A&B 1985 SUPPLEMENTAL EXECUTIVE RETIREMENT
PLAN
Amended and Restated Effective January 1,
2008
ARTICLE I
ESTABLISHMENT AND PURPOSE
1.01. Establishment of Plan .
Alexander & Baldwin, Inc. established the A&B
1985 Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan (the
“Plan”) effective January 1, 1986. This
amendment and restatement is effective January 1,
2008.
1.02. Purpose of Plan . It is the
purpose of this Plan to enhance the Company’s ability to hire
and retain executives by providing a means for the Company to
provide executives selected as participants with retirement
benefits and health and welfare benefits equal to the benefits
which they would receive under the Alexander & Baldwin, Inc.
Retirement Plan for Salaried Employees, the Retirement Plan for
Employees of Matson and the Alexander & Baldwin, Inc. Retiree
Health and Welfare Benefit Plan, if certain changes had been made
to those plans. This Plan is intended to be a
nonqualified supplemental retirement plan for a select group of
highly compensated management executives and is exempt from the
participation, vesting, funding and fiduciary requirements of Title
I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as
amended (“ERISA”).
ARTICLE II
DEFINITIONS
2.01. “Actuarial Equivalent” means a form
of benefit differing in time, period, or manner of payment from a
specified benefit provided in the Plan, but having the same present
value when determined in accordance with generally accepted
actuarial practice and the rules contained in Appendix B of this
Plan.
2.02. “Approved Early Retirement Date”
means the first day of any month after the Participant has attained
age 55 and prior to his or her Normal Retirement Date on which the
Participant retires with the approval of the Chief Executive
Officer of A&B, which may be granted or withheld in his or her
sole discretion.
2.03. “A&B” and “Company”
means Alexander & Baldwin, Inc., a Hawaii
corporation.
2.04. “A&B Retiree Plan” means the Alexander
& Baldwin, Inc. Retiree Health and Welfare Benefit Plan, as
amended from time to time.
2.05. “A&B Retirement Plan” means the
Alexander & Baldwin, Inc. Retirement Plan for Salaried
Employees or the Retirement Plan for Employees of Matson, as each
may be amended from time to time.
2.06. “Beneficiary” means the person or
persons designated by the Participant as such in accordance with
the provisions of Section 4.07 and to whom the benefit, if any,
provided for in Section 4.07 is payable.
2.07. “Benefit Commencement Age” means the
greater of age 55 and the Participant’s age at the date of
determination.
2.08. “Board” means the Board of Directors
of A&B.
2.09. “Change in Control” means a
“change of control” of A&B as defined in Section
409A of the Code and the final regulations and any guidance
promulgated thereunder.
2.10. “Code” means the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986, as amended.
2.11 . “Committee” means the Compensation
Committee of the Board.
2.12. “Early Retirement Factor” means the
reduction defined in Section 4.02(e).
2.13. “Eligible Position” means any
employee position that is highly compensated or that is one of a
select group of management employee
positions. Exceptions to the eligibility requirements of
this section may be made by the Chief Executive Officer of A&B,
with the approval of the Committee.
2.14. “Employer” means A&B or the
entity for whom services are performed and with respect to whom the
legally binding right to compensation arises, and all entities with
whom A&B would be considered a single employer under Section
414(b) of the Code; provided that in applying Section 1563(a)(1),
(2), and (3) of the Code for purposes of determining a controlled
group of corporations under Section 414(b) of the Code, the
language “at least 50 percent” is used instead of
“at least 80 percent” each place it appears in Section
1563(a)(1), (2), and (3) of the Code, and in applying Treasury
Regulation § 1.414(c)-2 for purposes of determining trades or
businesses (whether or not incorporated) that are under common
control for purposes of Section 414(c) of the Code, “at least
50 percent” is used instead of “at least 80
percent” each place it appears in Treasury Regulation §
1.414(c)-2; provided, however, “at least 20 percent”
shall replace “at least 50 percent” in the preceding
clause if there is a legitimate business criteria for using such
lower percentage.
2.15 . “Health Care Contributions” means
the contributions paid by the Company, under Article IV of the
A&B Retiree Plan, towards the cost of premiums for health care
insurance coverage.
2.16. “Identification Date” means each
December 31.
2.17 . “Immediate Change in Control
Benefit” means the benefit described in subsection
4.06(a).
2.18. “Involuntary Termination Benefit”
means the benefit described in Section 4.03.
2.19. “Key Employee” means a Participant
who, on an Identification Date, is:
(1)
An officer of A&B having annual compensation greater than the
compensation limit in section 416(i)(1)(A)(i) of the Code, provided
that no more than fifty officers of A&B shall be determined to
be Key Employees as of any Identification Date;
(2)
A five percent owner of A&B; or
(3)
A one percent owner of A&B having annual Compensation from
A&B of more than $150,000.
If
a Participant is identified as a Key Employee on an Identification
Date, then such Participant shall be considered a Key Employee for
purposes of the Plan during the period beginning on the first April
1 following the Identification Date and ending on the next March
31. For purposes of this Section 2.19 only and for
determining whether a participant is a Key Employee,
“A&B” shall mean A&B and its affiliates that
are treated as a single employer under Section 414(b) or (c) of the
Code, and for purposes of determining whether a Participant is a
Key Employee, Treasury Regulation § 1.415(c)-2(d)(4) shall be
used to calculate compensation.
2.20 . “Normal Retirement Benefit” means
the benefit described in Section 4.01.
2.21. “Normal Retirement Date” means the
first day of the month coincident with or next following the date
the Participant attains age 65.
2.22. “Other Benefits” means the sum
of:
(1)
The benefit payable under the A&B Retirement Plan;
(2)
The benefit payable under the defined benefit provisions of the
A&B Excess Benefits Plan; and
(3)
Any benefit which the Participant is eligible to receive or has
received from the qualified defined benefit pension plan of another
employer excluding benefits attributable to the Participant’s
own contributions.
2.23. “Participant” means an executive in
an Eligible Position selected by the Committee pursuant to Section
3.01.
2.24. “Participation Termination Benefit”
means the benefit described in Section 4.04 and paid in the
same form as the Normal Retirement Benefit.
2.25. “Plan” means the A&B 1985
Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan, as amended from time to
time.
2.26. “Plan Termination Benefit” means the
benefit described in Section 4.05.
2.27. “Preretirement Death Benefit” means
the benefit described in Section 4.07.
2.28. “Prorated Retirement Income” means
Retirement Income, as defined in Section 2.29 multiplied by a
fraction, the numerator of which shall be 300 minus the number of
months between the date of determination and the
Participant’s Normal Retirement Date, and the denominator of
which shall be 300.
2.29. “Retirement Income” means the amount
determined in (a) below paid in accordance with the provisions of
(b) or (c), whichever is applicable below:
(a)
The amount of Retirement Income shall equal the amount to which the
Participant would be entitled as a single life annuity at his or
her Normal Retirement Date, or actual retirement date, if later,
under the A&B Retirement Plan determined (i) without regard to
limitations imposed by the Code, (ii) as if the Participant had the
greater of 25 years of credited benefit service or his or her
actual years of credited benefit service (iii) as if “Monthly
Compensation” as defined in the A&B Retirement Plan
included in the year earned the deferred portion of base salary and
each bonus awarded under the A&B One-Year Performance
Improvement Incentive Plan and the A&B Annual Incentive Plan
and (iv) with respect to Participants listed in Appendix A to this
Plan, as if the benefit formula in effect on December 31, 1988
under the A&B Retirement Plan for Salaried Employees had
continued in effect (provided such benefit formula produces a
higher benefit than the formula subsequently in effect).
(b)
In the case of a Participant who is not married at the time a lump
sum payment described in Article IV is paid, Retirement Income
shall be deemed payable for the life of the Participant.
(c)
In the case of a Participant who is married at the time a lump sum
payment described in Article IV is paid (without regard to the
delay described in Section 4.09), 100% of Retirement Income shall
be deemed payable for the life of the Participant and 50% of
Retirement Income shall be deemed payable to his or her Surviving
Spouse for life following the death of the Participant.
2.30. “Separation from Service” means a
termination of employment with the Employer, other than due to
death. A Participant shall be deemed to have experienced
a Separation from Service if the Participant’s service with
the Employer is reduced to an annual rate that is less than fifty
percent of the services rendered, on average, during the
immediately preceding three full years of employment with the
Employer (or if employed by the Employer less than three years,
such lesser period).
2.31 . “Surviving Spouse” means the spouse
of a Participant who survives the Participant and to whom the
Participant was married on the Participant’s retirement date
or (if earlier) date of death.
2.32. “Vested Change in Control Benefit”
means the benefit described in subsection 4.06(b).
2.33. “Years of Service” means the number
of years and fractions of years which qualify as years of Credited
Vesting Service as that term is defined in the A&B Retirement
Plan.
ARTICLE III
ELIGIBILITY AND PARTICIPATION
3.01. Participation . A Participant
is an employee who holds an Eligible Position or who is being hired
or promoted into an Eligible Position, and who is selected by the
Chief Executive Officer of A&B, with the approval of the
Committee, to be a Participant. An employee selected by
the Chief Executive Officer of A&B, with the approval of the
Committee, shall become a Participant as of the date specified by
the Committee and shall remain a Participant until the date upon
which the Participant’s employment in an Eligible Position
terminates for any reason.
ARTICLE IV
BENEFITS
4.00. Payment of Benefits . All
benefits provided by Sections 4.01 to 4.07 shall be paid in the
form of a lump sum payment which is the greater of the amounts
determined under paragraph (1) and paragraph (2) below:
(1)
An amount which is the Actuarial Equivalent of the benefit
otherwise defined by such Sections.
(2)
An amount which is the before-tax equivalent of the lower of two
quotations obtained by the Company from insurance companies for the
cost of an annuity that provides after-tax monthly benefits
equivalent to those that a Participant would receive under the Plan
if the Plan allowed monthly payments of the benefits
hereunder.
A
Participant shall be entitled to whichever of the benefits provided
by Sections 4.01 to 4.06 provides the greatest benefit, and under
no circumstances shall a Participant be entitled to benefits
provided by more than one such Section.
4.01.
Normal Retirement .
(a)
Eligibility . A Participant who
experiences a Separation from Service (i) after completing three
years of participation in the Plan and (ii) on or after his or her
Normal Retirement Date shall be entitled to a Normal Retirement
Benefit as described in (b) below.
(b)
Amount of Benefit . A Participant’s
Normal Retirement Benefit shall equal his or her Retirement Income,
reduced by the Participant’s Other Benefits in accordance
with rules contained in Appendix C.
(c)
Monthly Benefit Commencement Date . A
Participant’s Normal Retirement Benefit shall be deemed to
commence as of the first day of the month following the date of the
Participant’s Separation from Service.
(d)
Lump Sum Payment Date . The lump sum
payment of the Normal Retirement Benefit shall be paid as soon as
practicable, but not later than 60 days, after the
Participant’s Separation from Service. The Company
retains the sole discretion to determine when during the 60-day
period the payment will be made.
4.02.
Approved Early Retirement
(a)
Eligibility . A Participant who
experiences a Separation from Service (i) after completing at least
three years of participation in the Plan and (ii) retires on his or
her Approved Early Retirement Date shall be entitled to an Approved
Early Retirement Benefit as described in (b)
below.
(b)
Benefit . A Participant’s Approved
Early Retirement Benefit shall equal his or her Prorated Retirement
Income as of the Participant’s Approved Early Retirement Date
reduced by (i) the Early Retirement Factor applicable at the
Participant’s age at his or her Approved Early Retirement
Date and (ii) further reduced by Other Benefits as provided in
Appendix C.
(c)
Monthly Benefit Commencement Date . A
Participant’s Approved Early Retirement Benefit shall be
deemed to commence as of the Participant’s Approved Early
Retirement Date.
(d)
Lump Sum Payment Date . The lump sum
payment of the Approved Early Retirement Benefit shall be paid as
soon as practicable, but not later than 60 days, after the
Participant’s Separation from Service upon his or her
Approved Early Retirement Date. The Company retains the sole
discretion to determine when during the 60-day period the payment
will be made.
(e)
Early Retirement Factor .
The “Early Retirement Factor” shall be a
reduction of .25% for each of the first 24 months between the date
of determination and the first day of the month coincident with or
next following the Participant’s 62nd birthday, and an
additional reduction of .50% for each such month in excess of 24
months between such dates.
4.03.
Involuntary Termination of Employment .
(a)
Eligibility . A Participant who
experiences a Separation from Service due to involuntary
termination of employment after completing at least three years of
participation in the Plan shall be entitled to an Involuntary
Termination Benefit.
(b)
Benefit . A Participant’s
Involuntary Termination Benefit shall equal his or her Prorated
Retirement Income determined as of the date of the
Participant’s involuntary Separation from Service reduced by
(i) the Early Retirement Factor applicable at the
Participant’s age determined as of monthly benefit
commencement date determined under the provisions of subsection (c)
below an