Exhibit
10.213
AMENDED AND RESTATED
DOLLAR THRIFTY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP, INC.
RETIREMENT PLAN
INTRODUCTION
The Company has adopted this Plan,
effective December 5, 1998, and amended and restated effective as
of December 9, 2008 to provide a means by which it can provide
retirement income to key executives to encourage these employees to
remain in the employ of the Company and/or of its
Affiliates.
The Plan is intended to be an
unfunded plan that is maintained by the Employers primarily for the
purpose of providing deferred compensation in the form of
retirement income for a select group of management or highly
compensated employees within the meaning of the Employee Retirement
Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”) Sections 201(2)
and 301(a)(3). This Plan shall be interpreted and administered to
the extent possible with that stated intent. The Plan is intended
to be exempt under ERISA Section 401(a)(1).
ARTICLE 1
DEFINITIONS
The following terms have the
meanings set forth below when used in this Plan, unless a different
meaning is clearly required by the context of the Plan.
1.1 “
Account ” means the account established under
the Trust for the benefit of each Participant hereunder.
1.2 “
Administrator ” means the individual(s) or
corporation appointed by the Employer to carry out the
administration of the Plan, and to serve as the agent for the
Employer with respect to the Trust as contemplated by the agreement
establishing the Trust. In the event an Administrator has not been
appointed, or resigns from a prior appointment, the Employer shall
be deemed to be the Administrator. The Administrator shall have the
authority to delegate some or all of the administration of the Plan
to one or more persons.
1.3 “
Affiliated Employer ” or “
Affiliate ” means the Company and any
corporation which is a member of a controlled group of corporations
(as defined in Code Section 414(b)) which includes the
Company.
1.4 “
Beneficiary Designation Form ” means the form
used by the Administrator for the Participant to designate one or
more beneficiaries to receive the vested amount in his Account upon
his death.
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1.5
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“ Board ” means the
board of directors of the Company.
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1.6
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“ Change in Control ”
means:
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(a) The
Company is merged, consolidated or reorganized into or with another
corporation or other legal person, and as a result of such merger,
consolidation or reorganization less than a majority of the
combined voting power of the then-outstanding securities entitled
to vote generally in the election of directors (“Voting
Stock”) of such corporation or person immediately after such
transaction is held in the aggregate by the holders of Voting Stock
of the Company immediately prior to such transaction;
(b) The
Company sells or otherwise transfers all or substantially all of
its assets to another corporation or other legal person, and as a
result of such sale or transfer less than a majority of the
combined voting power of the then-outstanding Voting Stock of such
corporation or person immediately after such sale or transfer is
held in the aggregate by the holders of Voting Stock of the Company
immediately prior to such sale or transfer;
(c) The
acquisition by any individual, entity or group (within the meaning
of Section 13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act) (a
“Person”) of beneficial ownership (within the meaning
of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act) of 35% or more of
the combined voting power of the Voting Stock then outstanding
after giving effect to such acquisition; or
(d) Individuals
who, as of the date hereof, constitute the Board (the
“Incumbent Board”) cease for any reason to constitute
at least a majority of the Board; provided, however, that any
individual becoming a Director subsequent to the date hereof whose
election or nomination for election by the Company’s
shareholders, was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds of the
Directors then comprising the Incumbent Board (either by a specific
vote or by approval of the proxy statement of the Company in which
such person is named as a nominee for Director, without objection
to such nomination) shall be deemed to be or have been a member of
the Incumbent Board.
Notwithstanding the foregoing
provisions of Section 1.6(c), unless otherwise determined in a
specific case by majority vote of the Board, a “Change in
Control” shall not be deemed to have occurred for purposes of
Section 1.6(c) solely because (A) the Employer, (B) a Subsidiary,
or (C) any Employer-sponsored employee stock ownership plan or any
other employee benefit plan of the Employer or any Subsidiary
either files or becomes obligated to file a report or a proxy
statement under or in response to Schedule 13D or Schedule 14D-1
(or any successor schedule, form or report or item therein) under
the Exchange Act disclosing beneficial ownership by it of shares of
Voting Stock, whether in excess of 35% or otherwise.
Notwithstanding the foregoing and
except for the purposes of Article III herein only, a Change in
Control shall not be deemed to occur under this Plan unless the
events that have occurred would also constitute a “Change in
the Ownership or Effective Control of a Corporation or in the
Ownership of a Substantial Portion of the Assets of a
Corporation” under Treasury Department Final Regulation
1.409A-3(i)(5), or any successor thereto.
1.7 “
Code ” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986,
as amended or replaced from time to time.
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1.8
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“ Company ”
means Dollar Thrifty Automotive
Group, Inc.
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1.9
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“ Director ” means any
member of the Board.
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1.10 “
Disability ” means permanent and total
disability within the meaning of Section 22(c)(3) of the
Code.
1.11 “
Effective Date ” means December 5, 1998, the
date as of when the Employer hereunder adopted the Plan.
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1.12
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“ Employee ” means any
person employed by the Employer.
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1.13 “
Employer ” means the Company, Dollar Rent A Car
Systems, Inc., Thrifty Rent-A-Car System, Inc., Thrifty Car Sales,
Inc., and any other Affiliated Employer which adopts this Plan with
the consent of the Company.
1.14 “
ERISA ” means the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time.
1.15 “
Exchange Act ” means the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 as it may be amended from time to time.
1.16 “
Insolvent ” means either the Employer is unable
to pay its debts as they become due, or the Employer is subject to
a pending proceeding as a debtor under the United States Bankruptcy
Code.
1.17 “
Investment Recommendation Form ” means the form
used by the Administrator for the Participant to recommend
investments in his Account to the Trustee.
1.18 “
Participant ” means an Employee of the Employer
on December 2, 2004 who is graded at the Staff Vice President level
or above or who is entitled to receive benefits under the Plan as a
beneficiary of the Participant.
1.19 “
Payment Election Form ” means the form approved
and used by the Administrator for the Participant to elect
distributions from his Account.
1.20 “
Plan ” means this Dollar Thrifty Automotive
Group, Inc. Retirement Plan and all amendments hereto.
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1.21
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“ Plan Year ” means
the calendar year.
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1.22 “
Trust ” means the specific Trust under the Plan
(or the separate Trust for each individual Employer which has
adopted the Plan, as the context so requires), which trust is
intended to qualify as a “Rabbi Trust” under Rev. Proc.
92-64 (as amended or modified from time to time) and to constitute
the legal agreement between the Employer and the Trustee, which
establishes the rights and liabilities of each in managing and
controlling the assets of the Trust for the purposes of the
Plan.
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1.23
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“ Trustee ” means the
Bank of Oklahoma, N.A.
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1.24 “ Year
of Service ” means the performance of twelve (12)
consecutive months of full time service. Years of Service with
predecessor(s) of the Employer shall count for calculating Years of
Service.
ARTICLE 2
BENEFITS
2.1
Targeted Benefit . The targeted benefit
(“benefit”) under the Plan for each Participant shall
be an amount equal to fifty percent (50%) of the
Participant’s average annual base salary determined over his
last five (5) Years of Service.
(a) The
benefit shall be that amount determined under Section 2.1 above
computed for a Participant with at least twenty (20) Years of
Service upon the Participant reaching age 61.
(b) The
benefit shall be prorated downward for an Employee who reaches age
61 and who has less than twenty (20) Years of Service ( e.g.
, 15 years of service at age 61 yields 75% of the benefit
amount).
(c) The
benefit as described above is subject to change on an annual basis
in the discretion of the Board.
ARTICLE 3
VESTING
A Participant shall become vested in
the Participant’s Account at the rate of 20% per year for
each Year of Service. Full (100%) vesting shall occur in the event
of the death or Disability of the Participant, or upon a Change of
Control, or immediately prior to the Employer becoming
Insolvent.
ARTICLE 4
EMPLOYER
CONTRIBUTIONS
4.1
Payments . Contributions to fund the benefits shall
be made in equal annual payments by the Employer to the Trustee.
Such contributions shall be allocated to a separate Account for
each Participant under the Trust.
4.2
Assumption . In calculating the equal annual
contributions to the Trust, a 9% annual rate of return on assets
held in the Trust and a 4% annual base salary increase shall be
assumed.
4.3
Period . Contributions by the Employer for a
Participant shall be made until the Participant reaches age 62 or
over 20 years, whichever occurs sooner.
4.4
Discretion . The amount of contributions by the
Employer as described above is subject to change on an annual basis
at the discretion of the Board.
ARTICLE 5
ACCOUNTS
5.1
Accounting . The Administrator shall cause the
Trustee to establish a separate Account for each Participant
reflecting Employer contributions together with any adjustments for
income, gain or loss and any payments from the Account. The
Administrator may direct the Trustee to maintain and invest
separately the assets in each Participant’s separate Account.
The Administrator shall provide each Participant with a monthly
statement of his or her Account.
5.2
Investments . The assets of the Trust shall be
invested in such investments as the Trustee shall determine under
the Trust Agreement. The Trustee may receive investment
recommendations from the Participant as provided in an Investment
Recommendation Form.
ARTICLE 6
PAYMENT OF
ACCOUNTS
6.1
Time And Form of Payment . Each Participant shall
complete a Payment Election Form and file such with the
Administrator prior to becoming a Participant in the Plan. The
Payment Election Form shall designate the time and form of payment
of the Participant’s vested Account balance. These elections
will remain effective unless and until the Participant files an
amended Payment Election Form with the Administrator. Any amended
Payment Election Form, other than an election related to an
unforeseeable emergency pursuant to Section 6.3, will not take
effect until 12 months after the date on which the election is made
AND other than a change in election related to an unforeseeable
emergency pursuant to Section 6.3, no amended Payment Election Form
shall result in (i) an acceleration of payment under the Plan or
(ii) a subsequent deferral of payment for a period of less than
five years from the date such payment would otherwise have been
paid (or, in the case of installment payments, five years from the
date the fir