Exhibit 10.25
JONES LANG LASALLE
INCORPORATED
DEFERRED COMPENSATION
PLAN
Effective January 1,
2004
(Amended and Restated as of
January 1, 2009)
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE 1 Definitions
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6
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1.1
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“Account Balance”
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6
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1.2
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“Annual Account”
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1.3
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“Annual Deferral Amount”
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1.4
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“Annual Installment
Method”
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7
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1.5
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“Base Salary”
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7
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1.6
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“Beneficiary”
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7
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1.7
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“Beneficiary Designation
Form”
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7
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1.8
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“Benefit Distribution
Date”
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1.9
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“Board”
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1.10
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“Bonus”
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1.11
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“Change in Control”
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8
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1.12
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“Code”
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9
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1.13
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“Commissions”
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9
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1.14
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“Committee”
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9
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1.15
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“Company”
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9
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1.16
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“Company Contribution
Amount”
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9
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1.17
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“Company Restoration Matching
Amount”
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9
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1.18
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“Director”
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9
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1.19
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“Director Fees”
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9
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1.20
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“Disability” or
“Disabled”
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9
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1.21
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“Election Form”
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10
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1.22
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“Eligible Individual”
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10
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1.23
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“Employee”
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10
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1.24
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“Employer(s)”
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10
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1.25
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“ERISA”
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10
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1.26
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“401(k) Plan”
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11
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1.27
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“Independent Contractor”
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11
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1.28
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“LTIP Amounts”
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11
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1.29
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“Participant”
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11
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1.30
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“Performance-Based
Compensation”
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11
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1.31
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“Plan”
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11
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1.32
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“Plan Agreement”
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11
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1.33
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“Plan Year”
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11
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1.34
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“Restricted Stock”
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11
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1.35
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“Restricted Stock
Account”
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12
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1.36
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“Restricted Stock
Amount”
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12
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1.37
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“Retirement,”
“Retire(s)” or “Retired”
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12
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1.38
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“Separation from
Service”
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12
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1.39
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“SOP Account”
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1.40
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“SOP Amount”
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1.41
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“SOP Stock”
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1.42
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“Stock”
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2
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1.43
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“Trust”
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1.44
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“Unforeseeable
Emergency”
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14
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1.45
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“Years of Service”
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14
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ARTICLE 2 Eligibility and Enrollment
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15
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2.1
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Eligibility
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15
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2.2
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Enrollment and Eligibility Requirements;
Commencement of Participation
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15
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ARTICLE 3 Deferral Commitments/Company
Contribution Amounts
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15
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3.1
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Minimum and Maximum Deferrals
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15
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3.2
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Timing of Deferral Elections; Effect of
Election Form
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16
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3.3
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Withholding and Crediting of Annual Deferral
Amounts
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3.4
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Company Contribution Amount
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3.5
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Company Restoration Matching Amount
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3.6
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SOP Amount
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3.7
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Restricted Stock Amount
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3.8
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Vesting
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3.9
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Crediting/Debiting of Account
Balances
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3.10
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FICA and Other Taxes
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ARTICLE 4 Scheduled Distribution; Unforeseeable
Emergencies
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24
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4.1
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Scheduled Distributions
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24
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4.2
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Postponing Scheduled Distributions
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4.3
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Other Benefits Take Precedence Over Scheduled
Distributions
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4.4
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Unforeseeable Emergencies
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ARTICLE 5 Change in Control Benefit
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5.1
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Change in Control Benefit
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5.2
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Payment of Change in Control Benefit
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ARTICLE 6 Retirement Benefit
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6.1
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Retirement Benefit
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6.2
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Payment of Retirement Benefit
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ARTICLE 7 Termination Benefit
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7.1
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Termination Benefit
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7.2
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Payment of Termination Benefit
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ARTICLE 8 Disability Benefit
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8.1
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Disability Benefit
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8.2
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Payment of Disability Benefit
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3
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ARTICLE 9 Death Benefit
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9.1
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Death Benefit
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9.2
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Payment of Death Benefit
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ARTICLE 10 Beneficiary Designation
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10.1
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Beneficiary
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10.2
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Beneficiary Designation; Change; Spousal
Consent
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10.3
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Acknowledgment
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10.4
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No Beneficiary Designation
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10.5
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Doubt as to Beneficiary
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10.6
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Discharge of Obligations
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ARTICLE 11 Leave of Absence
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11.1
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Paid Leave of Absence
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11.2
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Unpaid Leave of Absence
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ARTICLE 12 Termination of Plan, Amendment or
Modification
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12.1
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Termination of Plan
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12.2
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Amendment
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12.3
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Plan Agreement
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12.4
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Effect of Payment
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30
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ARTICLE 13 Administration
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13.1
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Committee Duties
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13.2
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Administration Upon Change In
Control
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13.3
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Agents
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13.4
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Binding Effect of Decisions
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13.5
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Indemnity of Committee
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13.6
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Employer Information
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32
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ARTICLE 14 Other Benefits and
Agreements
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14.1
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Coordination with Other Benefits
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ARTICLE 15 Claims Procedures
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15.1
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Presentation of Claim
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15.2
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Notification of Decision
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15.3
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Review of a Denied Claim
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15.4
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Decision on Review
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15.5
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Legal Action
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ARTICLE 16 Trust
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16.1
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Establishment of the Trust
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16.2
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Interrelationship of the Plan and the
Trust
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16.3
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Distributions From the Trust
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ARTICLE 17 Miscellaneous
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17.1
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Status of Plan
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17.2
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Unsecured General Creditor
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17.3
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Employer’s Liability
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17.4
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Nonassignability
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17.5
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Not a Contract of Employment
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17.6
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Furnishing Information
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36
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17.7
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Terms
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36
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17.8
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Captions
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17.9
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Governing Law
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17.10
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Notice
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17.11
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Successors
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17.12
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Spouse’s Interest
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17.13
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Validity
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17.14
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Incompetent
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17.15
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Domestic Relations Orders
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17.16
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Distribution in the Event of Income Inclusion
Under Code Section 409A
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38
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17.17
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Deduction Limitation on Benefit
Payments
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38
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17.18
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Distribution in the Event of
Taxation.
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38
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17.19
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Insurance
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17.20
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Legal Fees To Enforce Rights After Change in
Control
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39
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17.21
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Non-Competition and Non-Solicitation
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5
JONES LANG LASALLE
INCORPORATED
DEFERRED COMPENSATION
PLAN
Effective January 1, 2004
(Amended and Restated as of January 1,
2009)
Purpose
The purpose of this Plan is to
provide specified benefits to a select group of management or
highly compensated Employees, Independent Contractors and Directors
who contribute materially to the continued growth, development and
future business success of Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated, a
Maryland corporation, and its subsidiaries, if any, that
participate in the Plan. This Plan shall be unfunded for tax
purposes and for purposes of Title I of ERISA.
This Plan is intended to comply with
all applicable law, including Code Section 409A and related
Treasury guidance and Regulations, and shall be operated and
interpreted in accordance with this intention. In order to
transition to the requirements of Code Section 409A and
related Treasury Regulations, the Committee may make available to
Participants certain transition relief provided under Notices
2006-79 and 2007-86, as described more fully in Appendix A of this
Plan.
This Plan shall apply to all amounts
deferred hereunder on and after January 1, 2004.
ARTICLE 1
Definitions
For the purposes of this Plan,
unless otherwise clearly apparent from the context, the following
phrases or terms shall have the following indicated
meanings:
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1.1
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Account Balance ” shall mean an entry on the
records of the Employer equal to the sum of a Participant’s
(a) Annual Account balance, (b) SOP Account balance, and
(c) Restricted Stock Account balance. The Account Balance
shall be a bookkeeping entry only and shall be utilized solely as a
device for the measurement and determination of the amounts to be
paid to a Participant, or his or her designated Beneficiary,
pursuant to this Plan.
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If a Participant is both (i) an
Employee or Independent Contractor, and (ii) a Director, and
participates in the Plan in each capacity, then separate Account
Balances (and separate Annual Accounts, SOP Accounts and Restricted
Stock Accounts, if applicable) shall be established for such
Participant as a device for the measurement and determination of
the (a) amounts deferred under the Plan that are attributable
to the Participant’s status as an Employee or Independent
Contractor, and (b) amounts deferred under the Plan that are
attributable to the Participant’s status as a
Director.
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“ Annual
Account ” shall mean an entry on the records of the
Employer equal to (a) the sum of a Participant’s Annual
Deferral Amount, Company Contribution Amount and Company
Restoration Matching Amount for any one Plan Year, plus
(b) amounts credited or debited to such amounts pursuant to
this Plan, less (c) all distributions made to the Participant
or his or her Beneficiary pursuant to this Plan that relate to the
Annual Account for such Plan Year. The Annual Account shall be
a
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bookkeeping entry only and shall be
utilized solely as a device for the measurement and determination
of the amounts to be paid to a Participant, or his or her
designated Beneficiary, pursuant to this Plan.
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1.3
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Annual Deferral Amount ” shall mean that
portion of a Participant’s Base Salary, Bonus, Commissions,
Director Fees and LTIP Amounts that a Participant defers in
accordance with Article 3 for any one Plan Year, without
regard to whether such amounts are withheld and credited during
such Plan Year.
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1.4
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Annual Installment Method ” shall mean the
method used to determine the amount of each payment due to a
Participant who has elected to receive a benefit over a period of
years in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Plan. The
amount of each annual payment due to the Participant shall be
calculated by multiplying the balance of the Participant’s
benefit by a fraction, the numerator of which is one and the
denominator of which is the remaining number of annual payments due
to the Participant. The amount of the first annual payment shall be
calculated as of the close of business on or around the
Participant’s Benefit Distribution Date, and the amount of
each subsequent annual payment shall be calculated on or around
each anniversary of such Benefit Distribution Date. Shares of Stock
that shall be distributable from the SOP Account and the Restricted
Stock Account shall be distributable in shares of actual Stock in
the same manner previously described. For purposes of this Plan,
the right to receive a benefit payment in annual installments shall
be treated as the entitlement to a single payment.
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1.5
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Base Salary ” shall mean the annual cash
compensation relating to services performed during any calendar
year, excluding distributions from nonqualified deferred
compensation plans, bonuses, commissions, overtime, fringe
benefits, stock options, relocation expenses, incentive payments,
non-monetary awards, director fees and other fees, and automobile
and other allowances paid to a Participant for employment services
rendered (whether or not such allowances are included in the
Participant’s gross income). Base Salary shall be calculated
before reduction for compensation voluntarily deferred or
contributed by the Participant pursuant to all qualified or
nonqualified plans of any Employer and shall be calculated to
include amounts not otherwise included in the Participant’s
gross income under Code Sections 125, 402(e)(3), 402(h) or 403(b)
pursuant to plans established by any Employer; provided, however,
that all such amounts shall be included in compensation only to the
extent that had there been no such plan, the amount would have been
payable in cash to the Participant.
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1.6
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“
Beneficiary ” shall mean one or more persons,
trusts, estates or other entities designated in accordance with
Article 10 that are entitled to receive benefits under this
Plan upon the Participant’s death.
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1.7
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Beneficiary Designation Form ” shall mean the
form established from time to time by the Committee that a
Participant completes, signs and returns to the Committee to
designate one or more Beneficiaries.
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1.8
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“
Benefit Distribution Date ” shall mean the date
upon which all or an objectively determinable portion of a
Participant’s vested benefits shall become eligible for
distribution. Except as otherwise provided in the Plan, a
Participant’s Benefit Distribution Date shall be determined
based on the earliest to occur of an event or scheduled date set
forth in Articles 4 through 9, as applicable.
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1.9
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“
Board ” shall mean the board of directors of
the Company.
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1.10
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“
Bonus ” shall mean any cash compensation, in
addition to Base Salary, Commissions and LTIP Amounts, earned by a
Participant during a Plan Year under an Employer’s annual
bonus and cash incentive plans.
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1.11
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“
Change in Control ” shall mean the occurrence
of a “change in the effective control” or a
“change in the ownership of a substantial portion of the
assets” of a corporation, as determined in accordance with
this Section.
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In order for an event described
below to constitute a Change in Control with respect to a
Participant, except as otherwise provided in paragraph (a)(ii) of
this Section, the applicable event shall relate to the corporation
for which the Participant is providing services, the corporation
that is liable for payment of the Participant’s Account
Balance (or all corporations liable for payment if more than one),
as identified by the Committee in accordance with Treasury
Regulation Section 1.409A-3(i)(5)(ii)(A)(2), or such other
corporation identified by the Committee in accordance with Treasury
Regulation Section 1.409A-3(i)(5)(ii)(A)(3).
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(a)
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A “change
in the effective control” of the applicable corporation shall
occur on either of the following dates:
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(i)
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The date on
which any one person, or more than one person acting as a group,
acquires (or has acquired during the 12-month period ending on the
date of the most recent acquisition by such person or persons)
ownership of stock of such corporation that, together with stock
held by such person or group, constitutes 50% or more of the total
voting power of the stock of such corporation, as determined in
accordance with Treasury Regulation
Section 1.409A-3(i)(5)(vi). If a person or group is considered
to possess 50% or more of the total voting power of the stock of a
corporation, and such person or group acquires additional stock of
such corporation, the acquisition of additional stock by such
person or group shall not be considered to cause a “change in
the effective control” of such corporation; or
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(ii)
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The date on which a majority of
the members of the applicable corporation’s board of
directors is replaced during any 12-month period by directors whose
appointment or election is not endorsed by a majority of the
members of such corporation’s board of directors before the
date of the appointment or election, as determined in accordance
with Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-3(i)(5)(vi). In
determining whether the event described in the preceding
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sentence has occurred, the
applicable corporation to which the event must relate shall only
include a corporation identified in accordance with Treasury
Regulation Section 1.409A-3(i)(5)(ii) for which no other
corporation is a majority shareholder.
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(b)
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A “change
in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets” of
the applicable corporation shall occur on the date on which any one
person, or more than one person acting as a group, acquires (or has
acquired during the 12-month period ending on the date of the most
recent acquisition by such person or persons) assets from the
corporation that have a total gross fair market value more than 60%
of the total gross fair market value of all of the assets of the
corporation immediately before such acquisition or acquisitions, as
determined in accordance with Treasury Regulation
Section 1.409A-3(i)(5)(vii). A transfer of assets shall not be
treated as a “change in the ownership of a substantial
portion of the assets” when such transfer is made to an
entity that is controlled by the shareholders of the transferor
corporation, as determined in accordance with Treasury Regulation
Section 1.409A-3(i)(5)(vii)(B).
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1.12
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“
Code ” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of
1986, as it may be amended from time to time.
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1.13
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“
Commissions ” shall mean the cash commissions
earned by a Participant during a Plan Year, as determined in
accordance with Code Section 409A and related Treasury
Regulations. Commissions shall not include amounts a Participant
receives as a draw or any other amounts subject to recovery by the
Company.
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1.14
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“
Committee ” shall mean the committee described
in Article 13.
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1.15
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“
Company ” shall mean Jones Lang LaSalle
Incorporated, a Maryland corporation, and any successor to all or
substantially all of the Company’s assets or
business.
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1.16
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“
Company Contribution Amount ” shall mean, for
any one Plan Year, the amount determined in accordance with
Section 3.4.
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1.17
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“
Company Restoration Matching Amount ” shall
mean, for any one Plan Year, the amount determined in accordance
with Section 3.5.
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1.18
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“
Director ” shall mean any member of the board
of directors of any Employer.
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1.19
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“
Director Fees ” shall mean the annual fees
earned by a Director from any Employer, including retainer fees and
meetings fees, as compensation for serving on the board of
directors.
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1.20
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“ Disability
” or “ Disabled ” shall mean that a
Participant is either (a) unable to engage in any substantial
gainful activity 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, or (b) 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,
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receiving income replacement
benefits for a period of not less than three months under an
accident and health plan covering employees of the
Participant’s Employer. For purposes of this Plan, a
Participant shall be deemed Disabled if determined to be totally
disabled by the Social Security Administration. A Participant shall
also be deemed Disabled if determined to be disabled in accordance
with the applicable disability insurance program of such
Participant’s Employer, provided that the definition of
“disability” applied under such disability insurance
program complies with the requirements of this Section.
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1.21
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“
Election Form ” shall mean the form, which may
be in electronic format, established from time to time by the
Committee that a Participant completes, signs and returns to the
Committee to make an election under the Plan.
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1.22
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“
Eligible Individual ” shall mean (a) a
Director, or (b) an Employee or Independent Contractor who is
a National, Regional or International Director.
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1.23
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“
Employee ” shall mean a person (a) who is
a common-law employee of an Employer, and (b) whose
compensation is reported by the Employer on Form W-2.
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1.24
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“
Employer(s) ” shall be defined as
follows:
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(a)
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Except as
otherwise provided in paragraph (b) of this Section, the term
“Employer” shall mean the Company and/or any of its
subsidiaries (now in existence or hereafter formed or acquired)
that have been selected by the Board to participate in the
Plan.
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(b)
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For the purpose
of determining whether a Participant has experienced a Separation
from Service, the term “Employer” shall
mean:
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(i)
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The entity for
which the Participant performs services and with respect to which
the legally binding right to compensation deferred or contributed
under this Plan arises; and
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(ii)
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All other
entities with which the entity described above would be aggregated
and treated as a single employer under Code Section 414(b)
(controlled group of corporations) and Code Section 414(c) (a
group of trades or businesses, whether or not incorporated, under
common control), as applicable. In order to identify the group of
entities described in the preceding sentence, the Committee shall
use an ownership threshold of at least 50% as a substitute for the
80% minimum ownership threshold that appears in, and otherwise
shall be used when applying, the applicable provisions of
(A) Code Section 1563 for determining a controlled group
of corporations under Code Section 414(b), and
(B) Treasury Regulation Section 1.414(c)-2 for
determining the trades or businesses that are under common control
under Code Section 414(c).
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1.25
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“
ERISA ” shall mean the Employee Retirement
Income Security Act of 1974, as it may be amended from time to
time.
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1.26
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“
401(k) Plan ” shall mean the Jones Lang LaSalle
Incorporated Savings and Retirement Plan, originally adopted by the
Company effective July 1, 1977, as it may be amended from time
to time.
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1.27
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“
Independent Contractor ” shall mean a person
(a) who performs services for the Employer as an independent
contractor, and (b) whose compensation is reported by the
Employer on Form 1099.
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“
LTIP Amounts ” shall mean any portion of the
compensation attributable to a Plan Year that is earned by a
Participant under an Employer’s long-term incentive plan or
any other long-term incentive arrangement designated by the
Committee.
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“
Participant ” shall mean any Eligible
Individual (a) who elects to participate in the Plan,
(b) whose executed Plan Agreement, Election Form and
Beneficiary Designation Form are accepted by the Committee, and
(c) whose Plan Agreement has not terminated. A
Participant’s spouse or former spouse shall not be treated as
a Participant in the Plan or have an Account Balance under the
Plan, even if he or she has an interest in the Participant’s
benefits under the Plan as a result of applicable law or property
settlements resulting from legal separation or divorce.
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1.30
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“
Performance-Based Compensation ” shall mean
compensation the entitlement to or amount of which is contingent on
the satisfaction of pre-established organizational or individual
performance criteria relating to a performance period of at least
12 consecutive months, as determined by the Committee in accordance
with Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(e).
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“
Plan ” shall mean the Jones Lang LaSalle
Incorporated Deferred Compensation Plan, which shall be evidenced
by this instrument, as it may be amended from time to time, and by
any other documents that together with this instrument define a
Participant’s rights to amounts credited to his or her
Account Balance.
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1.32
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“
Plan Agreement ” shall mean a written agreement
in the form prescribed by or acceptable to the Committee that
evidences a Participant’s agreement to the terms of the Plan
and which may establish additional terms or conditions of Plan
participation for a Participant. Unless otherwise determined by the
Committee, the most recent Plan Agreement accepted with respect to
a Participant shall supersede any prior Plan Agreements for such
Participant. Plan Agreements may vary among Participants and may
provide additional benefits not set forth in the Plan or limit the
benefits otherwise provided under the Plan.
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1.33
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“
Plan Year ” shall mean a period beginning on
January 1 of each calendar year and continuing through
December 31 of such calendar year.
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1.34
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“
Restricted Stock ” shall mean rights to receive
unvested shares of restricted stock selected by the Committee in
its sole discretion and awarded to a Participant under any Jones
Lang LaSalle Incorporated stock incentive plan.
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1.35
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“
Restricted Stock Account ” shall mean the
aggregate value, measured on any given date, of (a) the number
of shares of Restricted Stock deferred by a Participant as a result
of all Restricted Stock Amounts, plus (b) the number of
additional shares credited to a Participant’s Restricted
Stock Account as a result of the deemed reinvestment of dividends
in accordance with this Plan, less (c) the number of shares of
Restricted Stock previously distributed to the Participant or his
or her Beneficiary pursuant to this Plan, subject in each case to
any adjustments to the number of such shares determined by the
Committee with respect to the Jones Lang LaSalle Stock Unit Fund
pursuant to Section 3.9. This portion of the
Participant’s Account Balance shall only be distributable in
actual shares of Stock.
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1.36
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“
Restricted Stock Amount ” shall mean, with
respect to a Participant for any one Plan Year, the amount of
Restricted Stock deferred in accordance with Section 3.7,
calculated using the closing price of Stock at the end of the
business day closest to the date such Restricted Stock would
otherwise vest, but for the election to defer. In the event of a
Participant’s Retirement, Disability, death or a Separation
from Service prior to the end of a Plan Year, such year’s
Restricted Stock Amount shall be the actual amount withheld prior
to such event.
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1.37
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“
Retirement ,” “ Retire(s)
” or “ Retired ” shall mean, with
respect to a Participant who is an Employee or Independent
Contractor, a Separation from Service on or after the attainment of
(a) age 55 with at least 10 Years of Service, or (b) age
55 and having any combination of age plus Years of Service equal to
at least 65. “Retirement,” “Retire(s)” or
“Retired” with respect to a Participant who is a
Director shall mean Separation from Service on or after the
attainment of age 70. If a Participant is both (i) an Employee
or Independent Contractor, and (ii) a Director, and
participates in the Plan in each capacity, then (a) the
determination of whether the Participant qualifies for Retirement
as an Employee or Independent Contractor shall be made when the
Participant experiences a Separation from Service as an Employee or
Independent Contractor, as the case may be, and such determination
shall only apply to the applicable Account Balance established in
accordance with Section 1.1 for amounts deferred under the
Plan as an Employee or Independent Contractor, and (b) the
determination of whether the Participant qualifies for Retirement
as a Director shall be made at the time the Participant experiences
a Separation from Service as a Director and such determination
shall only apply to the applicable Account Balance established in
accordance with Section 1.1 for amounts deferred under the
Plan as a Director.
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1.38
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“
Separation from Service ” shall mean a
termination of services provided by a Participant to his or her
Employer, whether voluntarily or involuntarily, other than by
reason of death or Disability, as determined by the Committee in
accordance with Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(h). In
determining whether a Participant has experienced a Separation from
Service, the following provisions shall apply:
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(a)
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For a Participant who provides
services to an Employer as an Employee, except as otherwise
provided in paragraph (d) of this Section, a Separation from
Service shall occur when such Participant has experienced a
termination of employment with such Employer. A Participant shall
be considered to have experienced a termination of employment when
the facts
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and circumstances indicate that the
Participant and his or her Employer reasonably anticipate that
either (i) no further services will be performed for the
Employer after a certain date, or (ii) that the level of bona
fide services the Participant will perform for an Employer after
such date (whether as an Employee or as a Director) will
permanently decrease to no more than 20% of the average level of
bona fide services performed by such Participant (whether as an
Employee or a Director) over the immediately preceding 36-month
period (or the full period of services to the Employer if the
Participant has been providing services to the Employer less than
36 months).
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If a Participant is on military
leave, sick leave or other bona fide leave of absence, the
employment relationship between the Participant and the Employer
shall be treated as continuing intact, provided that the period of
such leave does not exceed six months, or if longer, so long as the
Participant retains a right to reemployment with the Employer under
an applicable statute or by contract. If the period of a military
leave, sick leave or other bona fide leave of absence exceeds six
months and the Participant does not retain a right to reemployment
under an applicable statute or by contract, the employment
relationship shall be considered to be terminated for purposes of
this Plan as of the first day immediately following the end of such
six-month period. In applying the provisions of this paragraph, a
leave of absence shall be considered a bona fide leave of absence
only if there is a reasonable expectation that the Participant will
return to perform services for the Employer.
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(b)
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For a
Participant who provides services to an Employer as an Independent
Contractor, except as otherwise provided in paragraph (d) of
this Section, a Separation from Service shall occur upon the
expiration of the contract (or in the case of more than one
contract, all contracts) under which services are performed for the
Employer, provided that the expiration of such contract(s) is
determined by the Committee to constitute a good-faith and complete
termination of the contractual relationship between the Participant
and such Employer.
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(c)
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For a
Participant who provides services to an Employer as a Director,
except as otherwise provided in paragraph (d) of this Section,
a Separation from Service shall occur upon the expiration of the
contract (or in the case of more than one contract, all contracts)
under which services are performed for such Employer, provided that
the expiration of such contract(s) is determined by the Committee
to constitute a good-faith and complete termination of the
contractual relationship between the Participant and such
Employer.
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(d)
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If a
Participant provides services for an Employer as both (i) an
Employee or Independent Contractor, and (ii) as a Director, to
the extent permitted by Treasury Regulation
Section 1.409A-1(h)(5), the services provided by such
Participant as a Director shall not be taken into account in
determining whether the Participant has experienced a Separation
from Service as an Employee or Independent Contractor, and the
services provided by such Participant as an Employee or Independent
Contractor shall not be taken into account in determining whether
the Participant has experienced a Separation from Service as a
Director.
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1.39
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“
SOP Account ” shall mean the aggregate value,
measured on any given date, of (a) the number of shares of SOP
Stock deferred by a Participant as a result of all SOP Amounts,
plus (b) the number of additional shares credited to a
Participant’s SOP Account as a result of the deemed
reinvestment of dividends in accordance with this Plan, less
(c) the number of shares of SOP Stock previously distributed
to the Participant or his or her Beneficiary pursuant to this Plan,
subject in each case to any adjustments to the number of such
shares determined by the Committee with respect to the Jones Lang
LaSalle Stock Unit Fund pursuant to Section 3.9. This portion
of the Participant’s Account Balance shall only be
distributable in actual shares of Stock.
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1.40
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“
SOP Amount ” shall mean, with respect to a
Participant for any one Plan Year, the amount of SOP Stock deferred
in accordance with Section 3.6 of this Plan, calculated using
the closing price of Stock at the end of the business day closest
to the date such SOP Stock would otherwise vest, but for the
election to defer. In the event of a Participant’s
Retirement, Disability, death or Separation from Service prior to
the end of a Plan Year, such year’s SOP Amount shall be the
actual amount withheld prior to such event.
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1.41
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“
SOP Stock ” shall mean rights to receive
unvested shares of Stock selected by the Committee in its sole
discretion and awarded to the Participant under the Jones Lang
LaSalle Incorporated Amended and Restated Stock Award and Incentive
Plan, as it may be amended from time to time.
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1.42
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“
Stock ” shall mean Jones Lang LaSalle
Incorporated common stock, $.01 par value, or any other equity
securities of the Company designated by the Committee.
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1.43
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“
Trust ” shall mean one or more trusts
established by the Company in accordance with Article
16.
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1.44
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“
Unforeseeable Emergency ” shall mean a severe
financial hardship of the Participant resulting from (a) an
illness or accident of the Participant, the Participant’s
spouse, the Participant’s Beneficiary or the
Participant’s dependent (as defined in Code Section 152
without regard to paragraphs (b)(1), (b)(2) and (d)(1)(b) thereof),
(b) a loss of the Participant’s property due to
casualty, or (c) such other similar extraordinary and
unforeseeable circumstances arising as a result of events beyond
the control of the Participant, all as determined by the Committee
based on the relevant facts and circumstances.
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1.45
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“
Years of Service ” shall mean the total number
of full years in which a Participant has been employed by
(a) the Company, (b) any member of the Company’s
controlled group under Code Section 414, and (c) any
other entity designated by the Board of Directors. For purposes of
this definition, a year of employment shall be a 365 day period (or
366 day period in the case of a leap year) that, for the first year
of employment, commences on the Participant’s hiring date and
that, for any subsequent year, commences on an anniversary of that
hiring date. The Committee shall make a determination as to whether
any partial years of employment shall be counted as a Year of
Service.
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ARTICLE 2
Eligibility and
Enrollment
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2.1
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Eligibility . Participation in the Plan shall be limited to
Eligible Individuals.
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2.2
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Enrollment and Eligibility Requirements;
Commencement of Participation .
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(a)
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As a condition
to participation, each Eligible Individual shall complete, execute
and return to the Committee a Plan Agreement, an Election Form and
a Beneficiary Designation Form by the deadline(s) established by
the Committee in accordance with the applicable provisions of this
Plan. In addition, the Committee shall establish from time to time
such other enrollment requirements as it determines, in its sole
discretion, are necessary.
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(b)
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Provided an
Eligible Individual selected to participate in the Plan has met all
enrollment requirements set forth in this Plan and required by the
Committee, including returning all required documents to the
Committee within the specified time period, that Eligible
Individual shall commence participation in the Plan on the first
day of the month following the month in which the Eligible
Individual completes all enrollment requirements.
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(c)
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If an Eligible
Individual fails to meet all requirements established by the
Committee within the period required, that Eligible Individual
shall not be eligible to participate in the Plan during such Plan
Year.
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ARTICLE 3
Deferral Commitments/Company
Contribution Amounts
Company Restoration Matching
Amounts/ Vesting/Crediting/Taxes
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3.1
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Minimum
and Maximum Deferrals .
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(a)
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Annual
Deferral, Restricted Stock and SOP Amounts
. For each Plan Year, a Participant
who is a Director or Employee may elect to defer Base Salary,
Bonus, Commissions, LTIP Amounts, Director Fees, Restricted Stock
Amounts and/or SOP Stock Amounts, and a Participant who is an
Independent Contractor may elect to defer Commissions, subject to
the following minimum and maximum amounts.
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Minimum Amount
or Percentage
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Maximum Amount
or Percentage
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Base Salary
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$
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1,000 aggregate
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75
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%
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Bonus
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$
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1,000 aggregate
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100
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%
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Commissions
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$
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1,000 aggregate
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100
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%
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LTIP Amounts
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$
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1,000 aggregate
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100
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%
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15
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Minimum Amount
or Percentage
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Maximum Amount
or Percentage
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Director Fees
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$
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0
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100
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%
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SOP Stock
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0
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%
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100
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%
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Restricted Stock
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0
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%
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100
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%
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If an election is made for less than
the stated minimum amounts, or if no election is made, the amounts
deferred shall be zero.
Participants shall not be permitted
to defer LTIP Amounts unless the Committee authorizes such
deferrals, in its discretion.
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(b)
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Short
Plan Year .
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if an Eligible Individual first
becomes a Participant after the first day of a Plan Year, then to
the extent required by Section 3.2 and Code Section 409A
and related Treasury Regulations, the minimum Annual Deferral
Amount, Restricted Stock Amount and/or SOP Stock Amount shall be an
amount equal to the minimum set forth above, multiplied by a
fraction, the numerator of which is the number of complete months
remaining in the Plan Year and the denominator of which is 12. The
maximum Annual Deferral Amount, Restricted Stock Amount and/or SOP
Stock Amount shall be determined by applying the percentages set
forth above to the portion of such compensation attributable to
services performed after the date that the Participant’s
deferral election is made.
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3.2
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Timing of
Deferral Elections; Effect of Election Form
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(a)
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General Timing Rule for
Deferral Elections . Except as otherwise provided
in this Section 3.2, in order for a Participant to make a
valid election to defer Base Salary, Bonus, Commissions, Director
Fees, LTIP Amounts, Restricted Stock Amounts and/or SOP Stock
Amounts, the Participant shall submit an Election Form on or before
the deadline established by the Committee, which in no event shall
be later than the December 31 st preceding the Plan Year in which
such compensation will be earned.
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Any deferral election made in
accordance with this Section 3.2(a) shall be irrevocable;
provided, however, that if the Committee permits or requires
Participants to make a deferral election by the deadline described
above for an amount that qualifies as Performance-Based
Compensation, the Committee may permit a Participant to
subsequently change his or her deferral election for such
compensation by submitting a new Election Form in accordance with
Section 3.2(c) below.
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(b)
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Timing of Deferral
Elections for Newly Eligible Plan Participants
. An Eligible Individual who first
becomes eligible to participate in the Plan on or after the
beginning of a Plan Year, as determined in accordance with Treasury
Regulation Section 1.409A-2(a)(7)(ii) and the “plan
aggregation” rules provided in Treasury Regulation
Section 1.409A-1(c)(2), may be permitted to make an election
to defer the portion of Base Salary, Bonus, Commissions, Director
Fees, LTIP Amounts,
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Restricted Stock Amounts and/or SOP
Stock Amounts attributable to services to be performed after such
election, provided that the Participant submits an Election Form on
or before the deadline established by the Committee, which in no
event shall be later than 30 days after the Participant first
becomes eligible to participate in the Plan.
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If a deferral election made in
accordance with this Section 3.2(b) relates to compensation
earned based upon a specified performance period, the amount
eligible for deferral shall be equal to (i) the total amount
of compensation for the performance period, multiplied by
(ii) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days
remaining in the service period after the Participant’s
deferral election is made, and the denominator of which is the
total number of days in the performance period.
Any deferral
election made in accordance with this Section 3.2(b) shall
become irrevocable no later than the 30 th day after the date the Eligible
Individual becomes eligible to participate in the Plan.
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(c)
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Timing of
Deferral Elections for Performance-Based
Compensation . Subject to the limitations described below, the
Committee may determine that an irrevocable deferral election for
an amount that qualifies as Performance-Based Compensation may be
made by submitting an Election Form on or before the deadline
established by the Committee, which in no event shall be later than
six months before the end of the performance period.
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In order for a Participant to be
eligible to make a deferral election for Performance-B
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