,
if later, his or her employment or reemployment date). Each such Eligible
Employee who affirmatively elects to participate in the Plan in lieu of
participation in the ComEd Plan or the PECO Plan shall
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become a Participant as of January 1, 2002 (or, if later, his or her employment
or reemployment date), unless such Participant receives a notification (the
"Notice") from an Employer that his or her employment with the Employers and
their Affiliates will be terminated on or before December 31, 2002 and that such
Participant is eligible for severance benefits under the Exelon Corporation
Merger Separation Plan for Designated Management Employees or any other
severance plan maintained by an Employer or an Affiliate. An Eligible Employee
who receives a Notice shall not become a Participant, notwithstanding such
Eligible Employee's election to participate in the Plan. An Eligible Employee
(i) who receives a Notice, but whose employment does not terminate on or before
December 31, 2002, or (ii) whose employment terminates before December 31, 2002
without the Employee receiving a Notice shall become a Participant as of January
1, 2002 (or, if later, his or her employment or reemployment date) if such
Employee elects, in the time and manner prescribed by the Committee, to
participate in the Plan.
(c) Transfer of Benefits and Assets to Plan. If an Employee described in
paragraph (b) above elects to participate in the Plan in lieu of participating
in the ComEd Plan or the PECO Plan, as the case may be, the Employee's accrued
benefit under either such plan, determined as of December 31, 2001 in accordance
with the provisions of the applicable plan, shall be transferred to the Plan. An
amount of assets that is equal to the present value of the Employee's accrued
benefit described in the preceding sentence determined using the methods and
assumptions prescribed by Section 4044 of ERISA shall also be transferred to the
Plan. Such transfer of benefits and assets related thereto shall occur as soon
as practicable after the Eligible Employee makes the election described in
paragraph (b) above. Each Participant whose benefits are so transferred shall be
permitted to have his or her Accrued Frozen Benefit paid in any of the optional
forms of benefit listed in the applicable Schedule in lieu of the forms provided
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hereunder. The provisions set forth in the applicable Schedule shall govern all
matters relating to a Participant's Accrued Frozen Benefit.
In the event that an Eligible Employee whose accrued benefit under the
ComEd Plan or the PECO Plan, and related assets, is transferred to the Plan
receives a Notice and has a Termination of Employment on or before December 31,
2002, the accrued benefit, and related assets, transferred to the Plan shall be
transferred back to the ComEd Plan or the PECO Plan, as the case may be, and the
amount of the pension benefit accrued by such Employee during 2002 (if any)
shall be determined under the terms of the ComEd Plan or the PECO Plan, as
applicable, rather than the Plan. Such transfer shall occur as soon as
administratively practicable.
Section 3.2 Transfer to Affiliates. If a Participant is transferred from
one Employer to another Employer or from an Employer to an Affiliate that is not
an Employer, then such transfer shall not terminate the Participant's
participation in the Plan and the Participant shall continue to participate in
the Plan until an event occurs that would have entitled the Participant to a
complete distribution of the Participant's vested Pension had the Participant
continued to be employed by an Employer until the occurrence of such event.
Nevertheless, a Participant shall not be entitled to receive Service Credits
under Section 6.1(c) (relating to Service Credits) during any period of
employment by any Affiliate that is not an Employer, and periods of employment
with an Affiliate that is not an Employer shall be taken into account only to
the extent set forth in Section 9.3 (relating to employment by related
entities).
Section 3.3 Cessation of Participation. An individual's participation in
the Plan shall cease upon the date the individual is no longer eligible to
receive a benefit from this Plan or upon the individual's Termination of
Employment if the individual has not completed at least five years of Vesting
Service upon the date of his or her Termination of Employment.
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ARTICLE 4
SOURCE OF CONTRIBUTIONS
Section 4.1 Source of Contributions. The Employers intend to make
contributions to the Trust of amounts which, in the aggregate over a period of
time, shall be sufficient to finance the benefits provided by the Plan. Any such
contributions shall be in such amounts and shall be made in such manner and at
such time as the Company may from time to time determine in accordance with the
funding policy it establishes and consistent with minimum funding standards
under section 412 of the Code, provided, however, that all contributions made by
the Employers for any Plan Year shall be made prior to the due date, including
extensions thereof, of the Employers' federal income tax return for the taxable
year of the Employers which coincides with such Plan Year. The Company may rely
on the advice of actuaries in establishing and carrying out a funding policy.
Forfeitures arising under the Plan for any reason shall be applied to reduce the
cost of the Plan, not to increase the benefits otherwise payable to the
Participants.
Section 4.2 Limitation on Contributions. The contributions of an Employer
for any Plan Year shall not exceed the maximum amount for which a deduction is
allowable to such Employer for federal income tax purposes for the taxable year
of such Employer that ends with or within such Plan Year. Any contribution made
by an Employer by reason of a good faith mistake of fact, or the portion of any
contribution made by an Employer that exceeds the maximum amount for which a
deduction is currently allowable to such Employer for federal income tax
purposes, shall upon the request of such Employer be returned by the Trustee to
the Employer. An Employer's request and the return of any such contribution must
be made within one year after such contribution was mistakenly made or after the
deduction of such excess portion of such contribution was disallowed, as the
case may be. The amount to be returned to an Employer pursuant to this Section
shall be the excess of (i) the amount contributed over (ii)
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the amount that would have been contributed had there not been a mistake of fact
or the maximum amount that is so deductible, as the case may be. Earnings
attributable to the mistaken contribution shall not be returned to the Employer,
but losses attributable thereto shall reduce the amount to be so returned.
ARTICLE 5
TRUST
A trust (the "Trust") has been created by the execution of a trust
agreement between the Company and a trustee (the "Trustee") for purposes of
holding and administering the assets of the Plan. All contributions under the
Plan shall be paid to the Trustee. The Trustee shall hold all monies and other
property received by it and invest and reinvest the same, together with the
income therefrom, on behalf of the Participants collectively in accordance with
the provisions of such trust agreement. The Trustee shall make distributions
from the Trust Fund at such time or times to such person or persons and in such
amounts as the Committee directs in accordance with the Plan.
ARTICLE 6
PARTICIPANT ACCOUNTS
Section 6.1 Cash Balance Accounts. (a) Establishment of Accounts. A
separate Cash Balance Account shall be established for each Participant. Each
such account shall have an initial balance of zero until credited with any
Transition Credit, if applicable, or Service Credit as provided herein. Each
such account shall be for accounting purposes only, and there shall be no
segregation of assets among such accounts. A Participant's Cash Balance Account
shall cease to be maintained as of the Participant's Pension Starting Date
(except to the extent such Pension Starting Date is required by Section 7.1(b)
(relating to distributions to five percent owners)), in
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which case the Participant's Cash Balance Account shall cease to be maintained
as of the first January 1 following the Participant's Termination of
Employment).
(b) Transition Credit. A Participant's Cash Balance Account shall be
credited, as of the first day of the Plan Year in which such Participant becomes
a Participant, with an amount equal to the Participant's Transition Credit,
provided that (a) the Participant is an Employee on January 1, 2002 and becomes
a Participant pursuant to Section 3.1(b) (relating to eligibility for
participation for employees who are not new hires) and (b) the Participant is
not an employee of the Power Team. An Employee who becomes a Participant
pursuant to Section 3.1(a) (relating to eligibility for participation for new
hires) shall not be credited with a Transition Credit at any time and a rehired
Employee who becomes a Participant pursuant to Section 9.1 (relating to
recommencement of employment by terminated employee) shall not be credited with
a Transition Credit at the time of his or her rehire.
(c) Service Credits. A Participant's Cash Balance Account shall be
credited, as of the last day of each Plan Year during which the Participant is a
Participant and an Eligible Employee, with an amount equal to 5.75% of the
Compensation received by such Participant during such portion of such Plan Year
that the Participant was an Eligible Employee. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if
a Participant's Pension Starting Date occurs other than on the last day of a
Plan Year and if the Participant is entitled to have an amount credited to his
or her Cash Balance Account for such Plan Year pursuant to the preceding
sentence, such amount shall be credited to the Participant's Cash Balance
Account as of the last day of the month before such Pension Starting Date (and
prior to the crediting of any Investment Credit for such Plan Year). No amount
shall be credited pursuant to this paragraph (c) to the Cash Balance Account of
a Participant who is not rendering services to any Employer or Affiliate as a
result of a disability,
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regardless of whether such Participant is receiving benefits under any
Employer's or Affiliate's long-term disability plan.
(d) Investment Credits. A Participant's Cash Balance Account shall be
credited, as of the last day of each Plan Year during which the Participant is a
Participant, whether or not such Participant is an Eligible Employee during such
Plan Year, with an amount equal to the product of (i) the "Plan Interest Rate"
(as defined below) multiplied by (ii) the balance of such Participant's Cash
Balance Account as of the first day of such Plan Year. A Participant who is not
rendering Services to any Employer or Affiliate as a result of a disability with
respect to which such Participant is receiving benefits under any Employer's or
Affiliate's long-term disability plan shall be credited with the amount
described in the first sentence of this paragraph (d). Notwithstanding the
preceding sentences, if a Participant's Pension Starting Date occurs other than
on the last day of a Plan Year, the amount to be credited to the Participant's
Cash Balance Account pursuant to this paragraph (d) for the Plan Year in which
the Participant's Pension Starting Date occurs shall be equal to the product of
(i) 4% multiplied by (ii) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of
whole calendar months during such Plan Year prior to and including the month
which contains the date immediately preceding the Participant's Pension Starting
Date and the denominator of which is twelve, and such Investment Credit shall be
made as of the last day of the month before such Pension Starting Date prior to
the crediting of any Service Credit for such year. Except to the extent provided
in Section 7.2(d)(2) (relating to special rules regarding pensions), a
Participant's Cash Balance Account shall not be credited with Investment Credits
after the Participant's Pension Starting Date. For purposes of this Section, the
Plan Interest Rate for any Plan Year shall mean a percentage equal to the
greater of (i) 4% and (ii) the average of (A) the "applicable interest rate" as
defined in section 417(e)(3) of
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the Code for the month of November of such Plan Year and (B) the annual
percentage rate of return for the S&P 500 Stock Index for the 12-month period
ending on December 31 of such Plan Year, as reported in The Wall Street Journal
on the first business day of the succeeding year.
(e) Additional Credit. If, as of a Participant's Pension Starting Date,
the amount described in (1) below exceeds the amount described in (2) below, an
amount equal to the difference between such amounts shall be credited the
Participant's Cash Balance Account as of the day before such Pension Starting
Date:
(1) The cumulative amount that would have been credited to the
Participant's Cash Balance Account if the Plan Interest Rate described in
Section 6.1(d) of the Plan (relating to Investment Credits) were credited to the
Participant's "Opening Credit" (as defined below) for each Plan Year during
which the Participant is a Participant at the Plan Interest Rate then in effect,
whether or not such Participant is an Eligible Employee during such Plan Year.
(2) The cumulative amount that would have been credited to the
Participant's Cash Balance Account if 6.5% interest were credited to the
Participant's "Opening Credit" (as defined below) for all Plan Years during
which the Participant is a Participant, whether or not such Participant is an
eligible Employee during such Plan Year.
If the amount described in (1) above is equal to or less than the amount
described in (2) above, no amount shall be credited to the Participant's Cash
Balance Account pursuant to this paragraph (e) of Section 6.1. In addition, no
amount shall be credited pursuant to this paragraph (e) if a Participant does
not have an Accrued Frozen Benefit.
For purposes of this paragraph (e), "Opening Credit" shall mean an amount
equal to the present value of a Participant's Accrued Frozen Benefit determined
as of December 31, 2001 using a 6.5% discount rate and the 1983 Group Annuity
(unisex) Mortality Table (50% male, 50% female) assuming the Accrued Frozen
Benefit otherwise payable at the Schedule A
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Retirement Date would commence at the later of the Participant's attained age as
of December 31, 2001 or age 60.
ARTICLE 7
DISTRIBUTIONS
Section 7.1 Time of Distribution. (a) In General. A Participant who has
satisfied the Vesting Requirement shall be entitled to receive a distribution of
the aggregate of the balance of his or her Cash Balance Account and his or her
Accrued Frozen Benefit in the manner provided by Section 7.2 (relating to form
of distribution) commencing as soon as practicable after the first day of the
month immediately following the date on which the Participant's Termination of
Employment occurs, provided, however, that for 2002, distributions may be made
at such time as prescribed by the Committee after the transfer of benefits and
assets pursuant to Section 3.1(c) is accomplished, but no earlier than June 1,
2002. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, a Participant whose Termination of
Employment occurs prior to such Participant's attainment of age 70-1/2 shall be
deemed to have elected to defer receipt of his or her Cash Balance Account and
Accrued Frozen Benefit until the April 1 next following the date the Participant
attains age 70-1/2, unless the Participant elects, in the time and manner
described in the following sentence, to receive a distribution prior to such
date. The Participant may elect to commence such distribution by giving the
Committee not less than 30 nor more than 90 days advance written notice of the
Pension Starting Date desired by the Participant; provided, however, that the
Committee may waive such advance written notice requirement if the Participant
submits the appropriate form to the Committee in accordance with the
requirements set forth in Section 7.4(d) (relating to notice of availability of
optional forms of benefit). A Participant who has satisfied the Vesting
Requirement and who does not make an election as described in the preceding
sentence prior to such Participant's attainment of age 70-1/2 shall receive a
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distribution of the aggregate of the balance of his or her Cash Balance Account
and his or her Accrued Frozen Benefit in the manner provided by Section 7.2
(relating to form of distribution) commencing no later than April 1 next
following the date the Participant attains age 70-1/2.
(b) Distributions to Five Percent Owners. Notwithstanding any provision of
the Plan to the contrary, if a Participant who has satisfied the Vesting
Requirement and who is a "five percent owner" (as described in section 416(i) of
the Code) remains employed by an Employer through April 1 of the year following
the year in which the Participant attains age 70 1/2, distribution of the
balance of the Participant's Cash Balance Account and his or her Accrued Frozen
Benefit shall commence on such April 1 (or such later date as may be provided by
the Code or Regulations). Any other Participant who remains in such employment
shall not be permitted to commence distribution of such Participant's Cash
Balance Account or Accrued Frozen Benefit at the time specified in the preceding
sentence unless required by the Code or Regulations.
(c) Immediate Distribution of Small Benefits. Notwithstanding any
provision of the Plan to the contrary, if, as of the date of a Participant's
Termination of Employment (including on account of death), the aggregate of the
balance of the Participant's Cash Balance Account and the lump sum Schedule
Equivalent of the Participant's Accrued Frozen Benefit does not exceed $5,000,
such Participant or, in the event of the Participant's death, such Participant's
Beneficiary or Beneficiaries, shall receive a distribution in the amount and in
the form described in Option 2 of Section 7.2(c) (relating to lump sum
distribution) as soon as practicable following such Termination of Employment in
satisfaction of all benefits to which the Participant or his or her
Beneficiaries, as the case may be, is entitled under the Plan.
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(d) Deemed Distributions. If a Participant has not satisfied the Vesting
Requirement upon his or her Termination of Employment, such Participant's vested
interest in his or her benefit under the Plan shall have a value of zero, such
Participant shall be deemed to have received immediately after such termination
a lump sum distribution of such vested interest and concurrent therewith shall
forfeit all benefits hereunder, and the Participant's Cash Balance Account and
Accrued Frozen Benefit shall no longer be maintained.
Section 7.2 Form of Distribution. (a) Manner of Distribution With Respect
to Unmarried Participants. A Participant who is not married on his or her
Pension Starting Date shall have the Actuarial Equivalent of the Participant's
Accrued Benefit attributable to his or her Cash Balance Account and the Schedule
Equivalent of his or her Accrued Frozen Benefit, if any, distributed in the form
of a Pension for the life of the Participant unless the Participant elects an
optional form of distribution described in paragraph (c) of this Section
(relating to optional forms of distributions) at the time and in the manner
described in Section 7.4 (relating to election and waiver procedures).
(b) Manner of Distribution With Respect to Married Participants. A
Participant who is married on his or her Pension Starting Date shall have the
Actuarial Equivalent of the Participant's Accrued Benefit attributable to his or
her Cash Balance Account and the Schedule Equivalent of his or her Accrued
Frozen Benefit, if any, distributed in the form of a Pension payable to the
Participant for the life of the Participant and, thereafter, if the
Participant's Spouse survives the Participant, a Pension payable to the Spouse
during the remaining lifetime of such Spouse equal to 50% of the Pension payable
to the Participant during the Participant's lifetime. Notwithstanding the
preceding sentence, the Participant, with the consent of his or her Spouse, may
elect an optional form of distribution described in paragraph (c) of this
Section (relating to
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optional forms of distributions) at the time and in the manner described in
Section 7.4 (relating to election and waiver procedures).
(c) Optional Forms of Distribution. Upon written request to the Committee
made at the time and in the manner prescribed in Section 7.4 (relating to
election and waiver procedures), a Participant may elect to receive a
distribution of the Participant's benefit under the Plan in one of the following
optional forms in lieu of the form described in paragraph (a) or (b) of this
Section (relating to manner of distribution with respect to unmarried
Participants and married Participants, respectively):
Option 1: Life Annuity. If the Participant is married on his
or her Pension Starting Date, a Pension payable for the life of the
Participant in an amount that is the Actuarial Equivalent of the
Participant's Accrued Benefit attributable to his or her Cash
Balance Account and the Schedule Equivalent of his or her Accrued
Frozen Benefit, if any.
Option 2: Lump Sum Distribution. A single, lump sum
distribution in an amount equal to the sum of (a) the balance
credited to the Participant's Cash Balance Account as of the last
day of the month immediately preceding the date of such distribution
and (b) the lump sum Schedule Equivalent of the Participant's
Accrued Frozen Benefit.
Option 3: Survivor Annuity. A reduced Pension payable to the
Participant during the Participant's lifetime and, thereafter, if
the designated Beneficiary survives the Participant, a Pension equal
to 100%, 75% or 50% (whichever is specified when this option is
elected) of such reduced Pension payable to the Designated
Beneficiary during the remaining lifetime of such Designated
Beneficiary, the aggregate amount of which are the Actuarial
Equivalent of the Participant's Accrued Benefit attributable to his
or her Cash Balance Account and the Schedule Equivalent of his or
her Accrued Frozen Benefit, if any.
(d) Special Rules Regarding Pensions.
(1) If a Participant's spouse dies before the Participant's Pension
Starting Date and the Participant has not elected an optional form of
distribution described in paragraph (c) of this Section (relating to
optional forms of distribution), the Participant shall again be entitled
to make an election under this Section.
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(2) If a Pension commences pursuant to Section 7.1(b) (relating to
distributions to five percent owners) while a Participant remains employed
by an Employer, such Pension shall be actuarially adjusted as of January 1
following the end of each calendar year during which such Participant
remains employed by an Employer to reflect any additional Service Credits
and Investment Credits credited to the Participant's Cash Balance Account
as of December 31 of the preceding calendar year.
(3) If a Participant elects Option 3 under Section 7.2(c) and the
Participant's Beneficiary is other than the Participant's Spouse, the
Pension payable to the Participant and to the Beneficiary shall be
adjusted as is necessary to satisfy the incidental benefit requirement
under section 401(a)(9) of the Code.
Section 7.3 Death Benefits. (a) Eligibility. If a Participant who has
satisfied the Vesting Requirement dies prior to his or her Pension Starting
Date, the Participant's surviving Beneficiary shall be entitled to receive a
benefit under this Section. In addition, if a Participant dies while an
Employee, the Participant's surviving Beneficiary shall be entitled to receive a
benefit under this Section, regardless of whether the Participant has satisfied
the Vesting Requirement.
(b) Form of Payment. A surviving Beneficiary who is entitled to a
distribution of the Participant's benefit under this Section shall receive the
following, as applicable:
(1) Lump Sum Payment. A lump sum payment that is equal to the sum of
(a) the balance credited to the Participant's Cash Balance Account as of
the last day of the month immediately preceding the date of such
distribution and (b) the lump sum Schedule Equivalent of the Participant's
Accrued Frozen Benefit shall be payable to the Participant's surviving
Beneficiary not later than the fifth anniversary of the Participant's
death. Notwithstanding the foregoing, should any benefit be payable
pursuant to subparagraph (2) of this Section 7.3(b) (relating to statutory
surviving Spouse's benefit), the amount of any benefit payable pursuant to
this subparagraph (1) shall be reduced by the Actuarial Equivalent of the
benefit payable pursuant to such subparagraph (2).
(2) Statutory Surviving Spouse's Benefit. If the Participant is
survived by a Spouse to whom the Participant was married throughout the
one-year period ending on the date of the Participant's death, then,
unless such Participant has with his or her Spouse's consent waived the
benefit described herein in the manner described in Section 7.4(e)
(relating to waiver of statutory surviving Spouse's benefit), such Spouse
shall be entitled to receive a survivor's Pension commencing as of any
January 1 coinciding with or following the date of the Participant's death
or any succeeding January 1 (but not later
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than the January 1 immediately preceding or coinciding with the date the
Participant would have attained age 70-1/2 had he or she survived) and
continuing for the lifetime of such Spouse in an amount equal to the
Pension such Spouse would have received pursuant to a Qualified Joint and
Survivor Annuity if the Participant had survived until such day and such
Qualified Joint and Survivor Annuity had commenced on such day and the
Participant had died immediately after such annuity commenced, but
determined without regard to any Service Credits that would have been
credited to the Participant's Cash Balance Account with respect to any
periods subsequent to the Participant's Termination of Employment.
(c) The death benefits provided by this Section shall not be effective to
the extent required to be comply with the terms of a Qualified Domestic
Relations Order.
Section 7.4 Election and Waiver Procedures. (a) Election of Optional Form
of Benefit. Subject to paragraph (c) of this Section (relating to spousal
consent to election of optional form of benefit or beneficiary designation), a
Participant may elect, change or revoke any form of distribution provided under
Section 7.2 (relating to forms of distribution) at any time during the 90-day
period ending on the later of the Participant's Pension Starting Date and the
date the Participant's benefit is paid or commences. Such an election, change or
revocation shall be made by the Participant delivering a written notice
describing the election, change or revocation to the Committee on a form
provided by the Committee for this purpose.
(b) Beneficiary Designation. Subject to paragraph (e) below (relating to
waiver of statutory surviving spouse's benefit), each Participant may designate
one or more Beneficiaries to receive any payment pursuant to Section 7.3(b)(1)
(relating to lump sum pre-retirement death benefit) in the event of his or her
death. A Participant may from time to time, without the consent of any
Beneficiary, change or cancel any such designation. Such designation and each
change therein shall be made in the form prescribed by the Committee and shall
be filed with the Committee. If no Beneficiary has been designated by a deceased
Participant, or the designated Beneficiary has predeceased the Participant, any
payment pursuant to Section 7.3(b)(1) (relating
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to lump sum pre-retirement death benefit) shall be made by the Trustee at the
direction of the Committee (i) to the surviving Spouse of such deceased
Participant, if any, or (ii) if there shall be no surviving Spouse, to the
surviving children of such deceased Participant, if any, in equal shares, or
(iii) if there shall be no surviving Spouse or surviving children, to the
executor or administrator of the estate of such deceased Participant, or (iv) if
no executor or administrator shall have been appointed for the estate of such
deceased Participant within six months following the date of the Participant's
death, in equal shares to the person or persons who would be entitled under the
intestate succession laws of the state of the Participant's domicile to receive
the Participant's personal estate. The marriage of a Participant shall be deemed
to revoke any prior designation of a Beneficiary made by him or her and a
divorce shall be deemed to revoke any prior designation of the Participant's
divorced Spouse if written evidence of such marriage or divorce shall be
received by the Committee before distribution shall have been made in accordance
with such designation. If, within a period of three years following any
Participant's death or other termination of employment by an Employer, the
Committee in the exercise of reasonable diligence has been unable to locate the
person or persons entitled to benefits under this Article in respect of such
Participant, the rights of such person or persons shall be forfeited and the
Committee shall direct the Trustee to pay such benefit or benefits to the person
or persons next entitled thereto under the succession prescribed by this
Section.
(c) Spousal Consent to Election of Optional Form of Benefit or Beneficiary
Designation. If a Participant is married on his or her Pension Starting Date,
and if after giving effect to an election, revocation or change described in
paragraph (a) of this Section (relating to election of optional form of benefit)
the Participant's Spouse would not be entitled to receive a survivor's benefit
at least equal to that provided by Section 7.2(b) (relating to manner of
distribution with respect to married Participants), such election, revocation or
change shall not be
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effective unless it shall have been consented to at the time of such election,
revocation or change in writing by the Participant's Spouse and such consent
acknowledges the effect of such election and is witnessed by a notary public.
The consent of a Spouse to such an election, revocation or change shall not be
required if it is established to the satisfaction of the Committee that such
consent cannot be obtained because there is no Spouse, the Spouse cannot be
located or such other circumstances as may be prescribed in Regulations. If the
Spouse is legally incompetent to give consent, the consent may be executed by
the Spouse's legal guardian (including the Participant, if the Participant is
the legal guardian). An election of an optional form of distribution shall be
deemed a rejection of the distribution form provided by paragraph (a) or (b) of
Section 7.2 (relating to manner of distribution with respect to unmarried
Participants and manner of distribution with respect to married Participants).
The consent of a Spouse otherwise required by this paragraph shall not be
necessary for a distribution required by a Qualified Domestic Relations Order.
(d) Notice of Availability of Optional Forms of Benefit. No less than 30
days (or such shorter period as may be permitted by applicable law) and no more
than 90 days before the later of a Participant's Pension Starting Date and the
date the Participant's benefit is paid or commences, the Committee shall give
the Participant by mail or personal delivery written notice in non-technical
language that he or she may elect an optional form of distribution set forth in
Section 7.2 (relating to form of distribution); provided, however, that the
Participant may waive (with applicable spousal consent) such 30-day notice
period as long as the Participant's distribution commences not less than eight
days after such notice is provided. Such notice shall include a general
description of the eligibility conditions and other material features of the
optional forms of distribution provided under the Plan; the circumstances under
which the basic forms of distribution set forth in Section 7.2 (relating to form
of distribution) will be provided
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unless a Participant, with the consent of the Participant's Spouse, elects
otherwise; the Participant's right to revoke any such election; and information
regarding the financial effect, in terms of dollars per payment, upon his or her
distribution if he or she elects an optional form of distribution or revokes any
prior election. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee may provide such
notice to the Participant after his or her Pension Starting Date; provided,
however, that (i) the Participant waives (with applicable spousal consent) the
30-day election period provided by this paragraph and (ii) the Participant's
distribution commences not less than eight days after such notice is provided.
(e) Waiver of Statutory Surviving Spouse's Benefit. A Participant may
waive the statutory surviving spouse's benefit provided by Section 7.3(b)(2) at
any time prior to the Participant's death, provided, however, that if such
waiver is made prior to the Plan Year in which the Participant attains age 35,
such waiver shall become invalid on the first day of such year unless the
Participant has terminated employment by the Employers prior to such day. A
Participant whose waiver becomes invalid pursuant to the preceding sentence may
elect, at any time after the waiver becomes invalid, to again waive the
statutory surviving spouse's benefit provided by Section 7.3(b)(2). A waiver
made pursuant to this paragraph (e) shall be made by delivering a written notice
thereof to the Committee on a form provided by the Committee for this purpose
with a written consent of the Participant's Spouse which satisfies the
requirements of paragraph (b) of this Section (relating to beneficiary
designation) (unless it is determined pursuant to paragraph (c) of this Section
that such consent is not needed). Such a waiver shall cease to be effective if,
subsequent to the execution of such waiver, the Participant shall make any other
Beneficiary designation pursuant to paragraph (b) of this Section (relating to
beneficiary designation) which diminishes the rights or contingent rights of the
Participant's Spouse, which are specified in the Beneficiary designation in
effect at the time such Spouse
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consented to such waiver, to all or part of the benefit provided under Section
7.3(b) (relating to form of payment of pre-retirement death benefits), provided,
however, that in no event shall such other Beneficiary designation affect the
effectiveness of such waiver if such Spouse shall have so specified at the time
of consent. A waiver described in this paragraph shall cease to be effective on
(i) the date on which the Participant is subsequently married to a person other
than the Spouse who consented to such waiver, (ii) the Participant's Pension
Starting Date, or (iii) the date of the Participant's revocation of such waiver.
(f) Notice of Right to Waive Statutory Surviving Spouse's Benefit. Not
later than twelve months after the day on which an Employee has become a
Participant, the Committee shall give the Participant by mail or personal
delivery written notice in nontechnical language that he or she may waive the
statutory surviving spouse's benefit provided by Section 7.3(b)(2). Such notice
shall include a general description of terms and conditions of such benefit and
the circumstances under which it will be provided unless waived and the
Participant's right to revoke any such waiver and general information on the
relative financial effect, if any, upon the Participant's Pension of such
benefit and its waiver. Such notice shall also advise the Participant that, upon
written request to the Committee prior to the end of the waiver period set forth
in paragraph (e) of this Section (relating to waiver of statutory surviving
spouse's benefit), he or she will be given a written explanation in nontechnical
language of the terms and conditions of such benefit and the financial effect,
in terms of dollars per payment, upon his or her other death benefits if he or
she does not waive such benefit. Such explanation shall be mailed or personally
delivered to the Participant within 30 days from the date his or her written
request is received by the Committee.
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(g) Election of Optional Form of Statutory Surviving Spouse's Benefit. A
surviving Spouse may elect to have the statutory surviving spouse's benefit
provided by Section 7.3(b)(2) payable in the form of Option 2 of Section 7.2(c)
(relating to optional forms of distribution). Such an election may be made at
any time prior to the commencement of such benefit and not thereafter. Such an
election shall be made by delivering a written notice thereof to the Committee
on a form provided by the Committee for this purpose.
(h) Automatic Cancellation of Elections. If a Participant's Pension is
payable in the form of a joint and survivor annuity and if, prior to the
Participant's Pension Starting Date, the Participant's Spouse dies or the
Participant and such Spouse divorce, the Participant's election or deemed
election to receive a joint and survivor annuity shall, upon the Participant's
notice to the Committee of such death or divorce, be automatically cancelled,
unless, subsequent to such Spouse's death or the Participant's divorce and prior
to the Participant's Pension Starting Date, the Participant remarries and notice
of such new marriage is delivered to the Committee.
Section 7.5 Distributions to Minor and Disabled Distributees. Any
distribution under this Article that is payable to a distributee who is a minor
or to a distributee who, in the opinion of the Committee, is unable to manage
his or her affairs by reason of illness or mental incompetency may be made to or
for the benefit of any such distributee at such time consistent with the
provisions of Section 7.2 (relating to form of distribution) and in such of the
following ways as the legal representative of such distributee shall direct: (i)
directly to any such minor distributee if, in the opinion of such legal
representative, he or she is able to manage his or her affairs, (ii) to such
legal representative, (iii) to a custodian under a Uniform Gifts to Minors Act
for any such minor distributee, or (iv) directly in payment of expenses of
support or maintenance of such person. Neither the Committee nor the Trustee
shall be required to see to the application
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by any third party other than the legal representative of a distributee of any
distribution made to or for the benefit of such distributee pursuant to this
Section.
Section 7.6 Direct Rollover Distributions. In the case of a distribution
under the Plan that is an "eligible rollover distribution" within the meaning of
section 402 of the Code and that is at least $200, the Participant or the
Participant's surviving Spouse may elect that all or any portion of such
distribution to which such Participant or surviving Spouse is entitled shall be
directly transferred as a rollover contribution from the Plan to (i) an
individual retirement account described in section 408(a) of the Code, (ii) an
individual retirement annuity described in section 408(b) of the Code, (iii) an
annuity Plan described in section 403(a) of the Code, or (iv) another plan
qualified under section 401(a) of the Code (the terms of which permit the
acceptance of rollover distributions) (provided, however, that a surviving
Spouse of a Participant may only elect to have such distribution transferred
directly to an individual retirement account or individual retirement annuity).
Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Participant or the Participant's surviving
Spouse shall not be entitled to elect to have less than the total amount of such
distribution transferred as a rollover contribution unless the amount to be
transferred equals at least $500. The Committee shall establish a procedure when
or whereby each Participant or surviving Spouse who is to receive a rollover
distribution from the Plan shall be notified of the special federal income tax
provisions applicable to such distributions, to the extent and in the manner
required by section 402(f) of the Code.
Section 7.7 Withholding Requirements. Any benefit payment made under the
Plan will be subject to any applicable income tax withholding requirements.
ARTICLE 8
LIMITATIONS ON BENEFITS
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Section 8.1 Statutory Limits. The provisions of this Section 8.1 shall be
effective for any "Limitation Year" (as defined below) solely to the extent
required by the Code or Regulations for such year.
Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan to the contrary, in any
Limitation Year prior to a Participant's Pension Starting Date, the amount of
the Participant's annual benefit (as defined below) payable under the Plan shall
be limited to an amount such that such annual benefit and the aggregate annual
benefit of the Participant under all other defined benefit plans maintained by
the Employer or any other Affiliate does not exceed the lesser of:
(i) $90,000 (as increased to reflect the cost of living
adjustments provided under section 415(d) of the Code), multiplied
by a fraction (not exceeding 1 and not less than 1/10th), the
numerator of which is the Participant's years of participation and
the denominator of which is 10; or
(ii) an amount equal to 100% of the Participant's average
compensation for the three consecutive calendar years in which his
or her compensation was the highest and which are included in his or
her years of Vesting Service multiplied by a fraction (not exceeding
1 and not less than 1/10th), the numerator of which is the
Participant's years of Vesting Service and the denominator of which
is 10.
The dollar amount set forth in clause (i) of the preceding paragraph shall
be reduced pursuant to Regulations if the Participant's Pension Starting Date
occurs prior to the Participant's social security retirement age (as defined
below), provided, however, that the interest rate used for such purpose shall
equal 5% and the mortality table shall be the table specified by the
Commissioner of the Internal Revenue for purposes of section 417(e)(3) of the
Code (which, as of the Effective Date, is the 1983 Group Annuity (unisex)
Mortality Table (50% male, 50% female)). If the Participant's Pension Starting
Date occurs after the Participant attains his or her social security retirement
age, such dollar amount shall be increased to the Actuarial Equivalent thereof
determined however by using the same interest rate and mortality table described
in the
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preceding sentence. A Participant's social security retirement age shall be the
age used as the retirement age for a Participant under section 216(l) of the
Social Security Act, except that such section shall be applied without regard to
the age increase factor and as if the early retirement age under section
216(l)(2) of such Act was 62.
The dollar amount set forth in clause (i) of the second preceding
paragraph and as adjusted by the preceding paragraph shall apply to a Pension
payable in the form of a single life annuity described in Section 7.2(a)
(relating to form of distribution) or in Option 1 of Section 7.2(c) (relating to
optional forms of distribution) or a Qualified Joint and Survivor Annuity. If
payment is in any other form, the amount shall be adjusted to the Actuarial
Equivalent of such single life annuity.
A Participant's "annual benefit" under the Plan for any Limitation Year is
the Pension payable in the form described in Section 7.2(a) (relating to manner
of distribution with respect to unmarried participants) or in Option 1 of
Section 7.2(c) (relating to optional forms of distribution) which is the
Actuarial Equivalent of the Participant's Accrued Benefit at the date of
reference. An individual's "annual benefit" under any other defined benefit plan
maintained by the Employer or any other Affiliate shall be as determined
pursuant to the provisions of section 415 of the Code and the terms of such
plan.
Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section, the limitation
provided by this Section shall not apply to a Participant who has not at any
time participated in a defined contribution plan maintained by any Employer and
whose annual benefit under the Plan does not exceed $10,000 multiplied by a
fraction (not exceeding 1 and not less than 1/10th) the numerator of which is
the Participant's years of Vesting Service and the denominator of which is 10.
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For purposes of this Section, the term "annual additions," "defined
contribution plan" and "defined benefit plan" shall have the meanings set forth
in section 415 of the Code and the Regulations promulgated thereunder. For
purposes of this Article the term "compensation" shall have the meaning set
forth in Treasury Regulation section 1.415-2(d)(1), provided, however, that a
Participant's compensation in excess of the dollar amount prescribed by section
401(a)(17) of the Code (as adjusted for increases in the cost of living pursuant
to section 401(a)(17) of the Code and pursuant to Regulations) shall not be
taken into account for any purposes under the Plan, and the term "Limitation
Year" shall mean the calendar year. The Employer shall include an Affiliate as
such term is defined in Article 2 but modified by section 415(g) of the Code.
Section 8.2 Restrictions on Benefits. (a) The annual Plan payments to a
Participant in the Restricted Group (as defined below) for any Plan Year may not
exceed an amount equal to the annual payments that would be made to or on behalf
of the Participant under:
(i) a single life annuity that is equal to the Participant's
Accrued Benefit and any other Benefits (as defined below) to which
the Participant is entitled under the Plan (disregarding any Social
Security supplement within the meaning of section
1.411(a)-7(c)(4)(ii) of the Treasury Regulations), plus
(ii) the amount of any payment to which the Participant is
entitled as a Social Security supplement under the Plan.
(b) Application of Restriction. The restriction set forth in paragraph (a)
of this Section (relating to restrictions on benefits) shall not apply to any
payment if any of the following conditions is satisfied at the date as of which
the payment is to be made:
(i) after reduction to reflect the present value of all
Benefits payable to or on behalf of the Participant under the Plan,
the value of the Plan's assets would equal or exceed 110% of the
value of the Plan's current liabilities, as defined in section
412(l)(7) of the Code;
(ii) the present value of the Benefits payable to or on behalf
of the Participant under the Plan is less than 1% of the value of
the Plan's current liabilities, as defined in section 412(l)(7) of
the Code; or
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(iii) the present value of the Benefits payable to or on
behalf of the Participant under the Plan does not exceed $5,000 (or
such greater amount as may be set forth in section 411(a)(11)(A) of
the Code).
(c) Plan Termination Rule. In the event of termination of the Plan, the
benefit of any Participant in the Restricted Group shall be limited to a benefit
that is nondiscriminatory under section 401(a)(4) of the Code.
(d) Definitions. For purposes of this Section:
(i) "Restricted Group" consists of the highly compensated
employees and highly compensated former employees (within the
meaning of section 414(q) of the Code) of the Employer and its
Affiliates, but the total number in the Restricted Group for any
calendar year shall be limited to 25 and shall consist of those
highly compensated active and highly compensated former employees
with the greatest compensation in the current or any prior year for
which compensation information is available.
(ii) The term "Benefit" includes, without limitation, any
periodic income from the Plan, any withdrawal values payable to a
living employee under the Plan, any Plan loans in excess of the
amounts set forth in section 72(p)(2)(A) of the Code and any Plan
death benefits not provided for by insurance on the employee's or
former employee's life.
(iii) The "current liability" of the Plan as of any date may
be based on the current liability reported on Schedule B of the
Plan's most recent, timely-filed Form 5500 or 5500 C/R. For purposes
of this Section, the value of the Plan's assets shall be determined
on the same date as of which the current liability is determined.
(e) Effective Date. The restrictions set forth in this Section shall cease
to be in effect when (i) a condition set forth in subparagraph (b)(i), (b)(ii)
or (b)(iii) above is satisfied, (ii) the Participant is not in the Restricted
Group, (iii) the Plan is terminated and the benefit received by the Participant
is nondiscriminatory or (iv) such restrictions are not required to be applied to
such payment under the Code or Regulations.
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ARTICLE 9
SPECIAL PARTICIPATION AND DISTRIBUTION RULES
RELATING TO RECOMMENCEMENT OF EMPLOYMENT AND
EMPLOYMENT BY RELATED ENTITIES
Section 9.1 Recommencement of Employment by a Terminated Employee. (a)
Rehire Date Before Absence of 5 Years. If an Employee who has a Termination of
Employment recommences employment with an Employer before having a Period of
Severance of five years and, on the date of his or her rehire, the terms of such
Employee's employment are not subject to a collective bargaining agreement, then
either: (1) if such Employee was a Participant on the date his or her employment
terminated, such Employee shall be Participant in the Plan as of his or her
rehire date if he or she is then an Eligible Employee or (2) if such Employee
was not a Participant on the date his or her employment terminated, such
Employee shall not be an Eligible Employee and shall not become a Participant.
Notwithstanding clause (1) of the preceding sentence, if an Employee described
in the preceding sentence was not at any time permitted to make the election
described in Section 3.1(b) (relating to eligibility for participation for
employees who are not new hires) or was permitted to make such election and
elected to participate in the Plan but such election was not given effect as a
result of such Employee's Termination of Employment, such Eligible Employee
shall be permitted to elect, in the time and manner prescribed by the Committee,
to either (1) participate in the Plan as of his or her rehire date or (2)
participate in the ComEd Plan or the PECO Plan, as applicable, at the time
prescribed therein and have his or her accrued benefit under the ComEd Plan or
PECO Plan, as applicable, and related assets transferred to the Plan in the
manner described in Section 3.1(c) (relating to transfer of benefits and assets
to Plan). If an Employee makes the election described in clause (1) of the
preceding sentence, (a) the applicable Schedule shall apply with respect to the
Participant's Accrued Frozen Benefit and (b) such Employee shall not be entitled
to a Transition Credit.
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(b) Rehire Date After Absence of at Least 5 Years. If a Participant who
has a vested benefit under the Plan has a Termination of Employment and
thereafter is rehired by an Employer, such Participant shall remain a
Participant upon his or her rehire. If an Employee who has a Termination of
Employment did not have a vested benefit under the Plan or under either the
ComEd Plan or the PECO Plan recommences employment with an Employer after having
a Period of Severance of at least five years, such Employee shall become a
Participant as of the date of his or her rehire if he or she is then an Eligible
Employee. If an Employee who has a Termination of Employment had a vested
benefit under either the ComEd Plan or the PECO Plan recommences employment with
an Employer after having a Period of Severance of at least five years, such
Employee shall not be an Eligible Employee and shall not become a Participant
upon such recommencement of employment. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence,
if an Employee described in the preceding sentence was not at any time permitted
to make the election described in Section 3.1(b) (relating to eligibility for
participation for employees who are not new hires) or was permitted to make such
election and elected to participate in the Plan but such election was not given
effect as a result of such Employee's Termination of Employment, such Eligible
Employee shall be permitted to elect, in the time and manner prescribed by the
Committee, to either (1) participate in the Plan as of his or her rehire date or
(2) participate in the ComEd Plan or the PECO Plan, as applicable, at the time
prescribed therein and have his or her accrued benefit under the ComEd Plan or
PECO Plan, as applicable, transferred to the Plan in the manner described in
Section 3.1(c) (relating to transfer of benefits and assets to Plan). The
accrued benefit under the ComEd Plan or the PECO Plan, as applicable, of an
Employee who elects to participate in the Plan shall be transferred to the Plan,
along with an appropriate amount of assets, and (a) the applicable Schedule
shall apply with respect to the Participant's Accrued Frozen Benefit and (b)
such Employee shall not be entitled to a Transition Credit.
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(c) Reestablishment of Cash Balance Account for Rehired Participant. If a
Participant whose Termination of Employment occurs before his or her
satisfaction of the Vesting Requirement recommences employment with an Employer
and becomes a Participant pursuant to paragraph (a) above, such Participant's
Cash Balance Account shall be reinstated and credited with Investment Credits
for the Participant's Period of Severance. If a Participant whose Termination of
Employment occurs after his or her satisfaction of the Vesting Requirement
receives a complete distribution of his or her benefit under the Plan and
subsequently recommences employment with an Employer and becomes a Participant
pursuant to paragraph (b) above, a new Cash Balance Account shall be established
for such Participant as of such recommencement of employment; such new Cash
Balance Account shall have an initial balance of zero and shall be credited with
Service Credits and Investment Credits solely for the Participant's period of
employment thereafter.
Section 9.2 Suspension of Benefits. If a Participant continues employment
by an Employer beyond the Participant's Normal Retirement Age or if a former
Employee again becomes an Employee after his or her Normal Retirement Age, such
Participant shall not be entitled to receive any Pension during such employment.
If such a Participant was receiving a Pension, the Participant's Cash Balance
Account as of his or her Pension Starting Date shall be restored and thereafter
credited with Service Credits and Investment Credits with respect to such period
of employment and Investment Credits from the Participant's prior Pension
Starting Date to the date the Participant's Cash Balance Account is so restored.
Upon the Participant's Termination of Employment or subsequent Termination of
Employment, as the case may be, the Participant's Accrued Benefit shall be the
larger of (i) the Participant's Accrued Benefit as of the first day of the month
coinciding with or next following the Participant's date of rehire, or Normal
Retirement Age, as the case may be, actuarially increased to reflect the later
termination
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date (for purposes of this clause (i), the Investment Credits described in
Section 6.1(d) with respect to such period of employment shall be the actuarial
increase to the Participant's Accrued Benefit), and (ii) the Actuarial
Equivalent of the Participant's Cash Balance Account, and the Accrued Frozen
Benefit, as of the Participant's Termination of Employment, or subsequent
Termination of Employment, as the case may be, reduced in either case by the sum
of any Pension previously paid to the Participant plus interest thereon at the
rate described in subdivision (3) of Article 2 (relating to definition of
Actuarial Equivalent).
Section 9.3 Employment by Related Entities. If an individual is employed
by an entity that is an Affiliate, then any period of employment by such entity
(but only after such entity became an Affiliate) shall be taken into account
solely for the purpose of determining when or whether and when such individual
is eligible to participate in the Plan under Article 3 (relating to
eligibility), measuring such individual's years of Vesting Service for purposes
of the Vesting Requirement and determining when such individual's Termination of
Employment occurs for purposes of Article 7 (relating to distributions) to the
same extent such period would have been taken into account had such employment
been with an Employer.
Section 9.4 Leased Employees. If an individual who performed services as a
leased employee (within the meaning of section 414(n)(2) of the Code) of an
Affiliate becomes an Employee, or if an Employee becomes such a leased employee,
then any period as a leased employee shall be taken into account solely for the
purposes of determining whether and when such individual is eligible to
participate in the Plan under Article 3 (relating to eligibility), measuring
such individual's years of Vesting Service for purposes of the Vesting
Requirement and determining when such individual's Termination of Employment
occurs for purposes of Article 7 (relating to distributions) to the same extent
such period would have been taken into
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account had such service or employment been with an Employer. This Section shall
not apply to any period during which such a leased employee was covered by a
plan described in section 414(n)(5) of the Code and leased employees do not
constitute more than 20% of the Employer's nonhighly compensated work force.
Notwithstanding the preceding sentences, an individual who performed services
only as a leased employee prior to the Effective Date shall be treated as not
performing an Hour of Service prior to the Effective Date solely for the
purposes of determining whether such individual qualifies as an Eligible
Employee under subdivision (11) of Article 2.
ARTICLE 10
ADMINISTRATION
Section 10.1 The Committee. (a) The Company shall be the "administrator"
and a "named fiduciary" of this Plan within the meaning of such terms as used in
ERISA. The board of directors of the Company shall choose annually at least
three persons, one of whom shall be named Chairman, who shall act and be known
as the Committee. The members of the Committee shall be "named fiduciaries"
under the Plan for purposes of ERISA and shall have general responsibility,
except for duties specifically vested in the Trustee, for the administration of
the Plan. The Committee shall make to the board of directors of the Company such
reports of the operations of the Plan, at such time and in such form, as the
board may direct. The board of directors of the Company shall have the right at
any time, with or without cause, to remove any member or members of the
Committee. A member of the Committee may resign and such member's resignation
shall be effective upon delivery of such member's written resignation to the
Company. Upon the resignation, removal or failure or inability for any reason of
any member of the Committee to act hereunder, the board of directors of the
Company shall appoint, for the unexpired term, a successor member, provided that
the Committee shall at all times
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consist of at least three members. All successor members of the Committee shall
have all the rights, privileges and duties of their predecessors, but shall not
be held accountable for the acts of their predecessors.
(b) No member of the Committee who is a Participant shall take part in any
action of the Committee or any matter involving solely such member's rights
under the Plan.
(c) Promptly after the appointment of the members of the Committee and
from time to time thereafter and promptly after the appointment of any successor
member of the Committee, the Trustee shall be notified as to the names of the
persons appointed as members or successor members of the Committee by delivery
to the Trustee of a certified copy of the resolution of the board of directors
of the Company making such appointment or by such other instrument as may be
acceptable to the Trustee.
(d) The Committee shall have the duty and authority to interpret and
construe the Plan in regard to all questions of eligibility, the status and
rights of Participants, Beneficiaries and other persons under the Plan, and the
manner, time, and amount of payment of any distributions under the Plan. The
determination of the Committee with respect to an Employee's years of Vesting
Service, the amount of the Employee's Compensation and any other matter
affecting payments under the Plan shall be final and binding. Benefits under the
Plan will be paid only if the Committee decides in its discretion that the
applicant is entitled to them.
(e) Each Employer shall, from time to time, upon request of the Committee,
furnish to the Committee such data and information as the Committee shall
require in the performance of its duties.
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(f) The Committee shall direct the Trustee to make payments of amounts to
be distributed from the Trust under Article 7 (relating to distributions). In
addition, it shall be the duty of the Committee to certify to the Trustee the
names and addresses of all Participants, the amounts of all Pensions, the dates
of death of Participants and all proceedings and acts of the Committee necessary
or desirable for the Trustees to be fully informed as to the Pension to be paid
out of the Trust.
(g) The members of the Committee may allocate their responsibilities among
themselves and may designate any person, partnership or corporation to carry out
any of their responsibilities. Any such allocation or designation shall be
reduced to writing and such writing shall be kept with the records of the
meetings of the Committee.
(h) The Committee may act at a meeting, or by writing without a meeting,
by the vote or written assent of a majority of its members. The Committee shall
select a Secretary and the Secretary shall be the Plan's agent for service of
legal process, keep records of all meetings of the Committee, and forward all
necessary communications to the Trustee. Subject to the approval of the board of
directors of the Company, the Committee shall have the power to adopt and
enforce such rules, regulations and procedures as it deems desirable for the
conduct of its affairs and the efficient administration of the Plan and that are
consistent with the provisions of the Plan and ERISA.
(i) The Employers hereby jointly and severally indemnify the members of
the Committee, and each of them, from the effects and consequences of their
acts, omissions and conduct in their official capacity, except to the extent
that such effects and consequences shall result from their own willful
misconduct.
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(j) No member of the Committee shall receive any compensation or fee for
services, unless otherwise agreed between such member of the Committee and the
Employers, but the Employers shall reimburse the Committee members for any
necessary expenditures incurred in the discharge of their duties as Committee
members.
(k) The Committee may employ such counsel (who may be of counsel for any
Employer) and agents and may arrange for such clerical and other services as it
may require in carrying out the provisions of the Plan.
Section 10.2 Claims Procedure. Any Participant or distributee who believes
he or she is entitled to benefits in an amount greater than those which he or
she is receiving or has received may file a claim with the Committee. Such a
claim shall be in writing and state the nature of the claim, the facts
supporting the claim, the amount claimed, and the address of the claimant. The
Committee shall review the claim and, unless special circumstances require an
extension of time, within 90 days after receipt of the claim, give notice to the
claimant, either in writing by registered or certified mail or in an electronic
notification, of the Secretary's decision with respect to the claim. Any
electronic notice delivered to the claimant shall comply with the standards
imposed by applicable Regulations. If the Committee determines that special
circumstances require an extension of time for processing the claim, the
claimant shall be so advised in writing within the initial 90-day period and in
no event shall such an extension exceed 90 days. The extension notice shall
indicate the special circumstances requiring an extension of time and the date
by which the Committee expects to render the benefit determination. The notice
of the decision of the Committee with respect to the claim shall be written in a
manner calculated to be understood by the claimant and, if the claim is wholly
or partially denied, the Committee shall notify the claimant of the adverse
benefit determination and shall set forth the
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specific reasons for the adverse determination, the references to the specific
Plan provisions on which the determination is based, a description of any
additional material or information necessary for the claimant to perfect the
claim, an explanation of why such material or information is necessary, and a
description of the claim review procedure under the Plan and the time limits
applicable to such procedures, including a statement of the claimant's right to
bring a civil action under Section 502 of ERISA following an adverse benefit
determination on review. The Committee shall also advise the claimant that the
claimant or the claimant's duly authorized representative may request a review
by the Chairman of the Committee of the adverse benefit determination by filing
with the Chairman of the Committee, within 60 days after receipt of a
notification of an adverse benefit determination, a written request for such
review. The claimant shall be informed that, within the same 60-day period, he
or she (a) may be provided, upon request and free of charge, reasonable access
to, and copies of, all documents, records and other information relevant to the
claimant's claim for benefits and (b) may submit to the Chairman written
comments, documents, records and other information relating to the claim for
benefits. If a request is so filed, review of the adverse benefit determination
shall be made by the Chairman within, unless special circumstances require an
extension of time, 60 days after receipt of such request, and the claimant shall
be given written notice of the Chairman's final decision. If the Chairman
determines that special circumstances require an extension of time for
processing the claim, the claimant shall be so advised in writing within the
initial 60-day period and in no event shall such an extension exceed 60 days.
The extension notice shall indicate the special circumstances requiring an
extension of time and the date by which the Chairman expects to render the
determination on review. The review of the Chairman shall take into account all
comments, documents, records and other information submitted by the claimant
relating to the claim, without regard to whether such information was submitted
or considered in the initial
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benefit determination. The notice of the final decision shall include specific
reasons for the determination and references to the specific Plan provisions on
which the determination is based and shall be written in a manner calculated to
be understood by the claimant.
Section 10.3 Notices to Participants, Etc. All written notices, reports
and statements given, made, delivered or transmitted to a Participant or
Beneficiary or any other person entitled to or claiming benefits under the Plan
shall be deemed to have been duly given, made or transmitted when mailed by
first class mail with postage prepaid and addressed to the Participant or
Beneficiary or such other person at the address last appearing on the records of
the Committee. A Participant or Beneficiary or other person may record any
change of his or her address from time to time by written notice filed with the
Committee.
Section 10.4 Responsibility to Advise Committee of Current Address. Each
person entitled to receive a payment under the Plan shall file with the
Committee in writing his or her complete mailing address and each change
therein. A check or communication mailed to any person at his or her address on
file with the Committee shall be deemed to have been received by such person for
all purposes of the Plan, and neither the Committee, the Employers nor the
Trustee shall be obliged to search for or ascertain the location of any person.
If the Committee shall be in doubt as to whether payments are being received by
the person entitled thereto, it shall, by registered mail addressed to the
person concerned at his or her last address known to the Committee, notify such
person that all future Pension payments will be withheld until such person
submits to the Committee evidence of his or her continued life and his or her
proper mailing address.
Section 10.5 Notices to Employers or Committee. Written directions,
notices and other communications from Participants or Beneficiaries or any other
persons entitled to or claiming
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benefits under the Plan to the Employers or the Committee shall be deemed to
have been duly given, made or transmitted either when delivered to such location
as shall be specified upon the form prescribed by the Committee for the giving
of such directions, notices and other communications or when mailed by first
class mail with postage prepaid and addressed to the addressee at the address
specified upon such forms.
Section 10.6 Responsibility to Furnish Information and Sign Documents.
Each person entitled to a payment under the Plan shall furnish such information
and data, including birth certificates or other evidence of age satisfactory to
the Committee, and sign such documents as may reasonably be requested by the
Committee or the Trustee in connection with the administration of the Plan.
Section 10.7 Records. The Committee shall keep a record of all of its
proceedings and shall keep or cause to be kept all books of account, records and
other data as may be necessary or advisable in its judgment for the
administration of the Plan.
Section 10.8 Actuary to be Employed. The Company shall engage an actuary
to do such technical and advisory work as the Committee may request, including
analyses of the experience of the Plan from time to time, the preparation of
actuarial tables for the making of computations thereunder, and the submission
to the Committee of an annual actuarial report, which report shall contain
information showing the financial condition of the Plan, a statement of the
contributions to be made by the Company for the ensuing year, and such other
information as may be requested by the Committee.
Section 10.9 Funding Policy. The Company shall establish a funding policy
and method consistent with the objectives of the Plan and the requirements of
Title I of ERISA and shall
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communicate such policy and method, and any changes in such policy and method,
to the Trustee.
Section 10.10 Electronic Media. Notwithstanding any provision of the Plan
to the contrary and for all purposes of the Plan, to the extent permitted by the
Committee and any applicable law or Regulation, the use of electronic
technologies shall be deemed to satisfy any written notice, consent, delivery,
signature, disclosure or recordkeeping requirement under the Plan, the Code or
ERISA to the extent permitted by or consistent with applicable law and
Regulations. Any transmittal by electronic technology shall be deemed delivered
when successfully sent to the recipient, or such other time specified by the
Committee.
ARTICLE 11
PARTICIPATION BY OTHER EMPLOYERS
Section 11.1 Adoption of Plan. With the consent of the Company, any entity
may become a participating Employer under the Plan with respect to all or a
designated group of its employees by taking such action as shall be necessary or
desirable to adopt the Plan and executing and delivering such instruments as may
be necessary or desirable to put the Plan into effect with respect to such
entity.
Section 11.2 Withdrawal from Participation. Any Employer may, with the
consent of the Company, withdraw from participation in the Plan at any time by
filing with the Committee a duly certified copy of a resolution of its board of
directors to that effect and giving notice of its intended withdrawal to the
Committee and the Trustee prior to the effective date of withdrawal.
Section 11.3 Company and Committee Agent for Employers. Each entity which
shall become a participating Employer pursuant to Section 11.1 (relating to
adoption of the Plan) or Article 12 (relating to continuance by a successor) by
so doing shall be deemed to have
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appointed the Company and the Committee its agent to exercise on its behalf all
of the powers and authorities hereby conferred upon the Company and the
Committee by the terms of the Plan, including, but not by way of limitation, the
power to amend and terminate the Plan. The authority of the Company and the
Committee to act as such agent shall continue unless and until the portion of
the Trust held for the benefit of Employees of the particular Employer and their
Beneficiaries is set aside in a separate trust as provided in Section 15.2
(relating to establishment of separate plan).
ARTICLE 12
CONTINUANCE BY A SUCCESSOR
In the event that an Employer is reorganized by way of merger,
consolidation, transfer of assets or otherwise, so that another entity succeeds
to all or substantially all of the Employer's business, such successor entity
may be substituted for the Employer under the Plan by adopting the Plan and
becoming a party to the Trust agreement. If, within 90 days following the
effective date of any such reorganization, such successor entity shall not have
elected to become a party to the Plan, or if the Employer adopts a plan of
complete liquidation other than in connection with a reorganization, the Plan
shall be automatically terminated with respect to Employees of such Employer as
of the close of business on the 90th day following the effective date of such
reorganization or as of the close of business on the date of adoption of such
plan of complete liquidation, as the case may be. If such successor entity is
substituted for the Employer by electing to become a party to the Plan as
described above, then, for all purposes of the Plan, employment with such
successor entity and compensation paid by such successor entity shall be
considered to be employment with, and Compensation paid by, an Employer.
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ARTICLE 13
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 13.1 Expenses. All costs and expenses incurred in administering
the Plan and the Trust, including the expenses of the Committee, the fees of
counsel and any agents for the Committee, the fees and expenses of the Trustee,
the fees of counsel for the Trustee and other administrative expenses shall be
paid, to the extent permitted by law, from the Trust Fund. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, the Committee may authorize an Employer to act as an agent of the
Plan to pay any expenses, and the Employer shall be reimbursed from the Trust
Fund for such payments.
Section 13.2 Non-Assignability. (a) In General. It is a condition of the
Plan, and all rights of each Participant and Beneficiary shall be subject
thereto, that no right or interest of any Participant or Beneficiary in the Plan
shall be assignable or transferable in whole or in part, either directly or by
operation of law or otherwise, including, but not limited to, by way of
limitation, execution, levy, garnishment, attachment, pledge or bankruptcy, but
excluding devolution by death or mental incompetency, and no right or interest
of any Participant or Beneficiary in the Plan shall be liable for, or subject
to, any obligation or liability of such Participant or Beneficiary, including
claims for alimony or the support of any Spouse.
(b) Exception for Qualified Domestic Relations Orders. Notwithstanding any
provision of the Plan to the contrary, if a Participant's Accrued Benefit under
the Plan, or any portion thereof, shall be the subject of one or more Qualified
Domestic Relations Orders, such Accrued Benefit or portion thereof shall be paid
to the person and at the time and in the manner specified in any such order. The
Committee or its agent, in its sole discretion, shall determine whether any
order constitutes a Qualified Domestic Relations Order under this paragraph (b).
A domestic relations order shall not fail to constitute a Qualified Domestic
Relations Order under this paragraph (b) solely because such order provides for
immediate payment to an alternate
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payee of the portion of the Participant's Accrued Benefit assigned to the
alternate payee under the terms of such order.
Section 13.3 Employment Non-Contractual. Neither this Plan nor any action
taken by the Committee confers any right upon an Employee to continue in
employment with any Employer.
Section 13.4 Limitation of Rights. A Participant or distributee shall have
no right, title or claim in or to any specific asset of the Trust Fund, but
shall have the right only to distributions from the Trust Fund on the terms and
conditions he or she herein provided. Neither this Plan nor any action taken by
the Committee shall obligate any Employer to make contributions to the Trust in
excess of the contributions authorized by the board of directors of the Company
or create any liability on an Employer for the payment of Pensions under this
Plan.
Section 13.5 Merger or Consolidation with Another Plan. A merger or
consolidation with, or transfer of assets or liabilities to, any other plan
shall not be effected unless the terms of such merger, consolidation or transfer
are such that each Participant, distributee, Beneficiary or other person
entitled to receive benefits from the Plan would, if the Plan were to terminate
immediately after the merger, consolidation or transfer, receive a benefit equal
to or greater than the benefit such person would be entitled to receive if the
Plan were to terminate immediately before the merger, consolidation, or
transfer.
Section 13.6 Construction. Wherever used in the Plan, words in the
masculine gender shall include masculine or feminine gender, and, unless the
context otherwise requires, words in the singular shall include the plural, and
words in the plural shall include the singular. All references to employment or
the rehire or termination thereof shall refer to employment by any
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and all Employers, and to the extent provided herein, and, to the extent
required by Section 3.2 (relating to transfers to affiliates) and Section 9.3
(relating to employment by related entities), any and all Affiliates, unless the
context requires otherwise.
Section 13.7 Applicable Law. The Plan and all rights hereunder shall be
governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Illinois
to the extent such laws have not been preempted by applicable federal law.
Section 13.8 Severability. If a provision of the Plan shall be held
illegal or invalid, the illegality or invalidity shall not affect the remaining
parts of the Plan and the Plan shall be construed and enforced as if the illegal
or invalid provision had not been included in the Plan.
Section 13.9 No Guarantee. Neither the Committee, the Employers, nor the
Trustee in any way guarantees the Trust from loss or depreciation nor the
payment of any money that may be or become due to any person from the Trust Fund
or pursuant to the Plan. Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to give any
Participant, distributee, or Beneficiary an interest in any specific part of the
Trust Fund or any other interest, right or claim except the right to receive
benefits out of the Trust Fund in accordance with the provisions of the Plan and
the Trust Fund.
Section 13.10 Military Service. Notwithstanding any provision of the Plan
to the contrary, contributions, benefits and Service with respect to Military
Service shall be provided in accordance with section 414(u) of the Code.
ARTICLE 14
TOP-HEAVY PLAN REQUIREMENTS
Section 14.1 Top-Heavy Plan Determination. If as of the determination date
(as hereinafter defined) for any Plan Year the aggregate present value of (i)
the accrued benefits under the Plan and under all other defined benefit plans in
the aggregate group (as hereinafter
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defined) and (ii) the aggregate account balances under all defined contribution
plans in such aggregation group, in each case with respect to all participants
in such plans who are key employees (as defined in section 416(i) of the Code)
for such Plan Year, exceeds 60% of the aggregate present value of accrued
benefits and the account balances of all participants in all such plans as of
the determination date, then the Plan shall be a top-heavy plan for such Plan
Year and the requirements of Sections 14.3 and 14.4 shall be applicable for such
Plan Year as of the first day thereof. If the Plan shall be a top-heavy plan for
any Plan Year, such requirements shall not be applicable for such subsequent
Plan Year except to the extent provided in Section 14.3.
Section 14.2 Definitions and Special Rules. (a) Definitions. For purposes
of this Article, the following definitions shall apply:
(i) Determination Date. The determination date for all plans
in the aggregation group shall be the last day of the preceding plan
year, and the valuation date applicable to a determination date
shall be (a) in the case of a defined contribution plan, the date as
of which account balances are determined that is coinciding with or
immediately precedes the determination date, and (b) in the case of
a defined benefit plan, the date as of which the most recent
actuarial valuation for the plan year that includes the
determination date is prepared, except that if any such plan
specifies a different determination or valuation date, such
different date shall be used with respect to such plan.
(ii) Aggregation Group. The aggregation group shall consist of
(a) each plan of an Employer in which a key employee is a
participant, (b) each other plan that enables such a plan to be
qualified under section 401(a) of the Code, and (c) any other plans
of an Employer that the Company designates as part of the
aggregation group.
(iii) Key Employee. Key employee shall have the meaning set
forth in section 416(i) of the Code.
(iv) Top-Heavy Compensation. Top-heavy compensation shall have
the meaning set forth in section 1.415-2(d) of the Treasury
Regulations.
(b) Special Rules. For the purpose of determining the accrued benefit or
account balance of a participant, the accrued benefit or account balance of any
person who has not been
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actively at work with an Employer at any time during the five-year period ending
on the determination date shall not be taken into account pursuant to this
Section, and any person who received a distribution from a plan (including a
plan that has terminated) in the aggregation group during the five-year period
ending on the last day of the preceding plan year shall be treated as a
participant in such plan, and any such distribution shall be included in such
participant's account balance or accrued benefit, as the case may be.
Section 14.3 Minimum Benefit for Top-Heavy Years. (a) The Pension to which
a Participant is entitled at Normal Retirement Age under Section 7.2 shall in no
event be less than two percent of the Participant's highest average compensation
(as hereinafter defined) multiplied by the number of the Participant's years of
Vesting Service, determined as provided below, not in excess of ten. For
purposes of this Section, (i) a Participant's years of Vesting Service shall
mean his or her years of Vesting Service but excluding any year of Vesting
Service completed in a Plan Year for which the Plan was not a top-heavy plan,
and (ii) a Participant's highest average compensation shall be the annual
average of his or her top heavy compensation for the period of consecutive
calendar years not exceeding 5 during which the Participant's top heavy
compensation was the greatest, except that calendar years after the last Plan
Year for which the Plan was top-heavy shall be disregarded.
(b) The provisions of paragraph (a) of this Section shall not apply with
respect to a Participant if, for each year in which the Plan is a top-heavy
plan, (i) the eligible employee's Employer also maintains a defined contribution
plan which is included in the aggregation group for such year and (ii) under
such plan, contributions made and forfeitures allocated to each eligible
employee (other than key employees) equal 5% of such Participant's top heavy
compensation for each Plan Year the Plan is top-heavy.
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Section 14.4 Top-Heavy Vesting Requirements. If a Participant's
Termination of Employment shall occur during a Plan Year for which a Plan is a
top-heavy plan as defined in section 416(i) of the Code and after the
Participant shall have completed at least three years of Vesting Service, the
Participant shall be deemed to have satisfied the Vesting Requirement and shall
be entitled to the Pension described in Section 7.2 (relating to form of
distribution).
ARTICLE 15
AMENDMENT, ESTABLISHMENT OF SEPARATE
PLAN AND TERMINATION
Section 15.1 Amendment. The Senior Vice President and Chief Human
Resources Officer of the Company or another executive officer holding title of
equivalent or greater responsibility (the "Executive") may at any time and from
time to time, by written instrument, amend or modify this Plan in any manner
deemed by the Executive to be necessary or desirable. Any such amendment or
modification shall become effective on such date as the Executive shall
determine and may apply to Participants in this Plan at the time thereof as well
as to future Participants, provided, however, that, unless permitted by
applicable law, no such amendment or modification which reduces the basis for
the computation of Pensions shall be retroactive as to service prior to the date
of such amendment or modification.
Section 15.2 Establishment of Separate Plan. If an Employer shall withdraw
from this Plan under Section 11.2 (relating to withdrawal from participation),
the Committee shall determine the portion of the Trust Fund held by the Trustee
which is applicable to the Participants of such Employer and direct the Trustee
to segregate such portion in a separate trust. Such separate trust shall
thereafter be held and administered as a part of the separate plan of such
Employer.
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Section 15.3 Termination of the Plan by an Employer. The Company may at
any time, by resolution adopted by its board of directors, terminate this Plan
in its entirety. In addition, any Employer may at any time terminate its
participation in this Plan by resolution adopted by its board of directors to
that effect. Contributions of an Employer to the Plan are conditioned on the
receipt from the Internal Revenue Service of an initial favorable determination
letter that this Plan and the Trust Fund as adopted by the Company meets the
requirements of section 401(a) of the Code and that the Trust Fund is exempt
from tax under section 501(a) of the Code, and if the Internal Revenue Service
shall refuse to issue such letter, any Employer may terminate its participation
in this Plan and direct the Trustee to pay and deliver to that Employer the
portion of the Trust Fund applicable to its contributions.
Section 15.4 Vesting and Distribution Upon Termination or Partial
Termination. Upon termination or partial termination of the Plan, the benefit as
of the date of termination or partial termination, as the case may be, of all
affected Participants shall be fully vested; provided, however, that full
vesting shall be required with respect to a termination or partial termination
only to the extent the Plan is then funded.
Allocation and distribution of the terminated portion of the Trust Fund
shall thereafter be made in accordance with the applicable requirements of ERISA
and the Code and with any applicable approval of the Pension Benefit Guaranty
Corporation (the "PBGC"). If the Committee is notified by PBGC that PBGC is
unable to determine that the Trust Fund is sufficient to discharge when due all
obligations of the Plan with respect to benefits guaranteed by PBGC pursuant to
section 4022 of ERISA, then the allocation and distribution of such portion of
the Trust Fund shall be made only under the direction of PBGC or a United States
district court pursuant to section 4044 of ERISA.
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In the event that, after the termination of the Plan, any assets remain
after such allocation, such assets shall be paid to the Company. The portion of
the assets allocated to provide benefits to any person or group of persons may
be applied for the benefit of such person or persons by the distribution of
cash, continuance of the Trust Fund, establishment of a new Trust Fund, purchase
of annuities from an insurance company, or otherwise, as determined by the
Committee in its sole discretion; provided, however, that the benefit of any
Participant or former Participant who is married and has at least 5 years of
Vesting Service shall, unless such person shall elect otherwise, be paid in the
form set forth in Section 7.2(b) (relating to manner of distribution with
respect to married Participants) and, if the surviving Spouse of a deceased
Participant or deceased former Participant is entitled to receive a benefit
pursuant to Section 7.2(b) (relating to manner of distribution with respect to
married Participants) or Section 7.3 (relating to pre-retirement death
benefits), as the case may be, such benefit shall, unless such person shall
elect otherwise, be paid in the form set forth therein.
Contributions of an Employer to the Plan are conditioned on the receipt
from the Internal Revenue Service of an initial favorable determination letter
that the Plan and Trust Fund as adopted by the Company meet the requirements of
section 401(a) of the Code and that the Trust Fund is exempt from tax under
section 501(a) of the Code, and, in the event that the Internal Revenue Service
shall refuse to issue such letter, the Company may terminate the Plan and shall
direct the Trustee to pay and deliver the Trust Fund to the Company.
Section 15.5 Trust Fund to Be Applied Exclusively for Participants and
Their Beneficiaries. Subject only to the provisions of Section 4.2 (relating to
limitation on contributions) and 15.4 (relating to vesting and distribution upon
termination or partial termination), and any other provision of the Plan to the
contrary notwithstanding, it shall be
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impossible for any part of the Trust Fund to be used for or diverted to any
purpose not for the exclusive benefit of Participants and their beneficiaries
and the payment of expenses in accordance with Section 13.1 either by operation
or termination of the Plan, power of amendment or otherwise.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this instrument to be executed
by its duly authorized officers on this ______ day of ___________, 2001.
EXELON CORPORATION
By _________________________
Title ______________________
ATTEST:
________________________
Title __________________
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Exhibit A
Incentive Pay Plans
Exelon Corporation Annual Incentive Award Plan (or the equivalent cash incentive
award program applicable to employees in salary band VII or higher)
Exelon Corporation Quarterly Incentive Award Program
Table T
Transition Credit Factors
Age on 12/31/2001 Percentage Age on 12/31/2001 Percentage
- ----------------- ---------- ----------------- ----------
<31 2.0 41 4.6
31 2.4 42 4.7
32 2.8 43 4.8
33 3.2 44 4.9
34 3.6 45 5.0
35 4.0 46 5.2
36 4.1 47 5.4
37 4.2 48 5.6
38 4.3 49 5.8
39 4.4 50+ 6.0
40 4.5
SCHEDULE A
PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO
ACCRUED FROZEN BENEFIT
UNDER THE COMMONWEALTH EDISON COMPANY
SERVICE ANNUITY SYSTEM
1. APPLICATION
This Schedule shall apply only to a Participant who elects to participate in the
Plan pursuant to Section 3.1(b) of the Plan (relating to eligibility for
participation for employees other than new hires) or Section 9.1 of the Plan
(relating to recommencement of employment by terminated employee) and whose
accrued benefit under the ComEd Plan is transferred to the Plan pursuant to
Section 3.1(c) of the Plan (relating to transfer of benefits and assets to Plan)
or Section 9.1 of the Plan. The provisions of this Schedule shall govern with
respect to all matters relating to such a Participant's Accrued Frozen Benefit.
2. DEFINED TERMS
For purposes of this Schedule A, capitalized terms used herein shall have their
respective meanings set forth in the Plan, except that the following words and
phrases shall have the following respective meanings when capitalized unless the
context clearly indicates otherwise:
A. Accrued Frozen Benefit. The amount payable with respect to a
Participant's accrued benefit under the ComEd Plan determined as of
December 31, 2001 commencing on the first day of the month
coinciding with or next following a Participant's Schedule A Normal
Retirement Age, determined as if such amount were payable in the
form of a single life annuity for the life of the Participant.
B. Child. A Participant's natural child born prior to the Participant's
Pension Starting Date or a child adopted by a Participant prior to
the Participant's Pension Starting Date.
C. Consumer Price Index. The United States Bureau of Labor Statistics
Consumer Price Index (U.S. City Average 1967 = 100). Such term shall
also mean such index as it may from time to time be changed or, if
it shall be discontinued, the most nearly comparable index,
appropriately adjusted to yield results comparable with those which
would have been produced if the index as defined in the preceding
sentence had been used, as determined by the Committee.
D. Credited Service. A Participant's Credited Service includes the
Participant's "credited service" as of the date he or she becomes a
Participant, determined in accordance with the provisions of the
ComEd Plan as in effect on such date, and the period beginning on
the date the Participant becomes a Participant during which the
Participant shall have been an Employee, including, (a) any period
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during which the Participant is in Military Service, provided that
the Participant returns to the employ of an Employer within the
period prescribed by laws relating to the reemployment rights of
persons in Military Service, (b) any period for which back pay is
awarded to the Participant and pursuant to which award the
Participant is required to receive credited service under the Plan,
(c) the period following Termination of Employment on account of a
total and permanent disability during which the Participant is
receiving benefits under any Employer's long term disability plan
and (d) as and to the extent provided by resolutions of the board of
directors of the Company, (i) any period of employment by Affiliates
or other companies, and (ii) any period of authorized absence from
such employment or from employment as an Eligible Employee. A
Participant's periods of Credited Service before and after a Period
of Severance that is not included in the Participant's Credited
Service pursuant to the preceding sentences shall be aggregated only
if (i) the Participant completes at least one year of Credited
Service after such period of absence and (ii) the number of years of
such Period of Severance is less than five.
E. Dependent Minor Child. A Child who, as of the time of the
Participant's retirement or death, is under the age of 21 and
qualifies as a dependent of the Participant within the meaning of
Section 152 of the Code.
F. Dependent Disabled Child. A Child who, as of the time of the
Participant's retirement or death, has a permanent physical or
mental disability, as certified by the medical director of the
Company or by such other licensed physician designated by the
Committee, that causes such Child to be unable to engage in
substantial gainful employment, and is a dependent of the
Participant within the meaning of Section 152 of the Code
(determined by disregarding any age limitation contained in Section
152 of the Code).
G. Early Retirement Date. The date on which a Participant completes at
least ten years of Credited Service and attains at least age 50.
H. Schedule A Actuarial Factors. The table specified by the
Commissioner of Internal Revenue for purposes of section 417(e)(3)
of the Code (which, as of the Effective Date, is the 1983 Group
Annuity (unisex) Mortality Table (50% male, 50% female)) in effect
on the date a determination hereunder occurs and an interest rate
assumption using the "applicable interest rate" as defined in
section 417(e)(3) of the Code for the month of November of the Plan
Year immediately preceding the Plan Year in which a determination
hereunder occurs.
I. Schedule A Normal Retirement Age. A Participant's 65th birthday.
3. SPECIAL RULES REGARDING COMPUTATION OF BENEFIT
A. Factors to Calculate Pension Paid Before Schedule A Normal
Retirement Age
1. Pension Starting Date on or After Early Retirement Date and
Prior to Schedule A Normal Retirement Age. The Pension
attributable to the
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Accrued Frozen Benefit of a Participant whose Termination of
Employment occurs on or after his or her Early Retirement Date
and whose Pension commences prior to his or her Schedule A
Normal Retirement Age shall be computed by multiplying such
Participant's Accrued Frozen Benefit by the applicable factor
from Table B-1.
2. Pension Starting Date After Attainment of Age 60 but Prior to
Early Retirement Date. The Pension attributable to the Accrued
Frozen Benefit of a Participant whose Pension Starting Date
occurs on or after such Participant's attainment of age 60 but
prior to such Participant's attainment of his or her Early
Retirement Date shall be such Participant's Accrued Frozen
Benefit without any actuarial reduction.
3. Pension Starting Date After Completion of Ten Years of
Credited Service but Prior to Attainment of Age 60. The
Pension attributable to the Accrued Frozen Benefit of a
Participant whose Pension Starting Date occurs prior to such
Participant's attainment of age 60 and prior to his or her
attainment of his or her Early Retirement Date, but after the
Participant has completed at least ten years of Credited
Service, shall be (a) if the Participant's Pension Starting
Date occurs on or after his or her attainment of age 50, the
amount determined by multiplying such Participant's Accrued
Frozen Benefit by the applicable factor in Table F and (b) if
the Participant's Pension Starting Date occurs prior to his or
her attainment of age 50, the amount determined by actuarially
reducing the Participant's Accrued Frozen Benefit using the
factors in Table F to reduce the Accrued Frozen Benefit from
age 60 to age 50 and using the Schedule A Actuarial Factors to
reduce the Accrued Frozen Benefit to the Participant's Pension
Starting Date.
4. Pension Starting Date Prior to Attainment of Age 60 and Prior
to Completion of Ten Years of Credited Service. The Pension
attributable to the Accrued Frozen Benefit of a Participant
whose Pension Starting Date occurs prior to such Participant's
attainment of age 60 and prior to such Participant's
completion of ten years of Credited Service shall be computed
by reducing the Participant's Accrued Frozen Benefit by using
the Schedule A Actuarial Factors to reduce the Accrued Frozen
Benefit to the Pension Starting Date.
B. Distribution with Respect to Married Participants. Notwithstanding
Section 7.2(b) of the Plan, if a Participant will receive his or her
Accrued Benefit in the form of a Qualified Joint and Survivor
Annuity, the payments attributable to the Participant's Accrued
Frozen Benefit shall equal (1) in the case of payments made during
the Participant's lifetime, an amount equal to the annual Accrued
Frozen Benefit the Participant would have received if the
Participant's Accrued Frozen Benefit were payable in the form of a
single life annuity for the Participant's lifetime reduced by the
product of (i) 50% of the annual amount of Accrued Frozen Benefit
the Participant would have received if the Participant's Accrued
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Frozen Benefit were payable in the form of a single life annuity for
the Participant's lifetime multiplied by (ii) (a) if the Participant
is at least age 50 on his or her Pension Starting Date, 40% of the
applicable factor set forth in Table D or (b) if the Participant is
not at least age 50 on his or her Pension Starting Date, the
applicable factor determined by using the Schedule A Actuarial
Factors and (2) in the case of payments made to the Participant's
surviving Spouse, an amount equal to 50% of the annual amount of the
Accrued Frozen Benefit the Participant would have received if the
Participant's Accrued Frozen Benefit were payable in the form of a
single life annuity for the Participant's lifetime.
C. Post Retirement Adjustments. If a Participant's Pension Starting
Date occurs on or after his or her 50th birthday and the
Participant's Accrued Frozen Benefit is paid in a form other than a
lump sum distribution, the annual Accrued Frozen Benefit payable
pursuant to this Schedule shall, subject to the limitations set
forth in this paragraph C., be adjusted each October 1 for the
twelve-month period then beginning by adding a post-retirement cost
of living adjustment computed by applying an adjustment percentage
to the appropriate base specified in this paragraph C. A Participant
whose Pension Starting Date occurs prior to his or her 50th birthday
or who receives his or her Accrued Frozen Benefit in the form of a
lump sum distribution shall not be entitled to any post-retirement
cost of living adjustment under this Schedule. In addition, the
post-retirement cost of living adjustment shall apply only to the
portion of a Participant's Accrued Benefit that is attributable to
his or her Accrued Frozen Benefit.
1. The adjustment percentage shall equal, for each October 1, the
percentage by which the Consumer Price Index for the July
immediately preceding such October 1 exceeds the Consumer
Price Index for the July immediately preceding the
twelve-month period beginning October 1 in which the
Participant terminated employment or payment of a Pension
commenced; provided, however, that:
(a) If, as of such October 1, there shall be no such excess,
the adjustment percentage shall be deemed to be zero for the
twelve-month period beginning on such October 1.
(b) There shall be no negative adjustment percentage.
(c) The aggregate adjustment percentage for any twelve-month
period beginning October 1 shall never be lower than the
aggregate adjustment percentage for the preceding such period.
(d) If the percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index
computed for the twelve-month period beginning on October 1
does not exceed the aggregate adjustment percentage for the
preceding twelve-month period by at least three percentage
points, the aggregate adjustment percentage for the preceding
twelve-month period shall continue in effect during such
twelve-month period beginning on October 1.
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(e) The aggregate adjustment percentage for any twelve-month
period beginning on October 1 shall not be more than seven
percentage points greater than that for the preceding
twelve-month period. If the aggregate adjustment percentage
for any twelve-month period beginning on October 1 exceeds by
more than seven percentage points the aggregate adjustment
percentage for the preceding twelve-month period, the excess
shall be carried over to succeeding twelve-month periods until
such excess is reduced to zero.
(f) The adjustment percentage for the twelve-month period
beginning with the October 1 next following the date the
Participant's Pension Starting Date shall be the adjustment
percentage determined in accordance with the preceding
provisions of this paragraph C. multiplied by a fraction the
numerator of which shall be the number of full calendar months
between such date and such October 1 and the denominator of
which shall be twelve.
2. To determine the amount of the monthly cost of living
adjustment, the adjustment percentage shall be applied to the
first $500 per month of a Participant's Accrued Frozen
Benefit, subject to a maximum monthly adjustment of $500 or,
if the monthly amount of such Accrued Frozen Benefit is less
than $500 per month, subject to a maximum monthly adjustment
equal to the monthly Accrued Frozen Benefit payment. To
determine the amount of the adjustment made in the case of a
Qualified Joint and Survivor Annuity or surviving Spouse
annuity payable pursuant to Section 7.3 of the Plan to the
surviving Spouse of a deceased Participant, a family pension
payable pursuant to Section 4.B. of this Schedule to a
surviving Dependent Minor Child or Children of a deceased
Participant or a surviving dependent's pension payable
pursuant to Section 4.C. of this Schedule to a surviving
Dependent Disabled Child or Children of a deceased
Participant, the adjustment percentage shall be applied to the
first $250 per month of such annuity or pension, subject to a
maximum monthly adjustment of $175 ($250 in the case of a
Qualified Joint and Survivor Annuity) or, if the monthly
amount of such annuity or pension is less than $175 ($250 in
the case of a Qualified Joint and Survivor Annuity), subject
to a maximum monthly adjustment equal to the monthly Accrued
Frozen Benefit payment.
D. Lump Sum Value. If a Participant elects to receive his or her
Accrued Frozen Benefit in the form of a lump sum distribution as
described in Option 2 of Section 7.2(c) of the Plan, the amount of
the lump sum attributable to the Participant's Accrued Frozen
Benefit shall be the greater of:
1. the lump sum actuarial equivalent of the Participant's Accrued
Frozen Benefit determined using the Schedule A Actuarial
Factors, and
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2. an amount equal to the present value of the Participant's
Accrued Frozen Benefit determined as of December 31, 2001
using a 6.5% discount rate and the 1983 Group Annuity (unisex)
Mortality Table (50% male, 50% female), assuming the Accrued
Frozen Benefit otherwise payable at the Schedule A Normal
Retirement Age would commence at the later of the
Participant's attained age at December 31, 2001 or age 60 and
credited with 6.5% interest for each Plan Year subsequent to
December 31, 2001 during which the Participant is a
Participant, whether or not such Participant is an Eligible
Employee during such Plan Year.
With respect to a Participant's lump sum value determined under
subparagraph 1. above, if the Participant's Pension Starting Date
occurs on or after his or her 50th birthday, the actuarial
equivalent of the Participant's Accrued Frozen Benefit shall reflect
the post retirement adjustments, if any, defined in Paragraph 3.C of
this Schedule.
4. OPTIONAL FORMS OF BENEFIT PAYABLE UPON RETIREMENT
In lieu of the forms of benefit available under Section 7.2 of the Plan, a
Participant may elect to have the portion of his or her Accrued Benefit
attributable to his or her Accrued Frozen Benefit paid in the following forms,
subject to Section 7.4 (relating to election and waiver procedures):
A. Optional Qualified Joint and Survivor Annuity: A Participant who is
married on the Participant's Pension Starting Date may elect to
receive a Qualified Joint and Survivor Annuity described in Section
7.2(b) of the Plan (relating to manner of distribution with respect
to married Participants) with the portion of the Pension payable to
the Participant's Spouse that is attributable to the Participant's
Accrued Frozen Benefit of a percentage less than 50 of the Pension
the Participant would have received if the Participant's Pension
attributable to his or her Accrued Frozen Benefit were payable in
the form of a single-life annuity for the Participant's lifetime. A
Qualified Joint and Survivor Annuity described in this paragraph
shall be payable at the same time and in the same manner as
described in Section 7.2(b) of the Plan (relating to manner of
distribution with respect to married Participant) and shall be
computed in the same manner as described in Section 3.B. of this
Schedule (relating to special rules regarding computation of
benefits), except that the lesser percentage of Pension designated
by the Participant shall be used.
B. Family Pension: A Participant who is not married on the
Participant's Pension Starting Date and who, as of such date, has a
Dependent Minor Child or Dependent Minor Children may elect to
receive his or her Accrued Frozen Benefit in the form of a family
pension payable in monthly payments for the Participant's lifetime
and, thereafter, payable in monthly payments in equal shares to each
of the Participant's Dependent Minor Children who have not yet
attained age 21. The annual amount of the family pension payable to
the Participant shall be the annual Accrued Frozen Benefit the
Participant would have received if the Participant's Pension were
payable in the form of a single life annuity for the
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Participant's lifetime, reduced by the product of (1) the annual
amount of the family pension designated by the Participant for the
Participant's surviving Dependent Minor Child or Children which
amount shall be a percentage, not to exceed 50, of the annual amount
of the Participant's Pension payable in the form of a single life
annuity for the Participant's lifetime multiplied by (2) (i) if the
Participant is at least age 50 on his or her Pension Starting Date,
the applicable factor set forth in Table E or (ii) if the
Participant is not at least age 50 on his or her Pension Starting
Date, the applicable factor determined by using the Schedule A
Actuarial Factors. The annual amount of the family pension payable
after the Participant's death to the Participant's Dependent Minor
Child or Children who have not yet attained age 21 shall equal the
percentage designated by the Participant, not to exceed 50, of the
annual amount of the Pension the Participant would have received if
the Participant's Pension were payable in the form of a single life
annuity for the Participant's lifetime.
C. Surviving Dependent's Pension: A Participant who is not married on
the Participant's Pension Starting Date and who, as of such date,
has a Dependent Disabled Child or Dependent Disabled Children may
elect to receive his or her Accrued Frozen Benefit in the form of a
surviving dependent's pension payable in monthly payments for the
Participant's lifetime and, thereafter, payable in monthly payments
in equal shares to each of the Participant's Dependent Disabled
Children who remain disabled. The annual amount of the surviving
dependent's pension payable to the Participant shall be the annual
Accrued Frozen Benefit the Participant would have received if the
Participant's Pension were payable in the form of a single life
annuity for the Participant's lifetime, reduced by the product of
(1) the annual amount of the surviving dependent's pension
designated by the Participant for the Participant's Dependent
Disabled Child or Children, which amount shall be a percentage, not
to exceed 50, of the annual amount of the Participant's Pension
payable in the form of a single life annuity for the Participant's
lifetime multiplied by (2) (i) if the Participant is at least age 50
on his or her Pension Starting Date, 50% of the applicable factor
set forth in Table D, such factor to be determined based on the age
of the other parent of such Child or Children, at the Participant's
Pension Starting Date or the age such other parent would have
attained had such other parent survived or if, in either case, the
age of such other parent cannot be determined, the age of the
Participant or (ii) if the Participant is not at least age 50 on his
or her Pension Starting Date, the applicable factor determined by
using the Schedule A Actuarial Factors. The annual amount of the
surviving dependent's pension payable after the Participant's death
to the Participant's Dependent Disabled Child or Children who remain
disabled shall equal the percentage designated by the Participant,
not to exceed 50, of the annual amount of the Pension the
Participant would have received if the Participant's Pension were
payable in the form of a single life annuity for the Participant's
lifetime.
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Table B1
Early Retirement Service Factors
Applicable Monthly Payments to Age 65
For purposes of Schedule A, in the case of a Pension commencing after a
Participant's Early Retirement Date but prior to his or her Schedule A Normal
Retirement Age, the following factors shall be applied to determine the
reductions applicable to the benefit accrued while a Participant is not a member
of IBEW Local Union 15 and, for purposes of Schedule B, in the case of a Pension
commencing after a Participant's Early Retirement Date but prior to his or her
Schedule B Normal Retirement Age, the following factors shall be applied to
determine the reductions applicable to the Participant's benefit accrued under
the PECO Plan*:
AGE 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
- --- - - - - - - - - - - -- --
50 .7200 .7225 .7250 .7275 .7300 .7325 .7350 .7375 .7400 .7425 .7450 .7475
51 .7500 .7525 .7550 .7575 .7600 .7625 .7650 .7675 .7700 .7725 .7750 .7775
52 .7800 .7825 .7850 .7875 .7900 .7925 .7950 .7975 .8000 .8025 .8050 .8075
53 .8100 .8125 .8150 .8175 .8200 .8225 .8250 .8275 .8300 .8325 .8350 .8375
54 .8400 .8425 .8450 .8475 .8500 .8525 .8550 .8575 .8600 .8625 .8650 .8675
55 .8700 .8725 .8750 .8775 .8800 .8825 .8850 .8875 .8900 .8925 .8950 .8975
56 .9000 .9025 .9050 .9075 .9100 .9125 .9150 .9175 .9200 .9225 .9250 .9275
57 .9300 .9325 .9350 .9375 .9400 .9425 .9450 .9475 .9500 .9525 .9550 .9575
58 .9600 .9617 .9633 .9650 .9667 .9683 .9700 .9717 .9733 .9750 .9767 .9783
59* .9800 .9817 .9833 .9850 .9867 .9883 .9900 .9917 .9933 .9950 .9967 .9983
60 1.0000
* Effective January 1, 2002, for Craft, Craft/Technical, Technical Support and
Professional Support Employees with an accrued benefit under the PECO Plan,
factor shall be 1.0000 at ages 59 and above
For purposes of Schedule A, in the case of a Pension commencing after a
Participant's Early Retirement Date but prior to his or her Schedule A Normal
Retirement Age, the following factors shall be applied to determine the
reductions applicable to the benefit accrued while the Participant is a member
of IBEW Local Union 15:
AGE 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
- --- - - - - - - - - - - -- --
50 .7900 .7925 .7950 .7975 .8000 .8025 .8050 .8075 .8100 .8125 .8150 .8175
51 .8200 .8225 .8250 .8275 .8300 .8325 .8350 .8375 .8400 .8425 .8450 .8475
52 .8500 .8525 .8550 .8575 .8600 .8625 .8650 .8675 .8700 .8725 .8750 .8775
53 .8800 .8825 .8850 .8875 .8900 .8925 .8950 .8975 .9000 .9025 .9050 .9075
54 .9100 .9125 .9150 .9175 .9200 .9225 .9250 .9275 .9300 .9325 .9350 .9375
55 .9400 .9425 .9450 .9475 .9500 .9525 .9550 .9575 .9600 .9625 .9650 .9675
56 .9700 .9725 .9750 .9775 .9800 .9825 .9850 .9875 .9900 .9925 .9950 .9975
57 1.0000
Table D
Qualified Joint and Survivor Annuity Factors
AGE OF EMPLOYEE AT RETIREMENT
YOUNGER (-) OR -----------------------------
OLDER (+) THAN
EMPLOYEE AT
RETIREMENT 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65
---------- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
-20 .1334 .1432 .1537 .1650 .1771 .1901 .2040 .2189 .2349 .2520 .2703 .2897 .3103 .3322 .3554 .3799
-19 .1324 .1420 .1524 .1636 .1756 .1884 .2022 .2169 .2326 .2495 .2675 .2866 .3070 .3285 .3514 .3754
-18 .1312 .1408 .1511 .1621 .1739 .1866 .2002 .2147 .2302 .2469 .2646 .2835 .3035 .3247 .3471 .3707
-17 .1301 .1395 .1496 .1605 .1722 .1847 .1981 .2124 .2277 .2441 .2616 .2801 .2998 .3206 .3427 .3658
-16 .1288 .1381 .1481 .1589 .1704 .1827 .1959 .2100 .2250 .2412 .2583 .2766 .2959 .3164 .3380 .3607
-15 .1275 .1367 .1465 .1571 .1685 .1806 .1936 .2074 .2222 .2381 .2550 .2729 .2918 .3119 .3331 .3553
-14 .1261 .1351 .1448 .1553 .1664 .1784 .1911 .2048 .2193 .2349 .2514 .2690 .2876 .3073 .3280 .3498
-13 .1246 .1335 .1431 .1533 .1643 .1761 .1886 .2020 .2162 .2315 .2478 .2650 .2832 .3024 .3227 .3440
-12 .1231 .1318 .1412 .1513 .1621 .1736 .1859 .1990 .2130 .2280 .2439 .2608 .2786 .2974 .3172 .3379
-11 .1214 .1301 .1393 .1492 .1598 .1711 .1831 .1960 .2097 .2244 .2399 .2564 .2738 .2921 .3115 .3317
-10 .1198 .1282 .1373 .1470 .1574 .1684 .1802 .1928 .2062 .2206 .2358 .2519 .2688 .2867 .3056 .3253
- 9 .1180 .1263 .1352 .1447 .1548 .1657 .1772 .1895 .2026 .2166 .2315 .2472 .2637 .2812 .2995 .3187
- 8 .1162 .1243 .1330 .1423 .1522 .1628 .1741 .1861 .1989 .2126 .2271 .2424 .2585 .2755 .2933 .3120
- 7 .1143 .1222 .1307 .1398 .1495 .1599 .1709 .1826 .1951 .2084 .2225 .2374 .2531 .2696 .2869 .3051
- 6 .1123 .1201 .1284 .1372 .1467 .1568 .1676 .1790 .1911 .2041 .2178 .2323 .2475 .2636 .2804 .2980
- 5 .1103 .1178 .1259 .1346 .1438 .1537 .1641 .1752 .1871 .1997 .2130 .2271 .2419 .2575 .2738 .2909
- 4 .1082 .1155 .1234 .1319 .1409 .1504 .1606 .1714 .1829 .1951 .2081 .2217 .2361 .2512 .2671 .2836
- 3 .1060 .1132 .1209 .1291 .1378 .1471 .1570 .1675 .1786 .1905 .2031 .2163 .2302 .2449 .2602 .2762
- 2 .1038 .1108 .1182 .1262 .1347 .1437 .1533 .1635 .1743 .1858 .1980 .2108 .2243 .2385 .2533 .2687
- 1 .1015 .1083 .1155 .1233 .1315 .1403 .1496 .1594 .1699 .1811 .1928 .2053 .2183 .2320 .2463 .2612
0 .0992 .1057 .1128 .1203 .1283 .1367 .1457 .1553 .1654 .1762 .1876 .1996 .2122 .2254 .2393 .2536
+ 1 .0968 .1032 .1100 .1172 .1250 .1332 .1419 .1511 .1609 .1713 .1824 .1939 .2061 .2188 .2322 .2460
+ 2 .0944 .1005 .1071 .1142 .1216 .1296 .1380 .1469 .1563 .1664 .1771 .1882 .1999 .2122 .2250 .2383
+ 3 .0919 .0979 .1042 .1110 .1182 .1259 .1340 .1426 .1517 .1615 .1717 .1825 .1938 .2056 .2179 .2307
+ 4 .0894 .0952 .1013 .1079 .1148 .1222 .1300 .1383 .1471 .1565 .1664 .1767 .1876 .1989 .2107 .2230
+ 5 .0869 .0925 .0984 .1047 .1114 .1185 .1261 .1340 .1425 .1515 .1610 .1709 .1813 .1922 .2036 .2153
+ 6 .0844 .0897 .0954 .1015 .1080 .1148 .1221 .1297 .1379 .1465 .1556 .1652 .1751 .1856 .1964 .2077
+ 7 .0819 .0870 .0925 .0983 .1045 .1111 .1181 .1254 .1332 .1415 .1503 .1594 .1690 .1789 .1893 .2000
+ 8 .0793 .0843 .0895 .0951 .1011 .1074 .1141 .1211 .1286 .1366 .1449 .1537 .1628 .1724 .1823 .1924
+ 9 .0768 .0815 .0866 .0920 .0977 .1037 .1101 .1169 .1240 .1316 .1396 .1480 .1567 .1658 .1752 .1848
+10 .0742 .0788 .0836 .0888 .0943 .1001 .1062 .1126 .1195 .1267 .1344 .1423 .1506 .1593 .1682 .1773
+11 .0717 .0761 .0807 .0856 .0909 .0964 .1022 .1084 .1149 .1219 .1292 .1367 .1446 .1528 .1612 .1698
+12 .0692 .0734 .0778 .0825 .0875 .0928 .0984 .1042 .1105 .1171 .1240 .1312 .1386 .1463 .1543 .1624
+13 .0667 .0707 .0749 .0794 .0842 .0892 .0945 .1001 .1060 .1123 .1189 .1257 .1327 .1400 .1474 .1550
+14 .0643 .0680 .0721 .0764 .0809 .0857 .0907 .0960 .1016 .1076 .1138 .1202 .1268 .1337 .1407 .1479
+15 .0618 .0654 .0693 .0733 .0776 .0822 .0870 .0920 .0973 .1029 .1088 .1148 .1210 .1274 .1341 .1408
+16 .0594 .0629 .0665 .0704 .0744 .0788 .0833 .0881 .0931 .0983 .1038 .1095 .1153 .1214 .1276 .1340
+17 .0571 .0603 .0638 .0674 .0713 .0754 .0797 .0841 .0888 .0938 .0990 .1043 .1098 .1155 .1214 .1275
+18 .0547 .0578 .0611 .0646 .0682 .0721 .0761 .0803 .0847 .0894 .0942 .0992 .1044 .1098 .1154 .1212
+19 .0525 .0554 .0585 .0618 .0652 .0688 .0726 .0765 .0806 .0850 .0895 .0943 .0991 .1042 .1096 .1151
+20 .0502 .0530 .0559 .0590 .0622 .0656 .0691 .0728 .0767 .0808 .0850 .0895 .0941 .0989 .1040 .1093
FACTORS FOR AGE COMBINATIONS NOT SHOWN ARE COMPUTED ON THE SAME ACTUARIAL BASIS
AS THAT USED FOR COMPUTATION OF THE FACTORS STATED IN THE ABOVE TABLE. AS
PROVIDED IN SECTION 3.B. OF SCHEDULE A, 40% OF THE APPROPRIATE FACTOR PROVIDED
FOR BY THIS TABLE IS TO BE USED IN DETERMINING THE AMOUNT OF THE QUALIFIED JOINT
AND SURVIVOR ANNUITY ATTRIBUTABLE TO A PARTICIPANT'S ACCRUED FROZEN BENEFIT.
Table E
Family Annuity Factors
AGE OF EMPLOYEE AT RETIREMENT
-----------------------------
AGE OF
YOUNGEST CHILD 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65
- -------------- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
20 .0012 .0014 .0016 .0018 .0020 .0023 .0027 .0030 .0034 .0038 .0043 .0049 .0055 .0063 .0071 .0080
19 .0033 .0037 .0041 .0046 .0052 .0058 .0065 .0072 .0081 .0090 .0102 .0114 .0128 .0143 .0161 .0181
18 .0055 .0061 .0068 .0076 .0084 .0094 .0104 .0116 .0129 .0145 .0162 .0181 .0203 .0227 .0255 .0287
17 .0078 .0086 .0096 .0106 .0118 .0131 .0146 .0162 .0180 .0201 .0225 .0252 .0282 .0315 .0354 .0398
16 .0101 .0112 .0124 .0138 .0153 .0170 .0188 .0209 .0233 .0260 .0291 .0325 .0364 .0408 .0458 .0514
15 .0126 .0139 .0153 .0170 .0189 .0209 .0233 .0259 .0288 .0322 .0360 .0402 .0450 .0504 .0565 .0634
14 .0151 .0166 .0184 .0204 .0226 .0251 .0279 .0310 .0345 .0386 .0431 .0482 .0540 .0604 .0677 .0758
13 .0176 .0195 .0215 .0238 .0264 .0294 .0326 .0363 .0405 .0452 .0505 .0565 .0632 .0708 .0792 .0886
12 .0203 .0224 .0247 .0274 .0304 .0338 .0376 .0418 .0466 .0521 .0582 .0651 .0728 .0815 .0911 .1016
11 .0230 .0254 .0281 .0311 .0346 .0384 .0427 .0475 .0530 .0592 .0662 .0740 .0827 .0924 .1032 .1149
10 .0258 .0285 .0315 .0350 .0388 .0431 .0480 .0534 .0596 .0666 .0744 .0832 .0929 .1036 .1154 .1284
9 .0287 .0317 .0351 .0389 .0432 .0480 .0534 .0595 .0664 .0742 .0828 .0925 .1032 .1149 .1279 .1419
8 .0316 .0350 .0387 .0430 .0477 .0531 .0591 .0658 .0734 .0819 .0915 .1020 .1136 .1264 .1404 .1556
7 .0347 .0383 .0425 .0471 .0524 .0583 .0649 .0722 .0805 .0899 .1002 .1116 .1241 .1379 .1530 .1694
6 .0378 .0418 .0463 .0514 .0572 .0636 .0708 .0788 .0878 .0979 .1090 .1213 .1347 .1495 .1656 .1831
5 .0410 .0454 .0503 .0559 .0621 .0691 .0768 .0855 .0952 .1060 .1179 .1310 .1453 .1611 .1782 .1969
4 .0443 .0490 .0544 .0604 .0671 .0746 .0830 .0923 .1027 .1142 .1268 .1407 .1559 .1726 .1908 .2105
3 .0476 .0528 .0585 .0650 .0722 .0803 .0892 .0991 .1101 .1223 .1357 .1504 .1669 .1841 .2032 .2240
2 .0511 .0566 .0628 .0697 .0774 .0860 .0955 .1060 .1176 .1305 .1446 .1601 .1770 .1954 .2155 .2372
1 .0546 .0605 .0671 .0745 .0826 .0917 .1018 .1128 .1251 .1386 .1534 .1696 .1873 .2066 .2275 .2501
FACTORS FOR AGE COMPUTATIONS NOT SHOWN ARE COMPUTED ON THE SAME ACTUARIAL BASIS
AS THAT USED FOR COMPUTATION OF THE FACTORS STATED IN THE ABOVE TABLE. AS
PROVIDED IN SECTION 4.B. OF SCHEDULE A, 100% OF THE APPROPRIATE FACTOR PROVIDED
FOR BY THIS TABLE IS TO BE USED IN DETERMINING THE AMOUNT OF THE FAMILY ANNUITY
ATTRIBUTABLE TO A PARTICIPANT'S ACCRUED FROZEN BENEFIT.
Table F
Deferred Vesting Schedule
AGE THAT VESTED BENEFITS BEGIN
------------------------------
AGE AT
TERMINATION 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60
- ----------- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
49 70.0% 73.0% 76.0% 79.0% 82.0% 85.0% 88.0% 91.0% 94.0% 97.0% 100%
48 69.0% 72.1% 75.2% 78.3% 81.4% 84.5% 87.6% 90.7% 93.8% 96.9% 100%
47 68.0% 71.2% 74.4% 77.6% 80.8% 84.0% 87.2% 90.4% 93.6% 96.8% 100%
46 67.0% 70.3% 73.6% 76.9% 80.2% 83.5% 86.8% 90.1% 93.4% 96.7% 100%
45 66.0% 69.4% 72.8% 76.2% 79.6% 83.0% 86.4% 89.8% 93.2% 96.6% 100%
44 65.0% 68.5% 72.0% 75.5% 79.0% 82.5% 86.0% 89.5% 93.0% 96.5% 100%
43 64.0% 67.6% 71.2% 74.8% 78.4% 82.0% 85.6% 89.2% 92.8% 96.4% 100%
42 63.0% 66.7% 70.4% 74.1% 77.8% 81.5% 85.2% 88.9% 92.6% 96.3% 100%
41 62.0% 65.8% 69.6% 73.4% 77.2% 81.0% 84.8% 88.6% 92.4% 96.2% 100%
40 61.0% 64.9% 68.8% 72.7% 76.6% 80.5% 84.4% 88.3% 92.2% 96.1% 100%
39 60.0% 64.0% 68.0% 72.0% 76.0% 80.0% 84.0% 88.0% 92.0% 96.0% 100%
38 59.0% 63.1% 67.2% 71.3% 75.4% 79.5% 83.6% 87.7% 91.8% 95.9% 100%
37 58.0% 62.2% 66.4% 70.6% 74.8% 79.0% 83.2% 87.4% 91.6% 95.8% 100%
36 57.0% 61.3% 65.6% 69.9% 74.2% 78.5% 82.8% 87.1% 91.4% 95.7% 100%
35 56.0% 60.4% 64.8% 69.2% 73.6% 78.0% 82.4% 86.8% 91.2% 95.6% 100%
34 55.0% 59.5% 64.0% 68.5% 73.0% 77.5% 82.0% 86.5% 91.0% 95.5% 100%
33 54.0% 58.6% 63.2% 67.8% 72.4% 77.0% 81.6% 86.2% 90.8% 95.4% 100%
32 53.0% 57.7% 62.4% 67.1% 71.8% 76.5% 81.2% 85.9% 90.6% 95.3% 100%
31 52.0% 56.8% 61.6% 66.4% 71.2% 76.0% 80.8% 85.6% 90.4% 95.2% 100%
30 51.0% 55.9% 60.8% 65.7% 70.6% 75.5% 80.4% 85.3% 90.2% 95.1% 100%
29 50.0% 55.0% 60.0% 65.0% 70.0% 75.0% 80.0% 85.0% 90.0% 95.0% 100%
28 49.0% 54.1% 59.2% 64.3% 69.4% 74.5% 79.6% 84.7% 89.8% 94.9% 100%
27 48.0% 53.2% 58.4% 63.6% 68.8% 74.0% 79.2% 84.4% 89.6% 94.8% 100%
26 47.0% 52.3% 57.6% 62.9% 68.2% 73.5% 78.8% 84.1% 89.4% 94.7% 100%
25 46.0% 51.4% 56.8% 62.2% 67.6% 73.0% 78.4% 83.8% 89.2% 94.6% 100%
24 45.0% 50.5% 56.0% 61.5% 67.0% 72.5% 78.0% 83.5% 89.0% 94.5% 100%
23 44.0% 49.6% 55.2% 60.8% 66.4% 72.0% 77.6% 83.2% 88.8% 94.4% 100%
22 43.0% 48.7% 54.4% 60.1% 65.8% 71.5% 77.2% 82.9% 88.6% 94.3% 100%
21 42.0% 47.8% 53.6% 59.4% 65.2% 71.0% 76.8% 82.6% 88.4% 94.2% 100%
20 41.0% 46.9% 52.8% 58.7% 64.6% 70.5% 76.4% 82.3% 88.2% 94.1% 100%
NOTE: EMPLOYEES MUST HAVE 5 YEARS OF SERVICE TO QUALIFY FOR VESTING
SCHEDULE INDICATES PERCENTAGE OF VESTED BENEFIT PAYABLE
INTERPOLATION WILL BE MADE TO THE NEAREST MONTH
SCHEDULE B
PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO
ACCRUED FROZEN BENEFIT
UNDER THE SERVICE ANNUITY PLAN
OF PECO ENERGY COMPANY
1. APPLICATION
This Schedule shall apply only to a Participant who elects to participate in the
Plan pursuant to Section 3.1(b) of the Plan (relating to eligibility for
participation for employees other than new hires) or Section 9.1 of the Plan
(relating to recommencement of employment by terminated employee) and whose
accrued benefit under the PECO Plan is transferred to the Plan pursuant to
Section 3.1(c) of the Plan (relating to transfer of benefits and assets to Plan)
or Section 9.1 of the Plan. The provisions of this Schedule shall govern with
respect to all matters relating to such a Participant's Accrued Frozen Benefit.
2. DEFINED TERMS
For purposes of this Schedule B, capitalized terms used herein shall have their
respective meanings set forth in the Plan, except that the following words and
phrases shall have the following respective meanings when capitalized unless the
context clearly indicates otherwise:
A. Accrued Frozen Benefit. The amount payable with respect to a
Participant's accrued benefit under the PECO Plan determined as of
December 31, 2001 commencing on the first day of the month
coinciding with or next following a Participant's Schedule B Normal
Retirement Age, determined as if such amount were payable in the
form of a single life annuity for the life of the Participant.
B. Benefit Years. For periods prior to January 1, 2002, a Participant's
Benefit Years includes the Participant's "benefit years" as of the
date he or she becomes a Participant, determined in accordance with
the provisions of the PECO Plan as in effect on December 31, 2001.
For the Participant's 12 month "benefit accrual computation period"
(as defined in the PECO Plan) that ends during the 2002 Plan Year,
the greater of (i) the Vesting Service, for such period, determined
pursuant to subdivision (43) of Article 2 of the Plan and (ii) the
"benefit years", for such period, determined pursuant to the terms
of the PECO Plan as in effect on December 31, 2001. For periods
after the 12 month period described in the preceding sentence, a
Participant's Benefit Years shall equal his or her Vesting Service
for such periods.
C. Early Retirement Date. The date on which a Participant completes at
least ten years of Vesting Service and attains at least age 50.
D. Schedule B Actuarial Factors. The table specified by the
Commissioner of Internal Revenue for purposes of section 417(e)(3)
of the Code (which, as of the Effective Date, is the 1983 Group
Annuity (unisex) Mortality Table (50% male, 50% female)) in effect
on the date a determination hereunder occurs and an interest rate
assumption using the "applicable interest rate" as defined in
section 417(e)(3) of the
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Code for the month of November of the Plan Year immediately
preceding the Plan Year in which a determination hereunder occurs.
E. Schedule B Normal Retirement Age. A Participant's 65th birthday.
3. SPECIAL RULES REGARDING COMPUTATION OF BENEFIT
A. Factors to Calculate Pension Paid Before Schedule B Normal
Retirement Age
1. Pension Starting Date on or After Early Retirement Date and
Prior to Schedule B Normal Retirement Age. The Pension
attributable to the Accrued Frozen Benefit of a Participant
whose Termination of Employment occurs on or after his or her
Early Retirement Date and whose Pension commences prior to his
or her Schedule B Normal Retirement Age shall be computed by
multiplying such Participant's Accrued Frozen Benefit by the
applicable factor from Table B-1.
2. Pension Starting Date After Attainment of Age 50 but Prior to
Early Retirement Date. The Pension attributable to the Accrued
Frozen Benefit of a Participant whose Pension Starting Date
occurs on or after such Participant's attainment of age 50 but
prior to such Participant's attainment of his or her Early
Retirement Date and whose Pension commences prior to his or
her Schedule B Normal Retirement Age shall be computed by
multiplying such Participant's Accrued Frozen Benefit by the
applicable factor from Table G.
3. Pension Starting Date Prior to Attainment of Age 50. The
amount determined by actuarially reducing the Participant's
Accrued Frozen Benefit using the factors in Table G to reduce
the Accrued Frozen Benefit from age 65 to age 50 and using the
Schedule B Actuarial Factors to reduce the Accrued Frozen
Benefit from age 50 to the Participant's Pension Starting
Date.
B. Lump Sum Value. If a Participant elects to receive his or her
Accrued Frozen Benefit in the form of a lump sum distribution as
described in Option 2 of Section 7.2(c) of the Plan, the amount of
the lump sum attributable to the Participant's Accrued Frozen
Benefit shall be the greater of:
1. the actuarial equivalent of the Participant's Accrued Frozen
Benefit using the Schedule B Actuarial Factors, and
2. an amount equal to the present value of the Participant's
Accrued Frozen Benefit determined as of December 31, 2001
using a 6.5% discount rate and the 1983 Group Annuity (unisex)
Mortality Table (50% male, 50% female), assuming the Accrued
Frozen Benefit otherwise payable at the Schedule B Normal
Retirement Age would commence at the later of the
Participant's attained age at December 31, 2001 or age 60 (or,
effective January 1, 2002, age 59 for Craft, Craft/Technical,
Technical Support and Professional
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Support Employees with an Accrued Frozen Benefit) and credited
with 6.5% for each Plan Year subsequent to December 31, 2001
during which the Participant is a Participant, whether or not
such Participant is an Eligible Employee during such Plan
Year.
4. OPTIONAL FORMS OF BENEFIT PAYABLE UPON RETIREMENT
In lieu of the optional forms of benefit available under Section 7.2(c) of the
Plan, a Participant may elect to have the portion of his or her Accrued Benefit
attributable to his or her Accrued Frozen Benefit paid in the following form,
subject to Section 7.4 (relating to election and waiver procedures):
A. Contingent Annuity Option: A Participant (each, an "Eligible
Participant") who has a Termination of Employment after he or she
(1) has completed at least 14 Benefit Years, or (2) has attained age
65 and has completed at least 5 Benefit Years, or (3) has attained
his or her Early Retirement Date may elect a contingent annuity
option under which the Participant may designate a percentage equal
to 25%, 50%, 75% or 100% of his or her Pension to be paid upon his
or her death to a contingent Beneficiary designated by such
Participant. The annuity otherwise payable to a Participant electing
a Contingent Annuity Option or to his or her contingent Beneficiary
will be actuarially reduced using the Schedule B Actuarial Factors
to reflect the payments which may become payable to the Beneficiary.
Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, if the Participant's Spouse
is designated as the contingent Beneficiary, the actuarial reduction
will not reflect the cost of a joint and survivor annuity option
providing a survivor annuity to the Participant's Spouse of (1) 50%
of the amount payable to the Participant, if a 50%, 75% or 100%
contingent annuity option is elected, or (2) 25% of the amount
payable to the Participant, if a 25% contingent annuity option is
elected; provided, however, that the subsidy described in this
sentence shall not apply to a former spouse who is to be treated as
a Participant's spouse pursuant to a qualified domestic relations
order, unless the qualified domestic relations order specifically
provides that such subsidy applies to the former spouse. If the
contingent Beneficiary is other than the Spouse, the percentage
payable to the contingent Beneficiary after the Participant's death
may not exceed the applicable percentage from Appendix B. The
contingent annuity option of an electing Participant who has a
Termination of Employment before he or she attains his or her Early
Retirement Date shall be canceled.
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APPENDIX B
MINIMUM DISTRIBUTION INCIDENTAL BENEFIT TABLE
Excess if Page of Participant Applicable
over Age of Beneficiary Percentage
10 years or less ..................................... 100%
11 ................................................... 96%
12 ................................................... 93%
13 ................................................... 90%
14 ................................................... 87%
15 ................................................... 84%
16 ................................................... 82%
17 ................................................... 79%
18 ................................................... 77%
19 ................................................... 75%
20 ................................................... 73%
21 ................................................... 72%
22 ................................................... 70%
23 ................................................... 68%
24 ................................................... 67%
25 ................................................... 66%
26 ................................................... 64%
27 ................................................... 63%
28 ................................................... 62%
29 ................................................... 61%
30 ................................................... 60%
31 ................................................... 59%
32 ................................................... 59%
33 ................................................... 58%
34 ................................................... 57%
35 ................................................... 56%
36 ................................................... 56%
37 ................................................... 55%
38 ................................................... 55%
39 ................................................... 54%
40 ................................................... 54%
41 ................................................... 53%
42 ................................................... 53%
43 ................................................... 53%
44 and greater ....................................... 52%
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Table G
Reduction Factors Applicable to Accrued Frozen Benefit under Schedule B
For Pension Starting Date on or after Age 50 and before Early Retirement Age*
Months
Age 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
--- - - - - - - - - - - -- --
50 0.235 0.237 0.239 0.240 0.242 0.244 0.246 0.247 0.249 0.251 0.253 0.254
51 0.256 0.258 0.260 0.262 0.264 0.266 0.268 0.269 0.271 0.273 0.275 0.277
52 0.279 0.281 0.283 0.286 0.288 0.290 0.292 0.294 0.296 0.299 0.301 0.303
53 0.305 0.307 0.310 0.312 0.314 0.317 0.319 0.321 0.324 0.326 0.328 0.331
54 0.333 0.336 0.338 0.341 0.344 0.346 0.349 0.352 0.354 0.357 0.360 0.362
55 0.365 0.368 0.371 0.374 0.377 0.380 0.383 0.385 0.388 0.391 0.394 0.397
56 0.400 0.403 0.407 0.410 0.413 0.417 0.420 0.423 0.427 0.430 0.433 0.437
57 0.440 0.444 0.447 0.451 0.455 0.458 0.462 0.466 0.469 0.473 0.477 0.480
58 0.484 0.488 0.492 0.496 0.500 0.504 0.509 0.513 0.517 0.521 0.525 0.529
59 0.533 0.538 0.542 0.547 0.552 0.556 0.561 0.566 0.570 0.575 0.580 0.584
60 0.589 0.594 0.599 0.605 0.610 0.615 0.620 0.625 0.630 0.636 0.641 0.646
61 0.651 0.657 0.663 0.669 0.675 0.681 0.687 0.692 0.698 0.704 0.710 0.716
62 0.722 0.729 0.736 0.742 0.749 0.756 0.763 0.769 0.776 0.783 0.790 0.796
63 0.803 0.811 0.818 0.826 0.834 0.841 0.849 0.857 0.864 0.872 0.880 0.887
64 0.895 0.904 0.913 0.921 0.930 0.939 0.948 0.956 0.965 0.974 0.983 0.991
65 and Over 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000
* Factors above are to be multiplied by the Frozen Accrued Benefit
applicable to Schedule B. The Basis for the above Factors is the 1971
TPF&C Projection Mortality Table for Males with 1-Year Setback, and 7.00%
Interest.