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Exhibit
10.3
MARRIOTT INTERNATIONAL,
INC.
EXECUTIVE DEFERRED
COMPENSATION PLAN
Amended and Restated as of
January 1, 2008
TABLE OF
CONTENTS
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PREAMBLE
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ARTICLE I -
DEFINITIONS
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| 1.1 |
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A
CCOUNT |
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| 1.2 |
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A
DMINISTRATOR |
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| 1.3 |
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C
ODE |
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2 |
| 1.4 |
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C
OMMITTEE |
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| 1.5 |
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C
OMPANY |
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2 |
| 1.6 |
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C
OMPANY A CCRUALS |
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2 |
| 1.7 |
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C
OMPENSATION |
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2 |
| 1.8 |
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D
EFFERAL P ERCENTAGE |
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2 |
| 1.9 |
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D
EFERRED C OMPENSATION |
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2 |
| 1.10 |
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D
EFERRED C OMPENSATION R
ESERVE |
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2 |
| 1.11 |
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E
FFECTIVE D ATE |
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3 |
| 1.12 |
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E
LECTION |
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3 |
| 1.13 |
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E
LECTION Y EAR |
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3 |
| 1.14 |
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E
MPLOYEE |
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3 |
| 1.15 |
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F
ISCAL Y EAR |
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3 |
| 1.16 |
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HR O
FFICER |
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3 |
| 1.17 |
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N -S ERVICE W
ITHDRAWAL |
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3 |
| 1.18 |
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LTCI C
OMPENSATION |
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3 |
| 1.19 |
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ON -E MPLOYEE D
IRECTOR |
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3 |
| 1.20 |
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P
ARTICIPANT |
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3 |
| 1.21 |
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P
ERMANENT D ISABILITY |
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| 1.22 |
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P
LAN |
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| 1.23 |
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REINSTATEMENT OR
REINSTATED |
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5 |
| 1.24 |
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RETIRE OR
RETIREMENT |
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5 |
| 1.25 |
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RETIREMENT SAVINGS
PLAN |
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5 |
| 1.26 |
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SEPARATION FROM
SERVICE |
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5 |
| 1.27 |
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SUBSIDIARY |
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5 |
| 1.28 |
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ESTED P ORTION |
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5 |
| 1.29 |
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Y
EAR OF S
ERVICE |
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ARTICLE II - PARTICIPANT
ELECTIONS
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| 2.1 |
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D
EFERRED C OMPENSATION R
ESERVE |
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| 2.2 |
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LECTIONS |
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| 2.3 |
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F
ORM OF E
LECTION |
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ARTICLE III - PARTICIPANT
ACCOUNTS
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9 |
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| 3.1 |
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NDIVIDUAL A CCOUNTS |
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9 |
| 3.2 |
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C
OMPANY A CCRUALS |
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9 |
| 3.3 |
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V
ESTING |
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10 |
| 3.4 |
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F
ORFEITURES |
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11 |
| 3.5 |
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C
REDITING OF E
ARNINGS |
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| 3.6 |
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CCOUNTS D O N OT R
ESULT IN P ROPERTY R
IGHTS |
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| 3.7 |
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N
O A SSIGNMENT OF I
NTERESTS |
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| 3.8 |
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F
EDERAL AND S TATE T
AXES |
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ARTICLE IV -
DISTRIBUTIONS
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| 4.1 |
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LECTION OF D
ISTRIBUTION |
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| 4.2 |
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ORM AND T IMING
OF D ISTRIBUTION |
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| 4.3 |
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TAX IMPACT |
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| 4.4 |
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CHANGES IN
DISTRIBUTION ELECTION |
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| 4.5 |
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BENEFICIARIES |
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| 4.6 |
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D
ISCHARGE OF O
BLIGATION F OR P
AYMENT |
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ARTICLE V -
ADMINISTRATION
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| 5.1 |
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DMINISTRATOR |
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| 5.2 |
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E
XPENSES |
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ARTICLE VI - CLAIMS
PROCEDURE
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| 6.1 |
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NITIAL C LAIMS |
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| 6.2 |
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PPEALS |
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ARTICLE VII -
MISCELLANEOUS
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| 7.1 |
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P
LAN N OT A N E
MPLOYMENT C ONTRACT |
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| 7.2 |
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N
O T RUST C
REATED |
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A
MENDMENT OR T
ERMINATION OF P
LAN |
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FFECT OF P
LAN |
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| 7.5 |
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S
EVERABILITY |
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A
PPLICABLE L AW |
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APPENDIX A
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UNDS |
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MARRIOTT INTERNATIONAL,
INC. EXECUTIVE DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN
PREAMBLE
WHEREAS, as of March 27,
1998, the Company established an unfunded deferred compensation
arrangement known as the Marriott International, Inc. Executive
Deferred Compensation Plan (the “Plan”) for the benefit
of a select group of management and highly compensated employees of
the Company and its subsidiaries; and
WHEREAS, effective
January 1, 2001, the Plan was amended and restated to reflect
amendments made to the Plan following March 27, 1998;
and
WHEREAS, effective
October 1, 2004, the Plan was amended and restated to reflect
amendments made to the Plan following January 1, 2001;
and
WHEREAS, the Company wishes
to amend and restate the Plan to reflect amendments that have been
made following the October 1, 2004 restatement and certain
administrative changes, and to comply with section 409A of the
Internal Revenue Code.
NOW THEREFORE, the Plan, as
herein amended and restated, shall be effective as of
January 1, 2008.
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ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
For purposes of this Plan,
unless the context requires otherwise, the following words and
phrases, when used herein with initial capital letters, shall have
the meanings indicated:
1.1 “ Account
” shall mean, with respect to each Participant, the amount of
Company Accruals, Deferred Compensation and earnings credited to a
Participant under the Deferred Compensation Reserve.
1.2 “
Administrator ” means the Company’s Senior Vice
President for Executive Compensation.
1.3 “ Code
” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or any
successor statute, including the regulations issued
thereunder.
1.4 “ Committee
” means the Compensation Policy Committee appointed by the
Board of Directors of Marriott International, Inc.
1.5 “ Company
” means Marriott International, Inc. and any Subsidiary that
(a) elects to join the Plan, and (b) obtains the consent
of the Committee to do so.
1.6 “ Company
Accruals ” means the amounts credited to the Deferred
Compensation Reserve pursuant to Section 3.2.
1.7 “
Compensation ” means (a) with respect to
Employees, Compensation as defined for purposes of computing
contributions under the Retirement Savings Plan, determined,
however, by including LTCI Compensation and without regard to any
Elections made by the Employee to defer any compensation under this
Plan; and (b) with respect to Non-Employee Directors, fees
payable by the Company during the Election Year. Notwithstanding
the preceding sentence, effective January 1, 2007, for
purposes of determining contributions under the Plan, compensation
received by the Employee on or after January 1, 2007, for
payroll periods ending on or after December 28, 2006, shall
not include payments made after the Employee’s Separation
from Service.
1.8 “ Deferral
Percentage ” means the percentage of a
Participant’s Compensation for the Election Year to be
deferred in accordance with an Election pursuant to Article II
of this Plan.
1.9 “ Deferred
Compensation ” means Compensation with respect to which a
Participant has made an Election to defer receipt thereof in
accordance with Article II of this Plan.
1.10 “ Deferred
Compensation Reserve ” means the book reserve reflecting
the total aggregate amounts credited to the individual accounts of
Participants under Articles II and III of this
Plan.
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1.11 “ Effective
Date ” means January 1, 2008, the effective date of
this restatement of the Plan, except as otherwise indicated herein.
The Plan was originally effective March 27, 1998.
1.12 “ Election
” means an election made by a Participant in accordance with
Article II of this Plan.
1.13 “ Election
Year ” means, for an Employee, the calendar year for
which a Participant makes an Election with respect to Compensation
received during such calendar year pursuant to Article II of
this Plan. “Election Year” means, for a Non-Employee
Director, the one-year period that begins immediately following the
first Annual Meeting of Shareholders which is subsequent to the
Election period and ends on the next Annual Meeting of
Shareholders.
1.14 “ Employee
” means any individual employed by the Company. Any Employee
who, at the request and on the assignment of the Company
specifically referencing this provision of the Plan, becomes an
employee of another employer shall continue to be treated as an
Employee for all purposes hereunder during the period of such
assignment.
1.15 “ Fiscal
Year ” means each year beginning on the first day of each
fiscal year of Marriott International, Inc. and ending on the last
day of each fiscal year of Marriott International, Inc. The fiscal
year of Marriott International, Inc. is currently an annual period
which varies from 52 to 53 weeks and ends on the Friday closest to
December 31. A reference to a Fiscal Year preceding an
Election Year means the Fiscal Year ending closest to the first day
of the Election Year.
1.16 “ HR
Officer ” means the most senior human resources executive
of the Company, as designated by the President of the
Company.
1.17 “ In-Service
Withdrawal ” means a distribution of Deferred
Compensation and the earnings thereon, in accordance with a
Participant’s Election under Section 4.1, before a
Participant incurs a Separation from Service from the
Company.
1.18 “ LTCI
Compensation ” means any compensation payable under a
plan, agreement or award designated as a long term incentive or
premium incentive plan, agreement or award.
1.19 “ Non-Employee
Director ” means an individual who is not an Employee and
(i) is a member of the Board of Directors of Marriott
International, Inc., or (ii) has been elected to serve as such
for a term which will begin at a subsequent point in
time.
1.20 “
Participant ” means an individual who meets the
requirements of any of the following paragraphs (a) through
(f):
(a) Employees who are
eligible to participate in the Retirement Savings Plan and have at
least one Year of Service as of a date in the Election Year and
Compensation, as defined below, greater than or equal to $165,000
or such higher Compensation limitation as may be determined for
such Election Year by the Administrator on advice of counsel;
provided, however, that such Employee’s Election shall be
effective solely with respect to Compensation paid or payable on or
after the date such Employee has completed one Year of
Service.
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For purposes of this
Section 1.20(a), “Compensation” means:
With respect to Employees
other than commissioned sales executive Employees of the Marriott
Vacation Club International Division of the Company, the sum of the
following: (i) the rate of base pay as of November 1 (or
such other date as may be specified by the Administrator)
immediately preceding the Election Year, annualized; (ii) the
executive bonuses, commissions and management quarterly banquet
awards received from January 1 through October 31 (or
such other date as may be specified by the Administrator) of the
year preceding the Election Year; and (iii) with respect to
Employees who have review dates between October 31 (or such
other date as may be specified by the Administrator) of the year
preceding the Election Year and the last day of February of
the Election Year, the annualized base pay as determined in (i),
above, times 1.04.
With respect to commissioned
sales executive Employees of the Marriott Vacation Club
International division of the Company, the commissions received
from January 1 through October 31 (or such other date as
may be specified by the Administrator) of the year preceding the
Election Year, annualized.
(b) Select management or
highly compensated employees of a business acquired by the Company
who, prior to that acquisition, were covered by a nonqualified
deferred compensation program of such acquired business;
(c) Employees with whom the
Company has entered into a deferred compensation agreement under
this Plan;
(d) Non-Employee
Directors;
(e) Former Participants,
terminated Participants, and their beneficiaries, as appropriate to
the context; and
(f) Such other individuals as
shall be designated by the HR Officer.
Except with respect to the
Participants described in Section 1.20(d) through (f), in no
event shall an individual be a Participant in this Plan unless the
Administrator has invited such individual to participate in the
Plan.
1.21 “ Permanent
Disability ” means that the Participant, as a result of a
disability, will be prevented on a permanent basis from engaging in
any occupation for which he or she is reasonably qualified by
education, training or experience as certified by a competent
medical authority designated by the Named Fiduciary of the
Retirement Savings Plan to make such determination. The foregoing
shall include disability attributable to the permanent loss of or
loss of use of a member or function of the body, or to the
permanent disfigurement of the Participant. The determination of
the existence of a Permanent Disability shall be made by the
Administrator and shall be final and binding upon the Participant
and all other parties.
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1.22 “ Plan
” means the Marriott International, Inc. Executive Deferred
Compensation Plan, as described herein and as may be amended from
time to time.
1.23 “
Reinstatement ” or “ Reinstated ”
means an Employee, upon being rehired by the Company, is credited
with the same hire date as that Employee’s hire date for his
or her most recent period of continuous employment with the Company
prior to being rehired.
1.24 “ Retire
” or “ Retirement ” means to have a
Separation from Service, other than due to death or Permanent
Disability, on or after (i) attainment of age fifty-five
(55) and the completion of ten (10) Years of Service, or
(ii) completion of 240 whole months of service with the
Company, including Service, as defined in the Retirement Savings
Plan, and service as a Non-Employee Director. A whole month of
service is a monthly period that begins on the date of the month on
which service began and ends on the date preceding the same date in
the next month.
1.25 “ Retirement
Savings Plan ” means the Marriott International, Inc.
Employees’ Profit Sharing, Retirement and Savings Plan and
Trust.
1.26 “ Separation
from Service ” means termination of service with the
Company in any of the following circumstances:
(a) Where the Employee or
Non-Employee Director voluntarily resigns;
(b) Where the Employee or
Non-Employee Director voluntarily Retires;
(c) Where the Employee or
Non-Employee Director is discharged;
(d) Where the Employee or
Non-Employee Director terminates service with the Company on
account of a Permanent Disability;
(e) Where the Employee or
Non-Employee Director dies; or
(f) Where the Non-Employee
Director is not re-elected to serve on the Board of Directors of
the Company.
1.27 “
Subsidiary ” means either (a) a member of a
controlled group of corporations of which the Company is a member
as determined in accordance with the provisions of Code
Section 414(b), or (b) an unincorporated trade or
business which is under common control by or with the Company as
determined in accordance with Section 414(c) of the
Code.
1.28 “ Vested
Portion ” of a Participant’s Deferred Compensation
Reserve account means (i) one hundred percent (100%) of
the Deferred Compensation credited to the account, and earnings
thereon, and (ii) the portion of the Company Accruals credited
to the account, and earnings thereon, which have vested in
accordance with the terms of Section 3.3 of the
Plan.
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1.29 “ Year of
Service ” means, for Employees, a Year of Service as
defined in the Retirement Savings Plan and, for Non-Employee
Directors, a twelve (12) consecutive month period of service
as a Non-Employee Director. If an Employee terminates employment
with the Company after at least one Year of Service and
subsequently resumes employment with the Company, the
Employee’s Years of Service, for eligibility purposes under
this Plan, shall be determined in accordance with Article II of the
Retirement Savings Plan.
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ARTICLE II
PARTICIPANT
ELECTIONS
2.1 Deferred Compensation
Reserve .
The Company shall establish
and maintain a book reserve (the “Deferred Compensation
Reserve”) to which it shall credit the amounts of Deferred
Compensation determined in accordance with Section 2.3,
Company Accruals under Section 3.2, as well as earnings
allocated thereto under Section 3.5. The Deferred Compensation
credited each Election Year shall be based on their Elections as
provided in Sections 2.2. The Company shall maintain a
separate Account under the Deferred Compensation Reserve with
respect to each Participant.
2.2 Elections
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(a) Each Participant (other
than a Participant under subsections 1.20(e)) shall have the option
each calendar year to designate in an Election, in the form
prescribed in Section 2.3, a percentage (the “Deferral
Percentage”), specified in multiples of one percent (1%), of
such Participant’s Compensation for the pertinent Election
Year, to be credited to the Deferred Compensation Reserve;
provided, however, that the Administrator shall have the right to
approve or disapprove such Election by any Participant, in whole or
in part, in the sole discretion of the Administrator. The
Administrator shall, in its discretion, establish a maximum
Deferral Percentage for the Compensation with respect to which a
Participant may make an Election for the Election Year (including
LTCI Compensation, subject to the election requirements in
(b) below). In accordance with procedures established by the
Administrator, a Participant may make a separate election under
this Section 2.2(a) with respect to regular pay and to
bonus.
(b) Elections described in
Section 2.2(a) shall be made in accordance with procedures
prescribed by the Administrator on or before (i) the last day
of the calendar year immediately preceding the Election Year or
(ii) such other earlier date as designated by the
Administrator, provided such date precedes any service period
during which the Participant earns the Compensation for which the
election is made; provided, further, that an Election to have a
portion or all of a Participant’s LTCI Compensation for an
Election Year credited to the Deferred Compensation Reserve shall
be made on or before (i) the last business day of the calendar
year preceding the calendar year which precedes the Election Year
or (ii) such other date as may be designated by the
Administrator that satisfies the election rules for
performance-based compensation under Code section
409A(a)(4)(B)(iii). Notwithstanding the preceding sentence,
effective January 1, 2005, with respect to Deferred
Compensation subject to Code section 409A relating all or in part
to services performed on or before December 31, 2005, an
Election may be made any time on or before March 15, 2005;
provided that on or before the date of such Election the subject
Deferred Compensation has not been paid or become payable to the
Participant. Late Elections shall be invalid.
(c) Except as provided in
Article IV, an Election shall be irrevocable with respect to
all Compensation payable during an Election Year that is subject to
the Election. A Participant’s Election made as to an Election
Year shall remain in effect for all subsequent Election Years
unless the Participant notifies the Administrator, in accordance
with procedures specified by the Administrator, of such
Participant’s desire to modify his or her
Election.
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(d) If an Employee is a
Participant in accordance with Section 1.20(a) for an Election
Year and incurs a Separation from Service, upon the subsequent
Reinstatement of such Employee within the same Election Year, the
Employee shall immediately be reinstated as a Participant and shall
be subject to the same deferral Elections as were in effect
immediately prior to such Employee’s Separation from
Service.
2.3 Form of Election
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(a) Each Election shall be
made on a form provided by the Administrator within the period
described in Section 2.2(b), and shall designate a Deferral
Percentage. Such Elections shall designate a distribution
commencement date and manner of distribution in accordance with
Article IV. If no designation is received by the Administrator
within the prescribed time period, the Administrator shall select
the time and manner of distribution within the period described in
Section 2.2(b) and notify the Participant of such
selection.
(b) For purposes of this
Section 2.3, Participants eligible to make Elections provided
herein shall include only Participants described in
Sections 1.20(a), (b), (c), (d) and (f), and shall
exclude all other Participants.
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ARTICLE III
PARTICIPANT
ACCOUNTS
3.1 Individual
Accounts .
The Administrator shall
establish and maintain records reflecting each Participant’s
Account in the Deferred Compensation Reserve to which the
Administrator shall credit Deferred
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