Exhibit 10a(3)
RETIREMENT INCOME REINSTATEMENT
PLAN
FOR NON-REPRESENTED EMPLOYEES OF
PUBLIC SERVICE ENTERPRISE GROUP
INCORPORATED
AND ITS AFFILIATES
Amended December 2008, Effective as of January
1, 2009
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Section 1.
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Definitions
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Section 2.
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Eligibility
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Section 3.
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Supplemental Retirement
Benefit
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Section 4.
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Supplemental Surviving Spouse
Benefit
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Section 5.
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Administration of the
Plan
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Section 6.
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Claims Procedure and Status
Determination
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Section 7.
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Amendment or
Termination
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Section 8.
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General Provisions
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Section 9.
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Miscellaneous
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RETIREMENT INCOME REINSTATEMENT PLAN
FOR NON-REPRESENTED EMPLOYEES OF
PUBLIC SERVICE ENTERPRISE GROUP INCORPORATED
AND ITS AFFILIATES
Public
Service Electric and Gas Company previously established effective
January 1, 1995, and currently maintains the Retirement Income
Reinstatement Plan for Non-Represented Employees of Public Service
Electric and Gas Company and its Affiliates. Effective December 13,
1999, Public Service Electric and Gas Company transferred
sponsorship of the plan to the Company and renamed the plan the
“Retirement Income Reinstatement Plan for Non-Represented
Employees of Public Service Enterprise Group Incorporated and its
Affiliates.” The Plan was further amended, effective as of
January 1, 2005, as set forth in this document to conform with the
requirements of the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004. This Plan
was established for the purpose of assisting in attracting and
retaining a stable pool of key managerial and professional talent
and long-term key employee commitment by providing certain
supplemental retirement benefits for certain of their employees who
participate in the Pension Plan of Public Service Enterprise Group
Incorporated or the Cash Balance Pension Plan of Public Service
Enterprise Group Incorporated. This Plan is intended to constitute
an unfunded “excess benefit plan” as defined in Section
3(36) of ERISA, to the extent it provides benefits that would be
paid under the Pension Plan of Public Service Enterprise Group
Incorporated or the Cash Balance Pension Plan of Public Service
Enterprise Group Incorporated but for the limitations of Section
415 of the Code, and an unfunded plan of deferred compensation for
a select group of management or highly compensated employees for
purposes of Title 1 of ERISA, to the extent it provides other
benefits.
The
Plan is hereby amended, effective as of January 1, 2009, to provide
for lump sum payments of certain benefits, to revise provisions
relating to lump sum payments of de minimis benefits,, to conform
the Plan to certain requirements of Code Section 409A, and to make
certain other style and conforming changes. The terms contained
herein shall supersede all prior iterations of the Plan.
Section 1. Definitions
When
used herein, the words and phrases hereinafter defined shall have
the following meanings unless a different meaning is clearly
required by the context of the Plan:
1.1
“Affiliate” shall mean (a) any organization while it is
a member of a controlled group of corporations (as defined in Code
Section 414(b)) which includes the Company; or (b) any trades or
businesses (whether or not incorporated) while they are under
common control (as defined in Code Section 414(c)) with the
Company.
1.2
“Beneficiary” shall mean any person or persons selected
by a Participant on a form provided by the Company who may become
eligible to receive the benefits provided under this Plan in the
event of such Participant’s death.
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1.3
“Benefit Commencement Date” shall mean the date on
which a Participant’s Supplemental Retirement Benefit shall
commence or be paid under Subsection 3.3.
1.4
“Benefit Limitation” shall mean the maximum annual
benefit payable to a Participant under the Pension Plan or the Cash
Balance Plan in accordance with Section 415 of the Code.
1.5
“Board of Directors” or “Board” shall mean
the Board of Directors of the Company.
1.6
“Cash Balance Plan” shall mean the Cash Balance Pension
Plan of Public Service Enterprise Group Incorporated (formerly
known as the “Cash Balance Pension Plan of Public Service
Electric and Gas Company”) and each successor or replacement
plan.
1.7
“Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended. A reference to a section of the Code` shall also refer to
any regulations and other guidance issued under that
section.
1.8
“Company” shall mean Public Service Enterprise Group
Incorporated.
1.9
“Compensation” with respect to any Participant shall
mean the total remuneration paid for services rendered to the
Company, determined without regard to the exclusion of any amounts
pursuant to Subsection 1.10(a) of the Pension Plan or
Subsection 1.1(m)(1) of the Cash Balance Plan, but
excluding:
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the Company’s cost for any
public or private employee benefit plan other than elective
contributions that are made by the Company on behalf of a
Participant that are not includable in income under Section 125,
132(f), or 401(k) of the Code; and
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all awards to the Participant
under the Company’s Long-Term Incentive Compensation
Plan.
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For
purposes of calculating the Supplemental Retirement Benefit payable
to a Participant who is a participant in the Cash Balance Plan,
Compensation shall include amounts paid in 2006 or later years
under the Management Incentive Compensation Plan or the PSEG Power
LLC Incentive Compensation Program for PSEG Energy Resources &
Trade LLC Employees. Compensation for any such year shall not
exceed 150 percent of the Participant’s annual base
salary in effect as of January 1 of that year.
1.10
“Compensation Limitation” shall mean the maximum amount
of annual compensation under Section 401(a)(17) of the Code that
may be taken into account in any Plan Year for benefit accrual
purposes under the Pension Plan or the Cash Balance
Plan.
1.11
“Employee” shall mean any individual in the employ of
the Company or a Participating Affiliate who is not included within
a unit of employees covered by a collective bargaining agreement.
The term “Employee” shall not include a director of the
Company or a
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Participating Affiliate who
serves in no capacity other than as a director, a consultant or
independent contractor doing work for the Company or a.
Participating Affiliate or a person employed by a consultant or
independent contractor doing work for the Company or a
Participating Affiliate.
1.12
“Employee Benefits Committee” or
“Committee” shall mean the Employee Benefits Committee
of the Company.
1.13
“Employee Benefits Policy Committee” shall mean the
Employee Benefits Policy Committee of Public Service Enterprise
Group Incorporated.
1.14
“ERISA” shall mean the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974, as amended. A reference to a section of ERISA
shall also refer to any regulations and other guidance issued under
that section.
1.15
“Final Earnings” with respect to a Participant who is
entitled to a benefit under the Pension Plan shall mean the annual
average of the sum of:
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the Participant’s highest
five years of Compensation, excluding any amounts received as an
award under the Management Incentive Compensation Plan;
and
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(b)
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the five most recent awards paid
under the Management Incentive Compensation Plan prior to the
Participant’s Separation from Service.
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Notwithstanding
the foregoing, Final Earnings shall not exceed 150 percent of the
average of the Participant’s annual base salary in effect as
of January 1 for the five years prior to and including the year in
which the Participant’s Separation from Service occurs,
provided that, in the case of a Participant who receives an award
under the ER&T Program, Final Earnings shall not be less than
his Final Earnings determined as of December 31, 2006 in accordance
with the preceding paragraph, without applying the 150 percent
cap in the preceding sentence.
1.16
“Limited Plan” shall mean the Limited Supplemental
Benefits Plan for Certain Employees of Public Service Enterprise
Group Incorporated and its Subsidiaries and any successor or
replacement plan.
1.17
“Mid-Career Hire Plan” shall mean the Mid-Career Hire
Supplemental Retirement Income Plan for Selected Employees of
Public Service Enterprise Group Incorporated and its Affiliates and
any successor or replacement plan.
1.18
“Normal Retirement Date” shall mean the first day of
the month coinciding with or next following a Participant’s
attainment of age 65. In the case of a Participant who is employed
after attaining age 65, Normal Retirement Date shall mean the first
day of the month coinciding with or next following the date on
which the Participant’s Separation from Service
occurs.
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1.19
“Participant” shall mean any Employee or former
Employee of the Company or a Participating Affiliate who meets the
requirements of Subsection 2.1 of the Plan.
1.20
“Participating Affiliate” shall mean any Affiliate of
the Company which (a) is the sponsor or a Participating Affiliate
of the Pension Plan and/or the Cash Balance Plan; (b) adopts this
Plan with the approval of the Board of Directors; (c) authorizes
the Board of Directors and the Employee Benefits Committee to act
for it in all matters arising under or with respect to this Plan;
and (d) complies with such other terms and conditions relating to
this Plan as may be imposed by the Board of Directors.
1.21
“Pension Plan” shall mean the Pension Plan of Public
Service Enterprise Group Incorporated and each successor or
replacement plan.
1.22
“Pension Plan Retirement Benefit” shall mean the
aggregate annual benefit payable to a Participant pursuant to the
Pension Plan or the Cash Balance Plan, as the case may be, by
reason of the Participant’s termination of employment with
the Company and all Affiliates for any reason other than
death.
1.23
“Pension Plan Surviving Spouse Benefit” shall mean the
aggregate annual benefit payable to the Surviving Spouse of a
Participant pursuant to the Pension Plan or the Cash Balance Plan,
as the case may be, in the event of the death of the Participant at
any time prior to commencement of payment of the
Participant’s Pension Plan Retirement Benefit.
1.24
“Plan” shall mean this Retirement Income Reinstatement
Plan for Non-Represented Employees of Public Service Enterprise
Group Incorporated and its Affiliates (formerly known as the
“Retirement Income Reinstatement Plan for Non-Represented
Employees of Public Service Electric and Gas Company and Its
Affiliates”).
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“Plan Year” shall mean the calendar year.
1.26
“Retirement” shall be defined as follows:
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In the case of a Participant who
is a participant in the Pension Plan, Retirement shall mean a
Separation from Service either (1) after attaining age 65; or
(2) when the sum of the Participant’s age and credited
service (as defined in the Pension Plan) equals or exceeds
80.
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In the case of a Participant who
is a participant in the Cash Balance Plan, Retirement shall mean a
Separation from Service after either (1) attaining age 65; or
(2) attaining age 55 and completing five or more years of
credited service (as defined in the Cash Balance Plan).
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1.27
“ Separation from Service ” shall mean, subject
to subsections (a) and (b), a Participant’s termination from
employment with the Company and all Affiliates, whether by
retirement or resignation from or discharge by the Company or an
Affiliate.
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(a) A
Separation from Service shall be deemed to have occurred if a
Participant and the Company or any Affiliate reasonably anticipate,
based on the facts and circumstances, that either:
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(1) the Participant will not provide any additional services for
the Company or an Affiliate after a certain date; or
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(2) the level of bona fide services performed by the Participant
after a certain date will permanently decrease to no more than
50 percent of the average level of bona fide services
performed by the Participant over the immediately preceding
36 months.
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(b) If
a Participant is absent from employment due to military leave, sick
leave, or any other bona fide leave of absence authorized by the
Company or an Affiliate and there is a reasonable expectation that
the Participant will return to perform services for the Company or
an Affiliate, a Separation from Service will not occur until the
later of:
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(1) the first date immediately following the date that is six
months after the date that the Participant was first absent from
employment; or
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(2) the date the Participant no longer retains a right to
reemployment, to the extent the Participant retains a right to
reemployment with the Company or any Affiliates under applicable
law or by contract.
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If
a Participant fails to return to work upon the expiration of any
military leave, sick leave, or other bona fide leave of absence
where such leave is for less than six months, the Separation from
Service shall occur as of the date of the expiration of such
leave.
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1.28
“Specified Employee” shall mean an individual who is a
key employee (as defined in Section 416(i) of the Code without
regard to Section 416(i)(5)) of the Code) of the Company at any
time during the 12-month period ending on each December 31 (the
“identification date”). If an individual is a key
employee as of an identification date, the individual shall be
treated as a Specified Employee for the 12-month period beginning
on the April 1 following the identification date.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, an individual shall not be treated
as a Specified Employee unless any stock of the Company or an
Affiliate is publicly traded on an established securities market or
otherwise.
1.29
“Supplemental Retirement Benefit” shall mean the
benefit payable to a Participant pursuant to this Plan by reason of
the Participant’s Separation from Service with the Company
and all Affiliates for any reason other than death.
1.30
“Surviving Spouse” shall mean a person who is married
to a Participant at the date of the Participant’s
death.
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1.31
“Supplemental Surviving Spouse Benefit” shall mean the
benefit payable to a Surviving Spouse pursuant to this
Plan.
Section 2. Eligibility
2.1
A Participant who incurs a Separation from Service after becoming
vested in his Pension Plan Retirement Benefit, the amount of which
is reduced by reason of (a) the application of the limitations on
benefits imposed by application of any provisions of the Code, as
in effect on the date for commencement of the Pension Plan
Retirement Benefit or as in effect at any time thereafter, to the
Pension Plan or the Cash Balance Plan, as the case may be, or (b)
the restrictions of Subsection 1.10(a) of the Pension Plan or
Subsection 1.1(m)(1) of the Cash Balance Plan, shall be eligible to
receive a Supplemental Retirement Benefit. The Surviving Spouse of
a Participant described in the preceding sentence who dies prior to
commencement of payment of his Pension Plan Retirement Benefit
shall be eligible to receive a Supplemental Surviving Spouse
Benefit.
Section 3. Supplemental Retirement
Benefit
3.1
The Supplemental Retirement Benefit payable to an eligible
Participant shall be determined as follows:
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A Participant in the Pension Plan
who is eligible for a Supplemental Retirement Benefit shall be
entitled to receive a benefit as of his Normal Retirement Date
equal to the excess of (1) over (2) where:
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(1)
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is the amount of Pension Plan
Retirement Benefit to w
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