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Exhibit 4.1
SUPPLEMENTAL BENEFIT PLAN
FOR EMPLOYEES OF
THE BOEING COMPANY
AS AMENDED AND RESTATED
EFFECTIVE January 1, 2009
Revised December 2008
TABLE OF
CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I Introduction
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ARTICLE II Definitions
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2.1
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Account
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2.2
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Affiliate or Subsidiary
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2.3
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Authorized Period of Absence
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2.4
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Base Salary
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2
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2.5
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Beneficiary
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2.6
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BCERP
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2.7
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Board of Directors
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2.8
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Code
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2.9
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Committee
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2.10
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Company
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2.11
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Company Matching Contribution
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2.12
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Compensation
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2.13
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DC SERP Benefit
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2.14
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Deferral Contribution
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2.15
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Deferral Election
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2.16
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Deferred Compensation Plan
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2.17
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Earnings Credits
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2.18
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Eligible Employee
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2.19
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Employee
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2.20
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Executive Company Contribution
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2.21
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FSP
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2.22
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Incentive Compensation
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2.23
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Layoff Period
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2.24
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Participant
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2.25
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Plan
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2.26
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Plan Year
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5
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2.27
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PVP
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5
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2.28
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Restoration Benefit
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5
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2.29
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SBP Company Contribution
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5
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2.30
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Separation from Service
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2.31
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SERP
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2.32
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Service
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2.33
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Specified Employee
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2.34
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Unforeseeable Emergency
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2.35
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VIP
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ARTICLE III Restoration Benefit Eligibility and
Benefits
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3.1
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Restoration Benefit Eligibility
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3.2
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Restoration Benefit Participation
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3.3
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Deferral Contributions
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3.4
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Company Matching Contributions
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3.5
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SBP Company Contributions
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3.6
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Vesting
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3.7
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Cancellation of Deferral Election Due to
Unforeseeable Emergency
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ARTICLE IV Executive Company Contribution
Eligibility and Benefits
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4.1
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Executive Company Contribution
Eligibility
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4.2
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Executive Company Contribution
Participation
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4.3
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Executive Company Contribution
Benefits
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4.4
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Executive Company Contribution Vesting
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ARTICLE V DC SERP Eligibility and
Benefits
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5.1
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DC SERP Eligibility
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5.2
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DC SERP Participation
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5.3
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DC SERP Benefits
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5.4
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DC SERP Vesting
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5.5
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DC SERP Forfeiture Rules
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ARTICLE VI Distributions
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6.1
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Form and Timing of Distribution
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6.2
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Death Benefits
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6.3
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Rehires
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ARTICLE VII Accounts
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7.1
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Participant Accounts
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7.2
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Earnings Credits
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7.3
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Investment Election Changes and
Restrictions
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7.4
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Missing Participants and Improper
Credits
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ARTICLE VIII Administration
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8.1
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Plan Administration
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8.2
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Claims Procedure
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ARTICLE IX Amendment and Termination
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ARTICLE X Miscellaneous
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10.1
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No Employment Rights
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10.2
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Anti-Assignment
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10.3
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Unfunded Status of Plan
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10.4
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Delays in Payment
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10.5
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Involuntary Inclusion in Income
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10.6
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Compliance With Code Section 409A
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10.7
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Construction
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10.8
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Legal Action
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APPENDIX A Boeing Satellite Systems Salaried
Employees’ Excess Benefit Plan
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APPENDIX B Plan Provisions Prior To January 1,
1999
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B1.1
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Eligibility and Benefits for BCERP
Participants
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B1.2
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Eligibility and Benefits for FSP
Participants
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ARTICLE I
Introduction
The Supplemental Benefit Plan for Employees of The Boeing
Company (Plan) was originally established effective January 1,
1978 by The Boeing Company. The Plan was amended and restated
effective January 1, 2008 to comply with section 409A of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (Code). The Plan was
subsequently amended and restated as of January 1, 2009 for
the purpose of expanding the Restoration Benefit, and for the
purpose of adding an Executive Company Contribution and a DC SERP
benefit.
The Plan provides three separate benefits: (i) the
Restoration Benefit, (ii) the Executive Company Contribution,
and (iii) the DC SERP Benefit. The purpose of the Restoration
Benefit is to restore the benefits of certain employees under The
Boeing Company Voluntary Investment Plan, to the extent that these
qualified plan benefits are limited by sections 415 and 401(a)(17)
of the Code. The purpose of the Executive Company Contribution is
to provide an additional contribution to this Plan, equal to a
percentage of the annual incentive plan payments for a select group
of management or highly compensated employees who are hired or
rehired on or after January 1, 2009, in lieu of a portion of
the Company Contribution under the VIP. The purpose of the DC SERP
Benefit is to provide a supplemental retirement benefit for a
select group of management or highly compensated employees at level
E-1 through E-3 who are hired or rehired on or after
January 1, 2009.
For periods prior to January 1, 1999, the Plan also
restored participants’ benefits under The Boeing Company
Employee Retirement Plan and The Boeing Company Employee Financial
Security Plan, to the extent these benefits were limited by
sections 415 and 401(a)(17) of the Code. For the period
January 1, 1987 through May 31, 1987, the Plan also
restored benefits reduced by the limitation on elective deferrals
imposed by section 402(g)(1) of the Code.
It is intended that the Plan shall be an excess benefit plan as
defined in section 3(36) of the Employee Retirement Income Security
Act of 1974 (ERISA) to the extent benefits are paid in excess of
the limits imposed by section 415 of the Code. To the extent any
part of the Plan is not an excess benefit plan, it is intended that
the Plan is an unfunded plan maintained primarily for the purpose
of providing deferred compensation to a select group of management
or highly compensated employees under sections 201(2), 301(a)(3),
and 401(a)(1) of ERISA.
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ARTICLE
II
Definitions
"Account" means the recordkeeping account
established for each Participant in the Plan, for purposes of
accounting for Restoration Benefits (Deferral Contributions,
Company Matching Contributions, and SBP Company Contributions),
Executive Company Contributions, DC SERP Benefits, and the Earnings
Credits thereon.
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2.2
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Affiliate or
Subsidiary
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"Affiliate or Subsidiary" means a member of a
controlled group of corporations (as defined in Code section
1563(a), determined without regard to Code sections 1563(a)(4) and
(e)(3)(c)), a group of trades or businesses (whether incorporated
or not) which are under common control within the meaning of Code
section 414(c), or an affiliated service group (as defined in Code
sections 414(m) or 414(o)) of which The Boeing Company is a
part.
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2.3
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Authorized Period of
Absence
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"Authorized Period of Absence" means a leave of
absence approved by the Company.
"Base Salary" means an Employee’s annual
base rate of pay from the Company.
"Beneficiary" generally means the person or
persons designated by a Participant under the VIP to receive any
benefit payable from the VIP upon the death of the Participant. If
no designation is filed under the VIP, or if the designated
beneficiary does not survive the Participant, the default rules
stated in the VIP will apply.
"BCERP" means The Boeing Company Employee
Retirement Plan.
"Board of Directors" means the board of directors
of The Boeing Company.
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"Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986,
as amended.
"Committee" means the Employee Benefit Plans
Committee.
"Company" means The Boeing Company, its
successors in interest, and its Affiliates and
Subsidiaries.
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Company Matching
Contribution
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"Company Matching Contribution" means the amount
credited to a Participant’s Account under
Section 3.4.
"Compensation" means a Participant’s
Compensation as defined under the VIP, but determined without
regard to the limitation on Compensation under Code section
401(a)(17). In no event will Compensation include payments under
any incentive compensation plan, without regard to whether it is
included in compensation under the VIP.
"DC SERP Benefit" means the benefit provided
under Article V, and Earnings Credits thereon.
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Deferral
Contribution
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"Deferral Contribution" means the portion of a
Participant’s Compensation, if any, that he or she elects to
defer on a pre-tax basis under this Plan in accordance with
Section 3.3.
"Deferral Election" means the election made by an
Eligible Employee to defer a portion of his or her Compensation in
accordance with Section 3.3.
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Deferred Compensation
Plan
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"Deferred Compensation Plan" means the Deferred
Compensation Plan for Employees of The Boeing Company.
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"Earnings Credits" means the adjustment to a
Participant’s Account under Section 7.2.
"Eligible Employee" means, with respect to any
Plan Year, an Employee of the Company who has satisfied the
requirements of one or more of the following: Section 3.1 with
regard to the Restoration Benefit, Section 4.1 with regard to
the Executive Company Contribution, or Section 5.1 with regard
to the DC SERP Benefit.
"Employee" means any person who is employed as a
common law employee by any member of the Company.
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Executive Company
Contribution
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"Executive Company Contribution" means the
benefit provided under Article IV.
"FSP" means The Boeing Company Employee Financial
Security Plan.
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Incentive
Compensation
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"Incentive Compensation" means the amount payable
to the Participant under The Boeing Company Elected Officer Annual
Incentive Plan or the Incentive Compensation Plan for Employees of
The Boeing Company and Subsidiaries. Incentive Compensation will be
counted solely to the extent attributable to performance periods
beginning on or after January 1, 2009.
Incentive Compensation deferred by the Participant under the
Deferred Compensation Plan will be deemed to have been paid as if
those amounts had not been deferred, for purposes of this Plan.
"Layoff Period" means the period beginning on the
date a Participant is laid off from employment with the Company and
ending on the sixth anniversary of such layoff.
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"Participant" means an Eligible Employee who has
elected to defer Compensation or receive SBP Company Contributions
under the Plan in accordance with Article III, who is eligible to
receive an Executive Company Contribution under Article IV, who is
eligible to accrue benefits under the DC SERP under Article V, or
an Employee or former Employee who has amounts credited to his or
her Account.
"Plan" means this Supplemental Benefit Plan for
Employees of The Boeing Company as herein set forth, together with
any amendments that may be adopted.
"Plan Year" means the calendar year.
"PVP" means the Pension Value Plan for Employees
of The Boeing Company.
"Restoration Benefit" means the benefit provided
under Article III, comprised of Deferral Contributions, Company
Matching Contributions and SBP Company Contributions, as
applicable, and Earnings Credits thereon.
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SBP Company
Contribution
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"SBP Company Contribution" means the benefit
provided under Section 3.5.
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Separation from
Service
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"Separation from Service" or "Separates from
Service" means an Employee’s death, retirement or termination
of employment from the Company within the meaning of Code
section 409A. For purposes of determining whether a Separation
from Service has occurred, Affiliates and Subsidiaries are defined
by using the language "at least 80 percent" to define the
controlled group under Code section 1563(a) in lieu of the 50
percent default rule stated in Treasury Regulation section
1.409A-1(h)(3).
A Separation from Service is deemed to include a reasonably
anticipated permanent reduction in the level of services performed
by an Employee, to less than 50 percent of the average level of
services performed by the Employee during the immediately preceding
36-month period.
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"SERP" means the Supplemental Executive
Retirement Plan for Employees of The Boeing Company.
"Service" means the Participant’s years of
service with the Company, determined in the same manner as the
service time calculation under the Boeing Service Awards Program
procedure, in completed whole years.
"Specified Employee" means an Employee who is a
"specified employee" within the meaning of Code section 409A.
Specified Employee status is determined on the last day of the
prior Plan Year, to take effect as of April 1 of the Plan Year
for a 12-month period. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Specified
Employees shall be determined by including the employees whom the
Company reasonably determines to be the 75 top-paid officers of the
Company rather than the 50 top-paid officers as provided under Code
section 416(i)(1)(A), to the extent permitted under Code section
409A.
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Unforeseeable
Emergency
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"Unforeseeable Emergency" means "unforeseeable
emergency" within the meaning of Code section 409A, as determined
by the Committee.
"VIP" means The Boeing Company Voluntary
Investment Plan.
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ARTICLE
III
Restoration Benefit
Eligibility and Benefits
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3.1
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Restoration Benefit
Eligibility
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An Employee is eligible to participate in the
Restoration Benefit program for a Plan Year if he or she satisfies
each of the conditions described in (A)-(C) below:
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(A)
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The Employee is eligible to
participate in the VIP during the Plan Year.
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The Employee is, during the Plan
Year, a salaried Employee of the Company who is not represented by
a collective bargaining agent (or represented by a collective
bargaining agent where the terms of the collective bargaining
agreement covering such Employee specifically provide for coverage
under the Plan).
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(C)
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As of October 1
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Plan Year, the Employee’s Base Salary for the prior Plan Year
equaled or exceeded the amount calculated as follows (rounded down
to the nearest $1,000 increment):
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The dollar limit imposed by section 415(c) of the
Code for the prior Plan Year, divided by the percentage equal to
the sum of (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv), as
applicable.
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The maximum percentage that an
Employee can elect to contribute on a pre-tax or after-tax basis
under the VIP, for the prior Plan Year (or such other rate approved
by the Committee by October 1 st to take effect under the VIP as
of the following January).
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The maximum percentage that an
Employee can receive as an Employer Matching Contribution under the
VIP, for the prior Plan Year (or such other rate approved by the
Committee by October 1 st to take effect under the VIP as
of the following January).
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The maximum percentage that the
Employee can receive as a Company Contribution under the VIP, for
the prior Plan Year (or such other rate approved by the Committee
by October 1 st
to take effect under the VIP as of the following
January), based on the Employee’s anticipated age at the end
of the Plan Year of participation.
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Solely with regard to an Employee
who actively participates in the Boeing Satellite Systems
Retirement Plan ("BSS Plan"), the percentage of Participant
Contributions made under Exhibit A of the BSS Plan, for the prior
Plan Year.
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Example: To be eligible to participate in this
Plan during 2010, the Employee’s Base Salary as of
October 1, 2009 must be at least $131,000 ($46,000/(25% + 6% +
4%) = $46,000/.35 = $131,428.57 rounded down). This figure is
determined based on the following assumptions:
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The Code section 415(c) limit is
$46,000 for the 2009 Plan Year.
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The maximum VIP employee
contribution in 2009 is 25% of compensation.
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The maximum VIP Employer Matching
Contribution in 2009 applicable to this Employee is 6%.
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The maximum Company Contribution
under the VIP in 2009 is 4% of compensation (based on the
participant’s anticipated attainment of age 40 during
2010).
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If the Employee in this example actively
participates in the BSS Plan, which requires a 3% employee
contribution, his or her Base Salary as of October 1
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$121,000 ($46,000/(25% + 6% + 4%+ 3%) = $46,000/.38 = $121,052.63
rounded down).
Effective March 22, 2003, participants in the Boeing
Satellite Systems Voluntary Savings Plan (the "BSS Voluntary
Savings Plan") became eligible to participate in the VIP.
Consequently, a former participant in the BSS Voluntary Savings
Plan who met the eligibility requirements of this Plan as of
March 22, 2003 became eligible for benefits under this Plan
based upon his or her participation in the VIP.
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3.2
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Restoration Benefit
Participation
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An Eligible Employee will become a Participant in
the Restoration Benefit program when he or she elects to defer
Compensation for a Plan Year, by executing and delivering a timely
Deferral Election in accordance with subsections
(A)-(C) below. Deferral Contributions and Company Matching
Contributions are described in Sections 3.3 and 3.4
below.
An Eligible Employee who receives a Company Contribution under
the VIP will also, to the extent eligible, become a Participant in
the Restoration Benefit program when he or she elects to receive an
SBP Company Contribution for a Plan Year, by executing and
delivering a timely SBP Company Contribution Election in accordance
with subsections (A)-(C) below. SBP Company Contributions are
described in section 3.5 below.
A Participant’s Deferral Election or SBP
Company Contribution Election must be executed and delivered to the
Company in accordance with rules established by the
Committee.
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In general, the Deferral Election or SBP Company
Contribution Election must be filed during the election period
established by the Committee. This election will become irrevocable
as of the end of the election period, but in no event later than
December 31 of the Plan Year in which the election is made.
Each election will apply solely to the Compensation payable in the
succeeding Plan Year. Participants must execute a new Deferral
Election to defer Compensation payable in each succeeding Plan
Year. Participants must execute a new SBP Company Contribution
Election to receive an SBP Company Contribution payable in each
succeeding Plan Year.
Elections generally may not be modified during the Plan Year.
Likewise, an Employee eligible for any portion of the Restoration
Benefit provided under this Article III remains subject to
restrictions on mid-year contribution election changes under the
VIP, in accordance with the terms of the VIP.
See Section 3.7 for a limited exception to the general rule
on the irrevocability of Deferral Elections, in the event of
Unforeseeable Emergency.
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(C)
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No Mid-Year
Elections
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An Employee who becomes an Eligible Employee
during the Plan Year (as a new hire, rehire or due to raise or
promotion) will not be eligible to make Deferral Contributions or
to receive SBP Company Contributions under the Restoration Benefit
program during such Plan Year.
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3.3
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Deferral
Contributions
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An Eligible Employee may elect to defer a
percentage of his or her Compensation otherwise payable by the
Company for a Plan Year by executing and delivering a Deferral
Election, as described in Section 3.2 above. This percentage
is limited to the maximum percentage described in
Section 3.1(C)(i), as applicable to the Eligible
Employee.
Deferrals will be made from the Participant’s Compensation
only to the extent that either: (i) Compensation for the
applicable Plan Year exceeds the limitation under Code section
401(a)(17), as indexed, or (ii) the Participant’s annual
additions under the VIP for the applicable Plan Year reach the
dollar limitation of Code section 415(c), as indexed.
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Deferred Compensation will be credited to the
Participant’s Account on the date the Compensation would
otherwise be payable, or as soon thereafter as administratively
feasible.
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3.4
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Company Matching
Contributions
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A Participant in the Restoration Benefit program
who defers Compensation for a Plan Year under Section 3.3 will
be credited with a Company Matching Contribution from the Company.
This Company Matching Contribution will equal a percentage of the
Participant’s Deferral Contributions for the Plan Year,
subject to a limit on the Participant’s Compensation from
which Deferral Contributions are made under this Restoration
Benefit program for the Plan Year. The relevant net percentage will
be limited to the maximum rate described in
Section 3.1(C)(ii), as applicable to each
Participant.
Company Matching Contributions will be credited to the
Participant’s Account on the date that the underlying
Deferral Contribution is credited to the Participant’s
Account.
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3.5
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SBP Company
Contributions
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An Eligible Employee who receives a Company
Contribution under Section 4.10(c) of the VIP may elect to
receive an SBP Company Contribution for a Plan Year, if eligible,
by executing and delivering an SBP Company Contribution Election,
as described in Section 3.2 above.
The SBP Company Contribution (and the Company Contribution under
Section 4.10(c) of the VIP) became effective as of
January 1, 2009. These benefits are available only to
individuals "hired" on or after January 1, 2009, as defined in
Section 4.10(c)(3) of the VIP.
The SBP Company Contribution will equal a percentage of the
Participant’s Compensation during the applicable pay period,
subject to the limitations described below. The applicable
percentage is determined by the Participant’s age at the end
of the Plan Year. This SBP Company Contribution will be made by the
Company on behalf of a Participant only to the extent that either:
(i) the Participant’s Compensation for the applicable
Plan Year exceeds the limitation under Code section 401(a)(17), as
indexed, or (ii) the Participant’s annual additions
under the VIP for the applicable Plan Year reach the dollar
limitation of Code section 415(c), as indexed.
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(i)
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3%, for each eligible Participant
under age 40,
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(ii)
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4%, for each eligible Participant
age 40 to 49,
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(iii)
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5%, for each eligible Participant
age 50 and over.
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An SBP Company Contribution will be credited to
the Participant’s Account on the date the underlying
Compensation is payable, or as soon thereafter as administratively
feasible.
In no event will the SBP Company Contribution duplicate any
Company Contribution made on a Participant’s behalf under the
VIP.
To the extent an Employee is eligible to accrue benefits as an
active participant under the SERP based on increases in his or her
salary and/or service during a Plan Year, he or she is ineligible
to receive an SBP Company Contribution under this Plan for such
Plan Year. This paragraph is not intended to preclude an SBP
Company Contribution for an Employee whose SERP accruals are
attributable solely to interest credits or indexing on the
underlying PVP benefit.
A Participant’s interest in his or her
Account attributable to Restoration Benefits generally will be 100%
vested at all times.
See Section 7.4 regarding missing participants and improper
credits and Section 10.3 regarding the unfunded nature of this
Plan.
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3.7
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Cancellation of Deferral Election
Due to Unforeseeable Emergency
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Notwithstanding the election procedures described
in Section 3.3, a Participant in the Restoration Benefit
program will be permitted to cancel an existing Deferral Election
with regard to a Plan Year during that Plan Year, where the
Participant incurs an Unforeseeable Emergency, as determined by the
Committee.
To the extent that a Participant has elected and received a
distribution due to an Unforeseeable Emergency under
Section 6.1(F), the Participant will be deemed to have elected
to cancel his or her Deferral Election for the remainder of the
applicable Plan Year.
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ARTICLE
IV
Executive Company Contribution
Eligibility and Benefits
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4.1
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Executive Company Contribution
Eligibility
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An Employee is eligible to receive Executive
Company Contributions for a Plan Year if he or she satisfies each
of the conditions described in (A)-(C) below:
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(A)
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The Employee was hired or rehired on
or after January 1, 2009 and is not eligible to accrue
benefits under any defined benefit plan maintained by the
Company.
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For purposes of determining eligibility for
Executive Company Contributions, the term "hired" is defined in
Section 4.10(c)(3) of the VIP.
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(B)
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The Employee is eligible to receive
a Company Contribution under the VIP during the Plan
Year.
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(C)
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The Employee is entitled to payment
of Incentive Compensation during the Plan Year. Incentive
Compensation is not counted for this purpose if paid following the
Employee’s termination of employment from the
Company.
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To the extent an Employee is eligible to accrue
benefits as an active participant under the SERP based on increases
in his or her salary and/or service during a Plan Year, he or she
is ineligible to receive an Executive Company Contribution under
this Plan for such Plan Year. This paragraph is not intended to
preclude an Executive Company Contribution for an Employee whose
SERP accruals are attributable solely to interest credits or
indexing on the underlying PVP benefit.
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4.2
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Executive Company Contribution
Participation
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An Eligible Employee will become a Participant
eligible to receive Executive Company Contributions on the date the
Employee satisfies the eligibility conditions in
Section 4.1.
A rehired Employee who previously participated in the Plan will
become a Participant again on the date the Employee satisfies the
eligibility conditions again after rehire.
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4.3
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Executive Company Contribution
Benefits
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The Executive Company Contribution will equal the
applicable percentage of the Participant’s Incentive
Compensation payable during the Plan Year. Incentive
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Compensation is not counted if paid following the
Employee’s termination of employment from the Company. The
applicable percentage is determined by the Participant’s age
at the end of the Plan Year as follows:
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(A)
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3%, for each eligible Participant
under age 40,
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(B)
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4%, for each eligible Participant
age 40 to 49,
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(C)
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5%, for each eligible Participant
age 50 and over.
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An Executive Company Contribution will be
credited to the Participant’s Account at the time the
Incentive Compensation would otherwise be payable, or as soon
thereafter as administratively feasible.
No Executive Company Contribution will be made before
January 1, 2009.
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4.4
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Executive Company Contribution
Vesting
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A Participant’s interest in his or her
Account attributable to Executive Company Contributions generally
will be 100% vested at all times.
See Section 7.4 regarding missing participants and improper
credits, and Section 10.3 regarding the unfunded nature of
this Plan.
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ARTICLE V
DC SERP
Eligibility and Benefits
An Employee is eligible to participate in the DC
SERP for a Plan Year if he or she satisfies each of the conditions
described in both (A) and (B) below:
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(A)
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The Employee was hired or rehired on
or after January 1, 2009 and is not eligible to accrue
benefits under any defined benefit plan maintained by the
Company.
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For purposes of determining eligibility for the
DC SERP, the term "hired" is defined in Section 4.10(c)(3) of
the VIP, regardless of the date on which the Employee joins the
E-Series Payroll.
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(B)
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The Employee was on the E-Series
Payroll with a level of E-1 through E-3 during the Plan
Year.
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To the extent an Employee is eligible to accrue
benefits as an active participant under the SERP based on increases
in his or her salary and/or service during a Plan Year, he or she
is ineligible to receive a DC SERP Benefit under this Plan for such
Plan Year. This paragraph is not intended to preclude a DC SERP
Benefit for an Employee whose SERP accruals are attributable solely
to interest credits or indexing on the underlying PVP
benefit.
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5.2
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DC SERP
Participation
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An Eligible Employee will become a Participant in
the DC SERP on the date the Employee satisfies the eligibility
conditions in Section 5.1.
A rehired Employee who previously participated in the Plan will
become a Participant again on the date the Employee satisfies the
eligibility conditions again after rehire.
Each Participant in the DC SERP shall be entitled
to benefits under this Plan as described below. No DC SERP benefit
will accrue before January 1, 2009.
A Participant will receive a DC SERP contribution
equal to the applicable percentage of the sum of the
Participant’s Compensation and Incentive Compensation, for
each applicable pay period. The applicable percentage for a pay
period is determined by the Participant’s level as of this
pay period as follows:
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(i)
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2%, for a Participant at level E-2
through E-3.
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(ii)
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4%, for a Participant at level
E-1.
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This amount will be credited on the date such
Compensation and Incentive Compensation would otherwise be payable,
or as soon thereafter as administratively feasible.
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(B)
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One-Time
Contribution
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An Employee who satisfies the requirements
described in Section 5.1(A), and who is first promoted to a
level of E-1 through E-3 (from a position at the Company below a
level of E-3) during the Plan Year, will receive a one-time
additional contribution equal to the product of (i), (ii) and
(iii) below.
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(a)
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the Participant’s Base Salary
in effect immediately following the promotion, and
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(b)
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his or her Incentive Compensation
target percentage multiplied by the Base Salary, both as in effect
immediately following the promotion.
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(iii)
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The Participant’s years of
Service as of the date of first promotion to a level of E-1 through
E-3 (from a position at the Company below a level of
E-3).
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This amount will be credited as of the date of
first promotion to a level of E-1 through E-3, or as soon
thereafter as administratively feasible.
A Participant who has received a one-time contribution under
this Section upon promotion to a level of E-1 through E-3 will be
ineligible for any further contributions under this subsection
(B).
No DC SERP Benefit shall be payable to a
Participant or Beneficiary except to the extent such Participant is
vested in the DC SERP Benefit.
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(A)
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General DC SERP Vesting
Rule
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A Participant will vest 100% in his or her DC
SERP Benefit on the date the Participant satisfies the conditions
in either (i), (ii) or (iii) below.
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(i)
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The Participant has been on the
E-Series Payroll at a level of E-1 through E-3 for a period of 36
consecutive months.
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(ii)
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The Participant dies.
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(iii)
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The Participant is laid off from a
position at level E-1 through E-3 and is eligible for benefits
under The Boeing Company Executive Layoff Benefits Plan.
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See (B) below for additional vesting rules
for certain Participants.
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(B)
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Special Vesting Rules for
Participants with 55/10 or 62/1
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Special vesting rules apply for a Participant who
has attained either (i) or (ii) while employed by the
Company.
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(i)
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Age 55 with 10 years of
Service
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(ii)
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Age 62 with one year of
Service
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This Participant will be 100% vested in the
portion of his or her DC SERP Benefit described in
Section 5.3(A) (Annual Contributions) after he or she has been
on the E-Series Payroll for a period of 36 consecutive
months.
This Participant will vest ratably in the portion of his or her
DC SERP Benefit described in Section 5.3(B) (One-Time
Contribution). Upon Separation from Service, or upon completion of
36 consecutive months on the E-Series Payroll at a level of E-1
through E-3 if earlier, the Participant’s vesting will be
determined at a rate of 1
/ 36 for
each consecutive month on the E-Series Payroll at a level of E-1
through E-3. This pro rata vesting rule is not intended to preclude
the acceleration of vesting under subsections (A)(ii) (death) or
(iii) (layoff) above.
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(C)
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Authorized Period of
Absence
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For purposes of this Section, an Authorized
Period of Absence from the E-Series Payroll will count as a period
on the E-Series Payroll, and an Authorized Period of Absence from a
position at level E-1 through E-3 will count as a period at these
levels.
If an Employee ceases to be at the applicable level for any
reason other
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than an Authorized Period of Absence, and the
Employee later returns to a position at the applicable level, these
non-consecutive periods of service will not be aggregated for
purposes of determining whether the 36-consecutive month
requirement has been met.
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(D)
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Transfers to and from ULA and
USA
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For purposes of computing vesting for a
Participant who transfers employment directly from the Company to
ULA or USA, uninterrupted service at ULA or USA as an executive in
a position at a comparable level will be credited toward the 36
consecutive months requirements described herein, provided that the
Participant transfers directly from the E-Series Payroll (or a
position at level E-1 through E-3 if applicable) at the Company to
comparable executive status at ULA or USA, as applicable. ULA and
USA service will not be credited toward vesting under this Plan for
any period following the Participant’s removal from this
executive status. For purposes of computing vesting for a
participant who transfers employment directly from ULA or USA to
the Company, uninterrupted service at ULA or USA as an executive at
a position comparable to the E-Series Payroll (or a position at
level E-1 through E-3, if applicable) will be credited toward the
36 consecutive months requirements described herein, provided that
the Participant transfers directly from this executive status at
ULA or USA to a position at a comparable level at the Company. ULA
and USA service will not be credited toward vesting under this Plan
for any period prior to the Participant’s attainment of this
executive status at ULA or USA, as applicable.
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(E)
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Impact of Separation from
Service
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If a Participant retires or Separates from
Service (other than a deemed Separation from Service due to an
Authorized Period of Absence) before becoming 100% vested in
the DC SERP Benefit, the Participant will forfeit all rights to the
nonvested portion of the DC SERP Benefit attributable to the period
prior to this Separation from Service. To the extent any benefit
under this Plan becomes vested during an Authorized Period of
Absence that constitutes a deemed Separation from Service, it will
remain subject to the payment timing rules under
Section 6.1.
If a Participant Separates from Service after becoming partially
vested in the one-time contribution portion of the DC SERP Benefit,
under subsection (B) above, and the Participant is
subsequently rehired or returns from an Authorized Period of
Absence, the DC SERP Benefit accrued after rehire or return will
not be vested until the Participant satisfies the requirements of
subsection (A) or (B) above following rehire or
return.
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If a Participant Separates from Service
after becoming 100% vested in the DC SERP Benefit, and the
Participant is subsequently rehired or returns from an Authorized
Period of Absence, the DC SERP Benefit accrued after rehire and
return will be 100% vested (even if the Participant fails to be at
the applicable pay level for 36 consecutive months following rehire
or return).
See Section 7.4 regarding missing participants and improper
credits, and Section 10.3 regarding the unfunded nature of
this Plan.
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5.5
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DC SERP Forfeiture
Rules
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The Committee may determine, in its sole
discretion, that a Participant will forfeit any part or all of his
or her DC SERP Benefit (whether or not vested) if any of the
following circumstances occur while employed by the Company or
within five (5) years after termination of such
employment:
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(A)
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The Participant is convicted of a
felony involving theft, fraud, embezzlement, or other similar
unlawful acts against the Company or against the Company’s
interests. For purposes of this Plan, "other similar unlawful acts
against the Company or against the Company’s interests" shall
include any other unlawful act (i) committed against the
Company, or the interests of the Company, including, but not
limited to, a governmental agency or instrumentality which conducts
business with the Company, or a customer of the Company, or
(ii) affecting the Company or the interests of the Company, in
such a manner that is determined to be detrimental to, prejudicial
to or in conflict with the Co
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