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Title: CARDINAL HEALTH DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN
Governing Law: Ohio     Date: 8/27/2008
Industry: Biotechnology and Drugs     Sector: Healthcare

CARDINAL HEALTH DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN, Parties: cardinal health inc
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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

  

DEFINITIONS AND GENERAL PROVISIONS

  

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ARTICLE II

  

ELIGIBILITY AND PARTICIPATION

  

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ARTICLE III

  

DEFERRED COMPENSATION AND MATCHING CREDITS

  

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ARTICLE IV

  

VESTING

  

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ARTICLE V

  

DISTRIBUTION OF BENEFITS

  

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ARTICLE VI

  

PLAN ADMINISTRATION

  

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ARTICLE VII

  

AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION

  

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ARTICLE VIII

  

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


 
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