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EXHIBIT 10.6
PERFORMANCE FOOD GROUP COMPANY
SUPPLEMENTAL EXECUTIVE RETIREMENT PLAN
Effective July 1, 2004
As Amended and Restated
Effective January 1, 2007
THE PERFORMANCE FOOD GROUP COMPANY
SUPPLEMENTAL EXECUTIVE RETIREMENT PLAN
This Performance Food Group Company Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan (the Plan) is
hereby established by Performance Food Group Company (the Company) in accordance with the terms
set forth below effective January 1, 2004.
WHEREAS, the Company maintains a qualified retirement plan for the benefit of its employees;
and
WHEREAS, various qualified plan requirements apply to limit the benefits that may be provided
to highly compensated employees of the Company under the qualified plan; and
WHEREAS, in recognition of the qualified plan limits, the Company desires to establish a
supplemental nonqualified retirement plan for certain executive employees of the Company; and
WHEREAS, the Company believes that such a plan will assist greatly in attracting and retaining
highly qualified and well motivated executives; and
WHEREAS, the employees benefiting under the Plan shall be members of a select group of
management or highly compensated employees as selected by the Board of Directors of the Company.
NOW THEREFORE, the Plan is established subject to the terms and conditions below.
ARTICLE I
OBJECTIVES AND DEFINITIONS
1.01 Purpose of the Plan.
The Plan is established for the purpose of providing supplemental nonqualified retirement
benefits for certain management or highly compensated employees of the Company within the meaning
of Section 201(2), 301(a)(3) and 401(a)(1) of Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security
Act of 1974, as amended (ERISA). The Plan shall also be treated as an unfunded, unsecured
deferred compensation plan for purposes of Sections 83, 451 and 402 of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986, as amended (the Code). It is intended that the Plan will assist in attracting and
retaining qualified individuals to serve as officers and managers of the Company. Effective
January 1, 2005, the Plan is amended to conform to the requirements of Section 409A of the Code.
1.02 Defined Terms.
As used herein, unless the context requires otherwise the terms below shall have the following
definitions:
Account Balance has the meaning set forth in Section 3.02
Annual Compensation means the Participants annual base compensation, plus any and all
bonuses or commissions earned, including any pre-tax deferrals, earned in a Plan Year.
Beneficiary has the meaning set forth in Section 7.01.
Board of Directors means the Board of Directors of the Company.
Cause means (i) a felony conviction of a Participant or the failure of a Participant to
contest prosecution for a felony, (ii) a Participants willful misconduct or dishonesty,
which is directly and materially harmful to the business or reputation of the Company or
any Subsidiary or Affiliate, (iii) the engaging by the Participant in conduct which is
demonstrably injurious to the Company, monetarily or otherwise, (iv) a material failure on
the part of a Participant to meet performance standards or objectives established by the
Participants supervisor(s), (v) a material breach or violation of the Companys employee
policies, or (vi) any act, omission or failure to act by the participant which the
Committee determines, in its sole discretion, constitutes Cause. For purposes of this
paragraph, no act, or failure to act, on the Participants part shall be considered
willful unless done, or omitted to be done, by the Participant not in good faith and
without reasonable belief that the Participants action or omission was in the best
interest of the Company. Any determination of Cause for purposes of the Plan or any Award
shall be made by the Committee in its sole discretion. Any such determination shall be
final and binding on a Participant.
Change in Control means the occurrence of any of the following:
| (i) | any person or entity, including a group as defined in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act, other than the Company or a wholly-owned subsidiary thereof or any employee benefit plan of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, becomes the beneficial owner of the Companys securities having 35% or more of the combined voting power of the then outstanding securities of the Company that may be cast for the election of directors of the Company (other than as a result of an issuance of securities initiated by the Company in the ordinary course of business); or | ||
| (ii) | as the result of, or in connection with, any cash tender or exchange offer, merger or other business combination, sales of assets or |
| contested election, or any combination of the foregoing transactions, less than a majority of the combined voting power of the then outstanding securities of the Company or any successor company or entity entitled to vote generally in the election of the directors of the Company or such other corporation or entity after such transaction are held in the aggregate by the holders of the Companys securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors of the Company immediately prior to such transactions; or | |||
| (iii) | during any period of two consecutive years, individuals who at the beginning of any such period constitute the Board cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority thereof, unless the election, or the nomination for election by the Companys shareholders, of each director of the Company first elected during such period was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds of the directors of the Company then still in office who were directors of the Company at the beginning of any such period. |
Code means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
Committee means the Compensation Committee of the Companys Board of Directors.
Company means Performance Food Group Company, designated subsidiaries, and successors
thereto.
Company Contribution means the sum of the Floor Contribution and Performance
Contribution described in Section 3.03 which are deemed to be contributed and credited to
a Participants account.
Credited Service means the whole years of service measured by the Plan Year, determined
by the Company, from a Participants date of hire.
Delayed Retirement Date means the end of the month following the Participants
65th birthday as of which he elects to retire.
Disability Date means the date the Participant is determined to be Permanently Disabled.
Notwithstanding the provisions of Article V, a Participant shall be fully vested upon his
Disability Date.
Early Retirement Date means the last day of the month that is the earlier of: (i)
attainment of age 55 with at least 20 Years of Credited Service, or (ii) attainment of age
59 1/2 with at least 15 Years of Credited Service, or (iii) attainment of age 62 with at
least 10 Years of Credited Service.
Enrollment Date means the date chosen and approved by the Committee as the Participants
participation date in the Plan.
Floor Contribution means the amount determined in Section 3.03
ERISA means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.
Normal Retirement Benefit means the benefit described in Section 3.02.
Normal Retirement Date means the last day of the month of a Participants 65th
birthday.
Participant means a member of senior management who has been selected by the Committee to
participate in the Plan and who has not been removed therefrom, pursuant to Article II.
Permanently Disabled means disability within the meaning of the Performance Food Group
Company Long-Term Disability Plan that covers a Participant.
Plan means the Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan of Performance Food Group Company
as set forth in this instrument, as it may be amended from time to time.
Plan Year means the fiscal year of the Company.
Potential Change in Control means any of the following events:
| (i) | The approval by the shareholders of the Company of an agreement by the Company, the consummation of which would result in a Change in Control of the Company; or | ||
| (ii) | The acquisition of beneficial ownership, directly or indirectly, by any entity, person or group (other than the Company or a Subsidiary or any Company employee benefit plan (including any trustee of such plan acting as such trustee)) of securities of the Company representing 5% or more of the combined voting power of the Companys outstanding securities and the adoption by the Committee of a resolution to the effect that a Potential Change in Control of the Company has occurred for purposes of this Plan. |
Retirement Benefit means the Participants benefit as determined under Section 3.02.
Retirement Date means the date the Participant actually terminates employment with the
Company as a result of Early, Normal, Disability or Deferred Retirement.
ARTICLE II
PARTICIPATION
2.01 Plan Participation.
(a) Eligibility to Participate Participation in the Plan shall be limited to
members of Senior Management of the Company who are specifically designated for
participation by the Committee. In selecting individuals for participation in the Plan,
the Committee shall have sole, absolute and complete discretion, and such selection shall
be in recognition of past performances and/or expected future performance. The Committee
shall inform each Participant of his designation as a Participant.
(b) Removal From Participation The Committee shall have sole, absolute and
complete discretion to remove a Participant from the Plan. Upon removal, the Participant
shall not be eligible for additional Company Contributions but shall be credited with any
additional Years of Credited Service, if any, during his continued employment with the
Company. A Participant who has been removed from participation shall be entitled to
receive a distribution of the vested portion of his Account, if any, in accordance with
Section 6.01(d).
ARTICLE III
RETIREMENT BENEFITS
3.01 Retirement Benefit.
Participant who continues employment with the Company until his Early, Normal, Disability or
Delayed Retirement Date shall receive the benefit determined according to Section 3.02.
3.02 Determination of Benefit.
The amount of the benefit payable to a Participant, under this Plan shall be determined based
on the Account Balance for each Participant. The Account Balance at any time will be valued as
follows:
(a) Each Participant in the Plan will have an Account established upon his behalf.
(b) The Account will be increased by an amount of any Company Contribution, determined
under Section 3.03, that may be provided from time to time.
(c) The Interest Crediting Rate for any Plan Year, determined by the Committee, will
also increase the Account Balance. Appendix I provides the Interest Crediting Rate for the
Plan Year.
(d) The amount of the benefit payable will be based upon the Account Balance after
application of the vesting rules determined under Section 4.01.
3.03 Determination of Company Contribution.






