Exhibit 10(e)
CBS RETIREMENT EXCESS PENSION
PLAN
PART B – AMENDMENT AND
RESTATEMENT AS OF JANUARY 1, 2009
Section 1. Purpose.
The purpose of this CBS Retirement
Excess Pension Plan is to provide for the payment of certain
pension and pension-related benefits to certain employees of CBS
Corporation (the “Company”) and its subsidiaries so
that the total pension and pension-related benefits of such
employees can be determined without regard to certain benefit
limitations imposed on the CBS Retirement Plan (the
“Qualified Plan”) by Section 401(a)(17) and
Section 415 of the Code, the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974, and related legislation.
Section 2.
2009 Amendment and
Restatement and Grandfathered Status of Benefits Deferred Prior to
January 1, 2005. The Excess Pension Plan for Certain
Employees of Viacom International Inc. was adopted as of
January 1, 1989, restated as of January 1, 1996, renamed
the Viacom Excess Pension Plan as of January 1, 2003, and
further renamed the CBS Retirement Excess Pension Plan as of
December 31, 2005. The Plan is hereby again amended and
restated, effective as of January 1, 2009, by the adoption of
Part B of the Plan, as set forth herein. Part A of
the Plan, consisting of the original Plan and the amendments made
prior to October 3, 2004, applies to a Participant’s
benefit or any portion thereof that is considered to have been
Deferred under the Plan prior to January 1, 2005 (the
“Section 409A Grandfathered Benefit”), in
accordance with the terms of those documents in effect from time to
time prior to October 3, 2004. The Section 409A
Grandfathered Benefit shall continue to be governed by the law
applicable to nonqualified deferred compensation prior to the
codification of Code Section 409A. The provisions of
this Part B shall apply to any portion of a
Participant’s benefit that is considered to have been
Deferred on or after January 1, 2005. This Part B
of the Plan is intended to meet all of the requirements of Code
Section 409A, so that Participants will be eligible to defer
the receipt of, and the liability for the federal income tax with
respect to, certain items of compensation from one year to a later
year in accordance with the provisions of applicable law and the
provisions of the Plan. With respect to the period commencing
January 1, 2005 and ending December 31, 2008 and with
respect to the portion of a Participant’s benefit that is
considered to have been Deferred during the 2005, 2006, 2007 or
2008 calendar year, the Plan was administered in accordance with a
reasonable, good faith interpretation of Code Section 409A,
Treasury Regulations, IRS Notices and other guidance issued
thereunder, and such interpretation shall govern the rights of a
Participant with respect to that period of time.
Section 3.
Definitions. Unless
the context clearly indicates otherwise, the following terms when
used in this Plan with initial capital letters shall have the
following meanings:
A.
The term “Actuarial
Equivalent” or “Actuarially Equivalent” means,
with respect to a Plan Benefit, or any portion thereof, an amount
of equivalent value determined on such actuarial basis as the
Committee, in its sole discretion, shall determine is reasonable
and appropriate and which shall be applied by the Committee in a
uniform and consistent manner.
B.
The term “Aggregate
Benefit” has the meaning provided in
Section 7.D.
C.
The term “Beneficiary”
means the beneficiary designated under this Plan to receive
benefits upon the death of the Participant. A
Participant’s Beneficiary will be determined pursuant to the
terms of the Qualified Plan in which he participates, as in effect
at the time of benefit commencement under this Plan.
D.
“Benefit Commencement
Date” means, except as provided below, the first day of the
month immediately following the later of (i) the
Participant’s Separation from Service, and (ii) the
Participant’s attainment of age 55. In the event a
Participant makes a Subsequent Payment Election, the Benefit
Commencement Date shall be the first day of the month coinciding
with or next following the date upon which the Participant has
elected to have payment of his Post-2004 Plan Benefit
commence.
E.
The term “Code” means
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
F.
The term “Committee”
means the CBS Retirement Committee or any successor
thereto.
G.
The term “Company” has
the meaning provided in Section 1.
H.
The term “Deferred”
means that an amount is considered to be deferred within the
meaning of Treasury Regulations Sections 1.409A-6(a)(2) and
1.409A-6(a)(3).
I.
The term “Employee”
means an employee of the Employer.
J.
The term “Employer”
means the Company and its subsidiaries and affiliates that
participate in the Plan.
K.
The term “New Viacom Pension
Plan” means the successor plan to the former Viacom Pension
Plan sponsored by the new Viacom Inc. New Viacom Excess
Pension Plan means the successor plan to the former Viacom Excess
Pension Plan sponsored by the new Viacom Inc.
L.
The term “Normal Retirement
Date” has the meaning given such term under the Qualified
Plan, effective January 1, 2005.
M.
The term “Optional
Forms” has the meaning provided in Section 7.
N.
The term “Participant”
has the meaning provided in Section 5.
O.
The term “Plan” means
the CBS Retirement Excess Pension Plan, as in effect from time to
time. Part A of the Plan, which is attached hereto and
made a part hereof, shall apply to any portion of a
Participant’s Plan Benefit that was Deferred prior to
January 1, 2005. Part B of the Plan is set forth
herein and shall apply to any portion of a Participant’s Plan
Benefit that is Deferred on or after January 1, 2005.
Certain provisions of this Part B apply as of certain earlier
effective dates as specified herein.
P.
The term “Plan Benefit”
has the meaning provided in Section 6.A.
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Q.
The term “Post-2004 Plan
Benefit” means any portion of a Participant’s Plan
Benefit that was Deferred after December 31, 2004.
R.
The term “Pre-Retirement Death
Benefit” means the benefit described in
Section 7.F(i).
S.
The term “Qualified
Plan” means the CBS Retirement Plan, as in effect on
January 1, 2005 and as may be amended from time to time
thereafter.
T.
The term “Same Sex Domestic
Partner” has the meaning provided in the Qualified
Plan.
U.
The term “Section 409A
Grandfathered Benefit” has the meaning provided in
Section 2.
V.
The term “Separation from
Service” means the condition that exists when an Employee who
is a Participant in the Plan and the Employer reasonably anticipate
that no further services will be performed after a certain date or
that the level of bona fide services that the Employee will perform
after such date (whether as an Employee or an independent
contractor) would permanently decrease to no more than 20% of the
average level of bona fide services performed (whether as an
Employee or an independent contractor) over the immediately
preceding 36-month period (or the full period of services to the
Employer if the Employee has been providing services to the
Employer for less than 36 months). For purposes of this
Section 3.V, for periods during which an Employee is on a paid
bona fide leave of absence and has not otherwise experienced a
Separation from Service, the Employee is treated as providing bona
fide services at the level equal to the level of services that the
Employee would have been required to perform to receive the
compensation paid with respect to such leave of absence.
Periods during which an Employee is on an unpaid bona fide leave of
absence and has not otherwise experienced a Separation from Service
are disregarded for purposes of this Section 3.V (including
for purposes of determining the applicable 36-month (or shorter)
period). For purposes of this Section 3.V, the Employer
shall be considered to include all members of the controlled group
of corporations which includes the Company; provided, however, that
in applying Code Section 414(b), the phrase “at least 50
percent” shall be substituted for “at least 80
percent”; and in applying Code Section 414(c), the
phrase “at least 50 percent” shall be used instead of
the phrase “at least 80 percent.” Separation from
Service shall be determined on the basis of the modifications
described in Treasury Regulation
Section 1.409A-1(h)(3) (or any successor regulation) as
defined in Code Section 409A and the regulations or other
guidance issued thereunder.
W.
The term “Subsequent Payment
Election” has the meaning provided in
Section 7.B.
X.
The term “Transition
Election” means a Participant’s election made on or
before December 31, 2008 in accordance with IRS Notice 2007-86
and other applicable guidance under Code Section 409A to
designate the time at which the Participant’s Plan Benefit
will commence.
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Y.
The term “Year of
Service” has the meaning provided in the Qualified
Plan.
Section 4.
Administration.
This Plan shall be administered by
the Committee, which shall administer it in a manner consistent
with the administration of the Qualified Plan, except that this
Plan shall be administered as an unfunded plan that is not intended
to meet the qualification requirements of
Section 401(a) of the Code. The Committee’s
decisions in all matters involving the interpretation and
application of this Plan shall be final. The Committee may
act on its own behalf or through the actions of its duly authorized
representative.
The Committee shall be the final
review committee under the Plan, with the authority to determine
conclusively for all parties any and all questions arising from the
administration of the Plan, and shall have sole and complete
discretionary authority and control to manage the operation and
administration of the Plan, including, but not limited to, the
determination of all questions relating to eligibility for
participation and benefits, interpretation of all Plan provisions,
determination of the amount and kind of benefits payable to any
participant, spouse or beneficiary, and construction of disputed or
doubtful terms. Such decisions shall be conclusive and
binding on all parties and not subject to further
review.
Section 5.
Eligibility.
Employees who are eligible for
benefits under the Plan (“Participants”) are those
Employees who are (i) participants in the Qualified Plan whose
annual base salary and commissions exceed the annual compensation
limit in effect under Section 401(a)(17) of the Code, and
(ii) are designated by the Committee as an employee eligible
to participate in the Plan. If an Employee becomes a
Participant in any calendar year, such Employee shall remain a
Participant for all future calendar years.
For purposes of this Plan,
“Compensation” means the total compensation taken into
account under the Qualified Plan (without regard to the limitations
of Section 401(a)(17) of the Code and the regulations
thereunder).
A Participant’s
Compensatio