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TEMPLE-INLAND SUPPLEMENTAL EXECUTIVE RETIREMENT PLAN (as amended and restated effective as of February 6, 2009)

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Title: TEMPLE-INLAND SUPPLEMENTAL EXECUTIVE RETIREMENT PLAN (as amended and restated effective as of February 6, 2009)
Governing Law: Texas     Date: 2/23/2009
Industry: Conglomerates     Sector: Conglomerates

TEMPLE-INLAND SUPPLEMENTAL EXECUTIVE RETIREMENT PLAN (as amended and restated effective as of February 6, 2009), Parties: temple inland inc , tin inc
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Exhibit 10.15

TEMPLE-INLAND
SUPPLEMENTAL EXECUTIVE RETIREMENT PLAN
(as amended and restated effective as of February 6, 2009)

ARTICLE 1

Intent

     This Temple-Inland Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan is maintained by TIN Inc. for the purpose of providing supplemental retirement benefits to eligible employees.

ARTICLE 2

Definitions

     2.1 “ Actuarially Equivalent ” means an amount of equal actuarial value computed using the interest rate and mortality assumptions set forth in Appendix I hereto.

     2.2 Administrator ” means the person(s) or committee appointed to administer the Retirement Plan.

     2.3 “ Affiliate ” means any trade or business, whether or not incorporated, that together with the Company is treated as a single employer under Section 414(b) or 414(c) of the Code.

     2.4 “ Base Pension Benefit ” means the sum of the following: (a) the total monthly retirement income benefit, if any, payable to a Participant (or any alternate payee with respect to the Participant) under the Defined Benefit Arrangements, calculated assuming that the Participant commences receiving such retirement income benefit as of the Participant’s Retirement Date in the form of a monthly single life annuity payable over the Participant’s lifetime; and (b) the monthly amount, if any, of the monthly single life annuity set forth on Schedule II hereto with respect to the Participant.

     2.5 “ Beneficiary ” means (a) in the case of a Participant upon whose death a survivor benefit is payable under the Retirement Plan, the person to whom such survivor benefit is payable, or (b) in the case of a Participant upon whose death a survivor benefit is not payable under the Retirement Plan, such person as may be designated as the Participant’s Beneficiary in accordance with such rules and procedures as may be prescribed by the Committee.

     2.6 “ Board ” means the Board of Directors of the Company.

     2.7 “ Code ” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

     2.8 “ Company ” means TIN Inc. and any successor thereto.

 


 

     2.9 “ Deferred Compensation ” means (a) bonus compensation deferred under the Temple-Inland Inc. Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan (or any successor thereto), and (b) cash compensation deferred under any plan, program or policy of the Company or any of its Affiliates requiring the deferral of compensation that would not be deductible by the Company or any of its Affiliates by reason of Section 162(m) of the Code.

     2.10 “ Defined Benefit Arrangements ” means the Retirement Plan, the benefits provided under Articles 5 hereof and 6 hereof, and such other plans, arrangements and benefits, if any, as may be designated as “Defined Benefit Arrangements” in an appendix hereto.

     2.11 “ Early Retirement Benefit ” means with respect to a Participant, a monthly annuity for the life of the Participant which, when combined with the Participant’s Base Pension Benefit, will equal 50 percent of the Participant’s Final Average Monthly Compensation, reduced by five percent (of the 50 percent amount) for each year (including fractions thereof based on whole calendar months) that the Participant’s Termination of Employment precedes the date that the Participant would attain age 60 (assuming the Participant survives until such date). By way of example, if a Participant’s Termination of Employment occurs upon the Participant’s attainment of age 58, the 50 percent amount would be reduced to 45 percent.

     2.12 “ Early Retirement Date ” means the first day of the month coinciding with or immediately following the date that a Participant incurs a Termination of Employment on or after the Participant’s Early Vesting Date but prior to the Participant’s Normal Vesting Date.

     2.13 “ Early Vesting Date ” means (a) the first date that a Participant has attained at least age 55 and completed at least fifteen years of Vesting Service, or (b) the date that a Participant incurs a Transformation Termination.

     2.14 “ Final Average Monthly Compensation ” means “Final Average Monthly Compensation” as defined in the Retirement Plan, without taking into account the limit set forth in Section 401(a)(17) of the Code.

     2.15 “ Normal Retirement Benefit ” means a monthly annuity for the life of the Participant which, when combined with the Participant’s Base Pension Benefit, will equal 50 percent of the Participant’s Final Average Monthly Compensation.

     2.16 “ Normal Retirement Date ” means the first day of the month coinciding with or immediately following the date that a Participant incurs a Termination of Employment on or after the Participant’s Normal Vesting Date.

     2.17 “ Normal Vesting Date ” means the first date that a Participant has attained at least age 60 and completed at least fifteen years of Vesting Service.

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     2.18 “ Other Company Plan ” means any tax-qualified defined benefit pension plan, other than the Retirement Plan, that (a) is sponsored or maintained (or formerly sponsored or maintained) by the Company or any of its Affiliates (or former Affiliates) and (b) has been merged into the Retirement Plan or as to which benefits accrued thereunder, or service credited thereunder for benefit accrual purposes, is taken into account in determining accrued benefits under a Retirement Plan (other than for purposes of applying Section 415 of the Code).

     2.19 “ Participant ” means each person who is identified as a Participant for purposes of Articles 4, 5, 6 and/or 7 hereof.

     2.20 “ Plan ” means the Temple-Inland Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan, as set forth herein and amended from time to time. Effective August 2, 2002, sponsorship of this Plan was transferred from Temple-Inland Inc. to the Company.

     2.21 “ Retirement Date ” means a Participant’s Early Retirement Date or Normal Retirement Date, as applicable.

     2.22 “ Retirement Benefit ” means the total of a Participant’s Executive SERP Retirement Benefit (if any), Section 415 Retirement Benefit (if any), Section 401(a)(17) Retirement Benefit (if any), and Individual Retirement Benefit (if any).

     2.23 “ Retirement Plan ” means the Temple-Inland Retirement Plan (named the Temple-Inland Salaried Retirement Plan prior to December 31, 2002), as amended from time-to-time, and any successor thereto.

     2.24 “ Section 401(a)(17) Amount ” means the amount payable under Article 6 hereof, excluding the portion thereof attributable to the taking into account, pursuant to clause (a)(ii) of the first sentence of Section 6.2 hereof, of Deferred Compensation in determining the amount payable under the Article 6 hereof.

     2.25 “ Spin-Off Date ” means the effective date of the spin off by Temple-Inland Inc. of the stock of Guaranty Financial Group Inc.

     2.26 “ Supplemental Plan ” means the Temple-Inland Supplemental Benefits Plan.

     2.27 “ Termination of Employment ” means a Participant’s “separation from service” (within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code) with the Company and its Affiliates.

     2.28 “ Transformation Termination ” means a Termination of Employment that occurs as a result of the Transformation Plan announced by the Temple-Inland Inc. on February 26, 2007, as determined by the Administrator.

     2.29 “ Vesting Service ” means (a) in the case of a Participant who is an active participant in the Retirement Plan immediately prior to the Participant’s Termination of Employment, the Participant’s “Vesting Service” under such plan, and (b) in the case of

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any Participant who is not an active participant in the Retirement Plan immediately prior to the Participant’s Termination of Employment, “Vesting Service” as defined in an appendix hereto.

ARTICLE 3

Amount of Retirement Benefit Under Plan

     A Participant’s Retirement Benefit under this Plan shall be the aggregate of the Participant’s Executive SERP Retirement Benefit (if any) under Article 4, Section 415 Retirement Benefit (if any) under Article 5, Section 401(a)(17) Retirement Benefit (if any) under Article 6, and Individual Retirement Benefit (if any) under Article 7.

ARTICLE 4

Executive SERP Retirement Benefit

     4.1 Eligibility . Each person listed on Schedule I hereto shall be a “Participant” for purposes of this Article 4 and shall be eligible to receive an “Executive SERP Retirement Benefit” in accordance with, and subject to the terms of, this Article 4.

     4.2 Normal Retirement . If a Participant’s Termination of Employment occurs on or after the Participant’s Normal Vesting Date, the Participant shall be entitled to receive an Executive SERP Retirement Benefit, in the form of a lump sum payment, that is Actuarially Equivalent to the Participant’s Normal Retirement Benefit, payable as provided in Article 8 hereof. No Normal Retirement Benefit shall be payable hereunder if the Participant’s Base Pension Benefit as of the Participant’s Normal Retirement Date equals or exceeds 50 percent of the Participant’s Final Average Monthly Compensation.

     4.3 Early Retirement . If a Participant’s Termination of Employment occurs on or after the Participant’s Early Vesting Date but before the Participant’s Normal Vesting Date, the Participant shall be entitled to receive an Executive SERP Retirement Benefit, in the form of a lump sum payment, that is Actuarially Equivalent to the Participant’s Early Retirement Benefit, payable as provided in Article 8 hereof. No Early Retirement Benefit shall be payable hereunder if the Participant’s Base Pension Benefit as of the Participant’s Early Retirement Date equals or exceeds 50 percent of the Participant’s Final Average Monthly Compensation, reduced by five percent for each year (including fractions thereof based on whole calendar months) that the Participant’s Termination of Employment precedes the date that the Participant would attain age 60 (assuming the Participant survives until such date).

     4.4 Survivor Benefit . In the event of a Participant’s death after the Participant’s Early Vesting Date or Normal Vesting Date but before the Participant’s Termination of Employment, the Participant’s Beneficiary shall be entitled to receive a survivor benefit (“Survivor Benefit”) pursuant to this Article 4 equal to 50% of the lump sum amount that would be payable to the Participant hereunder assuming that the Participant’s Retirement Date occurred as of the day before the Participant’s death. In

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the event of a Participant’s death after Termination of Employment but before actual payment to the Participant of the Participant’s Executive SERP Retirement Benefit, the full amount of the lump sum payment that would have been paid to the Participant shall be paid to the Participant’s Beneficiary. Any Survivor Benefit payable pursuant to this Article 4 shall be paid in accordance with Article 8 hereof.

     4.5 Vesting . Unless a Participant’s Early Retirement Date or Normal Retirement Date occurs on or prior to the Participant’s Termination of Employment or death, no Executive SERP Retirement Benefit (or any other benefit) shall be payable pursuant to this Article 4 to the Participant or the Participant’s Beneficiary.

ARTICLE 5

Section 415 Retirement Benefit

     5.1 Eligibility . Each person who is a participant in the Retirement Plan shall be a “Participant” for purposes of this Article 5 and shall be eligible to receive a “Section 415 Retirement Benefit” in accordance with, and subject to the terms, of this Article 5.

     5.2 A Participant shall be entitled to receive upon Termination of Employment, a Section 415 Retirement Benefit, in the form of a lump sum payment, that is Actuarially Equivalent to the excess, if any, of (a) the amount the Participant would have been entitled to receive under the Retirement Plan from time to time, but determined without regard to the limitations imposed on benefits provided under the Retirement Plan by reason of Section 415 of the Code, over (b) the amount such Participant was entitled to receive under the Retirement Pla


 
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