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EXHIBIT 10.1.12
TELXON'S RETIREMENT & UNIFORM
MATCHING PROFIT SHARING PLAN
THIS AGREEMENT, hereby made and entered into this __________ day
of _________________________, 19____, by and between Teixon Corp. (herein
referred to as the "Employer") and Charles Schwab Trust Company (herein referred
to as the "Trustee").
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, the Employer heretofore established a Profit Sharing Plan
and Trust effective April 1, 1985, (hereinafter called the "Effective Date")
known as Telxon's Retirement & Uniform Matching Profit Sharing Plan (herein
referred to as the "Plan") in recognition of the contribution made to its
successful operation by its employees and for the exclusive benefit of its
eligible employees; and
WHEREAS, under the terms of the Plan, the Employer has the ability
to amend the Plan, provided the Trustee joins in such amendment if the
provisions of the Plan affecting the Trustee are amended;
NOW, THEREFORE, effective January 1, 1993, except as otherwise
provided, the Employer and the Trustee in accordance with the provisions of the
Plan pertaining to amendments thereof, hereby amend the Plan in its entirety and
restate the Plan to provide as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
1.1 "Act" means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as
it may be amended from time to time.
1.2 "Administrator" means the person designated by the Employer pursuant
to Section 2.4 to administer the Plan on behalf of the Employer.
1.3 "Affiliated Employer" means any corporation which is a member of a
controlled group of corporations (as defined in Code Section 414(b)) which
includes the Employer; any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) which
is under common control (as defined in Code Section 414(c)) with the Employer;
any organization (whether or not incorporated) which is a member of an
affiliated service group (as defined in Code Section 414(m)) which includes the
Employer; and any other entity required to be aggregated with the Employer
pursuant to Regulations under Code Section 414(o).
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1.4 "Aggregate Account" means, with respect to each Participant, the
value of all accounts maintained on behalf of a Participant, whether
attributable to Employer or Employee contributions, subject to the provisions of
Section 2.2.
1.5 "Anniversary Date" means December 31st.
1.6 "Beneficiary" means the person to whom the share of a deceased
Participant's total account is payable, subject to the restrictions of Sections
6.2 and 6.6.
1.7 "Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended or
replaced from time to time.
1.8 "Compensation" with respect to any Participant means such
Participant's wages, salaries, fees for professional services and other amounts
received (without regard to whether or not an amount is paid in cash) for
personal services actually rendered in the course of employment with the
Employer maintaining the Plan to the extent that the amounts are includible in
gross income (including, but not limited to, commissions paid salesmen,
compensation for services on the basis of a percentage of profits, commissions
on insurance premiums, tips, bonuses, fringe benefits, and reimbursements or
other expense allowances under a nonaccountable plan (as described in Regulation
1.62-2(c)) for a Plan Year.
Compensation shall exclude (a) (1) contributions made by the
Employer to a plan of deferred compensation to the extent that, the
contributions are not includible in the gross income of the Participant for the
taxable year in which contributed, (2) Employer contributions made on behalf of
an Employee to a simplified employee pension plan described in Code Section
408(k) to the extent such contributions are excludable from the Employee's
gross income, (3) any distributions from a plan of deferred compensation; (b)
amounts realized from the exercise of a non-qualified stock option, or when
restricted stock (or property) held by an Employee either becomes freely
transferable or is no longer subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture; (c)
amounts realized from the sale, exchange or other disposition of stock acquired
under a qualified stock option; and (d) other amounts which receive special tax
benefits, or contributions made by the Employer (whether or not under a salary
reduction agreement) towards the purchase of any annuity contract described in
Code Section 403(b) (whether or not the contributions are actually excludable
from the gross income of the Employee).
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For purposes of this Section, the determination of Compensation
shall be made by:
(a) excluding taxable fringe benefits, including any bonus
paid to an employee intended as a reimbursement for taxes paid by
the employee on any taxable fringe benefits.
(b) including amounts which are contributed by the Employer
pursuant to a salary reduction agreement and which are not
includible in the gross income of the Participant under Code
Sections 125, 402(a)(8), 402(h), 403(b) or 457, and Employee
contributions described in Code Section 414(h)(2) that are treated
as Employer contributions.
For a Participant's initial year of participation, Compensation
shall be recognized as of such Employee's effective date of participation
pursuant to Section 3.3.
Compensation in excess of $200,000 shall be disregarded. Such
amount shall be adjusted at the same time and in such manner as permitted under
Code Section 415(d), except that the dollar increase in effect on January 1 of
any calendar year shall be effective for the Plan Year beginning with or within
such calendar year and the first adjustment to the $200,000 limitation shall be
effective on January 1, 1990. For any short Plan Year the Compensation limit
shall be an amount equal to the Compensation limit for the calendar year in
which the Plan Year begins multiplied by the ratio obtained by dividing the
number of full months in the short Plan Year by twelve (12). In applying this
limitation, the family group of a Highly Compensated Participant who is subject
to the Family Member aggregation rules of Code Section 414(q) (6) because such
Participant is either a "five percent owner" of the Employer or one of the ten
(10) Highly Compensated Employees paid the greatest "415 Compensation" during
the year, shall be treated as a single Participant, except that for this purpose
Family Members shall include only the affected Participant's spouse and any
lineal descendants who have not attained age nineteen (19) before the close of
the year. If, as a result of the application of such rules the adjusted $200,000
limitation is exceeded, then the limitation shall be prorated among the affected
Family Members in proportion to each such Family Member's Compensation prior to
the application of this limitation, or the limitation shall be adjusted in
accordance with any other method permitted by Regulation.
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If, as a result of such rules, the maximum "annual addition" limit
of Section 4.9(a) would be exceeded for one or more of the affected Family
Members, the prorated Compensation of all affected Family Members shall be
adjusted to avoid or reduce any excess. The prorated Compensation of any
affected Family Member whose allocation would exceed the limit shall be adjusted
downward to the level needed to provide an allocation equal to such limit. The
prorated Compensation of affected Family Members not affected by such limit
shall then be adjusted upward on a pro rata basis not to exceed each such
affected Family Member's Compensation as determined prior to application of the
Family Member rule. The resulting allocation shall not exceed such individual's
maximum "annual addition" limit. If, after these adjustments, an "excess amount"
still results, such "excess amount" shall be disposed of in the manner described
in Section 4.10(a) pro rata among all affected Family Members.
For purposes of this Section, if the Plan is a plan described in Code
Section 413(c) or 414(f) (a plan maintained by more than one Employer), the
$200,000 limitation applies separately with respect to the Compensation of any
Participant from each Employer maintaining the Plan.
If, in connection with the adoption of this amendment and
restatement, the definition of Compensation has been modified, then, for Plan
Years prior to the Plan Year which includes the adoption date of this amendment
and restatement, Compensation means compensation determined pursuant to the Plan
then in effect.
For Plan Years beginning prior to January 1, 1989, the $200,000 limit
(without regard to Family Member aggregation) shall apply only for Top Heavy
Plan Years and shall not be adjusted.
1.9 "Contract" or "Policy" means any life insurance policy, retirement
income or annuity policy, or annuity contract (group or individual) issued
pursuant to the terms of the Plan.
1.10 "Deferred Compensation" with respect to any Participant means the
amount of the Participant's total Compensation which has been contributed to the
Plan in accordance with the Participant's deferral election pursuant to Section
4.2 excluding any such amounts distributed as excess "annual additions" pursuant
to Section 4.10(a).
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1.11 "Early Retirement Date" means the first day of the month (prior to
the Normal Retirement Date) coinciding with or following the date on which a
Participant or Former Participant attains age 55 and has completed at least 5
Years of Service with the Employer (Early Retirement Age). A Participant shall
become fully Vested upon satisfying this requirement if still employed at his
Early Retirement Age.
A Former Participant who terminates employment after satisfying
the service requirement for Early Retirement and who thereafter reaches the age
requirement contained herein shall be entitled to receive his benefits under
this Plan.
1.12 "Elective Contribution" means the Employer's contributions to the
Plan of Deferred Compensation excluding any such amounts distributed as excess
"annual additions" pursuant to Section 4.10(a). In addition, any Employer
Qualified Non-Elective Contribution made pursuant to Section 4.6 shall be
considered an Elective Contribution for purposes of the Plan. Any such
contributions deemed to be Elective Contributions shall be subject to the
requirements of Sections 4.2(b) and 4.2(c) and shall further be required to
satisfy the discrimination requirements of Regulation 1.401(k)-1(b)(5), the
provisions of which are specifically incorporated herein by reference.
1.13 "Eligible Employee" means any Employee.
Employees whose employment is governed by the terms of a collective
bargaining agreement between Employee representatives (within the meaning of
Code Section 7701(a)(46)) and the Employer under which retirement benefits were
the subject of good faith bargaining between the parties will not be eligible to
participate in this Plan unless such agreement expressly provides for coverage
in this Plan or two percent or less of the Employees of the Employer who are
covered pursuant to that agreement are professionals as defined in Regulation
1.410(b)-9.
Employees who are nonresident aliens (within the meaning of Code
Section 7701(b) (1) (B)) and who receive no earned income (within the meaning of
Code Section 911(d)(2)) from the Employer which constitutes income from sources
within the United States (within the meaning of Code Section 861(a)(3)) shall
not be eligible to participate in this Plan.
Employees of Affiliated Employers shall not be eligible to
participate in this Plan unless such Affiliated Employers have specifically
adopted this Plan in writing.
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1.14 "Employee" means any person who is employed by the Employer or
Affiliated Employer, but excludes any person who is an independent contractor.
Employee shall include Leased Employees within the meaning of Code Sections
414(n)(2) and 414(0) (2) unless such Leased Employees are covered by a plan
described in Code Section 414(n)(5) and such Leased Employees do not constitute
more than 20% of the recipient's non-highly compensated work force.
1.15 "Employer" means Teixon Corp. and any Participating Employer (as
defined in Section 10.1) which shall adopt this Plan; any successor which shall
maintain this Plan; and any predecessor which has maintained this Plan. The
Employer is a corporation, with principal offices in the State of Ohio.
1.16 "Excess Aggregate Contributions" means, with respect to any Plan
Year, the excess of the aggregate amount of the Employer matching contributions
made pursuant to Section 4.1(b), voluntary Employee contributions made pursuant
to Section 4.12, Excess Contributions recharacterized as voluntary Employee
contributions pursuant to Section 4.6(a) and any qualified non-elective
contributions or elective deferrals taken into account pursuant to Section
4.7(c) on behalf of Highly Compensated Participants for such Plan Year, over the
maximum amount of such contributions permitted under the limitations of Section
4.7(a).
1.17 "Excess Contributions" means, with respect to a Plan Year, the
excess of Elective Contributions made on behalf of Highly Compensated
Participants for the Plan Year over the maximum amount of such contributions
permitted under Section 4.5(a). Excess Contributions, including amounts
recharacterized pursuant to Section 4.6(a)(2), shall be treated as an "annual
addition" pursuant to Section 4.9(b).
1.18 "Excess Deferred Compensation" means, with respect to any taxable
year of a Participant, the excess of the aggregate amount of such Participant's
Deferred Compensation and the elective deferrals pursuant to Section 4.2(f)
actually made on behalf of such Participant for such taxable year, over the
dollar limitation provided for in Code Section 402(g), which is incorporated
herein by reference. Excess Deferred Compensation shall be treated as an "annual
addition" pursuant to Section 4.9(b) when contributed to the Plan unless
distributed to the affected Participant not later than the first April 15th
following the close of the Participant's taxable year. Additionally, for
purposes of Sections 2.2 and 4.4(g), Excess Deferred Compensation shall continue
to be treated as Employer contributions even if distributed pursuant to Section
4.2(f). However, Excess Deferred Compensation of Non-Highly Compensated
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Participants is not taken into account for purposes of Section 4.5(a) to the
extent such Excess Deferred Compensation occurs pursuant to Section 4.2(d).
1.19 "Family Member" means, with respect to an affected Participant, such
Participant's spouse, such Participant's lineal descendants and ascendants and
their spouses, all as described in Code Section 414(q)(6)(B).
1.20 "Fiduciary" means any person who (a) exercises any discretionary
authority or discretionary control respecting management of the Plan or
exercises any authority or control respecting management or disposition of its
assets, (b) renders investment advice for a fee or other compensation, direct or
indirect, with respect to any monies or other property of the Plan or has any
authority or responsibility to do so, or (c) has any discretionary authority or
discretionary responsibility in the administration of the Plan, including, but
not limited to, the Trustee, the Employer and its representative body, and the
Administrator.
1.21 "Fiscal Year" means the Employer's accounting year of 12 months
commencing on April 1st of each year and ending the following March 31st.
1.22 "Forfeiture" means that portion of a Participant's Account that is
not Vested, and occurs on the earlier of:
(a) the distribution of the entire Vested portion of a
Participant's Account, or
(b) the last day of the Plan Year in which the Participant
incurs five (5) consecutive 1-Year Breaks in Service.
Furthermore, for purposes of paragraph (a) above, in the case of a
Terminated Participant whose Vested benefit is zero, such Terminated Participant
shall be deemed to have received a distribution of his Vested benefit upon his
termination of employment. Restoration of such amounts shall occur pursuant to
Section 6.4(g)(2). In addition, the term Forfeiture shall also include amounts
deemed to be Forfeitures pursuant to any other provision of this Plan.
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1.23 "Former Participant" means a person who has been a Participant, but
who has ceased to be a Participant for any reason.
1.24 "415 Compensation" with respect to any Participant means such
Participant's wages, salaries, fees for professional services and other amounts
received (without regard to whether or not an amount is paid in cash) for
personal services actually rendered in the course of employment with the
Employer maintaining the Plan to the extent that the amounts are includible in
gross income (including, but not limited to, commissions paid salesmen,
compensation for services on the basis of a percentage of profits, commissions
on insurance premiums, tips, bonuses, fringe benefits, and reimbursements or
other expense allowances under a nonaccountable plan (as described in Regulation
1.62-2(c)) for a Plan Year.
"415 Compensation" shall exclude (a) (1) contributions made by the
Employer to a plan of deferred compensation to the extent that, the
contributions are not includible in the gross income of the Participant for the
taxable year in which contributed, (2) Employer contributions made on behalf of
an Employee to a simplified employee pension plan described in Code Section
408(k) to the extent such contributions are excludable from the Employee's gross
income, (3) any distributions from a plan of deferred compensation; (b) amounts
realized from the exercise of a non-qualified stock option, or when restricted
stock (or property) held by an Employee either becomes freely transferable or is
no longer subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture; (c) amounts realized from
the sale, exchange or other disposition of stock acquired under a qualified
stock option; and (d) other amounts which receive special tax benefits, or
contributions made by the Employer (whether or not under a salary reduction
agreement) towards the purchase of any annuity contract described in Code
Section 403(b) (whether or not the contributions are actually excludable from
the gross income of the Employee).
If, in connection with the adoption of this amendment and
restatement, the definition of "415 Compensation" has been modified, then, for
Plan Years prior to the Plan Year which includes the adoption date of this
amendment and restatement, "415 Compensation" means compensation determined
pursuant to the Plan then in effect.
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1.25 "414(s) Compensation" with respect to any Participant means such
Participant's Elective Contributions attributable to Deferred Compensation
recharacterized as voluntary Employee contributions pursuant to Section 4.6(a)
plus "415 Compensation" paid during a Plan Year. The amount of "414(s)
Compensation" with respect to any Participant shall include "414(s)
Compensation" for the entire twelve (12) month period ending on the last day of
such Plan Year, except that "414(s) Compensation" shall only be recognized for
that portion of the Plan Year during which an Employee was a Participant in the
Plan.
For purposes of this Section, the determination of "414(s)
Compensation" shall be made by including amounts which are contributed by the
Employer pursuant to a salary reduction agreement and which are not includible
in the gross income of the Participant under Code Sections 125, 402(a)(8),
402(h), 403(b) or 457, and Employee contributions described in Code Section
414(h) (2) that are treated as Employer contributions.
"414(s) Compensation" in excess of $200,000 shall be disregarded.
Such amount shall be adjusted at the same time and in such manner as permitted
under Code Section 415(d), except that the dollar increase in effect on January
1 of any calendar year shall be effective for the Plan Year beginning with or
within such calendar year and the first adjustment to the $200,000 limitation
shall be effective on January 1, 1990. For any short Plan Year the "414(s)
Compensation" limit shall be an amount equal to the "414(s) Compensation" limit
for the calendar year in which the Plan Year begins multiplied by the ratio
obtained by dividing the number of full months in the short Plan Year by twelve
(12). In applying this limitation, the family group of a Highly Compensated
Participant who is subject to the Family Member aggregation rules of Code
Section 414(q) (6) because such Participant is either a "five percent owner" of
the Employer or one of the ten (10) Highly Compensated Employees paid the
greatest "415 Compensation" during the year, shall be treated as a single
Participant, except that for this purpose Family Members shall include only the
affected Participant's spouse and any lineal descendants who have not attained
age nineteen (19) before the close of the year.
If, in connection with the adoption of this amendment and
restatement, the definition of "414(s) Compensation" has been modified, then,
for Plan Years prior to the Plan Year which includes the adoption date of this
amendment and restatement, "414(s) Compensation" means compensation determined
pursuant to the Plan then in effect.
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1.26 "Highly Compensated Employee" means an Employee described in Code
Section 414(q) and the Regulations thereunder, and generally means an Employee
who performed services for the Employer during the "determination year" and is
in one or more of the following groups:
(a) Employees who at any time during the "determination
year" or "look-back year" were "five percent owners" as defined in
Section 1.32(c).
(b) Employees who received "415 Compensation" during the
"look-back year" from the Employer in excess of $75,000.
(c) Employees who received "415 Compensation" during the
"look-back year" from the Employer in excess of $50,000 and were in
the Top Paid Group of Employees for the Plan Year.
(d) Employees who during the "look-back year" were
officers of the Employer (as that term is defined within the
meaning of the Regulations under Code Section 416) and received
"415 Compensation" during the "look-back year" from the Employer
greater than 50 percent of the limit in effect under Code Section
415(b) (1) (A) for any such Plan Year. The number of officers shall
be limited to the lesser of (i) 50 employees; or (ii) the greater
of 3 employees or 10 percent of all employees. For the purpose of
determining the number of officers, Employees described in Section
1.56(a), (b), (c) and (d) shall be excluded, but such Employees
shall still be considered for the purpose of identifying the
particular Employees who are officers. If the Employer does not
have at least one officer whose annual "415 Compensation" is in
excess of 50 percent of the Code Section 415(b) (1) (A) limit, then
the highest paid officer of the Employer will be treated as a
Highly Compensated Employee.
(e) Employees who are in the group consisting of the 100
Employees paid the greatest "415 Compensation" during the
"determination year" and are also described in (b) , (c) or (d)
above when these paragraphs are modified to substitute
"determination year" for "look-back year".
The "look-back year" shall be the calendar year ending with or
within the Plan Year for which testing is being performed, and the
"determination year" (if applicable) shall be
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the period of time, if any, which extends beyond the "look-back year" and ends
on the last day of the Plan Year for which testing is being performed (the "lag
period"). If the "lag period" is less than twelve months long, the dollar
threshold amounts specified in (b) , (c) and (d) above shall be prorated based
upon the number of months in the "lag period".
For purposes of this Section, the determination of "415
Compensation" shall be made by including amounts that would otherwise be
excluded from a Participant's gross income by reason of the application of Code
Sections 125, 402(a)(8), 402(h)(1)(B) and, in the case of Employer contributions
made pursuant to a salary reduction agreement, by including amounts that would
otherwise be excluded from a Participant's gross income by reason of the
application of Code Section 403(b). Additionally, the dollar threshold amounts
specified in (b) and (c) above shall be adjusted at such time and in such manner
as is provided in Regulations. In the case of such an adjustment, the dollar
limits which shall be applied are those for the calendar year in which the
"determination year" or "look-back year" begins.
In determining who is a Highly Compensated Employee, Employees who
are non-resident aliens and who received no earned income (within the meaning of
Code Section 911(d)(2)) from the Employer constituting United States source
income within the meaning of Code Section 861(a) (3) shall not be treated as
Employees. Additionally, all Affiliated Employers shall be taken into account as
a single employer and Leased Employees within the meaning of Code Sections
414(n)(2) and 414(o)(2) shall be considered Employees unless such Leased
Employees are covered by a plan described in Code Section 414(n) (5) and are not
covered in any qualified plan maintained by the Employer. The exclusion of
Leased Employees for this purpose shall be applied on a uniform and consistent
basis for all of the Employer's retirement plans. Highly Compensated Former
Employees shall be treated as Highly Compensated Employees without regard to
whether they performed services during the "determination year".
1.27 "Highly Compensated Former Employee" means a former Employee who had
a separation year prior to the "determination year" and was a Highly Compensated
Employee in the year of separation from service or in any "determination year"
after attaining age 55. Notwithstanding the foregoing, an Employee who separated
from service prior to 1987 will be treated as a Highly Compensated Former
Employee only if during the separation year (or year preceding the separation
year) or any year after the Employee attains age 55 (or the last year ending
before the Employee's 55th birthday), the Employee either received "415
Compensation" in excess of $50,000 or was a "five percent owner".
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For purposes of this Section, "determination year", "415 Compensation" and "five
percent owner" shall be determined in accordance with Section 1.26. Highly
Compensated Former Employees shall be treated as Highly Compensated Employees.
The method set forth in this Section for determining who is a "Highly
Compensated Former Employee" shall be applied on a uniform and consistent basis
for all purposes for which the Code Section 414(q) definition is applicable.
1.28 "Highly Compensated Participant" means any Highly Compensated
Employee who is eligible to participate in the Plan pursuant to Section 3.1.
1.29 "Hour of Service" means (1) each hour for which an Employee is
directly or indirectly compensated or entitled to compensation by the Employer
for the performance of duties during the applicable computation period; (2) each
hour for which an Employee is directly or indirectly compensated or entitled to
compensation by the Employer (irrespective of whether the employment
relationship has terminated) for reasons other than performance of duties (such
as vacation, holidays, sickness, jury duty, disability, lay-off, military duty
or leave of absence) during the applicable computation period; (3) each hour for
which back pay is awarded or agreed to by the Employer without regard to
mitigation of damages. These hours will be credited to the Employee for the
computation period or periods to which the award or agreement pertains rather
than the computation period in which the award, agreement or payment is made.
The same Hours of Service shall not be credited both under (1) or (2), as the
case may be, and under (3).
Notwithstanding the above, (i) no more than 501 Hours of Service are
required to be credited to an Employee on account of any single continuous
period during which the Employee performs no duties (whether or not such period
occurs in a single computation period); (ii) an hour for which an Employee is
directly or indirectly paid, or entitled to payment, on account of a period
during which no duties are performed is not required to be credited to the
Employee if such payment is made or due under a plan maintained solely for the
purpose of complying with applicable worker's compensation, or unemployment
compensation or disability insurance laws; and (iii) Hours of Service are not
required to be credited for a payment which solely reimburses an Employee for
medical or medically related expenses incurred by the Employee.
For purposes of this Section, a payment shall be deemed to be made
by or due from the Employer regardless of whether such payment is made by or due
from the Employer directly, or
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indirectly through, among others, a trust fund, or insurer, to which the
Employer contributes or pays premiums and regardless of whether contributions
made or due to the trust fund, insurer, or other entity are for the benefit of
particular Employees or are on behalf of a group of Employees in the aggregate.
An Hour of Service must be counted for the purpose of determining a
Year of Service, a year of participation for purposes of accrued benefits, a
1-Year Break in Service, and employment commencement date (or reemployment
commencement date). In addition, Hours of Service will be credited for
employment with other Affiliated Employers. The provisions of Department of
Labor regulations 2530.200b-2(b) and (c) are incorporated herein by reference.
1.30 "Income" means the income or losses allocable to "excess amounts"
which shall equal the allocable gain or loss for the "applicable computation
period". The income allocable to "excess amounts" for the "applicable
computation period" is determined by multiplying the income for the "applicable
computation period" by a fraction. The numerator of the fraction is the "excess
amount" for the "applicable computation period". The denominator of the fraction
is the total "account balance" attributable to "Employer contributions" as of
the end of the "applicable computation period", reduced by the gain allocable to
such total amount for the "applicable computation period" and increased by the
loss allocable to such total amount for the "applicable computation period". The
provisions of this Section shall be applied:
(a) For purposes of Section 4.2(f), by substituting:
(1) "Excess Deferred Compensation" for "excess amounts";
(2) "taxable year of the Participant" for "applicable
computation period";
(3) "Deferred Compensation" for "Employer contributions";
and
(4) "Participant's Elective Account" for "account balance".
(b) For purposes of Section 4.6(a), by substituting:
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(1) "Excess Contributions" for "excess amounts";
(2) "Plan Year" for "applicable computation
period";
(3) "Elective Contributions" for "Employer contributions";
and
(4) "Participant's Elective Account" for "account balance".
(c) For purposes of Section 4.8(a), by substituting:
(1) "Excess Aggregate Contributions" for "excess amounts";
(2) "Plan Year" for "applicable computation period";
(3) "Employer matching contributions made pursuant to
Section 4.1(b), voluntary Employee contributions made
pursuant to Section 4.12 and any qualified non-elective
contributions or elective deferrals taken into account
pursuant to Section 4.7(c)" for "Employer contributions"; and
(4) "Participant's Account and Voluntary Contribution
Account" for "account balance".
Income allocable to any distribution of Excess Deferred Compensation
on or before the last day of the taxable year of the Participant shall be
calculated from the first day of the taxable year of the Participant to the date
on which the distribution is made pursuant to either the "fractional method" or
the "safe harbor method". Under such "safe harbor method", allocable Income for
such period shall be deemed to equal ten percent (10%) of the Income allocable
to such Excess Deferred Compensation multiplied by the number of calendar months
in such period. For purposes of determining the number of calendar months in
such period, a distribution occurring on or before the fifteenth day of the
month shall be treated as having been made on the last day of the preceding
month and a distribution occurring after such fifteenth day shall be treated as
having been made on the first day of the next subsequent month.
The Income allocable to Excess Aggregate Contributions resulting
from the recharacterization of Elective Contributions shall be determined and
distributed as if such recharacterized Elective Contributions had been
distributed as Excess
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Contributions.
Notwithstanding the above, for "applicable computation periods"
which began in 1987, Income during the "gap period" shall not be taken into
account.
1.31 "Investment Manager" means an entity that (a) has the power to
manage, acquire, or dispose of Plan assets and (b) acknowledges fiduciary
responsibility to the Plan in writing. Such entity must be a person, firm, or
corporation registered as an investment adviser under the Investment Advisers
Act of 1940, a bank, or an insurance company.
1.32 "Key Employee" means an Employee as defined in Code Section 416(i)
and the Regulations thereunder. Generally, any Employee or former Employee (as
well as each of his Beneficiaries) is considered a Key Employee if he, at any
time during the Plan Year that contains the "Determination Date" or any of the
preceding four (4) Plan Years, has been included in one of the following
categories:
(a) an officer of the Employer (as that term is defined
within the meaning of the Regulations under Code Section 416)
having annual "415 Compensation" greater than 50 percent of the
amount in effect under Code Section 415(b) (1) (A) for any such
Plan Year.
(b) one of the ten employees having annual "415
Compensation" from the Employer for a Plan Year greater than the
dollar limitation in effect under Code Section 415(c) (1) (A) for
the calendar year in which such Plan Year ends and owning (or
considered as owning within the meaning of Code Section 318) both
more than one-half percent interest and the largest interests in
the Employer.
(c) a "five percent owner" of the Employer. "Five percent
owner" means any person who owns (or is considered as owning
within the meaning of Code Section 318) more than five percent
(5%) of the outstanding stock of the Employer or stock possessing
more than five percent (5%) of the total combined voting power of
all stock of the Employer or, in the case of an unincorporated
business, any person who owns more than five percent (5%) of the
capital or profits interest in the Employer. In determining
percentage ownership hereunder, employers that would otherwise be
aggregated under Code Sections 414(b), (c), (m) and (o) shall be
treated as separate employers.
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(d) a "one percent owner" of the Employer having an annual
"415 Compensation" from the Employer of more than $150,000. "One
percent owner" means any person who owns (or is considered as
owning within the meaning of Code Section 318) more than one
percent (1%) of the outstanding stock of the Employer or stock
possessing more than one percent (1%) of the total combined voting
power of all stock of the Employer or, in the case of an
unincorporated business, any person who owns more than one percent
(1%) of the capital or profits interest in the Employer. In
determining percentage ownership hereunder, employers that would
otherwise be aggregated under Code Sections 414(b), (c), (m) and
(o) shall be treated as separate employers. However, in
determining whether an individual has "415 Compensation" of more
than $150,000, "415 Compensation" from each employer required to
be aggregated under Code Sections 414(b), (c), (m) and (o) shall
be taken into account.
For purposes of this Section, the determination of "415
Compensation" shall be made by including amounts that would otherwise be
excluded from a Participant's gross income by reason of the application of Code
Sections 125, 402(a)(8), 402(h)(1)(B) and, in the case of Employer
contributions made pursuant to a salary reduction agreement, by including
amounts that would otherwise be excluded from a Participant's gross income by
reason of the application of Code Section 403(b).
1.33 "Late Retirement Date" means the first day of the month coinciding
with or next following a Participant's actual Retirement Date after having
reached his Normal Retirement Date.
1.34 "Leased Employee" means any person (other than an Employee of the
recipient) who pursuant to an agreement between the recipient and any other
person ("leasing organization") has performed services for the recipient (or for
the recipient and related persons determined in accordance with Code Section
414(n)(6)) on a substantially full time basis for a period of at least one year,
and such services are of a type historically performed by employees in the
business field of the recipient employer. Contributions or benefits provided a
Leased Employee by the leasing organization which are attributable to services
performed for the recipient employer shall be treated as provided by the
recipient employer. A Leased Employee shall not be considered an Employee of the
recipient:
(a) if such employee is covered by a money purchase pension
plan providing:
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(1) a non-integrated employer contribution rate of at least
10% of compensation, as defined in Code Section 415(c)(3),
but including amounts contributed pursuant to a salary
reduction agreement which are excludable from the employee's
gross income under Code Sections 125, 402(a) (8), 402(h) or
403(b);
(2) immediate participation; and (3) full and immediate
vesting; and
(b) if Leased Employees do not constitute more than 20% of
the recipient's non-highly compensated work force.
1.35 "Non-Elective Contribution" means the Employer's contributions to
the Plan excluding, however, contributions made pursuant to the Participant's
deferral election provided for in Section 4.2 and any Qualified Non-Elective
Contribution.
1.36 "Non-Highly Compensated Participant" means any Participant who is
neither a Highly Compensated Employee nor a Family Member.
1.37 "Non-Key Employee" means any Employee or former Employee (and his
Beneficiaries) who is not a Key Employee.
1.38 "Normal Retirement Age" means the Participant's 65th birthday. A
Participant shall become fully Vested in his Participant's Account upon
attaining his Normal Retirement Age.
1.39 "Normal Retirement Date" means the first day of the month coinciding
with or next following the Participant's Normal Retirement Age.
1.40 "1-Year Break in Service" means the applicable computation period
during which an Employee has not completed more than 500 Hours of Service with
the Employer. Further, solely for the purpose of determining whether a
Participant has incurred a 1-Year Break in Service, Hours of Service shall be
recognized for "authorized leaves of absence" and "maternity and paternity
leaves of absence." Years of Service and 1-Year Breaks in Service shall be
measured on the same computation period.
"Authorized leave of absence" means an unpaid, temporary cessation
from active employment with the Employer pursuant to an established
nondiscriminatory policy, whether occasioned by illness, military service, or
any other reason.
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A "maternity or paternity leave of absence" means, for Plan Years
beginning after December 31, 1984, an absence from work for any period by reason
of the Employee's pregnancy, birth of the Employee's child, placement of a child
with the Employee in connection with the adoption of such child, or any absence
for the purpose of caring for such child for a period immediately following such
birth or placement. For this purpose, Hours of Service shall be credited for the
computation period in which the absence from work begins, only if credit
therefore is necessary to prevent the Employee from incurring a 1-Year Break in
Service, or, in any other case, in the immediately following computation period.
The Hours of Service credited for a "maternity or paternity leave of absence"
shall be those which would normally have been credited but for such absence, or,
in any case in which the Administrator is unable to determine such hours
normally credited, eight (8) Hours of Service per day. The total Hours of
Service required to be credited for a "maternity or paternity leave of absence"
shall not exceed 501.
1.41 "Participant" means any Eligible Employee who participates in the
Plan as provided in Sections 3.2 and 3.3, and has not for any reason become
ineligible to participate further in the Plan.
1.42 "Participant's Account" means the account established and maintained
by the Administrator for each Participant with respect to his total interest in
the Plan and Trust resulting from the Employer's Non-Elective Contributions.
A separate accounting shall be maintained with respect to that
portion of the Participant's Account attributable to Employer matching
contributions made pursuant to Section 4.1(b) and Employer discretionary
contributions made pursuant to Section 4.1(c).
1.43 "Participant's Combined Account" means the total aggregate amount of
each Participant's Elective Account and Participant's Account.
1.44 "Participant's Elective Account" means the account established and
maintained by the Administrator for each Participant with respect to his total
interest in the Plan and Trust resulting from the Employer's Elective
Contributions. A separate accounting shall be maintained with respect to that
portion of the Participant's Elective Account attributable to Elective
Contributions pursuant to Section 4.2 and any Employer Qualified Non-Elective
Contributions.
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1.45 "Plan" means this instrument, including all amendments thereto.
1.46 "Plan Year" means the Plan's accounting year of twelve (12) months
commencing on January 1st of each year and ending the following December 31st.
1.47 "Pre-Retirement Survivor Annuity" is an immediate annuity for the
life of the Participant's spouse the payments under which must be equal to the
amount of benefit which can be purchased with the accounts of a Participant used
to provide the death benefit under the Plan.
1.48 "Qualified Non-Elective Contribution" means the Employer's
contributions to the Plan that are made pursuant to Section 4.6. Such
contributions shall be considered an Elective Contribution for the purposes of
the Plan and used to satisfy the "Actual Deferral Percentage" tests.
In addition, the Employer's contributions to the Plan that are made
pursuant to Section 4.8(h) which are used to satisfy the "Actual Contribution
Percentage" tests shall be considered Qualified Non-Elective Contributions and
be subject to the provisions of Sections 4.2(b) and 4.2(c).
1.49 "Regulation" means the Income Tax Regulations as promulgated by the
Secretary of the Treasury or his delegate, and as amended from time to time.
1.50 "Retired Participant" means a person who has been a Participant, but
who has become entitled to retirement benefits under the Plan.
1.51 "Retirement Date" means the date as of which a Participant retires
for reasons other than Total and Permanent Disability, whether such retirement
occurs on a Participant's Normal Retirement Date, Early or Late Retirement Date
(see Section 6.1).
1.52 "Super Top Heavy Plan" means a plan described in Section 2.2(b).
1.53 "Terminated Participant" means a person who has been a Participant,
but whose employment has been terminated other than by death, Total and
Permanent Disability or retirement.
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1.54 "Top Heavy Plan" means a plan described in Section 2.2(a).
1.55 "Top Heavy Plan Year" means a Plan Year during which the Plan is a
Top Heavy Plan.
1.56 "Top Paid Group" means the top 20 percent of Employees who performed
services for the Employer during the applicable year, ranked according to the
amount of "415 Compensation" (determined for this purpose in accordance with
Section 1.26) received from the Employer during such year. All Affiliated
Employers shall be taken into account as a single employer, and Leased Employees
within the meaning of Code Sections 414(n) (2) and 414(o) (2) shall be
considered Employees unless such Leased Employees are covered by a plan
described in Code Section 414(n)(5) and are not covered in any qualified plan
maintained by the Employer. Employees who are non-resident aliens and who
received no earned income (within the meaning of Code Section 911(d)(2)) from
the Employer constituting United States source income within the meaning of Code
Section 861(a) (3) shall not be treated as Employees. Additionally, for the
purpose of determining the number of active Employees in any year, the following
additional Employees shall also be excluded; however, such Employees shall still
be considered for the purpose of identifying the particular Employees in the Top
Paid Group:
(a) Employees with less than six (6) months of service;
(b) Employees who normally work less than 17 1/2 hours per
week;
(c) Employees who normally work less than six (6) months
during a year; and
(d) Employees who have not yet attained age 21.
In addition, if 90 percent or more of the Employees of the Employer
are covered under agreements the Secretary of Labor finds to be collective
bargaining agreements between Employee representatives and the Employer, and the
Plan covers only Employees who are not covered under such agreements, then
Employees covered by such agreements shall be excluded from both the total
number of active Employees as well as from the identification of particular
Employees in the Top Paid Group.
The foregoing exclusions set forth in this Section shall be applied
on a uniform and consistent basis for all purposes for which the Code Section
414(q) definition is applicable.
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1.57 "Total and Permanent Disability" means a physical or mental
condition of a Participant resulting from bodily injury, disease, or mental
disorder which renders him incapable of continuing his usual and customary
employment with the Employer. The disability of a Participant shall be
determined by a licensed physician chosen by the Administrator. The
determination shall be applied uniformly to all Participants.
1.58 "Trustee" means the person or entity named as trustee herein or in
any separate trust forming a part of this Plan, and any successors.
1.59 "Trust Fund" means the assets of the Plan and Trust as the same
shall exist from time to time.
1.60 "Vested" means the nonforfeitable portion of any account maintained
on behalf of a Participant.
1.61 "Voluntary Contribution Account" means the account established and
maintained by the Administrator for each Participant with respect to his total
interest in the Plan resulting from the Participant's nondeductible voluntary
contributions made pursuant to Section 4.12.
Amounts recharacterized as voluntary Employee contributions
pursuant to Section 4.6(a) shall remain subject to the limitations of Sections
4.2(b) and 4.2(c). Therefore, a separate accounting shall be maintained with
respect to that portion of the Voluntary Contribution Account attributable to
voluntary Employee contributions made pursuant to Section 4.12.
1.62 "Year of Service" means the computation period of twelve (12)
consecutive months, herein set forth, during which an Employee has at least 1000
Hours of Service.
For purposes of eligibility for participation, the initial
computation period shall begin with the date on which the Employee first
performs an Hour of Service. The participation computation period beginning
after a 1-Year Break in Service shall be measured from the date on which an
Employee again performs an Hour of Service. The participation computation period
shall shift to the Plan Year which includes the anniversary of the date on which
the Employee first performed an Hour of Service. An Employee who is credited
with the required Hours of Service in both the initial computation period (or
the computation period beginning after a 1-Year Break in Service) and the Plan
Year which includes the anniversary of the date on which the Employee first
performed an Hour of Service, shall be credited with two (2) Years of Service
for purposes of eligibility to participate.
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For vesting purposes, the computation period shall be the twelve
month period from the Participant's date of hire to the Anniversary of his or
her date of hire.
For all other purposes, the computation period shall be the Plan
Year.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, for any short Plan Year, the
determination of whether an Employee has completed a Year of Service shall be
made in accordance with Department of Labor regulation 2530.203-2(c). However,
in determining whether an Employee has completed a Year of Service for benefit
accrual purposes in the short Plan Year, the number of the Hours of Service
required shall be proportionately reduced based on the number of full months in
the short Plan Year.
Years of Service with any Affiliated Employer shall be recognized.
ARTICLE II
TOP HEAVY AND ADMINISTRATION
2.1 TOP HEAVY PLAN REQUIREMENTS
For any Top Heavy Plan Year, the Plan shall provide the special
vesting requirements of Code Section 416(b) pursuant to Section 6.4 of the Plan
and the special minimum allocation requirements of Code Section 416(c) pursuant
to Section 4.4 of the Plan.
2.2 DETERMINATION OF TOP HEAVY STATUS
(a) This Plan shall be a Top Heavy Plan for any Plan Year
in which, as of the Determination Date,
(1) the Present Value of Accrued Benefits of Key Employees and (2)
the sum of the Aggregate Accounts of Key Employees under this Plan
and all plans of an Aggregation Group, exceeds sixty percent (60%)
of the Present Value of Accrued Benefits and the Aggregate
Accounts of all Key and Non-Key Employees under this Plan and all
plans of an Aggregation Group.
If any Participant is a Non-Key Employee for any Plan
Year, but such Participant was a Key Employee for any prior Plan
Year, such Participant's Present Value of Accrued Benefit and/or
Aggregate Account balance shall not be taken into account for
purposes of determining whether this Plan is a Top Heavy or Super
Top Heavy Plan (or whether any Aggregation Group which
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includes this Plan is a Top Heavy Group). In addition , if a
Participant or Former Participant has not performed any services
for any Employer maintaining the Plan at any time during the five
year period ending on the Determination Date, any accrued benefit
for such Participant or Former Participant shall not be taken into
account for the purposes of determining whether this Plan is a Top
Heavy or Super Top Heavy Plan.
(b) This Plan shall be a Super Top Heavy Plan for any Plan
Year in which, as of the Determination Date, (1) the Present Value
of Accrued Benefits of Key Employees and (2) the sum of the
Aggregate Accounts of Key Employees under this Plan and all plans
of an Aggregation Group, exceeds ninety percent (90%) of the
Present Value of Accrued Benefits and the Aggregate Accounts of
all Key and Non-Key Employees under this Plan and all plans of an
Aggregation Group.
(c) Aggregate Account: A Participant's Aggregate Account as
of the Determination Date is the sum of:
(1) his Participant's Combined Account balance as of the
most recent valuation occurring within a twelve (12) month
period ending on the Determination Date;
(2) an adjustment for any contributions due as of the
Determination Date. Such adjustment shall be the amount of
any contributions actually made after the valuation date
but due on or before the Determination Date, except for the
first Plan Year when such adjustment shall also reflect the
amount of any contributions made after the Determination
Date that are allocated as of a date in that first Plan
Year.
(3) any Plan distributions made within the Plan Year that
includes the Determination Date or within the four (4)
preceding Plan Years. However, in the case of distributions
made after the valuation date and prior to the
Determination Date, such distributions are not included as
distributions for top heavy purposes to the extent that
such distributions are already included in the
Participant's Aggregate Account balance as of the valuation
date. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, all
distributions, including distributions made prior
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to January 1, 1984, and distributions under a terminated
plan which if it had not been terminated would have been
required to be included in an Aggregation Group, will be
counted. Further, distributions from the Plan (including
the cash value of life insurance policies) of a
Participant's account balance because of death shall be
treated as a distribution for the purposes of this
paragraph.
(4) any Employee contributions, whether voluntary or
mandatory. However, amounts attributable to tax deductible
qualified voluntary employee contributions shall not be
considered to be a part of the Participant's Aggregate
Account balance.
(5) with respect to unrelated rollovers and plan-to-plan
transfers (ones which are both initiated by the Employee
and made from a plan maintained by one employer to a plan
maintained by another employer), if this Plan provides the
rollovers or plan-to-plan transfers, it shall always
consider such rollovers or plan-to-plan transfers as a
distribution for the purposes of this Section. If this Plan
is the plan accepting such rollovers or plan-to-plan
transfers, it shall not consider such rollovers or
plan-to-plan transfers as part of the Participant's
Aggregate Account balance.
(6) with respect to related rollovers and plan-to-plan
transfers (ones either not initiated by the Employee or
made to a plan maintained by the same employer), if this
Plan provides the rollover or plan-to-plan transfer, it
shall not be counted as a distribution for purposes of this
Section. If this Plan is the plan accepting such rollover
or plan-to-plan transfer, it shall consider such rollover
or plan-to-plan transfer as part of the Participant's
Aggregate Account balance, irrespective of the date on
which such rollover or plan-to-plan transfer is accepted.
(7) For the purposes of determining whether two employers
are to be treated as the same employer in (5) and (6)
above, all employers aggregated under Code Section 414(b),
(c), (m) and (o) are treated as the same employer.
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(d) "Aggregation Group" means either a Required
Aggregation Group or a Permissive Aggregation Group as hereinafter
determined.
(1) Required Aggregation Group: In determining a Required
Aggregation Group hereunder, each plan of the Employer in
which a Key Employee is a participant in the Plan Year
containing the Determination Date or any of the four
preceding Plan Years, and each other plan of the Employer
which enables any plan in which a Key Employee participates
to meet the requirements of Code Sections 401(a)(4) or 410,
will be required to be aggregated. Such group shall be
known as a Required Aggregation Group.
In the case of a Required Aggregation Group, each plan in
the group will be considered a Top Heavy Plan if the
Required Aggregation Group is a Top Heavy Group. No plan in
the Required Aggregation Group will be considered a Top
Heavy Plan if the Required Aggregation Group is not a Top
Heavy Group.
(2) Permissive Aggregation Group: The Employer may also
include any other plan not required to be included in the
Required Aggregation Group, provided the resulting group,
taken as a whole, would continue to satisfy the provisions
of Code Sections 401(a) (4) and 410. Such group shall be
known as a Permissive Aggregation Group.
In the case of a Permissive Aggregation Group, only a plan
that is part of the Required Aggregation Group will be
considered a Top Heavy Plan if the Permissive Aggregation
Group is a Top Heavy Group. No plan in the Permissive
Aggregation Group will be considered a Top Heavy Plan if
the Permissive Aggregation Group is not a Top Heavy Group.
(3) Only those plans of the Employer in which the
Determination Dates fall within the same calendar year
shall be aggregated in order to determine whether such
plans are Top Heavy Plans.
(4) An Aggregation Group shall include any terminated plan
of the Employer if it was maintained within the last five
(5) years ending on the Determination Date.
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(e) "Determination Date" means (a) the last day of the
preceding Plan Year, or (b) in the case of the first Plan
Year, the last day of such Plan Year.
(f) Present Value of Accrued Benefit: In the case of a
defined benefit plan, the Present Value of Accrued Benefit for a
Participant other than a Key Employee, shall be as determined
using the single accrual method used for all plans of the Employer
and Affiliated Employers, or if no such single method exists,
using a method which results in benefits accruing not more rapidly
than the slowest accrual rate permitted under Code Section 411(b)
(1) (C). The determination of the Present Value of Accrued Benefit
shall be determined as of the most recent valuation date that
falls within or ends with the 12-month period ending on the
Determination Date except as provided in Code Section 416 and the
Regulations thereunder for the first and second plan years of a
defined benefit plan.
(g) "Top Heavy Group" means an Aggregation Group in which,
as of the Determination Date, the sum of:
(1) the Present Value of Accrued Benefits of Key Employees
under all defined benefit plans included in the group, and
(2) the Aggregate Accounts of Key Employees under all
defined contribution plans included in the group,
exceeds sixty percent (60%) of a similar sum determined
for all Participants.
2.3 POWERS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE EMPLOYER
(a) The Employer shall be empowered to appoint and remove
the Trustee and the Administrator from time to time as it deems
necessary for the proper administration of the Plan to assure that
the Plan is being operated for the exclusive benefit of the
Participants and their Beneficiaries in accordance with the terms
of the Plan, the Code, and the Act.
(b) The Employer shall establish a "funding policy and
method", i.e., it shall determine whether the Plan has a short run
need for liquidity (e.g., to pay benefits) or whether liquidity is
a long run goal and investment growth (and stability of same) is a
more
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current need, or shall appoint a qualified person to do so. The
Employer or its delegate shall communicate such needs and goals to
the Trustee, who shall coordinate such Plan needs with its
investment policy. The communication of such a "funding policy and
method" shall not, however, constitute a directive to the Trustee
as to investment of the Trust Funds. Such "funding policy and
method" shall be consistent with the objectives of this Plan and
with the requirements of Title I of the Act.
(c) The Employer shall periodically review the performance
of any Fiduciary or other person to whom duties have been
delegated or allocated by it under the provisions of this Plan or
pursuant to procedures established hereunder. This requirement may
be satisfied by formal periodic review by the Employer or by a
qualified person specifically designated by the Employer, through
day-to-day conduct and evaluation, or through other appropriate
ways.
(d) The Employer, may, in its discretion, appoint an
Investment Manager to manage all or a designated portion of the
assets of the Plan. In such event, the Trustee shall follow the
directive of the Investment Manager in investing the assets of the
Plan managed by the Investment Manager.
2.4 DESIGNATION OF ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY
The Employer shall appoint one or more Administrators. Any
person, including, but not limited to, the Employees of the Employer, shall be
eligible to serve as an Administrator. Any person so appointed shall signify his
acceptance by filing written acceptance with the Employer. An Administrator may
resign by delivering his written resignation to the Employer or be removed by
the Employer by delivery of written notice of removal, to take effect at a date
specified therein, or upon delivery to the Administrator if no date is
specified.
The Employer, upon the resignation or removal of an
Administrator, shall promptly designate in writing a successor to this position.
If the Employer does not appoint an Administrator, the Employer will function as
the Administrator.
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2.5 ALLOCATION AND DELEGATION OF RESPONSIBILITIES
If more than one person is appointed as Administrator, the
responsibilities of each Administrator may be specified by the Employer and
accepted in writing by each Administrator. In the event that no such delegation
is made by the Employer, the Administrators may allocate the responsibilities
among themselves, in which event the Administrators shall notify the Employer
and the Trustee in writing of such action and specify the responsibilities of
each Administrator. The Trustee thereafter shall accept and rely upon any
documents executed by the appropriate Administrator until such time as the
Employer or the Administrators file with the Trustee a written revocation of
such designation.
2.6 POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE ADMINISTRATOR
The primary responsibility of the Administrator is to
administer the Plan for the exclusive benefit of the Participants and their
Beneficiaries, subject to the specific terms of the Plan. The Administrator
shall administer the Plan in accordance with its terms and shall have the power
and discretion to construe the terms of the Plan and to determine all questions
arising in connection with the administration, interpretation, and application
of the Plan. Any such determination by the Administrator shall be conclusive and
binding upon all persons. The Administrator may establish procedures, correct
any defect, supply any information, or reconcile any inconsistency in such
manner and to such extent as shall be deemed necessary or advisable to carry out
the purpose of the Plan; provided, however, that any procedure, discretionary
act, interpretation or construction shall be done in a nondiscriminatory manner
based upon uniform principles consistently applied and shall be consistent with
the intent that the Plan shall continue to be deemed a qualified plan under the
terms of Code Section 401(a), and shall comply with the terms of the Act and all
regulations issued pursuant thereto. The Administrator shall have all powers
necessary or appropriate to accomplish his duties under this Plan.
The Administrator shall be charged with the duties of the
general administration of the Plan, including, but not limited to, the
following:
(a) the discretion to determine all questions relating to
the eligibility of Employees to participate or remain a
Participant hereunder and to receive benefits under the Plan;
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(b) to compute, certify, and direct the Trustee with
respect to the amount and the kind of benefits to which any
Participant shall be entitled hereunder;
(c) to authorize and direct the Trustee with respect to all
nondiscretionary or otherwise directed disbursements from the Trust;
(d) to maintain all necessary records for the
administration of the Plan;
(e) to interpret the provisions of the Plan and to make and
publish such rules for regulation of the Plan as are consistent
with the terms hereof;
(f) to determine the size and type of any Contract to be
purchased from any insurer, and to designate the insurer from
which such Contract shall be purchased;
(g) to compute and certify to the Employer and to the
Trustee from time to time the sums of money necessary or desirable
to be contributed to the Plan;
(h) to consult with the Employer and the Trustee regarding
the short and long-term liquidity needs of the Plan in order that
the Trustee can exercise any investment discretion in a manner
designed to accomplish specific objectives;
(i) to prepare and distribute to Employees a procedure for
notifying Participants and Beneficiaries of their rights to elect
joint and survivor annuities and Pre-Retirement Survivor Annuities
as required by the Act and Regulations thereunder;
(j) to prepare and implement a procedure to notify Eligible
Employees that they may elect to have a portion of their
Compensation deferred or paid to them in cash;
(k) to assist any Participant regarding his rights,
benefits, qr elections available under the Plan.
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2.7 RECORDS AND REPORTS
The Administrator shall keep a record of all actions taken and shall
keep all other books of account, records, and other data that may be necessary
for proper administration of the Plan and shall be responsible for supplying all
information and reports to the Internal Revenue Service, Department of Labor,
Participants, Beneficiaries and others as required by law.
2.8 APPOINTMENT OF ADVISERS
The Administrator, or the Trustee with the consent of the
Administrator, may appoint counsel, specialists, advisers, and other persons as
the Administrator or the Trustee deems necessary or desirable in connection with
the administration of this Plan.
2.9 INFORMATION FROM EMPLOYER
To enable the Administrator to perform his functions, the Employer
shall supply full and timely information to the Administrator on all matters
relating to the Compensation of all Participants, their Hours of Service, their
Years of Service, their retirement, death, disability, or termination of
employment, and such other pertinent facts as the Administrator may require; and
the Administrator shall advise the Trustee of such of the foregoing facts as may
be pertinent to the Trustee's duties under the Plan. The Administrator may rely
upon such information as is supplied by the Employer and shall have no duty or
responsibility to verify such information.
2.10 PAYMENT OF EXPENSES
All expenses of administration may be paid out of the Trust Fund
unless paid by the Employer. Such expenses shall include any expenses incident
to the functioning of the Administrator, including, but not limited to, fees of
accountants, counsel, and other specialists and their agents, and other costs of
administering the Plan. Until paid, the expenses shall constitute a liability of
the Trust Fund. However, the Employer may reimburse the Trust Fund for any
administration expense incurred.
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2.11 MAJORITY ACTIONS
Except where there has been an allocation and delegation of
administrative authority pursuant to Section 2.5, if there shall be more than
one Administrator, they shall act by a majority of their number, but may
authorize one or more of them to sign all papers on their behalf.
2.12 CLAIMS PROCEDURE
Claims for benefits under the Plan may be filed with the
Administrator on forms supplied by the Employer. Written notice of the
disposition of a claim shall be furnished to the claimant within 90 days after
the application is filed. In the event the claim is denied, the reasons for the
denial shall be specifically set forth in the notice in language calculated to
be understood by the claimant, pertinent provisions of the Plan shall be cited,
and, where appropriate, an explanation as to how the claimant can perfect the
claim will be provided. In addition, the claimant shall be furnished with an
explanation of the Plan's claims review procedure.
2.13 CLAIMS REVIEW PROCEDURE
Any Employee, former Employee, or Beneficiary of either, who has
been denied a benefit by a decision of the Administrator pursuant to Section
2.12 shall be entitled to request the Administrator to give further
consideration to his claim by filing with the Administrator (on a form which may
be obtained from the Administrator) a request for a hearing. Such request,
together with a written statement of the reasons why the claimant believes his
claim should be allowed, shall be filed with the Administrator no later than 60
days after receipt of the written notification provided for in Section 2.12. The
Administrator shall then conduct a hearing within the next 60 days, at which the
claimant may be represented by an attorney or any other representative of his
choosing and at which the claimant shall have an opportunity to submit written
and oral evidence and arguments in support of his claim. At the hearing (or
prior thereto upon 5 business days written notice to the Administrator) the
claimant or his representative shall have an opportunity to review all documents
in the possession of the Administrator which are pertinent to the claim at issue
and its disallowance. Either the claimant or the Administrator may cause a court
reporter to attend the hearing and record the proceedings. In such event, a
complete written transcript of the proceedings shall be furnished to both
parties by the court reporter. The full expense of any such court reporter and
such transcripts shall be borne by the party causing the court
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reporter to attend the hearing. A final decision as to the allowance of the
claim shall be made by the Administrator within 60 days of receipt of the appeal
(unless there has been an extension of 60 days due to special circumstances,
provided the delay and the special circumstances occasioning it are communicated
to the claimant within the 60 day period). Such communication shall be written
in a manner calculated to be understood by the claimant and shall include
specific reasons for the decision and specific references to the pertinent Plan
provisions on which the decision is based.
ARTICLE III
ELIGIBILITY
3.1 CONDITIONS OF ELIGIBILITY
Effective October 1, 1993, exclusively for purposes of Section 4.2
of this Plan, any Eligible Employee shall be eligible to participate hereunder
as of his or her date of hire. For all other purposes, including eligibility for
Contributions described in Sections 4.1(b) and 4.1(c), and, prior to October 1,
1993, also for purposes of eligibility for Contributions described in Section
4.2, any Eligible Employee who has completed one (1) Year of Service shall be
eligible to participate hereunder as of the date he has satisfied such
requirements. However, any Employee who was a Participant in the Plan prior to
the effective date of this amendment and restatement shall continue to
participate in the Plan. The Employer shall give each prospective Eligible
Employee written notice of his eligibility to participate in the Plan prior to
the close of the Plan Year in which he first becomes an Eligible Employee.
3.2 APPLICATION FOR PARTICIPATION
In order to become a Participant hereunder, each Eligible Employee
shall make application to the Employer for participation in the Plan and agree
to the terms hereof. Upon the acceptance of any benefits under this Plan, such
Employee shall automatically be deemed to have made application and shall be
bound by the terms and conditions of the Plan and all amendments hereto.
3.3 EFFECTIVE DATE OF PARTICIPATION
An Eligible Employee shall become a Participant effective as of the
earlier of the April 1 or October 1 coinciding with or next following the date
such Employee met the eligibility requirements of Section 3.1, provided said
Employee was still employed as of such date (or if not employed on such date, as
of the date of rehire if a 1-Year Break in Service has not occurred).
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In the event an Employee who is not a member of an eligible class of
Employees becomes a member of an eligible class, such Employee will participate
immediately if such Employee has satisfied the minimum age and service
requirements and would have otherwise previously become a Participant.
3.4 DETERMINATION OF ELIGIBILITY
The Administrator shall determine the eligibility of each Employee
for participation in the Plan based upon information furnished by the Employer.
Such determination shall be conclusive and binding upon all persons, as long as
the same is made pursuant to the Plan and the Act. Such determination shall be
subject to review per Section 2.13.
3.5 TERMINATION OF ELIGIBILITY
(a) In the event a Participant shall go from a
classification of an Eligible Employee to an ineligible Employee,
such Former Participant shall continue to vest in his interest in
the Plan for each Year of Service completed while a noneligible
Employee, until such time as his Participant's Account shall be
forfeited or distributed pursuant to the terms of the Plan.
Additionally, his interest in the Plan shall continue to share in
the earnings of the Trust Fund.
(b) In the event a Participant is no longer a member of an
eligible class of Employees and becomes ineligible to participate
but has not incurred a 1-Year Break in Service, such Employee will
participate immediately upon returning to an eligible class of
Employees. If such Participant incurs a 1-Year Break in Service,
eligibility will be determined under the break in service rules of
the Plan.
3.6 OMISSION OF ELIGIBLE EMPLOYEE
If, in any Plan Year, any Employee who should be included as a
Participant in the Plan is erroneously omitted and discovery of such omission is
not made until after a contribution by his Employer for the year has been made,
the Employer shall make a subsequent contribution with respect to the omitted
Employee in the amount which the said Employer would have contributed with
respect to him had he not been omitted. Such contribution shall be made
regardless of whether or not it is deductible in whole or in part in any taxable
year under applicable provisions of the Code.
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3.7 INCLUSION OF INELIGIBLE EMPLOYEE
If, in any Plan Year, any person who should not have been included
as a Participant in the Plan is erroneously included and discovery of such
incorrect inclusion is not made until after a contribution for the year has been
made, the Employer shall not be entitled to recover the contribution made with
respect to the ineligible person regardless of whether or not a deduction is
allowable with respect to such contribution. In such event, the amount
contributed with respect to the ineligible person shall constitute a Forfeiture
(except for Deferred Compensation which shall be distributed to the ineligible
person) for the Plan Year in which the discovery is made.
3.8 ELECTION NOT TO PARTICIPATE
An Employee may, subject to the approval of the Employer, elect
voluntarily not to participate in the Plan. The election not to participate must
be communicated to the Employer, in writing, at least thirty (30) days before
the beginning of a Plan Year.
ARTICLE IV
CONTRIBUTION AND ALLOCATION
4.1 FORMULA FOR DETERMINING EMPLOYER'S CONTRIBUTION
For each Plan Year, the Employer shall contribute to the Plan:
(a) The amount of the total salary reduction elections of
all Participants made pursuant to Section 4.2(a), which amount
shall be deemed an Employer's Elective Contribution.
(b) On behalf of each Participant who is eligible to share
in matching contributions for the Plan Year, a discretionary
matching contribution equal to a percentage of each such
Participant's Deferred Compensation, the exact percentage to be
determined each year by the Employer, which amount shall be deemed
an Employer's Non-Elective Contribution. If a Participant's rate
of contribution changes during a Plan Year, the Employer Matching
Contribution percentage shall be applied to the percentage as in
effect from time to time rather than to the cumulative net
contribution of such Participant for the Plan Year.
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(c) A discretionary amount, which amount shall be deemed an
Employer's Non-Elective Contribution.
(d) Notwithstanding the foregoing, however, the Employer's
contributions for any Plan Year shall not exceed the maximum
amount allowable as a deduction to the Employer under the
provisions of Code Section 404. All contributions by the Employer
shall be made in cash or in such property as is acceptable to the
Trustee.
(e) Except, however, to the extent necessary to provide the
top heavy minimum allocations, the Employer shall make a
contribution even if it exceeds the amount which is deductible
under Code Section 404.
4.2 PARTICIPANT'S SALARY REDUCTION ELECTION
(a) Each Participant may elect to defer from 1% to 15% of
his Compensation which would have been received in the Plan Year,
but for the deferral election. A deferral election (or
modification of an earlier election) may not be made with respect
to Compensation which is currently available on or before the date
the Participant executed such election.
The amount by which Compensation is reduced shall be
that Participant's Deferred Compensation and be treated as an
Employer Elective Contribution and allocated to that Participant's
Elective Account.
(b) The balance in each Participant's Elective Account
shall be fully Vested at all times and shall not be subject to
Forfeiture for any reason.
(c) Amounts held in the Participant's Elective Account may
not be distributable earlier than:
(1) a Participant's termination of employment, Total and
Permanent Disability, or death;
(2) a Participant's attainment of age 59 1/2;
(3) the termination of the Plan without the establishment
or existence of a "successor plan", as that term is
described in Regulation 1.401(k)-1(d) (3);
(4) the date of disposition by the Employer to an entity
that is not an Affiliated Employer of
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substantially all of the assets (within the meaning of Code
Section 409(d)(2)) used in a trade or business of such
corporation if such corporation continues to maintain this
Plan after the disposition with respect to a Participant
who continues employment with the corporation acquiring
such assets;
(5) the date of disposition by the Employer or an
Affiliated Employer who maintains the Plan of its interest
in a subsidiary (within the meaning of Code Section
409(d)(3)) to an entity which is not an Affiliated Employer
but only with respect to a Participant who continues
employment with such subsidiary; or
(6) the proven financial hardship of a Participant, subject
to the limitations of Section 6.11.
(d) For each Plan Year beginning after December 31, 1987, a
Participant's Deferred Compensation made under this Plan and all
other plans, contracts or arrangements of the Employer maintaining
this Plan shall not exceed, during any taxable year of the
Participant, the limitation imposed by Code Section 402(g), as in
effect at the beginning of such taxable year. If such dollar
limitation is exceeded, a Participant will be deemed to have
notified the Administrator of such excess amount which shall be
distributed in a manner consistent with 4.2(f). The dollar
limitation shall be adjusted annually pursuant to the method
provided in Code Section 415(d) in accordance with Regulations.
(e) In the event a Participant has received a hardship
distribution from his Participant's Elective Account pursuant to
Section 6.11 or pursuant to Regulation 1.401(k)-1(d)(2)(iv)(B)
from any other plan maintained by the Employer, then such
Participant shall not be permitted to elect to have Deferred
Compensation contributed to the Plan on his behalf for a period of
twelve (12) months following the receipt of the distribution.
Furthermore, the dollar limitation under Code Section 402(g) shall
be reduced, with respect to the Participant's taxable year
following the taxable year in which the hardship distribution was
made, by the amount of such Participant's Deferred Compensation,
if any, pursuant to this Plan (and any other plan
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maintained by the Employer) for the taxable year of the hardship
distribution.
(f) If a Participant's Deferred Compensation under this
Plan together with any elective deferrals (as defined in
Regulation 1.402(g)-1(b)) under another qualified cash or deferred
arrangement (as defined in Code Section 401(k)), a simplified
employee pension (as defined in Code Section 408(k)), a salary
reduction arrangement (within the meaning of Code Section
3121(a)(5)(D)), a deferred compensation plan under Code Section
457, or a trust described in Code Section 501(c) (18) cumulatively
exceed the limitation imposed by Code Section 402(g) (as adjusted
annually in accordance with the method provided in Code Section
415(d) pursuant to Regulations) for such Participant's taxable
year, the Participant may, not later than March 1 following the
close of the Participant's taxable year, notify the Administrator
in writing of such excess and request that his Deferred
Compensation under this Plan be reduced by an amount specified by
the Participant. In such event, the Administrator may direct the
Trustee to distribute such excess amount (and any Income allocable
to such excess amount) to the Participant not later than the first
April 15th following the close of the Participant's taxable year.
Distributions in accordance with this paragraph may be made for
any taxable year of the Participant which begins after December
31, 1986. Any distribution of less than the entire amount of
Excess Deferred Compensation and Income shall be treated as a pro
rata distribution of Excess Deferred Compensation and Income. The
amount distributed shall not exceed the Participant's Deferred
Compensation under the Plan for the taxable year. Any distribution
on or before the last day of the Participant's taxable year must
satisfy each of the following conditions:
(1) the distribution must be made after the date on which
the Plan received the Excess Deferred Compensation;
(2) the Participant shall designate the distribution as
Excess Deferred Compensation; and
(3) the Plan must designate the distribution as a
distribution of Excess Deferred Compensation.
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Any distribution made pursuant to this Section 4.2(f)
shall be made simultaneously from Deferred Compensation and
matching contributions which relate to such Deferred Compensation
provided, however, that any such matching contributions which are
not Vested shall be forfeited in lieu of distribution.
(g) Notwithstanding Section 4.2(f) above, a Participant's
Excess Deferred Compensation shall be reduced, but not below zero,
by any distribution and/or recharacterization of Excess
Contributions pursuant to Section 4.6(a) for the Plan Year
beginning with or within the taxable year of the Participant.
(h) At Normal Retirement Date, or such other date when the
Participant shall be entitled to receive benefits, the fair market
value of the Participant's Elective Account shall be used to
provide additional benefits to the Participant or his Beneficiary.
(i) All amounts allocated to a Participant's Elective
Account may be treated as a Directed Investment Account pursuant to
Section 4.13.
(j) Employer Elective Contributions made pursuant to this
Section may be segregated into a separate account for each
Participant in a federally insured savings account, certificate of
deposit in a bank or savings and loan association, money market
certificate, or other short-term debt security acceptable to the
Trustee until such time as the allocations pursuant to Section 4.4
have been made.
(k) The Employer and the Administrator shall implement the
salary reduction elections provided for herein in accordance with
the following:
(1) A Participant may commence making elective deferrals to
the Plan only after first satisfying the eligibility and
participation requirements specified in Article III.
However, the Participant must make his initial salary
deferral election within a reasonable time, not to exceed
thirty (30) days, after entering the Plan pursuant to
Section 3.3. If the Participant fails to make an initial
salary deferral election within such time, then such
Participant may thereafter make an election in accordance
with the rules governing modifications. The
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Participant shall make such an election by entering into a
written salary reduction agreement with the Employer and
filing such agreement with the Administrator. Such election
shall initially be effective beginning with the pay period
following the acceptance of the salary reduction agreement
by the Administrator, shall not have retroactive effect and
shall remain in force until revoked.
(2) A Participant may modify a prior election on April 1 or
October 1 and concurrently make a new election by filing a
written notice with the Administrator within a reasonable
time before the pay period for which such modification is
to be effective. However, modifications to a salary
deferral election shall only be permitted semi-annually,
during election periods established by the Administrator
prior to the first day of a Plan Year and the first day of
the seventh month of a Plan Year. Any modification shall
not have retroactive effect and shall remain in force until
revoked.
(3) A Participant may elect to prospectively revoke his
salary reduction agreement in its entirety at any time
during the Plan Year by providing the Administrator with
thirty (30) days written notice of such revocation (or upon
such shorter notice period as may be acceptable to the
Administrator). Such revocation shall become effective as
of the beginning of the first pay period coiricident with
or next following the expiration of the notice period.
Furthermore, the termination of the Participant's
employment, or the cessation of participation for any
reason, shall be deemed to revoke any salary reduction
agreement then in effect, effective immediately following
the close of the pay period within which such termination
or cessation occurs.
4.3 TIME OF PAYMENT OF EMPLOYER'S CONTRIBUTION
The Employer shall generally pay to the Trustee its contribution to
the Plan for each Plan Year within the time prescribed by law, including
extensions of time, for the filing of the Employer's federal income tax return
for the Fiscal Year.
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However, Employer Elective Contributions accumulated through
payroll deductions shall be paid to the Trustee as of the earliest date on
which such contributions can reasonably be segregated from the Employer's
general assets, but in any event within ninety (90) days from the date on which
such amounts would otherwise have been payable to the Participant in cash. The
provisions of Department of Labor regulations 2510.3-102 are incorporated
herein by reference. Furthermore, any additional Employer contributions which
are allocable to the Participant's Elective Account for a Plan Year shall be
paid to the Plan no later than the twelve-month period immediately following
the close of such Plan Year.
4.4 ALLOCATION OF CONTRIBUTION, FORFEITURES AND EARNINGS
(a) The Administrator shall establish and maintain an
account in the name of each Participant to which the Administrator
shall credit as of each Anniversary Date all amounts allocated to
each such Participant as set forth herein.
(b) The Employer shall provide the Administrator with all
information required by the Administrator to make a proper
allocation of the Employer's contributions for each Plan Year.
Within a reasonable period of time after the date of receipt by
the Administrator of such information, the Administrator shall
allocate such contribution as follows:
(1) With respect to the Employer's Elective Contribution
made pursuant to Section 4.1(a), to each Participant's
Elective Account in an amount equal to each such
Participant's Deferred Compensation for the year.
(2) With respect to the Employer's Non-Elective
Contribution made pursuant to Section 4.1(b), to each
Participant's Account in accordance with Section 4.1(b).
Any Participant actively employed during the Plan Year
shall be eligible to share in the matching contribution for
the Plan Year.
(3) With respect to the Employer's Non-Elective
Contribution made pursuant to Section 4.1(c), to each
Participant's Account in the same proportion that each such
Participant's Compensation for the year bears to the total
Compensation of all Participants for such year.
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Only Participants who have completed a Year of Service
during the Plan Year shall be eligible to share in the
discretionary contribution for the year.
(c) As of each Anniversary Date any amounts which became
Forfeitures since the last Anniversary Date shall first be made
available to reinstate previously forfeited account balances of
Former Participants, if any, in accordance with Section 6.4(g)(2).
The remaining Forfeitures, if any, shall be allocated to
Participants' Accounts and used to reduce the contribution of the
Employer hereunder for the Plan Year in which such Forfeitures
occur in the following manner:
(1) Forfeitures attributable to Employer matching
contributions made pursuant to Section 4.1(b) shall be used
to reduce the Employer's contribution for the Plan Year in
which such Forfeitures occur.
(2) Forfeitures attributable to Employer discretionary
contributions made pursuant to Section 4.1(c) shall be
added to the Employer's discretionary contribution for the
Plan Year in which such Forfeitures occur and allocated
among the Participants' Accounts in the same manner as the
Employer's discretionary contributions.
Provided, however, that in the event the allocation of
Forfeitures provided herein shall cause the "annual addition" (as
defined in Section 4.9) to any Participant's Account to exceed the
amount allowable by the Code, the excess shall be reallocated in
accordance with Section 4.10.
(d) For any Top Heavy Plan Year, Employees not otherwise
eligible to share in the allocation of contributions and
Forfeitures as provided above, shall receive the minimum
allocation provided for in Section 4.4(g) if eligible pursuant to
the provisions of Section 4.4(i).
(e) Notwithstanding the foregoing, Participants who are not
actively employed on the last day of the Plan Year due to Retirement
(Early, Normal or Late) , Total and Permanent Disability or death
shall share in the allocation of contributions and Forfeitures for
that Plan Year.
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(f) On each business day of the Plan Year, a daily
determination of unrealized and realized gains and losses,
interest and dividends will be calculated and allocated based on
the actual activity in each Participant's account. Activity
includes, but is not limited to, allocation of contribution and
forfeitures, and distributions.
Participants' transfers from other qualified plans and
voluntary contributions deposited in the general Trust Fund shall
share in any earnings and losses (net appreciation or net
depreciation) of the Trust Fund in the same manner provided above.
Each segregated account maintained on behalf of a Participant
shall be credited or charged with its separate earnings and
losses.
(g) Minimum Allocations Required for Top Heavy Plan Years:
Notwithstanding the foregoing, for any Top Heavy Plan Year, the
sum of the Employer's contributions and Forfeitures allocated to
the Participant's Combined Account of each Employee shall be equal
to at least three percent (3%) of such Employee's "415
Compensation" (reduced by contributions and forfeitures, if any,
allocated to each Employee in any defined contribution plan
included with this plan in a Required Aggregation Group). However,
if (1) the sum of the Employer's contributions and Forfeitures
allocated to the Participant's Combined Account of each Key
Employee for such Top Heavy Plan Year is less than three percent
(3%) of each Key Employee's "415 Compensation" and (2) this Plan
is not required to be included in an Aggregation Group to enable a
defined benefit plan to meet the requirements of Code Section
401(a) (4) or 410, the sum of the Employer's contributions and
Forfeitures allocated to the Participant's Combined Account of
each Employee shall be equal to the largest percentage allocated
to the Participant's Combined Account of any Key Employee.
However, in determining whether a Non-Key Employee has received
the required minimum allocation, such Non-Key Employee's Deferred
Compensation and matching contributions needed to satisfy the
"Actual Contribution Percentage" tests pursuant to Section 4.7(a)
shall not be taken into account.
However, no such minimum allocation shall be required in
this Plan for any Employee who participates in another defined
contribution plan subject to Code
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Section 412 providing such benefits included with this Plan in a
Required Aggregation Group.
(h) For purposes of the minimum allocations set forth
above, the percentage allocated to the Participant's Combined
Account of any Key Employee shall be equal to the ratio of the sum
of the Employer's contributions and Forfeitures allocated on
behalf of such Key Employee divided by the "415 Compensation" for
such Key Employee.
(i) For any Top Heavy Plan Year, the minimum allocations
set forth above shall be allocated to the Participant's Combined
Account of all Employees who are Participants and who are employed
by the Employer on the last day of the Plan Year, including
Employees who have (1) failed to complete a Year of Service; and
(2) declined to make mandatory contributions (if required) or, in
the case of a cash or deferred arrangement, elective contributions
to the Plan.
(j) For the purposes of this Section, "415 Compensation"
shall be limited to $200,000. Such amount shall be adjusted at the
same time and in the same manner as permitted under Code Section
415(d), except that the dollar increase in effect on January 1 of
any calendar year shall be effective for the Plan Year beginning
with or within such calendar year and the first adjustment to the
$200,000 limitation shall be effective on January 1, 1990. For any
short Plan Year the "415 Compensation" limit shall be an amount
equal to the "415 Compensation" limit for the calendar year in
which the Plan Year begins multiplied by the ratio obtained by
dividing the number of full months in the short Plan Year by
twelve (12). However, for Plan Years beginning prior to January 1,
1989, the $200,000 limit shall apply only for Top Heavy Plan Years
and shall not be adjusted.
(k) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary,
Participants who terminated employment for any reason during the
Plan Year shall share in the salary reduction contributions made
by the Employer for the year of termination without regard to the
Hours of Service credited.
(1) If a Former Participant is reemployed after five (5)
consecutive 1-Year Breaks in Service, then separate accounts shall
be maintained as follows:
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(1) one account for nonforfeitable benefits attributable to
pre-break service; and
(2) one account representing his status in the Plan attributable
to post-break service.
(m) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, for Plan Years
beginning after December 31, 1989, if this is a Plan that would otherwise
fail to meet the requirements of Code Sections 401(a)(26), 410(b)(l) or
410(b) (2) (A) (i) and the Regulations thereunder because Employer
contributions would not be allocated to a sufficient number or percentage
of Participants for a Plan Year, then the following rules shall apply:
(1) The group of Participants eligible to share in the Employer's
contribution and Forfeitures for the Plan Year shall be expanded
to include the minimum number of Participants who would not
otherwise be eligible as are necessary to satisfy the applicable
test specified above. The specific Participants who shall become
eligible under the terms of this paragraph shall be those who are
actively employed on the last day of the Plan Year and, when
compared to similarly situated Participants, have completed the
greatest number of Hours of Service in the Plan Year.
(2) If after application of paragraph (1) above, the applicable
test is still not satisfied, then the group of Participants
eligible to share in the Employer's contribution and Forfeitures
for the Plan Year shall be further expanded to include the minimum
number of Participants who are not actively employed on the last
day of the Plan Year as are necessary to satisfy the applicable
test. The specific Participants who shall become eligible to share
shall be those Participants, when compared to similarly situated
Participants, who have completed the greatest number of Hours of
Service in the Plan Year before terminating employment.
(3) Nothing in this Section shall permit the reduction of a
Participant's accrued benefit. Therefore any amounts that have
previously been allocated to Participants may not be reallocated
to satisfy these requirements. In such event, the Employer shall
make an additional contribution
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equal to the amount such affected Participants would have received
had they been included in the allocations, even if it exceeds the
amount which would be deductible under Code Section 404. Any
adjustment to the allocations pursuant to this paragraph shall be
considered a retroactive amendment adopted by the last day of the
Plan Year.
(4) Notwithstanding the foregoing, for any Top Heavy Plan Year
beginning after December 31, 1992, if the portion of the Plan
which is not a Code Section 401(k) or 401(m) plan would fail to
satisfy Code Section 410(b) if the coverage tests were applied by
treating those Participants whose only allocation (under such
portion of the Plan) would otherwise be provided under the top
heavy formula as if they were not currently benefiting under the
Plan, then, for purposes of this Section 4.4(m), such Participants
shall be treated as not benefiting and shall therefore be eligible
to be included in the expanded class of Participants who will
share in the allocation provided under the Plan's non top heavy
formula.
4.5 ACTUAL DEFERRAL PERCENTAGE TESTS
(a) Maximum Annual Allocation: For each Plan Year beginning after
December 31, 1986, the annual allocation derived from Employer Elective
Contributions to a Participant's Elective Account shall satisfy one of
the following tests:
(1) The "Actual Deferral Percentage" for the Highly Compensated
Participant group shall not be more than the "Actual Deferral
Percentage" of the Non-Highly Compensated Participant group
multiplied by 1.25, or
(2) The excess of the "Actual Deferral Percentage" for the Highly
Compensated Participant group over the "Actual Deferral
Percentage" for the Non-Highly Compensated Participant group shall
not be more than two percentage points. Additionally, the "Actual
Deferral Percentage" for the Highly Compensated Participant group
shall not exceed the "Actual Deferral Percentage" for the
Non-Highly Compensated Participant group multiplied by 2.
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The provisions of Code Section 401(k)(3) and Regulation
1.401(k)-1(b) are incorporated herein by reference.
However, for Plan Years beginning after December 31, 1988, in
order to prevent the multiple use of the alternative method
described in (2) above and in Code Section 401(m)(9)(A), any
Highly Compensated Participant eligible to make elective deferrals
pursuant to Section 4.2 and to make Employee contributions or to
receive matching contributions under this Plan or under any other
plan maintained by the Employer or an Affiliated Employer shall
have his actual contribution ratio reduced pursuant to Regulation
1.401(m)-2, the provisions of which are incorporated herein by
reference.
(b) For the purposes of this Section "Actual Deferral Percentage"
means, with respect to the Highly Compensated Participant group and
Non-Highly Compensated Participant group for a Plan Year, the average of
the ratios, calculated separately for each Participant in such group, of
the amount of Employer Elective Contributions allocated to each
Participant's Elective Account for such Plan Year, to such Participant's
"414(s) Compensation" for such Plan Year. The actual deferral ratio for
each Participant and the "Actual Deferral Percentage" for each group
shall be calculated to the nearest one-hundredth of one percent for Plan
Years beginning after December 31, 1988. Employer Elective Contributions
allocated to each Non-Highly Compensated Participant's Elective Account
shall be reduced by Excess Deferred Compensation to the extent such
excess amounts are made under this Plan or any other plan maintained by
the Employer.
(c) For the purpose of determining the actual deferral ratio of a
Highly Compensated Employee who is subject to the Family Member
aggregation rules of Code Section 414(q) (6) because such Participant is
either a "five percent owner" of the Employer or one of the ten (10)
Highly Compensated Employees paid the greatest "415 Compensation" during
the year, the following shall apply:
(1) The combined actual deferral ratio for the family group (which
shall be treated as one Highly Compensated Participant) shall be
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determined by aggregating Employer Elective Contributions and
"414(s) Compensation" of all eligible Family Members (including
Highly Compensated Participants). However, in applying the
$200,000 limit to "414(s) Compensation", for Plan Years beginning
after December 31, 1988, Family Members shall include only the
affected Employee's spouse and any lineal descendants who have not
attained age 19 before the close of the Plan Year. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, with respect to Plan Years beginning prior to
January 1, 1990, compliance with the Regulations then in effect
shall be deemed to be compliance with this paragraph.
(2) The Employer Elective Contributions and "414(s) Compensation"
of all Family Members shall be disregarded for purposes of
determining the "Actual Deferral Percentage" of the Non-Highly
Compensated Participant group except to the extent taken into
account in paragraph (1) above.
(3) If a Participant is required to be aggregated as a member of
more than one family group in a plan, all Participants who are
members of those family groups that include the Participant are
aggregated as one family group in accordance with paragraphs (1)
and (2) above.
(d) For the purposes of Sections 4.5(a) and 4.6, a Highly
Compensated Participant and a Non-Highly Compensated Participant shall
include any Employee eligible to make a deferral election pursuant to
Section 4.2, whether or not such deferral election was made or suspended
pursuant to Section 4.2.
(e) For the purposes of this Section and Code Sections 401(a)(4),
410(b) and 401(k), if two or more plans which include cash or deferred
arrangements are considered one plan for the purposes of Code Section
401(a)(4) or 410(b) (other than Code Section 410(b)(2)(A)(ii)as in effect
for Plan Years beginning after December 31, 1988), the cash or deferred
arrangements included in such plans shall be treated as one arrangement.
In addition, two or more cash or deferred arrangements may be considered
as a single arrangement for purposes of determining whether or not such
arrangements satisfy Code Sections 401(a)(4), 410(b) and 401(k). In such
a case, the cash or deferred
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arrangements included in such plans and the plans including such
arrangements shall be treated as one arrangement and as one plan for
purposes of this Section and Code Sections 401(a)(4), 410(b) and 401(k).
Plans may be aggregated under this paragraph (e) only if they have the
same plan year.
Notwithstanding the above, for Plan Years beginning after December
31, 1988, an employee stock ownership plan described in Code Section
4975(e)(7) or 409 may not be combined with this Plan for purposes of
determining whether the employee stock ownership plan or this Plan
satisfies this Section and Code Sections 401(a)(4), 410(b) and 401(k).
(f) For the purposes of this Section, if a Highly Compensated
Participant is a Participant under two or more cash or deferred
arrangements (other than a cash or deferred arrangement which is part of
an employee stock ownership plan as defined in Code Section 4975(e)(7) or
409 for Plan Years beginning after December 31, 1988) of the Employer or
an Affiliated Employer, all such cash or deferred arrangements shall be
treated as one cash or deferred arrangement for the purpose of
determining the actual deferral ratio with respect to such Highly
Compensated Participant. However, for Plan Years beginning after December
31, 1988, if the cash or deferred arrangements have different plan years,
this paragraph shall be applied by treating all cash or deferred
arrangements ending with or within the same calendar year as a single
arrangement.
4.6 ADJUSTMENT TO ACTUAL DEFERRAL PERCENTAGE TESTS
In the event that the initial allocations of the Employer's Elective
Contributions made pursuant to Section 4.4 do not satisfy one of the tests set
forth in Section 4.5(a) for Plan Years beginning after December 31, 1986, the
Administrator shall adjust Excess Contributions pursuant to the options set
forth below:
(a) On or before the fifteenth day of the third month following
the end of each Plan Year, the Highly Compensated Participant having the
highest actual deferral ratio shall have his portion of Excess
Contributions distributed to him and/or at his election recharacterized
as a voluntary Employee contribution pursuant to Section 4.12 until one
of the tests set
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forth in Section 4.5(a) is satisfied, or until his actual deferral ratio
equals the actual deferral ratio of the Highly Compensated Participant
having the second highest actual deferral ratio. This process shall
continue until one of the tests set forth in Section 4.5(a) is satisfied.
For each Highly Compensated Participant, the amount of Excess
Contributions is equal to the Elective Contributions on behalf of such
Highly Compensated Participant (determined prior to the application of
this paragraph) minus the amount determined by multiplying the Highly
Compensated Participant's actual deferral ratio (determined after
application of this paragraph) by his "414(s) Compensation". However, in
determining the amount of Excess Contributions to be distributed and/or
recharacterized with respect to an affected Highly Compensated
Participant as determined herein, such amount shall be reduced by any
Excess Deferred Compensation previously distributed to such affected
Highly Compensated Participant for his taxable year ending with or within
such Plan Year.
(1) With respect to the distribution of Excess Contributions
pursuant to (a) above, such distribution:
(i) may be postponed but not later than the close of the
Plan Year following the Plan Year to which they are
allocable;
(ii) shall be made simultaneously from Deferred
Compensation and matching contributions which relate to
such Deferred Compensation provided, however, that any such
matching contributions which are not Vested shall be
forfeited in lieu of distribution;
(iii) shall be adjusted for Income; and
(iv) shall be designated by the Employer as a distribution
of Excess Contributions (and Income).
(2) With respect to the recharacterization of Excess Contributions
pursuant to (a) above, such recharacterized amounts:
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(i) shall be deemed to have occurred on the date on which
the last of those Highly Compensated Participants with
Excess Contributions to be recharacterized is notified of
the recharacterization and the tax consequences of such
recharacterization;
(ii) shall not exceed the amount of Deferred Compensation
on behalf of any Highly Compensated Participant for any
Plan Year;
(iii) shall be treated as voluntary Employee contributions
for purposes of Code Section 401(a) (4) and Regulation
1.401(k)-1(b). However, for purposes of Sections 2.2 and
4.4(g), recharacterized Excess Contributions continue to be
treated as Employer contributions that are Deferred
Compensation. For Plan Years beginning after December 31,
1988, Excess Contributions recharacterized as voluntary
Employee contributions shall continue to be nonforfeitable
and subject to the same distribution rules provided for in
Section 4.2(c);
(iv) are not permitted if the amount recharacterized plus
voluntary Employee contributions actually made by such
Highly Compensated Participant, exceed the maximum amount
of voluntary Employee contributions (determined prior to
application of Section 4.7(a)) that such Highly Compensated
Participant is permitted to make under the Plan in the
absence of recharacterization; and
(v) shall be adjusted for Income.
(3) Any distribution and/or recharacterization of less than the
entire amount of Excess Contributions shall be treated as a pro
rata distribution and/or recharacterization of Excess
Contributions and Income.
(4) The determination and correction of Excess Contributions of a
Highly Compensated Participant whose actual deferral ratio is
determined under
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the family aggregation rules shall be accomplished by reducing the
actual deferral ratio as required herein, and the Excess
Contributions for the family unit shall then be allocated among
the Family Members in proportion to the Elective Contributions of
each Family Member that were combined to determine the group
actual deferral ratio. Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect
to Plan Years beginning prior to January 1, 1990, compliance with
the Regulations then in effect shall be deemed to be compliance
with this paragraph.
(b) Within twelve (12) months after the end of the Plan Year, the
Employer may make a special Qualified Non-Elective Contribution on behalf
of Non-Highly Compensated Participants in an amount sufficient to satisfy
one of the tests set forth in Section 4.5(a). Such contribution shall be
allocated to the Participant's Elective Account of each Non-Highly
Compensated Participant in the same proportion that each Non-Highly
Compensated Participant's Compensation for the year bears to the total
Compensation of all Non-Highly Compensated Participants.
(c) If during a Plan Year the projected aggregate amount of
Elective Contributions to be allocated to all Highly Compensated
Participants under this Plan would, by virtue of the tests set forth in
Section 4.5(a), cause the Plan to fail such tests, then the Administrator
may automatically reduce proportionately or in the order provided in
Section 4.6(a) each affected Highly Compensated Participant's deferral
election made pursuant to Section 4.2 by an amount necessary to satisfy
one of the tests set forth in Section 4.5(a).
4.7 ACTUAL CONTRIBUTION PERCENTAGE TESTS
(a) The "Actual Contribution Percentage" for Plan Years beginning
after December 31, 1986 for the Highly Compensated Participant group
shall not exceed the greater of:
(1) 125 percent of such percentage for the Non-Highly Compensated
Participant group; or
(2) the lesser of 200 percent of such percentage for the
Non-Highly Compensated Participant group,
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or such percentage for the Non-Highly Compensated Participant
group plus 2 percentage points. However, for Plan Years beginning
after December 31, 1988, to prevent the multiple use of the
alternative method described in this paragraph and Code Section
401(m)(9)(A), any Highly Compensated Participant eligible to make
elective deferrals pursuant to Section 4.2 or any other cash or
deferred arrangement maintained by the Employer or an Affiliated
Employer and to make Employee contributions or to receive matching
contributions under this Plan or under any other plan maintained
by the Employer or an Affiliated Employer shall have his actual
contribution ratio reduced pursuant to Regulation 1.401(m)-2. The
provisions of Code Section 401(m) and Regulations 1.401(m)-l(b)
and l.401(m)-2 are incorporated herein by reference.
(b) For the purposes of this Section and Section 4.8, "Actual
Contribution Percentage" for a Plan Year means, with respect to the
Highly Compensated Participant group and Non-Highly Compensated
Participant group, the average of the ratios (calculated separately for
each Participant in each group) of:
(1) the sum of Employer matching contributions made pursuant to
Section 4.1(b), voluntary Employee contributions made pursuant to
Section 4.12 and Excess Contributions recharacterized as voluntary
Employee contributions pursuant to Section 4.6(a) on behalf of
each such Participant for such Plan Year; to
(2) the Participant's "414(s) Compensation" for such Plan Year.
(c) For purposes of determining the "Actual Contribution
Percentage" and the amount of Excess Aggregate Contributions pursuant to
Section 4.8(d), only Employer matching contributions (excluding Employer
matching contributions forfeited or distributed pursuant to Sections
4.2(f) and 4.6(a)(1) or forfeited pursuant to Section 4.8(a)) contributed
to the Plan prior to the end of the succeeding Plan Year shall be
considered. In addition, the Administrator may elect to take into
account, with respect to Employees eligible to have Employer matching
contributions
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pursuant to Section 4.1(b) or voluntary Employee contributions pursuant
to Section 4.12 allocated to their accounts, elective deferrals (as
defined in Regulation 1.402(g)-1(b)) and qualified non-elective
contributions (as defined in Code Section 401(m)(4)(C)) contributed to
any plan maintained by the Employer. Such elective deferrals and
qualified non-elective contributions shall be treated as Employer
matching contributions subject to Regulation 1.401(m)-1(b)(5) which is
incorporated herein by reference. However, for Plan Years beginning after
December 31, 1988, the Plan Year must be the same as the plan year of the
plan to which the elective deferrals and the qualified non-elective.
contributions are made.
(d) For the purpose of determining the actual contribution ratio
of a Highly Compensated Employee who is subject to the Family Member
aggregation rules of Code Section 414(q)(6) because such Employee is
either a "five percent owner" of the Employer or one of the ten (10)
Highly Compensated Employees paid the greatest "415 Compensation" during
the year, the following shall apply:
(1) The combined actual contribution ratio for the family group
(which shall be treated as one Highly Compensated Participant)
shall be determined by aggregating Employer matching contributions
made pursuant to Section 4.1(b), voluntary Employee contributions
made pursuant to Section 4.12, Excess Contributions
recharacterized as voluntary Employee contributions pursuant to
Section 4.6(a) and "414(s) Compensation" of all eligible Family
Members (including Highly Compensated Participants). However, in
applying the $200,000 limit to "414(s) Compensation" for Plan
Years beginning after December 31, 1988, Family Members shall
include only the affected Employee's spouse and any lineal
descendants who have not attained age 19 before the close of the
Plan Year. Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to Plan
Years beginning prior to January 1, 1990, compliance with the
Regulations then in effect shall be deemed to be compliance with
this paragraph.
(2) The Employer matching contributions made pursuant to Section
4.1(b), voluntary Employee
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contributions made pursuant to Section 4.12, Excess Contributions
recharacterized as voluntary Employee contributions pursuant to
Section 4.6(a) and "414(s) Compensation" of all Family Members
shall be disregarded for purposes of determining the "Actual
Contribution Percentage" of the Non-Highly Compensated Participant
group except to the extent taken into account in paragraph (1)
above.
(3) If a Participant is required to be aggregated as a member of
more than one family group in a plan, all Participants who are
members of those family groups that include the Participant are
aggregated as one family group in accordance with paragraphs (1)
and (2) above.
(e) For purposes of this Section and Code Sections 401(a)(4),
410(b) and 401(m), if two or more plans of the Employer to which matching
contributions, Employee contributions, or both, are made are treated as
one plan for purposes of Code Sections 401(a) (4) or 410(b) (other than
the average benefits test under Code Section 410(b) (2) (A) (ii) as in
effect for Plan Years beginning after December 31, 1988), such plans
shall be treated as one plan. In addition, two or more plans of the
Employer to which matching contributions, Employee contributions, or
both, are made may be considered as a single plan for purposes of
determining whether or not such plans satisfy Code Sections 401(a)(4),
410(b) and 401(m). In such a case, the aggregated plans must satisfy this
Section and Code Sections 401(a)(4), 410(b) and 401(m) as though such
aggregated plans were a single plan. Plans may be aggregated under this
paragraph (e) for Plan Years beginning after December 31, 1988, only if
they have the same plan year.
Notwithstanding the above, for Plan Years beginning after
December 31, 1988, an employee stock ownership plan described in Code
Section 4975(e)(7) or 409 may not be aggregated with this Plan for
purposes of determining whether the employee stock ownership plan or this
Plan satisfies this Section and Code Sections 401(a)(4), 410(b) and
401(m).
(f) If a Highly Compensated Participant is a Participant under two
or more plans (other than an employee stock ownership plan as defined in
Code Section 4975(e) (7) or 409 for Plan Years beginning
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after December 31, 1988) which are maintained by the Employer or an
Affiliated Employer to which matching contributions, Employee
contributions, or both, are made, all such contributions on behalf of
such Highly Compensated Participant shall be aggregated for purposes of
determining such Highly Compensated Participant's actual contribution
ratio. However, for Plan Years beginning after December 31, 1988, if the
plans have different plan years, this paragraph shall be applied by
treating all plans ending with or within the same calendar year as a
single plan.
(g) For purposes of Sections 4.7(a) and 4.8, a Highly Compensated
Participant and Non-Highly Compensated Participant shall include any
Employee eligible to have Employer matching contributions pursuant to
Section 4.1(b) (whether or not a deferral election was made or suspended
pursuant to Section 4.2(e)) or voluntary Employee contributions pursuant
to Section 4.12 (whether or not voluntary Employee contributioris are
made) allocated to his account for the Plan Year.
4.8 ADJUSTMENT TO ACTUAL CONTRIBUTION PERCENTAGE TESTS
(a) In the event that, for Plan Years beginning after December 31,
1986, the "Actual Contribution Percentage" for the Highly Compensated
Participant group exceeds the "Actual Contribution Percentage" for the
Non-Highly Compensated Participant group pursuant to Section 4.7(a), the
Administrator (on or before the fifteenth day of the third month
following the end of the Plan Year, but in no event later than the close
of the following Plan Year) shall direct the Trustee to distribute to the
Highly Compensated Participant having the highest actual contribution
ratio, his Vested portion of Excess Aggregate Contributions (and Income
allocable to such contributions) and, if forfeitable, forfeit such
non-Vested Excess Aggregate Contributions attributable to Employer
matching contributions (and Income allocable to such forfeitures) until
either one of the tests set forth in Section 4.7(a) is satisfied, or
until his actual contribution ratio equals the actual contribution ratio
of the Highly Compensated Participant having the second highest actual
contribution ratio. This process shall continue until one of the tests
set forth in Section 4.7(a) is satisfied. The distribution and/or
forfeiture of Excess Aggregate Contributions shall be made in the
following order:
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(1) Voluntary Employee contributions including Excess
Contributions recharacterized as voluntary Employee contributions
pursuant to Section 4.6(a) (2);
(2) Employer matching contributions.
If the correction of Excess Aggregate Contributions
attributable to Employer matching contributions is not in proportion to
the Vested and non-Vested portion of such contributions, then the Vested
portion of the Participant's Account attributable to Employer matching
contributions after the correction shall be subject to Section 6.5(g).
(b) Any distribution and/or forfeiture of less than the entire
amount of Excess Aggregate Contributions (and Income) shall be treated as
a pro rata distribution and/or forfeiture of Excess Aggregate
Contributions and Income. Distribution of Excess Aggregate Contributions
shall be designated by the Employer as a distribution of Excess Aggregate
Contributions (and Income). Forfeitures of Excess Aggregate Contributions
shall be treated in accordance with Section 4.4.
(c) Excess Aggregate Contributions attributable to amounts other
than voluntary Employee contributions, including forfeited matching
contributions, shall be treated as Employer contributions for purposes of
Code Sections 404 and 415 even if distributed from the Plan.
Forfeited matching contributions that are reallocated to
Participants' Accounts for the Plan Year in which the forfeiture occurs
shall be treated as an "annual addition" pursuant to Section 4.9(b) for
the Participants to whose Accounts they are reallocated and for the
Participants from whose Accounts they are forfeited.
(d) For each Highly Compensated Participant, the amount of Excess
Aggregate Contributions is equal to the Employer matching contributions
made pursuant to Section 4.1(b), voluntary Employee contributions made
pursuant to Section 4.12, Excess Contributions recharacterized as
voluntary Employee contributions pursuant to Section 4.6(a) and any
qualified non-elective contributions or elective deferrals taken into
account pursuant to Section 4.7(c) on behalf of
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the Highly Compensated Participant (determined prior to the application
of this paragraph) minus the amount determined by multiplying the Highly
Compensated Participant' 5 actual contribution ratio (determined after
application of this paragraph) by his "414(s) Compensation". The actual
contribution ratio must be rounded to the nearest one-hundredth of one
percent for Plan Years beginning after December 31, 1988. In no case
shall the amount of Excess Aggregate Contribution with respect to any
Highly Compensated Participant exceed the amount of Employer matching
contributions made pursuant to Section 4.1(b), voluntary Employee
contributions made pursuant to Section 4.12, Excess Contributions
recharacterized as voluntary Employee contributions pursuant to Section
4.6(a) and any qualified non-elective contributions or elective deferrals
taken into account pursuant to Section 4.7(c) on behalf of such Highly
Compensated Participant for such Plan Year.
(e) The determination of the amount of Excess Aggregate
Contributions with respect to any Plan Year shall be made after first
determining the Excess Contributions, if any, to be treated as voluntary
Employee contributions due to recharacterization for the plan year of any
other qualified cash or deferred arrangement (as defined in Code Section
401(k)) maintained by the Employer that ends with or within the Plan Year
or which are treated as voluntary Employee contributions due to
recharacterization pursuant to Section 4.6(a).
(f) If the determination and correction of Excess Aggregate
Contributions of a Highly Compensated Participant whose actual
contribution ratio is determined under the family aggregation rules, then
the actual contribution ratio shall be reduced and the Excess Aggregate
Contributions for the family unit shall be allocated among the Family
Members in proportion to the sum of Employer matching contributions made
pursuant to Section 4.1(b), voluntary Employee contributions made
pursuant to Section 4.12, Excess Contributions recharacterized as
voluntary Employee contributions pursuant to Section 4.6(a) and any
qualified non-elective contributions or elective deferrals taken into
account pursuant to Section 4.7(c) of each Family Member that were
combined to determine the group actual contribution ratio.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to Plan Years beginning prior
to January 1, 1990, compliance
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with the Regulations then in effect shall be deemed to be compliance with
this paragraph.
(g) If during a Plan Year the projected aggregate amount of
Employer matching contributions, voluntary Employee contributions and
Excess Contributions recharacterized as voluntary Employee contributions
to be allocated to all Highly Compensated Participants under this Plan
would, by virtue of the tests set forth in Section 4.7(a), cause the Plan
to fail such tests, then the Administrator may automatically reduce
proportionately or in the order provided in Section 4.8(a) each affected
Highly Compensated Participant's projected share of such contributions by
an amount necessary to satisfy one of the tests set forth in Section
4.7(a).
(h) Notwithstanding the above, within twelve (12) months after the
end of the Plan Year, the Employer may make a special Qualified
Non-Elective Contribution on behalf of Non-Highly Compensated
Participants in an amount sufficient to satisfy one of the tests set
forth in Section 4.7(a). Such contribution shall be allocated to the
Participant's Elective Account of each Non-Highly Compensated Participant
in the same proportion that each Non-Highly Compensated Participant's
Compensation for the year bears to the total Compensation of all
Non-Highly Compensated Participants. A separate accounting shall be
maintained for the purpose of excluding such contributions from the
"Actual Deferral Percentage" tests pursuant to Section 4.5(a).
4.9 MAXIMUM ANNUAL ADDITIONS
(a) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the maximum "annual additions"
credited to a Participant's accounts for any "limitation year" shall
equal the lesser of: (1) $30,000 (or, if greater, one-fourth of the
dollar limitation in effect under Code Section 415(b)(1)(A)) or (2)
twenty-five percent (25%) of the Participant's "415 Compensation" for
such "limitation year". For any short "limitation year", the dollar
limitation in (1) above shall be reduced by a fraction, the numerator of
which is the number of full months in the short "limitation year" and the
denominator of which is twelve (12).
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(b) For purposes of applying the limitations of Code Section 415,
"annual additions" means the sum credited to a Participant's accounts for
any "limitation year" of (1) Employer contributions, (2) Employee
contributions for "limitation years" beginning after December 31, 1986,
(3) forfeitures, (4) amounts allocated, after March 31, 1984, to an
individual medical account, as defined in Code Section 415(l)(2) which is
part of a pension or annuity plan maintained by the Employer and (5)
amounts derived from contributions paid or accrued after December 31,
1985, in taxable years ending after such date, which are attributable to
post-retirement medical benefits allocated to the separate account of a
key employee (as defined in Code Section 419A(d)(3)) under a welfare
benefit plan (as defined in Code Section 419(e)) maintained by the
Employer. Except, however, the "415 Compensation" percentage limitation
referred to in paragraph (a) (2) above shall not apply to: (1) any
contribution for medical benefits (within the meaning of Code Section
419A(f)(2)) after separation from service which is otherwise treated as
an "annual addition", or (2) any amount otherwise treated as an "annual
addition" under Code Section 415(1)(1).
(c) For purposes of applying the limitations of Code Section 415,
the transfer of funds from one qualified plan to another is not an
"annual addition". In addition, the following are not Employee
contributions for the purposes of Section 4.9(b)(2): (1) rollover
contributions (as defined in Code Sections 402(a)(5), 403(a)(4),
403(b)(8) and 408(d)(3)); (2) repayments of loans made to a Participant
from the Plan; (3) repayments of distributions received by an Employee
pursuant to Code Section 411(a) (7) (B) (cash-outs); (4) repayments of
distributions received by an Employee pursuant to Code Section 411(a) (3)
(D) (mandatory contributions); and (5) Employee contributions to a
simplified employee pension excludable from gross income under Code
Section 408(k) (6).
(d) For purposes of applying the limitations of Code Section 415,
the "limitation year" shall be the Plan Year.
(e) The dollar limitation under Code Section 415(b) (1) (A) stated
in paragraph (a) (1) above shall be adjusted annually as provided in Code
Section 415(d)
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pursuant to the Regulations. The adjusted limitation is effective as of
January 1st of each calendar year and is applicable to "limitation years"
ending with or within that calendar year.
(f) For the purpose of this Section, all qualified defined benefit
plans (whether terminated or not) ever maintained by the Employer shall
be treated as one defined benefit plan, and all qualified defined
contribution plans (whether terminated or not) ever maintained by the
Employer shall be treated as one defined contribution plan.
(g) For the purpose of this Section, if the Employer is a member
of a controlled group of corporations, trades or businesses under common
control (as defined by Code Section 1563(a) or Code Section 414(b) and
(c) as modified by Code Section 415(h)), is a member of an affiliated
service group (as defined by Code Section 414(m)), or is a member of a
group of entities required to be aggregated pursuant to Regulations under
Code Section 414 (0), all Employees of such Employers shall be considered
to be employed by a single Employer.
(h) For the purpose of this Section, if this Plan is a Code
Section 413(c) plan, all Employers of a Participant who maintain this
Plan will be considered to be a single Employer.
(i) (1) If a Participant participates in more than one defined
contribution plan maintained by the Employer which have different
Anniversary Dates, the maximum "annual additions" under this Plan shall
equal the maximum "annual additions" for the "limitation year" minus any
"annual additions" previously credited to such Participant's accounts
during the "limitation year".
(2) If a Participant participates in both a defined contribution
plan subject to Code Section 412 and a defined contribution plan
not subject to Code Section 412 maintained by the Employer which
have the same Anniversary Date, "annual additions" will be
credited to the Participant's accounts under the defined
contribution plan subject to Code Section 412 prior to crediting
"annual additions" to the Participant's accounts under the defined
contribution plan not subject to Code Section 412.
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(3) If a Participant participates in more than one defined
contribution plan not subject to Code Section 412 maintained by
the Employer which have the same Anniversary Date, the maximum
"annual additions" under this Plan shall equal the product of (A)
the maximum "annual additions" for the "limitation year" minus any
"annual additions" previously credited under subparagraphs (1) or
(2) above, multiplied by (B) a fraction (i) the numerator of which
is the "annual additions" which would be credited to such
Participant's accounts under this Plan without regard to the
limitations of Code Section 415 and (ii) the denominator of which
is such "annual additions" for all plans described in this
subparagraph.
(j) If an Employee is (or has been) a Participant in one or more
defined benefit plans and one or more defined contribution plans
maintained by the Employer, the sum of the defined benefit plan fraction
and the defined contribution plan fraction for any "limitation year" may
not exceed 1.0.
(k) The defined benefit plan fraction for any "limitation year" is
a fraction, the numerator of which is the sum of the Participant's
projected annual benefits under all the defined benefit plans (whether or
not terminated) maintained by the Employer, and the denominator of which
is the lesser of 125 percent of the dollar limitation determined for the
"limitation year" under Code Sections 415(b) and (d) or 140 percent of
the highest average compensation, including any adjustments under Code
Section 415(b).
Notwithstanding the above, if the Participant was a
Participant as of the first day of the first "limitation year" beginning
after December 31, 1986, in one or more defined benefit plans maintained
by the Employer which were in existence on May 6, 1986, the denominator
of this fraction will not be less than 125 percent of the sum of the
annual benefits under such plans which the Participant had accrued as of
the close of the last "limitation year" beginning before January 1, 1987,
disregarding any changes in the terms and conditions of the plan after
May 5, 1986. The preceding sentence applies only if the defined benefit
plans individually and in the aggregate satisfied the requirements of
Code Section 415 for all "limitation years" beginning before January 1,
1987.
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(1) The defined contribution plan fraction for any "limitation
year" is a fraction, the numerator of which is the sum of the annual
additions to the Participant's Account under all the defined contribution
plans (whether or not terminated) maintained by the Employer for the
current and all prior "limitation years" (including the annual additions
attributable to the Participant's nondeductible Employee contributions to
all defined benefit plans, whether or not terminated, maintained by the
Employer, and the annual additions attributable to all welfare benefit
funds, as defined in Code Section 419(e), and individual medical
accounts, as defined in Code Section 415(l)(2), maintained by the
Employer), and the denominator of which is the sum of the maximum
aggregate amounts for the current and all prior "limitation years" of
service with the Employer (regardless of whether a defined contribution
plan was maintained by the Employer). The maximum aggregate amount in any
"limitation year" is the lesser of 125 percent of the dollar limitation
determined under Code Sections 415(b) and (d) in effect under Code
Section 415(c) (1) (A) or 35 percent of the Participant's Compensation
for such year.
If the Employee was a Participant as of the end of the first
day of the first "limitation year" beginning after December 31, 1986, in
one or more defined contribution plans maintained by the Employer which
were in existence on May 6, 1986, the numerator of this fraction will be
adjusted if the sum of this fraction and the defined benefit fraction
would otherwise exceed 1.0 under the terms of this Plan. Under the
adjustment, an amount equal to the product of (1) the excess of the sum
of the fractions over 1.0 times (2) the denominator of this fraction,
will be permanently subtracted from the numerator of this fraction. The
adjustment is calculated using the fractions as they would be computed as
of the end of the last "limitation year" beginning before January 1,
1987, and disregarding any changes in the terms and conditions of the
Plan made after May 5, 1986, but using the Code Section 415 limitation
applicable to the first "limitation year" beginning on or after January
1, 1987. The annual addition for any "limitation year" beginning before
January 1, 1987 shall not be recomputed to treat all Employee
contributions as annual additions.
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(m) Notwithstanding the foregoing, for any "limitation year" in
which the Plan is a Top Heavy Plan, 100 percent shall be substituted for
125 percent in Sections 4.9(k) and 4.9(1) unless the extra minimum
allocation is being provided pursuant to Section 4.4. However, for any
"limitation year" in which the Plan is a Super Top Heavy Plan, 100
percent shall be substituted for 125 percent in any event.
(n) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Section to the
contrary, the limitations, adjustments and other requirements prescribed
in this Section shall at all times comply with the provisions of Code
Section 415 and the Regulations thereunder, the terms of which are
specifically incorporated herein by reference.
4.10 ADJUSTMENT FOR EXCESSIVE ANNUAL ADDITIONS
(a) If, as a result of the allocation of Forfeitures, a reasonable
error in estimating a Participant's Compensation, a reasonable error in
determining the amount of elective deferrals (within the meaning of Code
Section 402(g)(3)) that may be made with respect to any Participant under
the limits of Section 4.9 or other facts and circumstances to which
Regulation 1.415-6(b) (6) shall be applicable, the "annual additions"
under this Plan would cause the maximum "annual additions" to be exceeded
for any Participant, the Administrator shall (1) distribute any elective
deferrals (within the meaning of Code Section 402(g)(3)) or return any
voluntary Employee contributions credited for the "limitation year" to
the extent that the return would reduce the "excess amount" in the
Participant's accounts (2) hold any "excess amount" remaining after the
return of any elective deferrals or voluntary Employee contributions in a
"Section 415 suspense account" (3) use the "Section 415 suspense account"
in the next "limitation year" (and succeeding "limitation years" if
necessary) to reduce Employer contributions for that Participant if that
Participant is covered by the Plan as of the end of the "limitation
year", or if the Participant is not so covered, allocate and reallocate
the "Section 415 suspense account" in the next "limitation year" (and
succeeding "limitation years" if necessary) to all Participants in the
Plan before any Employer or Employee contributions which would constitute
"annual additions" are made to the Plan for such "limitation year" (4)
reduce Employer contributions to the Plan for
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such "limitation year" by the amount of the "Section 415 suspense
account" allocated and reallocated during such "limitation year".
(b) For purposes of this Article, "excess amount" for any
Participant for a "limitation year" shall mean the excess, if any, of (1)
the "annual additions" which would be credited to his account under the
terms of the Plan without regard to the limitations of Code Section 415
over (2) the maximum "annual additions" determined pursuant to Section
4.9.
(c) For purposes of this Section, "Section 415 suspense account"
shall mean an unallocated account equal to the sum of "excess amounts"
for all Participants in the Plan during the "limitation year". The
"Section 415 suspense account" shall not share in any earnings or losses
of the Trust Fund.
4.11 TRANSFERS FROM QUALIFIED PLANS
(a) With the consent of the Administrator, amounts may be
transferred from other qualified plans by Employees, provided that the
trust from which such funds are transferred permits the transfer to be
made and the transfer will not jeopardize the tax exempt status of the
Plan or Trust or create adverse tax consequences for the Employer. The
amounts transferred shall be set up in a separate account herein referred
to as a "Participant's Rollover Account". Such account shall be fully
Vested at all times and shall not be subject to Forfeiture for any
reason.
(b) Amounts in a Participant's Rollover Account shall be held by
the Trustee pursuant to the provisions of this Plan and may not be
withdrawn by, or distributed to the Participant, in whole or in part,
except as provided in paragraphs (c) and (d) of this Section.
(c) Except as permitted by Regulations (including Regulation
1.411(d)-4), amounts attributable to elective contributions (as defined
in Regulation 1.401(k)-1(g)(3)), including amounts treated as elective
contributions, which are transferred from another qualified plan in a
plan-to-plan transfer shall be subject to the distribution limitations
provided for in Regulation 1.401(k)-1(d).
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(d) At Normal Retirement Date, or such other date when the
Participant or his Beneficiary shall be entitled to receive benefits, the
fair market value of the Participant's Rollover Account shall be used to
provide additional benefits to the Participant or his Beneficiary. Any
distributions of amounts held in a Participant's Rollover Account shall
be made in a manner which is consistent with and satisfies the provisions
of Section 6.5, including, but not limited to, all notice and consent
requirements of Code Sections 417 and 411(a)(11) and the Regulations
thereunder. Furthermore, such amounts shall be considered as part of a
Participant's benefit in determining whether an involuntary cash-out of
benefits without Participant consent may be made.
(e) The Administrator may direct that employee transfers made
after a valuation date be segregated into a separate account for each
Participant in a federally insured savings account, certificate of
deposit in a bank or savings and loan association, money market
certificate, or other short term debt security acceptable to the Trustee
until such time as the allocations pursuant to this Plan have been made,
at which time they may remain segregated or be invested as part of the
general Trust Fund, to be determined by the Administrator.
(f) All amounts allocated to a Participant's Rollover Account may
be treated as a Directed Investment Account pursuant to Section 4.13.
(g) For purposes of this Section, the term "qualified plan" shall
mean any tax qualified plan under Code Section 401(a). The term "amounts
transferred from other qualified plans" shall mean: (i) amounts
transferred to this Plan directly from another qualified plan; (ii)
lump-sum distributions received by an Employee from another qualified
plan which are eligible for tax free rollover to a qualified plan and
which are transferred by the Employee to this Plan within sixty (60) days
following his receipt thereof; (iii) amounts transferred to this Plan
from a conduit individual retirement account provided that the conduit
individual retirement account has no assets other than assets which (A)
were previously distributed to the Employee by another qualified plan as
a lump-sum distribution (B) were eligible for tax-free rollover to a
qualified plan and (C) were deposited in such conduit
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individual retirement account within sixty (60) days of receipt thereof
and other than earnings on said assets; and (iv) amounts distributed to
the Employee from a conduit individual retirement account meeting the
requirements of clause (iii) above, and transferred by the Employee to
this Plan within sixty (60) days of his receipt thereof from such conduit
individual retirement account.
(h) Prior to accepting any transfers to which this Section
applies, the Administrator may require the Employee to establish that the
amounts to be transferred to this Plan meet the requirements of this
Section and may also require the Employee to provide an opinion of
counsel satisfactory to the Employer that the amounts to be transferred
meet the requirements of this Section.
(i) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, a transfer
directly to this Plan from another qualified plan (or a transaction
having the effect of such a transfer) shall only be permitted if it will
not result in the elimination or reduction of any "Section 411(d) (6)
protected benefit" as described in Section 8.1.
4.12 VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS
(a) In order to allow Participants the opportunity to increase
their retirement income, each Participant may, at the discretion of the
Administrator, elect to voluntarily contribute a portion of his
compensation earned while a Participant under this Plan. Such
contributions shall be made via payroll deduction. Such contributions
shall be paid to the Trustee within a reasonable period of time but in no
event later than ninety (90) days after the receipt of the contribution.
The balance in each Participant's Voluntary Contribution Account shall be
fully Vested at all times and shall not be subject to Forfeiture for any
reason.
(b) A Participant may elect to withdraw his voluntary
contributions from his voluntary Contribution Account and the actual
earnings thereon in a manner which is consistent with and satisfies the
provisions of Section 6.5, including, but not limited to, all notice and
consent requirements of Code Sections 417 and 411(a) (11) and the
Regulations thereunder. If the
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Administrator maintains sub-accounts with respect to voluntary
contributions (and earnings thereon) which were made on or before a
specified date, a Participant shall be permitted to designate which
sub-account shall be the source for his withdrawal.
In the event a Participant has received a hardship distribution
from his Participant's Elective Account pursuant to Section 6.11 or
pursuant to Regulation 1.401(k)-1(d)(2)(iv)(B) from any other plan
maintained by the Employer, then such Participant shall be barred from
making any voluntary contributions to the Trust Fund for a period of
twelve (12) months after receipt of the distribution.
(c) At Normal Retirement Date, or such other date when the
Participant or his Beneficiary shall be entitled to receive benefits, the
fair market value of the Voluntary Contribution Account shall be used to
provide additional benefits to the Participant or his Beneficiary.
(d) The Administrator may direct that voluntary contributions made
after a valuation date be segregated into a separate account for each
Participant in a federally insured savings account, certificate of
deposit in a bank or savings and loan association, money market
certificate, or other short term debt security acceptable to the Trustee
until such time as the allocations pursuant to this Plan have been made,
at which time they may remain segregated or be invested as part of the
general Trust Fund, to be determined by the Administrator.
(e) All amounts allocated to a Voluntary Contribution Account may
be treated as a Directed Investment Account pursuant to Section 4.13.
4.13 DIRECTED INVESTMENT ACCOUNT
(a) The Administrator, in his sole discretion, may determine that
all Participants be permitted to direct the Trustee as to the investment
of all or a portion of the interest in any one or more of their
individual account balances. If such authorization is given, Participants
may, subject to a procedure established by the Administrator and applied
in a uniform nondiscriminatory manner, direct the Trustee in writing to
invest any portion of their account in
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specific assets, specific funds or other investments permitted under the
Plan and the directed investment procedure. That portion of the account
of any Participant so directing will thereupon be considered a Directed
Investment Account, which shall not share in Trust Fund earnings.
(b) A separate Directed Investment Account shall be established
for each Participant who has directed an investment. Transfers between
the Participant's regular account and his Directed Investment Account
shall be charged and credited as the case may be to each account. The
Directed Investment Account shall not share in Trust Fund earnings, but
it shall be charged or credited as appropriate with the net earnings,
gains, losses and expenses as well as any appreciation or depreciation in
market value during each Plan Year attributable to such account.
ARTICLE V
VALUATIONS
5.1 VALUATION OF THE TRUST FUND
The Administrator shall direct the Trustee, as of each Anniversary Date,
and at such other date or dates deemed necessary by the Administrator, herein
called "valuation date", to determine the net worth of the assets comprising the
Trust Fund as it exists on the "valuation date." In determining such net worth,
the Trustee shall value the assets comprising the Trust Fund at their fair
market value as of the "valuation date" and shall deduct all expenses for which
the Trustee has not yet obtained reimbursement from the Employer or the Trust
Fund.
5.2 METHOD OF VALUATION
In determining the fair market value of securities held in the Trust Fund
which are listed on a registered stock exchange, the Administrator shall direct
the Trustee to value the same at the prices they were last traded on such
exchange preceding the close of business on the "valuation date". If such
securities were not traded on the "valuation date", or if the exchange on which
they are traded was not open for business on the "valuation date", then the
securities shall be valued at the prices at which they were last traded prior to
the "valuation date". Any unlisted security held in the Trust Fund shall be
valued at its bid price next preceding the close of business on the "valuation
date", which bid price shall be obtained from a registered broker or an
investment banker. In determining the
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fair market value of assets other than securities for which trading or bid
prices can be obtained, the Trustee may appraise such assets itself, or in its
discretion, employ one or more appraisers for that purpose and rely on the
values established by such appraiser or appraisers.
ARTICLE VI
DETERMINATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF BENEFITS
6.1 DETERMINATION OF BENEFITS UPON RETIREMENT
Every Participant may terminate his employment with the Employer and
retire for the purposes hereof on his Normal Retirement Date or Early Retirement
Date. However, a Participant may postpone the termination of his employment with
the Employer to a later date, in which event the participation of such
Participant in the Plan, including the right to receive allocations pursuant to
Section 4.4, shall continue until his Late Retirement Date. Upon a Participant's
Retirement Date or attainment of his Normal Retirement Date without termination
of employment with the Employer, or as soon thereafter as is practicable, the
Trustee shall distribute all amounts credited to such Participant's Combined
Account in accordance with Section 6.5.
6.2 DETERMINATION OF BENEFITS UPON DEATH
(a) Upon the death of a Participant before his Retirement Date or
other termination of his employment, all amounts credited to such
Participant's Combined Account shall become fully Vested. The
Administrator shall direct the Trustee, in accordance with the provisions
of Sections 6.6 and 6.7, to distribute the value of the deceased
Participant's accounts to the Participant's Beneficiary.
(b) Upon the death of a Former Participant, the Administrator
shall direct the Trustee, in accordance with the provisions of Sections
6.6 and 6.7, to distribute any remaining Vested amounts credited to the
accounts of a deceased Former Participant to such Former Participant's
Beneficiary.
(c) Any security interest held by the Plan by reason of an
outstanding loan to the Participant or Former Participant shall be taken
into account in determining the amount of the Pre-Retirement Survivor
Annuity.
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(d) The Administrator may require such proper proof of death and
such evidence of the right of any person to receive payment of the value
of the account of a deceased Participant or Former Participant as the
Administrator may deem desirable. The Administrator's determination of
death and of the right of any person to receive payment shall be
conclusive.
(e) Unless otherwise elected in the manner prescribed in Section
6.6, the Beneficiary of the death benefit shall be the Participant's
spouse, who shall receive such benefit in the form of a Pre-Retirement
Survivor Annuity pursuant to Section 6.6. Except, however, the
Participant may designate a Beneficiary other than his spouse if:
(1) the Participant and his spouse have validly waived the
Pre-Retirement Survivor Annuity in the manner prescribed in
Section 6.6, and the spouse has waived his or her right to be the
Participant's Beneficiary, or
(2) the Participant is legally separated or has been abandoned
(within the meaning of local law) and the Participant has a court
order to such effect (and there is no "qualified domestic
relations order" as defined in Code Section 414 (p) which provides
otherwise), or
(3) the Participant has no spouse, or
(4) the spouse cannot be located.
In such event, the designation of a Beneficiary shall be made
on a form satisfactory to the Administrator. A Participant may at any
time revoke his designation of a Beneficiary or change his Beneficiary by
filing written notice of such revocation or change with the
Administrator. However, the Participant's spouse must again consent in
writing to any change in Beneficiary unless the original consent
acknowledged that the spouse had the right to limit consent only to a
specific Beneficiary and that the spouse voluntarily elected to
relinquish such right. In the event no valid designation of Beneficiary
exists at the time of the Participant's death, the death benefit shall be
payable to his estate.
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6.3 DETERMINATION OF BENEFITS IN EVENT OF DISABILITY
In the event of a Participant's Total and Permanent Disability prior to
his Retirement Date or other termination of his employment, all amounts credited
to such Participant's Combined Account shall become fully Vested. In the event
of a Participant's Total and Permanent Disability, the Trustee, in accordance
with the provisions of Sections 6.5 and 6.7, shall distribute to such
Participant all amounts credited to such Participant's Combined Account as
though he had retired.
6.4 DETERMINATION OF BENEFITS UPON TERMINATION
(a) On or before the Anniversary Date coinciding with or
subsequent to the termination of a Participant's employment for any
reason other than death, Total and Permanent Disability or retirement,
the Administrator may direct the Trustee to segregate the amount of the
Vested portion of such Terminated Participant's Combined Account and
invest the aggregate amount thereof in a separate, federally insured
savings account, certificate of deposit, common or collective trust fund
of a bank or a deferred annuity. In the event the Vested portion of a
Participant's Combined Account is not segregated, the amount shall remain
in a separate account for the Terminated Participant and share in
allocations pursuant to Section 4.4 until such time as a distribution is
made to the Terminated Participant.
Distribution of the funds due to a Terminated Participant
shall be made on the occurrence of an event which would result in the
distribution had the Terminated Participant remained in the employ of the
Employer (upon the Participant's death, Total and Permanent Disability,
Early or Normal Retirement). However, at the election of the Participant,
the Administrator shall direct the Trustee to cause the entire Vested
portion of the Terminated Participant's Combined Account to be payable to
such Terminated Participant, as soon as administratively feasible. Any
distribution under this paragraph shall be made in a manner which is
consistent with and satisfies the provisions of Section 6.5, including,
but not limited to, all notice and consent requirements of Code Sections
417 and 411(a) (11) and the Regulations thereunder.
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If the value of a Terminated Participant's Vested benefit
derived from Employer and Employee contributions does not exceed $3,500
and has never exceeded $3,500 at the time of any prior distribution, the
Administrator shall direct the Trustee to cause the entire Vested benefit
to be paid to such Participant in a single lump sum.
For purposes of this Section 6.4, if the value of a Terminated
Participant's Vested benefit is zero, the Terminated Participant shall be
deemed to have received a distribution of such Vested benefit.
(b) The Vested portion of any Participant's Account shall be a
percentage of the total amount credited to his Participant's Account
determined on the basis of the Participant's number of Years of Service
according to the following schedule:
Vesting Schedule
Years of Service Percentage
0-2 0%
3 60%
4 80%
5 100%
For vesting purposes only, a Participant shall receive credit for the
number of years of service equal to the number of whole years of the
Participant's period of service from their date of hire. For purposes of the
foregoing, a Participant's nonconsecutive periods of service must be aggregated,
and any periods of service less than a whole year (whether of not aggregated)
must be aggregated on a basis such that 12 months of service (30 days are deemed
to equal a month) equals a whole year of service.
Furthermore, for vesting purposes only, if any employee severs from
service by reason of termination, discharge or retirement, and the employee then
performs an hour of service within twelve (12) months after the employee's
severance from service date, the employee shall not be deemed to have had a
break in service; provided however, that if the employee severs from service by
reason of termination, discharge or retirement during an absence from service of
twelve (12) months or less for any reason other than termination, discharge,
retirement of death, and then performs an hour of service within twelve (12)
months after the date on which the employee was first absent from service, the
employee shall not be deemed to have had a break in
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service.
(c) Notwithstanding the vesting provided for in paragraph (b)
above, for any Top Heavy Plan Year, the Vested portion of the
Participant's Account of any Participant who has an Hour of Service after
the Plan becomes top heavy shall be a percentage of the total amount
credited to his Participant's Account determined on the basis of the
Participant's number of Years of Service according to the following
schedule:
Vesting Schedule
Years of Service Percentage
Less than 2 0%
2 20%
3 40%
4 60%
5 80%
6 100%
If in any subsequent Plan Year, the Plan ceases to be a Top
Heavy Plan, the Administrator shall revert to the vesting schedule in
effect before this Plan became a Top Heavy Plan. Any such reversion shall
be treated as a Plan amendment pursuant to the terms of the Plan.
(d) Notwithstanding the vesting schedule above, the Vested
percentage of a Participant's Account shall not be less than the Vested
percentage attained as of the later of the effective date or adoption
date of this amendment and restatement.
(e) Notwithstanding the vesting schedule above, upon the complete
discontinuance of the Employer's contributions to the Plan or upon any
full or partial termination of the Plan, all amounts credited to the
account of any affected Participant shall become 100% Vested and shall
not thereafter be subject to Forfeiture.
(f) The computation of a Participant's nonforfeitable percentage
of his interest in the Plan shall not be reduced as the result of any
direct or indirect amendment to this Plan. For this purpose, the Plan
shall be treated as having been amended if the Plan provides for an
automatic change in vesting due to a change in top heavy status. In the
event that the
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Plan is amended to change or modify any vesting schedule, a Participant
with at least three (3) Years of Service as of the expiration date of the
election period may elect to have his nonforfeitable percentage computed
under the Plan without regard to such amendment. If a Participant fails
to make such election, then such Participant shall be subject to the new
vesting schedule. The Participant's election period shall commence on the
adoption date of the amendment and shall end 60 days after the latest of:
(1) the adoption date of the amendment,
(2) the effective date of the amendment, or
(3) the date the Participant receives written notice of the
amendment from the Employer or Administrator.
(g) (1) If any Former Participant shall be reemployed by the
Employer before a 1-Year Break in Service occurs, he shall continue to
participate in the Plan in the same manner as if such termination had not
occurred.
(2) If any Former Participant shall be reemployed by the Employer
before five (5) consecutive 1-Year Breaks in Service, and such
Former Participant had received, or was deemed to have received, a
distribution of his entire Vested interest prior to his
reemployment, his forfeited account shall be reinstated only if he
repays the full amount distributed to him before the earlier of
five (5) years after the first date on which the Participant is
subsequently reemployed by the Employer or the close of the first
period of five (5) consecutive 1-Year Breaks in Service commencing
after the distribution, or in the event of a deemed distribution,
upon the reemployment of such Former Participant. In the event the
Former Participant does repay the full amount distributed to him,
or in the event of a deemed distribution, the undistributed
portion of the Participant's Account must be restored in full,
unadjusted by any gains or losses occurring subsequent to the
Anniversary Date or other valuation date coinciding with or
preceding his termination. The source for such reinstatement
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shall first be any Forfeitures occurring during the year. If such
source is insufficient, then the Employer shall contribute an
amount which is sufficient to restore any such forfeited Accounts
provided, however, that if a discretionary contribution is made
for such year pursuant to Section 4.1(c), such contribution shall
first be applied to restore any such Accounts and the remainder
shall be allocated in accordance with Section 4.4.
(3) If any Former Participant is reemployed after a
1-Year Break in Service has occurred, Years of Service shall
include Years of Service prior to his 1-Year Break in
Service subject to the following rules:
(i) If a Former Participant has a 1-Year Break in
Service, his pre-break and post-break service shall be used
for computing Years of Service for eligibility and for
vesting purposes only after he has been employed for one (1)
Year of Service following the date of his reemployment with
the Employer;
(ii) Any Former Participant who under the Plan does not have
a nonforfeitable right to any interest in the Plan
resulting from Employer contributions shall lose credits
otherwise allowable under (i) above if his consecutive
1-Year Breaks in Service equal or exceed the greater of (A)
five (5) or (B) the aggregate number of his pre-break Years
of Service;
(iii) After five (5) consecutive 1-Year Breaks in
Service, a Former Participant's Vested Account balance
attributable to pre-break service shall not be increased as
a result of post-break service;
(iv) If a Former Participant who has not had his Years
of Service before a 1-Year Break in Service disregarded
pursuant to (ii) above completes one (1) Year of Service for
eligibility purposes following his reemployment with the
Employer, he shall participate in the Plan retroactively
from his date of reemployment;
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(v) If a Former Participant who has not had his Years of Service
before a 1-Year Break in Service disregarded pursuant to (ii)
above completes a Year of Service (a 1-Year Break in Service
previously occurred, but employment had not terminated), he shall
participate in the Plan retroactively from the first day of the
Plan Year during which he completes one (1) Year of Service.
6.5 DISTRIBUTION OF BENEFITS
(a) (1) Unless otherwise elected as provided below, a Participant
who is married on the "annuity starting date" and who does not die before
the "annuity starting date" shall receive the value of all of his
benefits in the form of a joint and survivor annuity. The joint and
survivor annuity is an annuity that commences immediately and shall be
equal in value to a single life annuity. Such joint and survivor benefits
following the Participant's death shall continue to the spouse during the
spouse's lifetime at a rate equal to 50% of the rate at which such
benefits were payable to the Participant. This joint and 50% survivor
annuity shall be considered the designated qualified joint and survivor
annuity and automatic form of payment for the purposes of this Plan.
However, the Participant may elect to receive a smaller annuity benefit
with continuation of payments to the spouse at a rate of seventy-five
percent (75%) or one hundred percent (100%) of the rate payable to a
Participant during his lifetime, which alternative joint and survivor
annuity shall be equal in value to the automatic joint and 50% survivor
annuity. An unmarried Participant shall receive the value of his benefit
in the form of a life annuity. Such unmarried Participant, however, may
elect in writing to waive the life annuity. The election must comply with
the provisions of this Section as if it were an election to waive the
joint and survivor annuity by a married Participant, but without the
spousal consent requirement. The Participant may elect to have any
annuity provided for in this Section distributed upon the attainment of
the "earliest retirement age" under the Plan. The "earliest retirement
age" is the earliest date on which, under the Plan, the Participant could
elect to receive retirement benefits.
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(2) Any election to waive the joint and survivor annuity must be
made by the Participant in writing during the election period and
be consented to by the Participant's spouse. If the spouse is
legally incompetent to give consent, the spouse's legal guardian,
even if such guardian is the Participant, may give consent. Such
election shall designate a Beneficiary (or a form of benefits)
that may not be changed without spousal consent (unless the
consent of the spouse expressly permits designations by the
Participant without the requirement of further consent by the
spouse). Such spouse's consent shall be irrevocable and must
acknowledge the effect of such election and be witnessed by a Plan
representative or a notary public. Such consent shall not be
required if it is established to the satisfaction of the
Administrator that the required consent cannot be obtained because
there is no spouse, the spouse cannot be located, or other
circumstances that may be prescribed by Regulations. The election
made by the Participant and consented to by his spouse may be
revoked by the Participant in writing without the consent of the
spouse at any time during the election period. The number of
revocations shall not be limited. Any new election must comply
with the requirements of this paragraph. A former spouse's waiver
shall not be binding on a new spouse.
(3) The election period to waive the joint and survivor annuity
shall be the 90 day period ending on the "annuity starting date."
(4) For purposes of this Section, the "annuity starting date"
means the first day of the first period for which an amount is
paid as an annuity, or, in the case of a benefit not payable in
the form of an annuity, the first day on which all events have
occurred which entitle the Participant to such benefit.
(5) With regard to the election, the Administrator shall provide
to the Participant no less than 30 days and no more than 90 days
before the "annuity starting date" a written explanation of:
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(i) the terms and conditions of the joint and survivor
annuity, and
(ii) the Participant's right to make, and the effect of, an
election to waive the joint and survivor annuity, and
(iii) the right of the Participant's spouse to consent to
any election to waive the joint and survivor annuity, and
(iv) the right of the Participant to revoke such election,
and the effect of such revocation.
(b) In the event a married Participant duly elects pursuant to
paragraph (a) (2) above not to receive his benefit in the form of a joint
and survivor annuity, or if such Participant is not married, in the form
of a life annuity, the Administrator, pursuant to the election of the
Participant, shall direct the Trustee to distribute to a Participant or
his Beneficiary any amount to which he is entitled under the Plan in one
lump-sum payment in cash.
(c) The present value of a Participant's joint and survivor
annuity derived from Employer and Employee contributions may not be paid
without his written consent if the value exceeds, or has ever exceeded,
$3,500 at the time of any prior distribution. Further, the spouse of a
Participant must consent in writing to any immediate distribution. If the
value of the Participant's benefit derived from Employer and Employee
contributions does not exceed $3,500 and has never exceeded $3,500 at the
time of any prior distribution, the Administrator may immediately
distribute such benefit without such Participant's consent. No
distribution may be made under the preceding sentence after the "annuity
starting date" unless the Participant and his spouse consent in writing
to such distribution. Any written consent required under this paragraph
must be obtained not more than 90 days before commencement of the
distribution and shall be made in a manner consistent with Section 6.5
(a) 2.
(d) Any distribution to a Participant who has a benefit which
exceeds, or has ever exceeded, $3,500 at the time of any prior
distribution shall require such
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Participant's consent if such distribution commences prior to the later
of his Normal Retirement Age or age 62. With regard to this required
consent:
(1) No consent shall be valid unless the Participant has received
a general description of the material features and an explanation
of the relative values of the optional forms of benefit available
under the Plan that would satisfy the notice requirements of Code
Section 417.
(2) The Participant must be informed of his right to defer receipt
of the distribution. If a Participant fails to consent, it shall
be deemed an election to defer the commencement of payment of any
benefit. However, any election to defer the receipt of benefits
shall not apply with respect to distributions which are required
under Section 6.5(e).
(3) Notice of the rights specified under this paragraph shall be
provided no less than 30 days and no more than 90 days before the
"annuity starting date".
(4) Written consent of the Participant to the distribution must
not be made before the Participant receives the notice and must
not be made more than 90 days before the "annuity starting date".
(5) No consent shall be valid if a significant detriment is
imposed under the Plan on any Participant who does not consent to
the distribution.
(e) Notwithstanding any provision in tha Plan to the contrary, the
distribution of a Participant's benefits, whether under the Plan or
through the purchase of an annuity contract, shall be made in accordance
with the following requirements and shall otherwise comply with Code
Section 401(a) (9) and the Regulations thereunder (including Regulation
1.401(a)(9)-2), the provisions of which are incorporated herein by
reference:
(1) A Participant's benefits shall be distributed to him not later
than April 1st of the calendar year following the later of (i) the
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calendar year in which the Participant attains age 70 1/2 or (ii)
the calendar year in which the Participant retires, provided,
however, that this clause (ii) shall not apply in the case of a
Participant who is a "five (5) percent owner" at any time during
the five (5) Plan Year period ending in the calendar year in which
he attains age 70 1/2 or, in the case of a Participant who becomes
a "five (5) percent owner" during any subsequent Plan Year, clause
(ii) shall no longer apply and the required beginning date shall
be the April 1st of the calendar year following the calendar year
in which such subsequent Plan Year ends. Alternatively, if the
distribution is to be in the form of a joint and survivor annuity
or single life annuity as provided in paragraph (a) (1) above,
then distributions must begin no later than the applicable April
1st as determined under the preceding sentence and must be made
over the life of the Participant (or the lives of the Participant
and the Participant's designated Beneficiary) in accordance with
Regulations. Notwithstanding the foregoing, clause (ii) above
shall not apply to any Participant unless the Participant had
attained age 70 1/2 before January 1, 1988 and was not a "five (5)
percent owner" at any time during the Plan Year ending with or
within the calendar year in which the Participant attained age 66
1/2 or any subsequent Plan Year.
(2) Distributions to a Participant and his Beneficiaries shall
only be made in accordance with the incidental death benefit
requirements of Code Section 401(a) (9) (G) and the Regulations
thereunder.
(f) All annuity Contracts under this Plan shall be
non-transferable when distributed. Furthermore, the terms of any annuity
Contract purchased and distributed to a Participant or spouse shall
comply with all of the requirements of the Plan.
(g) If a distribution is made at a time when a Participant is not
fully Vested in his Participant's Account (employment has not terminated)
and the Participant may increase the Vested percentage in such account:
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(1) a separate account shall be established for the Participant's
interest in the Plan as of the time of the distribution; and
(2) at any relevant time, the Participant's Vested portion of the
separate account shall be equal to an amount ("X") determined by
the formula:
X equals P(AB plus (R x D)) - (R x D)
For purposes of applying the formula: P is the Vested percentage
at the relevant time, AB is the account balance at the relevant
time, D is the amount of distribution, and R is the ratio of the
account balance at the relevant time to the account balance after
distribution.
6.6 DISTRIBUTION OF BENEFITS UPON DEATH
(a) Unless otherwise elected as provided below, a Vested
Participant who dies before the annuity starting date and who has a
surviving spouse shall have his death benefit paid to his surviving
spouse in the form of a Pre-Retirement Survivor Annuity. The
Participant's spouse may direct that payment of the Pre-Retirement
Survivor Annuity commence within a reasonable period after the
Participant's death. If the spouse does not so direct, payment of such
benefit will commence at the time the Participant would have attained the
later of his Normal Retirement Age or age 62. However, the spouse may
elect a later commencement date. Any distribution to the Participant's
spouse shall be subject to the rules specified in Section 6.6(g).
(b) Any election to waive the Pre-Retirement Survivor Annuity
before the Participant's death must be made by the Participant in writing
during the election period and shall require the spouse's irrevocable
consent in the same manner provided for in Section 6.5(a)(2). Further,
the spouse's consent must acknowledge the specific nonspouse Beneficiary.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the nonspouse Beneficiary need not be
acknowledged, provided the consent of the spouse acknowledges that the
spouse has the right to limit consent only to a specific Beneficiary and
that the spouse voluntarily elects to relinquish such right.
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(c) The election period to waive the Pre-Retirement Survivor
Annuity shall begin on the first day of the Plan Year in which the
Participant attains age 35 and end on the date of the Participant's
death. An earlier waiver (with spousal consent) may be made provided a
written explanation of the Pre-Retirement Survivor Annuity is given to
the Participant and such waiver becomes invalid at the beginning of the
Plan Year in which the Participant turns age 35. In the event a Vested
Participant separates from service prior to the beginning of the election
period, the election period shall begin on the date of such separation
from service.
(d) With regard to the election, the Administrator shall provide
each Participant within the applicable period, with respect to such
Participant (and consistent with Regulations), a written explanation of
the Pre-Retirement Survivor Annuity containing comparable information to
that required pursuant to Section 6.5(a)(5). For the purposes of this
paragraph, the term "applicable period" means, with respect to a
Participant, whichever of the following periods ends last:
(1) The period beginning with the first day of the Plan Year in
which the Participant attains age 32 and ending with the close of
the Plan Year preceding the Plan Year in which the Participant
attains age 35;
(2) A reasonable period after the individual becomes a
Participant;
(3) A reasonable period ending after the Plan no longer fully
subsidizes the cost of the Pre-Retir~ement Survivor Annuity with
respect to the Participant;
(4) A reasonable period ending after Code Section 401(a)(11)
applies to the Participant; or
(5) A reasonable period after separation from service in the case
of a Participant who separates before attaining age 35. For this
purpose, the Administrator must provide the explanation beginning
one year before the separation from service and ending one year
after such separation. If such a Participant thereafter
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returns to employment with the Employer, the applicable period for
such Participant shall be redetermined.
For purposes of applying this Section 6.6(d), a reasonable
period ending after the enumerated events described in paragraphs (2),
(3) and (4) is the end of the two year period beginning one year prior to
the date the applicable event occurs, and ending one year after that
date.
(e) If the present value of the Pre-Retirement Survivor Annuity
derived from Employer and Employee contributions does not exceed $3,500
and has never exceeded $3,500 at the time of any prior distribution, the
Administrator shall direct the immediate distribution of such amount to
the Participant's spouse. No distribution may be made under the preceding
sentence after the annuity starting date unless the spouse consents in
writing.
(f) In the event the death benefit is not paid in the form of a
Pre-Retirement Survivor Annuity, it shall be paid to the Participant's
Beneficiary in one lump sum in cash.
(g) Notwithstanding any provision in the Plan to the contrary,
distributions upon the death of a Participant shall be made in accordance
with the following requirements and shall otherwise comply with Code
Section 401(a) (9) and the Regulations thereunder. If the death benefit
is paid in the form of a Pre-Retirement Survivor Annuity, then
distributions to the Participant's surviving spouse must commence on or
before the later of: (1) December 31st of the calendar year immediately
following the calendar year in which the Participant died; or (2)
December 31st of the calendar year in which the Participant would have
attained age 70 1/2. If it is determined pursuant to Regulations that the
distribution of a Participant's interest has begun and the Participant
dies before his entire interest has been distributed to him, the
remaining portion of such interest shall be distributed at least as
rapidly as under the method of distribution selected pursuant to Section
6.5 as of his date of death. If a Participant dies before he has begun to
receive any distributions of his interest under the Plan or before
distributions are deemed to have begun pursuant to Regulations (and
distributions are not to
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be made in the form of a Pre-Retirement Survivor Annuity), then his death
benefit shall be distributed to his Beneficiaries by December 31st of the
calendar year in which the fifth anniversary of his date of death occurs.
6.7 TIME OF SEGREGATION OR DISTRIBUTION
Except as limited by Sections 6.5 and 6.6, whenever the Trustee is to
make a distribution or to commence a series of payments on or as of an
Anniversary Date, the distribution may be made or begun on such date or as soon
thereafter as is practicable. However, unless a Former Participant elects in
writing to defer the receipt of benefits (such election may not result in a
death benefit that is more than incidental), the payment of benefits shall begin
not later than the 60th day after the close of the Plan Year in which the latest
of the following events occurs: (a) the date on which the Participant attains
the earlier of age 65 or the Normal Retirement Age specified herein; (b) the
10th anniversary of the year in which the Participant commenced participation in
the Plan; or (c) the date the Participant terminates his service with the
Employer.
6.8 DISTRIBUTION FOR MINOR BENEFICIARY
In the event a distribution is to be made to a minor, then the
Administrator may direct that such distribution be paid to the legal guardian,
or if none, to a parent of such Beneficiary or a responsible adult with whom the
Beneficiary maintains his residence, or to the custodian for such Beneficiary
under the Uniform Gift to Minors Act or Gift to Minors Act, if such is permitted
by the laws of the state in which said Beneficiary resides. Such a payment to
the legal guardian, custodian or parent of a minor Beneficiary shall fully
discharge the Trustee, Employer, and Plan from further liability on account
thereof.
6.9 LOCATION OF PARTICIPANT OR BENEFICIARY UNKNOWN
In the event that all, or any portion, of the distribution payable to a
Participant or his Beneficiary hereunder shall, at the later of the
Participant's attainment of age 62 or his Normal Retirement Age, remain unpaid
solely by reason of the inability of the Administrator, after sending a
registered letter, return receipt requested, to the last known address, and
after further diligent effort, to ascertain the whereabouts of such Participant
or his Beneficiary, the amount so distributable shall be treated as a Forfeiture
pursuant to the Plan. In the event a Participant or Beneficiary is located
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subsequent to his benefit being reallocated, such benefit shall be restored.
6.10 PRE-RETIREMENT DISTRIBUTION
At such time as a Participant shall have attained the age of 59 1/2
years, the Administrator, at the election of the Participant, shall direct the
Trustee to distribute all or a portion of the amount then credited to the
accounts maintained on behalf of the Participant. However, no distribution from
the Participant's Account shall occur prior to 100% vesting. In the event that
the Administrator makes such a distribution, the Participant shall continue to
be eligible to participate in the Plan on the same basis as any other Employee.
Any distribution made pursuant to this Section shall be made in a manner
consistent with Section 6.5, including, but not limited to, all notice and
consent requirements of Code Sections 417 and 411 (a) (11) and the Regulations
thereunder.
Notwithstanding the above, pre-retirement distributions from a
Participant's Elective Account shall not be permitted prior to the Participant
attaining age 59 1/2 except as otherwise permitted under the terms of the Plan.
6.11 ADVANCE DISTRIBUTION FOR HARDSHIP
(a) The Administrator, at the election of the Participant, shall
direct the Trustee to distribute to any Participant in any one Plan Year
up to the lesser of 100% of his Participant's Elective Account and his
Participant's Account valued as of the last Anniversary Date or other
valuation date or the amount necessary to satisfy the immediate and heavy
financial need of the Participant. Any distribution made pursuant to this
Section shall be deemed to be made as of the first day of the Plan Year
or, if later, the valuation date immediately preceding the date of
distribution, and the Participant's Elective Account and his
Participant's Account shall be reduced accordingly. Withdrawal under this
Section shall be authorized only if the distribution is on account of:
(1) Expenses for medical care described in Code Section 213(d)
previously incurred by the Participant, his spouse, or any of his
dependents (as defined in Code Section 152) or necessary for these
persons to obtain medical care;
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(2) The costs directly related to the purchase of a principal
residence for the Participant (excluding mortgage payments);
(3) Payment of tuition and related educational fees for the next
twelve (12) months of post-secondary education for the
Participant, his spouse, children, or dependents; or
(4) Payments necessary to prevent the eviction of the Participant
from his principal residence or foreclosure on the mortgage of the
Participant' 5 principal residence.
(b) No such distribution shall be made from the Participant's
Account until such Account has become fully Vested.
(c) No distribution shall be made pursuant to this Section unless
the Administrator, based upon the Participant's representation and such
other facts as are known to the Administrator, determines that all of the
following conditions are satisfied:
(1) The distribution is not in excess of the amount of the
immediate and heavy financial need of the Participant. The amount
of the immediate and heavy financial need may include any amounts
necessary to pay any federal, state, or local income taxes or
penalties reasonably anticipated to result from the distribution;
(2) The Participant has obtained all distributions, other than
hardship distributions, and all nontaxable (at the time of the
loan) loans currently available under all plans maintained by the
Employer;
(3) The Plan, and all other plans maintained by the Employer,
provide that the Participant's elective deferrals and voluntary
Employee contributions will be suspended for at least twelve (12)
months after receipt of the hardship distribution or, the
Participant, pursuant to a legally enforceable agreement, will
suspend his elective deferrals and voluntary Employee
contributions to the Plan and all other plans maintained by the
Employer for at least twelve (12) months after receipt of the
hardship distribution; and
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(4) The Plan, and all other plans maintained by the Employer,
provide that the Participant may not make elective deferrals for
the Participant's taxable year immediately following the taxable
year of the hardship distribution in excess of the applicable
limit under Code Section 402(g) for such next taxable year less
the amount of such Participant's elective deferrals for the
taxable year of the hardship distribution.
(d) Notwithstanding the above, for Plan Years beginning after
December 31, 1988, distributions from the Participant's Elective Account
pursuant to this Section shall be limited, as of the date of
distribution, to the Participant's Elective Account as of the end of the
last Plan Year ending before July 1, 1989, plus the total Participant's
Deferred Compensation after such date, reduced by the amount of any
previous distributions pursuant to this Section and Section 6.10.
(e) Any distribution made pursuant to this Section shall be made
in a manner which is consistent with and satisfies the provisions of
Section 6.5, including, but not limited to, all notice and consent
requirements of Code Sections 417 and 411(a)(11) and the Regulations
thereunder.
6.12 QUALIFIED DOMESTIC RELATIONS ORDER DISTRIBUTION
All rights and benefits, including elections, provided to a Participant
in this Plan shall be subject to the rights afforded to any "alternate payee"
under a "qualified domestic relations order." Furthermore, a distribution to an
"alternate payee" shall be permitted if such distribution is authorized by a
"qualified domestic relations order," even if the affected Participant has not
separated from service and has not reached the "earliest retirement age" under
the Plan. For the purposes of this Section, "alternate payee," "qualified
domestic relations order" and "earliest retirement age" shall have the meaning
set forth under Code Section 414(p).
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ARTICLE VII
TRUSTEE
7.1 BASIC RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE TRUSTEE
The Trustee shall have the following categories of responsibilities:
(a) Consistent with the "funding policy and method" determined by
the Employer, to invest, manage, and control the Plan assets subject,
however, to the direction of an Investment Manager if the Employer should
appoint such manager as to all or a portion of the assets of the Plan;
(b) At the direction of the Administrator, to pay benefits
required under the Plan to be paid to Participants, or, in the event of
their death, to their Beneficiaries;
(c) To maintain records of receipts and disbursements and furnish
to the Employer and/or Administrator for each Plan Year a written annual
report per Section 7.7; and
(d) If there shall be more than one Trustee, they shall act by a
majority of their number, but may authorize one or more of them to sign
papers on their behalf.
7.2 INVESTMENT POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE TRUSTEE
(a) The Trustee shall invest and reinvest the Trust Fund to keep
the Trust Fund invested without distinction between principal and income
and in such securities or property, real or personal, wherever situated,
as the Trustee shall deem advisable, including, but not limited to,
stocks, common or preferred, bonds and other evidences of indebtedness or
ownership, and real estate or any interest therein. The Trustee shall at
all times in making investments of the Trust Fund consider, among other
factors, the short and long-term financial needs of the Plan on the basis
of information furnished by the Employer. In making such investments, the
Trustee shall not be restricted to securities or other property of the
character expressly authorized by the applicable law for trust
investments; however, the Trustee shall give due regard to any
limitations imposed by the Code or the Act so that at
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all times the Plan may qualify as a qualified Profit Sharing Plan and
Trust.
(b) The Trustee may employ a bank or trust company pursuant to the
terms of its usual and customary bank agency agreement, under which the
duties of such bank or trust company shall be of a custodial, clerical
and record-keeping nature.
(c) The Trustee may from time to time with the consent of the
Employer transfer to a common, collective, or pooled trust fund
maintained by any corporate Trustee hereunder, all or such part of the
Trust Fund as the Trustee may deem advisable, and such part or all of the
Trust Fund so transferred shall be subject to all the terms and
provisions of the common, collective, or pooled trust fund which
contemplate the commingling for investment purposes of such trust assets
with trust assets of other trusts. The Trustee may, from time to taime
with the consent of the Employer, withdraw from such common, collective,
or pooled trust fund all or such part of the Trust Fund as the Trustee
may deem advisable.
(d) To the extent permitted under applicable laws, to invest in
deposits, long and short term debt instruments, stocks, and other
securities, including those of the Trustee, The Charles Schwab
Corporation (the "Public Company"), Charles Schwab and Company, Inc. (the
"Broker/Dealer"), their affiliates and subsidiaries.
7.3 OTHER POWERS OF THE TRUSTEE
The Trustee, in addition to all powers and authorities under common law,
statutory authority, including the Act, and other provisions of the Plan, shall
have the following powers and authorities, to be exercised in the Trustee's sole
discretion:
(a) To purchase, or subscribe for, any securities or other
property and to retain the same. In conjunction with the purchase of
securities, margin accounts may be opened and maintained;
(b) To sell, exchange, convey, transfer, grant options to
purchase, or otherwise dispose of any securities or other property held
by the Trustee, by private contract or at public auction. No person
dealing with the Trustee shall be bound to see to the
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application of the purchase money or to inquire into the validity,
expediency, or propriety of any such sale or other disposition, with or
without advertisement;
(c) To deliver to the Administrator, Employer, or the persons
identified by the Employer, proxies and powers of attorney and related
informational material, for any shares or other property held in the
Trust. The Employer shall have responsibility for voting such shares, by
proxy, or in person, except to the extent such responsibility is
delegated to another person, under the terms of the Plan or Trust
Agreement or under an agreement between the named fiduciary of the Plan
and an investment manager, in which case such persons shall have such
responsibility. The Trustee may use agents to effect such delivery to the
Employer or the person or persons identified by the Employer. In no event
shall the Trustee be responsible for the voting of shares of securities
held in the Trust or for ascertaining or monitoring whether, or how,
proxies are voted or whether the proper number of proxies is received;
(d) To cause any securities or other property to be registered in
the Trustee's own name or in the name of one or more of the Trustee's
nominees, and to hold any investments in bearer form, but the books and
records of the Trustee shall at all times show that all such investments
are part of the Trust Fund;
(e) To borrow or raise money for the purposes of the Plan in such
amount, and upon such terms and conditions, as the Trustee shall deem
advisable; and for any sum so borrowed, to issue a promissory note as
Trustee, and to secure the repayment thereof by pledging all, or any
part, of the Trust Fund; and no person lending money to the Trustee shall
be bound to see to the application of the money lent or to inquire into
the validity, expediency, or propriety of any borrowing;
(f) To keep such portion of the Trust Fund in cash or cash
balances as the Trustee may, from time to time, deem to be in the best
interests of the Plan, without liability for interest thereon;
(g) To accept and retain for such time as the Trustee may deem
advisable any securities or other property received or acquired as
Trustee hereunder,
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whether or not such securities or other property would normally be
purchased as investments hereunder;
(h) To make, execute, acknowledge, and deliver any and all
documents of transfer and conveyance and any and all other instruments
that may be necessary or appropriate to carry out the powers herein
granted;
(i) To settle, compromise, or submit to arbitration any claims,
debts, or damages due or owing to or from the Plan, to commence or defend
suits or legal or administrative proceedings, and to represent the Plan
in all suits and legal and administrative proceedings;
(j) To appoint agents as necessary or desirable, including legal
counsel who may be counsel for the Employer.
(k) To apply for and procure from responsible insurance companies,
to be selected by the Administrator, as an investment of the Trust Fund
such annuity, or other Contracts (on the life of any Participant) as the
Administrator shall deem proper; to exercise, at any time or from time to
time, whatever rights and privileges may be granted under such annuity,
or other Contracts; to collect, receive, and settle for the proceeds of
all such annuity or other Contracts as and when entitled to do so under
the provisions thereof;
(l) To invest funds of the Trust in time deposits or savings
accounts bearing a reasonable rate of interest in the Trustee's bank;
(m) To invest in Treasury Bills and other forms of United States
government obligations;
(n) To invest in shares of investment companies registered under
the Investment Company Act of 1940;
(o) To sell, purchase and acquire put or call options if the
options are traded on and purchased through a national securities
exchange registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, or, if the options are not traded on a national securities
exchange, are guaranteed by a member firm of the New York Stock Exchange;
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(p) To deposit monies in federally insured savings accounts or
certificates of deposit in banks or savings and loan associations;
(q) To pool all or any of the Trust Fund, from time to time, with
assets belonging to any other qualified employee pension benefit trust
created by the Employer or an affiliated company of the Employer, and to
commingle such assets and make joint or common investments and carry
joint accounts on behalf of this Plan and such other trust or trusts,
allocating undivided shares or interests in such investments or accounts
or any pooled assets of the two or more trusts in accordance with their
respective interests;
(r) To do all such acts and exercise all such rights and
privileges, although not specifically mentioned herein, as the Trustee
may deem necessary to carry out the purposes of the Plan.
(s) Directed Investment Account. The powers granted to the Trustee
shall be exercised in the sole fiduciary discretion of the Trustee.
However, if Participants are so empowered by the Administrator, each
Participant may direct the Trustee to separate and keep separate all or a
portion of his account; and further each Participant is authorized and
empowered, in his sole and absolute discretion, to give directions to the
Trustee pursuant to the procedure established by the Administrator and in
such form as the Trustee may require concerning the investment of the
Participant's Directed Investment Account. The Trustee shall comply as
promptly as practicable with directions given by the Participant
hereunder. The Trustee may refuse to comply with any direction from the
Participant in the event the Trustee, in its sole and absolute
discretion, deems such directions improper by virtue of applicable law.
The Trustee shall not be responsible or liable for any loss or expense
which may result from the Trustee's refusal or failure to comply with any
directions from the Participant. Any costs and expenses related to
compliance with the Participant's directions shall be borne by the
Participant's Directed Investment Account.
(t) To deposit securities in a security depository and permit the
securities so deposited to be held in the name of the depository's
nominee, and to deposit securities aissued or guaranteed by the U.S.
government or any agency or instrumentality thereof,
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including securities evidenced by book entry rather than by certificate,
with the U.S. Department of the Treasury, a Federal Reserve Bank or other
appropriate custodial entity, in the same account as the Trustee's own
property, provided the Trustee's records and accounts show that such
securities are assets of the Trust Fund.
(u) To hold securities issued by a foreign government or business
entity at a foreign office of the Trustee or any of its affiliates, or to
deposit such securities with a foreign depository regulated by a
government agency or regulatory authority in the foreign jurisdiction,
and to permit the securities so deposited to be held in the nominee name
of the depository bank, provided that the Trustee's records and accounts
show that such securities belong to the Trust Fund.
(v) Any dispute under this Agreement shall be resolved by
submission of the issue to a member of the American Arbitration
Association who is chosen by the Employer and the Trustee. If the
Employer and the Trustee cannot agree on such a choice, each shall
nominate a member of the American Arbitration Association, and the two
nominees will then select an arbitrator. Expenses of the arbitration
shall be paid as decided by the arbitrator.
(w) The Trustee is authorized to tape record conversations between
the Trustee and persons acting on behalf of the Plan or a participant in
the Plan to verify data on transactions.
(x) As stated in Article Number 4.13 of the Plan Document, each
participant and/or beneficiary may have investment power over the account
maintained for him or her, and may direct the investment and reinvestment
of assets of the account among the options authorized by the
Administrator. Such direction shall be furnished to the Trustee in
writing or some other agreed upon format established under procedures
agreed to by the Trustee and Administrator. To the extent provided under
ERISA section 404(c), the Trustee shall not be liable for any loss, or by
the reason of any breach, which results from such participant's or
beneficiary's exercise of control. If a participant who has investment
authority under the terms of the Plan fails to provide such directions,
the Administrator shall direct the
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investment of the participant's account. The Administrator shall maintain
records showing the interest of each participant and/or beneficiary in
the Trust Fund. The Trustee shall have no duty or responsibility to
review or make recommendations regarding investments made at the
direction of the Administrator or participant and shall be reguired to
act only upon receipt of properly authorized directions. A participant or
beneficiary shall not have authority to direct the investment of assets
in his or her account in "collectibles" within the meaning of Code
section 408(m)(2).
7.4 LOANS TO PARTICIPANTS
(a) The Trustee may, in the Trustee's discretion, make loans to
Participants and Beneficiaries under the following circumstances: (1)
loans shall be made available to all Participants and Beneficiaries on a
reasonably equivalent basis; (2) loans shall not be made available to
Highly Compensated Employees in an amount greater than the amount made
available to other Participants and Beneficiaries; (3) loans shall bear a
reasonable rate of interest; (4) loans shall be adequately secured; and
(5) shall provide for repayment over a reasonable period of time.
(b) Loans made pursuant to this Section (when added to the
outstanding balance of all other loans made by the Plan to the
Participant) shall be limited to the lesser of:
(1) $50,000 reduced by the excess (if any) of the highest
outstanding balance of loans from the Plan to the Participant
during the one year period ending on the day before the date on
which such loan is made, over the outstanding balance of loans
from the Plan to the Participant on the date on which such loan
was made, or
(2) one-half (1/2) of the present value of the non-forfeitable
accrued benefit of the Participant under the Plan.
For purposes of this limit, all plans of the Employer shall be
considered one plan. Additionally, with respect to any loan made prior to
January 1, 1987, the $50,000 limit specified in (1) above shall be
unreduced.
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(c) Loans shall provide for level amortization with payments to be
made not less frequently than quarterly over a period not to exceed five
(5) years. However, loans used to acquire any dwelling unit which, within
a reasonable time, is to be used (determined at the time the loan is
made) as a principal residence of the Participant shall provide for
periodic repayment over a reasonable period of time that may exceed five
(5) years. Notwithstanding the foregoing, loans made prior to January 1,
1987 which are used to acquire, construct, reconstruct or substantially
rehabilitate any dwelling unit which, within a reasonable period of time
is to be used (determined at the time the loan is made) as a principal
residence of the Participant or a member of his family (within the
meaning of Code Section 267(c)(4)) may provide for periodic repayment
over a reasonable period of time that may exceed five (5) years.
Additionally, loans made prior to January 1, 1987, may provide for
periodic payments which are made less frequently than quarterly and which
do not necessarily result in level amortization.
(d) Any loan made pursuant to this Section after August 18, 1985
where the Vested interest of the Participant is used to secure such loan
shall require the written consent of the Participant's spouse in a manner
consistent with Section 6.5(a). Such written consent must be obtained
within the 90-day period prior to the date the loan is made. However, no
spousal consent shall be required under this paragraph if the total
accrued benefit subject to the security is not in excess of $3,500.
(e) Any loans granted or renewed on or after the last day of the
first Plan Year beginning after December 31, 1988 shall be made pursuant
to a Participant loan program. Such loan program shall be established in
writing and must include, but need not be limited to, the following:
(1) the identity of the person or positions authorized to
administer the Participant loan program;
(2) a procedure for applying for loans;
(3) the basis on which loans will be approved or denied;
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(4) limitations, if any, on the types and amounts of loans
offered;
(5) the procedure under the program for determining a reasonable
rate of interest;
(6) the types of collateral which may secure a Participant loan;
and
(7) the events constituting default and the steps that will be
taken to preserve Plan assets.
Such Participant loan program shall be contained in a separate
written document which, when properly executed, is hereby incorporated by
reference and made a part of the Plan. Furthermore, such Participant loan
program may be modified or amended in writing from time to time without
the necessity of amending this Section.
7.5 DUTIES OF THE TRUSTEE REGARDING PAYMENTS
At the direction of the Administrator, the Trustee shall, from
time to time, in accordance with the terms of the Plan, make payments out
of the Trust Fund. The Trustee shall not be responsible in any way for
the application of such payments.
7.6 TRUSTEE'S COMPENSATION AND EXPENSES AND TAXES
The Trustee shall be paid such reasonable compensation as shall
from time to time be agreed upon in writing by the Employer and the
Trustee. An individual serving as Trustee who already receives full-time
pay from the Employer shall not receive compensation from the Plan. In
addition, the Trustee shall be reimbursed for any reasonable expenses,
including reasonable counsel fees incurred by it as Trustee. Such
compensation and expenses shall be paid from the Trust Fund unless paid
or advanced by the Employer. All taxes of any kind and all kinds
whatsoever that may be levied or assessed under existing or future laws
upon, or in respect of, the Trust Fund or the income thereof, shall be
paid from the Trust Fund.
7.7 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE TRUSTEE
Within a reasonable period of time after the later of the
Anniversary Date or receipt of the Employer's contribution for each Plan
Year, the Trustee shall furnish to the Employer and Administrator a
written statement of account with respect to the Plan Year for which such
contribution was made setting forth:
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(a) the net income, or loss, of the Trust Fund;
(b) the gains, or losses, realized by the Trust Fund upon sales or
other disposition of the assets;
(c) the increase, or decrease, in the value of the Trust Fund;
(d) all payments and distributions made from the Trust Fund; and
(e) such further information as the Trustee and/or Administrator
deems appropriate. The Employer, forthwith upon its receipt of each such
statement of account, shall acknowledge receipt thereof in writing and
advise the Trustee and/or Administrator of its approval or disapproval
thereof. Failure by the Employer to disapprove any such statement of
account within thirty (30) days after its receipt thereof shall be deemed
an approval thereof. The approval by the Employer of any statement of
account shall be binding as to all matters embraced therein as between
the Employer and the Trustee to the same extent as if the account of the
Trustee had been settled by judgment or decree in an action for a
judicial settlement of its account in a court of competent jurisdiction
in which the Trustee, the Employer and all persons having or claiming an
interest in the Plan were parties; provided, however, that nothing herein
contained shall deprive the Trustee of its right to have its accounts
judicially settled if the Trustee so desires.
7.8 AUDIT
(a) If an audit of the Plan's records shall be required by the Act
and the regulations thereunder for any Plan Year, the Administrator shall
direct the Trustee to engage on behalf of all Participants an independent
qualified public accountant for that purpose. Such accountant shall,
after an audit of the books and records of the Plan in accordance with
generally accepted auditing standards, within a reasonable period after
the close of the Plan Year, furnish to the Administrator and the Trustee
a report of his audit setting forth his opinion as to whether any
statements, schedules or lists that are required by Act Section 103 or
the Secretary of Labor to be filed with the Plan's annual report, are
presented fairly in conformity with generally accepted accounting
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principles applied consistently. All auditing and accounting fees shall
be an expense of and may, at the election of the Administrator, be paid
from the Trust Fund.
(b) If some or all of the information necessary to enable the
Administrator to comply with Act Section 103 is maintained by a bank,
insurance company, or similar institution, regulated and supervised and
subject to periodic examination by a state or federal agency, it shall
transmit and certify the accuracy of that information to the
Administrator as provided in Act Section 103(b) within one hundred twenty
(120) days after the end of the Plan Year or by such other date as may be
prescribed under regulations of the Secretary of Labor.
7.9 RESIGNATION, REMOVAL AND SUCCESSION OF TRUSTEE
(a) The Trustee may resign at any time by delivering to the
Employer, at least thirty (30) days before its effective date, a written
notice of his resignation.
(b) The Employer may remove the Trustee by mailing by registered
or certified mail, addressed to such Trustee at his last known address,
at least thirty (30) days before its effective date, a written notice of
his removal.
(c) Upon the death, resignation, incapacity, or removal of any
Trustee, a successor may be appointed by the Employer; and such
successor, upon accepting such appointment in writing and delivering same
to the Employer, shall, without further act, become vested with all the
estate, rights, powers, discretions, and duties of his predecessor with
like respect as if he were originally named as a Trustee herein. Until
such a successor is appointed, the remaining Trustee or Trustees shall
have full authority to act under the terms of the Plan.
(d) The Employer may designate one or more successors prior to the
death, resignation, incapacity, or removal of a Trustee. In the event a
successor is so designated by the Employer and accepts such designation,
the successor shall, without further act, become vested with all the
estate, rights, powers, discretions, and duties of his predecessor with
the
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like effect as if he were originally named as Trustee herein immediately
upon the death, resignation, incapacity, or removal of his predecessor.
(e) Whenever any Trustee hereunder ceases to serve as such, he
shall furnish to the Employer and Administrator a written statement of
account with respect to the portion of the Plan Year during which he
served as Trustee. This statement shall be either (i) included as part of
the annual statement of account for the Plan Year required under Section
7.7 or (ii) set forth in a special statement. Any such special statement
of account should be rendered to the Employer no later than the due date
of the annual statement of account for the Plan Year. The procedures set
forth in Section 7.7 for the approval by the Employer of annual
statements of account shall apply to any special statement of account
rendered hereunder and approval by the Employer of any such special
statement in the manner provided in Section 7.7 shall have the same
effect upon the statement as the Employer's approval of an annual
statement of account. No successor to the Trustee shall have any duty or
responsibility to investigate the acts or transactions of any predecessor
who has rendered all statements of account required by Section 7.7 and
this subparagraph.
7.10 TRANSFER OF INTEREST
Notwithstanding any other provision contained in this Plan, the Trustee
at the direction of the Administrator shall transfer the Vested interest, if
any, of such Participant in his account to another trust forming part of a
pension, profit sharing or stock bonus plan maintained by such Participant's new
employer and represented by said employer in writing as meeting the requirements
of Code Section 401(a), provided that the trust to which such transfers are made
permits the transfer to be made.
7.11 DIRECT ROLLOVER
(a) This Section applies to distributions made on or after January
1, 1993. Notwithstanding any provision of the Plan to the contrary that
would otherwise limit a distributee's election under this Section, a
distributee may elect, at the time and in the manner prescribed by the
Plan Administrator, to have any portion of an eligible rollover
distribution paid directly to an eligible retirement plan specified by
the distributee in a direct rollover.
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(1) An eligible rollover distribution is any distribution of all
or any portion of the balance to the credit of the distributee,
except that an eligible rollover distribution does not include:
any distribution that is one of a series of substantially equal
periodic payments (not less frequently than annually) made for the
life (or life expectancy) of the distributee or the joint lives
(or joint life expectancies) of the distributee and the
distributee's designated beneficiary, or for a specified period of
ten years or more; any distribution to the extent such
distribution is required under section 401 (a) (9) of the Code;
and the portion of any distribution that is not includible in
gross income (determined without regard to the exclusion for net
unrealized appreciation with respect to employer securities).
(2) An eligible retirement plan is an individual retirement
account described in section 408(a) of the Code, an individual
retirement annuity described in section 408(b) of the Code, an
annuity plan described in section 403(a) of the Code, or a
qualified trust described in section 401(a) of the Code, that
accepts the distributee's eligible rollover distribution. However,
in the case of an eligible rollover distribution to the surviving
spouse, an eligible retirement plan is an individual retirement
account or individual retirement annuity.
(3) A distributee includes an Employee or former Employee. In
addition, the Employee's or former Employee's surviving spouse and
the Employee's or former Employee's spouse or former spouse who is
the alternate payee under a qualified domestic relations order, as
defined in section 414(p) of the Code, are distributees with
regard to the interest of the spouse or former spouse.
(4) A direct rollover is a payment by the plan to the eligible
retirement plan specified by the distributee.
7.12 AFFILIATED COMPANY
(a) The Trustee is authorized to contact or make other arrangements with
The Charles Schwab Corporation (the
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"Public Company"), Charles Schwab and Co., Inc. (the "Broker/Dealer"),
their affiliates and subsidiaries, successors and assigns, and any other
organizations affiliated with or subsidiaries of the Trustee or related
entities, for the provision of services to the Trust or Plan, except
where such arrangements are prohibited by law or regulation.
(b) The Trustee is authorized to place securities orders, settle
securities trades, hold securities in custody, and other related
activities on behalf of the Trust through or by the Broker/Dealer
whenever possible, unless the Authorized Person specifically instructs
the use of another broker/dealer. Trades (and related activities)
conducted through the Broker/Dealer shall be subject to fees and
commissions established by the Broker/Dealer, which may be paid from the
Trust or netted from the proceeds of trades.
Trades shall not be executed through the Broker/Dealer unless the
Administrator and the Authorized Person have received disclosure
concerning the relationship of the Broker/Dealer to the Trustee, and fees
and commissions which may be paid to the Public Company, Broker/ Dealer,
the Trustee and/or affiliates or subsidiaries as a result of using the
Broker/Dealer's execution of other services.
The Trustee is authorized to disclose such information as is
necessary to the operation and administration of the Trust to the Public
Company or any of its affiliates, and to such other persons or
organizations that the Trustee determines have a legitimate business
purpose for obtaining such information.
(c) At the direction of the Administrator (or other Authorized Person),
the Trustee may purchase shares of regulated investment companies (or
other investment vehicles) advised by the Holding Company, Broker/Dealer
or the Trustee or any affiliate of any of them ("Schwab Funds") except to
the extent that such investment is prohibited by law or regulation.
Uninvested cash of the Trust may be invested in Schwab Funds
designated by the Administrator (of other Authorized Person) for that
purpose, unless the Administrator specifically instructs the use of
another fund or account, except to the extent prohibited by law
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or regulation.
Schwab Fund shares may not be purchased or held by the Trust
unless the Administrator has received disclosure concerning the Public
Company's, Broker/Dealer's, the Trustee's and/or their affiliate's or
subsidiary's relationship to the Funds, and any fees which may be paid to
the Public Company, Broker/Dealer, Trustee and/or their affiliates or
subsidiaries.
ARTICLE VIII
AMENDMENT, TERMINATION AND MERGERS
8.1 AMENDMENT
(a) The Employer shall have the right at any time to amend the
Plan, subject to the limitations of this Section. However, any amendment
which affects the rights, duties or responsibilities of the Trustee and
Administrator may only be made with the Trustee's and Administrator's
written consent. Any such amendment shall become effective as provided
therein upon its execution. The Trustee shall not be required to execute
any such amendment unless the Trust provisions contained herein are a
part of the Plan and the amendment affects the duties of the Trustee
hereunder.
(b) No amendment to the Plan shall be effective if it authorizes
or permits any part of the Trust Fund (other than such part as is
required to pay taxes and administration expenses) to be used for or
diverted to any purpose other than for the exclusive benefit of the
Participants or their Beneficiaries or estates; or causes any reduction
in the amount credited to the account of any Participant; or causes or
permits any portion of the Trust Fund to revert to or become property of
the Employer.
(c) Except as permitted by Regulations, no Plan amendment or
transaction having the effect of a Plan amendment (such as a merger, plan
transfer or similar transaction) shall be effective to the extent it
eliminates or reduces any "Section 411(d) (6) protected benefit" or adds
or modifies conditions relating to "Section 411(d) (6) protected
benefits" the result of which is a further restriction on such benefit
unless such protected benefits are preserved with respect to benefits
accrued as of the later of the adoption date or effective date of the
amendment. "Section 411(d) (6)
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protected benefits" are benefits described in Code Section 411(d)(6)(A),
early retirement benefits and retirement-type subsidies, and optional
forms of benefit.
8.2 TERMINATION
(a) The Employer shall have the right at any time to terminate the
Plan by delivering to the Trustee and Administrator written notice of
such termination. Upon any full or partial termination, all amounts
credited to the affected Participants' Combined Accounts shall become
100% Vested as provided in Section 6.4 and shall not thereafter be
subject to forfeiture, and all unallocated amounts shall be allocated to
the accounts of all Participants in accordance with the provisions
hereof.
(b) Upon the full termination of the Plan, the Employer shall
direct the distribution of the assets of the Trust Fund to Participants
in a manner which is consistent with and satisfies the provisions of
Section 6.5. Distributions to a Participant shall be made in cash or
through the purchase of irrevocable nontransferable deferred commitments
from an insurer. Except as permitted by Regulations, the termination of
the Plan shall not result in the reduction of "Section 411(d) (6)
protected benefits" in accordance with Section 8.1(c).
8.3 MERGER OR CONSOLIDATION
This Plan and Trust may be merged or consolidated with, or its assets
and/or liabilities may be transferred to any other plan and trust only if the
benefits which would be received by a Participant of this Plan, in the event of
a termination of the plan immediately after such transfer, merger or
consolidation, are at least equal to the benefits the Participant would have
received if the Plan had terminated immediately before the transfer, merger or
consolidation, and such transfer, merger or consolidation does not otherwise
result in the elimination or reduction of any "Section 411(d) (6) protected
benefits" in accordance with Section 8.1(c).
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ARTICLE IX
MISCELLANEOUS
9.1 PARTICIPANT'S RIGHTS
This Plan shall not be deemed to constitute a contract between the
Employer and any Participant or to be a consideration or an inducement for the
employment of any Participant or Employee. Nothing contained in this Plan shall
be deemed to give any Participant or Employee the right to be retained in the
service of the Employer or to interfere with the right of the Employer to
discharge any Participant or Employee at any time regardless of the effect which
such discharge shall have upon him as a Participant of this Plan.
9.2 ALIENATION
(a) Subject to the exceptions provided below, no benefit which
shall be payable out of the Trust Fund to any person (including a
Participant or his Beneficiary) shall be subject in any manner to
anticipation, alienation, sale, transfer, assignment, pledge,
encumbrance, or charge, and any attempt to anticipate, alienate, sell,
transfer, assign, pledge, encumber, or charge the same shall be void; and
no such benefit shall in any manner be liable for, or subject to, the
debts, contracts, liabilities, engagements, or torts of any such person,
nor shall it be subject to attachment or legal process for or against
such person, and the same shall not be recognized by the Trustee, except
to such extent as may be required by law.
(b) This provision shall not apply to the extent a Participant or
Beneficiary is indebted to the Plan, as a result of a loan from the Plan.
At the time a distribution is to be made to or for a Participant's or
Beneficiary's benefit, such proportion of the amount distributed as shall
equal such loan indebtedness shall be paid by the Trustee to the Trustee
or the Administrator, at the direction of the Administrator, to apply
against or discharge such loan indebtedness. Prior to making a payment,
however, the Participant or Beneficiary must be given written notice by
the Administrator that such loan indebtedness is to be so paid in whole
or part from his Participant's Combined Account. If the Participant or
Beneficiary does not agree that the loan indebtedness is a valid claim
against his Vested Participant's Combined Account, he shall be entitled
to a review of the validity of the
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claim in accordance with procedures provided in Sections 2.12 and 2.13.
(c) This provision shall not apply to a "qualified domestic
relations order" defined in Code Section 414(p), and those other domestic
relations orders permitted to be so treated by the Administrator under
the provisions of the Retirement Equity Act of 1984. The Administrator
shall establish a written procedure to determine the qualified status of
domestic relations orders and to administer distributions under such
qualified orders. Further, to the extent provided under a "qualified
domestic relations order", a former spouse of a Participant shall be
treated as the spouse or surviving spouse for all purposes under the
Plan.
9.3 CONSTRUCTION OF PLAN
This Plan arid Trust shall be construed and enforced according to the Act
and the laws of the State of Ohio, other than its laws respecting choice of law,
to the extent not preempted by the Act.
9.4 GENDER AND NUMBER
Wherever any words are used herein in the masculine, feminine or neuter
gender, they shall be construed as though they were also used in another gender
in all cases where they would so apply, and whenever any words are used herein
in the singular or plural form, they shall be construed as though they were also
used in the other form in all cases where they would so apply.
9.5 LEGAL ACTION
In the event any claim, suit, or proceeding is brought regarding the
Trust and/or Plan established hereunder to which the Trustee or the
Administrator may be a party, and such claim, suit, or proceeding is resolved in
favor of the Trustee or Administrator, they shall be entitled to be reimbursed
from the Trust Fund for any and all costs, attorney's fees, and other expenses
pertaining thereto incurred by them for which they shall have become liable.
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9.6 PROHIBITION AGAINST DIVERSION OF FUNDS
(a) Except as provided below and otherwise specifically permitted
by law, it shall be impossible by operation of the Plan or of the Trust,
by termination of either, by power of revocation or amendment, by the
happening of any contingency, by collateral arrangement or by any other
means, for any part of the corpus or income of any trust fund maintained
pursuant to the Plan or any funds contributed thereto to be used for, or
diverted to, purposes other than the exclusive benefit of Participants,
Retired Participants, or their Beneficiaries.
(b) In the event the Employer shall make an excessive contribution
under a mistake of fact pursuant to Act Section 403(c)(2)(A), the
Employer may demand repayment of such excessive contribution at any time
within one (1) year following the time of payment and the Trustees shall
return such amount to the Employer within the one (1) year period.
Earnings of the Plan attributable to the excess contributions may not be
returned to the Employer but any losses attributable thereto must reduce
the amount so returned.
9.7 BONDING
Every Fiduciary, except a bank or an insurance company, unless exempted
by the Act and regulations thereunder, shall be bonded in an amount not less
than 10% of the amount of the funds such Fiduciary handles; provided, however,
that the minimum bond shall be $1,000 and the maximum bond, $500,000. The amount
of funds handled shall be determined at the beginning of each Plan Year by the
amount of funds handled by such person, group, or class to be covered and their
predecessors, if any, during the preceding Plan Year, or if there is no
preceding Plan Year, then by the amount of the funds to be handled during the
then current year. The bond shall provide protection to the Plan against any
loss by reason of acts of fraud or dishonesty by the Fiduciary alone or in
connivance with others. The surety shall be a corporate surety company (as such
term is used in Act Section 412(a)(2)), and the bond shall be in a form approved
by the Secretary of Labor. Notwithstanding anything in the Plan to the contrary,
the cost of such bonds shall be an expense of and may, at the election of the
Administrator, be paid from the Trust Fund or by the Employer.
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9.8 EMPLOYER'S AND TRUSTEE'S PROTECTIVE CLAUSE
Neither the Employer nor the Trustee, nor their successors, shall be
responsible for the validity of any Contract issued hereunder or for the failure
on the part of the insurer to make payments provided by any such Contract, or
for the action of any person which may delay payment or render a Contract null
and void or unenforceable in whole or in part.
9.9 INSURER'S PROTECTIVE CLAUSE
Any insurer who shall issue Contracts hereunder shall not have any
responsibility for the validity of this Plan or for the tax or legal aspects of
this Plan. The insurer shall be protected and held harmless in acting in
accordance with any written direction of the Trustee, and shall have no duty to
see to the application of any funds paid to the Trustee, nor be required to
question any actions directed by the Trustee. Regardless of any provision of
this Plan, the insurer shall not be required to take or permit any action or
allow any benefit or privilege contrary to the terms of any Contract which it
issues hereunder, or the rules of the insurer.
9.10 RECEIPT AND RELEASE FOR PAYMENTS
Any payment to any Participant, his legal representative, Beneficiary, or
to any guardian or committee appointed for such Participant or Beneficiary in
accordance with the provisions of the Plan, shall, to the extent thereof, be in
full satisfaction of all claims hereunder against the Trustee and the Employer,
either of whom may require such Participant, legal representative, Beneficiary,
guardian or committee, as a condition precedent to such payment, to execute a
receipt and release thereof in such form as shall be determined by the Trustee
or Employer.
9.11 ACTION BY THE EMPLOYER
Whenever the Employer under the terms of the Plan is permitted or
required to do or perform any act or matter or thing, it shall be done and
performed by a person duly authorized by its legally constituted authority.
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9.12 NAMED FIDUCIARIES AND ALLOCATION OF RESPONSIBILITY
The "named Fiduciaries" of this Plan are (1) the Employer, (2) the
Administrator and (3) the Trustee. The named Fiduciaries shall have only those
specific powers, duties, responsibilities, and obligations as are specifically
given them under the Plan. In general, the Employer shall have the sole
responsibility for making the contributions provided for under Section 4.1; and
shall have the sole authority to appoint and remove the Trustee and the
Administrator; to formulate the Plan's "funding policy and method"; and to amend
or terminate, in whole or in part, the Plan. The Administrator shall have the
sole responsibility for the administration of the Plan, which responsibility is
specifically described in the Plan. The Trustee shall have the sole
responsibility of management of the assets held under the Trust, except those
assets, the management of which has been assigned to an Investment Manager, who
shall be solely responsible for the management of the assets assigned to it, all
as specifically provided in the Plan. Each named Fiduciary warrants that any
directions given, information furnished, or action taken by it shall be in
accordance with the provisions of the Plan, authorizing or providing for such
direction, information or action. Furthermore, each named Fiduciary may rely
upon any such direction, information or action of another named Fiduciary as
being proper under the Plan, and is not required under the Plan to inquire into
the propriety of any such direction, information or action. It is intended under
the Plan that each named Fiduciary shall be responsible for the proper exercise
of its own powers, duties, responsibilities and obligations under the Plan. No
named Fiduciary shall guarantee the Trust Fund in any manner against investment
loss or depreciation in asset value. Any person or group may serve in more than
one Fiduciary capacity. In the furtherance of their responsibilities hereunder,
the "named Fiduciaries" shall be empowered to interpret the Plan and Trust and
to resolve ambiguities, inconsistencies and omissions, which findings shall be
binding, final and conclusive.
9.13 HEADINGS
The headings and subheadings of this Plan have been inserted for
convenience of reference and are to be ignored in any construction of the
provisions hereof.
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9.14 APPROVAL BY INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE
(a) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, contributions
to this Plan are conditioned upon the initial qualification of the Plan
under Code Section 401. If the Plan receives an adverse determination
with respect to its initial qualification, then the Plan may return such
contributions to the Employer within one year after such determination,
provided the application for the determination is made by the time
prescribed by law for filing the Employer's return for the taxable year
in which the Plan was adopted, or such later date as the Secretary of the
Treasury may prescribe.
(b) Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary, except
Sections 3.6, 3.7, and 4.1(e), any contribution by the Employer to the
Trust Fund is conditioned upon the deductibility of the contribution by
the Employer under the Code and, to the extent any such deduction is
disallowed, the Employer may, within one (1) year following the
disallowance of the deduction, demand repayment of such disallowed
contribution and the Trustee shall return such contribution within one
(1) year following the disallowance. Earnings of the Plan attributable to
the excess contribution may not be returned to the Employer, but any
losses attributable thereto must reduce the amount so returned.
9.15 UNIFORMITY
All provisions of this Plan shall be interpreted and applied in a
uniform, nondiscriminatory manner. In the event of any conflict between the
terms of this Plan and any Contract purchased hereunder, the Plan provisions
shall control.
ARTICLE X
PARTICIPATING EMPLOYERS
10.1 ADOPTION BY OTHER EMPLOYERS
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, with the consent of the
Employer and Trustee, any other corporation or entity, whether an affiliate or
subsidiary or not, may adopt this Plan and all of the provisions hereof, and
participate herein and be known as a Participating Employer, by a properly
executed document evidencing said intent and will of such Participating
Employer.
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10.2 REQUIREMENTS OF PARTICIPATING EMPLOYERS
(a) Each such Participating Employer shall be required to use the
same Trustee as provided in this Plan.
(b) The Trustee may, but shall not be required to, commingle, hold
and invest as one Trust Fund all contributions made by Participating
Employers, as well as all increments thereof. However, the assets of the
Plan shall, on an ongoing basis, be available to pay benefits to all
Participants and Beneficiaries under the Plan without regard to the
Employer or Participating Employer who contributed such assets.
(c) The transfer of any Participant from or to an Employer
participating in this Plan, whether he be an Employee of the Employer or
a Participating Employer, shall not affect such Participant's rights
under the Plan, and all amounts credited to such Participant's Combined
Account as well as his accumulated service time with the transferor or
predecessor, and his length of participation in the Plan, shall continue
to his credit.
(d) All rights and values forfeited by termination of employment
shall inure only to the benefit of the Participants of the Employer or
Participating Employer by which the forfeiting Participant was employed,
except if the Forfeiture is for an Employee whose Employer is an
Affiliated Employer, then said Forfeiture shall inure to the benefit of
the Participants of those Employers who are Affiliated Employers. Should
an Employee of one ("First") Employer be transferred to an associated
("Second") Employer which is an Affiliated Employer, such transfer shall
not cause his account balance (generated while an Employee of "First"
Employer) in any manner, or by any amount to be forfeited. Such
Employee's Participant Combined Account balance for all purposes of the
Plan, including length of service, shall be considered as though he had
always been employed by the "Second" Employer and as such had received
contributions, forfeitures, earnings or losses, and appreciation or
depreciation in value of assets totaling the amount so transferred.
(e) Any expenses of the Trust which are to be paid by the Employer
or borne by the Trust Fund shall
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be paid by each Participating Employer in the same proportion that the
total amount standing to the credit of all Participants employed by such
Employer bears to the total standing to the credit of all Participants.
10.3 DESIGNATION OF AGENT
Each Participating Employer shall be deemed to be a party to this Plan;
provided, however, that with respect to all of its relations with the Trustee
and Administrator for the purpose of this Plan, each Participating Employer
shall be deemed to have designated irrevocably the Employer as its agent. Unless
the context of the Plan clearly indicates the contrary, the word "Employer"
shall be deemed to include each Participating Employer as related to its
adoption of the Plan.
10.4 EMPLOYEE TRANSFERS
It is anticipated that an Employee may be transferred between
Participating Employers, and in the event of any such transfer, the Employee
involved shall carry with him his accumulated service and eligibility. No such
transfer shall effect a termination of employment hereunder, and the
Participating Employer to which the Employee is transferred shall thereupon
become obligated hereunder with respect to such Employee in the same manner as
was the Participating Employer from whom the Employee was transferred.
10.5 PARTICIPATING EMPLOYER'S CONTRIBUTION
Any contribution subject to allocation during each Plan Year shall be
allocated only among those Participants of the Employer or Participating
Employer making the contribution, except if the contribution is made by an
Affiliated Employer, in which event such contribution shall be allocated among
all Participants of all Participating Employers who are Affiliated Employers in
accordance with the provisions of this Plan. On the basis of the information
furnished by the Administrator, the Trustee shall keep separate books and
records concerning the affairs of each Participating Employer hereunder and as
to the accounts and credits of the Employees of each Participating Employer. The
Trustee may, but need not, register Contracts so as to evidence that a
particular Participating Employer is the interested Employer hereunder, but in
the event of an Employee transfer from one Participating Employer to another,
the employing Employer shall immediately notify the Trustee thereof.
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10.6 AMENDMENT
Amendment of this Plan by the Employer at any time when there shall be a
Participating Employer hereunder shall only be by the written action of each and
every Participating Employer and with the consent of the Trustee where such
consent is necessary in accordance with the terms of this Plan.
10.7 DISCONTINUANCE OF PARTICIPATION
Any Participating Employer shall be permitted to discontinue or revoke
its participation in the Plan. At the time of any such discontinuance or
revocation, satisfactory evidence thereof and of any applicable conditions
imposed shall be delivered to the Trustee. The Trustee shall thereafter
transfer, deliver and assign Contracts and other Trust Fund assets allocable to
the Participants of such Participating Employer to such new Trustee as shall
have been designated by such Participating Employer, in the event that it has
established a separate pension plan for its Employees provided, however, that no
such transfer shall be made if the result is the elimination or reduction of any
"Section 411(d) (6) protected benefits" in accordance with Section 8.1(c). If no
successor is designated, the Trustee shall retain such assets for the Employees
of said Participating Employer pursuant to the provisions of Article VII hereof.
In no such event shall any part of the corpus or income of the Trust as it
relates to such Participating Employer be used for or diverted to purposes other
than for the exclusive benefit of the Employees of such Participating Employer.
10.8 ADMINISTRATOR'S AUTHORITY
The Administrator shall have authority to make any and all necessary
rules or regulations, binding upon all Participating Employers and all
Participants, to effectuate the purpose of this Article.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Plan has been executed the day and year first
above written.
Signed, sealed, and delivered
in the presence of:
Telxon Corp.
By
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EMPLOYER
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WITNESSES AS TO EMPLOYER
Charles Schwab Trust Company
By
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TRUSTEE
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WITNESSES AS TO TRUSTEE
ATTEST
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TELXON'S RETIREMENT & UNIFORM MATCHING
PROFIT SHARING PLAN
PARTICIPANT LOAN PROGRAM
Telxon's Retirement & Uniform Matching Profit Sharing Plan permits loans
to be made to Participants and their beneficiaries. However, before any loan is
made, the Plan requires that a written loan program be established which sets
forth the rules and guidelines for making Participant loans. This document
shall serve as the required written loan program. In addition, the
Administrator may use this document to serve as, or supplement, any required
notice of the loan program to Participants and their beneficiaries. All
references to Participants in this loan program shall include Participants and
their Beneficiaries who are "parties in interest" as defined by Act Section
3(14).
1) The Administrator of the Plan is authorized to administer the
Participant loan program. All applications for loans shall be made by a
Participant to the Administrator on forms which the Administrator will
make available for such purpose.
2) All loan applications shall be considered by the Administrator
within a reasonable time after the Participant makes formal application.
The Participant shall also be required to provide such supporting
information deemed necessary by the Administrator. This may include a
financial statement, tax returns and such other financial information
which the Administrator may consider necessary and appropriate to
determine whether a loan should be granted. Furthermore, the Participant
shall authorize the Administrator to obtain a credit report on the
Participant.
3) The Administrator shall determine whether a Participant qualifies
for a loan, applying such criteria as a commercial lender of funds would
apply in like circumstances with respect to the Participant. Such
criteria shall include, but need not be limited to, the creditworthiness
of the Participant and his general ability to repay the loan, the period
of time such Participant has been employed by the Employer, whether
adequate security has been provided for the loan, and whether the
Participant agrees, as a condition for receiving the loan, to make
repayments through direct, after-tax payroll deduction.
4) With regard to any loan made pursuant to this program, the
following rule(s) and limitation(s) shall apply, in addition to such
other requirements set forth in the Plan:
(i) No loan in an amount less than $1,000 shall be granted to
any Participant.
(ii) All loans made pursuant to this program shall be
considered a directed investment from the account(s) of the
Participant maintained under the Plan. As such, all payments of
principal and interest made by the Participant shall be credited
only to the account(s) of such Participant.
(iii) Only one outstanding loan per participant will be
permitted.
(iv) All expenses associated with the establishment and
administration of the loan will be paid by or charged to the
Participant's account.
(v) All loans will be repaid through direct payroll deduction.
(vi) The maximum repayment period for all loans shall be five
years.
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5) Any loan granted or renewed under this program shall bear a
reasonable rate of interest. In determining such rate of interest, the
Plan shall require a rate of return commensurate with the prevailing
interest rate charged on similar commercial loans under like
circumstances by persons in the business of lending money. Such
prevailing interest rate standard shall permit the Administrator to
consider factors pertaining to the opportunity for gain and risk of loss
that a professional lender would consider on a similar arms-length
transaction, such as the creditworthiness of the Participant and the
security given for the loan. Therefore, in establishing the rate of
interest, the Administrator shall conduct a reasonable and prudent
inquiry with professional lenders in the same geographic locale where the
Participant and Employer reside to determine such prevailing interest
rate for loans under like circumstances.
6) The Plan shall require that adequate security be provided by the
Participant before a loan is granted. For this purpose, the Plan shall
consider a Participant's interest under the Plan to be adequate
security. However, in no event shall more than 50% of a Participant's
vested account balance (determined immediately after origination of the
loan) be used as security for the loan. Generally, it shall be the policy
of the Plan not to make loans which require security other than the
Participant's vested interest in the Plan. However, if additional
security is necessary to adequately secure the loan, then the
Administrator shall require that such security be provided before the
loan will be granted. For this purpose, the Participant's principal
residence may serve as additional security, if permitted by State law.
7) Generally, a default shall occur upon the failure of a Participant
to timely remit payments under the loan when due. In such event, the
Trustee shall take such reasonable actions which a prudent fiduciary in
like circumstances would take to protect and preserve Plan assets,
including foreclosing on any collateral and commencing such other legal
action for collection which the Trustee deems necessary and advisable.
However, the Trustee shall not be required to commence such actions
immediately upon a default. Instead, the Trustee may grant the
Participant reasonable rights to cure any default, provided such actions
would constitute a prudent and reasonable course of conduct for a
professional lender in like circumstances. In addition, if no risk of
loss of principal or income would result to the Plan, the Trustee may
choose, in its discretion, to defer enforcement proceedings. If the
qualified status of the Plan is not jeopardized, the Trustee and the
Administrator may treat a loan that has been defaulted upon and not cured
within a reasonable period of time as a deemed distribution from the
Plan.
8) In the event the Participant begins a leave of absence, without
pay, that is one year or less, or any periodic payment is not made in full
because of temporary reduction in the amount payable to the Participant
for a payroll period, the Administrator may waive any payments on the
loan during such leave of absence or may waive the full payment on the
loan for such payroll period and reamortize the loan over its remaining
term.
9) Upon satisfaction of the criteria established for granting a loan,
the Administrator shall inform the Trustee that the Participant has
qualified to receive a loan under the Plan's program. The Trustee shall
review the determination made by the Administrator (including the
prevailing interest rate which has been set for the loan) and, if it
determines that such loan would be a prudent investment for the Plan,
applying such fidiciary standards required by ERISA, the Trustee may
grant the loan request. In making such determination, the Trustee may
consider the liquidity of the Plan assets available for loans. The
Administrator shall then require that the Participant execute all
documents necessary to establish the loan, including a promissory note
and such other documents which will provide the Plan with adequate
security.
Adopted this 2 day of July, 1993. This loan program may be amended from time to
time.
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Employer: Fred L. Graf, Treasurer
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Trustee: [signature illegible]
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Administrator:
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AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE
TO TELXON'S RETIREMENT AND UNIFORM
MATCHING PROFIT SHARING PLAN
Effective date: January 1, 1993
Section 7.3, OTHER POWERS OF THE TRUSTEE of the Plan and Trust Document, has
been amended as follows:
(c) To deliver to the Administrator, Employer, or the person or persons
identified by the Employer, proxies and powers of attorney and related
informational material, for any shares or other property held in the Trust. The
Employer shall have responsibility for voting such shares, by proxy or in
person, except to the extent such responsibility is delegated to another person,
under the terms of the Plan or Trust Agreement or under an agreement between the
named fiduciary of the Plan and an investment manager, in which case such
persons shall have such responsibility. The Trustee may use agents to effect
such delivery to the Employer or the person or persons identified by the
Employer. In no event shall the Trustee be responsible for the voting of shares
of securities held in the Trust or for ascertaining or monitoring whether, or
how, proxies are voted or whether the proper number of proxies is received;
(j) To appoint agents as necessary or desirable, including legal counsel
who may be counsel for the Employer.
Section 7.3 of the Plan and Trust Document has been amended to add:
(s) To deposit securities in a security depository and permit the
securities so deposited to be held in the name of the depository's nominee, and
to deposit securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or any agency
or instrumentality thereof, including securities evidenced by book entry rather
than by certificate, with the U.S. Department of the Treasury, a Federal Reserve
Bank or other appropriate custodial entity, in the same account as the Trustee's
own property, provided the Trustee's records and accounts show that such
securities are assets of the Trust Fund.
(t) To hold securities issued by a foreign government or business entity
at a foreign office of the Trustee or any of its affiliates, or to deposit such
securities with a foreign depository or bank regulated by a government agency or
regulatory authority in the foreign jurisdiction, and to permit the securities
so deposited to be held in the nominee name of the depository bank, provided
that the Trustee's records and accounts show that such securities belong to the
Trust Fund.
(u) Any dispute under this Agreement shall be resolved by submission of
the issue to a member of the American Arbitration Association who is chosen by
the Employer and the Trustee. If the Employer and the Trustee cannot agree on
such a choice, each shall nominate a member of the American Arbitration
Association, and the two nominees will then select an arbitrator. Expenses of
the arbitration shall be paid as decided by the arbitrator.
(v) The Trustee is authorized to tape record conversations between the
Trustee and persons acting on behalf of the Plan or a participant in the Plan to
verify data on transactions.
(w) As stated in Article Number 4.8 of the Plan Document, each
participant and/or beneficiary may have investment power over the account
maintained for him or her, and may direct the investment and reinvestment of
assets of the account among the options authorized by the Administrator. Such
direction shall be furnished to the Trustee in writing or some other agreed
upon format established under procedures agreed to by the Trustee and
Administrator. To the extent provided under ERISA section 404(c), the Trustee
shall not be liable for any loss, or by reason of any breach, which results from
such participant's or beneficiary's exercise of control. If a participant who
has investment authority under the terms of the Plan fails to provide such
directions, the Administrator shall direct the investment of the participant's
account. The Administrator shall maintain records showing the interest of each
participant and/or beneficiary in the Trust Fund. The Trustee shall have no duty
or responsibility to review or make recommendations regarding investments made
at the direction of the Administrator or participant and shall be required to
act only upon receipt of properly authorized directions. A participant or
beneficiary shall not have authority to direct the investment of assets in his
or her account in "collectibles" within the meaning of Code section 408(m)(2).
Section 7.2 of the Plan and Trust Document has been amended to add:
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(f) To the extent permitted under applicable laws, to invest in deposits,
long and short term debt instruments, stocks, and other securities, including
those of the Trustee, The Charles Schwab Corporation (the "Public Company"),
Charles Schwab and Company, Inc. (the "Broker/Dealer"), their affiliates and
subsidiaries.
The following Section has been added:
7.13 AFFILIATED COMPANY
(a) The Trustee is authorized to contract or make other arrangements with
The Charles Schwab Corporation (the "Public Company"), Charles Schwab and Co.,
Inc. (the "Broker/Dealer"), their affiliates and subsidiaries, successors and
assigns, and any other organizations affiliated with or subsidiaries of the
Trustee or related entities, for the provision of services to the Trust or Plan,
except where such arrangements are prohibited by law or regulation.
(b) The Trustee is authorized to place securities orders, settle
securities trades, hold securities in custody, and other related activities on
behalf of the Trust through or by the Broker/Dealer whenever possible, unless
the Authorized Person specifically instructs the use of another broker/dealer.
Trades (and related activities) conducted through the Broker/Dealer shall be
subject to fees and commissions established by the Broker/Dealer, which may be
paid from the Trust or netted from the proceeds of trades.
Trades shall not be executed through the Broker/Dealer unless the Administrator
and the Authorized Person have received disclosure concerning the relationship
of the Broker/Dealer to the Trustee, and fees and commissions which may be paid
to the Public Company, Broker/Dealer, the Trustee and/or affiliates or
subsidiaries as a result of using the Broker/Dealer's execution of other
services.
The Trustee is authorized to disclose such information as is necessary to the
operation and administration of the Trust to the Public Company or any of its
affiliates, and to such other persons or organizations that the Trustee
determines have a legitimate business purpose for obtaining such information.
(c) At the Direction of the Administrator (or other Authorized Person),
the Trustee may purchase shares of regulated investment companies (or other
investment vehicles) advised by the Holding Company, Broker/Dealer or the
Trustee or any affiliate of any of them ("Schwab Funds") except to the extent
that such investment is prohibited by law or regulation.
Uninvested cash of the Trust may be invested in Schwab Funds designated
by the Administrator (or other Authorized Person) for that purpose, unless the
Administrator specifically instructs the use of another fund or account, except
to the extent prohibited by law or regulation.
Schwab Fund shares may not be purchased or held by the Trust unless the
Administrator has received disclosure concerning the Public Company's,
Broker/Dealer's, the Trustee's and/or their affiliate's or subsidiary's
relationship to the Funds, and any fees which may be paid to the Public Company,
Broker/Dealer, Trustee and/or their affiliates or subsidiaries.
Executed by the Employer this 2nd day of July , 1993.
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TELXON CORPORATION
Dan R. Wipff, President
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Witness as to Employer Employer
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Witness as to Trustee Trustee
(Charles Schwab Trust Company)
Date:
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AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO TO THE
TELXON'S RETIREMENT AND UNIFORM MATCH:ING PROFIT SHARING PLAN
Effective Date: April 1, 1994
Section 1.14, "EMPLOYEE" of the Plan and Trust Document, is hereby amended to
include the following provision:
Employee shall not include any person rendering service on a temporary
basis (as determined by the usual or historical categories of employment
as established by the Employer or any of its affiliates), or employees
classified as casual labor, or else a person serving solely as a director
of the Employer or any of the Employer's affiliates.
Participants in the above classification will no longer be eligible for
participation on or alter the above effective date.
Executed by the Employer on the 1st day of April 1994
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TELXON CORPORATION
/s/ Margaret E. Pais By /s/ Dan R. Wipff, President
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Witness as to Employer Employer
MICRO OFFICE SYSTEM TECHNOLOGY
/s/ Margaret E. Pais By /s/ Dan R. Wipff, President
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Witness to Participating Employer Participating Employer
TELETRANSACTION
/s/ Margaret E. Pais By /s/ Yung Fu Chang
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Witness to Participating Employer Participating Employer
PTC AIRCO
/s/ Margaret E. Pais By /s/ Dan R. Wipff, President
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Witness as to Participating Employer Participating Employer
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Page Two, continued
Effective Date; April 1, 1994
AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO TO THE
TELXON'S RETIREMENT AND UNIFORM MATCHING PROFIT SHARING PLAN
RETAIL TECHNOLOGY GROUP
/s/ Margaret E. Pais By /s/ Dan R. Wipff
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Witness as to Participating Employer Participating Employer
AIRONET CORPORATION
/s/ Margaret E. Pais By /s/ Robert A. Eberle, Secretary
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Witness as to Participating Employer Participating Employer
PENRIGHT! CORPORATION
/s/ Margaret E. Pais By /s/ Robert A. Eberle, Secretary
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Witness as to Participating Employer Participating Employer
METANETICS CORPORMON
/s/ Margaret E. Pais By /s/ Robert A. Eberle, Secretary
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Witness as to Participating Employer Participating Employer
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AMENDMENT NUMBER THREE TO THE
TELXON'S RETIREMENT & UNIFORM MATCHING PROFIT SHARING PLAN
Effective Date: January 1, 1994
Section 1.8 "Compensation" has been amended to add:
In addition to other applicable limitations set forth in the Plan, and
notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan to the contrary, for Plan Years
beginning on or after January 1, 1994, the annual Compensation of each Employee
taken into account under the Plan shall not exceed the OBRA '93 annual
compensation limit. The OBRA '93 annual compensation limit is $150,000, as
adjusted by the Commissioner for increases in the cost of living in accordance
with Code Section 401(a)(17)(B). The cost of living adjustment in effect for a
calendar year applies to any period, not exceeding 12 months, over which
Compensation is determined (determination period) beginning in such calendar
year. If a determination period consists of fewer than 12 months, the OBRA '93
annual compensation limit will be multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of
which is the number of months in the determination period, and the denominator
of which is 12.
For Plan Years beginning on or after January 1, 1994, any reference in
this Plan to the limitation under Code Section 401(a)(17) shall mean the OBRA
'93 annual compensation limit set forth in this provision.
If Compensation for any prior determination period is taken into account
in determining an Employee's benefits accruing in the current Plan Year, the
Compensation for that prior determination period is subject to the OBRA '93
annual compensation limit in effect for that prior determination period. For
this purpose, for determination periods beginning before the first day of the
first Plan Year beginning on or after January 1, 1994, the OBRA '93 annual
compensation limit is $150,000.
Section 1.25 "414(s) Compensation" has been amended to add:
In addition to other applicable limitations set forth in the Plan, and
notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan to the contrary, for Plan Years
beginning on or after January 1, 1994, the annual Compensation of each Employee
taken into account under the Plan shall not exceed the OBRA '93 annual
compensation limit. The OBRA '93 annual compensation limit is $150,000, as
adjusted by the Commissioner for increases in the cost of living in accordance
with Code Section 401(a)(17)(B). The cost of living adjustment in effect for a
calendar year applies to any period, not exceeding 12 months, over which
Compensation is determined (determination period) beginning in such calendar
year. If a determination period consists of fewer than 12 months, the OBRA '93
annual compensation limit will be multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of
which is the number of months in the determination period, and the denominator
of which is 12.
For Plan Years beginning on or after January 1, 1994, any reference in
this Plan to the limitation under Code Section 401(a)(17) shall mean the OBRA
'93 annual compensation limit set forth in this provision.
If Compensation for any prior determination period is taken into account
in determining an Employee's benefits accruing in the current Plan Year, the
Compensation for that prior determination period is subject to the OBRA '93
annual compensation limit in effect for that prior determination period. For
this purpose, for determination periods beginning before the first day of the
first Plan Year beginning on or after January 1, 1994, the OBRA '93 annual
compensation limit is $150,000.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Amendment has been executed as of this 31st day of
December, 1994.
TELXON CORPORATION
/s/ David B. Swank
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Employer