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Title: The Procter & Gamble Company Executive Deferred Compensation Plan
Governing Law: Ohio     Date: 2/2/2009
Industry: Personal and Household Prods.     Sector: Consumer/Non-Cyclical

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EXHIBIT 10-2

The Procter & Gamble Company Executive Deferred Compensation Plan


The Procter & Gamble Company

Executive Deferred Compensation Plan

(As Amended and Restated Effective

November 15, 2008)


Contents

 

Article 1. Purpose, Status, and Effective Date

  

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Article 2. Definitions

  

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Article 3. Eligibility and Participation

  

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Article 4. Contributions and Credits

  

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Article 5. Vesting

  

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Article 6. Participant Accounts; Investment Options

  

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Article 7. Distribution of Benefits

  

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Article 8. Claims Procedures

  

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Article 9. Plan Administration

  

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Article 10. Amendment and Termination

  

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Article 11. Additional Provisions

  

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The Procter & Gamble Company

Deferred Compensation Plan

Article 1. Purpose, Status, and Effective Date

1.1 Purpose of Plan . The Procter & Gamble Company (the “Company”), an Ohio corporation, has adopted The Procter & Gamble Company Executive Deferred Compensation Plan (the “Plan”), as set forth herein, as a means of rewarding and retaining selected employees and providing such individuals the opportunity for capital accumulation through elective deferrals of compensation.

1.2 Status of Plan . The Company has established the Plan as an unfunded deferred compensation plan for a select group of management and highly compensated employees within the meaning of Sections 201(2), 301(3), and 401(1) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended. The Plan shall at all times be administered and interpreted in a manner that is consistent with such status.

1.3 Effective Date . The Effective Date of the Plan is July 1, 2004, as originally adopted, and November 15, 2008, for the Plan as amended and restated herein.

Article 2. Definitions

Whenever used in this Plan, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below and, when the meaning is intended, the initial letter of the word is capitalized.

 

 

(a)

“Account” shall mean the bookkeeping account for a Participant that is established and maintained to record the Participant’s interest under the Plan. The balance posted to the record of the Account of a Participant shall reflect the Participant’s Contributions, PST Restoration Program Contributions, distributions, adjustments for income, gain, or loss, and other charges and credits pursuant to Article 6.

 

 

(b)

“Administrative Committee” shall mean the committee that administers the Short-Term Achievement Reward incentive plan or such other administrative committee of the Company appointed by the Compensation and Leadership Development Committee to administer the Plan. Pursuant to Section 9.2, the Administrative Committee has the authority to delegate its responsibilities. Throughout this plan document, the term “Administrative Committee” shall also include any individual to whom the Administrative Committee has delegated its responsibilities pursuant to Section 9.2.

 

 

(c)

“Beneficiary” shall mean the person or persons or entity designated by the Participant to receive the balance of the Participant’s Account in the event of the Participant’s death. The designation may be in favor of one or more Beneficiaries, may include contingent as well as primary designations and named or unnamed trustees under any will or trust agreement and may apportion the benefits payable in any manner among the Beneficiaries. A Participant’s designation of one or more Beneficiaries shall be made in writing in a manner designated by the Administrative Committee and shall not be

 

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effective until received by the Administrative Committee. If a Participant fails to properly designate a Beneficiary or if the designated beneficiaries of such Participant shall have predeceased the Participant, the Participant’s estate shall be the Beneficiary.

A Participant may change his or her Beneficiary without the consent of any Beneficiary by similar instrument in accordance with rules and procedures established by the Administrative Committee. The beneficiary designation form received and acknowledged most recently by the Administrative Committee shall control as of any date. If concurrent Beneficiaries are named without specifying the proportion of benefits due each, distribution shall be made in equal shares to those Beneficiaries.

 

 

(d)

“Claimant” shall mean the Participant or Beneficiary or his or her representative submitting a claim for benefits under the Plan.

 

 

(e)

“Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or as it may be amended from time to time. Furthermore, the phrase “to the extent permitted under the Code” means to the extent the action described does not cause taxation of a Participant’s Account prior to distribution of all or a portion of the Participant’s Account.

 

 

(f)

“Company” shall mean The Procter & Gamble Company, an Ohio corporation, and any successor thereto which continues the Plan.

 

 

(g)

“Compensation” shall mean the definition of compensation for the Plan Year announced in writing by the Administrative Committee on or before the due date for the Administrative Committee’s receipt of Participants’ Deferral Elections for such Plan Year. Unless and until superceded, the definition of compensation announced by the Administrative Committee for a Plan Year shall remain in effect for subsequent Plan Years.

 

 

(h)

“Compensation and Leadership Development Committee” shall mean the Compensation and Leadership Development Committee of the Board of Directors, as constituted from time to time, of the Company. If the Compensation and Leadership Development Committee has delegated any of its authority under the Plan to a committee or to an individual, the term “Compensation and Leadership Development Committee” shall also include such committee or individual.

 

 

(i)

“Contributions” shall mean Deferrals.

 

 

(j)

“Deferral Election” shall mean the election or elections filed by the Participant with the Company to defer Compensation under the Plan.

 

 

(k)

“Deferrals” shall mean the amounts credited to a Participant’s Account as Deferrals pursuant to the Participant’s Deferral Election.

 

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(l)

“Disability” shall mean the time when: (a) the Participant is 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 expect to last for a continuous period of not less than twelve (12) months; or (b) the Participant is, 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 twelve (12) months, receiving income replacement benefits for a period of not less than three (3) months under an accident and health plan of the Employer covering the Participant.”

For purposes of any terms or conditions of the Plan related to PST Restoration Program Contributions (including any adjustments thereon pursuant to Article 6.4), Disability shall have the meaning set forth in Form RTD -_C.

 

 

(m)

“Effective Date” shall mean the date set forth in Section 1.3.

 

 

(n)

“Eligible Employee” shall mean an Employee who satisfies one of the requirements for eligibility under Article 3 of the Plan.

 

 

(o)

“Employee” shall mean any employee of the Company or a subsidiary who is expressly designated as an Employee. Any person who is not expressly designated as an Employee by the Company (or by the subsidiary of the Company for whom the person performs services) shall not be an Employee for purposes of the Plan, notwithstanding that such person may be later determined by the Internal Revenue Service or by a court of competent jurisdiction to be an employee.

 

 

(p)

“Employer” shall mean, with respect to any Participant, the Company or, if applicable, a subsidiary of the Company (that is participating in the Plan with the consent of the Compensation and Leadership Development Committee) that employs such Participant.

 

 

(q)

“ERISA” shall mean the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time.

 

 

(r)

“Form RTD-C” shall mean the Statement of Terms and Conditions for Restricted Stock Units on Form RTD-C or similar grant materials provided by the Company for Profit Sharing Restoration Program Restricted Stock Unit grants, as may be amended from time to time.

 

 

(s)

“Investment Option” shall mean a security (other than stock of the Company), mutual fund, common or collective trust, insurance company pooled separate account, or other benchmark selected by the Administrative Committee pursuant to Section 6.2 for measuring the income, gain, or loss, and other charges and credits recorded for a Participant’s Account.

 

 

(t)

“Participant” shall mean an Employee who is eligible to participate in the Plan: (i) by reason of being selected for participation pursuant to Section 3.1(a) of the Plan; or (ii) because the Employee satisfies eligibility criteria established by the Administrative Committee for participation by a class of employees pursuant to Section 3.1(b) of the Plan.

 

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(u)

“Plan” shall mean The Procter & Gamble Company Deferred Compensation Plan, as herein set out or as duly amended, together with any election forms executed by the Participant.

 

 

(v)

“Plan Year” for this Plan shall mean the calendar year.

 

 

(w)

“PST Restoration Program Contributions” shall mean the amounts credited to a Participant’s Account as Deferrals pursuant to the conversion of Restricted Stock Units under the PST Restoration Diversification Program solely for purposes of determining the value, under Article 6 of the Plan, of such Restricted Stock Units after conversion.

 

 

(x)

“PST Restoration Diversification Program” shall mean the Company’s executive compensation program which allows certain employees to convert certain Restricted Stock Units granted to them at specified times into PST Restoration Program Contributions.

 

 

(y)

“Retirement” shall have the same meaning as provided under The Procter & Gamble Profit Sharing Trust and Employee Stock Ownership Plan as in effect on December 31, 2008.

 

 

(z)

“Scheduled In-Service Withdrawal” shall mean a distribution of all or a portion of the Deferrals credited to a Participant’s Account in the Plan Year elected by the Participant for such distribution.

 

 

(aa)

“Separation from Service” shall have the meaning provided under Section 409A of the Code and regulations thereto.

Article 3. Eligibility and Participation

3.1 Eligibility .

 

 

(a)

Participation in the Plan is limited to the class of Employees who are expressly selected for Plan participation by the Compensation and Leadership Development Committee.

 

 

(b)

In lieu of expressly selecting Employees for Plan participation, the Compensation and Leadership Development Committee may establish eligibility criteria providing for the participation of all Employees who satisfy such criteria.

 

 

(c)

The Compensation and Leadership Development Committee may adopt, amend, or abolish a Participant’s selection for eligibility or eligibility criteria under Sections 3.1(a) and 3.1(b) hereof at any time, and for any reason, by resolution, which resolutions shall be attached to the copy of the Plan maintained by the Company and shall be effective as of the date specified therein, or if later, the date submitted to the Company.

 

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3.2 Participation . A Participant shall continue to participate in the Plan with respect to amounts credited to his or her Account until: (i) the Participant ceases to satisfy any of the eligibility criteria for participation under Section 3.1, and (ii) there has been a complete distribution or forfeiture of the Participant’s Account.

Article 4. Contributions and Credits

4.1 Deferrals and Deferral Elections .

 

 

(a)

A Participant may elect to make Deferrals to his or her Account for a Plan Year by timely executing and filing a Deferral Election with the Administrative Committee on or before the due date established by the Administrative Committee for the Plan Year for which the Deferral Election is being made. Except as provided in paragraphs (b), (c) and (d) of this Section 4.1, such due date shall be prior to January 1 of the Plan Year in which services for which the Compensation would otherwise be payable commence.

 

 

(b)

The Administrative Committee may provide for separate Deferral Elections and due dates for the various elements of Compensation, such as base salary and bonuses. Any Deferral Election must be made prior to the period for which the element of Compensation being deferred is earned, as determined by the Administrative Committee in its sole discretion, and the Participant’s Deferral Election shall only apply to Compensation earned after the date on which it is received by the Administrative Committee. Notwithstanding the above, in the case of “performance-based compensation” (as such term is defined under Code Section 409A and regulations thereto) based upon a performance period of at least twelve (12) months, the Administrative Committee may allow elections to defer such performance-based compensation no later than the date that is six (6) months before the end of the related performance period provided that the Participant has performed services continuously from a date no later than the date upon which the performance criteria are established through a date no earlier than the date upon which the Participant makes an initial deferral election, and further provided that in no event may an election to defer performance-based compensation be made after such compensation has become both substantially certain to be paid and readily ascertainable.

 

 

(c)

A Participant may elect to make PST Restoration Program Contributions at any time during the Company’s open window trading period for executives so long as such contributions are consistent with all Company policies and procedures and Form RTD – C, as amended (“Terms and Conditions”). Other than for purposes of determining the value of such contributions under Article 6 of the Plan, the Terms and Conditions shall apply to PST Restoration Program Contributions accounted for under this Plan.

 

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(d)

A Participant who first becomes eligible for participation in the Plan after January 1 of a Plan Year who wishes to make Deferrals to his or her Account for such Plan Year shall execute and file with the Administrative Committee a Deferral Election within thirty (30) days after the date on which such Participant is notified that he or she has become eligible to participate in the Plan. For this purpose, the date of the notice shall be the date of notification, regardless of when actually received by the Participant. A Participant may not, however, make a Deferral Election under this Section 4.1(c) if the Participant is already eligible to participate in another deferred compensation plan that is required under Code Section 409A to be aggregated with the Plan.

 

 

(e)

Except as otherwise set forth in paragraph (c) of this Article 4.1, only one Deferral Election may be made for each element of Compensation earned in a single Plan Year (or earned over a period of more than one Plan Year). Any Participant who fails to timely execute and file a Deferral Election with the Administrative Committee for a Plan Year with respect to an element of Compensation shall not be permitted to make Deferrals for such element of Compensation for such Plan Year.

 

 

(f)

A Deferral Election shall direct the Employer to reduce the Participant’s Compensation (or the element thereof) by a whole percentage specified by the Participant in the Deferral Election.

 

 

(g)

The amount specified by the Participant in the Deferral Election cannot reduce the Participant’s current Compensation for such Plan Year below the amount necessary to satisfy any applicable taxes and withholdings required by law, as determined by the Administrative Committee.

 

 

(h)

Except as otherwise provided in paragraphs (c) and (h) of this Article 4.1, a Deferral Election for Compensation shall be effective only for the Plan Year for which it is made. Once filed with the Administrative Committee, a Deferral Election shall be irrevocable.

 

 

(i)

In making a Deferral Election, the Participant consents to the Employer’s withholding from his or her currently payable Compensation the amount or amounts elected and the crediting of such withheld amounts to the Participant’s Account, as provided in the Plan.

4.2 Automatic Cancellation of Deferral Elections . Notwithstanding anything in the Plan to the contrary, in the event the Participant ceases to be a Participant, all of such Participant’s Deferral Elections pertaining to Plan Years that have not commenced shall immediately be cancelled, and the Participant’s right to make future Deferral Elections shall be suspended until the Participant again becomes a Participant.

 

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Article 5. Vesting

With the exception of PST Restoration Program Contributions, a Participant shall at all times be one hundred percent (100%) vested in amounts credited to the Participant’s Account. PST Restoration Program Contributions vest upon completion of the Forfeiture Period on the Forfeiture Date, as those terms are defined in the applicable Form RTD – C, or similar grant materials provided by the Company, as amended.

Article 6. Participant Accounts; Investment Options

6.1 Accounts . The Administrative Committee shall establish an Account for each Participant to record the Contributions, distributions, adjustments for income, gain, or loss, and other charges and credits to the Account under the Plan. All PST Restoration Program Contributions, and any adjustments for income, gain or loss, and other charges and credits to the account related to any such contributions, shall be segregated and tracked separately.

6.2 Investment Options . The Administrative Committee shall designate one or more Investment Options for measuring the income, gain, or loss, and other charges and credits recorded for a Participant’s Account and may change Investment Options prospectively at any time provided that any Investment Options designated must be comparable to an investment option available under a tax-qualified defined contribution plan of the Company. Notwithstanding anything in th


 
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