Exhibit
10.6.5
CARDINAL HEALTH
DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN
Amended and Restated Effective
January 1, 2009
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I
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DEFINITIONS AND
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ARTICLE II
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ELIGIBILITY AND
PARTICIPATION
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ARTICLE III
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DEFERRED
COMPENSATION AND MATCHING CREDITS
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ARTICLE IV
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VESTING
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ARTICLE V
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DISTRIBUTION OF
BENEFITS
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ARTICLE VI
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PLAN
ADMINISTRATION
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ARTICLE VII
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AMENDMENT AND
TERMINATION
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ARTICLE VIII
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MISCELLANEOUS
PROVISIONS
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CARDINAL
HEALTH
DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN
The Cardinal Health Deferred
Compensation Plan (the “Plan”) is hereby amended and
restated effective as of January 1, 2009 by Cardinal Health,
Inc., an Ohio corporation (the “Company”), for the
benefit of members of the Board of Directors of the Company and a
select group of the management and highly compensated employees of
the Company and of its affiliated entities which participate in
this Plan with the consent of the Company.
Background
Information
A. The Company desires to continue
to maintain the Plan in order to provide its Directors and certain
of its highly compensated and management employees with the
opportunity to defer a portion of the base salary, bonuses and
other cash compensation otherwise payable to them.
B. The Company intends for the Plan
to continue to be an unfunded, nonqualified deferred compensation
arrangement as provided under the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”) and to
satisfy the requirements of a “top hat” plan thereunder
and under Labor Reg. Sec. 2520.104-23.
C. This amended and restated Plan is
intended to comply with the requirements of The American Jobs
Creation Act of 2004 (“AJCA”), Section 409A of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (“Code”), and
final regulations and other rulings issued by the Internal Revenue
Service (“IRS”) thereunder.
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS AND GENERAL
PROVISIONS
1.1 Definitions . Unless the
context requires otherwise, the terms defined in this Article shall
have the meanings set forth below unless the context clearly
requires another meaning. When the defined meaning is intended, the
term is capitalized:
(a) Account . The bookkeeping
account described in Section 3.6 under which benefits and
earnings are credited on behalf of a Participant.
(b) Administrative Committee
. The Financial Benefit Plans Committee or such other committee of
at least three persons appointed by the Human Resources and
Compensation Committee of the Board to oversee the administration
of the Plan.
(c) Beneficiary . The
person(s) entitled to receive any distribution hereunder upon the
death of a Participant. The Beneficiary for benefits payable under
this Plan shall be the beneficiary designated by the Participant in
accordance with procedures established by the Administrative
Committee as of the Participant’s date of death, or, in the
absence of any such designation, the Participant’s
estate.
(d) Board . The Board of
Directors of the Company.
(e) Change of Control . For
purposes of the Plan, a Change of Control means:
A. the acquisition by any
individual, entity or group (within the meaning of
Section 13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 (the “Exchange Act”)) (a “Person”) of
beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated
under the Exchange Act) of 25 percent or more of either
(i) the then outstanding Shares of the Company (the
“Outstanding Shares”) or (ii) the combined voting
power of the then outstanding voting securities of the Company
entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (the
“Outstanding Voting Securities”); provided, however,
that for purposes of this Subsection A, the following acquisitions
shall not constitute a Change of Control: (I) any acquisition
directly from the Company or any corporation controlled by the
Company, (II) any acquisition by the Company or any corporation
controlled by the Company, (III) any acquisition by any employee
benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the
Company or any corporation controlled by the Company, or (IV) any
acquisition by any corporation that is a Non-Control Acquisition
(as defined in Subsection C of this Section); or
B. individuals who, as of
July 1, 1997, 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 July 1, 1997, whose
election, or nomination for election by the Company’s
shareholders, was approved by a vote of at least a majority of the
Directors then comprising the Incumbent Board shall be considered
as though such individual were a member of the Incumbent Board, but
excluding, for this purpose, any such individual whose initial
assumption of office occurs as a result of an actual or threatened
election contest with respect to the election or removal of
Directors or other actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or
consents by or on behalf of a Person other than the Board;
or
C. consummation of a reorganization,
merger or consolidation or sale or other disposition of all or
substantially all of the assets of the Company or the acquisition
by the Company of assets or shares of another corporation (a
“Business Combination”), unless, such Business
Combination is a Non-Control Acquisition. A “Non-Control
Acquisition” shall mean a Business Combination where:
(i) all or substantially all of the individuals and entities
who were the beneficial owners, respectively, of the Outstanding
Shares and Outstanding Voting Securities immediately prior to such
Business Combination beneficially own, directly or indirectly, more
than 50 percent of, respectively, the then outstanding shares of
common stock and the combined voting power of the then outstanding
voting securities entitled to vote generally in the election of
directors, as the case may be, of the corporation resulting from
such Business Combination (including, without limitation, a
corporation which as a result of such transaction owns the Company
or all or substantially all of the Company’s assets either
directly or through one or more subsidiaries) in substantially
the
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same proportions as their ownership
immediately prior to such Business Combination of the Outstanding
Shares and Outstanding Voting Securities, as the case may be,
(ii) no Person (excluding any employee benefit plan (or
related trust) of the Company or such corporation resulting from
such Business Combination) beneficially owns, directly or
indirectly, 25 percent or more of, respectively, the then
outstanding shares of common stock of the corporation resulting
from such Business Combination or the combined voting power of the
then outstanding voting securities of such corporation except to
the extent that such ownership existed prior to the Business
Combination (including any ownership that existed in the Company or
the company being acquired, if any), and (iii) at least a
majority of the members of the board of directors of the
corporation resulting from such Business Combination were members
of the Incumbent Board at the time of the execution of the initial
agreement, or of the action of the Board, providing for such
Business Combination; or
D. approval by the shareholders of
the Company of a complete liquidation or dissolution of the
Company.
(f) Code . The Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.
(g) Committee . The Human
Resources and Compensation Committee of the Board.
(h) Company . Cardinal
Health, Inc.
(i) Compensation . Amounts
paid or payable by the Company to an Eligible Employee for a Plan
Year which are includable in income for federal tax purposes,
including base salary and variable compensation in the form of
commissions and/or bonuses (except as otherwise provided herein).
In addition, cash dividend-equivalent payments under restricted
share unit award agreements (“RSUs”) may also be
deferred hereunder by Eligible Employees who are Reporting Persons
in accordance with procedures established from time to time by the
Committee and that comply with Code Section 409A.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the following amounts are excluded
from Compensation: (i) other cash or non-cash compensation,
expense reimbursements or other benefits or contributions by the
Company to any other employee benefit plan, other than pre-tax
salary deferrals into the Qualified Plan or any Code
Section 125 plan sponsored by the Company or any of its
affiliates; (ii) any bonus payment if such bonus payment is
wholly or partially payable without regard to the attainment of a
Performance-Based goal (i.e., guaranteed); (iii) amounts
realized (A) from the exercise of a stock option,
(B) when restricted stock (or property) held by a Participant
either becomes freely transferable or is no longer subject to a
substantial risk of forfeiture, (C) when the Shares underlying
RSUs are payable to a Participant, or (D) from the sale,
exchange or other disposition of stock acquired under a qualified
stock option; and (iv) any amounts that are required to be
withheld from a Participant’s wages from the Company pursuant
to Code Section 3102 to satisfy the Participant’s tax
obligations under Code Section 3101. With respect to
Directors, “Compensation” means any and all fees paid
for service as a member of the Board, including fees for attendance
at meetings or committee meetings, and cash dividend-equivalent
payments under deferred settlement RSUs.
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(j) Director . A member of
the Board of Directors of the Company who is not also an Eligible
Employee.
(k) Distribution Options . A
single lump sum or annual installment payments over a period of
five or ten years. The standard form of distribution shall be a
single lump sum payment unless otherwise elected by a Participant
in accordance with the terms of the Plan or as determined by the
Company to the extent permitted by Code Section 409A and
regulations thereunder.
(l) Effective Date .
January 1, 2009, the date this amendment and restatement of
the Plan is effective.
(m) Eligible Employee . Any
individual who is (i) an employee who is a Reporting Person or
(ii) (A) among a select group of management or highly
compensated employees (within the meaning of Sections 201(2),
301(a)(3) and 401(a)(1) of ERISA), and (B) designated by the
Company as eligible to make Compensation deferral contributions
under Article II of the Plan in accordance with eligibility
criteria established from time to time by the Administrative
Committee, the Policy Committee, the Committee or the
Board.
(n) Employer . The Company
and any affiliate thereof or successor thereto which adopts and
participates in the Plan. Any affiliate that has U.S. employees and
is a member of a controlled group of corporations or other business
entities within the meaning of Code Sections 414(b) and
(c) that includes Cardinal Health, Inc. shall participate in
the Plan. Such participation in the Plan shall continue only so
long as the affiliate remains a member of a controlled group of
corporations or other business entities within the meaning of Code
Sections 414(b) and (c) that includes Cardinal Health,
Inc.
(o) ERISA . The Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to
time.
(p) Participant . Any
Director or any Eligible Employee who meets the eligibility
requirements for participation in the Plan as set forth in Article
II and who earns benefits under the Plan.
(q) Performance-Based . A
bonus or other payment of Compensation is Performance-Based if the
amount of the payment or the entitlement thereto is contingent on
the satisfaction of organizational or individual performance
criteria relating to a performance period of at least 12
consecutive months. The organizational or individual performance
criteria shall be established in writing no later than 90 days
after the beginning of the period of service to which the criteria
relate, and the outcome must be substantially uncertain at the time
the criteria are established. Notwithstanding the above, a
Performance-Based Bonus may be based on subjective performance
criteria, provided that:
A. The subjective performance
criteria are bona fide and relate to the performance of the
Participant, a group of service providers that includes the
Participant, or a business unit for which the Participant provides
services (which may include the entire organization);
and
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B. the determination that any
subjective performance criteria have been met is not be made by the
Participant or a family member of the Participant (as defined in
Code Section 267(c)(4) applied as if the family of an
individual includes the spouse of any member of the family), or a
person under the effective control of the Participant or such a
family member, and no amount of the Compensation of the person
making such determination is effectively controlled in whole or in
part by the Participant or such a family member.
(r) Plan . The Cardinal
Health Deferred Compensation Plan, as set forth herein, and as such
Plan may be amended from time to time hereafter.
(s) Plan Year . The fiscal
year of the Plan, which is the 12 consecutive month period
beginning January 1 and ending December 31.
(t) Policy Committee . The
Benefits Policy Committee of the Company.
(u) Qualified Plan . The
Cardinal Health 401(k) Savings Plan, as amended from time to
time.
(v) Reporting Person .
Eligible Employees and Directors who are subject to Section 16
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
(w) Retirement . An Eligible
Employee’s Separation from Service with the Employer
following attainment of age 65 or retirement from the Board of any
Director.
(x) Separation from Service .
An Eligible Employee separates from service with the Employer if
the Eligible Employee dies, retires or otherwise has a termination
of employment with the Employer. Whether a termination of
employment has occurred is determined based on whether the facts
and circumstances indicate that the Employer and the Eligible
Employee reasonably anticipated that no further services would be
performed after a certain date or that the level of bona fide
services the Eligible Employee would perform after such date (as an
employee or independent contractor) would permanently decrease to
no more than 20 percent of the average level of bona fide services
performed over the immediately preceding 36-month period (or the
full period in which the Eligible Employee provided services to the
Employer if the Eligible Employee has been providing services for
less than 36 months). An Eligible Employee will not be deemed to
have experienced a Separation from Service if such Eligible
Employee is on military leave, sick leave, or other bona fide leave
of absence, to the extent such leave does not exceed a period of
six months or, if longer, such longer period of time during which a
right to re-employment is protected by either statute or contract.
If the period of leave exceeds six months and the individual does
not retain a right to re-employment under an applicable statute or
by contract, the employment relationship is deemed to terminate on
the first date immediately following such six-month period. In the
case of a Director, a separation from service occurs upon the
termination of the Director’s service on the Board, provided,
however, that a Director who is also providing services to the
Employer as an independent contractor, does not have a Separation
from Service until he has separated from service both as a Director
and as an independent contractor. If an Eligible Employee provides
services both as an employee and as a member of the Board, the
services provided as a Director are generally
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not taken into account in determining whether
the Eligible Employee has a Separation from Service as an employee
for purposes of the Plan, in accordance with final regulations
under Code Section 409A.
(y) Shares . The common
shares, without par value, of the Company.
(z) Total Disability . Occurs
when a Participant is either unable to engage in any substantial
gainful activity or is receiving income replacement benefits under
an accident and health plan covering employees for a period of not
less than three months, by reason of any medically determinable
physical or mental impairment that can be expected to result in
death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not
less than 12 months. The Company shall determine the existence of a
Total Disability in its sole discretion and may require the
Participant to submit to periodic medical examinations at the
Participant’s expense to confirm the existence and
continuation of a Total Disability.
1.2 General Provisions . The
masculine wherever used herein shall include the feminine; singular
and plural forms are interchangeable. Certain terms of more limited
application have been defined in the provisions to which they are
principally applicable. The division of the Plan into Articles and
Sections with captions is for convenience only and is not to be
taken as limiting or extending the meaning of any of its
provisions.
ARTICLE II
ELIGIBILITY AND
PARTICIPATION
2.1 General Eligibility
Conditions . To become eligible to participate in the Plan, an
individual must be (i) a Reporting Person, or
(ii) (A) among a select group of management or highly
compensated employees within the meaning of Sections 201(2),
301(a)(3), and 401(a)(1) of ERISA and (B) designated as an
Eligible Employee by the Company (or another participating
Employer) to receive any applicable Employer contributions and to
make Compensation deferral contributions under the Plan. In order
to receive a benefit under the Plan, however, a Participant must
also meet the requirements of Sections 2.2 and 2.3. An Eligible
Employee or a Director shall be considered eligible to participate
in the Plan effective as of the date he receives the enrollment
materials from the Company or its agent (the “Eligibility
Effective Date”). The Eligibility Effective Date will be
presumed to occur three business days after the enrollment
materials are deposited in the U.S. mail, properly addressed to the
Eligible Employee or Director, or the date the enrollment materials
are delivered to the Eligible Employee or Director.
2.2 Specific Conditions for
Active Participation . To participate actively in the Plan (
i.e. , to make deferrals hereunder), a Participant must
execute or acknowledge a Compensation Deferral Agreement, or
otherwise agree to defer some of his Compensation in accordance
with such other procedures, including electronic enrollment, as are
established by the Administrative Committee from time to time. A
Participant’s Compensation Deferral Agreement shall be
maintained by or on behalf of the Administrative Committee and must
be executed, acknowledged, filed or submitted electronically within
30 days of the Eligibility Effective Date and, for all subsequent
deferral elections after initial participation, in advance of the
beginning of the calendar year during which such compensation is
expected to be earned, or at such other time
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as may be required
or permitted by regulations issued under Code Section 409A. In
all cases, a Participant’s election to defer Compensation
shall be made prior to the time any of the Compensation covered by
such election is to be earned by such Participant. Elections to
participate and defer Compensation shall be irrevocable with
respect to the Compensation to which they apply and may be amended,
revoked or suspended by the Participant only effective as of the
January 1 st following the amendment,
revocation or suspension in accordance with procedures established
by the Administrative Committee, unless transition rules and
regulations under Code Section 409A permit amendment,
revocation or suspension as of some other time. With respect to
Matching, Employer Contribution Credits and Social Security
Supplement Credits, the Eligible Employee must designate a time and
form of payment within 30 days of the Eligibility Effective
Date.
2.3 Eligibility List; Suspension
of Active Participation . The Administrative Committee shall
maintain a written list of those employees who then qualify as
Eligible Employees under the Plan, as determined by the eligibility
criteria established by the Company. Any Participant not listed as
an Eligible Employee for a given Plan Year shall cease to have any
right to defer Compensation for such Plan Year or to receive
Matching, Employer Contribution Credits and Social Security
Supplement Credits for such Plan Year. However, any amounts
credited to the Account of a Participant whose participation is
suspended shall otherwise continue to be maintained under the Plan
in accordance with its terms. All Reporting Persons shall be
eligible to participate in the Plan at all times during which they
are a Reporting Person.
2.4 Termination of
Participation . Once an Eligible Employee becomes a
Participant, such individual shall continue to be a Participant
until such individual (i) ceases to be described as a Director
or as an Eligible Employee, and (ii) ceases to have any vested
interest in the Plan (as a result of distributions made to such
Participant or his Beneficiary, if applicable, or
otherwise).
2.5 Participation by Other
Employers . Each corporation or other entity with U.S.
employees that is a member of the same controlled group as the
Company (within the meaning of Code Sections 414(b) and (c)) shall
be a participating employer under the Plan unless determined
otherwise by the Company. Participating affiliates that cease to be
a member of the same controlled group as Cardinal Health, Inc.
within the meaning of Code Sections 414(b) and (c) are no
longer eligible to participate in the Plan effective as of the date
that they cease to qualify as a controlled group member.
Participants of such an employer shall no longer be eligible to
participate effective as of the date that their employer becomes
ineligible.
ARTICLE III
DEFERRED COMPENSATION AND
MATCHING CREDITS
3.1 Deferred Compensation
Credits . Pursuant to the provisions of Article II and this
Article III, a Participant and the Employer may, by mutual
agreement, provide for deferred and postponed payment of a
percentage of the Participant’s Compensation which otherwise
would be paid during the applicable Plan Year(s) for services to be
rendered in such year(s). All elections to defer Compensation must
be made within 30 days after the Participant’s Eligibility
Effective Date and, for subsequent elections after initial
eligibility, prior to the calendar year during which
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the Compensation is expected to be earned or at
such other time as may be specified under regulations issued under
the Code. In the case of the deferral of any Performance-Based
Compensation, such election must also be made no later than six
months before the end of the performance period, provided that in
no event may an election to defer Performance-Based Compensation be
made after such Compensation has become readily ascertainable
within the meaning of Code Section 409A. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, in the case of the deferral of Performance-Based
Compensation under the Long Term Incentive Cash Program, or any
other existing or future Performance-Based Compensation plan or
program with a performance period exceeding one year in length, the
deferral election must be made no later than halfway through such
performance period.
A Participant who is an Eligible
Employee may defer between one percent and 50 percent of
Compensation that is not Performance-Based Compensation and may
make one or more separate elections for the deferral of from one
percent to 100 percent of Performance-Based Compensation from each
plan or arrangement offering the opportunity to earn such
Compensation. A Participant who is a Director may defer between 20
percent and 100 percent of Compensation. The Company may, in its
discretion, establish and change from time to time the minimum and
maximum amount that may be so deferred for Participants who are not
Reporting Persons. Elections shall be made in accordance with
procedures established by the Administrative Committee. In
addition, special limitations may be established by the
Administrative Committee to apply to the deferral of any special
bonus or other non-periodic Compensation that a Participant who is
not a Reporting Person is expected to receive. The Employer will
credit the deferred compensation amount agreed to for each Plan
Year to the Participant’s Account from time to time as soon
as administratively practicable after the deferred amounts
otherwise would have been earned and paid to the Participant. All
contributions under this provision to the Accounts of Participants
in the Plan, as adjusted for earnings or losses (described below),
are referred to as “Deferred Compensation
Credits.”
In addition to the Deferred
Compensation Credits described above, Reporting Persons who have
elected to defer receipt of Shares to be issued under RSUs awarded
on or after November 1, 2006, shall automatically have 100
percent of the cash dividend-equivalents that are vested and
payable under such RSUs deferred under this Plan. Such amounts
shall be referred to as “Deferred Cash Equivalent
Credits.” Deferred Cash Equivalent Credits are always 100
percent vested and nonforfeitable but are not eligible for Matching
Credits.
3.2 Matching Credits . The
Employer may, in its discretion, credit to a Participant’s
Account each Plan Year during which the Participant is selected to
participate in the Plan an amount equal to a percentage of the
Participant’s Deferred Compensation Credits as a matching
contribution. The amount of any such contributions may vary from
year to year or among Participants in the discretion of the
Employer. In general, such matching contributions may be made at
the same rate as is applicable to the Participant under the
Qualified Plan, but only with respect to the portion of a
Participant’s deferrals from the first $100,000 of
Compensation in excess of the maximum amount of Compensation
recognized under the Qualified Plan under Section 401(a)(17)
of the Code for the fiscal year of the Qualified Plan that
coincides with or ends within the Plan Year of this Plan. All
contributions under this provision to the Accounts of Participants
in the Plan, as adjusted for earnings or losses (described below),
are referred to as “Matching Credits.”
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3.3 Suspension of Deferrals .
Participant Deferred Compensation Credits hereunder will be
automatically suspended during any unpaid leave of absence or
temporary layoff. Contributions suspended in accordance with the
provisions of this paragraph shall be automatically resumed,
without the necessity of any action by the Participant, upon return
to employment at the expiration of such suspension
period.
3.4 Employer Contribution and
Social Security Supplement Credits . The Employer may, in its
discretion, credit to the Participant’s Account each Plan
Year an amount equal to a percentage of the Participant’s
Compensation from the Employer in excess of the dollar limitation
in effect for the Plan Year under Section 401(a)(17) of the
Code, but not more than an excess of $100,000 above such
compensation limit. All contributions under this provision to the
Accounts of Participants in the Plan, as adjusted for earnings or
losses (described below), are referred to as “Employer
Contribution Credits.” In addition, the Employer may make an
additional discretionary contribution for a Plan Year to the
Participant’s Account, as determined by the Employer in its
discretion, equal to a percentage of the Participant’s
Compensation from the Employer in excess of the dollar limitation
in effect for the year under Section 401(a)(17) of the Code,
but not more than an excess of $100,000 above such compensation
limit, for the purpose of supplementing the benefits the
Participant will receive at retirement under the Social Security
program. All contributions under this provision to the Accounts of
Participants in the Plan, as adjusted for earnings or losses
(described below), are referred to as “Social Security
Supplement Credits.” Contributions made to Participant
Accounts under this Section may be subject to additional
requirements as established from time to time by the Policy
Committee, such as a requirement to be employed on the last day of
the Plan Year for which such contribution is made.
3.5 Prior Plan Accounts . The
Employer will credit to the Participant’s Account the accrued
benefit of the Participant under any other nonqualified deferred
compensation plan or arrangement sponsored by the Company or one of
its affiliates that is consolidated and merged with and into this
Plan. All amounts credited as contributions under this provision to
the Accounts of Participants in the Plan, as adjusted for earnings
or losses (described below), are referred to as “Prior Plan
Credits.” A schedule of the nonqualified deferred
compensation plans merged with and into this Plan, and of the
amounts credited to the Accounts of Participants from such prior
plans, shall be maintained by the Administrative
Committee.
3.6 Record of Account .
Solely for the purpose of measuring the amount of the
Employer’s obligations to each Participant or his
beneficiaries under the Plan, the Employer will maintain a separate
bookkeeping record, an “Account,” for each Participant
in the Plan. The Company, in its discretion, may either credit a
hypothetical earnings rate to the Participant’s Account
balance for the Plan Year, or may actually invest an amount equal
to the amount credited to the Participant’s Account from time
to time in an account or accounts in its name with investment media
or companies, which investment options may include some or all of
those used for investment purposes under the Qualified Plan, as
determined by the Company in its discretion. The Company may also
establish a deferred compensation trust that qualifies as a
so-called “rabbi” trust meeting applic