NONQUALIFIED
SUPPLEMENTAL DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN
— PLAN DOCUMENT —
1.1 Adoption of Plan and Purpose
This Plan is an
unfunded, nonqualified deferred compensation plan. With the consent
of the Employer (as defined in subsection 2.16) the plan may be
adopted by executing the Adoption Agreement (as defined in
subsection 2.3) in the form attached hereto. The Plan contains
certain variable features which the Employer has specified in the
Adoption Agreement. Only those variable features specified by the
Employer in the Adoption Agreement will be applicable to the
Employer.
The purpose of the
Plan is to provide certain supplemental benefits under the Plan to
a select group of management or highly compensated Employees of the
Employer (in accordance with Sections 201, 301 and 401 of ERISA),
Members of the Board(s) of the Employer, or Other Service Providers
to the Employer (as defined below), and to allow such Employees,
Board Members or Other Service Providers the opportunity to defer a
portion of their salaries, bonuses and other compensation, subject
to the terms of the Plan. Participants (and their Beneficiaries)
shall have only those rights to payments as set forth in the Plan
and shall be considered general, unsecured creditors of the
Employer with respect to any such rights. The Plan is designed to
comply with the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 (the “Jobs
Act”) and Code Section 409A. It is intended that the
Plan be interpreted according to a good faith interpretation of the
Jobs Act and Code Section 409A, and consistent with published
IRS guidance, including proposed and final IRS regulations under
Code Section 409A. Treatment of amounts in the Plan under any
transition rules provided under all IRS and other guidance in
connection with the Jobs Act or Code Section 409A shall be
expressly authorized hereunder in accordance with procedures
developed by the Administrator. In the event of any inconsistency
between the terms of the Plan and the Jobs Act or Code
Section 409A (and regulations thereunder), the terms of the
Jobs Act and Code Section 409A (and the regulations
thereunder) shall control. The Plan is intended to constitute an
account balance plan (as defined in IRS Notice 2005-1,
Q&A-9).
By becoming a
Participant and making deferrals under this Plan, each Participant
agrees to be bound by the provisions of the Plan and the
determinations of the Employer and the Administrator
hereunder.
The Employer may
adopt the Plan by completing and signing the Adoption Agreement in
the form attached hereto.
The Plan is
administered on the basis of a Plan Year, as defined in subsection
2.27.
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The plan shall be
administered by a plan administrator (the
“Administrator,” as that term is defined in
Section 3(16)(A) of ERISA) designated by the Employer in the
Adoption Agreement. The Administrator has full discretionary
authority to construe and interpret the provisions of the Plan and
make factual determinations thereunder, including the power to
determine the rights or eligibility of employees or participants
and any other persons, and the amounts of their benefits under the
plan, and to remedy ambiguities, inconsistencies or omissions, and
such determinations shall be binding on all parties. The
Administrator from time to time may adopt such rules and
regulations as may be necessary or desirable for the proper and
efficient administration of the Plan and as are consistent with the
terms of the Plan. The administrator may delegate all or any part
of its powers, rights, and duties under the Plan to such person or
persons as it may deem advisable, and may engage agents to provide
certain administrative services with respect to the Plan. Any
notice or document relating to the Plan which is to be filed with
the Administrator may be delivered, or mailed by registered or
certified mail, postage pre-paid, to the Administrator, or to any
designated representative of the Administrator, in care of the
Employer, at its principal office.
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“Account”
means all notional accounts and subaccounts maintained for a
Participant in order to reflect his interest under the Plan, as
described in Section 6.
“Administrator”
means the individual or individuals (if any) delegated authority by
the Employer to administer the Plan, as defined in subsection
1.4.
“Adoption
Agreement” shall mean the form executed by the Employer and
attached hereto, which Agreement shall constitute a part of the
Plan.
“Beneficiary”
means the person or persons to whom a deceased Participant’s
benefits are payable under subsection 9.5.
“Board”
means the Board of Directors of the Employer (if applicable), as
from time to time constituted.
“Board
Member” means a member of the Board.
“Bonus”
(also referred to herein as a “Non-Performance-Based Bonus)
means an award of cash that is not a Performance-Based Bonus (as
defined in subsection 2.25) that is payable to an Employee (or
Board Member or Other Service Provider, as applicable) in a given
year, with respect to the immediately preceding Bonus performance
period, which may or may not be contingent upon the achievement of
specified performance goals.
“Code”
means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. Reference to a
specific section of the Code shall include such section, any valid
regulation promulgated thereunder, and any comparable provision of
any future legislation amending, supplementing, or superseding such
section.
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“Compensation”
shall mean the amount of a Participant’s remuneration from
the Employer designated in the Adoption Agreement. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, the Compensation of an Other Service Provider (as
defined in subsection 2.22) shall mean his remuneration from the
Employer pursuant to an agreement to provide services to the
Employer. With respect to any Participant who is a Member of the
Board (if applicable), “Compensation” means all cash
remuneration which, absent a deferral election under the Plan,
would have otherwise been received by the Board Member in the
taxable year, payable to the Board Member for service on the Board
and on Board committees, including any cash payable for attendance
at Board meetings and Board committee meetings, but not including
any amounts constituting reimbursements of expenses to Board
Members. To the extent the Employer has designated “401(k)
Refunds” in the Adoption Agreement (and to the extent elected
by the Participant), an amount equal to the Participant’s
“401(k) Refund” shall be deferred from the
Participant’s Compensation otherwise payable to the
Participant in the next subsequent Compensation pay period (or such
later pay period as the Administrator determines shall be
administratively feasible), and shall be credited to the
Participant’s Compensation Deferral Account in accordance
with subsection 4.1. For purposes of this subsection, “401(k)
Refund” means any amount distributed to the applicable
Participant from the Employer’s qualified retirement plan
intended to comply with Section 401(k) of the Code that is in
excess of the maximum deferral for the prior calendar year
allowable under such qualified retirement plan. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, the definition of compensation for purposes of
determining key employees under subsection 9.3 of the Plan shall be
determined solely in accordance with subsection 9.3. To the extent
not otherwise designated by the Employer in a separate document
forming part of the Plan, Compensation payable after
December 31 of a given year solely for services performed
during the Employer’s final payroll period containing
December 31, is treated as Compensation payable for services
performed in the subsequent year in which the non-deferred portion
of the payroll payment is actually made.
2.10 Compensation Deferrals
“Compensation
Deferrals” means the amounts credited to a
Participant’s Compensation Deferral Account pursuant to the
Participant’s election made in accordance with subsection
4.1.
“Deferral
Election” means an election by a Participant to make
Compensation Deferrals or Performance-Based Bonus Deferrals in
accordance with Section 4.
“Disability”
for purposes of this Plan shall mean the occurrence of an event as
a result of which the Participant is considered disabled, as
designated by the Employer in the Adoption Agreement.
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“Effective
Date” means the Effective Date of the Plan, as indicated in
the Adoption Agreement.
“Eligible
Individual” means each Board Member, Other Service Provider,
or Employee of an Employer who satisfies the eligibility
requirements set forth in the Adoption Agreement, for the period
during which he is determined by the Employer to satisfy such
requirements.
“Employee”
means a person who is employed by an Employer and is treated and/or
classified by the Employer as a common law employee for purposes of
wage withholding for Federal income taxes. If a person is not
considered to be an Employee of the Employer in accordance with the
preceding sentence, a subsequent determination by the Employer, any
governmental agency, or a court that the person is a common law
employee of the Employer, even if such determination is applicable
to prior years, will not have a retroactive effect for purposes of
eligibility to participate in the Plan.
“Employer”
means the business entity designated in the Adoption Agreement, and
its successors and assigns unless otherwise herein provided, or any
other corporation or business organization which, with the consent
of the Employer, or its successors or assigns, assumes the
Employer’s obligations hereunder, and any affiliate or
subsidiary of the Employer, as defined in Subsections 414(b) and
(c) of the Code, or other corporation or business organization
that has adopted the Plan on behalf of its Eligible Individuals
with the consent of the Employer.
2.17 Employer Contributions
“Employer
Contributions” means the amounts other than Matching
Contributions that are credited to a Participant’s Employer
Contributions Account under the Plan by the Employer in accordance
with subsection 4.4.
“ERISA”
means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as
amended. Reference to a specific section of ERISA shall include
such section, any valid regulation promulgated thereunder, and any
comparable provision of any future legislation amending,
supplementing, or superseding such section.
2.19 Fiscal Year Compensation
“Fiscal Year
Compensation” means Compensation relating to a period of
service coextensive with one or more consecutive non-calendar-year
fiscal years of the Employer, where
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no amount of
such Compensation is paid or payable during the service period. For
example, a Bonus based upon a service period of two consecutive
fiscal years payable after the completion of the second fiscal year
would be “Fiscal Year Compensation,” but periodic
salary payments or Bonuses based on service periods other than the
Employer’s fiscal year would not be Fiscal Year
Compensation.
“Investment
Funds” means the notional funds or other investment vehicles
designated pursuant to subsection 5.1.
2.21 Matching Contributions
“Matching
Contributions” means the amounts credited to a
Participant’s Employer Contribution Account under the Plan by
the Employer that are based on the amount of Participant Deferrals
made by the Participant under the Plan, or that are based upon such
other formula as designated by the Employer in the Adoption
Agreement, in accordance with subsection 4.3.
2.22 Other Service Providers
“Other
Service Providers” shall mean independent contractors,
consultants, or other similar providers of services to the
Employer, other than Employees and Board Members. To the extent
that an Other Service Provider is unrelated to the Employer, as
described in Code Section 409A and other applicable
regulations, guidance, etc. thereunder, the provisions of such
guidance shall not apply. To the extent that an Other Service
Provider uses an accrual method of accounting for a given taxable
year, amounts deferred under the Plan in such taxable year shall
not be subject to Code Section 409A and other applicable
guidance thereunder, notwithstanding any provision of the Plan to
the contrary.
“Participant”
means an Eligible Individual who meets the requirements of
Section 3 and elects to make Compensation Deferrals pursuant
to Section 4, or who receives Employer Contributions or
Matching Contributions pursuant to subsection 4.3 or 4.4. A
Participant shall cease being a Participant in accordance with
subsection 3.2 herein.
2.24 Participant Deferrals
“Participant
Deferrals” means all amounts deferred by a Participant under
this Plan, including Participant Compensation Deferrals and
Participant Performance-Based Bonus Deferrals.
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2.25 Performance-Based Bonus
“Performance-Based
Bonus” generally means Compensation where the amount of, or
entitlement to, the compensation is contingent on the satisfaction
of previously established organizational or individual performance
criteria relating to a performance period of at least 12
consecutive months in which the Eligible Individual performs
services, pursuant to rules described in Treasury
Regulation Section 1.409A-1(e).
2.26 Performance-Based Bonus Deferrals
“Performance-Based
Bonus Deferrals” means the amounts credited to a
Participant’s Compensation Deferral Account from the
Participant’s Performance-Based Bonus pursuant to the
Participant’s election made in accordance with subsection
4.2.
“Plan
Year” means each 12-month period specified in the Adoption
Agreement, on the basis of which the Plan is
administered.
“Retirement”
for purposes of this Plan means the Participant’s Termination
Date, as defined in subsection 2.30, after attaining any age and/or
service minimums with respect to Retirement or Early Retirement as
designated by the Employer in the Adoption Agreement.
“Spouse”
means the person to whom a Participant is legally married under
applicable state law at the earlier of the date of the
Participant’s death or the date payment of the
Participant’s benefits commenced and who is living on the
date of the Participant’s death.
“Termination
Date” means (i) with respect to an Employee Participant,
the Participant’s separation from service (within the meaning
of Section 409A of the Code and the regulations, notices and
other guidance thereunder, including death or Disability) with the
Employer, and any subsidiary or affiliate of the Employer as
defined in Sections 414(b) and (c) of the Code; (ii) with
respect to a Board Member Participant, the Participant’s
resignation or removal from the Board (for any reason, including
death or Disability); and (iii) with respect to any Other
Service Provider, the expiration of all agreements to provide
services to the Employer (for any reason, including death or
Disability). The date that an Employee’s, Board
Member’s, or Other Service Provider’s performance of
services for all the Employers is reduced to a level less than 20%
of the average level of services performed in the preceding
36-month period, shall be considered a Termination Date, and the
performance of services at a level of 50% or more of the average
level of services performed in the preceding 36-month period shall
not be considered a Termination Date, based on the parties’
reasonable expectations as of the applicable date. If a Participant
is
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both a Board
Member Participant and an Employee Participant, “Termination
Date” means the date the Participant satisfies both criteria
(i) and (ii) above.
“Valuation
Date” means the last day of each Plan Year and any other date
that the Employer, in its sole discretion, designates as a
Valuation Date, as of which the value of an Investment Fund is
adjusted for notional deferrals, contributions, distributions,
gains, losses, or expenses.
Other defined
terms used in the Plan shall have the meanings given such terms
elsewhere in the Plan.
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SECTION 3 ELIGIBILITY AND
PARTICIPATION
Each Eligible
Individual on the Effective Date of the Plan shall be eligible to
become a Participant by properly making a Deferral Election on a
timely basis as described in Section 4, or, if applicable and
eligible as designated by the Employer in the Adoption Agreement,
by receiving a Matching Contribution or other Employer Contribution
under the Plan. Each other Eligible Individual may become a
Participant by making a Deferral Election on a timely basis as
described in Section 4 or, if applicable and eligible as
designated by the Employer in the Adoption Agreement, by receiving
a Matching Contribution or other Employer Contribution under the
Plan. Each Eligible Individual’s decision to become a
Participant by making a Deferral Election shall be entirely
voluntary. The Employer may require the Participant to complete any
necessary forms or other information as it deems necessary or
advisable prior to permitting the Eligible Individual to commence
participation in the Plan.
3.2 Cessation of Participation
If a Termination
Date occurs with respect to a Participant, or if a Participant
otherwise ceases to be an Eligible Individual, no further
Compensation Deferrals, Performance-Based Bonus Deferrals, Matching
Contributions or other Employer Contributions shall be credited to
the Participant’s Accounts after the Participant’s
Termination Date or date the Participant ceases to be eligible (or
as soon as administratively feasible after the date the Participant
ceases to be eligible), unless he is again determined to be an
Eligible Individual, but the balance credited to his Accounts shall
continue to be adjusted for notional investment gains and losses
under the terms of the Plan and shall be distributed to him at the
time and manner set forth in Section 9. An Employee, Board
Member or Other Service Provider shall cease to be a Participant
after his Termination Date or other loss of eligibility as soon as
his entire Account balance has been distributed.
3.3 Eligibility for Matching or Employer
Contributions
An Employee
Participant who has satisfied the requirements necessary to become
an Eligible Individual with respect to Matching Contributions as
specified in the Adoption Agreement, and who has made a
Compensation Deferral election pursuant to subsection 4.1 herein or
who has satisfied such other criteria as specified in the Adoption
Agreement, shall be eligible to receive Matching Contributions
described in subsection 4.3. An Employee Participant who has
satisfied the requirements necessary to become an Eligible
Individual with respect to Employer Contributions other than
Matching Contributions as specified in the Adoption Agreement,
shall be eligible to receive Employer Contributions described in
subsection 4.4.
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SECTION 4 DEFERRALS AND
CONTRIBUTIONS
4.1 Compensation Deferrals Other Than Performance-Based Bonus
Deferrals
Each Plan Year, an
Eligible Individual may elect to defer receipt of no less than the
minimum and no greater than the maximum percentage or amount
selected by the Employer in the Adoption Agreement with respect to
each type of Compensation (other than Performance-Based Bonuses)
earned with respect to pay periods beginning on and after the
effective date of the election; provided, however, that
Compensation earned prior to the date the Participant satisfies the
eligibility requirements of Section 3 shall not be eligible
for deferral under this Plan. Except as otherwise provided in this
subsection, a Participant’s Deferral Election for a Plan Year
under this subsection must be made not later than December 31
of the preceding Plan Year (or such earlier date as determined by
the Administrator) with respect to Compensation (other than
Performance-Based Bonuses) earned in pay periods beginning on or
after the following January 1 in accordance with rules established
by the Administrator.
An Employee, Board
Member or Other Service Provider who first becomes an Eligible
Individual during a Plan Year (by virtue of a promotion,
Compensation increase, commencement of employment with the
Employer, commencement of Board service, execution of an agreement
to provide services to an Employer, or any other reason) shall be
provided enrollment documents (including Deferral Election forms)
as soon as administratively feasible following such initial
notification of eligibility. Such Eligible Individual must make his
Deferral Elections within 30 days after first becoming an
Eligible Individual, with respect to his Compensation (other than
Performance-Based Bonuses) earned on or after the effective date of
the Deferral Election (provided, however, that if such Eligible
Individual is participating in any other account balance plan
maintained by the Employer or any member of the Employer’s
“controlled group” (as defined in subsections 414(b)
and (c) of the Code), such Eligible Individual must make his
Compensation Deferral Election no later than December 31 of
the preceding Plan Year (or such earlier date as determined by the
Administrator), or he may not elect to make Compensation Deferrals
for that initial Plan Year). If an Eligible Individual does not
elect to make Compensation Deferrals during that initial 30-day
period, he may not later elect to make Compensation Deferrals for
that year under this subsection. In the event that an Eligible
Individual first becomes eligible during a Plan Year with respect
to which Fiscal Year Compensation is payable, such Eligible
Individual must make his Fiscal Year Compensation Deferral Election
on or before the end of the fiscal year of the Employer immediately
preceding the first fiscal year in which any services are performed
for which the Fiscal Year Compensation is payable.
In the case of an
Employee, Board Member or Other Service Provider who is rehired (or
who recommences Board Service or recommences providing services to
an Employer as an Other Service Provider) after having previously
been an Eligible Individual, the phrase “first becomes an
Eligible Individual” in the first sentence of the preceding
paragraph shall be interpreted to apply only where the Eligible
Individual either (i) previously received payment of his total
Account balances under the Plan, or (ii) did not previously
receive payment of his total Account balances under the Plan, but
is rehired (or recommences Board Service or recommences
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providing
services to an Employer as an Other Service Provider) at least
24 months after his last day as a previously Eligible
Individual prior to again becoming such an Eligible Individual. In
all other cases such rehired Employee, Board Member or Other
Service Provider may not elect to make Compensation Deferrals until
the next date determined by the Administrator with respect to
Compensation earned after the following January 1. Similarly, in
the case of an Employee who recommences status as an Eligible
Individual for any other reason after having previously lost his
status as an Eligible Individual (due to Compensation fluctuations,
transfer from an ineligible location or job classification, or
otherwise), the phrase “first becomes an Eligible
Individual” shall be interpreted to apply only where the
Eligible Individual either: (i) previously received payment of
his total Account balances under the Plan, or (ii) did not
previously receive payment of his total Account balances under the
Plan, but regains his status as an Eligible Individual at least
24 months after his last day as a previously Eligible
Individual prior to again becoming such an Eligible Individual. In
all other cases such Re-Eligible Participant may not elect to make
Compensation Deferrals until the next date determined by the
Administrator with respect to Compensation earned after the
following January 1.
An election to
make Compensation Deferrals under this subsection 4.1 shall remain
in effect through the last pay period commencing in the calendar
year to which the election applies (except as provided in
subsection 4.5), shall apply with respect to the applicable type of
Compensation (other than Performance-Based Bonuses) to which the
Deferral Election relates earned for pay periods commencing in the
applicable calendar year to which the election applies while the
Participant remains an Eligible Individual, and shall be
irrevocable (provided, however, that a Participant making a
Deferral Election under this subsection may change his election at
any time prior to December 31 of the year preceding the year
for which the Deferral Election is applicable, subject to rules
established by the Administrator). If a Participant fails to make a
Compensation Deferral election for a given Plan Year, such
Participant’s Compensation Deferral Election for that Plan
Year shall be deemed to be zero; provided, however, that if the
Employer has elected in the Adoption Agreement that a
Participant’s Compensation Deferral Election shall be
“evergreen”, then such Participant’s Compensation
Deferral Election shall be deemed to be identical to the most
recent applicable Deferral Election on file with the Administrator
with respect to the applicable type of Compensation; provided,
however, that no In-Service Distribution shall be applicable to any
amounts deferred in a year in which the Participant fails to make
an affirmative election, and payment of such amounts for such year
shall be made in accordance with his most recent election on file
with the Administrator (if no election is on file, then such
amounts shall be paid to him in a single lump sum).
Compensation
Deferrals shall be credited to the Participant’s Compensation
Deferral Account as soon as administratively feasible after such
amounts would have been payable to the Participant.
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4.2 Performance-Based Bonus Deferrals
Each Plan Year, an
Eligible Individual may elect to defer receipt of no less than the
minimum and no greater than the maximum percentage or amount
selected by the Employer in the Adoption Agreement with respect to
Performance-Based Bonuses earned with respect to the performance
period for which the Performance-Based Bonus is earned; provided,
however, that the Eligible Individual performed services
continuously from a date no later than the date upon which the
performance criteria are established through a date no earlier than
the date upon which the Eligible Individual makes a
Performance-Based Bonus Deferral Election; and further provided
that in no event may an election to defer Performance-Based Bonuses
be made after such Bonuses have become readily ascertainable.
Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, a
Participant’s Performance-Based Bonus Deferral Election under
this subsection must be made not later than six months (or such
earlier date as determined by the Administrator) prior to the end
of the performance period.
An Employee, Board
Member or Other Service Provider who first becomes an Eligible
Individual during a Plan Year (by virtue of a promotion,
Compensation increase, commencement of employment with the
Employer, commencement of Board service, execution of an agreement
to provide services to an Employer, or any other reason) shall be
provided enrollment documents (including Deferral Election forms)
as soon as administratively feasible following such initial
notification of eligibility. Such Eligible Individual must make his
Performance-Based Bonus Deferral Election within 30 days after
first becoming an Eligible Individual (provided, however, that if
such Eligible Individual is participating in any other account
balance plan maintained by the Employer or any member of the
Employer’s “controlled group” (as defined in
subsections 414(b) and (c) of the Code), such Eligible
Individual must make his Performance-Based Bonus Deferral Election
no later than six months (or such earlier date as determined by the
Administrator) prior to the end of the performance period, or he
may not elect to make Performance-Based Bonus Deferrals for such
initial Plan Year. In the case of a Deferral Election in the first
year of eligibility that is made after the beginning of the
Performance-Based Bonus performance period, the Deferral Election
will apply to the portion of the Performance-Based Bonus equal to
the total amount of the Performance-Based Bonus for the performance
period multiplied by the ratio of the number of days remaining in
the performance period after the effective date of the Deferral
Election over the total number of days in the Performance Period.
If an Eligible Individual does not elect to make a
Performance-Based Bonus Deferral during that initial 30-day period,
he may not later elect to make a Performance-Based Bonus Deferral
for that performance period under this subsection. Rules relating
to the timing of elections to make a Performance-Based Bonus
Deferral with respect to an Employee, Board Member or Other Service
Provider who becomes an Eligible Individual (due to rehire or other
similar event) after having previously been an Eligible Individual
shall be applied in a manner similar to rules described applicable
to rehired and other Re-Eligible Participants in subsection 4.1
above.
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An election to
make Performance-Based Bonus Deferrals under this subsection 4.2
shall remain in effect through the end of the performance period to
which the election applies (except as provided in subsection 4.5),
and shall be irrevocable (provided, however, that a Participant
making a Performance-Based Bonus Deferral Election under this
subsection may change his election at any time prior to the first
day of the six-month period ending on the last day of the
performance period for which the Performance-Based Bonus Deferral
Election is applicable, subject to rules established by the
Administrator). If a Participant fails to make a Performance-Based
Bonus Deferral Election for a given performance period, such
Participant’s Performance-Based Bonus Deferral Election for
that performance period shall be deemed to be zero; provided,
however, that if the Employer has elected in the Adoption Agreement
that a Participant’s Performance-Based Deferral Election
shall be “evergreen”, then such Participant’s
Performance-Based Bonus Deferral Election shall be deemed to be
identical to the most recent applicable Performance-Based Bonus
Deferral Election on file with the Administrator; provided,
however, that no In-Service Distribution shall be applicable to any
amounts deferred in a year in which the Participant fails to make
an affirmative election, and payment of such amounts for such year
shall be made in accordance with his most recent election on file
with the Administrator (if no election is on file, then such
amounts shall be paid to him in a single lump sum).
Performance-Based
Bonus Deferrals shall be credited to the Participant’s
Compensation Deferral Account as soon as administratively feasible
after such amounts would have been payable to the
Participant.
4.3 Matching Contributions
Matching
Contributions shall be determined in accordance with the formula
specified in the Adoption Agreement, and shall be credited to the
Employer Contribution Accounts of Participants who have satisfied
the eligibility requirements for Matching Contributions specified
in the Adoption Agreement. Matching Contributions under this Plan
shall be credited to such Participants’ Employer Contribution
Accounts as soon as administratively feasible after the Applicable
Period selected in the Adoption Agreement, but only with respect to
Participants eligible to receive such Matching Contributions as
described in the Adoption Agreement.
4.4 Other Employer Contributions
Employer
Contributions other than Matching Contributions shall be
discretionary from year to year, and shall be credited to the
Employer Contribution Accounts of Participants who have satisfied
the eligibility requirements for Employer Contributions, all as
determined by the Employer and documented in writing, and such
writings will form part of the Plan, as specified in the Adoption
Agreement. Employer Contributions under this Plan shall be credited
to such Participants’ Employer Contributions Accounts as soon
as administratively feasible.
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4.5 No Election Changes During Plan Year
A Participant
shall not be permitted to change or revoke his Deferral Elections
(except as otherwise described in subsections 4.1 and 4.2), except
that, if a Participant’s status changes such that he becomes
ineligible for the Plan, the Participant’s Deferrals under
the Plan shall cease as described in subsection 3.2 .
Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event the Employer maintains
a qualified plan designed to comply with the requirements of Code
Section 401(k) that requires the cessation of all deferrals in the
event of a hardship withdrawal under such plan, the
Participant’s Deferrals under this Plan shall cease as soon
as administratively feasible upon notification to the Administrator
that the participant has taken such a hardship withdrawal.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Employer has elected in the
Adoption Agreement to permit Unforeseeable Emergency Withdrawals
pursuant to subsection 9.8, the Participant’s Deferrals under
this Plan shall cease as soon as administratively feasible upon
approval by the Administrator of a Participant’s properly
submitted request for an Unforeseeable Emergency Withdrawal under
subsection 9.8.
4.6 Crediting of Deferrals
The amount of
deferrals pursuant to subsections 4.1 and 4.2 shall be credited to
the Participant’s Accounts as of a date determined to be
administratively feasible by the Administrator.
4.7 Reduction of Deferrals or Contributions
Any Participant
Deferrals or Employer Contributions to be credited to a
Participant’s Account under this Section may be reduced by an
amount equal to the Federal or state income, payroll, or other
taxes required to be withheld on such deferrals or contributions or
to satisfy any necessary employee welfare plan contributions. A
Participant shall be entitled only to the net amount of such
deferral or contribution (as adjusted from time to time pursuant to
the terms of the Plan). The Administrator may limit a
Participant’s Deferral Election if, as a result of any
election, a Participant’s Compensation from the Employer
would be insufficient to cover taxes, withholding, and other
required deductions applicable to the Participant.
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SECTION 5 NOTIONAL
INVESTMENTS
The Employer may
designate, in its discretion, one or more Investment Funds for the
notional investment of Participants’ Accounts. The Employer,
in its discretion, may from time to time establish new Investment
Funds or eliminate existing Investment Funds. The Investment Funds
are for recordkeeping purposes only and do not allow Participants
to direct any Employer assets (including, if applicable, the assets
of any trust related to the Plan). Each Participant’s
Accounts shall be adjusted pursuant to the Participant’s
notional investment elections made in accordance with this
Section 5, except as otherwise determined by the Employer or
Administrator in their sole discretion.
5.2 Investment Fund Elections
The Employer shall
have full discretion in the direction of notional investments of
Participants’ Accounts under the Plan; provided, however,
that if the Employer so elects in the Adoption Agreement, each
Participant may elect from among the Investment Funds for the
notional investment of such of his Accounts as are permitted under
the Adoption Agreement from time to time in accordance with
procedures established by the Employer. The Administrator, in its
discretion, may adopt (and may modify from time to time) such rules
and procedures as it deems necessary or appropriate to implement
the notional investment of the Participant’s Accounts. Such
procedures may differ among Participants or classes of
Participants, as determined by the Employer or the Administrator in
its discretion. The Employer or Administrator may limit, delay or
restrict the notional investment of certain Participants’
Accounts, or restrict allocation or reallocation into specified
notional investment options, in accordance with rules established
in order to comply with Employer policy and applicable law, to
minimize regulated filings and disclosures, or under any other
circumstances in the discretion of the Employer. Any deferred
amounts subject to a Participant’s investment election that
must be so limited, delayed or restricted under such circumstances
may be notionally invested in an Investment Fund designated by the
Administrator, or may be cr
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