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Title: AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS, INC. RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN AS AMENDED AND RESTATED
Governing Law: Massachusetts     Date: 12/13/2006
Industry: Chemical Manufacturing     Sector: Basic Materials

AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS, INC. 

RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN 

AS AMENDED AND RESTATED, Parties: air products and chemicals  inc
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Exhibit 10.25

AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS, INC.

RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN

AS AMENDED AND RESTATED

EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2005

 

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Page

 

ARTICLE I

 

PURPOSES

 

 

1

 

 

 

1.01

 

 

 

Purposes

 

 

1

 

ARTICLE II

 

DEFINITIONS

 

 

1

 

 

 

2.01

 

 

 

Affiliated Company

 

 

1

 

 

 

2.02

 

 

 

After-Tax Contributions

 

 

2

 

 

 

2.03

 

 

 

Annual Salary

 

 

2

 

 

 

2.04

 

 

 

Before-Tax Contributions

 

 

3

 

 

 

2.05

 

 

 

Beneficiary or Beneficiaries

 

 

3

 

 

 

2.06

 

 

 

Board

 

 

3

 

 

 

2.07

 

 

 

Business Day

 

 

3

 

 

 

2.08

 

 

 

Catch-up Contributions

 

 

4

 

 

 

2.09

 

 

 

Claims Committee

 

 

4

 

 

 

2.10

 

 

 

Code

 

 

4

 

 

 

2.11

 

 

 

Investment Committee

 

 

4

 

 

 

2.12

 

 

 

Company

 

 

4

 

 

 

2.13

 

 

 

Company Core Contributions

 

 

4

 

 

 

2.14

 

 

 

Company Matching Contributions

 

 

4

 

 

 

2.15

 

 

 

Core Contribution Participant

 

 

4

 

 

 

2.16

 

 

 

Credited Service

 

 

4

 

 

 

2.17

 

 

 

Company Stock

 

 

4

 

 

 

2.18

 

 

 

Deemed Election

 

 

5

 

 

 

2.19

 

 

 

Deferral Election

 

 

5

 

 

 

2.20

 

 

 

Defined Benefit Plan

 

 

5

 

 

 

2.21

 

 

 

Defined Contribution Plan

 

 

5

 

 

 

2.22

 

 

 

Distribution Event

 

 

5

 

 

 

2.23

 

 

 

Electing Employee

 

 

5

 

 

 

2.24

 

 

 

Employee

 

 

5

 

 

 

2.25

 

 

 

Employer

 

 

6

 

 

 

2.26

 

 

 

Employment Commencement Date

 

 

6

 

 

 

2.27

 

 

 

ERISA

 

 

6

 

 

 

2.28

 

 

 

Fair Market Value

 

 

6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
(continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Page

 

 

 

2.29

 

 

 

Hourly Pension Plan

 

 

7

 

 

 

2.30

 

 

 

Hour of Service

 

 

7

 

 

 

2.31

 

 

 

IGS Savings Plan

 

 

8

 

 

 

2.32

 

 

 

Investment Vehicle

 

 

9

 

 

 

2.33

 

 

 

Matched Contributions

 

 

9

 

 

 

2.34

 

 

 

Matured Company Matching Contributions

 

 

9

 

 

 

2.35

 

 

 

Normal Retirement Age

 

 

9

 

 

 

2.36

 

 

 

Participant

 

 

9

 

 

 

2.37

 

 

 

Participant Contributions

 

 

9

 

 

 

2.38

 

 

 

Participant Investment Funds

 

 

9

 

 

 

2.29

 

 

 

Participating Employer

 

 

9

 

 

 

2.40

 

 

 

Party In Interest

 

 

10

 

 

 

2.41

 

 

 

Period of Severance

 

 

10

 

 

 

2.42

 

 

 

Plan

 

 

10

 

 

 

2.43

 

 

 

Plan Administrator

 

 

10

 

 

 

2.44

 

 

 

Plan Year

 

 

10

 

 

 

2.45

 

 

 

Qualified Domestic Relations Order

 

 

11

 

 

 

2.46

 

 

 

Reemployment Commencement Date

 

 

11

 

 

 

2.47

 

 

 

Retirement Plan

 

 

11

 

 

 

2.48

 

 

 

Retirement Program Change Effective Date

 

 

11

 

 

 

2.49

 

 

 

Salaried Pension Plan

 

 

11

 

 

 

2.50

 

 

 

Severance from Service Date

 

 

11

 

 

 

2.51

 

 

 

Trust Agreement

 

 

12

 

 

 

2.52

 

 

 

Trust Fund

 

 

12

 

 

 

2.53

 

 

 

Trustee

 

 

12

 

 

 

2.54

 

 

 

Unmatched Contributions

 

 

12

 

 

 

2.55

 

 

 

Unmatured Company Matching Contributions

 

 

12

 

 

 

2.56

 

 

 

Vice President – Human Resources

 

 

13

 

 

 

2.56

 

 

 

Year of Service

 

 

13

 

 

 

2.58

 

 

 

Years of Vesting Service

 

 

13

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
(continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Page

 

ARTICLE III

 

ELIGIBILITY, CONTRIBUTIONS, WITHDRAWALS, DISTRIBUTIONS, ROLLOVERS, AND
PLAN-TO-PLAN TRANSFERS

 

 

15

 

 

 

3.01

 

 

 

Eligibility and Commencement of Participation

 

 

15

 

 

 

3.02

 

 

 

Before-Tax, After-Tax, and Catch-up Contributions

 

 

17

 

 

 

3.03

 

 

 

Company Matching Contributions

 

 

20

 

 

 

3.04

 

 

 

Company Core Contribution

 

 

22

 

 

 

3.05

 

 

 

Company Core Contribution Vesting Rules

 

 

23

 

 

 

3.06

 

 

 

Timing of Contributions

 

 

24

 

 

 

3.07

 

 

 

Nondiscrimination Limitations and Corrective Measures

 

 

24

 

 

 

3.08

 

 

 

Withdrawals by Participants of After-Tax Contributions, Company Matching Contributions, Before-Tax and Catch-up Contributions

 

 

38

 

 

 

3.09

 

 

 

Loans to Participants

 

 

41

 

 

 

3.10

 

 

 

Distributions Following Distribution Events

 

 

44

 

 

 

3.11

 

 

 

Distributions Pursuant to a Qualified Domestic Relations Order

 

 

46

 

 

 

3.12

 

 

 

Rollovers into the Plan

 

 

46

 

 

 

3.13

 

 

 

Plan-to-Plan Transfers; Plan Mergers

 

 

47

 

 

 

3.14

 

 

 

Limitation on Annual Additions to Participants’ Accounts

 

 

48

 

 

 

3.15

 

 

 

Application of Top-Heavy Provisions

 

 

50

 

ARTICLE IV

 

TRUST FUND AND PARTICIPANT INVESTMENT FUNDS

 

 

54

 

 

 

4.01

 

 

 

Trust Agreement

 

 

54

 

 

 

4.02

 

 

 

Investment of Contributions in the Participant Investment Funds

 

 

55

 

 

 

4.03

 

 

 

Redirection of Investments of Participant Contributions

 

 

58

 

 

 

4.04

 

 

 

Investment of Company Matching Contributions

 

 

59

 

 

 

4.05

 

 

 

Participants’ Accounts

 

 

59

 

 

 

4.06

 

 

 

Account Statements; Investment Information

 

 

61

 

 

 

4.07

 

 

 

Voting, Tendering, and Similar Rights as to Company Stock

 

 

62

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
(continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Page

 

ARTICLE IV-A

 

ESTABLISHMENT OF AN EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN

 

 

63

 

ARTICLE V

 

MANNER OF DISTRIBUTION OF PARTICIPANT ACCOUNTS

 

 

65

 

 

 

5.01

 

 

 

General

 

 

65

 

 

 

5.02

 

 

 

Designation of Beneficiaries; Spousal Consents

 

 

66

 

 

 

5.03

 

 

 

Direct Rollovers

 

 

67

 

 

 

5.04

 

 

 

Trustee-to-Trustee Transfer

 

 

69

 

 

 

5.05

 

 

 

Protected Distribution Forms for Certain Transferred Balances

 

 

70

 

ARTICLE VI

 

ADMINISTRATION

 

 

70

 

 

 

6.01

 

 

 

Plan Administrator

 

 

70

 

 

 

6.02

 

 

 

Expenses of Administration

 

 

71

 

 

 

6.03

 

 

 

Powers and Duties of the Plan Administrator

 

 

71

 

 

 

6.04

 

 

 

 

 

 

73

 

 

 

6.05

 

 

 

Benefit Claims Procedure

 

 

76

 

 

 

6.06

 

 

 

Fiduciaries

 

 

78

 

 

 

6.07

 

 

 

Adequacy of Communications; Reliance on Reports and Certificates

 

 

79

 

 

 

6.08

 

 

 

Indemnification

 

 

79

 

 

 

6.09

 

 

 

Member’s Own Participation

 

 

80

 

 

 

6.10

 

 

 

Elections

 

 

80

 

ARTICLE VII

 

AMENDMENT, CORRECTION, AND DISCONTINUANCE

 

 

80

 

 

 

7.01

 

 

 

Right to Amend or Terminate

 

 

80

 

 

 

7.02

 

 

 

Corpus and Income to to be Diverted

 

 

82

 

 

 

7.03

 

 

 

Merger or Consolidation of Plan

 

 

82

 

 

 

7.04

 

 

 

Correction

 

 

83

 

ARTICLE VIII

 

GENERAL PROVISIONS

 

 

83

 

 

 

8.01

 

 

 

Nonalienation of Benefits

 

 

83

 

 

 

8.02

 

 

 

Payments to Minors, Incompetents, and Related Situations

 

 

83

 

 

 

8.03

 

 

 

Unclaimed Accounts – Trust Funds

 

 

84

 

 

 

8.04

 

 

 

No Guarantee of Employment

 

 

84

 

 

 

8.05

 

 

 

Governing Law

 

 

84

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
(continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Page

 

 

 

8.06

 

 

 

Gender, Number, and Headings

 

 

84

 

 

 

8.07

 

 

 

Severability

 

 

85

 

 

 

8.08

 

 

 

Obligations of the Employer

 

 

85

 

 

 

8.09

 

 

 

Effective Date

 

 

85

 

 

 

8.10

 

 

 

Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act

 

 

85

 

 

 

8.11

 

 

 

Use of Electronic Media; Adjustment of Certain Time Periods

 

 

86

 

EXHIBIT I

 

ELIGIBLE NONUNION HOURLY LOCATIONS DESIGNED BY VICE PRESIDENT – HUMAN
RESOURCES

 

 

I-1

 

EXHIBIT II

 

FORMS OF DISTRIBUTION AVAILABLE TO PARTICIPANTS WHO HAD AMOUNTS TRANSFERRED TO THE PLAN FROM THE IGS SAVINGS PLAN

 

 

II-1

 

EXHIBIT III

 

PLAN ELECTIONS

 

 

III-1

 

SCHEDULE I

 

PARTICIPATING EMPLOYERS AS OF JANUARY 1, 2005

 

 

S-1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS, INC.
RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN

ARTICLE I

PURPOSES

     1.01 Purposes . This Plan is established to facilitate the accumulation and investment of retirement and other savings for eligible employees and to provide such employees with an opportunity to acquire a stock interest in Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. (the "Company"), and is intended to be a profit-sharing plan described in Code Section 401(a) with a cash or deferred arrangement described in Code Section 401(k) and an employee stock ownership plan component as defined in Code Section 4975(e), all in accordance with the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth. Unless otherwise stated or required by applicable law, the effective date of the current amendment and restatement shall be January 1, 2005, including amendments implemented through February 1, 2006, and shall not be applicable to persons retiring or otherwise terminating employment with the Company and its Affiliated Companies prior to January 1, 2005, except as otherwise provided herein. Effective January 1, 2005, the Plan as amended and restated provides enhanced Company Matching Contributions and Company Core Contributions to Core Contribution Participants.

ARTICLE II

DEFINITIONS

          As used in this Plan, the terms listed below shall have the meanings assigned below; provided, however, that special definitions for purposes of Sections 3.07, 3.14, and 3.15 are contained in Paragraphs 3.07(a), 3.14(a), and 3.15(a), respectively.

     2.01 Affiliated Company means each trade or business (whether or not incorporated) while it, together with the Company, is treated as a controlled group of corporations (as defined in Code Section 414(b)), as under common control (as defined in

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Code Section 414(c)), or as an affiliated service group (as defined in Code Section 414(m)), or is required to be aggregated with the Company pursuant to the regulations under Code Section 414(o); provided, however, that for purposes of Section 3.15 of the Plan and where otherwise applicable, the modification provided for in Code Section 415(h) shall be taken into account.

     2.02 After-Tax Contributions mean contributions made by a Participant under Paragraph 3.02(b).

     2.03 Annual Salary means the total annual salary of a Participant, as determined by the Employer based solely on its records, including elective contributions made by an Employer on behalf of the Employee that are not includible in federal taxable income under Code Section 125 or Code Section 402(e)(3), excluding:

     (a) Discretionary bonuses or grants, including, without limitation, income howsoever derived from any stock options or other stock awards, scholastic aid, payments and awards for suggestions and patentable inventions, other merit awards and expense allowances, and noncash compensation (including imputed income);

     (b) Payments of Company Matching Contributions under Section 3.03 and Company Core Contributions under Section 3.04 of this Plan, accruals or distributions under this Plan, or payments, accruals, or distributions under any severance, incentive, or welfare plan or other retirement, pension, or profit-sharing plan of an Employer;

     (c) Overtime, commissions, mileage, shift premiums, and payments in lieu of vacation; and

     (d) All supplemental compensation for domestic and overseas assignments, including without limitation, premium pay, cost of living and relocation allowances, mortgage interest allowances and forgiveness, tax-equalization payments, and other emoluments of such service.

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     In the case of a Participant who is a full-time hourly or a weekly salaried production and maintenance employee, Annual Salary shall be determined by multiplying his base hourly pay rate by 2,080 hours. In the case of a Participant who is a part-time hourly employee or a part time non exempt salaried employee, Annual Salary shall be determined by multiplying his base hourly pay by his scheduled annual hours. Notwithstanding the above, Annual Salary means 125% of the amount determined in accordance with the preceding two sentences for any Participant who is employed as an over-the-road truck driver by an Employer, is paid on a mileage and hourly basis, and whose employment is based at a liquid bulk distribution terminal from time to time designated by the Vice President — Human Resources and identified as a "Designated Terminal" on Exhibit I..

     Notwithstanding the above, "Annual Salary" shall not exceed the limitation provided under Code Section 401(a)(17) as adjusted pursuant to Code Section 401(a)(17)(B) for any Plan Year.

     2.04 Before-Tax Contributions mean contributions made by the Employer on behalf of a Participant pursuant to the Participant’s Deferral Election under Paragraph 3.02(a) or Deemed Election under Paragraph 3.02(d).

     2.05 Beneficiary or Beneficiaries mean any person(s), trust(s), or other recipient(s) designated by the Participant as provided in Section 5.02, or, in the absence of any such designation, as provided in said Section 5.02, who or which shall receive all amounts credited to the Participant’s Plan accounts following the death of the Participant.

     2.06 Board means the board of directors of the Company or any Committee thereof acting on behalf of the Board pursuant to its charter or other delegation of power from the Board, or the Chairman of the Board acting pursuant to a delegation of authority from the Board.

     2.07 Business Day means any day the Company’s headquarters in Trexlertown, Pennsylvania is open for business.

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     2.08 Catch-up Contributions means contributions made by the Employer on behalf of a Participant pursuant to the Participant’s Deferral Election under Paragraph 3.02(c).

     2.09 Claims Committee means the committee appointed by the Vice President Human Resources to review and determine appeals of claims arising under the Plan in accordance with Section 6.05.

     2.10 Code means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time, and regulations thereunder.

     2.11 Investment Committee means the Pension Investment Committee of the Company, consisting of persons appointed by the Finance Committee of the Board and authorized, directed and empowered to supervise, monitor and review the management, custody, control and investment performance of the assets of the Plan.

     2.12 Company means Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., or any successor in interest thereto.

     2.13 Company Core Contributions mean contributions made by the Employer under Section 3.04.

     2.14 Company Matching Contributions mean contributions made by the Employer under Section 3.03.

     2.15 Core Contribution Participant shall mean an Electing Employee or a salaried Employee whose Employment Commencement Date or Reemployment Commencement date occurs after October 31, 2004, or who otherwise becomes a salaried Employee after such date.

     2.16 Credited Service means credited service as defined in the Salaried Pension Plan or Hourly Pension Plan, as applicable.

     2.17 Company Stock means common stock of the Company.

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     2.18 Deemed Election means a passive election to make Before-Tax Contributions to the Plan pursuant to Section 3.02(d).

     2.19 Deferral Election means the election made by a Participant in accordance with Section 3.02.

     2.20 Defined Benefit Plan means any Retirement Plan which does not meet the definition of a Defined Contribution Plan.

     2.21 Defined Contribution Plan means a Retirement Plan which provides for an individual account for each participant and for benefits based solely on the amount contributed to the participant’s account and on any income, expenses, gains, and losses, and any forfeitures of accounts of other participants, which may be allocated to such participant’s account. For this purpose, any Participant’s contributions made pursuant to a Defined Benefit Plan maintained by the Company or an Affiliated Company shall be treated as a separate Defined Contribution Plan.

     2.22 Distribution Event means: (a) a Participant’s severance from employment with the Company and all Affiliated Companies, death or disability, in each case as defined by Code Section 401(k)(s)(B)(i).

     2.23 Electing Employee means an Employee who voluntarily elects to cease accruing years of Credited Service under the Salaried Pension Plan as of the Retirement Program Change Effective Date in order to receive Company Core Contributions and increased Company Matching Contributions.

     2.24 Employee means (a) any salaried employee of an Employer or (b) any non-union hourly paid employee who is employed by an Employer at one of the locations from time to time designated by the Vice President — Human Resources and listed on Exhibit I attached hereto and made a part hereof, as said Exhibit I is updated from time to time; provided however, that no person shall be an Employee if such person is a leased employee (as defined below) of an Employer, a participant in the Supplemental Employment Program, a foreign national on a temporary assignment to an Employer, or an employee working under a

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Summer Internship Program, a Cooperative Education Program, or other temporary or supplemental employment program of an Employer. An employee of an Employer who is covered by a collective bargaining agreement shall not be an Employee unless the terms of such collective bargaining agreement provide for participation in the Plan. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a leased employee becomes an Employee, his service with the Company and Affiliated Companies prior to becoming an Employee shall be taken into account for eligibility and vesting purposes under the Plan. The term "employee" as used herein shall mean any common law employee of the Company or an Affiliated Company but shall exclude any person classified by the Company as an independent contractor even if such individual is subsequently reclassified as a common law employee by the Internal Revenue Service or any other agency, entity, or person.

     For purposes of the preceding paragraph, a "leased employee" is any person (other than an employee of the Employer) who pursuant to an agreement between the Employer and any other person (leasing organization) has performed services for the Employer (or for the Employer and related persons determined in accordance with Code Section 414(n)(6)) on a substantially full-time basis for a period of at least one year , and such services are performed under primary direction or control by the Employer.

     2.25 Employer means the Company and/or any Participating Employer, either collectively or separately as the context requires.

     2.26 Employment Commencement Date means the date on which the Employee first performs an Hour of Service under Section 2.30(a) for an Employer or an Affiliated Company.

     2.27 ERISA means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time.

     2.28 Fair Market Value , as of any New York Stock Exchange business day with respect to Company Stock, means the closing sale price for Company Stock for such date

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on the New York Stock Exchange, or, if no such sale occurred, the average of the closing bid and asked prices for such date on the New York Stock Exchange.

     2.29 Hourly Pension Plan means the Pension Plan for Hourly Rated Employees of Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., as amended from time to time.

     2.30 Hour of Service means:

     (a) each hour for which an employee (whether or not as an Employee) is directly or indirectly paid, or entitled to payment, for the performance of duties for the Company or an Affiliated Company during the applicable computation period;

     (b) each hour for which an employee (whether or not as an Employee) is directly or indirectly paid, or entitled to payment, by the Company or an Affiliated Company on account of a period of time during which no duties are performed (irrespective of whether the employment relationship has terminated) due to vacation, holiday, illness, incapacity (including short-term disability for salaried Employees), layoff, jury duty, military duty, or leave of absence;

     (c) each hour for which back pay, irrespective of mitigation of damages, is either awarded or agreed to by the Company or an Affiliated Company, with respect to an employee (whether or not an Employee), provided such hours have not previously been credited under either Paragraphs (a) or (b) above; and

     (d) In the case of an employee who is reemployed by the Company or an Affiliated Company in accordance with the requirements of applicable federal law following an authorized leave of absence due to service in the Armed Forces of the United States, each hour during which such employee (whether or not as an Employee) is not performing duties for the Company or an Affiliated Company due to such military leave whether or not such employee is paid, or entitled to payment, by the Company or an Affiliated Company.

     For purposes of this Section, a payment shall be deemed to be made by or due from the Company or an Affiliated Company whether such payment is directly

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made by or due from the Company or Affiliated Company, or indirectly made through, among other sources, a trust fund or insurer to which the Company or Affiliated Company contributes or pays premium ( e.g. , for group term life insurance).

     For purposes of Paragraphs (b) and (c) above, the following rules shall apply:

          (i) No more than five hundred and one (501) Hours of Service shall be credited on account of any single continuous period during which the employee performs no duties for the Company or an Affiliated Company (whether or not such period occurs in a single computation period) except for short term disability salary continuation;

          (ii) No Hours of Service shall be credited for a payment made or due under a plan maintained solely for the purpose of complying with applicable workers’ compensation, unemployment compensation, or disability insurance laws; and

          (iii) No Hours of Service shall be credited for a payment which solely reimburses an employee for medical or medically related expenses incurred by the employee.

     In the case of a payment which is made or due on account of a period during which an employee performs no duties for the Company or an Affiliated Company, and which results in the crediting of Hours of Service under Paragraphs (b) or (c) above, the number of hours and the period to which such hours are to be credited shall be determined in accordance with the rules promulgated by the United States Department of Labor in paragraphs (b), (c), and (d) of the regulations at 29 CFR § 2530.200b-2 or any future regulations which change, amend, or supersede such regulations, which regulations are incorporated by reference herein.

     2.31 IGS Savings Plan means the Industrial Gas and Supply Company Retirement Savings Plan which was merged into the Plan effective as of March 31, 2000.

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     2.32 Investment Vehicle means any security or other investment in which the Trustee is authorized to invest Participant Contributions transferred to a particular Participant Investment Fund, other than cash or interest-bearing investments of a short-term nature in which such Participant Contributions may be temporarily invested pending investment in such security or other investment.

     2.33 Matched Contributions mean Before-Tax Contributions and After-Tax Contributions that are matched by the Employer in accordance with Section 3.03.

     2.34 Matured Company Matching Contributions mean the amount, including earnings, credited to a Participant’s Company Matching Contributions account for at least two full Plan Years.

     2.35 Normal Retirement Age means age 65.

     2.36 Participant means: (a) any Employee who is eligible to participate in the Plan in accordance with Section 3.01, or (b) any former Employee by whom or for whom contributions have been made under Sections 3.02, 3.03, 3.04, 3.12, or 3.13, and (c) any participant in the IGS Savings Plan on March 30, 2002, until such time as all such contributions and earnings thereon have been withdrawn by or distributed to such Employee, former Employee or IGS Savings Plan Participant.

     2.37 Participant Contributions mean, collectively, funds held and invested by the Trustee under the Trust Agreement which were, when first transferred to the Trustee, Matched Contributions, Unmatched Contributions, rollover contributions as described in Section 3.12, or assets received in plan-to-plan transfers or mergers as described in Section 3.13, together with earnings thereon.

     2.38 Participant Investment Funds mean the funds described in Section 4.02, as amended from time to time, in which Participant Contributions and Company Matching Contributions are held for investment.

     2.39 Participating Employer means those Affiliated Companies listed as Participating Employers on Schedule I hereto, while such designation is in effect, and any

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Affiliated Company which is later designated by the Board or pursuant to authority delegated by the Board as a Participating Employer under the Plan, whose designation has not been revoked. An Affiliated Company’s status as a Participating Employer shall be automatically revoked upon its ceasing to be an Affiliated Company. A Participating Employer or the Board or person acting pursuant to authority delegated by the Board may revoke such designation at any time, but until such acceptance has been revoked, all of the provisions of the Plan and amendments thereto shall apply to the Employees and former Employees of the Participating Employer. In the event the designation of a Participating Employer is revoked, the Plan shall be deemed discontinued only as to such Participating Employer.

     2.40 Party in Interest has the meaning provided in ERISA Section 3(14), or regulations promulgated thereunder or any future regulations which change, amend, or supersede such regulations.

     2.41 Period of Severance means a 12-consecutive-month period beginning on an individual’s Severance from Service Date or any anniversary thereof and ending on the next succeeding anniversary of such date during which the individual is not credited with at least one Hour of Service.

     2.42 Plan means the "Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan" as set forth herein and as amended from time to time.

     2.43 Plan Administrator means the Company’s Director, Compensation and Benefits, prior to February 2, 2006 and, thereafter, shall be the Vice President – Human Resources, or such other person or entity as the Vice President – Human Resources shall appoint to fill such role.

     2.44 Plan Year means the annual period beginning on October 1 and ending on September 30 of the following calendar year. A Plan Year shall be designated according to the calendar year in which such Plan Year ends. The Plan Year shall also be the limitation year for purposes of applying the limitation of Code Section 415.

     2.45 Qualified Domestic Relations Order means: (a) any qualified domestic relations order as defined in Code Section 414(p) and ERISA Section 206(d), or (b) any other

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domestic relations order permitted to be treated as a qualified domestic relations order by the Plan Administrator under the provisions of the Retirement Equity Act of 1984 and which the Plan Administrator determines to treat as a qualified domestic relations order.

     2.46 Reemployment Commencement Date means the first day on which an individual performs an Hour of Service under Section 2.30(a) after incurring a Period of Severance.

     2.47 Retirement Plan means: (a) any profit-sharing, pension, or stock bonus plan described in Code Sections 401(a) and 501(a), (b) any annuity plan or annuity contract described in Code Sections 403(a) or 403(b) of the Code, or (c) any individual retirement account or individual retirement annuity described in Code Sections 408(a) or 408(b).

     2.48 Retirement Program Change Effective Date means January 1, 2005, except that (a) for Employees at the South Brunswick, New Jersey facility who were hourly-rated instrument and electrical technicians, warehouse technicians, laboratory technicians, maintenance technicians, operation technicians, or production technicians as of January 1, 2005, the Retirement Program Change Effective Date shall be January 1, 2006, and (b) for salaried Employees who were on military leave on January 1, 2005, the Retirement Program Change Effective Date shall be the first of the month following 30 days after returning from military leave.

     2.49 Salaried Pension Plan means the Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. Pension Plan for Salaried Employees, as amended from time to time.

     2.50 Severance from Service Date occurs on the earlier of (i) the date on which an employee retires, voluntarily terminates, or is discharged from employment with an Employer and all Affiliated Companies or dies; or (ii) the first anniversary of the first date of a period in which an Employee remains absent from service (with or without pay) with the Employer and all Affiliated Companies for any reason other than voluntary termination, retirement, discharge, or death, such as vacation, holiday, sickness, disability, leave of absence, or layoff; provided that, in the case of an individual who is absent from work for maternity or paternity reasons, a Severance from Service Date shall not occur until the second

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anniversary of the date the individual begins such maternity or paternity leave. For purposes of the foregoing, an Employee’s absence from work for maternity or paternity reasons means an absence (a) by reason of the pregnancy of the Employee, (b) by reason of the birth of a child of the Employee, (c) by reason of the placement of a child with the Employee in connection with the adoption of such child by such Employee, or (d) for purposes of caring for such child for a period beginning immediately following such birth or placement; provided that the Employee has provided to the Plan Administrator, in the form and manner prescribed by the Plan Administrator, information establishing (a) that the absence from work is for maternity or paternity reasons and (b) the number of days for which there was such an absence. Nothing in this Section shall be construed as expanding or amending any maternity or paternity leave policy of the Employer. Notwithstanding the above, an individual who is absent from work due to a leave of absence, whether or not for maternity or paternity reasons, who returns to work immediately following the leave of absence shall be deemed not to have a Severance from Service date.

     2.51 Trust Agreement means the trust agreement referred to in Article IV, as the same may be amended from time to time.

     2.52 Trust Fund means the assets held in trust for purposes of the Plan.

     2.53 Trustee means State Street Bank or such other trustee or trustees as shall be appointed by the Investment Committee under the Trust Agreement.

     2.54 Unmatched Contributions mean any After-Tax Contributions which are not Matched Contributions, Before-Tax Contributions which are not Matched Contributions or Catch-up Contributions.

     2.55 Unmatured Company Matching Contributions mean the amount, including earnings, credited to a Participant’s Company Matching Contributions account for less than two full Plan Years.

     2.56 Vice President-Human Resources means the Vice President-Human Resources of the Company or his or her delegate with respect to matters delegated.

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     2.57 Years of Service mean the service credited to a Participant for purposes of determining the amount of Company Core Contributions allocated to the Participant’s account under Section 3.4. The following rules shall apply in calculating Years of Service under this Plan:

     (a) An Employee shall be credited with a Year of Service for each 12 consecutive month period during the period beginning on the Employee’s Employment Commencement Date and ending on the Employee’s Severance from Service Date.

     (b) If an Employee has a Severance from Service Date and after January 1, 2005 is rehired by the Employer, Years of Service prior to the Employee’s Severance from Service Date shall not be taken into account as Years of Service. The Employee’s date of reemployment shall be the Employee’s Employment Commencement Date for purposes of (a) above.

     (c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, for periods of service prior to January 1, 2005, an Employee who was a Core Contribution Participant as of January 1, 2005, or an hourly employee participating in the Hourly Pension Plan as of January 1, 2005 who becomes a salaried Employee thereafter, will be credited with Years of Service beginning with the date he or she first earned Credited Service under the Salaried Pension Plan or the Hourly Pension Plan, but excluding any period when he or she was not employed by the Company or an Affiliated Company, and any period with respect to which service is not taken into account in calculating his or her Accrued Benefit under such Plan as of January 1, 2005.

     2.58 Years of Vesting Service mean the service credited to an Employee for purposes of determining the Employee’s vested interest in the portion of his account attributable to Company Core Contributions and related investment earnings and losses. The following rules shall apply in calculating Years of Vesting Service under this Plan:

     (a) An Employee shall be credited with full and partial Years of Vesting Service for the period from the Employee’s Employment Commencement Date to the Employee’s Severance from Service Date and, if applicable, from the Employee’s

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Reemployment Commencement Date to the Employee’s subsequent Severance from Service Date; provided that, an Employee who is absent from work due to maternity or paternity leave as defined in subsection 2.50 shall not be credited with Vesting Service for any period of such maternity or paternity leave that extends beyond the one year anniversary of the date the individual begins such maternity or paternity leave. Years of Vesting Service shall be calculated on the basis that 12 consecutive months of employment equal one year. For this purpose, partial Years of Vesting Service shall be aggregated.

     (b) If an Employee retires, voluntarily terminates, or is discharged from employment with the Employer and all Affiliated Companies and is subsequently reemployed, the period commencing on the Employee’s Severance from Service Date and ending on the reemployment date shall be taken into account, if such period is 12 months or less in duration; provided that, if an Employee retires, voluntarily terminates, or is discharged from employment with the Employer and all Affiliated Companies during a period when the Employee was absent for another reason and is subsequently reemployed, the period commencing on the Employee’s Severance from Service Date and ending on the reemployment date shall be taken into account, but only if the reemployment date occurs within 12 months of the first date of absence.

     (c) If an Employee is reemployed after incurring five consecutive Periods of Severance, and the Employee had never previously earned any vested benefits under the Plan, including Company Matching Contributions, Years of Vesting Service after such Periods of Severance shall not be taken into account for purposes of determining the vested interest in the portion of his account attributable to Company Core Contributions made before such Periods of Severance, and Years of Vesting Service before such Periods of Severance shall not be taken into account for the purpose of determining the vested interest in the portion of his account attributable to Company Core Contributions made after such Periods of Severance.

     (d) Years of Vesting Service shall include all periods described in paragraphs (a), and (b) above (including those periods during which the Employee was

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a leased employee within the meaning of section 414(n) or 414(o) of the Code whether or not the Employee qualified as an Employee during those periods.

ARTICLE III

ELIGIBILITY, CONTRIBUTIONS, WITHDRAWALS, DISTRIBUTIONS,
ROLLOVERS, AND PLAN-TO-PLAN TRANSFERS

     3.01 Eligibility and Commencement of Participation .

          (a) An Employee shall be eligible to participate in the Plan upon meeting the requirements of (i) or (ii) as follows:

               (i) An Employee shall be eligible to participate in the Plan upon completion of thirty (30) days of service after the date as of which the Employee is first scheduled or expected to be credited with one thousand (1,000) Hours of Service as an Employee during the next twelve (12)-month period. Such Employee will begin his participation as of the first complete pay period in the first or any later calendar month following the completion of such thirty (30) days of service if such Employee shall make an affirmative election to participate in accordance with procedures adopted by the Plan Administrator under Paragraph 3.02(a), (b), or (c) , or a Deemed Election pursuant to Paragraph 3.02(d). Any affirmative election must be received no later than the last business day on or before the fifteenth (15th) day of the month preceding the month in which such participation is to begin to be effective. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Core Contribution Participant shall be eligible to participate in benefits under Section 3.04 of the Plan on the later of the Retirement Program Change Effective Date or the date he becomes a Core Contribution Participant, provided that he is scheduled or expected to be credited with one thousand (1,000) Hours of Service during the next twelve (12)-month period.

               (ii) An Employee who has not satisfied the service requirements of the preceding paragraph shall be eligible to participate in the Plan, upon such Employee’s completion of 1,000 Hours of Service during an eligibility computation

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period. An eligibility computation period is the twelve (12) month period beginning on the Employee’s Employment Commencement Date, or, in the event such Employee does not complete 1,000 Hours of Service in such twelve (12) month period, all Plan Years beginning after the first day of such twelve (12) month period. Such an Employee may begin his participation as of the first full pay period which includes the earlier of (i) the first day of the Plan Year which follows his satisfaction of the eligibility requirements in the preceding sentence, or (ii) the date which is six months after the date on which he satisfied such eligibility requirements, if such Employee makes an affirmative election to participate in accordance with Paragraph 3.01(a)(i). A Core Contribution Participant who has not satisfied the service requirements of the preceding paragraph shall be eligible to participate in benefits under Section 3.04 of the Plan upon such Participant’s completion of 1,000 Hours of Service during an eligibility computation period.

               (iii) Employees who were former participants of the IGS Savings Plan shall be eligible to participate upon their becoming an Employee provided they make an affirmative election to participate in accordance with the procedures adopted by the Plan Administrator under subsection 3.02(a), (b), or (c) or a Deemed Election pursuant to subsection 3.02(d).

          (b) An Employee eligible to participate in the Plan shall remain eligible to participate (subject to the applicable suspension provisions of Sections 3.02, 3.07, and 3.08) for so long as he is an Employee. An Employee who terminates his employment with the Company and all Affiliated Companies after becoming eligible to participate in the Plan shall, upon reemployment by an Employer as an Employee, be eligible to participate in the Plan and may begin his participation as of the first pay period in the first or any later calendar month following such reemployment so long as an election is properly made as provided in the Paragraph 3.01(a)(i); except that such reemployed Core Contribution Participant shall be eligible to participate in Company Core Contributions as of the later of the Retirement Program Change Date or his Reemployment Commencement Date. An Employee who becomes represented by a collective bargaining agent will remain eligible to participate in the Plan until a collective

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bargaining agreement is executed by the Employer by which the Employee is employed and the bargaining agent and, subsequent thereto, will only remain eligible to participate in the Plan if the collective bargaining agreement so provides. An Employee who terminates employment with the Company and all Affiliated Companies prior to becoming eligible to participate in the Plan shall be treated as a new Employee for purposes of this Section 3.01 upon reemployment by an Employer.

     (c) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Plan, the availability of Before-Tax Contributions, After-Tax Contributions, Catch-up Contributions, Company Core Contributions and Company Matching Contributions shall not discriminate in favor of Highly Compensated Employees.

     3.02 Before-Tax, After-Tax and Catch-up Contributions . Each Employee shall commence participation in the Plan by making an election to make contributions to the Plan as described in (a), (b), (c), or (d) below (the "Deferral Election").

     (a) Before-Tax Contributions . An Employee may make an election to reduce periodic installments of his Annual Salary otherwise payable for each succeeding pay period and make a contribution to the Plan on his behalf in an amount equal to 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, or 16 percent for pay received before November 1, 2002, and, effective for pays received beginning on or after November 1, 2002, in an amount equal to a whole number from 3 to 50 percent of such periodic installment of his Annual Salary (subject to the provisions of Section 3.07).

     (b) After-Tax Contributions . An Employee may make an election to contribute an amount equal to 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, or 16 percent of each such periodic installment of his Annual Salary (subject to the provisions of Section 3.07) to the Plan.

     (c) Catch-up Contributions . Effective October 1, 2002, a Participant who attains age 50 by the end of the applicable calendar year and who has made Before-Tax Contributions for the calendar year or Plan Year, as applicable, up to the lesser of the statutory limit described in Section 3.07(c)(i), the Plan limit described in

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Section 3.02(a), or, if such Participant is a Highly Compensated Employee, the highest amount of Before Tax Contributions that can be retained in the Plan with respect to such Participant without violating the Average Deferral Percentage Test described in Section 3.07(b)(1), shall be eligible to make additional Before-Tax Contributions to the Plan in the following amounts.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For calendar years:

 

Catch-Up Contribution Limit

 

 

 

2002

 

 

$

1,000

 

 

 

 

2003

 

 

$

2,000

 

 

 

 

2004

 

 

$

3,000

 

 

 

 

2005

 

 

$

4,000

 

 

 

 

2006

 

 

$

5,000;

 



Thereafter, such a Participant may make a Catch-up Contribution equal to the amounts in effect for the calendar year pursuant to cost of living adjustments described in Code Section 414(v)(2)(c).

     (d) Deemed Election . For Employees who become eligible to participate in the Plan after November 30, 1998, the Employee shall be considered to have directed the Employer to reduce his salary in order to make a Before-Tax Contribution in an amount equal to three (3) percent of each periodic installment of his Annual Salary (subject to the provisions of Section 3.07) on his behalf to the trust for the Plan established under the Trust Agreement unless such Employee files an election directing the Employer to either not reduce each such periodic installment of his Annual Salary, or to reduce his salary to make either a Before-Tax Contribution under the terms of Paragraph 3.02(a) in an amount different from three (3) percent or an After-Tax Contribution under the terms of Paragraph 3.02(b). Such Deemed Election shall be effective in accordance with procedures established by the Plan Administrator after written notice has been provided to the Employee. Notwithstanding the foregoing, effective on or after the Retirement Program Change Effective Date , each salaried Employee who becomes eligible to participate in the Plan on or after the Retirement Program Change Effective Date shall be considered to have directed the Employer to

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reduce his salary in order to make a Before-Tax Contribution in an amount equal to six (6) percent of each periodic installment of his Annual Salary (subject to the provisions of Section 3.07) on his behalf to the trust for the Plan established under the Trust Agreement unless such Employee files (or has filed) a Deferral Election with the Employer.

     (e) Limits on Contributions . Notwithstanding the foregoing, the maximum combined total of After-Tax Contributions and Before-Tax Contributions being made by or on behalf of a Participant at any time may not exceed 50 percent of the Participant’s installments of Annual Salary payable at the time, and After-Tax Contributions and Before-Tax Contributions may be made only to the extent that such Contributions to a Participant’s account for any Plan Year do not cause the limitations on Annual Additions to a Participant’s account as set forth in Section 3.14 to be exceeded.

     (f) Election Changes . An Employee may, by giving notice to the Plan Administrator on or prior to the last business day beginning on or before the fifteenth (15th) day of the calendar month and subject to the provisions of Section 3.07, change his Deferral Election, including a Deemed Election, and direct the Employer to reduce or contribute, as the case may be, different permitted percentages of his periodic installments of Annual Salary, effective as of the first pay received in the next succeeding calendar month. In the event of a change in Annual Salary, the Employee’s then current contribution percentage shall automatically be applied to the new Annual Salary, as soon as administratively practicable thereafter.

     (g) Suspension of Elections . An Employee may, by notice to the Plan Administrator, suspend his Deferral Election beginning with the next calendar month. In addition, suspension shall be automatic as of the first pay in which a Participant ceases to be an Employee. In the event of such a suspension, the Participant may elect to resume his Deferral Election in accordance with the provisions of Section 3.01 as of the first full pay period in the first or any succeeding calendar

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month following the month in which such suspension occurred, provided that he is an Employee as of the date when the Deferral Election resumes.

     (h) Termination of Elections . Subsequent to a Distribution Event, the Participant shall have no right to continue making contributions to the Plan, but shall have the right to redirect the investment of the amounts in his accounts in accordance with Section 4.03 and to change or revoke his written designation of Beneficiary in accordance with Section 5.02.

     (i) Administrative Rules . The Plan Administrator may from time to time establish such rules and procedures for determining and adjusting the percentages of Annual Salary subject to Deferral Elections as the Plan Administrator shall in his sole discretion deem to be necessary or desirable for the administration of the Plan in accordance with the Code and ERISA, including, without limitation, rules and procedures establishing limitations on the frequency with which all or certain Participants may alter the percentages of their Annual Salary which are subject to Deferral Elections and rules and procedures allowing for the contribution of a specified dollar amount of Before-Tax Contributions, After-Tax Contributions or Catch-up Contributions in lieu of a fixed whole percentage.

     (j) Vesting . A Participant shall have a fully vested, nonforfeitable right to any benefits derived from Before-Tax Contributions, After-Tax Contributions and Catch-up Contributions made under this Section 3.02.

     3.03 Company Matching Contributions . The Employer shall make Company Matching Contributions to the Plan on behalf of each Employee who participates in the Plan in accordance with the following provisions:

     (a) Enhanced Formula . Effective as of the later of the Retirement Program Change Effective Date or the date he becomes a Core Contribution Participant, each Core Contribution Participant shall receive Company Matching Contributions as of the end of each month from the Employer equal to the sum of (i) and (ii) below:

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          (i) 75 percent of the first (4) percent of the Participant’s Annual Salary that is deferred by the Participant each month to the Plan as Before-Tax Contributions, excluding Catch-up Contributions, and

          (ii) 50 percent of the next two (2) percent of the Participant’s Annual Salary that is deferred by the Participant each month to the Plan as Before-Tax Contributions, excluding Catch-up Contributions.

     (b) Regular Formula . Each Participant who is not eligible to receive Company Matching Contributions in accordance with (a) above, shall receive Company Matching Contributions as of the end of each month from the Employer equal to the sum of (i) and (ii) below:

          (i) 75 percent of the first (3) percent of the Participant’s Annual Salary that is deferred by the Participant each month to the Plan provided that the Participant has elected to contribute at least 3% as Before-Tax Contributions, excluding Catch-up Contributions, and

          (ii) 25 percent of the next three (3) percent of the Participant’s Annual Salary that is deferred by the Participant each month to the Plan as Before-Tax Contributions , excluding Catch-up Contributions, or contributed to the Plan as After-Tax Contributions.

     (c) Form of Company Matching Contribution . A Company Matching Contribution will be made to the Trustee as of the last New York Stock Exchange business day of each month, but (unless the Company determines otherwise) only out of the Employer’s current or accumulated earnings and profits, and may be made in whole or in part in cash or Company Stock. Company Matching Contributions to be made in Company Stock shall be valued for such purpose at the Fair Market Value on the last New York Stock Exchange business day of the month for which the Company Matching Contribution is made. If the Company shall not have taken action to discontinue the Plan in accordance with the provisions of Section 7.01 prior to the end of any month, each Employer’s Company Matching Contribution for such month shall

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become a fixed obligation as of the end of such month to the extent of the Employer’s current or accumulated earnings and profits.

     (d) Limits on Company Matching Contributions . Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Company Matching Contribution shall be made for the account of any Participant to the extent that such Company Matching Contribution, after the adjustments provided for in the following sentence, would violate the Actual Contribution Percentage Test and/or the Multiple Use Limitation, as described in Section 3.07. Any corrective actions taken to avoid such violations shall be performed in accordance with Section 3.07.

     (e) Vesting . A Participant shall have a fully vested, nonforfeitable right to any benefits derived from Company Matching Contributions, subject to the forfeiture provisions of Section 3.07 and Paragraph 3.14(d).

     3.04 Company Core Contributions . Effective as of the Retirement Program Change Effective Date, each Core Contribution Participant shall receive Company Core Contributions from the Employer in accordance with the following provisions:

     (a) Formula . The Employer shall allocate a Company Core Contribution monthly to the account of each eligible Participant at any time during the Plan Year in accordance with the following schedule:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Years of Service

 

Amount of Company Core Contributions

 

Less than 10 Years of Service

 

4% of Annual Salary

10-19 Years of Service

 

5% of Annual Salary

20 or more Years of Service

 

6% of Annual Salary



     (b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, Annual Salary for purposes of determining the amount of Company Core Contributions under (a), above, shall not include any Annual Salary earned by a Participant before the Participant became eligible to receive Company Core Contributions.

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     3.05 Company Core Contribution Vesting Rules A Participant’s Company Core Contributions and related investment earnings and losses shall be subject to the following vesting rules:

     (a) Vesting Schedule . A Participant shall have a fully vested, nonforfeitable right to the portion of a Participant’s account attributable to Company Core Contributions, including any related investment earnings and losses, after completing at least 5 Years of Vesting Service or after, if earlier, attaining Normal Retirement Age while employed by the Employer or an Affiliated Company.

     (b) Forfeitures .

          (i) If a Participant is not fully vested in Company Core Contributions as described in (a) above at the time he incurs a Severance from Service Date, the unvested portion of the Participant’s account attributable to Company Core Contributions and related investment earnings and losses shall be forfeited as of the earlier of:

               (A) the date on which he receives a distribution of his entire vested interest in his account; or

               (B) the last day of the Plan Year in which he incurs five consecutive Periods of Severance.

          (ii) A Participant who has no portion of his account attributable to Company Matching Contributions or Participant Before-Tax Contributions and whose vested interest in the portion of his account attributable to Company Core Contributions is zero shall be deemed to have received a distribution of his account as of his Severance from Service Date.

          (iii) If a Participant is rehired by the Employer or an Affiliated Company before incurring five consecutive Periods of Severance, any amount forfeited under subsections (i) or (ii) shall be restored to his account. Such restoration shall be

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made from currently forfeited amounts in accordance with subsection (iv), or from additional contributions by the Employer.

          (iv) Amounts forfeited shall be used to first restore future amounts required to be restored in accordance with subsection (iii) with respect to the Plan Year. After such restoration, if any, is made, such amounts shall be used to reduce future Company Core Contributions and Company Matching Contributions made by the Employer by which the former Participant was employed, or to defray administrative costs of the Plan as determined by the Company.

     3.06 Timing of Contributions . Before-Tax, After-Tax and Catch-up Contributions shall be transferred to the Trustee as soon as practicable following the date on which the Participant’s pay is reduced by the amount of the contribution. Company Matching Contributions and, effective January 1, 2005, Company Core Contributions shall be transferred to the Trustee no later than the last date on which amounts so paid may be deducted for federal income tax purposes for the taxable year of the Employer in which the Plan Year ends.

     3.07 Nondiscrimination Limitations and Corrective Measures .

     (a) For purposes of this Section 3.07, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated below:

          (i) Actual Contribution Percentage . The Actual Contribution Percentages for a Plan Year for the group of all Highly Compensated Employees and for the group of all Nonhighly Compensated Employees respectively are the averages, calculated to the nearest one-hundredth of a percentage point (.01%), of the ratios, calculated separately to the nearest one-hundredth of a percentage point (.01%) for each Employee in the respective group, of the amount of Company Matching Contributions and After-Tax Contributions (and any Qualified Non-Elective Contribution made under Paragraph 3.07(c)(x) for purposes of satisfying the Actual Contribution Percentage Test) made to the Plan on behalf of each such Employee for such Plan Year, to the Employee’s Compensation for such Plan Year, whether or not the Employee was a Participant for the entire Plan Year. The Actual Contribution

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Percentage calculation may include Before-Tax Contributions, excluding Catch-up Contributions, so long as: (A) the Actual Deferral Percentage Test is met before such Before-Tax Contributions are used in the Actual Contribution Percentage Test, and continues to be met following the exclusion of those Before-Tax Contributions that are used to meet the Actual Contribution Percentage Test and (B) the requirements of Treasury Regulation §1.401(m)-1(b)(5) are satisfied. For purposes of determining the Actual Contribution Percentage, only those Employees who are eligible to elect After- Tax Contributions or to receive Company Matching Contributions for all or a portion of the applicable Plan Year, or who would be so eligible absent a suspension in accordance with the terms of the Plan, are taken into account; any such Employee who would be a Participant if such Employee made an After-Tax Contribution or had a Before-Tax Contribution made on his behalf shall be treated as an eligible Employee on behalf of whom no After-Tax Contributions or Company Matching Contributions are made.

     For purposes of this Section, and except as otherwise provided in Internal Revenue Service regulations, if the Plan and any other plan are aggregated for purposes of Code Section 410(b) (other than for purposes of the average benefit percentage test), such plans (including the Plan) shall be treated as one (1) plan for purposes of calculating the Actual Contribution Percentage. Except as otherwise provided in Internal Revenue Service regulations, if any Highly Compensated Employee who is a Participant in this Plan also participates in any other plan of the Employer to which employee or matching contributions are made, all such plans (including the Plan) shall be treated as one (1) plan with respect to such Participant.

          (ii) Actual Contribution Percentage Test means the test described in Paragraph 3.07(b)(ii).

          (iii) Actual Deferral Percentage . The Actual Deferral Percentages for a Plan Year for the group of all Highly Compensated Employees and for the group of all Nonhighly Compensated Employees respectively are the averages, calculated to the nearest one-hundredth of a percentage point (.01%), of the ratios,

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calculated separately to the nearest one-hundredth of a percentage point (.01%) for each Employee in the respective group, of the amount of Before-Tax Contributions, excluding Catch-up Contributions (and Qualified Non-Elective Contributions made under Paragraph 3.07(c)(x) for purposes of satisfying the Actual Deferral Percentage Test), paid under the Plan on behalf of each such Employee for such Plan Year, including Excess Deferrals, to the Employee’s Compensation for such Plan Year (whether or not the Employee was a Participant for the entire Plan Year) but excluding Before-Tax Contributions that are taken into account in the Actual Contribution Percentage Test. Only those Employees who are eligible to elect Before-Tax Contributions for all or a portion of the applicable Plan Year, or who would be so eligible absent a suspension in accordance with the terms of the Plan, are taken into account; any such Employee who would be a Participant but for the failure to have Before-Tax Contributions made on his behalf shall be treated as an eligible Employee on whose behalf no Before-Tax Contributions are made.

     For purposes of this Section and except as otherwise provided in Internal Revenue Service regulations, if the Plan and any other plan which includes a cash or deferred arrangement (within the meaning of Code Section 401(k)) are aggregated for purposes of Code Section 410(b) (other than for purposes of the average benefit percentage test), the cash or deferred arrangements in such plans (including the Plan) shall be treated as one (1) plan for purposes of calculating the Actual Deferral Percentage. Except as otherwise provided in Internal Revenue Service regulations, if any Highly Compensated Employee who is a Participant in this Plan also participates in any other cash or deferred arrangement (within the meaning of Code Section 401(k)) of the Company or an Affiliated Company, all such cash or deferred arrangements (including under the Plan) shall be treated as one (1) cash or deferred arrangement with respect to such Participant.

          (iv) Actual Deferral Percentage Test means the test described in Paragraph 3.07(b)(i).

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          (v) Compensation shall mean, except as otherwise provided in the definition of "Highly Compensated Employee", a definition of compensation which satisfies Code Section 414(s) and regulations thereunder, and which is consistently used in any one Plan Year for purposes of this Section 3.07.

          (vi) Excess Aggregate Contributions mean, with respect to any Highly Compensated Employee for a Plan Year, the excess of:

               (A) The total After-Tax Contributions and Company Matching Contributions (and, where applicable, Before-Tax Contributions, taken into account under the Actual Contribution Percentage Test) made on behalf of such Highly Compensated Employee taken into account in computing the Actual Contribution Percentage for such Plan Year, over

               (B) The maximum amount of After-Tax Contributions and Company Matching Contributions (and, where applicable, Before-Tax Contributions, taken into account under the Actual Contribution Percentage Test) on behalf of such Highly Compensated Employee which are permitted by the Actual Contribution Percentage Test.

          (vii) Excess Contributions mean, with respect to any Highly Compensated Employee for a Plan Year, the excess of:

               (A) The total Before-Tax Contributions made on behalf of such Highly Compensated Employee taken into account in computing the Actual Deferral Percentage of Highly Compensated Employees for such Plan Year, over

               (B) The maximum amount of such Before-Tax Contributions, excluding Catch-up Contributions, on behalf of such Highly Compensated Employee which are permitted by the Actual Deferral Percentage Test.

          (viii) Excess Deferrals mean the Before-Tax Contributions that are includible in a Participant’s gross income because they have exceeded the dollar limitation contained in Code Section 402(g).

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          (ix) Highly Compensated Employee means any Employee who performs service for the Company or an Affiliated Company during the determination year (as defined below) and who was: (A) a Five-Percent Owner at any time during the current or preceding Plan Year, or (B) for the preceding Plan Year had Compensation from the Employer or an Affiliated Company in excess of $80,000 (as adjusted pursuant to Code Section 414(q)). At the election of the Plan Administrator and, as provided for in Exhibit III, in a manner consistent with Code Section 414(q) and any regulations or other IRS pronouncements thereunder, clause (B) in the preceding sentence can be limited to those Employees who are in the top twenty percent (20%) of Employees ranked on the basis of compensation for such look-back year. At the election of the Plan Administrator, as provided for in Exhibit III, Compensation for the purpose of this Paragraph 3.07(a)(ix) may be determined on the basis of a calendar year, rather than the Plan Year.

          (x) To the extent required by applicable law "Highly Compensated Employee" shall also include a highly compensated former employee, which is any employee who separated from service prior to the current Plan Year and who was either a Highly Compensated Employee in any determination year ending on or after the Employee’s attainment of age fifty five (55).

          For purposes of this definition, Compensation is as defined in Code Section 415(c)(3).

          (xi) Multiple Use Limitation means the limitation described in Paragraph 3.07(b)(iii).

          (xii) Nonhighly Compensated Employee means any employee who is not a Highly Compensated Employee.

          (xiii) Qualified Non-Elective Contributions mean contributions made by the Company described in Paragraph 3.07(c)(x).

          (xiv) Five Percent Owner means an Employee who shall be considered to be a Five Percent Owner for any Plan Year if at any time during such year

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such Employee was a five percent owner of the Employer, determined in accordance with the rules of Code Section 416(i)(1).

     (b) Nondiscrimination Tests .

          (i) Actual Deferral Percentage Test . Notwithstanding any provision herein to the contrary, the Actual Deferral Percentage for the group of all eligible Highly Compensated Employees for each Plan Year must not exceed the greater of:

               (A) the Actual Deferral Percentage for the previous Plan Year for the group of all eligible Nonhighly Compensated Employees multiplied by 1.25; or

               (B) the Actual Deferral Percentage for the previous Plan Year of such group of Nonhighly Compensated Employees multiplied by 2.0, but in no event more than two (2) percentage points greater than the Actual Deferral Percentage for the previous Plan Year of such group of Nonhighly Compensated Employees, subject to the Multiple Use Limitation.

     The Vice President — Human Resources, by written notice to the Plan Administrator may elect to entirely exclude from the Actual Deferral Percentage test those Employees who could be excluded from participation under the minimum age and service requirements of Code Section 410(a)(1)(A) ("early participation employees"), other than those early participation employees who are Highly Compensated Employees, to the extent permitted under Code Section 401(k)(3)(F). Any such election shall be reflected in Exhibit III.

     The Actual Deferral Percentage test set forth in this Paragraph 3.07(b)(i) shall be performed in accordance with Code Section 401(k), the regulations thereunder, and any related IRS pronouncements, including IRS Notice 98-1 to the extent applicable. The Actual Deferral Percentage test set forth in this Paragraph 3.07(b)(i) may be performed with current year Non-Highly Compensated Employee data, rather

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than prior year data, if so elected by the Employer. Any such election shall be made by the Vice-President — Human Resources and shall be reflected in Exhibit III.

          (ii) Actual Contribution Percentage Test . Notwithstanding any provision herein to the contrary, the Actual Contribution Percentage for the group of all eligible Highly Compensated Employees for each Plan Year must not exceed the greater of:

               (A) The Actual Contribution Percentage for the previous Plan Year for the group of all eligible Nonhighly Compensated Employees multiplied by 1.25; or

               (B) The Actual Contribution Percentage for the previous Plan Year of such group of Nonhighly Compensated Employees multiplied by 2.0, but in no event more than two (2) percentage points greater than the Actual Contribution Percentage for the previous Plan Year of such group of Nonhighly Compensated Employees, subject to the Multiple Use Limitation.

     The Vice President — Human Resources, by written notice to the Plan Administrator may elect to entirely exclude from the Actual Contribution Percentage Test those Employees who could be excluded from participation under the minimum age and service requirements of Code Section 410(a)(1)(A) ("early participation employees"), other than those early participation employees who are Highly Compensated Employees, to the extent permitted under Code Section 401(m)(5)(C). Any such election shall be reflected in Exhibit III.

     The Actual Contribution Percentage test set forth in this Paragraph 3.07(b)(ii) shall be performed in accordance with Code Section 401(m), the regulations thereunder, and any related IRS pronouncements, including IRS Notice 98-1 to the extent applicable. The Actual Contribution Percentage test set forth in this Paragraph 3.07(b)(ii) may be performed with current year Non-Highly Compensated Employee data, rather than prior year data, if so elected by the Employer. Any such

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election shall be made by the Vice President — Human Resources and shall be reflected in Exhibit III.

          (iii) Multiple Use Limitation . Notwithstanding any provision herein to the contrary, the sum of the Actual Deferral Percentage and the Actual Contribution Percentage for the group of all Highly Compensated Employees for each Plan Year beginning prior to October 1, 2002 shall not exceed the Multiple Use Limitation, which shall be the greater of:

               (A) The sum of -

                    (i) 1.25 times the greater of the Actual Deferral Percentage for the previous Plan Year of the group of Nonhighly Compensated Employees or the Actual Contribution Percentage for the previous Plan Year of the group of Nonhighly Compensated Employees for such Plan Year, and

                    (ii) Two percentage points plus the lesser of the Actual Deferral Percentage for the previous Plan Year of the group of Nonhighly Compensated Employees or the Actual Contribution Percentage for the previous Plan Year of the group of Nonhighly Compensated Employees for such Plan Year (in no event, however, may this amount exceed twice the lesser of the Actual Deferral Percentage or Actual Contribution Percentage for the previous Plan Year);

or

               (B) The sum of -

                    (i) 1.25 times the lesser of the Actual Deferral Percentage for the previous Plan Year of the group of Nonhighly Compensated Employees or the Actual Contribution Percentage of the group of Nonhighly Compensated Employees for the previous Plan Year, and

                    (ii) Two percentage points plus the greater of the Actual Deferral Percentage for the previous Plan Year of the group of Nonhighly

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Compensated Employees or the Actual Contribution Percentage of the group of Nonhighly Compensated Employees for the previous Plan Year (in no event, however, may this amount exceed twice the greater of the relevant Actual Deferral Percentage or Actual Contribution Percentage for the Plan Year).

     For this purpose, the Actual Deferral Percentage and Actual Contribution Percentage shall be determined after any Qualified Non-Elective Contributions and any distributions have been made in order to satisfy the Actual Deferral Percentage Test and the Actual Contribution Percentage Test.

     If a correction is necessary in order to prevent the Plan from exceeding the Multiple Use Limitation, such correction shall be made by reducing the Actual Contribution Percentage.

     The Vice President — Human Resources, by written notice to the Plan Administrator may elect to entirely exclude from the Multiple Use Limitation test those Employees who could be excluded from participation under the minimum age and service requirements of Code Section 410(a)(1)(A) ("early participation employees"), other than those early participation employees who are Highly Compensated Employees, to the extent permitted under Code Section 401(m)(5)(C). Any such election shall be reflected in Exhibit III.

     The Multiple Use Limitation test set forth in this Paragraph 3.07(b)(iii) shall be performed in accordance with Code Section 401(m), the regulations thereunder, and any related IRS pronouncements, including IRS Notice 98-1 to the extent applicable. The Multiple Use test set forth in this Paragraph 3.07(b)(iii) may be performed with current year Non-Highly Compensated Employee data, rather than prior year data, if so elected by the Employer. Any such election shall be made by the Vice President — Human Resources and shall be reflected in Exhibit III.

          (iv) For purposes of Paragraph 3.07(b), a Participant is a Highly Compensated Employee for a particular Plan Year if he or she satisfies the definition of a Highly Compensated Employee in effect for that Plan Year. Similarly, a Participant is

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a Nonhighly Compensated Employee for a particular Plan Year if he or she does not satisfy the definition of a Highly Compensated Employee in effect for that Plan Year.

          (c) Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan to the contrary, the percentages of Annual Salary specified by a Participant in his Deferral Election shall be subject to adjustment or other corrective measures by the Plan Administrator at any time and from time to time as follows:

               (i) Before-Tax Contributions, excluding Catch-up Contributions, shall not be accepted with respect to any Participant for a calendar year to the extent such Before-Tax Contributions, together with any other elective contributions of the Participant to a plan maintained by the Company or an Affiliated Company, exceed $9,500 (as adjusted in accordance with Code Section 402(g)); accordingly, the Plan Administrator shall adjust downward the percentage of Annual Salary specified by a Participant in his Deferral Election to be contributed to the Plan as Before-Tax Contributions, as may be necessary to prevent such Excess Deferrals.

               (ii) Before-Tax Contributions, excluding Catch-up Contributions, for any Plan Year must satisfy the Actual Deferral Percentage Test and, prior to the Plan Year beginning October 1, 2002, the Multiple Use Limitation; accordingly, the Plan Administrator shall adjust downward the percentage of Annual Salary specified by a Participant in his Deferral Election, to the extent which the Plan Administrator in his sole discretion determines is necessary to maintain the Plan’s compliance with the Average Deferral Percentage Test and the Multiple Use Limitation.

               (iii) After-Tax Contributions and Company Matching Contributions for any Plan Year must satisfy the Actual Contribution Percentage Test (after taking into account any Before-Tax Contributions included in such test pursuant to Paragraph 3.07(a)(i)) and, prior to the Plan Year beginning October 1, 2002, the Multiple Use Limitation; accordingly, the Plan Administrator shall adjust downward the percentage of Annual Salary specified by a Participant in his Deferral Election to be contributed under Paragraph 3.02(b), to the extent which the Plan Administrator in his

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sole discretion determines is necessary to maintain the Plan’s compliance with such test and the Multiple Use Limitation, if applicable.

               (iv) When a downward adjustment has been made pursuant to Paragraph (i), (ii), or (iii) above, the Plan Administrator may thereafter adjust any such percentage upward to bring it up to or closer to the percentage specified in the Participant’s most recent Deferral Election whenever the Plan Administrator determines that such an upward adjustment can be made without exceeding the limits described in Paragraph (i), (ii), or (iii). In the event of such upward adjustment, each affected Participant shall be given the opportunity to affirmatively elect to have such higher percentage apply to him.

               (v) Any downward or upward adjustment in the percentage of Annual Salary specified by a Participant in his Deferral Election to be contributed to the Plan as Before-Tax Contributions other than Catch-up Contributions shall, with the Participant’s consent and unless the Plan Administrator directs otherwise, result in a corresponding increase or decrease, respectively, in After-Tax Contributions to be contributed to the Plan to the extent permitted under Paragraph (iii) or, if the Participant is eligible, Catch-up Contributions.

               (vi) If, after application of the above provisions of Paragraph 3.07(c), Excess Deferrals are made to the Plan, such Excess Deferrals shall be recharacterized as Catch-up Contributions to the extent that a Participant who is eligible to make Catch-up Contributions has not reached the applicable Catch-up Contribution limit for the calendar year described in Section 3.02(c). Any Excess Deferrals remaining after application of the preceding sentence shall be returned to the Participant with earnings in accordance with Treasury Regulation §1.402(g)-1, no later than April 15 following the close of the calendar year in which such contributions were made. Distributions shall first be made from Unmatched Contributions, excluding Catch-up Contributions, then from Catch-up Contributions if any and lastly, from Matched Contributions. The return of any Matched Contributions shall be accompanied by a forfeiture of the related Company Matching Contributions and any income

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attributable thereto. Such forfeited amounts shall be held by the Trustee in a suspense account and applied towards subsequent Company Matching Contributions.

               (vii) After the close of a calendar year, but no later than the last business day before April 15 (or such earlier date required by Internal Revenue Service regulations) following such calendar year, a Participant who was also a participant in another plan to which the limitation on deferrals described in Code Section 402(g) applies may notify the Plan Administrator that the Participant has had deferrals contributed to the Plan and such other plan in excess of such limitation for such preceding calendar year and shall inform the Plan Administrator of the amount of such Excess Deferrals. Such Participant may request a distribution of such Excess Deferrals. Such Excess Deferrals shall first be recharacterized as Catch-up Contributions to the extent that a Participant who is eligible to make Catch-up Contributions has not reached the applicable Catch-up Contribution limit for the calendar year described in Section 3.02(c). Any Excess Deferrals remaining after application of the preceding sentence shall be distributed with the earnings attributable thereto in accordance with Treasury Regulation §1.402(g)-1 no later than the April 15 following such notification. Distributions shall first be made from Unmatched Contributions, excluding Catch-up Contributions, and the return of any Matched Contributions shall be accompanied by a forfeiture of the related Company Matching Contributions and any income attributable thereto. Such forfeited amounts shall be held by the Trustee in a suspense account and applied towards subsequent Company Matching Contributions.

               (viii) If, after application of the above provisions of Paragraph 3.07(c), Excess Contributions are made to the Plan, such Excess Contributions and the earnings attributable thereto shall be recharacterized as Catch-up Contributions to the extent that a Participant who is eligible to make Catch-up Contributions has not reached the applicable Catch-up Contribution limit for the calendar year described in Section 3.02(c). Any Excess Contributions remaining after application of the preceding sentence shall be distributed to Highly Compensated Employees making such Excess Contributions no later than December 15 following the

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close of such Plan Year. The Highly Compensated Employee with the largest amounts of Before-Tax Contributions shall have his Before-Tax Contributions, excluding Catch-up Contributions, reduced to the greater of: (A) the highest dollar amount of Before-Tax Contributions, excluding Catch-up Contributions, that can be made without violating the limit of Paragraph 3.07(b)(i), or (B) the next highest dollar amount of Before-Tax Contributions, excluding Catch-up Contributions, of any other Highly Compensated Employee. Such process is repeated until Paragraph 3.07 (b)(i) is satisfied in accordance with Treasury Regulation §1.401(k)-1(f)(4)(ii). Distributions shall first be made from Unmatched Contributions, excluding Catch-up Contributions, then from Catch-up Contributions if any and lastly from Matched Contributions. The return of any Matched Contributions shall be accompanied by a forfeiture of the related Company Matching Contributions and any income attributable thereto. Such forfeited amounts shall be held by the Trustee in a suspense account and applied towards subsequent Company Matching Contributions.

               (ix) If, after application of the above provisions of Paragraph 3.07(b)(ii), Excess Aggregate Contributions are made to the Plan, such Excess Aggregate Contributions and the earnings attributable thereto shall be recharacterized as Catch-up Contributions to the extent that a Participant who is eligible to make Catch-up Contributions has not reached the applicable Catch-up Contribution limit for the calendar year described in Section 3.02(c). Any Excess Aggregate Contributions remaining after application of the preceding sentence shall be distributed to Highly Compensated Employees making such Excess Aggregate Contributions no later than December 15 following the close of the Plan Year. The Highly Compensated Employee with the largest amounts of contributions taken into account in computing the Actual Contribution Percentage Test ("ACP contributions") shall have his ACP contributions reduced to the greater of: (A) the highest dollar amount of ACP contributions that can be made without violating the limit of Paragraph 3.07(b)(ii), or (B) the next highest dollar amount of ACP contributions of any other Highly Compensated Employee. Such process is repeated until Paragraph 3.07(b)(ii) is satisfied in accordance with Treasury Regulation §1.401(m)-1(e)(3)(iv). To the extent

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permitted by such regulation, After-Tax Contributions and any Company Matching Contributions attributable thereto shall be distributed first.

               (x) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 3.07 or of the Plan to the contrary, the Employer may, by action of the Company, determine to make a special Employer contribution (a "Qualified Non-Elective Contribution") to the Plan for the account of certain Participants who are Nonhighly Compensated Employees in order to maintain the Plan’s compliance with the non-discrimination requirements of Code Sections 401(k) and 401(m) and in lieu of (or in combination with) making the adjustment in the percentage of Annual Salary specified by Participants in their Deferral Elections or returning Contributions as provided in this Section 3.07. Any such Qualified Non-Elective Contribution shall be in such amount as is determined by the Company and will be allocated as determined by the Company to the individual accounts of Participants who are Nonhighly Compensated Employees and who actively contributed to the Plan during, and are Employees at the end of, the Plan Year for which such contribution is made. Any such Qualified Non-Elective Contribution shall be nonforfeitable and shall be treated for all purposes as a Before-Tax Contribution under the Plan, including for purposes of the limitations on distribution d


 
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