EXECUTIVE SUPPLEMENTAL RETIREMENT
PLAN
Amended and Restated Effective
January 1, 2005
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SECTION 1. TITLE, PURPOSE AND EFFECTIVE
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2.13. Company’s Actuaries
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SECTION 3. ELIGIBILITY AND
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3.01. Designation by Committee
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3.02. Effective Date of Participation
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3.03. Revocation of Designation
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SECTION 4. ACCOUNTS AND EARNINGS
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SECTION 5. GRANDFATHERED AND FROZEN MSBP
BENEFITS
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5.01. Grandfathered and Frozen MSBP
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5.03. No Election for Frozen MSBP
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SECTION 6. FORM AND TIMING OF PAYMENT
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6.05. Unscheduled Withdrawals
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SECTION 7. VESTING OF BENEFITS
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SECTION 8. SELECTION OF AND PAYMENTS TO A
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8.01. Beneficiary Designation
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8.02. Change in Beneficiary
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SECTION 9. TAX WITHHOLDING
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SECTION 10. ADMINISTRATION OF THE
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10.03. Right to Accelerate
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SECTION 11. AMENDMENT, SUSPENSION, AND
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11.01. Right to Amend or Terminate
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SECTION 12. MISCELLANEOUS
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12.02. No Right to Continued
Employment
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12.03. Prohibition Against Alienation
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SECTION 14. CHANGE IN CONTROL
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14.05. Joint and Several Liability
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Appendix A
— MSBP Document
Appendix B — Frozen MSBP Participants
Appendix C — Grandfathered MSBP Participants
Appendix D — Grandfathered SDRIP Participants
Appendix E — Grandfathered SDRIP Participants —
100% Vested as of June 1, 2002
Appendix F — Key Employe Deferred Compensation Plan
Document
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DTE ENERGY COMPANY
EXECUTIVE SUPPLEMENTAL RETIREMENT PLAN
Amended and Restated Effective
January 1, 2005
Benefits under the
DTE Energy Company Executive Supplemental Retirement Plan
(“Plan”) are available to designated executives and key
management employees of DTE Energy Company and its Affiliated
Companies. DTE Energy Company has established this Plan to benefit
executives of DTE Energy Company and its Affiliated Companies in a
manner that will be in the best interest of DTE Energy Company and
its shareholders.
The Plan replaced
The Detroit Edison Company Management Supplemental Benefit Plan
(“MSBP”), and all benefits under the MSBP were
transferred to the Plan as of January 1, 2001. The Plan
provides executives who are Grandfathered MSBP Participants (other
than Frozen MSBP Participants) as of January 1, 2001, the
opportunity upon termination to choose to have their benefit from
the Plan calculated under the provisions of the MSBP, as modified
by this Plan, or the provisions of this Plan. The MSBP is included
as Appendix A. The provisions set forth in Appendix A
continue to apply unless specifically modified under the provisions
of the Plan.
The Plan also
replaced the MCN Energy Group Supplemental Death Benefit and
Retirement Income Plan (“SDRIP”), and all benefits
under the SDRIP for active Grandfathered SDRIP Participants were
transferred to the Plan as of June 1, 2002.
The Plan also
replaced the Key Employee Deferred Compensation Plan
(“KEDC”) which is attached as
Appendix F.
Any employee who
was a participant in the MSBP, SDRIP or KEDC and:
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2000 (May 31, 2002 for the SDRIP), or
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terminated employment with the Company on or before
December 31, 2000 (May 31, 2002 for the SDRIP) and was
due a benefit at a later date
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to be paid (or shall be paid) benefits under the provisions of such
prior plan.
SECTION 1.
TITLE, PURPOSE AND EFFECTIVE DATE
1.01. Title
. The title of this Plan shall be the “DTE Energy Company
Executive Supplemental Retirement Plan” and shall be referred
to in this document as the “Plan.”
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1.02.
Purpose . The purpose of the Plan is to promote the success
of DTE Energy Company (hereinafter referred to as
“DTE”) by providing the ability to attract and retain
certain executives by providing such designated executives with
additional retirement benefits.
It
is intended that this Plan provide deferred compensation for
“a select group of management or highly compensated
employees” within the meaning of sections 201, 301 and 401 of
the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended
(hereinafter referred to as “ERISA”) and, therefore, to
be exempt from the provisions of Parts 2, 3 and 4 of Title I of
ERISA.
1.03. Effective
Date . The Plan was originally effective January 1, 2001.
This amendment and restatement of the Plan is effective
January 1, 2005, unless a different effective date is
specified for a particular provision.
1.04 Compliance
with Code Section 409A . The Plan is being amended and
restated effective January 1, 2005 to comply with the
requirements of Code Section 409A solely with respect to
benefits accrued and vested after December 31, 2004. It is
intended that all Plan benefits accrued and vested as of
December 31, 2004 are not subject to Code Section 409A.
Only Plan benefits accrued and vested after January 1, 2005
are subject to Code Section 409A. Any inconsistency or
ambiguity in this amended and restated Plan document is to be
construed consistent with this Section 1.04.
As
permitted by the Treasury Regulations promulgated under Code
Section 409A and guidance issued by the Internal Revenue
Service, the Plan has been administered in compliance with
applicable guidance under Code Section 409A in effect after
December 31, 2004 before the adoption of this amended and
restated Plan document.
The following
words and terms, as used in this Plan, shall have the meanings set
forth below, unless a clearly different meaning is required by the
context in which the word or phrase is used.
2.01.
“Account” means, except as to a Frozen MSBP
Participant’s Benefit, the hypothetical record or bookkeeping
entry maintained by the Company reflecting each Participant’s
Opening Balance (if any), Compensation Credits, Discretionary
Contributions (effective October 30, 2006), credited earnings
and losses, and distributions under the Plan. The term
“Account” should not be construed as an actual
segregation of assets for the benefit of any particular
Participant.
2.02.
“Affiliated Company” means any corporation while
such corporation is a member of the same controlled group of
corporations (within the meaning of Code section 414(b)) as DTE or
any other employing entity while such entity is under common
control (within the meaning of Code section 414(c)) with
DTE.
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2.03.
“Anniversary Year” means the 12-month period of
active service beginning with the date an employee is originally
designated a Participant. For purposes of a Grandfathered MSBP
Participant, an Anniversary Year means the 12-month period
beginning with the date an employee was named a Group I or II
participant in the MSBP.
2.04.
“Annual Cash Bonus” means the compensation
payable in the Plan Year under the DTE Energy Company Annual
Incentive Plan, any similar annual incentive plan of an Affiliated
Company, or any successor plans thereto.
2.05.
“Base Salary” means base salary payable prior to
reduction for any pre-tax deferrals under Code sections 125, 129 or
401(k) and prior to reduction for any payroll deduction for taxes
or any other purpose. “Base Salary” shall exclude any
bonus, long-term awards, fringe benefit or other form of
remuneration.
2.06.
“Beneficiary” means the person, persons or
entity designated in writing by the Participant, on forms provided
by the Company, to receive distribution of certain death benefits
payable under the Plan in the event of the Participant’s
death.
2.07.
“Board” means the Board of Directors of DTE
Energy Company.
2.08.
“Cash Balance Plan” means any cash balance
defined benefit plan maintained by the Company or an Affiliated
Company which is intended to be qualified under Code section
401(a).
2.09.
“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986,
as amended, and any regulations issued thereunder. References to
any section or subsection of the Code includes reference to any
comparable or succeeding provisions of any legislation which
amends, supplements or replaces such section or
subsection.
2.10.
“Committee” means the Organization and
Compensation Committee of the Board. The Committee is responsible
for the administration of the Plan and may delegate such
administrative responsibilities under this Plan.
2.11.
“Company” means DTE Energy Company or its
successors and assigns.
2.12.
“Company’s Accountants” means the
independent accountant or accountants engaged by the Company and,
if selected or changed following a Change in Control, approved by
the trustee of the trust established in accordance with
Section 14.
2.13.
“Company’s Actuaries” means the
independent actuary or actuaries engaged by the Company and, if
selected or changed following a Change in Control, approved by the
trustee of the trust established in accordance with
Section 14.
2.14.
“Compensation” means a Participant’s Base
Salary plus Annual Cash Bonus.
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2.15. Before
January 1, 2006, “Compensation Credit”
means an amount equal to 9% of the Participant’s
Compensation. Such credit shall be computed and credited to the
Participant’s Account on a monthly basis as of the last
business day of each month. In order to receive a Compensation
Credit for a given month, the Participant must be actively employed
by the Company or Affiliated Company on such last business day of
the month.
Effective
January 1, 2006, “Compensation Credit”
means:
(a) an
amount equal to 10% of the Participant’s Compensation for a
Participant who is the DTE Chief Executive Officer, the DTE Chief
Operating Officer, or in Executive Group 1 or 2;
(b) an
amount equal to 9% of the Participant’s Compensation for a
Participant who is in Executive Group 3;
(c) an
amount equal to 9% of the Participant’s Compensation for a
Participant who is in Executive Group 4 and who was a Participant
as of December 31, 2005;
(d) an
amount equal to 7% of the Participant’s Compensation for a
Participant who is in Executive Group 4 and who first became a
Participant after December 31, 2005; and
(e) an
amount equal to 5% of the Participant’s Compensation for a
Participant who is in Executive Group 5.
Before
April 1, 2007, the credit will be computed and credited to the
Participant’s Account on a monthly basis as of the last
business day of each month. In order to receive a Compensation
Credit for a given month, the Participant must be actively employed
by the Company or Affiliated Company on the last business day of
that month.
Effective
April 1, 2007, the credit will be computed and credited to the
Participant’s Account at the end of each payroll
period.
2.15A Effective
October 30, 2006, “Discretionary
Contribution” means a credit to a Participant’s
Account in addition to Compensation Credits. A Discretionary
Contribution will be stated as a percentage of a
Participant’s Compensation or as a lump sum amount. All
Discretionary Contributions must be approved by the
Committee.
2.16.
“DTE” means DTE Energy Company or its successors
and assigns.
2.17.
“ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974, as amended, and any regulations issued
thereunder. References to any section or subsection of ERISA
includes references to any comparable or succeeding provisions of
any legislation that amends, supplements or replaces such section
or subsection.
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2.17A Effective
January 1, 2006, “Executive Group” is the
grouping of executives to which a Participant is assigned by the
Company for purposes of determining the Participant’s
compensation level, incentive targets, and executive benefit
eligibility.
2.18.
“FICA” means the tax applied under the Federal
Insurance Contributions Act as set forth in Chapter 21,
Subtitle C, of the Code, and any regulations issued
thereunder.
2.19.
“Frozen MSBP Participant” means an employee of
DTE on December 31, 2000 who was participating in the MSBP on
December 31, 2000 and is included in
Appendix B.
2.20.
“Frozen MSBP Participant’s Benefit” means
the value of the Participant’s MSBP benefit. Such benefit
shall be calculated in accordance with section 5.01. In order to
receive this benefit, the Participant must have attained age 55 and
have completed at least 10 years of Company service upon
termination, retirement, disability or death.
2.21.
“Grandfathered MSBP Participant” means an active
employee of DTE on December 31, 2000 who was participating in
the MSBP on December 31, 2000 and is included in
Appendix C.
2.22.
“Grandfathered MSBP Retiree” means a former
employee of DTE or an Affiliated Company who, on December 31,
2000, was a retired participant receiving benefits from the MSBP.
The benefits payable to a Grandfathered MSBP Retiree shall be
identical in all respects to the participant’s benefit under
the MSBP.
2.23. “
Grandfathered SDRIP Participant” means an active
executive who was participating in the SDBRIP on May 31, 2002
and is included in Appendix D or E.
2.24.
“Grandfathered SDRIP Nonactive Participant”
means a former employee of DTE or MCN Energy Group who, on
May 31, 2002, was a terminated participant receiving or
eligible to receive benefits from the SDRIP. The benefits payable
to a Grandfathered SDBRIP Retiree shall be identical in all
respects to the participant’s benefit under the provisions of
the SDRIP.
2.25.
“Investment Credit” means the hypothetical
earnings, gains or losses posted to the Participant’s Account
as if the Participant’s Account was invested in specific
investment funds, as directed by the Participant, that reflect the
funds offered under the DTE Energy Company Savings and Stock
Ownership Plan, or its successor thereto. Prior to January 1,
2001, the Investment Credit will be equal to 7% per year,
compounded monthly. From January 1, 2001 through
November 1, 2002 or the conversion to a third-party
administrator, the Investment Credit will be equal to 9.5% per
year, compounded monthly.
2.26.
“Opening Balance” means:
(a) With
respect to a Grandfathered MSBP Participant, the hypothetical value
that would have accumulated if the ESRP had been in effect for such
participant from the date he/she was named a Group I or II
participant in the MSBP through January 1, 2001
(“Transition
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Period”).
For purposes of the Compensation Credits during such Transition
Period only, the term Compensation shall mean base pay, lump sums
in lieu of annual base pay increases, and amounts awarded under the
Shareholder Value Improvement Plan (‘SVIP’) and the
Executive Incentive Plan (‘EIP’). SVIP and EIP awards
for years before 1994 will be treated as paid in full on the date
the first payment was made; otherwise, SVIP and EIP awards will be
included on the date of payment. Compensation includes amounts
deferred under any qualified or nonqualified deferred compensation
plan sponsored by DTE or any Affiliated Company. An Investment
Credit equal to 7% per year, compounded monthly, shall be applied
until December 31, 2000 and 9.5% per year compounded monthly
from January 1, 2001 to the later of November 1, 2002 or
the conversion to a third-party administrator.
(b) With
respect to a Grandfathered SDRIP Participant, the value of such
participant’s SDRIP account as of May 31, 2002 under
Option A of the SDRIP present valued at a 7% discount rate, plus
Compensation Credits and Investment Credits from June 1, 2002
until the later of November 1, 2002 or the conversion to a
third-party administrator.
(c) With
respect to a Participant who is not a Grandfathered MSBP or SDRIP
Participant hired prior to the later of November 1, 2002 or
the date of conversion to a third-party administrator, an amount
equal to Compensation Credits and Investment Credits until the
later of November 1, 2002 or the conversion to a third-party
administrator.
2.27.
“Participant” means an executive of DTE or an
Affiliated Company who has been designated by the Committee as
eligible to participate in the Plan.
2.28.
“Plan” means the DTE Energy Company Executive
Supplemental Retirement Plan, as described herein and as
amended.
2.29.
“Plan Year” means the period beginning January 1
and ending December 31 of each year.
2.29A
“Post-2004 Benefit” means:
(a) With
respect to a Frozen MSBP Participant or a Grandfathered MSBP
Participant, the portion of the MSBP benefit in excess of the
Pre-2005 Benefit.
(b) With
respect to a Participant’s Account, the portion of the
Account attributable to Compensation Credits and Discretionary
Contributions credited to the Account after December 31, 2004
and associated Investment Credits.
2.29B
“Pre-2005 Benefit” means:
(a) With
respect to a Frozen MSBP Participant or a Grandfathered MSBP
Participant, the portion of the MSBP benefit accrued and vested as
of December 31, 2004, computed as if the Participant
voluntarily terminated employment as of December 31, 2004, and
actuarially adjusted as permitted by the Treasury Regulations under
Code Section 409A.
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(b) With
respect to a Participant’s Account, the portion of the
Account attributable to the Participant’s Opening Balance and
Compensation Credits credited to the Account before January 1,
2005 and associated Investment Credits.
2.30.
“Spouse” means an individual who is legally
married to a Participant under the laws of the State in which the
Participant resides, on the day immediately preceding the
Participant’s date of death.
2.31.
“Vested Account” means the amount that the
Participant is entitled to receive upon termination of service for
any reason with the Company or an Affiliated Company. Vesting in a
Participant’s Account is governed by Section 7
herein.
3.01.
Designation By Committee . An employee may only become a
Participant by designation by the Committee. Such employee must be
an individual who is included within a “select group of
management or highly compensated employees,” within the
meaning of Title I of ERISA. In addition, an employee who is a
Grandfathered MSBP Participant, a Frozen MSBP Participant or a
Grandfathered SDBRIP Participant shall also be a participant in the
Plan.
3.02. Effective
Date of Participation .
(a)
Newly Designated Participants. An Employee shall become a
Participant as of the later of January 1, 2001 or the date he
or she is first designated as a Participant.
(b)
Grandfathered MSBP Participants. A Grandfathered MSBP
Participant shall be deemed to be a participant under the Plan as
of the date he or she was named a Group I or II participant in the
MSBP.
(c)
Grandfathered SDBRIP Participants. A Grandfathered SDBRIP
Participant shall become a Participant as of June 1,
2002.
3.03.
Revocation of Designation. A Participant whose designation
is revoked prior to the Participant’s retirement, death,
termination or disability shall not receive any Compensation
Credits under the Plan subsequent to the date of such revocation.
However, all monies that are deemed to be in the
Participant’s Account as of the date of revocation shall
continue to be reflected in the Participant’s Account,
including earnings, gains and losses based on the
Participant’s Deemed Investment elections under section 4.02,
until the Participant’s retirement, death, termination or
disability.
If a Participant
whose designation has been revoked under this section is
subsequently redesignated as a Participant under section 3.01, the
provisions of section 7.03 shall govern.
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SECTION 4.
ACCOUNTS AND EARNINGS
4.01.
Establishment of Accounts . The Committee shall establish a
hypothetical bookkeeping Account for each Participant. The initial
value of a Participant’s Account shall be zero, except for a
Grandfathered MSBP Participant or a Grandfathered SDBRIP
Participant, whose initial Account balance shall be established as
an Opening Balance. The establishment of an opening balance other
than that stated in the previous sentence or awarding of additional
service for purposes of vesting under Section 7 shall not be
permitted under the Plan.
Upon
the conversion to a third-party administrator, a
Participant’s Account balance shall be deemed to be invested
in a money market investment fund unless and until the Participant
makes his or her investment elections in accordance with section
4.02. Compensation Credits shall be credited to a
Participant’s Account as of the last business day of each
month. Effective October 30, 2006, a Discretionary Contribution
will be credited to a Participant’s Account as of the date
determined by the Committee when the Committee approves the
Discretionary Contribution.
4.02. Election
of Investment Options . Each Participant shall, by filing an
election with the Committee, in a format approved by the Committee,
elect the investment options in which the Participant’s
Account is deemed to be invested (“Deemed
Investments”). Investment options available under the Plan
and the ability to change such investment election shall mirror
those available under the DTE Energy Company Savings and Stock
Ownership Plan (or any successor plan thereto), however, investment
options may be changed at the discretion of the
Committee.
4.03. No
Requirement to Fund . The Company shall have sole discretion
whether or not to invest any of the Company’s funds (whether
or not in trust) in a manner that reflects the Deemed Investments
or in any other manner. If and to the extent the Company chooses to
invest in any Deemed Investment, assets acquired by the Company
shall remain the sole property of the Company, subject to the
claims of its general creditors, and shall not be deemed to form
part of the Participant’s Account. Nothing herein, however,
shall preclude the Company from segregating assets that are
intended to be a source of payment of benefits from the Plan. The
Company shall not be required to fund its obligations in any manner
and shall not be required to invest in any particular investment,
including any Deemed Investment fund. The Company may, without
limitation, purchase life insurance or any security or other
property with respect to any or all of its obligations under the
Plan. Participants shall have no right, title or interest in any
assets held by the Company (or any trust) by reason of a
Participant’s participation in this Plan.
SECTION 5.
GRANDFATHERED AND FROZEN MSBP BENEFITS
5.01.
Grandfathered and Frozen MSBP Participant’s MSBP
Benefit.
(a)
General. In computing a Grandfathered or Frozen MSBP
Participant’s MSBP benefit, such benefit shall be calculated
under the provisions described in Appendix A;
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however, for
any years of participation after December 31, 2000, Final
Average Compensation shall be computed using a hypothetical 10%
bonus amount (based on the Participant’s base salary as of
the end of the year of computation) in lieu of any payments
actually paid under the Shareholder Value Improvement Plan (or any
successor plan thereto). Such hypothetical bonus shall be deemed
credited as of March 1 in the year after the year during which the
bonus was earned.
(b)
Target Percent of Average Final Compensation. Participants
who have been awarded service under the MSBP must certify any
qualified plan retirement income that the Participant has received,
is receiving or will receive from a previous employer. Payments
from the MSBP to Participants with awarded service shall be reduced
by the non-contributory portion of such retirement income from a
previous employer.
(c)
Cash Balance Participation. If a Grandfathered or Frozen
MSBP Participant participates in the cash balance portion of the
DTE Energy Company Retirement Plan (or any successor plan thereto),
such Participant’s MSBP benefit shall be computed in
accordance with Appendix A, except that the calculation under
Step 5 of the Payment Calculation shall be modified such that the
Monthly Target Benefit Amount under the Guaranteed Term Plus Life
payment option will be determined as one-twelfth of the following:
Step 2 plus Step 4 minus the Cash Balance Benefit under the DTE
Energy Retirement Plan expressed as a Straight Life Annuity option
at early retirement. Under Step 2 as modified, the term
“Retirement Allowance Factor” shall mean the
“multiplier (or multipliers, if applicable) used in the basic
formula of the DTE Energy Company Retirement Plan for Non-Cash
Balance Participants.”
(d)
Promotion From Group II. If a Participant who had a
designation of Group II under the MSBP as of January 1, 2001,
is subsequently promoted to Group I, such Participant’s MSBP
benefit at termination shall be calculated with the Group I target
percentage of average final compensation and Group I service
index.
(e)
Promotion From Group III. If a Frozen MSBP Participant who
had a designation of Group III under the MSBP as of January 1,
2001, is subsequently promoted and designated a Group II or Group I
Participant, such Participant’s MSBP benefit at termination
will be calculated with the target percentage of average final
compensation and service index reflective of the
Participant’s Group at termination. Such Participant’s
ESRP Account shall be initialized as of the date the
Participant’s promotion to Group I or Group II is effective
(“Promotion Date”). As of the Participant’s
Promotion Date, he or she shall be treated as a Grandfathered MSBP
Participant for purposes of Section 5.02.
5.02. Election
for Grandfathered MSBP Participants. A Grandfathered MSBP
Participant may be eligible to elect to receive one of the
following benefits of this Plan:
(a) the
value of the Participant’s Account distributed in accordance
with his or her distribution election as of the Participant’s
last day of active employment with the Company or Affiliated
Company; or
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(b) the
value of the Participant’s MSBP benefit calculated under
section 5.01. In order to elect this option (b), the Participant
must have attained age 55 and have completed at least 10 years of
Company service as of his or her last day of active employment with
the Company or Affiliated Company.
Such election
shall be made no later than the Participant’s last day of
active employment with the Company or Affiliated Company. If a
Grandfathered MSBP Participant does not make a timely election
under this section, such Participant shall be deemed to have made
the election described in subsection (a) above as of his or
her termination date.
If a Grandfathered
or Frozen MSBP Participant makes an election to have his or her
benefit calculated in accordance with Section 5.02(b) and such
Participant survives his or her designated beneficiary prior to
full payment of the benefit, the Participant shall continue to
receive the benefit as originally calculated. There shall be no
pop-up feature under this Plan.
5.03. Election
for Frozen MSBP Participants .
(a) Before
October 30, 2006, a Frozen MSBP Participant shall not have an
election as described in section 5.02. The benefit available to a
Frozen MSBP Participant shall be calculated as described in section
5.01(a) or (b).
Effective
October 30, 2006, a Frozen MSBP Participant who has
Compensation Credits or Discretionary Contributions credited to his
or her Account under section 4.01 must make the election described
in section 5.02. The Frozen MSBP Participant may not receive both
the Participant’s MSBP benefit and the Participant’s
Account.
(b) A
Frozen MSBP Participant who has not had any Compensation Credits or
Discretionary Contributions credited to his or her Account under
section 4.01 does not have an election as described in section
5.02. The benefit available to the Frozen MSBP Participant will be
calculated as described in section 5.01(a) or (b).
SECTION 6.
FORM AND TIMING OF PAYMENT
6.01.
Distribution of Account .
(a) The
Company shall distribute each Participant’s Vested Account in
accordance with the Participant’s distribution election
unless the Plan provides otherwise. The distribution election shall
provide for payment in either (i) annual installments over a
period not less than two years and not more than 15 years, in
one-year increments, or (ii) a lump sum distribution. If no
distribution election is on file with the Company, the
Participant’s Vested Account shall be distributed in a single
lump sum.
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(b) Distribution
of the MSBP benefit to a Grandfathered MSBP Participant or a Frozen
MSBP Participant who elects under
Section 5.2(b) to receive the Participant’s MSBP benefit
instead of the Participant’s Account will be made as provided
in Appendix A.
6.02. Timing of
Distributions .
(a)
Pre-2005 Benefit . A lump sum distribution or the first
annual installment of the Participant’s Pre-2005 Benefit
shall be made as of the March 1 of the plan year following the year
of termination of service with the Company or an Affiliated
Company. Subsequent annual installments of the Participant’s
Pre-2005 Benefit shall be made each following March 1 of the
installment period. Timing of a distribution of the
Participant’s Pre-2005 Benefit due to a Participant’s
death shall be governed by Section 8.03.
(1) If
the Participant is not a “specified employee” for
purposes of Code section 409A at the time the Participant’s
service terminates for any reason other than death, a lump sum
distribution or the first annual installment of the
Participant’s Post-2004 Benefit shall be made on:
(A) January
1 following the end of the Plan Year in which the
Participant’s service with the Company or an Affiliated
Company terminated, if the Participant did not make any election
under Section 6.04(b)(2)(B); or
(B) January
1 coincident with or next following the latest date to which
distribution was deferred by an election under
Section 6.04(b)(2)(B), if the Participant made one or more
elections under Section 6.04(b)(2)(B).
(2) If
a Participant is a “specified employee” for purposes of
Code section 409A at the time the Participant’s service
terminates for any reason other than death, a lump sum distribution
or first annual installment of the Participant’s Post-2004
Benefit will not be made before the latest of:
(A) January
1 following the end of the Plan Year in which the
Participant’s service terminated for a reason other than
death, if the Participant did not make any election under Section
6.04(b)(2)(B); and
(B) January
1 coincident with or next following the latest date to which
distribution was deferred by an election under
section 6.04(b)(2)(B), if the Participant made one or more
elections under Section 6.04(b)(2)(B); and
(i) the
first day of the calendar month beginning more than 6 months
after the date the Participant’s service terminated for a
reason other than death; and
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(ii) the
first day of the calendar month beginning after the
Participant’s death.
Subsequent annual
installments of the Participant’s Post-2004 Benefit shall be
made each following January 1 of the installment period.
Timing of a
distribution of a Participant’s Post-2004 Benefit due to a
Participant’s death shall be governed by
Section 8.03.
6.03. Form of
Distributions .
(a)
Annual Installments .
(1)
General Rule . The distribution to a Participant shall be
paid in cash. Except as provided in Section 6.03(a)(2), the
initial annual installment distribution shall be determined by
dividing the value of the Participant’s Account, determined
as of December 31 of the Plan Year in which the
Participant’s employment terminated by the number of
installment payments to be made. The amount distributed to the
Participant thereafter shall be recalculated each year to reflect
changes in the Participant’s Account through December 31
of such subsequent calendar year and the remaining number of
installment payments to be made. Earnings and losses based on the
Deemed Investments shall be credited to the Participant’s
Account through December 31 of each Plan Year in which the
Participant has an Account balance.
(2)
Additional Rules for Post-2004 Benefit .
(A) An
initial distribution delayed under Section 6.02(b)(2)(C) will
be determined by dividing the value of the Participant’s
Post-2004 Benefit determined as of the last day of the month
preceding the payment date, by the number of installment payments
to be made.
(B) An
initial distribution delayed under Section 6.02(b)(1)(B) or
6.02(b)(2)(B) will be determined by dividing the value of the
Participant’s Post-2004 Benefit as of the December 31
preceding the payment date, by the number of installment payments
to be made.
(b)
Distribution of Small Amounts . Notwithstanding a
Participant’s distribution election:
(1) if
a Participant’s Pre-2005 Benefit is less than or equal to
$10,000 as of any December 31, the Participant’s Pre-2005
Benefit shall be paid in a single lump sum.
(2) if
a Participant’s Post-2004 Benefit is less than or equal to
the dollar limit under Code Section 402(g) for the calendar year in
which the Participant terminates
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service, the
Participant’s Post-2004 Benefit shall be paid in one lump sum
to the extent permitted by Code Section 409A and the related
Treasury Regulations.
6.04. Change In
Distribution Option .
(a)
Pre-2005 Benefit . A Participant may change the distribution
election previously selected for the Participant’s Pre-2005
Benefit by submitting a revised distribution election to the
Committee. A change in time or manner of any distribution of the
Pre-2005 Benefit, however, shall be effective only if the Committee
(or its designated representative) receives the revised
distribution election while the Participant is actively employed by
the Company or an Affiliated Company.
(1)
Initial Election . A Participant who first becomes eligible
to participate in the Plan may elect annual installments over a
period of not less than one year and not more than 15 years for the
Participant’s Post-2004 Benefit by submitting a distribution
election to the Committee within 30 days of the date the
Participant first becomes eligible to participate.
(2)
Subsequent Election .
(A) Before
January 1, 2009, a Participant may change the distribution
option previously selected for the Participant’s Post-2004
Benefit (or the default option if the Participant did not make an
initial election) by filing a written election with the Committee
(or its designated representative) before January 1, 2009 that
satisfies both of the following:
(i) The
Participant’s election does not defer to a date after
December 31, 2008 any distribution of the Post-2004 Benefit
otherwise required to be made before January 1, 2009;
and
(ii) The
Participant’s election does not accelerate to a date before
January 1, 2009 any distribution of the Post-2004 Benefit
otherwise required to be made after December 31,
2008.
(B) After
December 31, 2008, a Participant may elect to change the
distribution option previously selected for the Participant’s
Post-2004 Benefit (or the default option if the Participant did not
make an initial election) by filing a written election with the
Committee (or its designated representative) that satisfies both of
the following:
(i) The
Participant’s election is filed with the Committee at least
12 months before the earliest date on which the distribution
of the Post-2004 Benefit would begin under the Participant’s
then-current distribution election; and
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(ii) The
Participant’s election designates that distribution of the
Post-2004 Benefit will begin at least 5 years after the
earliest date on which distribution of the Post-2004 Benefit would
begin under the Participant’s then-current distribution
election.
6.05.
Unscheduled Withdrawals . A retired Participant receiving
distributions in installments is permitted to make unscheduled
withdrawals of the retired Participant’s Pre-2005 Benefit as
described below:
(a)
Election . A retired Participant may request in writing to
the Vice President, Human Resources, an unscheduled partial
withdrawal or entire withdrawal of the undistributed balance of the
retired Participant’s Pre-2005 Benefit, which will be paid
within 30 days in a single lump sum.
(b)
Withdrawal Penalty . There will be a penalty deducted from
the Participant’s Pre-2005 Benefit prior to an unscheduled
withdrawal equal to 10% of the Pre-2005 Benefit as of the date the
unscheduled withdrawal request is received by the Vice President,
Human Resources.
SECTION 7.
VESTING OF BENEFITS
(a) A
Participant, other than a Grandfathered MSBP or SDRIP Participant,
shall vest 20% per Anniversary Year in his or her Account
(“Vesting Service”). There is no partial vesting for a
portion of an Anniversary Year. A Participant’s Vested
Percentage shall equal the product of (i) 20% and (ii) the
Participant’s number of Anniversary Years as of the date of
his or her termination, retirement, death or disability.
(b)
Grandfathered MSBP Participant. A Grandfathered MSBP
Participant shall vest 20% per Anniversary Year in his or her
Account beginning with the year in which the employee was named a
Group I or II participant in the MSBP. A Participant’s Vested
Percentage shall equal the product of (i) 20% and
(ii) the Participant’s number of Anniversary Years as of
the date of his or her termination, retirement, death or
disability.
(c)
Grandfathered SDRIP Participant. A Grandfathered SDRIP
Participant, except for those Participants named on
Appendix E, shall vest 50% in his or her Account as of
June 1, 2003 and shall be 100% vested as of June 1, 2004.
Participants listed on Appendix E shall be 100% vested as of
June 1, 2002.
7.02. Rehired
Participants.
(a)
Vesting. If a Participant terminates employment with the
Company or Affiliated Company prior to becoming 100% vested, the
Participant’s Account shall be
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distributed in
accordance with section 6 and the nonvested portion of the Account
shall be forfeited. If such Participant is subsequently rehired by
the Company or Affiliated Company and is designated a Participant
in accordance with section 3, any Account value forfeited upon the
prior termination shall not be reinstated.
However,
if the Participant has not incurred consecutive one-year Breaks in
Service equal to or in excess of (i) 5 years, or
(ii) the aggregate number of years of Vesting Service the
Participant had earned before such Break in Service, the
Participant’s Anniversary Date shall be adjusted to take into
consideration such Participant’s prior period of active
service during which he or she was considered to be a Participant
in the Plan (“Adjusted Anniversary Date”). A new
Account shall be established for such rehired Participant for the
purpose of recording Compensation Credits, Discretionary
Contributions (effective October 30, 2006) and Investment
Credits beginning after such Participant’s rehire date
reflective of his or her Vested Percentage which shall be
recomputed to include the Participant’s Adjusted Anniversary
Date.
(b)
Pay Status of Prior Benefit. If the rehired Participant is
receiving annual distributions of his or her Account as it existed
on the date of the Participant’s termination (“Prior
Account”), such Prior Account (i) will remain separate
from the Account established as described in Section 7.02(a),
(ii) will retain the Vesting Percentage applied as of the
Participant’s date of termination, and (iii) payments to
the Participant will continue upon the Participant’s return
to employment with the Company or Affiliated Company.
7.03.
Redesignated Participants . If a Participant’s
designation as a Participant had been revoked under section 3.03,
prior to becoming 100% vested, the Participant’s Account
shall continue to be credited with earnings, gains and losses based
on the deemed investment of the Account. If such Participant is
subsequently redesignated as a Participant under section 3.01, such
Participant’s vested status shall be determined based on the
Participant’s Anniversary Years and his Account shall be
adjusted to reflect the revised vested percentage.
SECTION 8.
SELECTION OF AND PAYMENTS TO A BENEFICIARY
8.01.
Beneficiary Designation . A Participant shall designate a
Beneficiary on a form provided by the Vice President, Human
Resources, or his or her designee, for the purpose of designating a
Beneficiary. If a Participant has not designated a Beneficiary, or
if a designated Beneficiary is not living or in existence at the
time of a Participant’s death, any death benefits payable
under the Plan shall be paid to the Participant’s Spouse, if
then living, and if the Participant’s Spouse is not then
living, to the Participant’s estate.
8.02. Change in
Beneficiary . A Participant may change the designated
Beneficiary from time to time by filing a new written designation
with the Vice President, Human Resources, or his or her designee.
Such designation shall be effective upon receipt by the Vice
President, Human Resources, or his or her designee.
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8.03. Survivor
Benefit . If a Participant dies with an Account balance under
this Plan, his Beneficiary shall be entitled to receive a
distribution of the Participant’s Account. The Beneficiary
shall receive the lump sum calculated under the MSBP if the
deceased Participant is a Grandfathered MSBP Participant and the
Beneficiary elects to receive the benefit provided under the MSBP.
Otherwise, such lump sum shall equal the deceased
Participant’s Account under the Plan. The lump sum
distribution shall be paid within ninety (90) days following
the Participant’s death.
SECTION 9.
TAX WITHHOLDING
Benefits hereunder
shall be subject to applicable FICA withholding laws. Benefit
payments hereunder shall be subject to applicable federal, state
and 1ocal tax withholding laws.
SECTION 10.
ADMINISTRATION OF THE PLAN
10.01. Duties
and Power . The Committee shall be the “named
fiduciary” for the Plan responsible for the general operation
and administration of the Plan and the proper execution of its
provisions. It shall have full discretionary authority to interpret
the Plan and to determine the response to all questions arising
from its provisions. It shall maintain all necessary books of
accounts and records. It shall have the full discretionary power
and authority to establish, interpret, enforce, amend, and revoke,
from time to time, such rules and regulations for the
administration of the Plan and the conduct of its business as it
deems appropriate, including the right to remedy ambiguities,
inconsistencies and omissions. Any action that the Committee is
required or authorized to take shall be final and binding upon each
and every person who is or may become a Plan Participant or
Beneficiary. The Committee may delegate its authority to administer
the Plan.
10.02. Benefit
Statements . The Committee, or its designee, will provide each
Participant with a quarterly statement setting forth the
Participant’s Account balance.
10.03. Right to
Accelerate . The Board in its sole discretion may accelerate
all Pre-2005 Benefits upon termination of the Plan, and pay such
benefits in a single lump sum. The Board may accelerate payment of
Post-2004 Benefits upon termination of the Plan only as permitted
by Code Section 409A and the related Treasury Regulations. If
the Internal Revenue Service or the Committee determines that any
Participants’ Pre-2005 Benefits are currently taxable, the
Committee may direct immediate payment of all or some of the
Pre-2005 Benefit in a single lump sum or to take any other action
it deems appropriate. If the Internal Revenue Service determines
that any Post-2004 Benefits are currently taxable, the Committee
may direct immediate payment in a single lump sum of any Post-2004
Benefits determined to be currently taxable. In addition,
Participants terminating employment with a Pre-2005 Benefit of less
than $10,000 shall receive such benefits in a single lump sum
regardless of the Participant’s distribution election. If a
Participant’s Post-2004 Benefit is less than or equal to the
dollar limit
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under Code
Section 402(g) for the calendar year in which the Participant
terminates employment, the Participant’s Post-2004 Benefit
shall be paid in one lump sum to the extent permitted by Code
Section 409A and the related Treasury Regulations.
SECTION 11.
AMENDMENT, SUSPENSION, AND TERMINATION
11.01. Right to
Amend or Terminate . The Plan may be amended, modified or
terminated by the Committee at any time. Such amendment,
modification or termination may modify or eliminate any benefit
hereunder except that such amendment, modification or termination
shall not affect the rights of Participants or Beneficiaries to the
vested portion of a Participant’s Account as of the date of
such amendment or termination.
11.02. Right to
Suspend . If the Committee determines that payments of Pre-2005
Benefits under the Plan would have a material adverse affect on the
Company’s ability to carry on its business, the Committee may
suspend payments of Pre-2005 Benefits temporarily for such time as
in its sole discretion it deems advisable, but in no event for a
period in excess of one year. If the Committee determines that
payments under the Plan will jeopardize the Company’s ability
to continue as a going concern, the Committee may suspend payments
of Post-2004 Benefits until the first taxable year when payment
will not have that effect. The Company shall pay such suspended
payments in a lump sum immediately upon the expiration of the
period of suspension.
11.03. Partial
ERISA Exemption . The Plan is intended t
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