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Title: DIRECTOR DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN
Governing Law: North Carolina     Date: 7/21/2009
Industry: Restaurants     Sector: Services

DIRECTOR DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN, Parties: yum brands inc
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YUM! BRANDS

 

DIRECTOR DEFERRED

COMPENSATION PLAN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Plan Document for the 409A Program

Amended and Restated Effective as of January 1, 2005

(with Revisions through November 14, 2008)

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 


 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

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ARTICLE I – INTRODUCTION

1

ARTICLE II – DEFINITIONS

2

2.01

Account:

2

2.02

Act:

2

2.03

Annual Retainer:

2

2.04

Beneficiary:

2

2.05

Code:

2

2.06

Company:

3

2.07

Compensation Year:

3

2.08

Deferral Subaccount:

3

2.09

Director:

3

2.10

Director Compensation:

3

2.11

Disability:

3

2.12

Distribution Valuation Date:

4

2.13

Election Form:

4

2.14

Eligible Director:

4

2.15

ERISA:

4

2.16

Fair Market Value:

4

2.17

409A Program:

5

2.18

Initial Retainer:

5

2.19

Key Employee:

5

2.20

Participant:

6

2.21

Plan:

6

2.22

Plan Administrator:

6

2.23

Plan Year:

6

2.24

Pre-409A Program:

6

2.25

Second Look Election:

6

2.26

Section 409A:

6

2.27

Separation from Service:

7

2.28

Specific Payment Date:

7

2.29

Unforeseeable Emergency:

7

2.30

Valuation Date:

8

2.31

YUM! Brands Organization:

8

ARTICLE III – ELIGIBILITY AND PARTICIPATION

9

3.01

Eligibility to Participate:

9

3.02

Termination of Eligibility to Defer:

9

3.03

Termination of Participation:

9

 

 

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ARTICLE IV – DEFERRAL OF COMPENSATION

10

4.01

Deferral Election:

10

4.02

Time and Manner of Deferral Election:

10

4.03

Period of Deferral; Form of Payment:

11

4.04

Second Look Election:

12

4.05

Deferral of Initial Retainer

14

ARTICLE V – INTERESTS OF PARTICIPANTS

16

5.01

Accounting for Participants’ Interests:

16

5.02

Phantom Investment of Account:

16

5.03

Vesting of a Participant’s Account:

17

ARTICLE VI – DISTRIBUTIONS

18

6.01

General:

18

6.02

Distributions Based on a Specific Payment Date:

18

6.03

Distributions on Account of a Separation from Service:

19

6.04

Distributions on Account of Death:

21

6.05

Distributions on Account of Unforeseeable Emergency:

22

6.06

Distributions of Initial Retainers:

22

6.07

Valuation:

23

6.08

Impact of Section 16 of the Act on Distributions:

23

6.09

Actual Payment Date:

24

ARTICLE VII – PLAN ADMINISTRATION

25

7.01

Plan Administrator:

25

7.02

Action:

25

7.03

Powers of the Plan Administrator:

25

7.04

Compensation, Indemnity and Liability:

26

7.05

Withholding:

27

7.06

Section 16 Compliance:

27

7.07

Conformance with Section 409A:

28

ARTICLE VIII – CLAIMS PROCEDURE

29

8.01

Claims for Benefits:

29

8.02

Appeals of Denied Claims:

29

8.03

Special Claims Procedures for Disability Determinations:

29

ARTICLE IX – AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION

30

9.01

Amendment of Plan:

30

9.02

Termination of Plan:

30

 

 

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ARTICLE X – MISCELLANEOUS

31

10.01

Limitation on Participant's Rights:

31

10.02

Unfunded Obligation of the Company:

31

10.03

Other Plans:

31

10.04

Receipt or Release:

31

10.05

Governing Law:

31

10.06

Gender, Tense and Examples:

32

10.07

Successors and Assigns; Nonalienation of Benefits:

32

10.08

Facility of Payment:

32

ARTICLE XI – AUTHENTICATION

33

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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ARTICLE I – INTRODUCTION

 

YUM! Brands, Inc. (the "Company") established the YUM! Brands Director Deferred Compensation Plan (the “Plan”) to permit Eligible Directors to defer certain compensation paid to them as Directors.

 

The Plan consists of two primary components, each of which is subject to separate documentation:  (i) deferrals under the Plan that were earned and vested prior to the 2004-2005 Compensation Year (the “Pre-409A Program”), and (ii) and deferrals under the Plan that were not earned and vested prior to the 2004-2005 Compensation Year (the “409A Program”).  The 409A Program is governed by this document.  The Pre-409A Program is governed by a separate set of documents.  Except as otherwise provided herein, this document reflects the provisions in effect from and after January 1, 2005 (the “Effective Date”), and the rights and benefits of individuals who are Participants in the Plan from and after that date (and of those claiming through or on behalf of such individuals) shall be governed by the provisions of this document in the case of actions and events occurring on or after January 1, 2005, with respect to deferrals that are subject to the 409A Program.  For purposes of the preceding sentence, the term “actions and events” shall include all distribution trigger events and dates.  The rights and benefits with respect to persons who only participated in the Plan prior to January 1, 2005 shall be governed by the applicable provisions of the Pre-409A Program documents that were in effect at such time, and shall not be governed by the 409A Program documents.

 

Together, the documents for the 409A Program and the documents for the Pre-409A Program describe the terms of a single plan.  However, amounts subject to the terms of this 409A Program and amounts subject to the terms of the Pre-409A Program shall be tracked separately at all times. The preservation of the terms of the Pre-409A Program, without material modification, and the separation between the 409A Program amounts and the Pre-409A Program amounts are intended to permit the Pre-409A Program to remain exempt from Section 409A and the administration of the Plan shall be consistent with this intent.

 

For federal income tax purposes, the Plan is intended to be a nonqualified unfunded deferred compensation plan that is unfunded and unsecured.  For purposes of ERISA, the Plan is intended to be exempt from ERISA coverage as a plan that solely benefits non-employees (or alternatively, a plan described in Sections 201(2), 301(a)(3) and 401(a)(1) of ERISA providing benefits to a select group of management or highly compensated employees).

 

 

 

 

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ARTICLE II – DEFINITIONS

 

When used in this Plan, the following underlined terms shall have the meanings set forth below unless a different meaning is plainly required by the context:

 

2.01            Account :

 

The account maintained for a Participant on the books of the Company to determine, from time to time, the Participant's interest under this Plan.  The balance in such Account shall be determined by the Plan Administrator.  Each Participant's Account shall consist of at least one Deferral Subaccount for each separate deferral under Section 4.01.  The Plan Administrator may also establish such additional Deferral Subaccounts as it deems necessary for the proper administration of the Plan.  The Plan Administrator may also combine Deferral Subaccounts to the extent it deems separate accounts are not needed for sound recordkeeping.  Where appropriate, a reference to a Participant’s Account shall include a reference to each applicable Deferral Subaccount that has been established thereunder.

 

2.02            Act :

 

The Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time.

 

2.03            Annual Retainer :

 

An Eligible Director’s annual stock grant retainer received as compensation for service on the Company’s Board of Directors.  Subject to the next sentence, the Annual Retainer shall be limited to the amount due an Eligible Director for the discharge of his or her duties as a member of the Board of Directors of the Company, and shall be reduced for any applicable tax levies, garnishments and other legally required deductions.  Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, an Eligible Director’s Annual Retainer may be reduced by an item described in the preceding sentence only to the extent such reduction does not violate Section 409A.

 

2.04            Beneficiary :

 

The person or persons (including a trust or trusts) properly designated by a Participant, as determined by the Plan Administrator, to receive the amounts in one or more of the Participant’s Deferral Subaccounts in the event of the Participant’s death in accordance with Section 4.02(c).

 

2.05            Code :

 

The Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.

 

 

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2.06            Company :

 

YUM! Brands, Inc., a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of North Carolina, or its successor or successors.

 

2.07            Compensation Year :

 

The 12-month period of time for which Directors are compensated for their services on the Board of Directors, commencing with the annual retainer payable on October 1 in one calendar year and concluding on September 30 of the following calendar year.

 

2.08            Deferral Subaccount :

 

A subaccount of a Participant's Account maintained to reflect his or her interest in the Plan attributable to each deferral (or separately tracked portion of a deferral) of Director Compensation, and earnings or losses credited to such subaccount in accordance with Section 5.01(b).

 

2.09            Director :

 

A person who is a member of the Board of Directors of the Company and who is not currently an employee of the YUM! Brands Organization.

 

2.10            Director Compensation :

 

The Annual Retainer, Initial Retainer or both as the context may require.

 

2.11            Disability :

 

A Participant shall be considered to suffer from a Disability, if, in the judgment of the Plan Administrator (based on the provisions of Section 409A and any guidelines established by the Plan Administrator for this purpose), the Participant –

 

(a)           Is unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment which 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 which can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months, is receiving income replacement benefits for a period of not less than 3 months under an accident and health plan of the Company.

 

Solely for those Participants who are otherwise eligible for Social Security, a Participant who is determined to be totally disabled by the Social Security Administration will be deemed to satisfy the requirements of Subsection (a), and a Participant who has not been determined to be totally disabled by the Social Security Administration will be deemed to not meet the requirements of Subsection (a).

 

 

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2.12            Distribution Valuation Date :

 

Each date as specified by the Plan Administrator from time to time as of which Participant Accounts are valued for purposes of a distribution from a Participant’s Account.  The current Distribution Valuation Dates are March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31.  Any current Distribution Valuation Date may be changed by the Plan Administrator, provided that such change does not result in a change in when deferrals are paid out that is impermissible under Section 409A.  Values are determined as of the close of a Distribution Valuation Date or, if such date is not a business day, as of the close of the preceding business day.

 

2.13            Election Form :

 

The form prescribed by the Plan Administrator on which a Participant specifies the amount of his or her Annual Retainer to be deferred and the timing and form of his or her deferral payout, pursuant to the provisions of Article IV.  An Election Form need not exist in a paper format, and it is expressly authorized that the Plan Administrator may make available for use such technologies, including voice response systems, Internet-based forms and any other electronic forms, as it deems appropriate from time to time.

 

2.14            Eligible Director :

 

The term “Eligible Director” shall have the meaning given to it in Section 3.01(b).

 

2.15            ERISA :

 

Public Law 93-406, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time.

 

2.16            Fair Market Value :

 

For purposes of converting a Participant’s deferrals to phantom YUM! Brands Common Stock as of any date, the Fair Market Value of such stock is the average of the high and low price on such date (or if such date is not a trading date, the first date immediately following such date that is a trading date) for YUM! Brands Common Stock as reported on the composite tape for securities listed on the New York Stock Exchange, Inc., rounded to four decimal places.  For purposes of determining the value of a Plan distribution, the Fair Market Value of phantom YUM! Brands Common Stock is determined as the closing price on the applicable Distribution Valuation Date for YUM! Brands Common Stock as reported on the composite tape for securities listed on the New York Stock Exchange, Inc., rounded to four decimal places.

 

 

 

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2.17            409A Program :

 

The term “409A Program” shall have the meaning given to it in Article I, which shall be effective as of January 1, 2005, except as otherwise noted herein.

 

2.18            Initial Retainer :

 

An Eligible Director’s one-time initial stock grant retainer paid on the date the Eligible Director joins the Company’s Board of Directors.  Subject to the next sentence, the Initial Retainer shall be limited to the amount due an Eligible Director for the discharge of his or her duties as a member of the Board of Directors of the Company, and shall be reduced for any applicable tax levies, garnishments and other legally required deductions.  Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, an Eligible Director’s Initial Retainer may be reduced by an item described in the preceding sentence only to the extent such reduction does not violate Section 409A.

 

2.19            Key Employee :

 

The individuals identified in accordance with the principles set forth below.

 

(a)            General .  Any Participant who at any time during the applicable year is –

 

(1)           An officer of any member of the YUM! Brands Organization having annual compensation greater than $130,000 (as adjusted for the applicable year under Code Section 416(i)(1));

 

(2)           A 5-percent owner of any member of the YUM! Brands Organization; or

 

(3)           A 1-percent owner of any member of the YUM! Brands Organization having annual compensation of more than $150,000.

 

For purposes of (1) above, no more than 50 employees identified in the order of their annual compensation shall be treated as officers.  For purposes of this Section, annual compensation means compensation as defined in Treas. Reg. §1.415(c)-2(a), without regard to Treas. Reg. §§1.415(c)-2(d), 1.415(c)-2(e), and 1.415(c)-2(g).  The Plan Administrator shall determine who is a Key Employee in accordance with Code Section 416(i) and the applicable regulations and other guidance of general applicability issued thereunder or in connection therewith (provided, that Code Section 416(i)(5) shall not apply in making such determination), and provided further that the applicable year shall be determined in accordance with Section 409A and that any modification of the foregoing definition that applies under Section 409A shall be taken into account.

 

(b)            Applicable Year .  The Plan Administrator shall determine Key Employees as of the last day of each calendar year (the “determination date”), based on compensation for such year, and the designation for a particular determination date shall be effective for purposes of this Plan for the twelve month period commending on April 1 of the next following calendar year ( e.g., the Key Employees determined by the Plan Administrator as of December 31, 2008, shall apply to the period from April 1, 2009, to March 31, 2010).

 

 

 

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2.20            Participant :

 

Any Director who is qualified to participate in this Plan in accordance with Section 3.01 and who has an Account.  An active Participant is one who is currently deferring under Section 4.01.

 

2.21            Plan :

 

The YUM! Brands Director Deferred Compensation Plan, comprised of (i) the 409A Program set forth herein and (ii) the Pre-409A Program set forth in a separate set of documents, as each may be amended and restated from time to time (subject to the limitations on amendment that are applicable hereunder and under the Pre-409A Program).

 

2.22            Plan Administrator :

 

The Board of Directors of the Company or its delegate or delegates, which shall have the authority to administer the Plan as provided in Article VII.  As of the Effective Date, the Company’s Chief People Officer is delegated the responsibility for the operational administration of the Plan.  In turn, the Chief People Officer has the authority to re-delegate operational responsibilities to other persons or parties.  As of the Effective Date, the Chief People Officer has re-delegated certain operational responsibilities to the Company’s Executive Compensation Department.  However, references in this document to the Plan Administrator shall be understood as referring to the Board of Directors, the Chief People Officer and those delegated by the Chief People Officer, including the Company’s Executive Compensation Department.  All delegations made under the authority granted by this Section are subject to Section 7.06.

 

2.23            Plan Year :

 

The 12-consecutive month period beginning on January 1 and ending on December 31.

 

2.24            Pre-409A Program :

 

The term “Pre-409A Program” shall have the meaning given to it in Article I.

 

2.25            Second Look Election :

 

The term “Second Look Election” shall have the meaning given to it in Section 4.04.

 

2.26            Section 409A :

 

Code Section 409A and the applicable regulations and other guidance of general applicability that are issued thereunder.

 

 

 

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2.27            Separation from Service :

 

A Participant’s separation from service as defined in Section 409A, including the rule that a Participant who is Disabled incurs a Separation from Service 29 months after the Participant is no longer actively rendering services to the Company.  In the event the Participant also provides services to the YUM! Brands Organization other than as a Director for the Company, such other services shall not be taken into account in determining when a Separation from Service occurs to the extent permitted under Treas. Reg. § 1.409A-1(h)(5).  The term may also be used as a verb ( i.e. , “Separates from Service”) with no change in meaning.

 

2.28            Specific Payment Date :

 

A specific date selected by an Eligible Director that triggers a lump sum payment of a deferral or the start of installment payments for a deferral, as specified in Section 4.03 or 4.04.  The Specific Payment Dates that are available to be selected by Eligible Directors shall be determined by the Plan Administrator.  With respect to any deferral, the currently available Specific Payment Date(s) shall be the date or dates reflected on the Election Form or the Second Look Election form that is made available by the Plan Administrator for the deferral.  In the event that an Election Form or Second Look Election form only provides for selecting a month and a year as the Specific Payment Date, the first day of the month that is selected shall be the Specific Payment Date.  As of the Effective Date, the Specific Payment Dates are January 1, April 1, July 1 and October 1 of the year specified by the Eligible Director.

 

2.29            Unforeseeable Emergency :

 

A severe financial hardship to 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(a) without regard to Code Sections 152(b)(1), 152(b)(2) and 152(d)(1)(B));

 

(b)           Loss of the Participant’s property due to casualty (including, effective January 1, 2009, the need to rebuild a home following damage to the home not otherwise covered by insurance); or

 

(c)           Any other similar extraordinary and unforeseeable circumstances arising as a result of events beyond the control of the Participant.

 

The Plan Administrator shall determine the occurrence of an Unforeseeable Emergency in accordance with Treas. Reg. §1.409A-3(i)(iii) and any guidelines that may be established by the Plan Administrator.

 

 

 

 

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2.30            Valuation Date :

 

Each business day, as determined by the Plan Administrator, as of which Participant Accounts are valued in accordance with Plan procedures that are currently in effect. The Plan Administrator may change the Valuation Dates for future deferrals at any time before the election to make such deferrals becomes irrevocable under the Plan.  The Plan Administrator may change the Valuation Dates for existing deferrals only to the extent that such change in permissible under Section 409A.

 

2.31            YUM! Brands Organization :

 

The controlled group of organizations of which the Company is a part, as defined by Code section 414(b) and (c) and the regulations issued thereunder.  An entity shall be considered a member of the YUM! Brands Organization only during the period it is one of the group of organizations described in the preceding sentence.

 


 

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ARTICLE III – ELIGIBILITY AND PARTICIPATION

 

3.01            Eligibility to Participate :

 

(a)           An individual shall be eligible to defer compensation under the Plan during the period that he or she is a Director hereunder.

 

(b)           During the period an individual satisfies the eligibility requirements of this Section, he or she shall be referred to as an Eligible Director.

 

(c)           Each Eligible Director shall become an active Participant on the earlier of the date an amount is first withheld from his or her compensation pursuant to an Election Form submitted by the Director to the Plan Administrator under Section 4.01 or, the date on which an Initial Retainer is first deferred and credited to the Plan on his or her behalf under Section 4.05.

 

3.02            Termination of Eligibility to Defer :

 

An individual’s eligibility to participate actively by making deferrals under Section 4.01 shall cease as soon as administratively practicable following the date he or she ceases to be a Director.

 

3.03            Termination of Participation :

 

An individual, who has been an active Participant under the Plan, ceases to be a Participant on the date his or her Account is fully paid out.

 

 

 

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ARTICLE IV – DEFERRAL OF COMPENSATION

 

4.01            Deferral Election :

 

(a)           Each Eligible Director may make an election to defer under the Plan in 10% increments up to 100% of his or her Annual Retainer for a Compensation Year in the manner described in Section 4.02.  Such election to defer shall apply to the Annual Retainer that is earned for services performed in the corresponding Compensation Year.  A newly Eligible Director may only defer the portion of his or her eligible Annual Retainer for the Compensation Year in which he or she becomes an Eligible Director that is earned for services performed after the date of his or her election.  For this purpose, if a valid Election Form is received prior to the date on which the Eligible Director becomes a Director and the Election Form is effective under Section 4.02(a) as of the date on which the Eligible Director becomes a Director, then the Director shall be deemed to receive all of his or her Annual Retainer for the Compensation Year in which he or she becomes an Eligible Director after the date of the election.  Any Annual Retainer deferred by an Eligible Director for a Compensation Year will be deducted for each payment period during the Compensation Year for which he or she would otherwise be paid the Annual Retainer and is an Eligible Director.  An Annual Retainer paid after the end of a Compensation Year for services performed during such initial Compensation Year shall be treated as an Annual Retainer for services performed during such initial Compensation Year.

 

(b)           To be effective, an Eligible Director’s Election Form must set forth the percentage of the Annual Retainer to be deferred and any other information that may be requested by the Plan Administrator from time to time.  In addition, the Election Form must meet the requirements of Section 4.02.

 

4.02            Time and Manner of Deferral Election :

 

(a)            Deferral Election Deadlines .  An Eligible Director must make a deferral election for an Annual Retainer earned for services performed in a Compensation Year no later than December 31 of the calendar year immediately prior to the beginning of the Compensation Year (although the Plan Administrator may adopt policies that encourage or require earlier submission of Election Forms).  If December 31 of such year is not a business day, then the deadline for deferral elections will be the first business day preceding December 31 of such year.  In addition, an individual, who has been nominated for Director status, must submit an Election Form prior to becoming an Eligible Director or otherwise prior to rendering services as an Eligible Director, and such Election Form will be effective immediately upon commencement of the individual’s status as an Eligible Director or otherwise upon commencement of his or her services as an Eligible Director.

 

(b)            General Provisions .  A separate deferral election under subsection (a) above must be made by an Eligible Director for each Compensation Year’s compensation that is eligible for deferral.  If a properly completed and executed Election Form is not actually received by the Plan Administrator by the prescribed time in subsection (a) above, the Eligible Director will be deemed to have elected not to defer any portion of the Annual Retainer for the applicable Compensation Year.  Except as provided in the next sentence, an election is irrevocable once received and determined by the Plan Administrator to be properly completed (and such determination shall be made not later than the last date for making the election in question). Increases or decreases in the amount or percentage a Participant elects to defer shall not be permitted after the beginning of the calendar year during which the applicable Compensation Year begins; provided that if a Participant receives a distribution on account of an Unforeseeable Emergency pursuant to Section 6.06, the Plan Administrator may cancel the Participant’s deferral election for the year in which such distribution occurs.  If an election is cancelled because of a distribution on account of an Unforeseeable Emergency, such cancellation shall permanently apply to the deferral election for such year, and the Participant will only be eligible to make a new deferral election for the next year pursuant to the rules in Sections 4.01 and 4.02.

 

 

 

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(c)            Beneficiaries .  A Participant may designate on the Election Form (or in some other manner authorized by the Plan Administrator) one or more Beneficiaries to receive payment, in the event of his or her death, of the amounts credited to his or her Account; provided that, to be effective, any Beneficiary designation must be in writing, signed by the Participant, and must meet such other standards (including any requirement for spousal consent) as the Plan Administrator shall require from time to time.  The Beneficiary designation must also be filed with the Plan Administrator prior to the Participant’s death.  An incomplete Beneficiary designation, as determined by the Plan Administrator, shall be void and of no effect.  In determining whether a Beneficiary designation that relates to the Plan is in effect, unrevoked designations that were received under the Pre-409A Program or prior to the Effective Date shall be considered.  A Beneficiary designation of an individual by name remains in effect regardless of any change in the designated individual’s relationship to the Participant.  Any Beneficiary designation submitted to the Plan Administrator that only specifies a Beneficiary by relationship shall not be considered an effective Beneficiary designation and shall be void and of no effect.  If more than one Beneficiary is specified and the Participant fails to indicate the respective percentage applicable to two or more Beneficiaries, then each Beneficiary for whom a percentage is not designated will be entitled to an equal share of the portion of the Account (if any) for which percentages have not been designated. At any time, a Participant may change a Beneficiary designation for his or her Account in a writing that is signed by the Participant and filed with the Plan Administrator prior to the Participant’s death, and that meets such other standards as the Plan Administrator shall require from time to time.  An individual who is otherwise a Beneficiary with respect to a Participant’s Account ceases to be a Beneficiary when all payments have been made from the Account.

 

4.03            Period of Deferral; Form of Payment :

 

(a)            Period of Deferral .  An Eligible Director making a deferral election shall specify a deferral period on his or her Election Form by designating a Specific Payment Date and/or the date he or she incurs a Separation from Service.  In no event shall an Eligible Director’s Specific Payment Date be later than his or her 80 th birthday (and the specification of such a later date shall be deemed instead to specify the Director’s 80 th birthday as the Specific Payment Date).  In addition, an Eligible Director shall be deemed to have elected a period of deferral of not less than the first day of the second Plan Year after the end of the Plan Year during which the Annual Retainer would have been paid absent the deferral. If the Specific Payment Date selected by an Eligible Director would result in a period of deferral that is less than the minimum, the Eligible Director shall be deemed to have selected a Specific Payment Date equal to the minimum period of deferral as provided in the preceding sentence.  If an Eligible Director fails to affirmatively designate a period of deferral on his or her Election Form, he or she shall be deemed to have specified the date on which he or she incurs a Separation from Service.

 

(b)            Form of Payment .  An Eligible Director making a deferral election shall specify a form of payment on his or her Election Form by designating either a lump sum payment or annual installment payments to be paid over a period of not more than 20 years but not later than the Eligible Director’s 80th birthday.  If the Eligible Director elects installment payments and the installments would otherwise extend beyond the Eligible Director’s 80th birthday, such election shall be treated as an election for installments over a period of whole and partial years that ends on the Eligible Director’s 80th birthday; provided that the amounts to be distributed in connection with the installments prior to the Eligible Director’s 80th birthday shall be determined in accordance with Section 6.08 by assuming that the installments shall continue for the full number of installments with the entire remaining amount of the relevant Deferral Subaccount distributed on the Eligible Director’s 80th birthday.  If an Eligible Director fails to make a form of payment election for a deferral as provided above, he or she shall be deemed to have elected a lump sum payment.  The initial form of payment for the Initial Retainer are governed by Section 4.05.

 

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4.04            Second Look Election :

 

(a)            General .  Subject to Subsection (b) below, a Participant who has made a valid initial deferral in accordance with the foregoing provisions of this Article may subsequently make another one-time election regarding the time and/or form of payment of his or her deferral.  This opportunity to modify the Participant’s initial election is referred to as a “Second Look Election.”  A Second Look Election may be made for an Annual Retainer or an Initial Retainer.

 

(b)            Requirements for Second Look Elections .  A Second Look Election must comply with all of the following requirements:

 

(1)           If a Participant’s initial election specified payment based on a Specific Payment Date, the Participant may only make a Second Look Election if the election is made at least 12 months before the Participant’s original Specific Payment Date.  In addition, in this case the Participant’s Second Look Election must provide for a new Specific Payment Date that is at least 5 years after the original Specific Payment Date.  The Specific Payment Date applicable pursuant to a Second Look Election may not be after the Participant’s 80 th birthday, and if this would be necessary to comply with 5-year rule stated above, then a Second Look Election may not be made.

 

(2)           Subject to subsection (d), if a Participant’s initial election specified payment based on the Participant’s Separation from Service (including mandatory deferrals under Section 4.05), the Participant may only make a Second Look Election if the election is made at least 12 months before the Participant’s Separation from Service.  In addition, in this case the Participant’s Second Look Election must delay the payment of the Participant’s deferral to a new Specific Payment Date that turns out to be at least 5 years after the Participant’s Separation from Service.  If the Specific Payment Date selected in a Second Look Election turns out to be less than 5 years after the Participant’s Separation from Service, the Second Look Election is void.

 

 

 

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(3)           Subject to subsection (d), if a Participant’s initial election specified payment based on the earlier of the Participant’s Separation from Service or a Specific Payment Date, the Participant may only make a Second Look Election if the election is made at least 12 months before the Specific Payment Date and at least 12 months before the Participant’s Separation from Service.  In addition, in this case the Participant must elect a new Specific Payment Date that is at least 5 years after the prior Specific Payment Date.  Then the Second Look Election will only include the new Specific Payment Date as the payment trigger and the separate Separation from Service trigger in the original election will be void.

 

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