Exhibit 10.4
DOMINION RESOURCES,
INC.
NEW RETIREMENT BENEFIT
RESTORATION PLAN
Effective January 1,
2005
And
Amended and Restated Effective January 1,
2009
DOMINION RESOURCES, INC.
NEW RETIREMENT BENEFIT RESTORATION
PLAN
As Amended and Restated Effective
January 1, 2009
Purpose
The Board of Directors of Dominion
Resources, Inc. determined that the adoption of the New Retirement
Benefit Restoration Plan effective January 1, 2005 would
assist it in attracting and retaining those employees whose
judgment, abilities and experience would contribute to its
continued progress. The Plan is intended to be a plan that is
unfunded and maintained primarily for the purpose of providing
deferred compensation for a “select group of management or
highly compensated employees” (as such phrase is used in the
Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974).
The Company has amended the Dominion
Pension Plan to add a cash balance feature to the Retirement Plan
for employees hired or rehired on or after January 1, 2008. In
order to allow newly hired or rehired employees to benefit under
the Plan, it is necessary to amend the Plan to reflect the Dominion
Pension Plan amendment.
The Plan is intended to qualify
under the provisions of Code Section 409A and any regulations
and other guidance under that section. The Plan shall be
interpreted to qualify under Code Section 409A.
Article I
Definitions
As defined herein, the following
phrases or terms shall have the indicated meanings:
1.1 “Account” means the
Participant’s Account as defined under the Cash Balance
Supplement.
1.2 “Account Balance”
means the balance in the Participant’s Account under the Cash
Balance Supplement.
1.3 “Administrative Benefit
Committee” means the Administrative Benefit Committee of
Dominion Resources, Inc., which shall manage and administer the
Plan in accordance with the provisions of Article XII.
1.4 “Affiliate” means
any entity that is (i) a member of a controlled group of
corporations as defined in Section 1563(a) of the Code,
determined without regard to Code Sections 1563(a)(4) and
1563(e)(3)(C), of which Dominion Resources, Inc. is a member
according to Code Section 414(b); (ii) an unincorporated
trade or business that is under common control with Dominion
Resources, Inc., as determined according to Code
Section 414(c); or (iii) a member of an affiliated
service group of which Dominion Resources, Inc. is a member
according to Code Section 414(m).
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1.5 “Annuity” means
either a Single Life Annuity or a Joint and Survivor
Annuity.
1.6 “Beneficiary” means
the individual, individuals, entity, entities or the estate of a
Participant which, in accordance with the provisions of Article VI,
is entitled to receive the benefits payable under the Plan, if any,
upon the Participant’s death.
1.7 “Benefit Agreement”
means any agreement between the Company and a Participant or any
declaration by the Company under which a Participant is to be
provided one or more Benefit Enhancements.
1.8 “Benefit
Enhancement” means the crediting of deemed additional years
of age or service, the use of a different definition of any factor
used to calculate benefits, different eligibility provisions, or
any other provision that enhances the benefit that would otherwise
be payable under the Retirement Plan as provided in a Benefit
Agreement.
1.9 “Cash Balance
Benefit” means the lump sum amount determined under Article
IV.
1.10 “Cash Balance
Supplement” means the Dominion Pension Plan Cash Balance
Supplement, effective January 1, 2008, as amended from time to
time.
1.11 “CGN Committee”
means the Compensation, Governance and Nominating Committee of the
Board of Directors of Dominion Resources, Inc.
1.12 “Change in Control”
means with regard to each Participant at any time an event that
constitutes a “Change in Control” for purposes of the
Employment Continuity Agreement between the Participant and
Dominion Resources, Inc. as in effect at that time, if
any.
1.13 “Code” means the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
1.14 “Company” means
Dominion Resources, Inc., its predecessor, a subsidiary or an
Affiliate.
1.15 “Eligible Employee”
means an individual (i) who is employed by Dominion Resources,
Inc. or an Affiliate, (ii) who is a member of management or a
highly compensated employee, and (iii) whose Retirement Plan
benefit accrued after December 31, 2004 is or has been reduced
or limited by Code Section 401(a)(17), Code Section 415,
or both.
1.16 “Joint and Survivor
Annuity” means an annuity which is the actuarial equivalent
of the Monthly Benefit under which an amount is payable for the
lifetime of the Participant with a survivor annuity for the
lifetime of his surviving Spouse. A 50% Joint and Survivor Annuity
provides a benefit to the surviving Spouse that is equal to 50% of
the amount payable during the joint lives of the Participant and
the Spouse. A 100% Joint and Survivor Annuity provides a benefit to
the surviving Spouse that is equal to 100% of the amount payable
during the joint lives of the Participant and the
Spouse.
1.17 “Lump Sum
Equivalent” means a single lump sum payment that is
actuarially determined as the amount required to provide an
after-tax monthly payment equal to the after-tax amount of the
Monthly Benefit payable for the period determined under
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Section 3.1(b). Effective for distributions
occurring on or after January 1, 2007 and on or before
December 31, 2009, unless otherwise determined by the
Administrative Benefit Committee, the actuarial discount rate for
determinations of the Lump Sum Equivalent shall be 4 percent (4%).
Beginning January 1, 2010, the actuarial discount rate shall
be determined by the Administrative Benefit Committee. The
actuarial determination shall be computed using actuarial and other
factors as determined by the Administrative Benefit Committee. The
after-tax amounts shall be based on Federal income and FICA tax
rates and the state income tax rate for the residence of the
Participant at the date of the payment, as determined by the
Administrative Benefit Committee.
1.18 “Monthly Benefit”
means the monthly amount determined under Section 3.1(a) used
for purposes of calculating the Lump Sum Equivalent.
1.19 “Participant” means
an Eligible Employee who is designated by the CGN Committee to
participate in the Plan.
1.20 “Plan” means the
Dominion Resources, Inc. New Retirement Benefit Restoration
Plan.
1.21 “Potential Change in
Control” means with regard to each Participant at any time an
event that constitutes a “Potential Change in Control”
for purposes of the Employment Continuity Agreement between the
Participant and Dominion Resources, Inc. as in effect at that time,
if any.
1.22 “Retirement” and
“Retire” mean a Participant’s Separation from
Service with the Company at a time when the Participant is entitled
to begin receiving an immediate annuity benefit under the
Retirement Plan (regardless of whether the Participant actually
elects to begin receiving an immediate annuity benefit), or would
be entitled to begin receiving an immediate annuity if any Benefit
Enhancement were applied under the Retirement Plan.
1.23 “Retirement Plan”
means with regard to each Participant a defined benefit pension
plan that is qualified under Code Section 401(a), that is
maintained by Dominion Resources, Inc. or an Affiliate, and in
which the Participant participates.
1.24 “Separation from
Service” means a termination of employment with the
Participant’s employer (Dominion Resources, Inc. or any
Affiliate, as the case may be) and all other persons that would be
treated as a single employer with the Participant’s employer
under Code sections 414(b) or (c) (applying a 50% rather than
an 80% ownership test), within the meaning of Treasury Regulation
Section 1.409A-1(h).
1.25 “Single Life
Annuity” means an annuity of the Monthly Benefit payable in
monthly installments for the Participant’s lifetime with no
survivor benefits.
1.26 “Spouse” means the
person to whom a Participant is legally married at the date on
which a Joint and Survivor Annuity commences.
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1.27 “Totally and Permanently
Disabled” means a condition that renders a Participant
disabled for purposes of Code
Section 409A(a)(2)(C).
Article II
Participation
An Eligible Employee who is
designated to participate in the Plan by the CGN Committee shall
become a Participant in the Plan as of the date specified by the
CGN Committee on or after January 1, 2005. A Participant who
remains an employee of the Company shall continue to participate in
the Plan until (a) the CGN Committee declares that he or she
is no longer a Participant or (b) he or she is no longer an
Eligible Employee, including by Separation from Service other than
Retirement. Except as otherwise specifically provided in the Plan,
a Participant who cease to participate in the Plan shall forfeit
all rights to any benefits under the Plan.
Article III
Basic Benefits
This Article III shall apply to all
Participants except for Participants to whom Article IV is
applicable. Subject to the provisions of Articles VIII and IX, a
Participant (or the Participant’s Beneficiary, if applicable)
who is subject to this Article III shall be entitled to benefits
under this Plan as follows:
3.1 (a) The Monthly Benefit of a
Participant who Retires shall be a monthly amount equal to
(x) minus (y) minus (z) below where:
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the benefit
that would have been payable monthly to the Participant under the
Retirement Plan but for the application of the limits set forth in
Code Sections 401(a)(17) and 415 and after the application of any
Benefit Enhancements;
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(y)
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the benefit
that the Participant is entitled to receive monthly under the
Retirement Plan; and
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(z)
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if applicable,
the benefit payable to the Participant under the Dominion
Resources, Inc. Retirement Benefit Restoration Plan frozen as of
December 31, 2004 expressed as a monthly benefit for the life
of the Participant.
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(b) Except as otherwise specifically
provided, the Monthly Benefit under Section 3.1(a) shall be
computed based on the same annuity form as the Participant’s
annuity benefit is determined under the Retirement Plan.
3.2 Unless the Participant makes an
election to receive an Annuity under Section 3.3 prior to
January 1, 2009, the Monthly Benefit payable to a Participant
under the Plan shall be paid in the form of the Lump Sum
Equivalent.
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3.3 This Section 3.3 shall only
apply to Participants who become Participants before
January 1, 2009. In lieu of the Lump Sum Equivalent, a
Participant may elect to receive an Annuity under the provisions of
this Section 3.3.
(a) The Participant may elect to
receive either a Single Life Annuity, a 50% Joint and Survivor
Annuity, or a 100% Joint and Survivor Annuity.
(b) If a Participant elects a Joint
and Survivor Annuity and the Participant does not have a Spouse
when the Participant Retires, the Participant’s Annuity shall
be paid in the form of a Single Life Annuity.
(c) To receive an Annuity, a
Participant must make an irrevocable election within the first 30
days after the Participant became a Participant. The election must
include the form of Annuity that will be paid. If a Participant
does not make an irrevocable election to receive an Annuity within
the first 30 days after becoming a Participant, the Participant
shall receive the Lump Sum Equivalent.
3.4 (a) If a
Participant becomes Totally and Permanently Disabled prior to
Retirement, the Participant shall be entitled to a Monthly Benefit
equal to the amount described in Section 3.1. The Monthly
Benefit shall be payable as a Lump Sum Equivalent unless the
Participant has made an election to receive an Annuity under
Section 3.3. If the Participant has elected to receive an
Annuity, the Monthly Benefit shall be payable in the form of
Annuity chosen by the Participant.
(b) If a Participant dies before the
commencement of benefit payments under this Plan, the
Participant’s Beneficiary shall be entitled to the Lump Sum
Equivalent that would have been payable to the Participant under
Section 3.1 if the Participant had Retired on his or her date
of death. The amount payable shall be determined as of the date of
the Participant’s death.
(c) If a Participant dies after the
commencement of a Joint and Survivor Annuity under this Plan and is
survived by the Participant’s Spouse, the Participant’s
Spouse shall receive the survivor portion of the Joint and Survivor
Annuity for the life of the Spouse. The payment to the Spouse shall
begin with the first Annuity payment due after the date of the
Participant’s death.
(d) If the Participant has received
a Lump Sum Equivalent or if the Participant has commenced payments
under a Single Life Annuity under this Plan, the
Participant’s Beneficiary shall not be entitled to receive
any benefit under this Plan after the Participant’s
death.
3.5 Payments under Article III shall
be made at the times provided in this Section 3.5.
(a) The Lump Sum Equivalent shall be
distributed to the Participant as soon as administratively
practicable, but not later than 90 days, after the date which is
six months after the Participant’s Retirement. The Lump Sum
Equivalent shall be distributed to the Participant’s
Beneficiary or Beneficiaries as soon as administratively
practicable, but not later than 90 days, after the date of the
Participant’s death.
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(b) If a Participant makes an
election to receive an Annuity, the Annuity shall commence on the
first of the month concurrent with or immediately following the
date which is six months after the Participant’s Retirement.
All future Annuity payments shall be made on the first of each
succeeding month.
(c) Payment of the benefit described
in Section 3.4(a) shall commence on (or as soon as
practicable, but