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Registration No. 333-
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 21, 1997
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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CHILDTIME LEARNING CENTERS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
MICHIGAN 38-3261854
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization) Identification No.)
38345 WEST 10 MILE ROAD, SUITE 100 48335
FARMINGTON HILLS, MICHIGAN (Zip Code)
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
CHILDTIME CHILDREN'S CENTERS 401(K) SAVINGS & RETIREMENT PLAN
(Full title of the plan)
HAROLD A. LEWIS
PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
CHILDTIME LEARNING CENTERS, INC.
38345 WEST 10 MILE ROAD, SUITE 100
FARMINGTON HILLS, MI 48335
(Name and address of agent for service)
(248) 476-3200
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
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Title of Proposed Proposed
securities Amount maximum maximum Amount of
to be to be offering price aggregate registration
registered registered per share offering price fee
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Common Stock (1) 100,000 shares $12.75 (2) $1,275,000 (2) $386.36
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(1) In addition, pursuant to Rule 416(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (the "Securities Act"), this Registration Statement also covers an
indeterminate amount of interests to be offered or sold pursuant to the
employee benefit plan described herein.
(2) Calculated pursuant to Rule 457(c) and (h)(1) and (2) under the Securities
Act, solely for the purpose of computing the registration fee and, based on
the average of the high and low prices of the Common Stock as quoted on The
NASDAQ National Market System on October 15, 1997.
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PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
ITEM 3. INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE.
The documents listed below are incorporated by reference in this
registration statement:
1. Annual Report of Childtime Learning Centers, Inc. (the
"Registrant") on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 28, 1997,
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission")
pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
"Exchange Act").
2. Quarterly Report of the Registrant on Form 10-Q for the
quarter ended July 18, 1997, as filed with the Commission pursuant to
the Exchange Act.
3. The description of the Registrant's Common Stock included
under the caption "Description of Capital Stock" on pages 41 through
43 of the Registrant's Prospectus, dated February 2, 1996, filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") pursuant to
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), as part
of its Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Registration No. 33-99596),
effective February 2, 1996 (the "Registration Statement"), including
any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such
description.
All documents subsequently filed by the Registrant or Childtime
Children's Centers 401(k) Savings & Retirement Plan (the "Plan") pursuant to
Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act, prior to the filing of
a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered have
been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be
deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and to be
part hereof from the date of filing of such documents.
Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be
incorporated herein by reference shall be deemed to be modified or superseded
for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement
contained herein by reference modifies or supersedes such prior statement. Any
statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified
or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.
ITEM 4. DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES.
Not applicable.
ITEM 5. INTERESTS OF NAMED EXPERTS AND COUNSEL.
Not applicable.
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ITEM 6. INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS.
Article VII of the Registrant's Restated Bylaws generally provides
that the Registrant will indemnify its directors and officers to the fullest
extent authorized or permitted under the Michigan Business Corporation Act.
The Michigan Business Corporation Act authorizes a corporation, under certain
circumstances, to indemnify its directors and officers (including to reimburse
them for expenses incurred).
The Registrant's Restated Articles of Incorporation generally limit
the personal liability of directors for monetary damages for breaches of
fiduciary duty. If a director were to breach such duty in performing his or
her duties as a director, neither the Registrant nor its shareholders could
recover monetary damages from the director, and the only course of action
available to the Registrant's shareholders would be equitable remedies, such as
an action to enjoin or rescind a transaction involving a breach of fiduciary
duty. To the extent claims against directors are limited to equitable
remedies, the provision in the Restated Articles of Incorporation may reduce
the likelihood of derivative litigation and may discourage shareholders or
management from initiating litigation against directors for breach of their
fiduciary duty.
Under the Restated Articles of Incorporation and the Michigan Business
Corporation Act, liability for monetary damages remains for (i) any breach of
the duty of loyalty to the Registrant or its shareholders, (ii) acts or
omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a
knowing violation of law, (iii) violations of Section 551(l) of the Michigan
Business Corporation Act, (iv) any transaction from which the director derived
an improper personal benefit or (v) any act or omission that occurred before
the effective date of the provision of the Restated Articles of Incorporation.
Michigan corporations are also authorized to obtain insurance to
protect directors and officers from certain liabilities, including liabilities
against which corporations cannot indemnify their directors and officers. The
Registrant has obtained directors' and officers' liability insurance. The
policy provides aggregate coverage in the amount of $5.0 million.
ITEM 7. EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION CLAIMED.
Not Applicable
ITEM 8. EXHIBITS.
4.1 Restated Articles of Incorporation, incorporated by reference
to Exhibit 3.2 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form
S-1, Registration No. 33-99596
4.2 Restated Bylaws, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.4 to
the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-1, Registration
No. 33-99596
4.3 Childtime Children's Centers 401(k) Savings & Retirement Plan
5 Opinion of Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn
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23.1 Consent of Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P.
23.2 Consent of Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn (included in the
opinion filed as Exhibit 5 to this Registration Statement)
24 Power of Attorney (included after the signature of the
Registrant contained on page 6 of this Registration Statement)
ITEM 9. UNDERTAKINGS.
(a) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
(1) To file, during any period in which offers or
sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this
Registration Statement;
(i) To include any prospectus required
by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;
(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any
facts or events arising after the effective date of
the Registration Statement (or the most recent
post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually
or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change
in the information set forth in the Registration
Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any
increase or decrease in volume of securities offered
(if the total dollar value of securities offered
would not exceed that which was registered) and any
deviation from the low or high end of the estimated
maximum offering range may be reflected in the form
of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to
Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in
volume and price represent no more than a 20% change
in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in
the "Calculation of Registration Fee" table in the
effective Registration Statement;
(iii) To include any material information
with respect to the plan of distribution not
previously disclosed in the Registration Statement or
any material change to such information in the
Registration Statement;
Provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and
(a)(1)(ii) do not apply if the Registration Statement is on
Form S-3 or Form S-8, and the information required to be
included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is
contained in periodic reports filed by the Registrant pursuant
to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in the Registration
Statement.
(2) That, for the purpose of determining any
liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each such
post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new
registration statement relating to the securities offered
therein, and the offering of such securities at that time
shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
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(3) To remove from registration by means of a
post-effective amendment any of the securities being
registered which remain unsold at the termination of the
offering.
(b) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for
purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each
filing of the Registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section
15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each
filing of an employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that is incorporated by reference in the
Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement
relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities
at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(c) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the
Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling
persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise,
the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and
Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed
in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for
indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the
Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling
person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or
proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in
connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in
the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling
precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether
such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and
will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the
Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets
all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this
Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
duly authorized, in the City of Farmington Hills, State of Michigan, on October
20, 1997.
CHILDTIME LEARNING CENTERS, INC.
By: /s/ Harold A. Lewis
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Harold A. Lewis, President, Chief
Executive Officer and Director
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each of the undersigned officers
and directors of CHILDTIME LEARNING CENTERS, INC., a Michigan corporation (the
"Company"), hereby constitutes and appoints Harold A. Lewis and Michael M.
Yeager, and each of them, the true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents of
the undersigned, each with the power of substitution for him in any and all
capacities, with full power and authority in said attorneys-in-fact and agents
and in any one or more of them, to sign, execute and affix his seal thereto and
file the proposed registration statement on Form S-8 to be filed by the Company
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, which registration statement
relates to the registration and issuance of the Company's Common Stock,
pursuant to the Childtime Children's Centers 401(k) Savings & Retirement Plan,
and any of the documents relating to such registration statement, any and all
amendments to such registration statement, including any amendment thereto
changing the amount of securities for which registration is being sought, and
any post-effective amendment, with all exhibits and any and all documents
required to be filed with respect thereto with any regulatory authority;
granting unto said attorneys, and each of them, full power and authority to do
and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in
and about the premises in order to effectuate the same as fully to all intents
and purposes as he might or could do if personally present, hereby ratifying
and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them,
may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities and on the date indicated.
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Signature Title Date
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/s/ Harold A. Lewis President, Chief Executive October 20, 1997
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Harold A. Lewis
/s/ Michael M. Yeager Vice President, Chief Financial October 20, 1997
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Michael M. Yeager
/s/ Milton H. Dresner Director October 17, 1997
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Milton H. Dresner
/s/ James W. Geisz Director October 20, 1997
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James W. Geisz
/s/ George A. Kellner Director October 20, 1997
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George A. Kellner
/s/ Leonard C. Tylka Director October 20, 1997
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Leonard C. Tylka
/s/ Jason K. Feld Director October 16, 1997
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Dr. Jason K. Feld
/s/ Benjamin R. Jacobson Director October 20, 1997
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Benjamin R. Jacobson
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the
trustees (or other persons who administer the employee benefit plan) have duly
caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Farmington Hills, State
of Michigan, on October 20, 1997.
CHILDTIME CHILDREN'S CENTERS
401(K) SAVINGS & RETIREMENT PLAN
By: /s/ Michael M. Yeager
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Michael M. Yeager, Trustee
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
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Exhibit
Number Exhibit
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4.1 Restated Articles of Incorporation, incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 3.2 to the Company's Registrations Statement on Form S-1,
Registration No. 33-99596
4.2 Restated Bylaws, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.4 to the
Company's Registration Statement on Form S-1, Registration No. 33-99596
4.3 Childtime Children's Centers 401(k) Savings & Retirement Plan
5 Opinion of Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn
23.1 Consent of Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P.
23.2 Consent of Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn (included in the opinion
filed as Exhibit 5 to this Registration Statement)
24 Power of Attorney (included after the signature of the Registrant
contained on page 6 of this Registration Statement)
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EXHIBIT 4.3
ADOPTION AGREEMENT FOR
CROWE, CHIZEK AND COMPANY LLP
NON-STANDARDIZED 401(K) PROFIT SHARING
PLAN AND TRUST
The undersigned Employer adopts the Crowe, Chizek and Company LLP
Non-Standardized 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust for those Employees who
shall qualify as Participants hereunder, to be known as the
A1 Childtime Children's Centers 401(k) Savings & Retirement Plan
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(Enter Plan Name)
It shall be effective as of the date specified below. The Employer hereby
selects the following Plan specifications:
CAUTION: The failure to properly fill out this Adoption Agreement may result
in disqualification of the Plan.
EMPLOYER INFORMATION
B1 Name of Employer Childtime Childcare, Inc.
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B2 Address 38345 West 10 Mile Road
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Farmington Hills, MI 48335
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City State Zip
Telephone (248) 476-3200
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B3 Employer Identification Number 36-2616190
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B4 Date Business Commenced July 9, 1990
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B5 TYPE OF ENTITY
a. ( ) S Corporation
b. ( ) Professional Service Corporation
c. (X) Corporation
d. ( ) Sole Proprietorship
e. ( ) Partnership
f. ( ) Other
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AND, is the Employer a member of...
g. a controlled group? ( ) Yes (X) No
h. an affiliated service group? ( ) Yes (X) No
Copyright 1997-R Crowe, Chizek and Company LLP
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B6 NAME(S) OF TRUSTEE(S)
a. Michael M. Yeager
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b.
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c.
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d.
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e.
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B7 TRUSTEES' ADDRESS
a. (X) Use Employer Address
b. ( )
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Street
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City State Zip
B8 LOCATION OF EMPLOYER'S PRINCIPAL OFFICE:
a. (X) State b. ( ) Commonwealth of c. Michigan and this Plan and
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Trust shall be governed under the same.
B9 EMPLOYER FISCAL YEAR means the 12 consecutive month period:
Commencing on a. April 1st (e.g., January 1st) and
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month day
ending on b. March 31st .
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month day
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PLAN INFORMATION
C1 EFFECTIVE DATE
This Adoption Agreement of the Crowe, Chizek and Company LLP
Non-Standardized 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust shall:
a. ( ) establish a new Plan and Trust effective as of ____ (hereinafter
called the "Effective Date").
b. (X) constitute an amendment and restatement in its entirety of a
previously established qualified Plan and Trust of the Employer
which was effective June 1, 1991 (hereinafter called the
"Effective Date"). Except as specifically provided in the Plan,
the effective date of this amendment and restatement is October
1, 1997 (For TRA '86 amendments, enter the first day of the
first Plan Year beginning in 1989).
C2 PLAN YEAR means the 12 consecutive month period:
Commencing on a. January 1st (e.g., January 1st)
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and ending on b. December 31st .
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IS THERE A SHORT PLAN YEAR?
c. (X) No
d. ( ) Yes, beginning
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and ending .
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C3 ANNIVERSARY DATE of Plan (Annual Valuation Date)
a. December 31st
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month day
C4 PLAN NUMBER assigned by the Employer (select one)
a. (X) 001 b. ( ) 002 c. ( ) 003 d. ( ) Other
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C5 NAME OF PLAN ADMINISTRATOR (Document provides for the Employer to appoint
an Administrator. If none is named, the Employer will become the
Administrator.)
a. (X) Employer (Use Employer Address)
b. ( ) Name
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Address ( ) Use Employer Address
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City State Zip
Telephone
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Administrator's I.D. Number
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C6 PLAN'S AGENT FOR SERVICE OF LEGAL PROCESS
a. (X) Employer (Use Employer Address)
b. ( ) Name
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Address
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ELIGIBILITY, VESTING AND RETIREMENT AGE
D1 ELIGIBLE EMPLOYEES (Plan Section 1.15) shall mean:
a. (X) all Employees who have satisfied the eligibility requirements.
b. ( ) all Employees who have satisfied the eligibility requirements
except those checked below:
1. ( ) Employees paid by commissions only.
2. ( ) Employees hourly paid.
3. ( ) Employees paid by salary.
4. ( ) Employees whose employment is governed by a collective
bargaining agreement between the Employer and "employee
representatives" under which retirement benefits were the
subject of good faith bargaining. For this purpose, the term
"employee representatives" does not include any organization
more than half of whose members are employees who are
owners, officers, or executives of the Employer.
5. ( ) Highly Compensated Employees.
6. ( ) Employees who are non-resident aliens who received no earned
income (within the meaning of Code Section 911(d)(2)) from
the Employer which constitutes income from sources within
the United States (within the meaning of Code Section
861(a)(3)).
7. ( ) Other ____
NOTE: For purposes of this section, the term Employee shall include all
Employees of this Employer and any leased employees deemed to be
Employees under Code Section 414(n) or 414(o).
D2 EMPLOYEES OF AFFILIATED EMPLOYERS (Plan Section 1.16)
Employees of Affiliated Employers:
a. (X) will not or N/A
b. ( ) will
be treated as Employees of the Employer adopting the Plan.
NOTE: If D2b is elected, each Affiliated Employer should execute this
Adoption Agreement as a Participating Employer.
D3 HOURS OF SERVICE (Plan Section 1.31) will be determined on the basis of the
method selected below. Only one method may be selected. The method selected
will be applied to all Employees covered under the Plan.
a. (X) On the basis of actual hours for which an Employee is paid or
entitled to payment.
b. ( ) On the basis of days worked. An Employee will be credited with
ten (10) Hours of Service if under the Plan such Employee would be
credited with at least one (1) Hour of Service during the day.
c. ( ) On the basis of weeks worked. An Employee will be credited
forty-five (45) Hours of Service if under the Plan such Employee
would be credited with at least one (1) Hour of Service during the
week.
d. ( ) On the basis of semi-monthly payroll periods. An Employee will be
credited with ninety-five (95) Hours of Service if under the
Plan such Employee would be credited with at least one (1) Hour
of Service during the semi-monthly payroll period.
e. ( ) On the basis of months worked. An Employee will be credited with
one hundred ninety (190) Hours of Service if under the Plan such
Employee would be credited with at least one (1) Hour of Service
during the month.
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D4 CONDITIONS OF ELIGIBILITY (Plan Section 3.1)
(Check either a OR b and c, and if applicable, d)
Any Eligible Employee will be eligible to participate in the Plan if such
Eligible Employee has satisfied the service and age requirements, if any,
specified below:
a. ( ) NO AGE OR SERVICE REQUIRED.
b. (X) SERVICE REQUIREMENT. (may not exceed 1 year)
1. ( ) None
2. ( ) 1/2 Year of Service
3. (X) 1 Year of Service
4. ( ) Other ____
NOTE: If the Year(s) of Service selected is or includes a fractional
year, an Employee will not be required to complete any specified
number of Hours of Service to receive credit for such fractional
year. If expressed in Months of Service, an Employee will not be
required to complete any specified number of Hours of Service in a
particular month.
c. (X) AGE REQUIREMENT (may not exceed 21)
1. ( ) N/A - No Age Requirement.
2. ( ) 20 1/2
3. (X) 21
4. ( ) Other ____
d. ( ) FOR NEW PLANS ONLY - Regardless of any of the above age or
service requirements, any Eligible Employee who was employed on
the Effective Date of the Plan shall be eligible to participate
hereunder and shall enter the Plan as of such date.
D5 EFFECTIVE DATE OF PARTICIPATION (Plan Section 3.2)
An Eligible Employee shall become a Participant as of:
a. ( ) the first day of the Plan Year in which he met the requirements.
b. ( ) the first day of the Plan Year in which he met the requirements,
if he met the requirements in the first 6 months of the Plan
Year, or as of the first day of the next succeeding Plan Year if
he met the requirements in the last 6 months of the Plan Year.
c. ( ) the earlier of the first day of the seventh month or the first
day of the Plan Year coinciding with or next following the date on
which he met the requirements.
d. ( ) the first day of the Plan Year next following the date on which
he met the requirements. (Eligibility must be 1/2 Year of Service
or less and age 20 1/2 or less.)
e. ( ) the first day of the month coinciding with or next following the
date on which he met the requirements.
f. (X) Other: the April 1 or October 1 coinciding with or next following
the date on which he met the requirements, provided that an
Employee who has satisfied the maximum age and service
requirements that are permissible in Section D4 above and who is
otherwise entitled to participate, shall commence participation
no later than the earlier of (a) 6 months after such requirements
are satisfied, or (b) the first day of the first Plan Year after
such requirements are satisfied, unless the Employee separates
from service before such participation date.
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D6 VESTING OF PARTICIPANT'S INTEREST (Plan Section 6.4(b))
The vesting schedule, based on number of Years of Service, shall be as
follows:
a. ( ) 100% upon entering Plan. (Required if eligibility requirement is
greater than one (1) Year of Service.)
b. ( ) 0-2 years 0% c.( ) 0-4 years 0%
3 years 100% 5 years 100%
d. ( ) 0-1 year 0% e.( ) 1 year 25%
2 years 20% 2 years 50%
3 years 40% 3 years 75%
4 years 60% 4 years 100%
5 years 80%
6 years 100%
f. ( ) 1 year 20% g.( ) 0-2 years 0%
2 years 40% 3 years 20%
3 years 60% 4 years 40%
4 years 80% 5 years 60%
5 years 100% 6 years 80%
7 years 100%
h. (X) Other - Must be at least as liberal as either c or g above.
Years of Service Percentage
1 0%
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2 100%
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D7 FOR AMENDED PLANS (Plan Section 6.4(f)) If the vesting schedule has been
amended to a less favorable schedule, enter the pre-amended schedule below:
a. (X) Vesting schedule has not been amended or amended schedule is more
favorable in all years.
b. ( ) Years of Service Percentage
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D8 TOP HEAVY VESTING (Plan Section 6.4(c)) If this Plan becomes a Top Heavy
Plan, the following vesting schedule, based on number of Years of Service,
for such Plan Year and each succeeding Plan Year, whether or not the Plan
is a Top Heavy Plan, shall apply and shall be treated as a Plan amendment
pursuant to this Plan. Once effective, this schedule shall also apply to
any contributions made prior to the effective date of Code Section 416
and/or before the Plan became a Top Heavy Plan.
a. (X) N/A (D6a, b, d, e or f was selected)
b. ( ) 0-1 year 0% c.( ) 0-2 years 0%
2 years 20% 3 years 100%
3 years 40%
4 years 60%
5 years 80%
6 years 100%
NOTE: This section does not apply to the Account balances of any
Participant who does not have an Hour of Service after the Plan has
initially become top heavy. Such Participant's Account balance
attributable to Employer contributions and Forfeitures will be
determined without regard to this section.
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D9 VESTING (Plan Section 6.4(h)) In determining Years of Service for vesting
purposes, Years of Service attributable to the following shall be EXCLUDED:
a. ( ) Service prior to the Effective Date of the Plan or a
predecessor plan. b.(X) N/A.
c. ( ) Service prior to the time an Employee attained age 18. d.(X) N/A.
D10 PLAN SHALL RECOGNIZE SERVICE WITH PREDECESSOR EMPLOYER
a. ( ) No.
b. (X) Yes: Years of Service with * shall be recognized for the
purpose of this Plan.
NOTE: If the predecessor Employer maintained this qualified Plan, then
Years of Service with such predecessor Employer shall be
recognized pursuant to Section 1.74, and b. must be marked.
D11 NORMAL RETIREMENT AGE ("NRA") (Plan Section 1.42) means:
a. (X) the date a Participant attains his 65th birthday. (not to
exceed 65th)
b. ( ) the later of the date a Participant attains his ____ birthday
(not to exceed 65th) or the c. ____ (not to exceed 5th)
anniversary of the first day of the Plan Year in which
participation in the Plan commenced.
D12 NORMAL RETIREMENT DATE (Plan Section 1.43) shall commence:
a. (X) as of the Participant's "NRA."
OR (must select b. or c. AND 1. or 2.)
b. ( ) as of the first day of the month...
c. ( ) as of the Anniversary Date...
1. ( ) coinciding with or next following the Participant's "NRA."
2. ( ) nearest the Participant's "NRA."
D13 EARLY RETIREMENT DATE (Plan Section 1.12) means the:
a. (X) No Early Retirement provision provided.
b. ( ) date on which a Participant...
c. ( ) first day of the month coinciding with or next following the date
on which a Participant...
d. ( ) Anniversary Date coinciding with or next following the date on
which a Participant...
AND, if b, c or d was selected...
1. ( ) attains his ____ birthday and has
2. ( ) completed at least ____ Years of Service.
* Years of Service with entities that have been, or will be, acquired by the
Employer shall be recognized for the purpose of this Plan. Acquisitions
include stock sales or asset sales.
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CONTRIBUTIONS, ALLOCATIONS AND DISTRIBUTIONS
E1 a. COMPENSATION (Plan Section 1.9) with respect to any Participant means:
1. ( ) Wages, tips and other Compensation on Form W-2.
2. (X) Section 3401(a) wages (wages for withholding purposes).
3. ( ) 415 safe-harbor compensation.
AND COMPENSATION
1. (X) shall
2. ( ) shall not
exclude (even if includible in gross income) reimbursements or other
expense allowances, fringe benefits (cash or noncash), moving expenses,
deferred compensation, and welfare benefits.
b. COMPENSATION shall be
1. (X) actually paid (must be selected if Plan is integrated)
2. ( ) accrued
c. HOWEVER, FOR NON-INTEGRATED PLANS, Compensation shall exclude (select
all that apply):
1. (X) N/A. No exclusions
2. ( ) overtime
3. ( ) bonuses
4. ( ) commissions
5. ( ) other ____
d. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION E1, Compensation shall be based on:
1. (X) the Plan Year.
2. ( ) the Fiscal Year coinciding with or ending within the Plan
Year.
3. ( ) the Calendar Year coinciding with or ending within the Plan
Year.
NOTE: The Limitation Year shall be the same as the year on which
Compensation is based.
e. HOWEVER, for an Employee's first year of participation, Compensation
shall be recognized as of:
1. ( ) the first day of the Plan Year.
2. (X) the date the Participant entered the Plan.
f. IN ADDITION, COMPENSATION and "414(s) Compensation" 1. (X) shall 2.
( ) shall not include compensation which is not currently includible in
the Participant's gross income by reason of the application of Code
Sections 125, 402(a)(8), 402(h)(1)(B) or 403(b).
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E2 SALARY REDUCTION ARRANGEMENT - ELECTIVE CONTRIBUTION
(Plan Section 11.2) Each Employee may elect to have his Compensation
reduced by:
a. ( ) ____%
b. ( ) up to ____%
c. (X) from 1 % to 15 %
d. ( ) up to the maximum percentage allowable not to exceed the limits
of Code Sections 401(k), 404 and 415.
AND...
e. (X) A Participant may elect to commence salary reductions as of
January 1, April 1, July 1 or October 1 (ENTER AT LEAST ONE
DATE OR PERIOD). A Participant may modify the amount of salary
reductions as of January 1, April 1, July 1 or October 1
(ENTER AT LEAST ONE DATE OR PERIOD).
AND...
Shall cash bonuses paid within 2 1/2 months after the end of the Plan
Year be subject to the salary reduction election?
f. ( ) Yes
g. (X) No
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E3 FORMULA FOR DETERMINING EMPLOYER'S MATCHING CONTRIBUTION
(Plan Section 11.1(b))
a. ( ) N/A. There shall be no matching contributions.
b. ( ) The Employer shall make matching contributions equal to ____%
(e.g. 50%) of the Participant's salary reductions.
c. (X) The Employer may make matching contributions equal to a
discretionary percentage, to be determined by the Employer, of the
Participant's salary reductions.
d. ( ) The Employer shall make matching contributions equal to the sum
of ____% of the portion of the Participant's salary reduction
which does not exceed ____% of the Participant's Compensation
plus ____% of the portion of the Participant's salary reduction
which exceeds ____% of the Participant's Compensation, but does
not exceed ____% of the Participant's Compensation.
e. ( ) The Employer shall make matching contributions equal to the
percentage determined under the following schedule:
Participant's Total Matching Percentage
Years of Service
------ ------
------ ------
------ ------
FOR PLANS WITH MATCHING CONTRIBUTIONS
f. (X) Matching contributions g. ( ) shall h. (X) shall not be used
in satisfying the deferral percentage tests. (If used, full
vesting and restrictions on withdrawals will apply and the match
will be deemed to be an Elective Contribution).
i. (X) Shall a Year of Service be required in order to share in the
matching contributions?
With respect to Plan Years beginning after 1989...
1. ( ) Yes (Could cause Plan to violate minimum participation and
coverage requirements under Code Sections 401(a)(26)
and 410)
2. (X) No
With respect to Plan Years beginning before 1990...
1. (X) N/A, new Plan, or same as years beginning after 1989.
2. ( ) Yes
3. ( ) No
j. (X) In determining matching contributions, only salary reductions up
to * % of a Participant's Compensation will be matched.
k. ( ) N/A
l. ( ) The matching contribution made on behalf of a Participant for any
Plan Year shall not exceed $____. m. (X) N/A
n. (X) Matching contributions shall be made on behalf of
1. (X) all Participants.
2. ( ) only Non-Highly Compensated Employees.
o. (X) Notwithstanding anything in the Plan to the contrary, all
matching contributions which relate to distributions of Excess
Deferred Compensation, Excess Contributions, and Excess Aggregate
Contributions shall be Forfeited. (Select this option only if it
is applicable.)
* A discretionary percentage to be determined by the Employer annually.
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E4 WILL A DISCRETIONARY EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTION BE PROVIDED (OTHER THAN A
DISCRETIONARY MATCHING OR QUALIFIED NON-ELECTIVE CONTRIBUTION) (Plan
Section 11.1(c))?
a. ( ) No.
b. ( ) Yes, the Employer may make a discretionary contribution out of
its current or accumulated Net Profit.
c. (X) Yes, the Employer may make a discretionary contribution which is
not limited to its current or accumulated Net Profit.
IF YES (b. or c. is selected above), the Employer's discretionary
contribution shall be allocated as follows:
d. (X) FOR A NON-INTEGRATED PLAN
The Employer discretionary contribution for the Plan Year shall be
allocated in the same ratio as each Participant's Compensation bears to the
total of such Compensation of all Participants.
e. ( ) FOR AN INTEGRATED PLAN
The Employer discretionary contribution for the Plan Year shall be
allocated in accordance with Plan Section 4.3(b)(2) based on a
Participant's Compensation in excess of:
f. ( ) The Taxable Wage Base.
g. ( ) The greater of $10,000 or 20% of the Taxable Wage Base.
h. ( ) ____% of the Taxable Wage Base. (See Note below)
i. ( ) $____. (see Note below)
NOTE: The integration percentage of 5.7% shall be reduced to:
1. 4.3% if h. or i. above is more than 20% and less than or equal
to 80% of the Taxable Wage Base.
2. 5.4% if h. or i. above is less than 100% and more than 80% of
the Taxable Wage Base.
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E5 QUALIFIED NON-ELECTIVE CONTRIBUTIONS (Plan Section 11.1(d))
a. (X) N/A. There shall be no Qualified Non-Elective Contributions
except as provided in Section 11.5(b) and 11.7(h).
b. ( ) The Employer shall make a Qualified Non-Elective Contribution
equal to ____% of the total Compensation of all Participants
eligible to share in the allocations.
c. ( ) The Employer may make a Qualified Non-Elective Contribution in an
amount to be determined by the Employer.
E6 FORFEITURES (Plan Section 4.3(e))
a. Forfeitures of contributions other than matching contributions shall
be...
1. (X) added to the Employer's contribution under the Plan. *
2. ( ) allocated to all Participants eligible to share in the
allocations in the same proportion that each Participant's
Compensation for the year bears to the Compensation of all
Participants for such year.
b. Forfeitures of matching contributions shall be...
1. ( ) N/A. No matching contributions or match is fully vested.
2. (X) used to reduce the Employer's matching contribution. *
3. ( ) allocated to all Participants eligible to share in the
allocations in proportion to each such Participant's
Compensation for the year.
4. ( ) allocated to all Non-Highly Compensated Employee's eligible
to share in the allocations in proportion to each such
Participant's Compensation for the year.
E7 ALLOCATIONS TO ACTIVE PARTICIPANTS (Plan Section 4.3)
With respect to Plan Years beginning after 1989, a Participant...
a. (X) shall (Plan may become discriminatory)
b. ( ) shall not
be required to complete a Year of Service in order to share in any
Non-Elective Contributions (other than matching contributions) or Qualified
Non-Elective Contributions. For Plan Years beginning before 1990, the Plan
provides that a Participant must complete a Year of Service to share in the
allocations.
* Forfeitures may first be used for the payment of plan expenses.
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E8 ALLOCATIONS TO TERMINATED PARTICIPANTS (Plan Section 4.3(k))
Any Participant who terminated employment during the Plan Year (i.e. not
actively employed on the last day of the Plan Year) for reasons other than
death, Total and Permanent Disability or retirement:
a. With respect to Employer Non-Elective Contributions (other than
matching), Qualified Non-Elective Contributions, and Forfeitures:
1. For Plan Years beginning after 1989,
i. ( ) N/A, Plan does not provide for such contributions.
ii. ( ) shall share in the allocations provided such
Participant completed more than 500 Hours of Service.
iii.( ) shall share in such allocations provided such
Participant completed a Year of Service.
iv. (X) shall not share in such allocations, regardless of
Hours of Service.
2. For Plan Years beginning before 1990,
i. (X) N/A, new Plan, or same as for Plan Years beginning
after 1989.
ii. ( ) shall share in such allocations provided such
Participant completed a Year of Service.
iii.( ) shall not share in such allocations, regardless of
Hours of Service.
NOTE: If a.1.iii or iv is selected, the Plan could violate minimum
participation and coverage requirements under Code Sections
401(a)(26) and 410.
b. With respect to the allocation of Employer Matching Contributions, a
Participant:
1. For Plan Years beginning after 1989,
i. ( ) N/A, Plan does not provide for matching contributions.
ii. (X) shall share in the allocations, regardless of Hours of
Service.
iii.( ) shall share in the allocations provided such
Participant completed more than 500 Hours of Service.
iv. ( ) shall share in such allocations provided such
Participant completed a Year of Service.
v. ( ) shall not share in such allocations, regardless of
Hours of Service.
2. For Plan Years beginning before 1990,
i. (X) N/A, new Plan, or same as years beginning after 1989.
ii. ( ) shall share in the allocations, regardless of Hours of
Service.
iii.( ) shall share in such allocations provided such
Participant completed a Year of Service.
iv. ( ) shall not share in such allocations, regardless of
Hours of Service.
NOTE: If b.1.iv or v is selected, the Plan could violate minimum
participation and coverage requirements under Code Section
401(a)(26) and 410.
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E9 ALLOCATIONS OF EARNINGS (Plan Section 4.3(c))
Allocations of earnings with respect to amounts contributed to the Plan
after the previous Anniversary Date or other valuation date shall be
determined...
a. ( ) by using a weighted average.
b. ( ) by treating one-half of all such contributions as being a part of
the Participant's nonsegregated account balance as of the
previous Anniversary Date or valuation date.
c. ( ) by using the method specified in Section 4.3(c).
d. (X) other daily accounting
E10 LIMITATIONS ON ALLOCATIONS (Plan Section 4.4)
a. If any Participant is or was covered under another qualified defined
contribution plan maintained by the Employer, or if the Employer
maintains a welfare benefit fund, as defined in Code Section 419(e), or
an individual medical account, as defined in Code Section 415(l)(2),
under which amounts are treated as Annual Additions with respect to any
Participant in this Plan:
1. (X) N/A.
2. ( ) The provisions of Section 4.4(b) of the Plan will apply.
3. ( ) Provide the method under which the Plans will limit total
Annual Additions to the Maximum Permissible Amount, and will
properly reduce any Excess Amounts, in a manner that
precludes Employer discretion.
b. If any Participant is or ever has been a Participant in a defined
benefit plan maintained by the Employer:
1. (X) N/A.
2. ( ) In any Limitation Year, the Annual Additions credited to the
Participant under this Plan may not cause the sum of the
Defined Benefit Plan Fraction and the Defined Contribution
Fraction to exceed 1.0. If the Employer's contribution that
would otherwise be made on the Participant's behalf during
the limitation year would cause the 1.0 limitation to be
exceeded, the rate of contribution under this Plan will be
reduced so that the sum of the fractions equals 1.0. If the
1.0 limitation is exceeded because of an Excess Amount, such
Excess Amount will be reduced in accordance with Section
4.4(a)(4) of the Plan.
3. ( ) Provide the method under which the Plans involved will
satisfy the 1.0 limitation in a manner that precludes
Employer discretion.
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E11 DISTRIBUTIONS UPON DEATH (Plan Section 6.6(h))
Distributions upon the death of a Participant prior to receiving any
benefits shall...
a. (X) be made pursuant to the election of the Participant or
beneficiary.
b. ( ) begin within 1 year of death for a designated beneficiary and be
payable over the life (or over a period not exceeding the life
expectancy) of such beneficiary, except that if the beneficiary
is the Participant's spouse, begin within the time the
Participant would have attained age 70 1/2.
c. ( ) be made within 5 years of death for all beneficiaries.
d. ( ) other ____
E12 LIFE EXPECTANCIES (Plan Section 6.5(f)) for minimum distributions
required pursuant to Code Section 401(a)(9) shall...
a. (X) be recalculated at the Participant's election.
b. ( ) be recalculated.
c. ( ) not be recalculated.
E13 CONDITIONS FOR DISTRIBUTIONS UPON TERMINATION
Distributions upon termination of employment pursuant to Section 6.4(a) of
the Plan shall not be made unless the following conditions have been
satisfied:
a. (X) N/A. Immediate distributions may be made at Participant's
election.
b. ( ) The Participant has incurred ____ 1-Year Break(s) in
Service.
c. ( ) The Participant has reached his or her Early or Normal
Retirement Age.
d. ( ) Distributions may be made at the Participant's election on or
after the Anniversary Date following termination of employment.
e. ( ) Other ____
E14 FORM OF DISTRIBUTIONS (Plan Sections 6.5 and 6.6)
Distributions under the Plan may be made...
a. 1. ( ) in lump sums.
2. (X) in lump sums or installments.
b. AND, pursuant to Plan Section 6.13,
1. (X) no annuities are allowed (avoids Joint and Survivor rules).
2. ( ) annuities are allowed (Plan Section 6.13 shall not apply).
NOTE: b.1. above may not be elected if this is an amendment to a plan
which permitted annuities as a form of distribution or if this Plan
has accepted a plan to plan transfer of assets from a plan which
permitted annuities as a form of distribution.
c. AND may be made in...
1. ( ) cash only (except for insurance or annuity contracts).
2. (X) cash or property.
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TOP HEAVY REQUIREMENTS
F1 TOP HEAVY DUPLICATIONS (Plan Section 4.3(i)): When a Non-Key Employee is a
Participant in this Plan and a Defined Benefit Plan maintained by the
Employer, indicate which method shall be utilized to avoid duplication of
top heavy minimum benefits.
a. (X) The Employer does not maintain a Defined Benefit Plan.
b. ( ) A minimum, non-integrated contribution of 5% of each Non-Key
Employee's total Compensation shall be provided in this Plan, as
specified in Section 4.3(i). (The Defined Benefit and Defined
Contribution Fractions will be computed using 100% if this choice
is selected.)
c. ( ) A minimum, non-integrated contribution of 7 1/2% of each Non-Key
Employee's total Compensation shall be provided in this Plan, as
specified in Section 4.3(i). (If this choice is selected, the
Defined Benefit and Defined Contribution Fractions will be
computed using 125% for all Plan Years in which the Plan is Top
Heavy, but not Super Top Heavy.)
d. ( ) Specify the method under which the Plans will provide top heavy
minimum benefits for Non-Key Employees that will preclude
Employer discretion and avoid inadvertent omissions, including
any adjustments required under Code Section 415(e).
F2 PRESENT VALUE OF ACCRUED BENEFIT (Plan Section 2.2) for Top Heavy purposes
where the Employer maintains a Defined Benefit Plan in addition to this
Plan, shall be based on...
a. (X) N/A. The Employer does not maintain a defined benefit plan.
b. ( ) Interest Rate: ____
Mortality Table: ____
F3 TOP HEAVY DUPLICATIONS: Employer maintaining two (2) or more Defined
Contribution Plans.
a. (X) N/A.
b. ( ) A minimum, non-integrated contribution of 3% of each Non-Key
Employee's total Compensation shall be provided in the Money
Purchase Plan (or other plan subject to Code Section 412), where
the Employer maintains two (2) or more non-paired Defined
Contribution Plans.
c. ( ) Specify the method under which the Plans will provide top heavy
minimum benefits for Non-Key Employees that will preclude
Employer discretion and avoid inadvertent omissions, including
any adjustments required under Code Section 415(e).
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MISCELLANEOUS
G1 LOANS TO PARTICIPANTS (Plan Section 7.4)
a. (X) Yes, loans may be made up to $50,000 or 1/2 Vested interest.
b. ( ) No, loans may not be made.
If YES, (check all that apply)...
c. (X) loans shall be treated as a Directed Investment.
d. (X) loans shall only be made for hardship or financial necessity. *
e. (X) the minimum loan shall be $1,000.
f. ( ) $10,000 de minimis loans may be made regardless of Vested
interest. (If selected, Plan may need security in addition to
Vested interest.)
NOTE: Department of Labor Regulations require the adoption of a SEPARATE
written loan program setting forth the requirements outlined in
Plan Section 7.4.
G2 DIRECTED INVESTMENT ACCOUNTS (Plan Section 4.8) are permitted for the
interest in any one or more accounts.
a. (X) Yes, regardless of the Participant's Vested interest in the Plan.
b. ( ) Yes, but only with respect to the Participant's Vested interest
in the Plan.
c. ( ) Yes, but only with respect to those accounts which are 100%
Vested.
d. ( ) No directed investments are permitted.
G3 TRANSFERS FROM QUALIFIED PLANS (Plan Section 4.6)
a. (X) Yes, transfers from qualified plans (and rollovers) will be
allowed.
b. ( ) No, transfers from qualified plans (and rollovers) will not be
allowed.
AND, transfers shall be permitted...
c. (X) from any Employee, even if not a Participant.
d. ( ) from Participants only.
G4 EMPLOYEES' VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS (Plan Section 4.7)
a. ( ) Yes, Voluntary Contributions are allowed subject to the limits of
Section 4.10.
b. (X) No, Voluntary Contributions will not be allowed.
NOTE: TRA '86 subjects voluntary contributions to strict discrimination
rules.
* Participants may have only one outstanding loan at any time. Loans shall
also be permitted to be used for investment in appreciable assets.
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G5 HARDSHIP DISTRIBUTIONS (Plan Sections 6.11 and 11.8)
a. ( ) Yes, from any accounts which are 100% Vested.
b. ( ) Yes, from Participant's Elective Account only.
c. (X) Yes, but limited to the Participant's Account only. *
d. ( ) No.
NOTE: Distributions from a Participant's Elective Account are limited to
the portion of such account attributable to such Participant's
Deferred Compensation and earnings attributable thereto up to
December 31, 1988. Also hardship distributions are not permitted
from a Participant's Qualified Non-Elective Account.
G6 PRE-RETIREMENT DISTRIBUTION (Plan Section 6.10)
a. (X) If a Participant has reached the age of 59 1/2, distributions
may be made, at the Participant's election, from any accounts
which are 100% Vested without requiring the Participant to
terminate employment. **
b. ( ) No pre-retirement distribution may be made.
NOTE: Distributions from a Participant's Elective Account and Qualified
Non-Elective Account are not permitted prior to age 59 1/2.
G7 LIFE INSURANCE (Plan Section 7.2(d)) may be purchased with Plan
contributions.
a. (X) No life insurance may be purchased.
b. ( ) Yes, at the option of the Administrator.
c. ( ) Yes, at the option of the Participant.
AND, the purchase of initial or additional life insurance shall be subject
to the following limitations: (select all that apply)
d. ( ) N/A, no limitations.
e. ( ) each initial Contract shall have a minimum face amount of $____.
f. ( ) each additional Contract shall have a minimum face amount of
$____.
g. ( ) the Participant has completed ____ Years of Service.
h. ( ) the Participant has completed ____ Years of Service while a
Participant in the Plan.
i. ( ) the Participant is under age ____ on the Contract issue date.
j. ( ) the maximum amount of all Contracts on behalf of a Participant
shall not exceed $____.
k. ( ) the maximum face amount of life insurance shall be $____.
* Hardship distributions from a Participant's Elective Account shall be
limited to those reasons contained in Section 6.11 of the Plan Document.
Hardship distributions from accounts other than the Participant's Elective
Account may also be made if evidence submitted to the Plan Administrator
demonstrates that the hardship is of sufficient magnitude to impair the
Participant's financial security.
** Participants may also withdraw from accounts which are not 100% vested.
However, they may not withdraw more than their vested portion of the account.
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The adopting Employer may not rely on an opinion letter issued by the National
Office of the Internal Revenue Service as evidence that the plan is qualified
under Code Section 401. In order to obtain reliance with respect to plan
qualification, the Employer must apply to the appropriate Key District Office
for a determination letter.
This Adoption Agreement may be used only in conjunction with basic Plan
document #01. This Adoption Agreement and the basic Plan document shall
together be known as Crowe, Chizek and Company LLP Non-Standardized 401(k)
Profit Sharing Plan and Trust #01-005.
The adoption of this Plan, its qualification by the IRS, and the related tax
consequences are the responsibility of the Employer and its independent tax and
legal advisors.
Crowe, Chizek and Company LLP will notify the Employer of any amendments made
to the Plan or of the discontinuance or abandonment of the Plan provided this
Plan has been acknowledged by Crowe, Chizek and Company LLP or its authorized
representative. Furthermore, in order to be eligible to receive such
notification, we agree to notify Crowe, Chizek and Company LLP of any change in
address.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Employer and Trustee hereby cause this Plan to be
executed on ______. Furthermore, this Plan may not be used unless acknowledged
by Crowe, Chizek and Company LLP or its authorized representative.
EMPLOYER:
Childtime Childcare, Inc.
By:
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TRUSTEE TRUSTEE
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TRUSTEE TRUSTEE
- ----------------------------------
TRUSTEE
PARTICIPATING EMPLOYER:
- ----------------------------------
(enter name)
By:
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This Plan may not be used, and shall not be deemed to be a Regional Prototype
Plan, unless an authorized representative of Crowe, Chizek and Company LLP has
acknowledged the use of the Plan. Such acknowledgment is for administerial
purposes only. It acknowledges that the Employer is using the Plan but does not
represent that this Plan, including the choices selected on the Adoption
Agreement, has been reviewed by a representative of the sponsor or constitutes
a qualified retirement plan.
Crowe, Chizek and Company LLP
By:
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CROWE, CHIZEK AND COMPANY LLP REGIONAL PROTOTYPE
DEFINED CONTRIBUTION PLAN AND TRUST
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
ARTICLE II
TOP HEAVY PROVISIONS AND ADMINISTRATION
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2.1 TOP HEAVY PLAN REQUIREMENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
2.2 DETERMINATION OF TOP HEAVY STATUS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
2.3 POWERS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE EMPLOYER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
2.4 DESIGNATION OF ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
2.5 ALLOCATION AND DELEGATION OF RESPONSIBILITIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
2.6 POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE ADMINISTRATOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
2.7 RECORDS AND REPORTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
2.8 APPOINTMENT OF ADVISERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
2.9 INFORMATION FROM EMPLOYER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
2.10 PAYMENT OF EXPENSES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
2.11 MAJORITY ACTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
2.12 CLAIMS PROCEDURE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
2.13 CLAIMS REVIEW PROCEDURE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
ARTICLE III
ELIGIBILITY
3.1 CONDITIONS OF ELIGIBILITY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
3.2 EFFECTIVE DATE OF PARTICIPATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
3.3 DETERMINATION OF ELIGIBILITY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
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3.4 TERMINATION OF ELIGIBILITY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
3.5 OMISSION OF ELIGIBLE EMPLOYEE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
3.6 INCLUSION OF INELIGIBLE EMPLOYEE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
3.7 ELECTION NOT TO PARTICIPATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
3.8 CONTROL OF ENTITIES BY OWNER-EMPLOYEE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
ARTICLE IV
CONTRIBUTION AND ALLOCATION
4.1 FORMULA FOR DETERMINING EMPLOYER'S CONTRIBUTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
4.2 TIME OF PAYMENT OF EMPLOYER'S CONTRIBUTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
4.3 ALLOCATION OF CONTRIBUTION, FORFEITURES AND EARNINGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
4.4 MAXIMUM ANNUAL ADDITIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
4.5 ADJUSTMENT FOR EXCESSIVE ANNUAL ADDITIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
4.6 TRANSFERS FROM QUALIFIED PLANS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
4.7 VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
4.8 DIRECTED INVESTMENT ACCOUNT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
4.9 QUALIFIED VOLUNTARY EMPLOYEE CONTRIBUTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
4.10 ACTUAL CONTRIBUTION PERCENTAGE TESTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
4.11 INTEGRATION IN MORE THAN ONE PLAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
ARTICLE V
VALUATIONS
5.1 VALUATION OF THE TRUST FUND . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
5.2 METHOD OF VALUATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
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ARTICLE VI
DETERMINATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF BENEFITS
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6.1 DETERMINATION OF BENEFITS UPON RETIREMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
6.2 DETERMINATION OF BENEFITS UPON DEATH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
6.3 DETERMINATION OF BENEFITS IN EVENT OF DISABILITY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
6.4 DETERMINATION OF BENEFITS UPON TERMINATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
6.5 DISTRIBUTION OF BENEFITS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
6.6 DISTRIBUTION OF BENEFITS UPON DEATH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
6.7 TIME OF SEGREGATION OR DISTRIBUTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
6.8 DISTRIBUTION FOR MINOR BENEFICIARY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
6.9 LOCATION OF PARTICIPANT OR BENEFICIARY UNKNOWN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
6.10 PRE-RETIREMENT DISTRIBUTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
6.11 ADVANCE DISTRIBUTION FOR HARDSHIP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
6.12 LIMITATIONS ON BENEFITS AND DISTRIBUTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
6.13 SPECIAL RULE FOR NON-ANNUITY PLANS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
ARTICLE VII
TRUSTEE
7.1 BASIC RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE TRUSTEE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
7.2 INVESTMENT POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE TRUSTEE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
7.3 OTHER POWERS OF THE TRUSTEE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
7.4 LOANS TO PARTICIPANTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
7.5 DUTIES OF THE TRUSTEE REGARDING PAYMENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
7.6 TRUSTEE'S COMPENSATION AND EXPENSES AND TAXES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
7.7 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE TRUSTEE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
7.8 AUDIT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
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7.9 RESIGNATION, REMOVAL AND SUCCESSION OF TRUSTEE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
7.10 TRANSFER OF INTEREST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
7.11 TRUSTEE INDEMNIFICATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
7.12 EMPLOYER SECURITIES AND REAL PROPERTY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
ARTICLE VIII
AMENDMENT, TERMINATION, AND MERGERS
8.1 AMENDMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
8.2 TERMINATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
8.3 MERGER OR CONSOLIDATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
ARTICLE IX
MISCELLANEOUS
9.1 EMPLOYER ADOPTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
9.2 PARTICIPANT'S RIGHTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
9.3 ALIENATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
9.4 CONSTRUCTION OF PLAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
9.5 GENDER AND NUMBER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
9.6 LEGAL ACTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
9.7 PROHIBITION AGAINST DIVERSION OF FUNDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
9.8 BONDING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
9.9 EMPLOYER'S AND TRUSTEE'S PROTECTIVE CLAUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
9.10 INSURER'S PROTECTIVE CLAUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
9.11 RECEIPT AND RELEASE FOR PAYMENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
9.12 ACTION BY THE EMPLOYER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
9.13 NAMED FIDUCIARIES AND ALLOCATION OF RESPONSIBILITY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
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9.14 HEADINGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
9.15 APPROVAL BY INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
9.16 UNIFORMITY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
9.17 PAYMENT OF BENEFITS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
ARTICLE X
PARTICIPATING EMPLOYERS
10.1 ELECTION TO BECOME A PARTICIPATING EMPLOYER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
10.2 REQUIREMENTS OF PARTICIPATING EMPLOYERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
10.3 DESIGNATION OF AGENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
10.4 EMPLOYEE TRANSFERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
10.5 PARTICIPATING EMPLOYER'S CONTRIBUTION AND FORFEITURES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
10.6 AMENDMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
10.7 DISCONTINUANCE OF PARTICIPATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
10.8 ADMINISTRATOR'S AUTHORITY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
10.9 PARTICIPATING EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTION FOR AFFILIATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
ARTICLE XI
CASH OR DEFERRED PROVISIONS
11.1 FORMULA FOR DETERMINING EMPLOYER'S CONTRIBUTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
11.2 PARTICIPANT'S SALARY REDUCTION ELECTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
11.3 ALLOCATION OF CONTRIBUTION, FORFEITURES AND EARNINGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
11.4 ACTUAL DEFERRAL PERCENTAGE TESTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
11.5 ADJUSTMENT TO ACTUAL DEFERRAL PERCENTAGE TESTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
11.6 ACTUAL CONTRIBUTION PERCENTAGE TESTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
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11.7 ADJUSTMENT TO ACTUAL CONTRIBUTION PERCENTAGE TESTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
11.8 ADVANCE DISTRIBUTION FOR HARDSHIP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
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ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
As used in this Plan, the following words and phrases shall have the
meanings set forth herein unless a different meaning is clearly required by the
context:
1.1 "ACT" means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as
it may be amended from time to time.
1.2 "ADMINISTRATOR" means the person(s) or entity designated by the
Employer pursuant to Section 2.4 to administer the Plan on behalf of the
Employer.
1.3 "ADOPTION AGREEMENT" means the separate Agreement which is executed
by the Employer and accepted by the Trustee which sets forth the elective
provisions of this Plan and Trust as specified by the Employer.
1.4 "AFFILIATED EMPLOYER" means the Employer and any corporation which
is a member of a controlled group of corporations (as defined in Code Section
414(b)) which includes the Employer; any trade or business (whether or not
incorporated) which is under common control (as defined in Code Section 414(c))
with the Employer; any organization (whether or not incorporated) which is a
member of an affiliated service group (as defined in Code Section 414(m)) which
includes the Employer; and any other entity required to be aggregated with the
Employer pursuant to Regulations under Code Section 414(o).
1.5 "AGGREGATE ACCOUNT" means with respect to each Participant, the
value of all accounts maintained on behalf of a Participant, whether
attributable to Employer or Employee contributions, subject to the provisions
of Section 2.2.
1.6 "ANNIVERSARY DATE" means the anniversary date specified in C3 of the
Adoption Agreement.
1.7 "BENEFICIARY" means the person to whom a share of a deceased
Participant's interest in the Plan is payable, subject to the restrictions of
Sections 6.2 and 6.6.
1.8 "CODE" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended or
replaced from time to time.
1.9 "COMPENSATION" with respect to any Participant means one of the
following as elected in the Adoption Agreement. However, Compensation for any
Self-Employed Individual shall be equal to his Earned Income.
(a) Information required to be reported under Sections 6041,
6051 and 6052 (wages, tips and Other Compensation Box on Form W-2).
Compensation is defined as wages, as defined in Code Section
3401(a), and all other payments of Compensation to an Employee by
the Employer (in the course of the Employer's trade or business) for
which the Employer is required to furnish the Employee a written
statement under Code Sections 6041(d) and 6051(a)(3). Compensation
must be determined without regard to any rules under Code Section
3401(a) that limit the remuneration included in wages based on the
nature or location of the employment or the services performed (such
as the exception for agricultural labor in Section 3401(a)(2)).
(b) Section 3401(a) wages. Compensation is defined as wages
within the meaning of Code Section 3401(a) for the purposes of
income tax withholding at the source but determined without regard
to any rules that limit the remuneration included in wages based on
the nature or location
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of the employment or the services performed (such as the exception
for agricultural labor in Code Section 3401(a)(2)).
(c) 415 safe-harbor compensation. Compensation is defined as
wages, salaries, and fees for professional services and other
amounts received (without regard to whether or not an amount is paid
in cash) for personal services actually rendered in the course of
employment with the Employer maintaining the Plan to the extent that
the amounts are includible in gross income (including, but not
limited to, commissions paid salesmen, compensation for services on
the basis of a percentage of profits, commissions on insurance
premiums, tips, bonuses, fringe benefits, and reimbursements, or
other expense allowances under a nonaccountable plan (as described
in Regulation Section 1.62-2(c)), and excluding the following:
(1) Employer contributions to a plan of deferred compensation
which are not includible in the Employee's gross income for
the taxable year in which contributed, or Employer
contributions under a simplified employee pension plan to the
extent such contributions are deductible by the Employee, or
any distributions from a plan of deferred compensation;
(2) Amounts realized from the exercise of a nonqualified stock
option, or when restricted stock (or property) held by the
Employee either becomes freely transferable or is no longer
subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture;
(3) Amounts realized from the sale, exchange or other
disposition of stock acquired under a qualified stock option;
and
(4) Other amounts which received special tax benefits, or
contributions made by the Employer (whether or not under a
salary reduction agreement) towards the purchase of an annuity
contract described in section 403(b) of the Internal Revenue
Code (whether or not the contributions are actually excludable
from the gross income of the Employee).
If, in connection with the adoption of any amendment, the definition
of Compensation has been modified, then, for Plan Years prior to the Plan Year
which includes the adoption date of such amendment, Compensation means
compensation determined pursuant to the Plan then in effect.
In addition, if specified in the Adoption Agreement, Compensation
for all Plan purposes shall also include compensation which is not currently
includible in the Participant's gross income by reason of the application of
Code Sections 125, 402(a)(8), 402(h)(1)(B), or 403(b).
Compensation in excess of $200,000 shall be disregarded. Such amount
shall be adjusted at the same time and in such manner as permitted under Code
Section 415(d). In applying this limitation, the family group of a Highly
Compensated Participant who is subject to the Family Member aggregation rules
of Code Section 414(q)(6) because such Participant is either a "five percent
owner" of the Employer or one of the ten (10) Highly Compensated Employees paid
the greatest "415 Compensation" during the year, shall be treated as a single
Participant, except that for this purpose Family Members shall include only the
affected Participant's spouse and any lineal descendants who have not attained
age nineteen (19) before the close of the year. If, as a result of the
application of such rules, the adjusted $200,000 limitation is exceeded, then
(except for purposes of determining the portion of Compensation up to the
integration level if this plan is integrated), the limitation shall be prorated
among the affected individuals in proportion to each such individual's
Compensation as determined under this Section prior to the application of this
limitation.
For Plan Years beginning prior to January 1, 1989, the $200,000
limit (without regard to Family Member aggregation) shall apply only for Top
Heavy Plan Years and shall not be adjusted.
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In addition to other applicable limitations set forth in the Plan,
and notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan to the contrary, for Plan
Years beginning on or after January 1, 1994, the annual Compensation for each
Employee taken into account under the Plan shall not exceed the OBRA '93 annual
Compensation limit. The OBRA '93 annual Compensation limit is $150,000, as
adjusted by the Commissioner for increases in the cost of living in accordance
with Section 401(a)(17)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code. The cost-of-living
adjustment in effect for a calendar year applies to any period, not exceeding
12 months, over which Compensation is determined (determination period)
beginning in such calendar year. If a determination period consists of fewer
than 12 months, the OBRA '93 annual Compensation limit will be multiplied by a
fraction, the numerator of which is the number of months in the determination
period, and the denominator of which is 12.
For Plan Years beginning on or after January 1, 1994, any reference
in this Plan to the limitation under Section 401(a)(17) of the Code shall mean
the OBRA '93 annual Compensation limit set forth in this provision.
If Compensation for any prior determination period is taken into
account in determining an Employee's benefits accruing in the current Plan
Year, the Compensation for that prior determination period is subject to the
OBRA '93 Compensation limit in effect for that prior determination period. For
this purpose, for determination periods beginning before the first day of the
Plan Year beginning on or after January 1, 1994, the OBRA '93 annual
Compensation limit is $150,000.
1.10 "CONTRACT" or "POLICY" means any life insurance policy, retirement
income policy, or annuity contract (group or individual) issued by the Insurer.
In the event of any conflict between the terms of this Plan and the terms of
any insurance contract purchased hereunder, the Plan provisions shall control.
1.11 "DEFERRED COMPENSATION" means, with respect to any Participant, that
portion of the Participant's total Compensation which has beencontributed to
the Plan in accordance with the Participant's deferral election pursuant to
Section 11.2.
1.12 "EARLY RETIREMENT DATE" means the date specified in the Adoption
Agreement on which a Participant or Former Participant has satisfied the age
and service requirements specified in the Adoption Agreement (Early Retirement
Age). A Participant shall become fully Vested upon satisfying this requirement
if still employed at his Early Retirement Age.
A Former Participant who terminates employment after satisfying the
service requirement for Early Retirement and who thereafter reaches the age
requirement contained herein shall be entitled to receive his benefits under
this Plan.
1.13 "EARNED INCOME" means with respect to a Self-Employed Individual,
the net earnings from self-employment in the trade or business with respect to
which the Plan is established, for which the personal services of the
individual are a material income-producing factor. Net earnings will be
determined without regard to items not included in gross income and the
deductions allocable to such items. Net earnings are reduced by contributions
by the Employer to a qualified Plan to the extent deductible under Code Section
404. In addition, for Plan Years beginning after December 31, 1989, net
earnings shall be determined with regard to the deduction allowed to the
Employer by Code Section 164(f).
1.14 "ELECTIVE CONTRIBUTION" means the Employer's contributions to the
Plan that are made pursuant to the Participant's deferral election pursuant to
Section 11.2, excluding any such amounts distributed as "excess annual
additions" pursuant to Section 4.4. In addition, if selected in E3 of the
Adoption Agreement, the Employer's matching contribution made pursuant to
Section 11.1(b) shall or shall not be considered an Elective Contribution for
purposes of the Plan, as provided in Section 11.1(b). Elective Contributions
shall be subject to the requirements of Sections 11.2(b) and 11.2(c) and shall
further be required to satisfy the
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discrimination requirements of Regulation 1.401(k)-1(b)(3), the provisions of
which are specifically incorporated herein by reference.
1.15 "ELIGIBLE EMPLOYEE" means any Employee specified in D1 of the
Adoption Agreement.
1.16 "EMPLOYEE" means any person who is employed by the Employer, but
excludes any person who is employed as an independent contractor. The term
Employee shall also include Leased Employees as provided in Code Section 414(n)
or (o).
Except as provided in the Non-Standardized Adoption Agreement, all
Employees of all entities which are an Affiliated Employer will be treated as
employed by a single employer.
1.17 "EMPLOYER" means the entity specified in the Adoption Agreement, any
Participating Employer (as defined in Section 10.1) which shall adopt this
Plan, any successor which shall maintain this Plan and any predecessor which
has maintained this Plan.
1.18 "EXCESS COMPENSATION" means, with respect to a Plan that is
integrated with Social Security, a Participant's Compensation which is in
excess of the amount set forth in the Adoption Agreement.
1.19 "EXCESS CONTRIBUTIONS" means, with respect to a Plan Year, the
excess of Elective Contributions and Qualified Non-Elective Contributions made
on behalf of Highly Compensated Participants for the Plan Year over the maximum
amount of such contributions permitted under Section 11.4(a).
1.20 "EXCESS DEFERRED COMPENSATION" means, with respect to any taxable
year of a Participant, the excess of the aggregate amount of such Participant's
Deferred Compensation and the elective deferrals pursuant to Section 11.2(f)
actually made on behalf of such Participant for such taxable year, over the
dollar limitation provided for in Code Section 402(g), which is incorporated
herein by reference. Excess Deferred Compensation shall be treated as an
"annual addition" pursuant to Section 4.4 when contributed to the Plan unless
distributed to the affected Participant not later than the first April 15th
following the close of the Participant's taxable year.
1.21 "FAMILY MEMBER" means, with respect to an affected Participant, such
Participant's spouse, and such Participant's lineal descendants and ascendants
and their spouses, all as described in Code Section 414(q)(6)(B).
1.22 "FIDUCIARY" means any person who (a) exercises any discretionary
authority or discretionary control respecting management of the Plan or
exercises any authority or control respecting management or disposition of its
assets, (b) renders investment advice for a fee or other compensation, direct
or indirect, with respect to any monies or other property of the Plan or has
any authority or responsibility to do so, or (c) has any discretionary
authority or discretionary responsibility in the administration of the Plan,
including, but not limited to, the Trustee, the Employer and its representative
body, and the Administrator.
1.23 "FISCAL YEAR" means the Employer's accounting year as specified in
the Adoption Agreement.
1.24 "FORFEITURE" means that portion of a Participant's Account that is
not Vested, and occurs on the earlier of:
(a) the distribution of the entire Vested portion of a
Participant's Account, or
(b) the last day of the Plan Year in which the Participant
incurs five (5) consecutive 1-Year Breaks in Service.
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Furthermore, for purposes of paragraph (a) above, in the case of a
Terminated Participant whose Vested benefit is zero, such Terminated
Participant shall be deemed to have received a distribution of his Vested
benefit upon his termination of employment. In addition, the term Forfeiture
shall also include amounts deemed to be Forfeitures pursuant to any other
provision of this Plan.
1.25 "FORMER PARTICIPANT" means a person who has been a Participant, but
who has ceased to be a Participant for any reason.
1.26 "414(s) COMPENSATION" with respect to any Employee means his
Compensation as defined in Section 1.9. However, for purposes of this Section,
Compensation shall be Compensation paid and, if selected in the Adoption
Agreement, shall only be recognized as of an Employee's effective date of
participation. If, in connection with the adoption of any amendment, the
definition of "414(s) Compensation" has been modified, then for Plan Years
prior to the Plan Year which includes the adoption date of such amendment,
"414(s) Compensation" means compensation determined pursuant to the Plan Year
in effect.
In addition, if specified in the Adoption Agreement, "414(s)
Compensation" shall also include compensation which is not currently includible
in the Participant's gross income by reason of the application of Code Sections
125, 402(a)(8), 402(h)(1)(B), or 403(b), plus Elective Contributions
attributable to Deferred Compensation recharacterized as voluntary Employee
contributions pursuant to 11.5(a).
1.27 "415 COMPENSATION" means compensation as defined in Section
4.4(f)(2).
If, in connection with the adoption of any amendment, the definition
of "415 Compensation" has been modified, then, for Plan Years prior to the Plan
Year which includes the adoption date of such amendment, "415 Compensation"
means compensation determined pursuant to the Plan then in effect.
1.28 "HIGHLY COMPENSATED EMPLOYEE" means an Employee described in Code
Section 414(q) and the Regulations thereunder and generally means an Employee
who performed services for the Employer during the "determination year" and is
in one or more of the following groups:
(a) Employees who at any time during the "determination year"
or "look-back year" were "five percent owners" as defined in Section
1.35(c).
(b) Employees who received "415 Compensation" during the
"look-back year" from the Employer in excess of $75,000.
(c) Employees who received "415 Compensation" during the
"look-back year" from the Employer in excess of $50,000 and were in
the Top Paid Group of Employees for the Plan Year.
(d) Employees who during the "look-back year" were officers of
the Employer (as that term is defined within the meaning of the
Regulations under Code Section 416) and received "415 Compensation"
during the "look-back year" from the Employer greater than 50
percent of the limit in effect under Code Section 415(b)(1)(A) for
any such Plan Year. The number of officers shall be limited to the
lesser of (i) 50 employees; or (ii) the greater of 3 employees or 10
percent of all employees. If the Employer does not have at least one
officer whose annual "415 Compensation" is in excess of 50 percent
of the Code Section 415(b)(1)(A) limit, then the highest paid
officer of the Employer will be treated as a Highly Compensated
Employee.
(e) Employees who are in the group consisting of the 100
Employees paid the greatest "415 Compensation" during the
"determination year" and are also described in (b), (c) or (d) above
when these paragraphs are modified to substitute "determination
year" for "look-back year."
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The "determination year" shall be the Plan Year for which testing is
being performed, and the "look-back year" shall be the immediately preceding
twelve-month period. However, if the Plan Year is a calendar year, or if
another Plan of the Employer so provides, then the "look-back year" shall be
the calendar year ending with or within the Plan Year for which testing is
being performed, and the "determination year" (if applicable) shall be the
period of time, if any, which extends beyond the "look-back year" and ends on
the last day of the Plan Year for which testing is being performed (the "lag
period"). With respect to this election, it shall be applied on a uniform and
consistent basis to all plans, entities, and arrangements of the Employer.
For purposes of this Section, the determination of "415
Compensation" shall be made by including amounts that would otherwise be
excluded from a Participant's gross income by reason of the application of Code
Sections 125, 402(a)(8), 402(h)(1)(B) and, in the case of Employer
contributions made pursuant to a salary reduction agreement, Code Section
403(b). Additionally, the dollar threshold amounts specified in (b) and (c)
above shall be adjusted at such time and in such manner as is provided in
Regulations. In the case of such an adjustment, the dollar limits which shall
be applied are those for the calendar year in which the "determination year" or
"look back year" begins.
In determining who is a Highly Compensated Employee, Employees who
are non-resident aliens and who received no earned income (within the meaning
of Code Section 911(d)) from the Employer constituting United States source
income within the meaning of Code Section 861(a)(3) shall not be treated as
Employees. Additionally, all Affiliated Employers shall be taken into account
as a single employer and Leased Employees within the meaning of Code Sections
414(n)(2) and 414(o)(2) shall be considered Employees unless such Leased
Employees are covered by a plan described in Code Section 414(n)(5) and are not
covered in any qualified plan maintained by the Employer. The exclusion of
Leased Employees for this purpose shall be applied on a uniform and consistent
basis for all of the Employer's retirement plans. In addition, Highly
Compensated Former Employees shall be treated as Highly Compensated Employees
without regard to whether they performed services during the "determination
year."
1.29 "HIGHLY COMPENSATED FORMER EMPLOYEE" means a former Employee who had
a separation year prior to the "determination year" and was a Highly
Compensated Employee in the year of separation from service or in any
"determination year" after attaining age 55. Notwithstanding the foregoing, an
Employee who separated from service prior to 1987 will be treated as a Highly
Compensated Former Employee only if during the separation year (or year
preceding the separation year) or any year after the Employee attains age 55
(or the last year ending before the Employee's 55th birthday), the Employee
either received "415 Compensation" in excess of $50,000 or was a "five percent
owner." For purposes of this Section, "determination year," "415 Compensation"
and "five percent owner" shall be determined in accordance with Section 1.28.
Highly Compensated Former Employees shall be treated as Highly Compensated
Employees. The method set forth in this Section for determining who is a
"Highly Compensated Former Employee" shall be applied on a uniform and
consistent basis for all purposes for which the Code Section 414(q) definition
is applicable.
1.30 "HIGHLY COMPENSATED PARTICIPANT" means any Highly Compensated
Employee who is eligible to participate in the Plan.
1.31 "HOUR OF SERVICE" means (1) each hour for which an Employee is
directly or indirectly compensated or entitled to compensation by the Employer
for the performance of duties during the applicable computation period; (2)
each hour for which an Employee is directly or indirectly compensated or
entitled to compensation by the Employer (irrespective of whether the
employment relationship has terminated) for reasons other than performance of
duties (such as vacation, holidays, sickness, jury duty, disability, lay-off,
military duty or leave of absence) during the applicable computation period;
(3) each hour for which back pay is awarded or agreed to by the Employer
without regard to mitigation of damages. The same Hours of Service shall not be
credited both under (1) or (2), as the case may be, and under (3).
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Notwithstanding the above, (i) no more than 501 Hours of Service are
required to be credited to an Employee on account of any single continuous
period during which the Employee performs no duties (whether or not such period
occurs in a single computation period); (ii) an hour for which an Employee is
directly or indirectly paid, or entitled to payment, on account of a period
during which no duties are performed is not required to be credited to the
Employee if such payment is made or due under a plan maintained solely for the
purpose of complying with applicable worker's compensation, or unemployment
compensation or disability insurance laws; and (iii) Hours of Service are not
required to be credited for a payment which solely reimburses an Employee for
medical or medically related expenses incurred by the Employee.
For purposes of this Section, a payment shall be deemed to be made
by or due from the Employer regardless of whether such payment is made by or
due from the Employer directly, or indirectly through, among others, a trust
fund, or insurer, to which the Employer contributes or pays premiums and
regardless of whether contributions made or due to the trust fund, insurer, or
other entity are for the benefit of particular Employees or are on behalf of a
group of Employees in the aggregate.
An Hour of Service must be counted for the purpose of determining a
Year of Service, a year of participation for purposes of accrued benefits, a
1-Year Break in Service, and employment commencement date (or reemployment
commencement date). The provisions of Department of Labor regulations
2530.200b-2(b) and (c) are incorporated herein by reference.
Hours of Service will be credited for employment with all Affiliated
Employers and for any individual considered to be a Leased Employee pursuant to
Code Sections 414(n) or 414(o) and the Regulations thereunder.
Hours of Service will be determined on the basis of the method
selected in the Adoption Agreement.
1.32 "INSURER" means any legal reserve insurance company which shall
issue one or more policies under the Plan.
1.33 "INVESTMENT MANAGER" means an entity that (a) has the power to
manage, acquire, or dispose of Plan assets and (b) acknowledges fiduciary
responsibility to the Plan in writing. Such entity must be a person, firm, or
corporation registered as an investment adviser under the Investment Advisers
Act of 1940, a bank, or an insurance company.
1.34 "JOINT AND SURVIVOR ANNUITY" means an annuity for the life of a
Participant with a survivor annuity for the life of the Participant's spouse
which is not less than 1/2, nor greater than the amount of the annuity payable
during the joint lives of the Participant and the Participant's spouse. The
Joint and Survivor Annuity will be the amount of benefit which can be purchased
with the Participant's Vested interest in the Plan.
1.35 "KEY EMPLOYEE" means an Employee as defined in Code Section 416(i)
and the Regulations thereunder. Generally, any Employee or former Employee (as
well as each of his Beneficiaries) is considered a Key Employee if he, at any
time during the Plan Year that contains the "Determination Date" or any of the
preceding four (4) Plan Years, has been included in one of the following
categories:
(a) an officer of the Employer (as that term is defined within
the meaning of the Regulations under Code Section 416) having annual
"415 Compensation" greater than 50 percent of the amount in effect
under Code Section 415(b)(1)(A) for any such Plan Year.
(b) one of the ten employees having annual "415 Compensation"
from the Employer for a Plan Year greater than the dollar limitation
in effect under Code Section 415(c)(1)(A) for the calendar year in
which such Plan Year ends and owning (or considered as owning within
the
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meaning of Code Section 318) both more than one-half percent
interest and the largest interests in the Employer.
(c) a "five percent owner" of the Employer. "Five percent
owner" means any person who owns (or is considered as owning within
the meaning of Code Section 318) more than five percent (5%) of the
outstanding stock of the Employer or stock possessing more than five
percent (5%) of the total combined voting power of all stock of the
Employer or, in the case of an unincorporated business, any person
who owns more than five percent (5%) of the capital or profits
interest in the Employer. In determining percentage ownership
hereunder, employers that would otherwise be aggregated under Code
Sections 414(b), (c), (m) and (o) shall be treated as separate
employers.
(d) a "one percent owner" of the Employer having an annual
"415 Compensation" from the Employer of more than $150,000. "One
percent owner" means any person who owns (or is considered as owning
within the meaning of Code Section 318) more than one percent (1%)
of the outstanding stock of the Employer or stock possessing more
than one percent (1%) of the total combined voting power of all
stock of the Employer or, in the case of an unincorporated business,
any person who owns more than one percent (1%) of the capital or
profits interest in the Employer. In determining percentage
ownership hereunder, employers that would otherwise be aggregated
under Code Sections 414(b), (c), (m) and (o) shall be treated as
separate employers. However, in determining whether an individual
has "415 Compensation" of more than $150,000, "415 Compensation"
from each employer required to be aggregated under Code Sections
414(b), (c), (m) and (o) shall be taken into account.
For purposes of this Section, the determination of "415
Compensation" shall be made by including amounts that would otherwise be
excluded from a Participant's gross income by reason of the application of Code
Sections 125, 402(a)(8), 402(h)(1)(B) and, in the case of Employer
contributions made pursuant to a salary reduction agreement, Code Section
403(b).
1.36 "LATE RETIREMENT DATE" means the date of, or the first day of the
month or the Anniversary Date coinciding with or next following, whichever
corresponds to the election made for the Normal Retirement Date, a
Participant's actual retirement after having reached his Normal Retirement
Date.
1.37 "LEASED EMPLOYEE" means any person (other than an Employee of the
recipient) who pursuant to an agreement between the recipient and any other
person ("leasing organization") has performed services for the recipient (or
for the recipient and related persons determined in accordance with Code
Section 414(n)(6)) on a substantially full time basis for a period of at least
one year, and such services are of a type historically performed by employees
in the business field of the recipient employer. Contributions or benefits
provided a leased employee by the leasing organization which are attributable
to services performed for the recipient employer shall be treated as provided
by the recipient employer.
A leased employee shall not be considered an Employee of the
recipient if: (i) such employee is covered by a money purchase pension plan
providing: (1) a nonintegrated employer contribution rate of at least 10
percent of compensation, as defined in Code Section 415(c)(3), but including
amounts contributed pursuant to a salary reduction agreement which are
excludable from the employee's gross income under Code Sections 125, 402(a)(8),
402(h), or 403(b), (2) immediate participation, and (3) full and immediate
vesting; and (ii) leased employees do not constitute more than 20 percent of
the recipient's nonhighly compensated workforce.
1.38 "NET PROFIT" means with respect to any Fiscal Year the Employer's
net income or profit for such Fiscal Year determined upon the basis of the
Employer's books of account in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles, without any reduction for taxes based upon income, or for
contributions made by the Employer to this Plan and any other qualified plan.
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1.39 "NON-ELECTIVE CONTRIBUTION" means the Employer's contributions to
the Plan other than those made pursuant to the Participant's deferral election
made pursuant to Section 11.2 and any Qualified Non-Elective Contribution. In
addition, if selected in E3 of the Adoption Agreement, the Employer's Matching
Contribution made pursuant to Section 4.3(b) shall be considered a Non-Elective
Contribution for purposes of the Plan.
1.40 "NON-HIGHLY COMPENSATED PARTICIPANT" means any Participant who is
neither a Highly Compensated Employee nor a Family Member.
1.41 "NON-KEY EMPLOYEE" means any Employee or former Employee (and his
Beneficiaries) who is not a Key Employee.
1.42 "NORMAL RETIREMENT AGE" means the age specified in the Adoption
Agreement at which time a Participant shall become fully Vested in his
Participant's Account.
1.43 "NORMAL RETIREMENT DATE" means the date specified in the Adoption
Agreement on which a Participant shall become eligible to have his benefits
distributed to him.
1.44 "1-YEAR BREAK IN SERVICE" means the applicable computation period
during which an Employee has not completed more than 500 Hours of Service with
the Employer. Further, solely for the purpose of determining whether a
Participant has incurred a 1-Year Break in Service, Hours of Service shall be
recognized for "authorized leaves of absence" and "maternity and paternity
leaves of absence."
"Authorized leave of absence" means an unpaid, temporary cessation
from active employment with the Employer pursuant to an established
nondiscriminatory policy, whether occasioned by illness, military service, or
any other reason.
A "maternity or paternity leave of absence" means, for Plan Years
beginning after December 31, 1984, an absence from work for any period by
reason of the Employee's pregnancy, birth of the Employee's child, placement of
a child with the Employee in connection with the adoption of such child, or any
absence for the purpose of caring for such child for a period immediately
following such birth or placement. For this purpose, Hours of Service shall be
credited for the computation period in which the absence from work begins, only
if credit therefore is necessary to prevent the Employee from incurring a
1-Year Break in Service, or, in any other case, in the immediately following
computation period. The Hours of Service credited for a "maternity or paternity
leave of absence" shall be those which would normally have been credited but
for such absence, or, in any case in which the Administrator is unable to
determine such hours normally credited, eight (8) Hours of Service per day. The
total Hours of Service required to be credited for a "maternity or paternity
leave of absence" shall not exceed 501.
1.45 "OWNER-EMPLOYEE" means a sole proprietor who owns the entire
interest in the Employer or a partner who owns more than 10% of either the
capital interest or the profits interest in the Employer and who receives
income for personal services from the Employer.
1.46 "PARTICIPANT" means any Eligible Employee who participates in the
Plan as provided in Section 3.2 and has not for any reason become ineligible to
participate further in the Plan.
1.47 "PARTICIPANT'S ACCOUNT" means the account established and maintained
by the Administrator for each Participant with respect to his total interest
under the Plan resulting from (a) the Employer's contributions in the case of a
Profit Sharing Plan or Money Purchase Plan, and (b) the Employer's Non-Elective
Contributions in the case of a 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan.
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1.48 "PARTICIPANT'S COMBINED ACCOUNT" means the account established and
maintained by the Administrator for each Participant with respect to his total
interest under the Plan resulting from the Employer's contributions.
1.49 "PARTICIPANT'S ELECTIVE ACCOUNT" means the account established and
maintained by the Administrator for each Participant with respect to his total
interest in the Plan and Trust resulting from the Employer's Elective
Contributions and Qualified Non-Elective Contributions. A separate accounting
shall be maintained with respect to that portion of the Participant's Elective
Account attributable to Elective Contributions made pursuant to Section 11.2,
Employer matching contributions if they are deemed to be Elective
Contributions, and any Qualified Non-Elective Contributions.
1.50 "PARTICIPANT'S ROLLOVER ACCOUNT" means the account established and
maintained by the Administrator for each Participant with respect to his total
interest in the Plan resulting from amounts transferred from another qualified
plan or "conduit" Individual Retirement Account in accordance with Section 4.6.
1.51 "PLAN" means this instrument (hereinafter referred to as Crowe,
Chizek and Company LLP Regional Prototype Defined Contribution Plan and Trust
Basic Plan Document #01) including all amendments thereto, and the Adoption
Agreement as adopted by the Employer.
1.52 "PLAN YEAR" means the Plan's accounting year as specified in C2 of
the Adoption Agreement.
1.53 "PRE-RETIREMENT SURVIVOR ANNUITY" means an immediate annuity for the
life of the Participant's spouse, the payments under which must be equal to the
actuarial equivalent of 50% of the Participant's Vested interest in the Plan as
of the date of death.
1.54 "QUALIFIED NON-ELECTIVE ACCOUNT" means the account established
hereunder to which Qualified Non-Elective Contributions are allocated.
1.55 "QUALIFIED NON-ELECTIVE CONTRIBUTION" means the Employer's
contributions to the Plan that are made pursuant to E5 of the Adoption
Agreement and Section 11.1(d) which are used to satisfy the "Actual Deferral
Percentage" tests. Qualified Non-Elective Contributions are nonforfeitable when
made and are distributable only as specified in Sections 11.2(c) and 11.8. In
addition, the Employer's contributions to the Plan that are made pursuant to
Section 11.7(h) and which are used to satisfy the "Actual Contribution
Percentage" tests shall be considered Qualified Non-Elective Contributions.
1.56 "QUALIFIED VOLUNTARY EMPLOYEE CONTRIBUTION ACCOUNT" means the
account established and maintained by the Administrator for each Participant
with respect to his total interest under the Plan resulting from the
Participant's tax deductible qualified voluntary employee contributions made
pursuant to Section 4.9.
1.57 "REGULATION" means the Income Tax Regulations as promulgated by the
Secretary of the Treasury or his delegate, and as amended from time to time.
1.58 "RETIRED PARTICIPANT" means a person who has been a Participant, but
who has become entitled to retirement benefits under the Plan.
1.59 "RETIREMENT DATE" means the date as of which a Participant retires
for reasons other than Total and Permanent Disability, whether such retirement
occurs on a Participant's Normal Retirement Date, Early or Late Retirement Date
(see Section 6.1).
1.60 "SELF-EMPLOYED INDIVIDUAL" means an individual who has earned income
for the taxable year from the trade or business for which the Plan is
established, and, also, an individual who would have had earned
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income but for the fact that the trade or business had no net profits for the
taxable year. A Self-Employed Individual shall be treated as an Employee.
1.61 "SHAREHOLDER-EMPLOYEE" means a Participant who owns more than five
percent (5%) of the Employer's outstanding capital stock during any year in
which the Employer elected to be taxed as a Small Business Corporation under
the applicable Code Section.
1.62 "SHORT PLAN YEAR" means, if specified in the Adoption Agreement,
that the Plan Year shall be less than a 12 month period. If chosen, the
following rules shall apply in the administration of this Plan. In determining
whether an Employee has completed a Year of Service for benefit accrual
purposes in the Short Plan Year, the number of the Hours of Service required
shall be proportionately reduced based on the number of days in the Short Plan
Year. The determination of whether an Employee has completed a Year of Service
for vesting and eligibility purposes shall be made in accordance with
Department of Labor Regulation 2530.203-2(c). In addition, if this Plan is
integrated with Social Security, the integration level shall also be
proportionately reduced based on the number of days in the Short Plan Year.
1.63 "SUPER TOP HEAVY PLAN" means a plan described in Section 2.2(b).
1.64 "TAXABLE WAGE BASE" means, with respect to any year, the maximum
amount of earnings which may be considered wages for such year under Code
Section 3121(a)(1).
1.65 "TERMINATED PARTICIPANT" means a person who has been a Participant,
but whose employment has been terminated other than by death, Total and
Permanent Disability or retirement.
1.66 "TOP HEAVY PLAN" means a plan described in Section 2.2(a).
1.67 "TOP HEAVY PLAN YEAR" means a Plan Year commencing after December
31, 1983 during which the Plan is a Top Heavy Plan.
1.68 "TOP PAID GROUP" shall be determined pursuant to Code Section 414(q)
and the Regulations thereunder and generally means the top 20 percent of
Employees who performed services for the Employer during the applicable year,
ranked according to the amount of "415 Compensation" (as determined pursuant to
Section 1.28) received from the Employer during such year. All Affiliated
Employers shall be taken into account as a single employer, and Leased
Employees shall be treated as Employees pursuant to Code Section 414(n) or (o).
Employees who are non-resident aliens who received no earned income (within the
meaning of Code Section 911(d)(2)) from the Employer constituting United States
source income within the meaning of Code Section 861(a)(3) shall not be treated
as Employees. Additionally, for the purpose of determining the number of active
Employees in any year, the following additional Employees shall also be
excluded, however, such Employees shall still be considered for the purpose of
identifying the particular Employees in the Top Paid Group:
(a) Employees with less than six (6) months of service;
(b) Employees who normally work less than 17 1/2 hours per
week;
(c) Employees who normally work less than six (6) months
during a year; and
(d) Employees who have not yet attained age 21.
In addition, if 90 percent or more of the Employees of the Employer
are covered under agreements the Secretary of Labor finds to be collective
bargaining agreements between Employee representatives and the Employer, and
the Plan covers only Employees who are not covered under such agreements, then
Employees
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covered by such agreements shall be excluded from both the total number of
active Employees as well as from the identification of particular Employees in
the Top Paid Group.
The foregoing exclusions set forth in this Section shall be applied
on a uniform and consistent basis for all purposes for which the Code Section
414(q) definition is applicable.
1.69 "TOTAL AND PERMANENT DISABILITY" means the inability 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 which
has lasted or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than
12 months. The disability of a Participant shall be determined by a licensed
physician chosen by the Administrator. However, if the condition constitutes
total disability under the federal Social Security Acts, the Administrator may
rely upon such determination that the Participant is Totally and Permanently
Disabled for the purposes of this Plan. The determination shall be applied
uniformly to all Participants.
1.70 "TRUSTEE" means the person or entity named in B6 of the Adoption
Agreement and any successors.
1.71 "TRUST FUND" means the assets of the Plan and Trust as the same
shall exist from time to time.
1.72 "VESTED" means the nonforfeitable portion of any account maintained
on behalf of a Participant.
1.73 "VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTION ACCOUNT" means the account established and
maintained by the Administrator for each Participant with respect to his total
interest in the Plan resulting from the Participant's nondeductible voluntary
contributions made pursuant to Section 4.7.
1.74 "YEAR OF SERVICE" means the computation period of twelve (12)
consecutive months, herein set forth, and during which an Employee has
completed at least 1000 Hours of Service.
For purposes of eligibility for participation, the initial
computation period shall begin with the date on which the Employee first
performs an Hour of Service (employment commencement date). The computation
period beginning after a 1-Year Break in Service shall be measured from the
date on which an Employee again performs an Hour of Service. The succeeding
computation periods shall begin with the first anniversary of the Employee's
employment commencement date. However, if one (1) Year of Service or less is
required as a condition of eligibility, then after the initial eligibility
computation period, the eligibility computation period shall shift to the
current Plan Year which includes the anniversary of the date on which the
Employee first performed an Hour of Service. An Employee who is credited with
1,000 Hours of Service in both the initial eligibility computation period and
the first Plan Year which commences prior to the first anniversary of the
Employee's initial eligibility computation period will be credited with two
Years of Service for purposes of eligibility to participate.
For vesting purposes, and all other purposes not specifically
addressed in this Section, the computation period shall be the Plan Year,
including periods prior to the Effective Date of the Plan unless specifically
excluded pursuant to the Adoption Agreement.
Years of Service and breaks in service will be measured on the same
computation period.
Years of Service with any predecessor Employer which maintained this
Plan shall be recognized. Years of Service with any other predecessor Employer
shall be recognized as specified in the Adoption Agreement.
Years of Service with any Affiliated Employer shall be recognized.
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ARTICLE II
TOP HEAVY PROVISIONS AND ADMINISTRATION
2.1 TOP HEAVY PLAN REQUIREMENTS
For any Top Heavy Plan Year, the Plan shall provide the special
vesting requirements of Code Section 416(b) pursuant to Section 6.4 of the Plan
and the special minimum allocation requirements of Code Section 416(c) pursuant
to Section 4.3(i) of the Plan.
2.2 DETERMINATION OF TOP HEAVY STATUS
(a) This Plan shall be a Top Heavy Plan for any Plan Year
beginning after December 31, 1983, in which, as of the Determination
Date, (1) the Present Value of Accrued Benefits of Key Employees and
(2) the sum of the Aggregate Accounts of Key Employees under this
Plan and all plans of an Aggregation Group, exceeds sixty percent
(60%) of the Present Value of Accrued Benefits and the Aggregate
Accounts of all Key and Non-Key Employees under this Plan and all
plans of an Aggregation Group.
If any Participant is a Non-Key Employee for any Plan
Year, but such Participant was a Key Employee for any prior Plan
Year, such Participant's Present Value of Accrued Benefit and/or
Aggregate Account balance shall not be taken into account for
purposes of determining whether this Plan is a Top Heavy or Super Top
Heavy Plan (or whether any Aggregation Group which includes this Plan
is a Top Heavy Group). In addition, if a Participant or Former
Participant has not performed any services for any Employer
maintaining the Plan at any time during the five year period ending
on the Determination Date, any accrued benefit for such Participant
or Former Participant shall not be taken into account for the
purposes of determining whether this Plan is a Top Heavy or Super Top
Heavy Plan.
(b) This Plan shall be a Super Top Heavy Plan for any Plan
Year beginning after December 31, 1983, in which, as of the
Determination Date, (1) the Present Value of Accrued Benefits of Key
Employees and (2) the sum of the Aggregate Accounts of Key Employees
under this Plan and all plans of an Aggregation Group, exceeds ninety
percent (90%) of the Present Value of Accrued Benefits and the
Aggregate Accounts of all Key and Non-Key Employees under this Plan
and all plans of an Aggregation Group.
(c) Aggregate Account: A Participant's Aggregate Account as of
the Determination Date is the sum of:
(1) his Participant's Combined Account balance as of the most
recent valuation occurring within a twelve (12) month period
ending on the Determination Date;
(2) for a Profit Sharing Plan, an adjustment for any
contributions due as of the Determination Date. Such
adjustment shall be the amount of any contributions actually
made after the valuation date but before the Determination
Date, except for the first Plan Year when such adjustment
shall also reflect the amount of any contributions made after
the Determination Date that are allocated as of a date in that
first Plan Year;
(3) for a Money Purchase Plan, contributions that would be
allocated as of a date not later than the Determination Date,
even though those amounts are not yet made or required to be
made.
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(4) any Plan distributions made within the Plan Year that
includes the Determination Date or within the four (4)
preceding Plan Years. However, in the case of distributions
made after the valuation date and prior to the Determination
Date, such distributions are not included as distributions for
top heavy purposes to the extent that such distributions are
already included in the Participant's Aggregate Account
balance as of the valuation date. In the case of a
distribution of an annuity Contract, the amount of such
distribution is deemed to be the current actuarial value of
the Contract, determined on the date of the distribution.
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, all
distributions, including distributions made prior to January
1, 1984, and distributions under a terminated plan which if it
had not been terminated would have been required to be
included in an Aggregation Group, will be counted. Further,
distributions from the Plan (including the cash value of life
insurance policies) of a Participant's account balance because
of death shall be treated as a distribution for the purpose of
this paragraph.
(5) any Employee contributions, whether voluntary or
mandatory. However, amounts attributable to tax deductible
qualified voluntary employee contributions shall not be
considered to be a part of the Participant's Aggregate Account
balance.
(6) with respect to unrelated rollovers and plan-to-plan
transfers (ones which are both initiated by the Employee and
made from a plan maintained by one employer to a plan
maintained by another employer), if this Plan provides the
rollovers or plan-to-plan transfers, it shall always consider
such rollovers or plan-to-plan transfers as a distribution for
the purposes of this Section. If this Plan is the plan
accepting such rollovers or plan-to-plan transfers, it shall
not consider such rollovers or plan-to-plan transfers accepted
after December 31, 1983 as part of the Participant's Aggregate
Account balance. However, rollovers or plan-to-plan transfers
accepted prior to January 1, 1984 shall be considered as part
of the Participant's Aggregate Account balance.
(7) with respect to related rollovers and plan-to-plan
transfers (ones either not initiated by the Employee or made
to a plan maintained by the same employer), if this Plan
provides the rollover or plan-to-plan transfer, it shall not
be counted as a distribution for purposes of this Section. If
this Plan is the plan accepting such rollover or plan-to-plan
transfer, it shall consider such rollover or plan-to-plan
transfer as part of the Participant's Aggregate Account
balance, irrespective of the date on which such rollover or
plan-to-plan transfer is accepted.
(8) For the purposes of determining whether two employers are
to be treated as the same employer in 2.2(c)(6) and 2.2(c)(7)
above, all employers aggregated under Code Section 414(b),
(c), (m) and (o) are treated as the same employer.
(d) "Aggregation Group" means either a Required Aggregation
Group or a Permissive Aggregation Group as hereinafter determined.
(1) Required Aggregation Group: In determining a Required
Aggregation Group hereunder, each qualified plan of the
Employer, including any Simplified Employee Pension Plan, in
which a Key Employee is a participant in the Plan Year
containing the Determination Date or any of the four preceding
Plan Years, and each other qualified plan of the Employer
which enables any qualified plan in which a Key Employee
participates to meet the requirements of Code Sections
401(a)(4) or 410, will be required to be aggregated. Such
group shall be known as a Required Aggregation Group.
In the case of a Required Aggregation Group, each plan in the
group will be considered a Top Heavy Plan if the Required
Aggregation Group is a Top Heavy Group. No plan in the
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Required Aggregation Group will be considered a Top Heavy Plan
if the Required Aggregation Group is not a Top Heavy Group.
(2) Permissive Aggregation Group: The Employer may also
include any other plan of the Employer, including any
Simplified Employee Pension Plan, not required to be included
in the Required Aggregation Group, provided the resulting
group, taken as a whole, would continue to satisfy the
provisions of Code Sections 401(a)(4) and 410. Such group
shall be known as a Permissive Aggregation Group.
In the case of a Permissive Aggregation Group, only a plan
that is part of the Required Aggregation Group will be
considered a Top Heavy Plan if the Permissive Aggregation
Group is a Top Heavy Group. No plan in the Permissive
Aggregation Group will be considered a Top Heavy Plan if the
Permissive Aggregation Group is not a Top Heavy Group.
(3) Only those plans of the Employer in which the
Determination Dates fall within the same calendar year shall
be aggregated in order to determine whether such plans are Top
Heavy Plans.
(4) An Aggregation Group shall include any terminated plan of
the Employer if it was maintained within the last five (5)
years ending on the Determination Date.
(e) "Determination Date" means (a) the last day of the
preceding Plan Year, or (b) in the case of the first Plan Year, the
last day of such Plan Year.
(f) Present Value of Accrued Benefit: In the case of a defined
benefit plan, the Present Value of Accrued Benefit for a Participant
other than a Key Employee shall be as determined using the single
accrual method used for all plans of the Employer and Affiliated
Employers, or if no such single method exists, using a method which
results in benefits accruing not more rapidly than the slowest
accrual rate permitted under Code Section 411(b)(1)(C). The
determination of the Present Value of Accrued Benefit shall be
determined as of the most recent valuation date that falls within or
ends with the 12-month period ending on the Determination Date,
except as provided in Code Section 416 and the Regulations thereunder
for the first and second plan years of a defined benefit plan.
However, any such determination must include present value
of accrued benefit attributable to any Plan distributions referred to
in Section 2.2(c)(4) above, any Employee contributions referred to in
Section 2.2(c)(5) above or any related or unrelated rollovers
referred to in Sections 2.2(c)(6) and 2.2(c)(7) above.
(g) "Top Heavy Group" means an Aggregation Group in which, as
of the Determination Date, the sum of:
(1) the Present Value of Accrued Benefits of Key Employees
under all defined benefit plans included in the group, and
(2) the Aggregate Accounts of Key Employees under all defined
contribution plans included in the group,
exceeds sixty percent (60%) of a similar sum determined
for all Participants.
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(h) The Administrator shall determine whether this Plan is a
Top Heavy Plan on the Anniversary Date specified in the Adoption
Agreement. Such determination of the top heavy ratio shall be in
accordance with Code Section 416 and the Regulations thereunder.
2.3 POWERS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE EMPLOYER
(a) The Employer shall be empowered to appoint and remove the
Trustee and the Administrator from time to time as it deems necessary
for the proper administration of the Plan to assure that the Plan is
being operated for the exclusive benefit of the Participants and
their Beneficiaries in accordance with the terms of the Plan, the
Code, and the Act.
(b) The Employer shall establish a "funding policy and
method," i.e., it shall determine whether the Plan has a short run
need for liquidity (e.g., to pay benefits) or whether liquidity is a
long run goal and investment growth (and stability of same) is a more
current need, or shall appoint a qualified person to do so. The
Employer or its delegate shall communicate such needs and goals to
the Trustee, who shall coordinate such Plan needs with its investment
policy. The communication of such a "funding policy and method" shall
not, however, constitute a directive to the Trustee as to investment
of the Trust Funds. Such "funding policy and method" shall be
consistent with the objectives of this Plan and with the requirements
of Title I of the Act.
(c) The Employer may, in its discretion, appoint an Investment
Manager to manage all or a designated portion of the assets of the
Plan. In such event, the Trustee shall follow the directive of the
Investment Manager in investing the assets of the Plan managed by the
Investment Manager.
(d) The Employer shall periodically review the performance of
any Fiduciary or other person to whom duties have been delegated or
allocated by it under the provisions of this Plan or pursuant to
procedures established hereunder. This requirement may be satisfied
by formal periodic review by the Employer or by a qualified person
specifically designated by the Employer, through day-to-day conduct
and evaluation, or through other appropriate ways.
2.4 DESIGNATION OF ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY
The Employer shall appoint one or more Administrators. Any person,
including, but not limited to, the Employees of the Employer, shall be eligible
to serve as an Administrator. Any person so appointed shall signify his
acceptance by filing written acceptance with the Employer. An Administrator may
resign by delivering his written resignation to the Employer or be removed by
the Employer by delivery of written notice of removal, to take effect at a date
specified therein, or upon delivery to the Administrator if no date is
specified.
The Employer, upon the resignation or removal of an Administrator,
shall promptly designate in writing a successor to this position. If the
Employer does not appoint an Administrator, the Employer will function as the
Administrator.
2.5 ALLOCATION AND DELEGATION OF RESPONSIBILITIES
If more than one person is appointed as Administrator, the
responsibilities of each Administrator may be specified by the Employer and
accepted in writing by each Administrator. In the event that no such delegation
is made by the Employer, the Administrators may allocate the responsibilities
among themselves, in which event the Administrators shall notify the Employer
and the Trustee in writing of such action and specify the responsibilities of
each Administrator. The Trustee thereafter shall accept and rely upon any
documents executed by the appropriate Administrator until such time as the
Employer or the Administrators file with the Trustee a written revocation of
such designation.
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2.6 POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE ADMINISTRATOR
The primary responsibility of the Administrator is to administer the
Plan for the exclusive benefit of the Participants and their Beneficiaries,
subject to the specific terms of the Plan. The Administrator shall administer
the Plan in accordance with its terms and shall have the power and discretion
to construe the terms of the Plan and determine all questions arising in
connection with the administration, interpretation, and application of the
Plan. Any such determination by the Administrator shall be conclusive and
binding upon all persons. The Administrator may establish procedures, correct
any defect, supply any information, or reconcile any inconsistency in such
manner and to such extent as shall be deemed necessary or advisable to carry
out the purpose of the Plan; provided, however, that any procedure,
discretionary act, interpretation or construction shall be done in a
nondiscriminatory manner based upon uniform principles consistently applied and
shall be consistent with the intent that the Plan shall continue to be deemed a
qualified plan under the terms of Code Section 401(a), and shall comply with
the terms of the Act and all regulations issued pursuant thereto. The
Administrator shall have all powers necessary or appropriate to accomplish his
duties under this Plan.
The Administrator shall be charged with the duties of the general
administration of the Plan, including, but not limited to, the following:
(a) the discretion to determine all questions relating to the
eligibility of Employees to participate or remain a Participant
hereunder and to receive benefits under the Plan;
(b) to compute, certify, and direct the Trustee with respect
to the amount and the kind of benefits to which any Participant shall
be entitled hereunder;
(c) to authorize and direct the Trustee with respect to all
nondiscretionary or otherwise directed disbursements from the Trust
Fund;
(d) to maintain all necessary records for the administration
of the Plan;
(e) to interpret the provisions of the Plan and to make and
publish such rules for regulation of the Plan as are consistent with
the terms hereof;
(f) to determine the size and type of any Contract to be
purchased from any Insurer, and to designate the Insurer from which
such Contract shall be purchased;
(g) to compute and certify to the Employer and to the Trustee
from time to time the sums of money necessary or desirable to be
contributed to the Trust Fund;
(h) to consult with the Employer and the Trustee regarding the
short and long-term liquidity needs of the Plan in order that the
Trustee can exercise any investment discretion in a manner designed
to accomplish specific objectives;
(i) to prepare and distribute to Employees a procedure for
notifying Participants and Beneficiaries of their rights to elect
Joint and Survivor Annuities and Pre-Retirement Survivor Annuities if
required by the Code and Regulations thereunder;
(j) to assist any Participant regarding his rights, benefits,
or elections available under the Plan.
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2.7 RECORDS AND REPORTS
The Administrator shall keep a record of all actions taken and shall
keep all other books of account, records, and other data that may be necessary
for proper administration of the Plan and shall be responsible for supplying
all information and reports to the Internal Revenue Service, Department of
Labor, Participants, Beneficiaries and others as required by law.
2.8 APPOINTMENT OF ADVISERS
The Administrator, or the Trustee with the consent of the
Administrator, may appoint counsel, specialists, advisers, and other persons as
the Administrator or the Trustee deems necessary or desirable in connection
with the administration of this Plan.
2.9 INFORMATION FROM EMPLOYER
To enable the Administrator to perform his functions, the Employer
shall supply full and timely information to the Administrator on all matters
relating to the Compensation of all Participants, their Hours of Service, their
Years of Service, their retirement, death, disability, or termination of
employment, and such other pertinent facts as the Administrator may require;
and the Administrator shall advise the Trustee of such of the foregoing facts
as may be pertinent to the Trustee's duties under the Plan. The Administrator
may rely upon such information as is supplied by the Employer and shall have no
duty or responsibility to verify such information.
2.10 PAYMENT OF EXPENSES
All expenses of administration may be paid out of the Trust Fund
unless paid by the Employer. Such expenses shall include any expenses incident
to the functioning of the Administrator, including, but not limited to, fees of
accountants, counsel, and other specialists and their agents, and other costs
of administering the Plan. Until paid, the expenses shall constitute a
liability of the Trust Fund. However, the Employer may reimburse the Trust Fund
for any administration expense incurred. Any administration expense paid to the
Trust Fund as a reimbursement shall not be considered an Employer contribution.
2.11 MAJORITY ACTIONS
Except where there has been an allocation and delegation of
administrative authority pursuant to Section 2.5, if there shall be more than
one Administrator, they shall act by a majority of their number, but may
authorize one or more of them to sign all papers on their behalf.
2.12 CLAIMS PROCEDURE
Claims for benefits under the Plan may be filed in writing with the
Administrator. Written notice of the disposition of a claim shall be furnished
to the claimant within 90 days after the application is filed. In the event the
claim is denied, the reasons for the denial shall be specifically set forth in
the notice in language calculated to be understood by the claimant, pertinent
provisions of the Plan shall be cited, and, where appropriate, an explanation
as to how the claimant can perfect the claim will be provided. In addition, the
claimant shall be furnished with an explanation of the Plan's claims review
procedure.
2.13 CLAIMS REVIEW PROCEDURE
Any Employee, former Employee, or Beneficiary of either, who has been
denied a benefit by a decision of the Administrator pursuant to Section 2.12
shall be entitled to request the Administrator to give further consideration to
his claim by filing with the Administrator a written request for a hearing.
Such request,
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together with a written statement of the reasons why the claimant believes his
claim should be allowed, shall be filed with the Administrator no later than 60
days after receipt of the written notification provided for in Section 2.12.
The Administrator shall then conduct a hearing within the next 60 days, at
which the claimant may be represented by an attorney or any other
representative of his choosing and expense and at which the claimant shall have
an opportunity to submit written and oral evidence and arguments in support of
his claim. At the hearing (or prior thereto upon 5 business days written notice
to the Administrator) the claimant or his representative shall have an
opportunity to review all documents in the possession of the Administrator
which are pertinent to the claim at issue and its disallowance. Either the
claimant or the Administrator may cause a court reporter to attend the hearing
and record the proceedings. In such event, a complete written transcript of the
proceedings shall be furnished to both parties by the court reporter. The full
expense of any such court reporter and such transcripts shall be borne by the
party causing the court reporter to attend the hearing. A final decision as to
the allowance of the claim shall be made by the Administrator within 60 days of
receipt of the appeal (unless there has been an extension of 60 days due to
special circumstances, provided the delay and the special circumstances
occasioning it are communicated to the claimant within the 60 day period). Such
communication shall be written in a manner calculated to be understood by the
claimant and shall include specific reasons for the decision and specific
references to the pertinent Plan provisions on which the decision is based.
ARTICLE III
ELIGIBILITY
3.1 CONDITIONS OF ELIGIBILITY
Any Eligible Employee shall be eligible to participate hereunder on
the date he has satisfied the requirements specified in the Adoption Agreement.
3.2 EFFECTIVE DATE OF PARTICIPATION
An Eligible Employee who has become eligible to be a Participant
shall become a Participant effective as of the day specified in the Adoption
Agreement.
In the event an Employee who has satisfied the Plan's eligibility
requirements and would otherwise have become a Participant shall go from a
classification of a noneligible Employee to an Eligible Employee, such Employee
shall become a Participant as of the date he becomes an Eligible Employee.
In the event an Employee who has satisfied the Plan's eligibility
requirements and would otherwise become a Participant shall go from a
classification of an Eligible Employee to a noneligible Employee and becomes
ineligible to participate and has not incurred a 1-Year Break in Service, such
Employee shall participate in the Plan as of the date he returns to an eligible
class of Employees. If such Employee does incur a 1-Year Break in Service,
eligibility will be determined under the Break in Service rules of the Plan.
3.3 DETERMINATION OF ELIGIBILITY
The Administrator shall determine the eligibility of each Employee
for participation in the Plan based upon information furnished by the Employer.
Such determination shall be conclusive and binding upon all persons, as long as
the same is made pursuant to the Plan and the Act. Such determination shall be
subject to review per Section 2.13.
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3.4 TERMINATION OF ELIGIBILITY
In the event a Participant shall go from a classification of an
Eligible Employee to an ineligible Employee, such Former Participant shall
continue to vest in his interest in the Plan for each Year of Service completed
while a noneligible Employee, until such time as his Participant's Account
shall be forfeited or distributed pursuant to the terms of the Plan.
Additionally, his interest in the Plan shall continue to share in the earnings
of the Trust Fund.
3.5 OMISSION OF ELIGIBLE EMPLOYEE
If, in any Plan Year, any Employee who should be included as a
Participant in the Plan is erroneously omitted and discovery of such omission
is not made until after a contribution by his Employer for the year has been
made, the Employer shall make a subsequent contribution, if necessary after the
application of Section 4.3(e), so that the omitted Employee receives a total
amount which the said Employee would have received had he not been omitted.
Such contribution shall be made regardless of whether or not it is deductible
in whole or in part in any taxable year under applicable provisions of the
Code.
3.6 INCLUSION OF INELIGIBLE EMPLOYEE
If, in any Plan Year, any person who should not have been included as
a Participant in the Plan is erroneously included and discovery of such
incorrect inclusion is not made until after a contribution for the year has
been made, the Employer shall not be entitled to recover the contribution made
with respect to the ineligible person regardless of whether or not a deduction
is allowable with respect to such contribution. In such event, the amount
contributed with respect to the ineligible person shall constitute a Forfeiture
for the Plan Year in which the discovery is made.
3.7 ELECTION NOT TO PARTICIPATE
An Employee may, subject to the approval of the Employer, elect
voluntarily not to participate in the Plan. The election not to participate
must be communicated to the Employer, in writing, at least thirty (30) days
before the beginning of a Plan Year. For Standardized Plans, a Participant or
an Eligible Employee may not elect not to participate. Furthermore, the
foregoing election not to participate shall not be available with respect to
partners in a partnership.
3.8 CONTROL OF ENTITIES BY OWNER-EMPLOYEE
(a) If this Plan provides contributions or benefits for one or
more Owner-Employees who control both the business for which this
Plan is established and one or more other entities, this Plan and the
plan established for other trades or businesses must, when looked at
as a single Plan, satisfy Code Sections 401(a) and (d) for the
Employees of this and all other entities.
(b) If the Plan provides contributions or benefits for one or
more Owner-Employees who control one or more other trades or
businesses, the employees of the other trades or businesses must be
included in a plan which satisfies Code Sections 401(a) and (d) and
which provides contributions and benefits not less favorable than
provided for Owner-Employees under this Plan.
(c) If an individual is covered as an Owner-Employee under the
plans of two or more trades or businesses which are not controlled
and the individual controls a trade or business, then the benefits or
contributions of the employees under the plan of the trades or
businesses which are controlled must be as favorable as those
provided for him under the most favorable plan of the trade or
business which is not controlled.
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(d) For purposes of the preceding paragraphs, an
Owner-Employee, or two or more Owner-Employees, will be considered to
control an entity if the Owner-Employee, or two or more
Owner-Employees together:
(1) own the entire interest in an unincorporated entity, or
(2) in the case of a partnership, own more than 50 percent of
either the capital interest or the profits interest in the
partnership.
(e) For purposes of the preceding sentence, an Owner-Employee,
or two or more Owner-Employees shall be treated as owning any
interest in a partnership which is owned, directly or indirectly, by
a partnership which such Owner-Employee, or such two or more
Owner-Employees, are considered to control within the meaning of the
preceding sentence.
ARTICLE IV
CONTRIBUTION AND ALLOCATION
4.1 FORMULA FOR DETERMINING EMPLOYER'S CONTRIBUTION
(a) For a Money Purchase Plan -
(1) The Employer shall make contributions over such period of
years as the Employer may determine on the following basis. On
behalf of each Participant eligible to share in allocations,
for each year of his participation in this Plan, the Employer
shall contribute the amount specified in the Adoption
Agreement. All contributions by the Employer shall be made in
cash or in such property as is acceptable to the Trustee. The
Employer shall be required to obtain a waiver from the
Internal Revenue Service for any Plan Year in which it is
unable to make the full required contribution to the Plan. In
the event a waiver is obtained, this Plan shall be deemed to
be an individually designed plan.
(2) For any Plan Year beginning prior to January 1, 1990, and
if elected in the non-standardized Adoption Agreement for any
Plan Year beginning on or after January 1, 1990, the Employer
shall not contribute on behalf of a Participant who performs
less than a Year of Service during any Plan Year, unless there
is a Short Plan Year or a contribution is required pursuant to
4.3(h).
(3) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Employer's contribution
for any Fiscal Year shall not exceed the maximum amount
allowable as a deduction to the Employer under the provisions
of Code Section 404. However, to the extent necessary to
provide the top heavy minimum allocations, the Employer shall
make a contribution even if it exceeds the amount which is
deductible under Code Section 404.
(b) For a Profit Sharing Plan -
(1) For each Plan Year, the Employer shall contribute to the
Plan such amount as specified by the Employer in the Adoption
Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, however, the
Employer's contribution for any Fiscal Year shall not exceed
the maximum amount allowable as a deduction to the Employer
under the provisions of Code Section 404. All contributions by
the Employer shall be made in cash or in such property as is
acceptable to the Trustee.
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(2) Except, however, to the extent necessary to provide the
top heavy minimum allocations, the Employer shall make a
contribution even if it exceeds current or accumulated Net
Profit or the amount which is deductible under Code Section
404.
4.2 TIME OF PAYMENT OF EMPLOYER'S CONTRIBUTION
The Employer shall generally pay to the Trustee its contribution to
the Plan for each Plan Year within the time prescribed by law, including
extensions of time, for the filing of the Employer's federal income tax return
for the Fiscal Year.
4.3 ALLOCATION OF CONTRIBUTION, FORFEITURES AND EARNINGS
(a) The Administrator shall establish and maintain an account
in the name of each Participant to which the Administrator shall
credit as of each Anniversary Date, or other valuation date, all
amounts allocated to each such Participant as set forth herein.
(b) The Employer shall provide the Administrator with all
information required by the Administrator to make a proper allocation
of the Employer's contributions for each Plan Year. Within a
reasonable period of time after the date of receipt by the
Administrator of such information, the Administrator shall allocate
such contribution as follows:
(1) For a Money Purchase Plan:
(i) The Employer's Contribution shall be allocated to
each Participant's Combined Account in the manner set
forth in Section 4.1 herein and as specified in Section E2
of the Adoption Agreement.
(2) For an Integrated Profit Sharing Plan:
(i) The Employer's contribution shall be allocated to
each Participant's Account, except as provided in Section
4.3(f), in a dollar amount equal to 5.7% of the sum of
each Participant's total Compensation plus Excess
Compensation. If the Employer does not contribute such
amount for all Participants, each Participant will be
allocated a share of the contribution in the same
proportion that his total Compensation plus his total
Excess Compensation for the Plan Year bears to the total
Compensation plus the total Excess Compensation of all
Participants for that year.
Regardless of the preceding, 4.3% shall be substituted for
5.7% above if Excess Compensation is based on more than 20%
and less than or equal to 80% of the Taxable Wage Base. If
Excess Compensation is based on less than 100% and more than
80% of the Taxable Wage Base, then 5.4% shall be substituted
for 5.7% above.
(ii) The balance of the Employer's contribution over the
amount allocated above, if any, shall be allocated to each
Participant's Combined Account in the same proportion that
his total Compensation for the Year bears to the total
Compensation of all Participants for such year.
(iii) Except, however, for any Plan Year beginning prior
to January 1, 1990, and if elected in the non-standardized
Adoption Agreement for any Plan Year beginning on or after
January 1, 1990, a Participant who performs less than a
Year of Service during any Plan Year shall not share in
the Employer's contribution for that year, unless there is
a Short Plan Year or a contribution is required pursuant
to Section 4.3(h).
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(3) For a Non-Integrated Profit Sharing Plan:
(i) The Employer's contribution shall be allocated to
each Participant's Account in the same proportion that
each such Participant's Compensation for the year bears to
the total Compensation of all Participants for such year.
(ii) Except, however, for any Plan Year beginning prior
to January 1, 1990, and if elected in the non-standardized
Adoption Agreement for any Plan Year beginning on or after
January 1, 1990, a Participant who performs less than a
Year of Service during any Plan Year shall not share in
the Employer's contribution for that year, unless there is
a Short Plan Year or a contribution is required pursuant
to Section 4.3(h).
(c) As of each Anniversary Date or other valuation date,
before allocation of Employer contributions and Forfeitures, any
earnings or losses (net appreciation or net depreciation) of the
Trust Fund shall be allocated in the same proportion that each
Participant's and Former Participant's nonsegregated accounts bear to
the total of all Participants' and Former Participants' nonsegregated
accounts as of such date. If any nonsegregated account of a
Participant has been distributed prior to the Anniversary Date or
other valuation date subsequent to a Participant's termination of
employment, no earnings or losses shall be credited to such account.
Notwithstanding the above, with respect to contributions
made to the Plan after the previous Anniversary Date or allocation
date, the method specified in the Adoption Agreement shall be used.
(d) Participants' Accounts shall be debited for any insurance
or annuity premiums paid, if any, and credited with any dividends or
interest received on insurance contracts.
(e) As of each Anniversary Date any amounts which became
Forfeitures since the last Anniversary Date shall first be made
available to reinstate previously forfeited account balances of
Former Participants, if any, in accordance with Section 6.4(g)(2) or
be used to satisfy any contribution that may be required pursuant to
Section 3.5 and/or 6.9. The remaining Forfeitures, if any, shall be
treated in accordance with the Adoption Agreement. Provided, however,
that in the event the allocation of Forfeitures provided herein shall
cause the "annual addition" (as defined in Section 4.4) to any
Participant's Account to exceed the amount allowable by the Code, the
excess shall be reallocated in accordance with Section 4.5. Except,
however, for any Plan Year beginning prior to January 1, 1990, and if
elected in the non-standardized Adoption Agreement for any Plan Year
beginning on or after January 1, 1990, a Participant who performs
less than a Year of Service during any Plan Year shall not share in
the Plan Forfeitures for that year, unless there is a Short Plan Year
or a contribution required pursuant to Section 4.3(h).
(f) Minimum Allocations Required for Top Heavy Plan Years:
Notwithstanding the foregoing, for any Top Heavy Plan Year, the sum
of the Employer's contributions and Forfeitures allocated to the
Participant's Combined Account of each Non-Key Employee shall be
equal to at least three percent (3%) of such Non-Key Employee's "415
Compensation" (reduced by contributions and forfeitures, if any,
allocated to each Non-Key Employee in any defined contribution plan
included with this plan in a Required Aggregation Group). However,
if (i) the sum of the Employer's contributions and Forfeitures
allocated to the Participant's Combined Account of each Key Employee
for such Top Heavy Plan Year is less than three percent (3%) of each
Key Employee's "415 Compensation" and (ii) this Plan is not required
to be included in an Aggregation Group to enable a defined benefit
plan to meet the requirements of Code Section 401(a)(4) or 410, the
sum of the Employer's contributions and Forfeitures allocated to the
Participant's Combined Account of each
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Non-Key Employee shall be equal to the largest percentage allocated
to the Participant's Combined Account of any Key Employee.
However, for each Non-Key Employee who is a Participant in
a paired Profit Sharing Plan or 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and a
paired Money Purchase Plan, the minimum 3% allocation specified above
shall be provided in the Money Purchase Plan.
If this is an integrated Plan, then for any Top Heavy Plan
Year the Employer's contribution shall be allocated as follows:
(1) An amount equal to 3% multiplied by each Participant's
Compensation for the Plan Year shall be allocated to each
Participant's Account. If the Employer does not contribute
such amount for all Participants, the amount shall be
allocated to each Participant's Account in the same proportion
that his totalCompensation for the Plan Year bears to the
total Compensation of all Participants for such year.
(2) The balance of the Employer's contribution over the amount
allocated under subparagraph (1) hereof shall be allocated to
each Participant's Account in a dollar amount equal to 3%
multiplied by a Participant's Excess Compensation. If the
Employer does not contribute such amount for all Participants,
each Participant will be allocated a share of the contribution
in the same proportion that his Excess Compensation bears to
the total Excess Compensation of all Participants for that
year.
(3) The balance of the Employer's contribution over the amount
allocated under subparagraph (2) hereof shall be allocated to
each Participant's Account in a dollar amount equal to 2.7%
multiplied by the sum of each Participant's total Compensation
plus Excess Compensation. If the Employer does not contribute
such amount for all Participants, each Participant will be
allocated a share of the contribution in the same proportion
that his total Compensation plus his total Excess Compensation
for the Plan Year bears to the total Compensation plus the
total Excess Compensation of all Participants for that year.
Regardless of the preceding, 1.3% shall be substituted for
2.7% above if Excess Compensation is based on more than 20%
and less than or equal to 80% of the Taxable Wage Base. If
Excess Compensation is based on less than 100% and more than
80% of the Taxable Wage Base, then 2.4% shall be substituted
for 2.7% above.
(4) The balance of the Employer's contributions over the
amount allocated above, if any, shall be allocated to each
Participant's Account in the same proportion that his total
Compensation for the Plan Year bears to the total Compensation
of all Participants for such year.
For each Non-Key Employee who is a Participant in this
Plan and another non-paired defined contribution plan maintained by
the Employer, the minimum 3% allocation specified above shall be
provided as specified in F3 of the Adoption Agreement.
(g) For purposes of the minimum allocations set forth above,
the percentage allocated to the Participant's Combined Account of any
Key Employee shall be equal to the ratio of the sum of the Employer's
contributions and Forfeitures allocated on behalf of such Key
Employee divided by the "415 Compensation" for such Key Employee.
(h) For any Top Heavy Plan Year, the minimum allocations set
forth in this Section shall be allocated to the Participant's
Combined Account of all Non-Key Employees who are Participants and
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who are employed by the Employer on the last day of the Plan Year,
including Non-Key Employees who have (1) failed to complete a Year of
Service; or (2) declined to make mandatory contributions (if
required) or, in the case of a cash or deferred arrangement, elective
contributions to the Plan.
(i) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in any
Plan Year in which the Employer maintains both this Plan and a
defined benefit pension plan included in a Required Aggregation Group
which is top heavy, the Employer shall not be required to provide a
Non-Key Employee with both the full separate minimum defined benefit
plan benefit and the full separate defined contribution plan
allocations. Therefore, if the Employer maintains both a Defined
Benefit and a Defined Contribution Plan that are a Top Heavy Group,
the top heavy minimum benefits shall be provided as follows:
(1) Applies if F1b of the Adoption Agreement is Selected -
(i) The requirements of Section 2.1 shall apply except
that each Non-Key Employee who is a Participant in the
Profit Sharing Plan or Money Purchase Plan and who is also
a Participant in the Defined Benefit Plan shall receive a
minimum allocation of five percent (5%) of such
Participant's "415 Compensation" from the applicable
Defined Contribution Plan(s).
(ii) For each Non-Key Employee who is a Participant only
in the Defined Benefit Plan the Employer will provide a
minimum non-integrated benefit equal to 2% of his highest
five consecutive year average "415 Compensation" for each
Year of Service while a Participant in the Plan, in which
the Plan is top heavy, not to exceed ten.
(iii) For each Non-Key Employee who is a Participant only
in this Defined Contribution Plan, the Employer shall
provide a contribution equal to 3% of his "415
Compensation."
(2) Applies if F1c of the Adoption Agreement is Selected -
(i) The minimum allocation specified in Section
4.3(i)(1)(i) shall be 7 1/2% if the Employer elects in the
Adoption Agreement for years in which the Plan is Top
Heavy, but not Super Top Heavy.
(ii) The minimum benefit specified in Section
4.3(i)(1)(ii) shall be 3% if the Employer elects in the
Adoption Agreement for years in which the Plan is Top
Heavy, but not Super Top Heavy.
(iii) The minimum allocation specified in Section
4.3(i)(1)(iii) shall be 4% if the Employer elects in the
Adoption Agreement for years in which the Plan is Top
Heavy, but not Super Top Heavy.
(j) For the purposes of this Section, "415 Compensation" shall
be limited to $200,000 (unless adjusted in such manner as permitted
under Code Section 415(d)). However, for Plan Years beginning prior
to January 1, 1989, the $200,000 limit shall apply only for Top Heavy
Plan Years and shall not be adjusted.
(k) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, any
Participant who terminated employment during the Plan Year for
reasons other than death, Total and Permanent Disability, or
retirement shall or shall not share in the allocations of the
Employer's Contributions and Forfeitures as provided in the Adoption
Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, for Plan Years beginning
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after 1989, if this is a standardized Plan, any such terminated
Participant shall share in the allocations as provided in this
Section provided such Participant completed more than 500 Hours of
Service.
(l) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary,
Participants terminating for reasons of death, Total and Permanent
Disability, or retirement shall share in the allocations as provided
in this Section regardless of whether they completed a Year of
Service during the Plan Year.
(m) If a Former Participant is reemployed after five (5)
consecutive 1-Year Breaks in Service, then separate accounts shall be
maintained as follows:
(1) one account for nonforfeitable benefits attributable to
pre-break service; and
(2) one account representing his employer derived account
balance in the Plan attributable to post-break service.
(n) Notwithstanding any election in the Adoption Agreement to
the contrary, if this is a non-standardized Plan that would otherwise
fail to meet the requirements of Code Sections 401(a)(26), 410(b)(1),
or 410(b)(2)(A)(i) and the Regulations thereunder because Employer
Contributions have not been allocated to a sufficient number or
percentage of Participants for a Plan Year, then the following rules
shall apply:
(1) The group of Participants eligible to share in the
Employer's contribution and Forfeitures for the Plan Year
shall be expanded to include the minimum number of
Participants who would not otherwise be eligible as are
necessary to satisfy the applicable test specified above. The
specific participants who shall become eligible under the
terms of this paragraph shall be those who are actively
employed on the last day of the Plan Year and, when compared
to similarly situated Participants, have completed the
greatest number of Hours of Service in the Plan Year.
(2) If after application of paragraph (1) above, the
applicable test is still not satisfied, then the group of
Participants eligible to share in the Employer's contribution
and Forfeitures for the Plan Year shall be further expanded to
include the minimum number of Participants who are not
actively employed on the last day of the Plan Year as are
necessary to satisfy the applicable test. The specific
Participants who shall become eligible to share shall be those
Participants, when compared to similarly situated
Participants, who have completed the greatest number of Hours
of Service in the Plan Year before terminating employment.
Nothing in this Section shall permit the reduction of a
Participant's accrued benefit. Therefore any amounts that have
previously been allocated to Participants may not be reallocated to
satisfy these requirements. In such event, the Employer shall make an
additional contribution equal to the amount such affected
Participants would have received had they been included in the
allocations, even if it exceeds the amount which would be deductible
under Code Section 404. Any adjustment to the allocations pursuant to
this paragraph shall be considered a retroactive amendment adopted by
the last day of the Plan Year.
4.4 MAXIMUM ANNUAL ADDITIONS
(a)(1) If the Participant does not participate in, and has
never participated in another qualified plan maintained by the
Employer, or a welfare benefit fund (as defined in Code Section
419(e)), maintained by the Employer, or an individual medical account
(as defined in Code Section 415(l)(2)) maintained by the Employer,
which provides Annual Additions, the amount of Annual Additions which
may be credited to the Participant's accounts for any Limitation Year
shall not exceed the
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lesser of the Maximum Permissible Amount or any other limitation
contained in this Plan. If the Employer contribution that would
otherwise be contributed or allocated to the Participant's accounts
would cause the Annual Additions for the Limitation Year to exceed
the Maximum Permissible Amount, the amount contributed or allocated
will be reduced so that the Annual Additions for the Limitation Year
will equal the Maximum Permissible Amount.
(2) Prior to determining the Participant's actual Compensation
for the Limitation Year, the Employer may determine the
Maximum Permissible Amount for a Participant on the basis of a
reasonable estimation of the Participant's Compensation for
the Limitation Year, uniformly determined for all Participants
similarly situated.
(3) As soon as is administratively feasible after the end of
the Limitation Year, the Maximum Permissible Amount for such
Limitation Year shall be determined on the basis of the
Participant's actual compensation for such Limitation Year.
(4) If there is an excess amount pursuant to Section 4.4(a)(2)
or Section 4.5, the excess will be disposed of in one of the
following manners, as uniformly determined by the Plan
Administrator for all Participants similarly situated:
(i) Any Deferred Compensation or nondeductible Voluntary
Employee Contributions, to the extent they would reduce
the Excess Amount, will be distributed to the Participant;
(ii) If, after the application of subparagraph (i), an
Excess Amount still exists, and the Participant is covered
by the Plan at the end of the Limitation Year, the Excess
Amount in the Participant's account will be used to reduce
Employer contributions (including any allocation of
Forfeitures) for such Participant in the next Limitation
Year, and each succeeding Limitation Year if necessary;
(iii) If, after the application of subparagraph (i), an
Excess Amount still exists, and the Participant is not
covered by the Plan at the end of a Limitation Year, the
Excess Amount will be held unallocated in a suspense
account. The suspense account will be applied to reduce
future Employer contributions (including allocation of any
Forfeitures) for all remaining Participants in the next
Limitation Year, and each succeeding Limitation Year if
necessary;
(iv) If a suspense account is in existence at any time
during a Limitation Year pursuant to this Section, it will
not participate in the allocation of investment gains and
losses. If a suspense account is in existence at any time
during a particular limitation year, all amounts in the
suspense account must be allocated and reallocated to
participants' accounts before any employer contributions
or any employee contributions may be made to the plan for
that limitation year. Excess amounts may not be
distributed to participants or former participants.
(b)(1) This subsection applies if, in addition to this Plan,
the Participant is covered under another qualified Regional Prototype
defined contribution plan maintained by the Employer, or a welfare
benefit fund (as defined in Code Section 419(e)) maintained by the
Employer, or an individual medical account (as defined in Code
Section 415(l)(2)) maintained by the Employer, which provides Annual
Additions, during any Limitation Year. The Annual Additions which may
be credited to a Participant's accounts under this Plan for any such
Limitation Year shall not exceed the Maximum Permissible Amount
reduced by the Annual Additions credited to a Participant's accounts
under the other plans and welfare benefit funds for the same
Limitation Year. If the Annual Additions with respect to the
Participant under other defined contribution plans and welfare
benefit
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funds maintained by the Employer are less than the Maximum
Permissible Amount and the Employer contribution that would otherwise
be contributed or allocated to the Participant's accounts under this
Plan would cause the Annual Additions for the Limitation Year to
exceed this limitation, the amount contributed or allocated will be
reduced so that the Annual Additions under all such plans and welfare
benefit funds for the Limitation Year will equal the Maximum
Permissible Amount. If the Annual Additions with respect to the
Participant under such other defined contribution plans and welfare
benefit funds in the aggregate are equal to or greater than the
Maximum Permissible Amount, no amount will be contributed or
allocated to the Participant's account under this Plan for the
Limitation Year.
(2) Prior to determining the Participant's actual Compensation
for the Limitation Year, the Employer may determine the
Maximum Permissible Amount for a Participant in the manner
described in Section 4.4(a)(2).
(3) As soon as is administratively feasible after the end of
the Limitation Year, the Maximum Permissible Amount for the
Limitation Year will be determined on the basis of the
Participant's actual Compensation for the Limitation Year.
(4) If, pursuant to Section 4.4(b)(2) or Section 4.5, a
Participant's Annual Additions under this Plan and such other plans
would result in an Excess Amount for a Limitation Year, the Excess
Amount will be deemed to consist of the Annual Additions last
allocated, except that Annual Additions attributable to a welfare
benefit fund or individual medical account will be deemed to have
been allocated first regardless of the actual allocation date.
(5) If an Excess Amount was allocated to a Participant on an
allocation date of this Plan which coincides with an
allocation date of another plan, the Excess Amount attributed
to this Plan will be the product of:
(i) the total Excess Amount allocated as of such date,
times
(ii) the ratio of (1) the Annual Additions allocated to
the Participant for the Limitation Year as of such date
under this Plan to (2) the total Annual Additions
allocated to the Participant for the Limitation Year as of
such date under this and all the other qualified defined
contribution plans.
(6) Any Excess Amount attributed to this Plan will be disposed
in the manner described in Section 4.4(a)(4).
(c) If the Participant is covered under another qualified
defined contribution plan maintained by the Employer which is not a
Regional Prototype Plan, Annual Additions which may be credited to
the Participant's account under this Plan for any Limitation Year
will be limited in accordance with Section 4.4(b), unless the
Employer provides other limitations in the Adoption Agreement.
(d) If the Employer maintains, or at any time maintained, a
qualified defined benefit plan covering any Participant in this Plan
the sum of the Participant's Defined Benefit Plan Fraction and
Defined Contribution Plan Fraction will not exceed 1.0 in any
Limitation Year. The Annual Additions which may be credited to the
Participant's account under this Plan for any Limitation Year will be
limited in accordance with the Limitation on Allocations Section of
the Adoption Agreement.
(e) For purposes of applying the limitations of Code Section
415, the transfer of funds from one qualified plan to another is not
an "annual addition." In addition, the following are not Employee
contributions for the purposes of Section 4.4(f)(1)(2): (1) rollover
contributions (as defined in Code
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Sections 402(a)(5), 403(a)(4), 403(b)(8) and 408(d)(3)); (2)
repayments of loans made to a Participant from the Plan; (3)
repayments of distributions received by an Employee pursuant to Code
Section 411(a)(7)(B) (cash-outs); (4) repayments of distributions
received by an Employee pursuant to Code Section 411(a)(3)(D)
(mandatory contributions); and (5) Employee contributions to a
simplified employee pension excludable from gross income under Code
Section 408(k)(6).
(f) For purposes of this Section, the following terms shall be
defined as follows:
(1) Annual Additions means the sum credited to a Participant's
accounts for any Limitation Year of (1) Employer
contributions, (2) effective with respect to "limitation
years" beginning after December 31, 1986, Employee
contributions, (3) forfeitures, (4) amounts allocated, after
March 31, 1984, to an individual medical account, as defined
in Code Section 415(l)(2), which is part of a pension or
annuity plan maintained by the Employer and (5) amounts
derived from contributions paid or accrued after December 31,
1985, in taxable years ending after such date, which are
attributable to post-retirement medical benefits allocated to
the separate account of a key employee (as defined in Code
Section 419A(d)(3)) under a welfare benefit fund (as defined
in Code Section 419(e)) maintained by the Employer. Except,
however, the "415 Compensation" percentage limitation referred
to in paragraph (a)(2) above shall not apply to: (1) any
contribution for medical benefits (within the meaning of Code
Section 419A(f)(2)) after separation from service which is
otherwise treated as an "annual addition," or (2) any amount
otherwise treated as an "annual addition" under Code Section
415(l)(1). Notwithstanding the foregoing, for "limitation
years" beginning prior to January 1, 1987, only that portion
of Employee contributions equal to the lesser of Employee
contributions in excess of six percent (6%) of "415
Compensation" or one-half of Employee contributions shall be
considered an "annual addition."
For this purpose, any Excess Amount applied under Sections
4.4(a)(4) and 4.4(b)(6) in the Limitation Year to reduce
Employer contributions shall be considered Annual Additions
for such Limitation Year.
(2) Compensation means a Participant's Compensation as elected
in the Adoption Agreement. However, regardless of any
selection made in the Adoption Agreement, "415 Compensation"
shall exclude compensation which is not currently includible
in the Participant's gross income by reason of the application
of Code Sections 125, 402(a)(8), 402(h)(1)(B), or 403(b).
For limitation years beginning after December 31, 1991,
for purposes of applying the limitations of this article,
compensation for a limitation year is the compensation
actually paid or made available during such limitation year.
Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, compensation for a
participant in a defined contribution plan who is permanently
and totally disabled (as defined in section 22(e)(3) of the
Internal Revenue Code) is the compensation such participant
would have received for the limitation year if the participant
had been paid at the rate of compensation paid immediately
before becoming permanently and totally disabled; such imputed
compensation for the disabled participant may be taken into
account only if the participant is not a Highly Compensated
Employee and contributions made on behalf of such participant
are nonforfeitable when made.
(3) Defined Benefit Fraction means a fraction, the numerator
of which is the sum of the Participant's Projected Annual
Benefits under all the defined benefit plans (whether or not
terminated) maintained by the Employer, and the denominator of
which is the lesser of 125 percent of the dollar limitation
determined for the Limitation Year under Code Sections 415(b)
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and (d) or 140 percent of his Highest Average Compensation
including any adjustments under Code Section 415(b).
Notwithstanding the above, if the Participant was a
Participant as of the first day of the first Limitation Year
beginning after December 31, 1986, in one or more defined
benefit plans maintained by the Employer which were in
existence on May 6, 1986, the denominator of this fraction
will not be less than 125 percent of the sum of the annual
benefits under such plans which the Participant had accrued as
of the end of the close of the last Limitation Year beginning
before January 1, 1987, disregarding any changes in the terms
and conditions of the plan after May 5, 1986. The preceding
sentence applies only if the defined benefit plans
individually and in the aggregate satisfied the requirements
of Code Section 415 for all Limitation Years beginning before
January 1, 1987.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, for any Top Heavy Plan Year,
100 shall be substituted for 125 unless the extra minimum
allocation is being made pursuant to the Employer's election
in F1 of the Adoption Agreement. However, for any Plan Year in
which this Plan is a Super Top Heavy Plan, 100 shall be
substituted for 125 in any event.
(4) Defined Contribution Dollar Limitation means $30,000, or,
if greater, one-fourth of the defined benefit dollar
limitation set forth in Code Section 415(b)(1) as in effect
for the Limitation Year.
(5) Defined Contribution Fraction means a fraction, the
numerator of which is the sum of the Annual Additions to the
Participant's account under all the defined contribution plans
(whether or not terminated) maintained by the Employer for the
current and all prior Limitation Years, (including the Annual
Additions attributable to the Participant's nondeductible
voluntary employee contributions to any defined benefit plans,
whether or not terminated, maintained by the Employer and the
annual additions attributable to all welfare benefit funds, as
defined in Code Section 419(e), and individual medical
accounts, as defined in Code Section 415(l)(2), maintained by
the Employer), and the denominator of which is the sum of the
maximum aggregate amounts for the current and all prior
Limitation Years of Service with the Employer (regardless of
whether a defined contribution plan was maintained by the
Employer). The maximum aggregate amount in any Limitation Year
is the lesser of 125 percent of the Defined Contribution
Dollar Limitation or 35 percent of the Participant's
Compensation for such year. For Limitation Years beginning
prior to January 1, 1987, the "annual addition" shall not be
recomputed to treat all Employee contributions as an Annual
Addition.
If the Employee was a Participant as of the end of the first
day of the first Limitation Year beginning after December 31,
1986, in one or more defined contribution plans maintained by
the Employer which were in existence on May 5, 1986, the
numerator of this fraction will be adjusted if the sum of this
fraction and the Defined Benefit Fraction would otherwise
exceed 1.0 under the terms of this Plan. Under the adjustment,
an amount equal to the product of (1) the excess of the sum of
the fractions over 1.0 times (2) the denominator of this
fraction, will be permanently subtracted from the numerator of
this fraction. The adjustment is calculated using the
fractions as they would be computed as of the end of the last
Limitation Year beginning before January 1, 1987, and
disregarding any changes in the terms and conditions of the
plan made after May 5, 1986, but using the Code Section 415
limitation applicable to the first Limitation Year beginning
on or after January 1, 1987.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, for any Top Heavy Plan Year,
100 shall be substituted for 125 unless the extra minimum
allocation is being made pursuant to the Employer's election
in F1
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of the Adoption Agreement. However, for any Plan Year in which
this Plan is a Super Top Heavy Plan, 100 shall be substituted
for 125 in any event.
(6) Employer means the Employer that adopts this Plan and all
Affiliated Employers, except that for purposes of this
Section, Affiliated Employers shall be determined pursuant to
the modification made by Code Section 415(h).
(7) Excess Amount means the excess of the Participant's Annual
Additions for the Limitation Year over the Maximum Permissible
Amount.
(8) Highest Average Compensation means the average
Compensation for the three consecutive Years of Service with
the Employer that produces the highest average. A Year of
Service with the Employer is the 12 consecutive month period
defined in Section E1 of the Adoption Agreement which is used
to determine Compensation under the Plan.
(9) Limitation Year means the Compensation Year (a 12
consecutive month period) as elected by the Employer in the
Adoption Agreement. All qualified plans maintained by the
Employer must use the same Limitation Year. If the Limitation
Year is amended to a different 12 consecutive month period,
the new Limitation Year must begin on a date within the
Limitation Year in which the amendment is made.
(10) Maximum Permissible Amount means the maximum Annual
Addition that may be contributed or allocated to a
Participant's account under the plan for any Limitation Year,
which shall not exceed the lesser of:
(i) the Defined Contribution Dollar Limitation, or
(ii) 25 percent of the Participant's Compensation for
the Limitation Year.
The Compensation Limitation referred to in (ii) shall not
apply to any contribution for medical benefits (within the
meaning of Code Sections 401(h) or 419A(f)(2)) which is
otherwise treated as an annual addition under Code
Sections 415(l)(1) or 419A(d)(2).
If a short Limitation Year is created because of an amendment
changing the Limitation Year to a different 12 consecutive
month period, the Maximum Permissible Amount will not exceed
the Defined Contribution Dollar Contribution multiplied by the
following fraction:
number of months in the short Limitation Year
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(11) Projected Annual Benefit means the annual retirement
benefit (adjusted to an actuarially equivalent straight life
annuity if such benefit is expressed in a form other than a
straight life annuity or qualified Joint and Survivor Annuity)
to which the Participant would be entitled under the terms of
the plan assuming:
(i) the Participant will continue employment until
Normal Retirement Age (or current age, if later), and
(ii) the Participant's Compensation for the current
Limitation Year and all other relevant factors used to
determine benefits under the Plan will remain constant for
all future Limitation Years.
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(g) Regional Prototype Plan means a plan the form of which has
been the subject of a favorable notification letter from the Internal
Revenue Service.
(h) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Section to the
contrary, the limitations, adjustments and other requirements
prescribed in this Section shall at all times comply with the
provisions of Code Section 415 and the Regulations thereunder, the
terms of which are specifically incorporated herein by reference.
4.5 ADJUSTMENT FOR EXCESSIVE ANNUAL ADDITIONS
(a) If as a result of the allocation of Forfeitures, a
reasonable error in estimating a Participant's annual Compensation, a
reasonable error in determining the amount of elective deferrals
(within the meaning of Code Section 402(g)(3)) that may be made with
respect to any Participant under the limits of Section 4.4, or other
facts and circumstances to which Regulation 1.415-6(b)(6) shall be
applicable, the "annual additions" under this Plan would cause the
maximum provided in Section 4.4 to be exceeded, the Administrator
shall treat the excess in accordance with Section 4.4(a)(4).
4.6 TRANSFERS FROM QUALIFIED PLANS
(a) If specified in the Adoption Agreement and with the
consent of the Administrator, amounts may be transferred from other
qualified plans, provided that the trust from which such funds are
transferred permits the transfer to be made and the transfer will not
jeopardize the tax exempt status of the Plan or create adverse tax
consequences for the Employer. The amounts transferred shall be set
up in a separate account herein referred to as a "Participant's
Rollover Account." Such account shall be fully Vested at all times
and shall not be subject to forfeiture for any reason.
(b) Amounts in a Participant's Rollover Account shall be held
by the Trustee pursuant to the provisions of this Plan and may not be
withdrawn by, or distributed to the Participant, in whole or in part,
except as provided in Paragraphs (c) and (d) of this Section.
(c) Amounts attributable to elective contributions (as defined
in Regulation 1.401(k)-1(g)(4)), including amounts treated as
elective contributions, which are transferred from another qualified
plan in a plan-to-plan transfer shall be subject to the distribution
limitations provided for in Regulation 1.401(k)-1(d).
(d) At Normal Retirement Date, or such other date when the
Participant or his Beneficiary shall be entitled to receive benefits,
the fair market value of the Participant's Rollover Account shall be
used to provide additional benefits to the Participant or his
Beneficiary. Any distributions of amounts held in a Participant's
Rollover Account shall be made in a manner which is consistent with
and satisfies the provisions of Section 6.5, including, but not
limited to, all notice and consent requirements of Code Sections
411(a)(11) and 417 and the Regulations thereunder. Furthermore, such
amounts shall be considered as part of a Participant's benefit in
determining whether an involuntary cash-out of benefits without
Participant consent may be made.
(e) The Administrator may direct that employee transfers made
after a valuation date be segregated into a separate account for each
Participant until such time as the allocations pursuant to this Plan
have been made, at which time they may remain segregated or be
invested as part of the general Trust Fund, to be determined by the
Administrator.
(f) For purposes of this Section, the term "qualified plan"
shall mean any tax qualified plan under Code Section 401(a). The term
"amounts transferred from other qualified plans" shall mean:
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(i) amounts transferred to this Plan directly from another qualified
plan; (ii) lump-sum distributions received by an Employee from
another qualified plan which are eligible for tax free rollover to a
qualified plan and which are transferred by the Employee to this Plan
within sixty (60) days following his receipt thereof; (iii) amounts
transferred to this Plan from a conduit individual retirement account
provided that the conduit individual retirement account has no assets
other than assets which (A) were previously distributed to the
Employee by another qualified plan as a lump-sum distribution (B)
were eligible for tax-free rollover to a qualified plan and (C) were
deposited in such conduit individual retirement account within sixty
(60) days of receipt thereof and other than earnings on said assets;
and (iv) amounts distributed to the Employee from a conduit
individual retirement account meeting the requirements of clause
(iii) above, and transferred by the Employee to this Plan within
sixty (60) days of his receipt thereof from such conduit individual
retirement account.
(g) Prior to accepting any transfers to which this Section
applies, the Administrator may require the Employee to establish that
the amounts to be transferred to this Plan meet the requirements of
this Section and may also require the Employee to provide an opinion
of counsel satisfactory to the Employer that the amounts to be
transferred meet the requirements of this Section.
(h) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, a
transfer directly to this Plan from another qualified plan (or a
transaction having the effect of such a transfer) shall only be
permitted if it will not result in the elimination or reduction of
any "Section 411(d)(6) protected benefit" as described in Section
8.1.
4.7 VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS
(a) If this is an amendment to a Plan that had previously
allowed voluntary Employee contributions, then, except as provided in
4.7(b) below, this Plan will not accept voluntary Employee
contributions for Plan Years beginning after the Plan Year in which
this Plan is adopted by the Employer.
(b) For 401(k) Plans, if elected in the Adoption Agreement,
each Participant may, at the discretion of the Administrator in a
nondiscriminatory manner, elect to voluntarily contribute a portion
of his compensation earned while a Participant under this Plan. Such
contributions shall be paid to the Trustee within a reasonable period
of time but in no event later than 90 days after the receipt of the
contribution.
(c) The balance in each Participant's Voluntary Contribution
Account shall be fully Vested at all times and shall not be subject
to Forfeiture for any reason.
(d) A Participant may elect to withdraw his voluntary
contributions from his Voluntary Contribution Account and the actual
earnings thereon in a manner which is consistent with and satisfies
the provisions of Section 6.5, including, but not limited to, all
notice and consent requirements of Code Sections 411(a)(11) and 417
and the Regulations thereunder. If the Administrator maintains
sub-accounts with respect to voluntary contributions (and earnings
thereon) which were made on or before a specified date, a Participant
shall be permitted to designate which sub-account shall be the source
for his withdrawal. No Forfeitures shall occur solely as a result of
an Employee's withdrawal of Employee contributions.
In the event such a withdrawal is made, or in the event a
Participant has received a hardship distribution pursuant to
Regulation 1.401(k)-1(d)(2)(iii)(B) from any plan maintained by the
Employer, then such Participant shall be barred from making any
voluntary contributions for a period of twelve (12) months after
receipt of the withdrawal or distribution.
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(e) At Normal Retirement Date, or such other date when the
Participant or his Beneficiary shall be entitled to receive
benefits, the fair market value of the Voluntary Contribution Account
shall be used to provide additional benefits to the Participant or his
Beneficiary.
(f) The Administrator may direct that voluntary contributions
made after a valuation date be segregated into a separate account
until such time as the allocations pursuant to this Plan have been
made, at which time they may remain segregated or be invested as part
of the general Trust Fund, to be determined by the Administrator.
4.8 DIRECTED INVESTMENT ACCOUNT
(a) If elected in the Adoption Agreement, all Participants may
direct the Trustee as to the investment of all or a portion of any
one or more of their individual account balances. Participants may
direct the Trustee in writing to invest their account in specific
assets as permitted by the Administrator provided such investments
are in accordance with the Department of Labor regulations and are
permitted by the Plan. That portion of the account of any Participant
so directing will thereupon be considered a Directed Investment
Account.
(b) A separate Directed Investment Account shall be
established for each Participant who has directed an investment.
Transfers between the Participant's regular account and their
Directed Investment Account shall be charged and credited as the case
may be to each account. The Directed Investment Account shall not
share in Trust Fund Earnings, but it shall be charged or credited as
appropriate with the net earnings, gains, losses and expenses as well
as any appreciation or depreciation in market value during each Plan
Year attributable to such account.
(c) The Administrator shall establish a procedure, to be
applied in a uniform and nondiscriminatory manner, setting forth the
permissible investment options under this Section, how often changes
between investments may be made, and any other limitations that the
Administrator shall impose on a Participant's right to direct
investments.
4.9 QUALIFIED VOLUNTARY EMPLOYEE CONTRIBUTIONS
(a) If this is an amendment to a Plan that previously
permitted deductible voluntary contributions, then each Participant
who made a "Qualified Voluntary Employee Contribution" within the
meaning of Code Section 219(e)(2) as it existed prior to the
enactment of the Tax Reform Act of 1986, shall have his contribution
held in a separate Qualified Voluntary Employee Contribution Account
which shall be fully Vested at all times. Such contributions,
however, shall not be permitted if they are attributable to taxable
years beginning after December 31, 1986.
(b) A Participant may, upon written request delivered to the
Administrator, make withdrawals from his Qualified Voluntary Employee
Contribution Account. Any distribution shall be made in a manner
which is consistent with and satisfies the provisions of Section 6.5,
including, but not limited to, all notice and consent requirements of
Code Sections 411(a)(11) and 417 and the Regulations thereunder.
(c) At Normal Retirement Date, or such other date when the
Participant or his Beneficiary shall be entitled to receive benefits,
the fair market value of the Qualified Voluntary Employee
Contribution Account shall be used to provide additional benefits to
the Participant or his Beneficiary.
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(d) Unless the Administrator directs Qualified Voluntary
Employee Contributions made pursuant to this Section be segregated
into a separate account for each Participant, they shall be invested
as part of the general Trust Fund and share in earnings and losses.
4.10 ACTUAL CONTRIBUTION PERCENTAGE TESTS
In the event this Plan previously provided for voluntary or mandatory
Employee contributions, then, with respect to Plan Years beginning after
December 31, 1986, such contributions must satisfy the provisions of Code
Section 401(m) and the Regulations thereunder.
4.11 INTEGRATION IN MORE THAN ONE PLAN
If the Employer and/or an Affiliated Employer maintain qualified
retirement plans integrated with Social Security such that any Participant in
this Plan is covered under more than one of such plans, then such plans will be
considered to be one plan and will be considered to be integrated if the extent
of the integration of all such plans does not exceed 100%. For purposes of the
preceding sentence, the extent of integration of a plan is the ratio, expressed
as a percentage, which the actual benefits, benefit rate, offset rate, or
employer contribution rate, whatever is applicable under the Plan bears to the
limitation applicable to such Plan. If the Employer maintains two or more
standardized paired plans, only one plan may be integrated with Social
Security.
ARTICLE V
VALUATIONS
5.1 VALUATION OF THE TRUST FUND
The Administrator shall direct the Trustee, as of each Anniversary
Date, and at such other date or dates deemed necessary by the Administrator,
herein called "valuation date," to determine the net worth of the assets
comprising the Trust Fund as it exists on the "valuation date." In determining
such net worth, the Trustee shall value the assets comprising the Trust Fund at
their fair market value as of the "valuation date" and shall deduct all
expenses for which the Trustee has not yet obtained reimbursement from the
Employer or the Trust Fund.
5.2 METHOD OF VALUATION
In determining the fair market value of securities held in the Trust
Fund which are listed on a registered stock exchange, the Administrator shall
direct the Trustee to value the same at the prices they were last traded on
such exchange preceding the close of business on the "valuation date." If such
securities were not traded on the "valuation date," or if the exchange on which
they are traded was not open for business on the "valuation date," then the
securities shall be valued at the prices at which they were last traded prior
to the "valuation date." Any unlisted security held in the Trust Fund shall be
valued at its bid price next preceding the close of business on the "valuation
date," which bid price shall be obtained from a registered broker or an
investment banker. In determining the fair market value of assets other than
securities for which trading or bid prices can be obtained, the Trustee may
appraise such assets itself, or in its discretion, employ one or more
appraisers for that purpose and rely on the values established by such
appraiser or appraisers.
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ARTICLE VI
DETERMINATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF BENEFITS
6.1 DETERMINATION OF BENEFITS UPON RETIREMENT
Every Participant may terminate his employment with the Employer and
retire for the purposes hereof on or after his Normal Retirement Date or Early
Retirement Date. Upon such Normal Retirement Date or Early Retirement Date, all
amounts credited to such Participant's Combined Account shall become
distributable. However, a Participant may postpone the termination of his
employment with the Employer to a later date, in which event the participation
of such Participant in the Plan, including the right to receive allocations
pursuant to Section 4.3, shall continue until his Late Retirement Date. Upon a
Participant's Retirement Date, or as soon thereafter as is practicable, the
Administrator shall direct the distribution of all amounts credited to such
Participant's Combined Account in accordance with Section 6.5.
6.2 DETERMINATION OF BENEFITS UPON DEATH
(a) Upon the death of a Participant before his Retirement Date
or other termination of his employment, all amounts credited to such
Participant's Combined Account shall become fully Vested. The
Administrator shall direct, in accordance with the provisions of
Sections 6.6 and 6.7, the distribution of the deceased Participant's
accounts to the Participant's Beneficiary.
(b) Upon the death of a Former Participant, the Administrator
shall direct, in accordance with the provisions of Sections 6.6 and
6.7, the distribution of any remaining amounts credited to the
accounts of such deceased Former Participant to such Former
Participant's Beneficiary.
(c) The Administrator may require such proper proof of death
and such evidence of the right of any person to receive payment of
the value of the account of a deceased Participant or Former
Participant as the Administrator may deem desirable. The
Administrator's determination of death and of the right of any person
to receive payment shall be conclusive.
(d) Unless otherwise elected in the manner prescribed in
Section 6.6, the Beneficiary of the Pre-Retirement Survivor Annuity
shall be the Participant's spouse. Except, however, the Participant
may designate a Beneficiary other than his spouse for the
Pre-Retirement Survivor Annuity if:
(1) the Participant and his spouse have validly waived the
Pre-Retirement Survivor Annuity in the manner prescribed in
Section 6.6, and the spouse has waived his or her right to be
the Participant's Beneficiary, or
(2) the Participant is legally separated or has been abandoned
(within the meaning of local law) and the Participant has a
court order to such effect (and there is no "qualified
domestic relations order" as defined in Code Section 414(p)
which provides otherwise), or
(3) the Participant has no spouse, or
(4) the spouse cannot be located.
In such event, the designation of a Beneficiary shall be
made on a form satisfactory to the Administrator. A Participant may
at any time revoke his designation of a Beneficiary or change his
Beneficiary by filing written notice of such revocation or change
with the Administrator. However, the Participant's spouse must again
consent in writing to any change in Beneficiary unless the original
consent acknowledged that the spouse had the right to limit consent
only to a specific Beneficiary and that the spouse voluntarily
elected to relinquish such right. The Participant may, at
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any time, designate a Beneficiary for death benefits payable under
the Plan that are in excess of the Pre-Retirement Survivor Annuity.
In the event no valid designation of Beneficiary exists at the time
of the Participant's death, the death benefit shall be payable to his
estate.
(e) If the Plan provides an insured death benefit and a
Participant dies before any insurance coverage to which he is
entitled under the Plan is effected, his death benefit from such
insurance coverage shall be limited to the standard rated premium
which was or should have been used for such purpose.
(f) In the event of any conflict between the terms of this
Plan and the terms of any Contract issued hereunder, the Plan
provisions shall control.
6.3 DETERMINATION OF BENEFITS IN EVENT OF DISABILITY
In the event of a Participant's Total and Permanent Disability prior
to his Retirement Date or other termination of his employment, all amounts
credited to such Participant's Combined Account shall become fully Vested. In
the event of a Participant's Total and Permanent Disability, the Administrator,
in accordance with the provisions of Sections 6.5 and 6.7, shall direct the
distribution to such Participant of all amounts credited to such Participant's
Combined Account as though he had retired.
6.4 DETERMINATION OF BENEFITS UPON TERMINATION
(a) On or before the Anniversary Date, or other valuation
date, coinciding with or subsequent to the termination of a
Participant's employment for any reason other than retirement, death,
or Total and Permanent Disability, the Administrator may direct that
the amount of the Vested portion of such Terminated Participant's
Combined Account be segregated and invested separately. In the event
the Vested portion of a Participant's Combined Account is not
segregated, the amount shall remain in a separate account for the
Terminated Participant and share in allocations pursuant to Section
4.3 until such time as a distribution is made to the Terminated
Participant. The amount of the portion of the Participant's Combined
Account which is not Vested may be credited to a separate account
(which will always share in gains and losses of the Trust Fund) and
at such time as the amount becomes a Forfeiture shall be treated in
accordance with the provisions of the Plan regarding Forfeitures.
Regardless of whether distributions in kind are permitted,
in the event that the amount of the Vested portion of the Terminated
Participant's Combined Account equals or exceeds the fair market
value of any insurance Contracts, the Trustee, when so directed by
the Administrator and agreed to by the Terminated Participant, shall
assign, transfer, and set over to such Terminated Participant all
Contracts on his life in such form or with such endorsements, so that
the settlement options and forms of payment are consistent with the
provisions of Section 6.5. In the event that the Terminated
Participant's Vested portion does not at least equal the fair market
value of the Contracts, if any, the Terminated Participant may pay
over to the Trustee the sum needed to make the distribution equal to
the value of the Contracts being assigned or transferred, or the
Trustee, pursuant to the Participant's election, may borrow the cash
value of the Contracts from the Insurer so that the value of the
Contracts is equal to the Vested portion of the Terminated
Participant's Combined Account and then assign the Contracts to the
Terminated Participant.
Distribution of the funds due to a Terminated Participant
shall be made on the occurrence of an event which would result in the
distribution had the Terminated Participant remained in the employ of
the Employer (upon the Participant's death, Total and Permanent
Disability, Early or Normal Retirement). However, at the election of
the Participant, the Administrator shall direct that the entire
Vested portion of the Terminated Participant's Combined Account to be
payable to such
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Terminated Participant provided the conditions, if any, set forth in
the Adoption Agreement have been satisfied. Any distribution under
this paragraph shall be made in a manner which is consistent with and
satisfies the provisions of Section 6.5, including but not limited
to, all notice and consent requirements of Code Sections 411(a)(11)
and 417 and the Regulations thereunder.
Notwithstanding the above, if the value of a Terminated
Participant's Vested benefit derived from Employer and Employee
contributions does not exceed, and at the time of any prior
distribution, has never exceeded $3,500, the Administrator shall
direct that the entire Vested benefit be paid to such Participant in
a single lump-sum without regard to the consent of the Participant or
the Participant's spouse. A Participant's Vested benefit shall not
include Qualified Voluntary Employee Contributions within the meaning
of Code Section 72(o)(5)(B) for Plan Years beginning prior to January
1, 1989.
(b) The Vested portion of any Participant's Account shall be a
percentage of such Participant's Account determined on the basis of
the Participant's number of Years of Service according to the vesting
schedule specified in the Adoption Agreement.
(c) For any Top Heavy Plan Year, one of the minimum top heavy
vesting schedules as elected by the Employer in the Adoption
Agreement will automatically apply to the Plan. The minimum top heavy
vesting schedule applies to all benefits within the meaning of Code
Section 411(a)(7) except those attributable to Employee
contributions, including benefits accrued before the effective date
of Code Section 416 and benefits accrued before the Plan became top
heavy. Further, no decrease in a Participant's Vested percentage may
occur in the event the Plan's status as top heavy changes for any
Plan Year. However, this Section does not apply to the account
balances of any Employee who does not have an Hour of Service after
the Plan has initially become top heavy and the Vested percentage of
such Employee's Participant's Account shall be determined without
regard to this Section 6.4(c).
If in any subsequent Plan Year, the Plan ceases to be a
Top Heavy Plan, the Administrator shall continue to use the vesting
schedule in effect while the Plan was a Top Heavy Plan for each
Employee who had an Hour of Service during a Plan Year when the Plan
was Top Heavy.
(d) Notwithstanding the vesting schedule above, upon the
complete discontinuance of the Employer's contributions to the Plan
or upon any full or partial termination of the Plan, all amounts
credited to the account of any affected Participant shall become 100%
Vested and shall not thereafter be subject to Forfeiture.
(e) If this is an amended or restated Plan, then
notwithstanding the vesting schedule specified in the Adoption
Agreement, the Vested percentage of a Participant's Account shall not
be less than the Vested percentage attained as of the later of the
effective date or adoption date of this amendment and restatement.
The computation of a Participant's nonforfeitable percentage of his
interest in the Plan shall not be reduced as the result of any direct
or indirect amendment to this Article, or due to changes in the
Plan's status as a Top Heavy Plan.
(f) If the Plan's vesting schedule is amended, or if the Plan
is amended in any way that directly or indirectly affects the
computation of the Participant's nonforfeitable percentage or if the
Plan is deemed amended by an automatic change to a top heavy vesting
schedule, then each Participant with at least 3 Years of Service as
of the expiration date of the election period may elect to have his
nonforfeitable percentage computed under the Plan without regard to
such amendment or change. Notwithstanding the foregoing, for Plan
Years beginning before January 1, 1989, or with respect to Employees
who fail to complete at least one (1) Hour of Service in a Plan Year
beginning after December 31, 1988, five (5) shall be substituted for
three (3) in the preceding sentence. If a
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Participant fails to make such election, then such Participant shall
be subject to the new vesting schedule. The Participant's election
period shall commence on the adoption date of the amendment and shall
end 60 days after the latest of:
(1) the adoption date of the amendment,
(2) the effective date of the amendment, or
(3) the date the Participant receives written notice of the
amendment from the Employer or Administrator.
(g)(1) If any Former Participant shall be reemployed by the
Employer before a 1-Year Break in Service occurs, he shall continue
to participate in the Plan in the same manner as if such termination
had not occurred.
(2) If any Former Participant shall be reemployed by the
Employer before five (5) consecutive 1-Year Breaks in Service,
and such Former Participant had received a distribution of his
entire Vested interest prior to his reemployment, his
forfeited account shall be reinstated only if he repays the
full amount distributed to him before the earlier of five (5)
years after the first date on which the Participant is
subsequently reemployed by the Employer or the close of the
first period of 5 consecutive 1-Year Breaks in Service
commencing after the distribution. If a distribution occurs
for any reason other than a separation from service, the time
for repayment may not end earlier than five (5) years after
the date of separation. In the event the Former Participant
does repay the full amount distributed to him,
theundistributed portion of the Participant's Account must be
restored in full, unadjusted by any gains or losses occurring
subsequent to the Anniversary Date or other valuation date
preceding his termination. If an employee receives a
distribution pursuant to this section and the employee resumes
employment covered under this plan, the employee's
employer-derived account balance will be restored to the
amount on the date of distribution if the employee repays to
the plan the full amount of the distribution attributable to
employer contributions before the earlier of 5 years after the
first date on which the participant is subsequently
re-employed by the employer, or the date the participant
incurs 5 consecutive 1-year breaks in service following the
date of the distribution. If a non-Vested Former Participant
was deemed to have received a distribution and such Former
Participant is reemployed by the Employer before five (5)
consecutive 1-Year Breaks in Service, then such Participant
will be deemed to have repaid the deemed distribution as of
the date of reemployment.
(3) If any Former Participant is reemployed after a 1-Year
Break in Service has occurred, Years of Service shall include
Years of Service prior to his 1-Year Break in Service subject
to the following rules:
(i) Any Former Participant who under the Plan does not
have a nonforfeitable right to any interest in the Plan
resulting from Employer contributions shall lose credits
if his consecutive 1-Year Breaks in Service equal or
exceed the greater of (A) five (5) or (B) the aggregate
number of his pre-break Years of Service;
(ii) After five (5) consecutive 1-Year Breaks in
Service, a Former Participant's Vested Account balance
attributable to pre-break service shall not be increased
as a result of post-break service;
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(iii) A Former Participant who is reemployed and who has
not had his Years of Service before a 1-Year Break in
Service disregarded pursuant to (i) above, shall
participate in the Plan as of his date of reemployment;
(iv) If a Former Participant completes a Year of Service
(a 1-Year Break in Service previously occurred, but
employment had not terminated), he shall participate in
the Plan retroactively from the first day of the Plan Year
during which he completes one (1) Year of Service.
(h) In determining Years of Service for purposes of vesting
under the Plan, Years of Service shall be excluded as specified in
the Adoption Agreement.
6.5 DISTRIBUTION OF BENEFITS
(a)(1) Unless otherwise elected as provided below, a
Participant who is married on the "annuity starting date" and who
does not die before the "annuity starting date" shall receive the
value of all of his benefits in the form of a Joint and Survivor
Annuity. The Joint and Survivor Annuity is an annuity that commences
immediately and shall be equal in value to a single life annuity.
Such joint and survivor benefits following the Participant's death
shall continue to the spouse during the spouse's lifetime at a rate
equal to 50% of the rate at which such benefits were payable to the
Participant. This Joint and Survivor Annuity shall be considered the
designated qualified Joint and Survivor Annuity and automatic form of
payment for the purposes of this Plan. However, the Participant may
elect to receive a smaller annuity benefit with continuation of
payments to the spouse at a rate of seventy-five percent (75%) or one
hundred percent (100%) of the rate payable to a Participant during
his lifetime which alternative Joint and Survivor Annuity shall be
equal in value to the automatic Joint and 50% Survivor Annuity. An
unmarried Participant shall receive the value of his benefit in the
form of a life annuity. Such unmarried Participant, however, may
elect in writing to waive the life annuity. The election must comply
with the provisions of this Section as if it were an election to
waive the Joint and Survivor Annuity by a married Participant, but
without the spousal consent requirement. The Participant may elect to
have any annuity provided for in this Section distributed upon the
attainment of the "earliest retirement age" under the Plan. The
"earliest retirement age" is the earliest date on which, under the
Plan, the Participant could elect to receive retirement benefits.
(2) Any election to waive the Joint and Survivor Annuity must
be made by the Participant in writing during the election
period and be consented to by the Participant's spouse. If the
spouse is legally incompetent to give consent, the spouse's
legal guardian, even if such guardian is the Participant, may
give consent. Such election shall designate a Beneficiary (or
a form of benefits) that may not be changed without spousal
consent (unless the consent of the spouse expressly permits
designations by the Participant without the requirement of
further consent by the spouse). Such spouse's consent shall be
irrevocable and must acknowledge the effect of such election
and be witnessed by a Plan representative or a notary public.
Such consent shall not be required if it is established to the
satisfaction of the Administrator that the required consent
cannot be obtained because there is no spouse, the spouse
cannot be located, or other circumstances that may be
prescribed by Regulations. The election made by the
Participant and consented to by his spouse may be revoked by
the Participant in writing without the consent of the spouse
at any time during the election period. The number of
revocations shall not be limited. Any new election must comply
with the requirements of this paragraph. A former spouse's
waiver shall not be binding on a new spouse.
(3) The election period to waive the Joint and Survivor
Annuity shall be the 90 day period ending on the "annuity
starting date."
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(4) For purposes of this Section and Section 6.6, the "annuity
starting date" means the first day of the first period for
which an amount is paid as an annuity, or, in the case of a
benefit not payable in the form of an annuity, the first day
on which all events have occurred which entitles the
Participant to such benefit.
(5) With regard to the election, the Administrator shall
provide to the Participant no less than 30 days and no more
than 90 days before the "annuity starting date" a written
explanation of:
(i) the terms and conditions of the Joint and Survivor
Annuity, and
(ii) the Participant's right to make and the effect of
an election to waive the Joint and Survivor Annuity, and
(iii) the right of the Participant's spouse to consent to
any election to waive the Joint and Survivor Annuity, and
(iv) the right of the Participant to revoke such
election, and the effect of such revocation.
(b) In the event a married Participant duly elects pursuant to
paragraph (a)(2) above not to receive his benefit in the form of a
Joint and Survivor Annuity, or if such Participant is not married, in
the form of a life annuity, the Administrator, pursuant to the
election of the Participant, shall direct the distribution to a
Participant or his Beneficiary any amount to which he is entitled
under the Plan in one or more of the following methods which are
permitted pursuant to the Adoption Agreement:
(1) One lump-sum payment in cash or in property;
(2) Payments over a period certain in monthly, quarterly,
semiannual, or annual cash installments. In order to provide
such installment payments, the Administrator may direct that
the Participant's interest in the Plan be segregated and
invested separately, and that the funds in the segregated
account be used for the payment of the installments. The
period over which such payment is to be made shall not extend
beyond the Participant's life expectancy (or the life
expectancy of the Participant and his designated Beneficiary);
(3) Purchase of or providing an annuity. However, such annuity
may not be in any form that will provide for payments over a
period extending beyond either the life of the Participant (or
the lives of the Participant and his designated Beneficiary)
or the life expectancy of the Participant (or the life
expectancy of the Participant and his designated Beneficiary).
(c) The present value of a Participant's Joint and Survivor
Annuity derived from Employer and Employee contributions may not be
paid without his written consent if the value exceeds, or has ever
exceeded at the time of any prior distribution, $3,500. Further, the
spouse of a Participant must consent in writing to any immediate
distribution. If the value of the Participant's benefit derived from
Employer and Employee contributions does not exceed $3,500 and has
never exceeded $3,500 at the time of any prior distribution, the
Administrator may immediately distribute such benefit without such
Participant's consent. No distribution may be made under the
preceding sentence after the "annuity starting date" unless the
Participant and his spouse consent in writing to such distribution.
Any written consent required under this paragraph must be obtained
not more than 90 days before commencement of the distribution and
shall be made in a manner consistent with Section 6.5(a)(2).
(d) Any distribution to a Participant who has a benefit which
exceeds, or has ever exceeded at the time of any prior distribution,
$3,500 shall require such Participant's consent if such
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distribution commences prior to the later of his Normal Retirement
Age or age 62. With regard to this required consent:
(1) No consent shall be valid unless the Participant has
received a general description of the material features and an
explanation of the relative values of the optional forms of
benefit available under the Plan that would satisfy the notice
requirements of Code Section 417.
(2) The Participant must be informed of his right to defer
receipt of the distribution. If a Participant fails to
consent, it shall be deemed an election to defer the
commencement of payment of any benefit. However, any election
to defer the receipt of benefits shall not apply with respect
to distributions which are required under Section 6.5(e).
(3) Notice of the rights specified under this paragraph shall
be provided no less than 30 days and no more than 90 days
before the "annuity starting date."
(4) Written consent of the Participant to the distribution
must not be made before the Participant receives the notice
and must not be made more than 90 days before the "annuity
starting date."
(5) No consent shall be valid if a significant detriment is
imposed under the Plan on any Participant who does not consent
to the distribution.
(e) Notwithstanding any provision in the Plan to the contrary,
the distribution of a Participant's benefits, made on or after
January 1, 1985, whether under the Plan or through the purchase of an
annuity Contract, shall be made in accordance with the following
requirements and shall otherwise comply with Code Section 401(a)(9)
and the Regulations thereunder (including Regulation Section
1.401(a)(9)-2), the provisions of which are incorporated herein by
reference:
(1) A Participant's benefits shall be distributed to him not
later than April 1st of the calendar year following the later
of (i) the calendar year in which the Participant attains age
70 1/2 or (ii) the calendar year in which the Participant
retires, provided, however, that this clause (ii) shall not
apply in the case of a Participant who is a "five (5) percent
owner" at any time during the five (5) Plan Year period ending
in the calendar year in which he attains age 70 1/2 or, in the
case of a Participant who becomes a "five (5) percent owner"
during any subsequent Plan Year, clause (ii) shall no longer
apply and the required beginning date shall be the April 1st
of the calendar year following the calendar year in which such
subsequent Plan Year ends. Alternatively, distributions to a
Participant must begin no later than the applicable April 1st
as determined under the preceding sentence and must be made
over the life of the Participant (or the lives of the
Participant and the Participant's designated Beneficiary) or,
if benefits are paid in the form of a Joint and Survivor
Annuity, the life expectancy of the Participant (or the life
expectancies of the Participant and his designated
Beneficiary) in accordance with Regulations. For Plan Years
beginning after December 31, 1988, clause (ii) above shall not
apply to any Participant unless the Participant had attained
age 70 1/2 before January 1, 1988 and was not a "five (5)
percent owner" at any time during the Plan Year ending with or
within the calendar year in which the Participant attained age
66 1/2 or any subsequent Plan Year.
(2) Distributions to a Participant and his Beneficiaries shall
only be made in accordance with the incidental death benefit
requirements of Code Section 401(a)(9)(G) and the Regulations
thereunder.
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Additionally, for calendar years beginning before 1989,
distributions may also be made under an alternative method
which provides that the then present value of the payments to
be made over the period of the Participant's life expectancy
exceeds fifty percent (50%) of the then present value of the
total payments to be made to the Participant and his
Beneficiaries.
(f) For purposes of this Section, the life expectancy of a
Participant and a Participant's spouse (other than in the case of a
life annuity) shall be redetermined annually in accordance with
Regulations if permitted pursuant to the Adoption Agreement. If the
Participant or the Participant's spouse may elect whether
recalculations will be made, then the election, once made, shall be
irrevocable. If no election is made by the time distributions must
commence, then the life expectancy of the Participant and the
Participant's spouse shall not be subject to recalculation. Life
expectancy and joint and last survivor expectancy shall be computed
using the return multiples in Tables V and VI of Regulation 1.72-9.
(g) All annuity Contracts under this Plan shall be
non-transferable when distributed. Furthermore, the terms of any
annuity Contract purchased and distributed to a Participant or spouse
shall comply with all of the requirements of this Plan.
(h) Subject to the spouse's right of consent afforded under
the Plan, the restrictions imposed by this Section shall not apply if
a Participant has, prior to January 1, 1984, made a written
designation to have his retirement benefit paid in an alternative
method acceptable under Code Section 401(a) as in effect prior to the
enactment of the Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982.
(i) If a distribution is made at a time when a Participant who
has not terminated employment is not fully Vested in his
Participant's Account and the Participant may increase the Vested
percentage in such account:
(1) A separate account shall be established for the
Participant's interest in the Plan as of the time of the
distribution, and
(2) At any relevant time the Participant's Vested portion of
the separate account shall be equal to an amount ("X")
determined by the formula:
X equals P(AB plus (RxD)) - (R x D)
For purposes of applying the formula: P is the Vested
percentage at the relevant time, AB is the account balance at
the relevant time, D is the amount of distribution, and R is
the ratio of the account balance at the relevant time to the
account balance after distribution.
6.6 DISTRIBUTION OF BENEFITS UPON DEATH
(a) Unless otherwise elected as provided below, a Vested
Participant who dies before the annuity starting date and who has a
surviving spouse shall have the Pre-Retirement Survivor Annuity paid
to his surviving spouse. The Participant's spouse may direct that
payment of the Pre-Retirement Survivor Annuity commence within a
reasonable period after the Participant's death. If the spouse does
not so direct, payment of such benefit will commence at the time the
Participant would have attained the later of his Normal Retirement
Age or age 62. However, the spouse may elect a later commencement
date. Any distribution to the Participant's spouse shall be subject
to the rules specified in Section 6.6(h).
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(b) Any election to waive the Pre-Retirement Survivor Annuity
before the Participant's death must be made by the Participant in
writing during the election period and shall require the spouse's
irrevocable consent in the same manner provided for in Section
6.5(a)(2). Further, the spouse's consent must acknowledge the
specific nonspouse Beneficiary. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the
nonspouse Beneficiary need not be acknowledged, provided the consent
of the spouse acknowledges that the spouse has the right to limit
consent only to a specific Beneficiary and that the spouse
voluntarily elects to relinquish such right.
(c) The election period to waive the Pre-Retirement Survivor
Annuity shall begin on the first day of the Plan Year in which the
Participant attains age 35 and end on the date of the Participant's
death. An earlier waiver (with spousal consent) may be made provided
a written explanation of the Pre-Retirement Survivor Annuity is given
to the Participant and such waiver becomes invalid at the beginning
of the Plan Year in which the Participant turns age 35. In the event
a Vested Participant separates from service prior to the beginning of
the election period, the election period shall begin on the date of
such separation from service.
(d) With regard to the election, the Administrator shall
provide each Participant within the applicable period, with respect
to such Participant (and consistent with Regulations), a written
explanation of the Pre-Retirement Survivor Annuity containing
comparable information to that required pursuant to Section
6.5(a)(4). For the purposes of this paragraph, the term "applicable
period" means, with respect to a Participant, whichever of the
following periods ends last:
(1) The period beginning with the first day of the Plan Year
in which the Participant attains age 32 and ending with the
close of the Plan Year preceding the Plan Year in which the
Participant attains age 35;
(2) A reasonable period after the individual becomes a
Participant. For this purpose, in the case of an individual
who becomes a Participant after age 32, the explanation must
be provided by the end of the three-year period beginning with
the first day of the first Plan Year for which the individual
is a Participant;
(3) A reasonable period ending after the Plan no longer fully
subsidizes the cost of the Pre-Retirement Survivor Annuity
with respect to the Participant;
(4) A reasonable period ending after Code Section 401(a)(11)
applies to the Participant; or
(5) A reasonable period after separation from service in the
case of a Participant who separates before attaining age 35.
For this purpose, the Administrator must provide the
explanation beginning one year before the separation from
service and ending one year after separation.
(e) The Pre-Retirement Survivor Annuity provided for in this
Section shall apply only to Participants who are credited with an
Hour of Service on or after August 23, 1984. Former Participants who
are not credited with an Hour of Service on or after August 23, 1984
shall be provided with rights to the Pre-Retirement Survivor Annuity
in accordance with Section 303(e)(2) of the Retirement Equity Act of
1984.
(f) If the value of the Pre-Retirement Survivor Annuity
derived from Employer and Employee contributions does not exceed
$3,500 and has never exceeded $3,500 at the time of any prior
distribution, the Administrator shall direct the immediate
distribution of such amount to the Participant's spouse. No
distribution may be made under the preceding sentence after the
annuity starting date unless the spouse consents in writing. If the
value exceeds, or has ever exceeded at the
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time of any prior distribution, $3,500, an immediate distribution of
the entire amount may be made to the surviving spouse, provided such
surviving spouse consents in writing to such distribution. Any
written consent required under this paragraph must be obtained not
more than 90 days before commencement of the distribution and shall
be made in a manner consistent with Section 6.5(a)(2).
(g)(1) In the event there is an election to waive the
Pre-Retirement Survivor Annuity, and for death benefits in excess of
the Pre-Retirement Survivor Annuity, such death benefits shall be
paid to the Participant's Beneficiary by either of the following
methods, as elected by the Participant (or if no election has been
made prior to the Participant's death, by his Beneficiary) subject to
the rules specified in Section 6.6(h) and the selections made in the
Adoption Agreement:
(i) One lump-sum payment in cash or in property;
(ii) Payment in monthly, quarterly, semi-annual, or
annual cash installments over a period to be determined by
the Participant or his Beneficiary. After periodic
installments commence, the Beneficiary shall have the
right to reduce the period over which such periodic
installments shall be made, and the cash amount of such
periodic installments shall be adjusted accordingly.
(iii) If death benefits in excess of the Pre-Retirement
Survivor Annuity are to be paid to the surviving spouse,
such benefits may be paid pursuant to (i) or (ii) above,
or used to purchase an annuity so as to increase the
payments made pursuant to the Pre-Retirement Survivor
Annuity;
(2) In the event the death benefit payable pursuant to Section
6.2 is payable in installments, then, upon the death of the
Participant, the Administrator may direct that the death
benefit be segregated and invested separately, and that the
funds accumulated in the segregated account be used for the
payment of the installments.
(h) Notwithstanding any provision in the Plan to the contrary,
distributions upon the death of a Participant made on or after
January 1, 1985, shall be made in accordance with the following
requirements and shall otherwise comply with Code Section 401(a)(9)
and the Regulations thereunder.
(1) If it is determined, pursuant to Regulations, that the
distribution of a Participant's interest has begun and the
Participant dies before his entire interest has been
distributed to him, the remaining portion of such interest
shall be distributed at least as rapidly as under the method
of distribution selected pursuant to Section 6.5 as of his
date of death.
(2) If a Participant dies before he has begun to receive any
distributions of his interest in the Plan or before
distributions are deemed to have begun pursuant to
Regulations, then his death benefit shall be distributed to
his Beneficiaries in accordance with the following rules
subject to the selections made in the Adoption Agreement and
Subsections 6.6(h)(3) and 6.6(i) below:
(i) The entire death benefit shall be distributed to the
Participant's Beneficiaries by December 31st of the
calendar year in which the fifth anniversary of the
Participant's death occurs;
(ii) The 5-year distribution requirement of (i) above
shall not apply to any portion of the deceased
Participant's interest which is payable to or for the
benefit of a designated Beneficiary. In such event, such
portion shall be distributed over the life of such
designated Beneficiary (or over a period not extending
beyond the life expectancy of such
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designated Beneficiary) provided such distribution begins
not later than December 31st of the calendar year
immediately following the calendar year in which the
Participant died;
(iii) However, in the event the Participant's spouse
(determined as of the date of the Participant's death) is
his designated Beneficiary, the provisions of (ii) above
shall apply except that the requirement that distributions
commence within one year of the Participant's death shall
not apply. In lieu thereof, distributions must commence on
or before the later of: (1) December 31st of the calendar
year immediately following the calendar year in which the
Participant died; or (2) December 31st of the calendar
year in which the Participant would have attained age 70
1/2. If the surviving spouse dies before distributions to
such spouse begin, then the 5-year distribution
requirement of this Section shall apply as if the spouse
was the Participant.
(3) Notwithstanding subparagraph (2) above, or any selections
made in the Adoption Agreement, if a Participant's death
benefits are to be paid in the form of a Pre-Retirement
Survivor Annuity, then distributions to the Participant's
surviving spouse must commence on or before the later of: (1)
December 31st of the calendar year immediately following the
calendar year in which the Participant died; or (2) December
31st of the calendar year in which the Participant would have
attained age 70 1/2.
(i) For purposes of Section 6.6(h)(2), the election by a
designated Beneficiary to be excepted from the 5-year distribution
requirement (if permitted in the Adoption Agreement) must be made no
later than December 31st of the calendar year following the calendar
year of the Participant's death. Except, however, with respect to a
designated Beneficiary who is the Participant's surviving spouse, the
election must be made by the earlier of: (1) December 31st of the
calendar year immediately following the calendar year in which the
Participant died or, if later, the calendar year in which the
Participant would have attained age 70 1/2; or (2) December 31st of
the calendar year which contains the fifth anniversary of the date of
the Participant's death. An election by a designated Beneficiary must
be in writing and shall be irrevocable as of the last day of the
election period stated herein. In the absence of an election by the
Participant or a designated Beneficiary, the 5-year distribution
requirement shall apply.
(j) For purposes of this Section, the life expectancy of a
Participant and a Participant's spouse (other than in the case of a
life annuity) shall or shall not be redetermined annually as provided
in the Adoption Agreement and in accordance with Regulations. If the
Participant or the Participant's spouse may elect, pursuant to the
Adoption Agreement, to have life expectancies recalculated, then the
election, once made shall be irrevocable. If no election is made by
the time distributions must commence, then the life expectancy of the
Participant and the Participant's spouse shall not be subject to
recalculation. Life expectancy and joint and last survivor expectancy
shall be computed using the return multiples in Tables V and VI of
Regulation Section 1.72-9.
(k) In the event that less than 100% of a Participant's
interest in the Plan is distributed to such Participant's spouse, the
portion of the distribution attributable to the Participant's
Voluntary Contribution Account shall be in the same proportion that
the Participant's Voluntary Contribution Account bears to the
Participant's total interest in the Plan.
(l) Subject to the spouse's right of consent afforded under
the Plan, the restrictions imposed by this Section shall not apply if
a Participant has, prior to January 1, 1984, made a written
designation to have his death benefits paid in an alternative method
acceptable under Code Section 401(a) as in effect prior to the
enactment of the Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982.
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6.7 TIME OF SEGREGATION OR DISTRIBUTION
Except as limited by Sections 6.5 and 6.6, whenever a distribution is
to be made, or a series of payments are to commence, on or as of an Anniversary
Date, the distribution or series of payments may be made or begun on such date
or as soon thereafter as is practicable, but in no event later than 180 days
after the Anniversary Date. However, unless a Former Participant elects in
writing to defer the receipt of benefits (such election may not result in a
death benefit that is more than incidental), the payment of benefits shall
begin not later than the 60th day after the close of the Plan Year in which the
latest of the following events occurs: (a) the date on which the Participant
attains the earlier of age 65 or the Normal Retirement Age specified herein;
(b) the 10th anniversary of the year in which the Participant commenced
participation in the Plan; or (c) the date the Participant terminates his
service with the Employer.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the failure of a Participant and, if
applicable, the Participant's spouse, to consent to a distribution pursuant to
Section 6.5(d), shall be deemed to be an election to defer the commencement of
payment of any benefit sufficient to satisfy this Section.
6.8 DISTRIBUTION FOR MINOR BENEFICIARY
In the event a distribution is to be made to a minor, then the
Administrator may direct that such distribution be paid to the legal guardian,
or if none, to a parent of such Beneficiary or a responsible adult with whom
the Beneficiary maintains his residence, or to the custodian for such
Beneficiary under the Uniform Gift to Minors Act or Gift to Minors Act, if such
is permitted by the laws of the state in which said Beneficiary resides. Such a
payment to the legal guardian, custodian or parent of a minor Beneficiary shall
fully discharge the Trustee, Employer, and Plan from further liability on
account thereof.
6.9 LOCATION OF PARTICIPANT OR BENEFICIARY UNKNOWN
In the event that all, or any portion, of the distribution payable to
a Participant or his Beneficiary hereunder shall, at the later of the
Participant's attainment of age 62 or his Normal Retirement Age, remain unpaid
solely by reason of the inability of the Administrator, after sending a
registered letter, return receipt requested, to the last known address, and
after further diligent effort, to ascertain the whereabouts of such Participant
or his Beneficiary, the amount so distributable shall be treated as a
Forfeiture pursuant to the Plan. In the event a Participant or Beneficiary is
located subsequent to his benefit being reallocated, such benefit shall be
restored, first from Forfeitures, if any, and then from an additional Employer
contribution if necessary.
6.10 PRE-RETIREMENT DISTRIBUTION
For Profit Sharing Plans and 401(k) Profit Sharing Plans, if elected
in the Adoption Agreement, at such time as a Participant shall have attained
the age specified in the Adoption Agreement, the Administrator, at the election
of the Participant, shall direct the distribution of up to the entire amount
then credited to the accounts maintained on behalf of the Participant. However,
no such distribution from the Participant's Account shall occur prior to 100%
Vesting. In the event that the Administrator makes such a distribution, the
Participant shall continue to be eligible to participate in the Plan on the
same basis as any other Employee. Any distribution made pursuant to this
Section shall be made in a manner consistent with Section 6.5, including, but
not limited to, all notice and consent requirements of Code Sections 411(a)(11)
and 417 and the Regulations thereunder.
6.11 ADVANCE DISTRIBUTION FOR HARDSHIP
(a) For Profit Sharing Plans, if elected in the Adoption
Agreement, the Administrator, at the election of the Participant,
shall direct the distribution to any Participant in any one Plan Year
up to the lesser of 100% of his Participant's Combined Account valued
as of the last Anniversary Date
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or other valuation date or the amount necessary to satisfy the
immediate and heavy financial need of the Participant. Any
distribution made pursuant to this Section shall be deemed to be made
as of the first day of the Plan Year or, if later, the valuation date
immediately preceding the date of distribution, andthe account from
which the distribution is made shall be reduced accordingly.
Withdrawal under this Section shall be authorized only if the
distribution is on account of:
(1) Medical expenses described in Code Section 213(d) incurred
by the Participant, his spouse, or any of his dependents (as
defined in Code Section 152) or expenses necessary for these
persons to obtain medical care;
(2) The purchase (excluding mortgage payments) of a principal
residence for the Participant;
(3) Funeral expenses for a member of the Participant's family;
(4) Payment of tuition and related educational fees for the
next 12 months of post-secondary education for the
Participant, his spouse, children, or dependents; or
(5) The need to prevent the eviction of the Participant from
his principal residence or foreclosure on the mortgage of the
Participant's principal residence.
(b) No such distribution shall be made from the Participant's
Account until such Account has become fully Vested.
(c) Any distribution made pursuant to this Section shall be
made in a manner which is consistent with and satisfies the
provisions of Section 6.5, including, but not limited to, all notice
and consent requirements of Code Sections 411(a)(11) and 417 and the
Regulations thereunder.
6.12 LIMITATIONS ON BENEFITS AND DISTRIBUTIONS
All rights and benefits, including elections, provided to a
Participant in this Plan shall be subject to the rights afforded to any
"alternate payee" under a "qualified domestic relations order." Furthermore, a
distribution to an "alternate payee" shall be permitted if such distribution is
authorized by a "qualified domestic relations order," even if the affected
Participant has not reached the "earliest retirement age" under the Plan. For
the purposes of this Section, "alternate payee," "qualified domestic relations
order" and "earliest retirement age" shall have the meaning set forth under
Code Section 414(p).
6.13 SPECIAL RULE FOR NON-ANNUITY PLANS
If elected in the Adoption Agreement, the following shall apply to a
Participant in a Profit Sharing Plan or 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and to any
distribution, made on or after the first day of the first plan year beginning
after December 31, 1988, from or under a separate account attributable solely
to accumulated deductible employee contributions, as defined in Code Section
72(o)(5)(B), and maintained on behalf of a participant in a money purchase
pension plan, (including a target benefit plan):
(a) The Participant shall be prohibited from electing benefits in
the form of a life annuity;
(b) Upon the death of the Participant, the Participant's entire
Vested account balances will be paid to his or her surviving spouse, or,
if there is no surviving spouse or the surviving spouse has already
consented to waive his or her benefit, in accordance with Section 6.6, to
his designated Beneficiary;
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(c) Except to the extent otherwise provided in this Section and
Section 6.5(h), the other provisions of Sections 6.2, 6.5 and 6.6
regarding spousal consent and the forms of distributions shall be
inoperative with respect to this Plan.
(d) If a distribution is one to which Sections 401(a)(11) and 417
of the Internal Revenue Code do not apply, such distribution may commence
less than 30 days after the notice required under Section 1.411(a)-11(c)
of the Income Tax Regulations is given, provided that:
(1) the Plan Administrator clearly informs the Participant
that the Participant has a right to a period of at least 30 days
after the notice to consider the decision of whether or not to elect
a distribution (and, if applicable, a particular distribution
option), and
(2) the Participant, after receiving the notice, affirmatively
elects a distribution.
This Section shall not apply to any Participant if it is determined
that this Plan is a direct or indirect transferee of a defined benefit plan or
money purchase plan, or a target benefit plan, stock bonus or profit sharing
plan which would otherwise provide for a life annuity form of payment to the
Participant.
ARTICLE VII
TRUSTEE
7.1 BASIC RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE TRUSTEE
The Trustee shall have the following categories of responsibilities:
(a) Consistent with the "funding policy and method" determined
by the Employer to invest, manage, and control the Plan assets
subject, however, to the direction of an Investment Manager if the
Employer should appoint such manager as to all or a portion of the
assets of the Plan;
(b) At the direction of the Administrator, to pay benefits
required under the Plan to be paid to Participants, or, in the event
of their death, to their Beneficiaries
(c) To maintain records of receipts and disbursements and
furnish to the Employer and/or Administrator for each Plan Year a
written annual report per Section 7.7; and
(d) If there shall be more than one Trustee, they shall act by
a majority of their number, but may authorize one or more of them to
sign papers on their behalf.
7.2 INVESTMENT POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE TRUSTEE
(a) The Trustee shall invest and reinvest the Trust Fund to
keep the Trust Fund invested without distinction between principal
and income and in such securities or property, real or personal,
wherever situated, as the Trustee shall deem advisable, including,
but not limited to, stocks, common or preferred, bonds and other
evidences of indebtedness or ownership, and real estate or any
interest therein. The Trustee shall at all times in making
investments of the Trust Fund consider, among other factors, the
short and long-term financial needs of the Plan on the basis of
information furnished by the Employer. In making such investments,
the Trustee shall not be restricted to securities or other property
of the character expressly authorized by the applicable law for trust
investments; however, the Trustee shall give due regard to any
limitations imposed by the Code or the Act so that at all times this
Plan may qualify as a qualified Plan and Trust.
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(b) The Trustee may employ a bank or trust company pursuant to
the terms of its usual and customary bank agency agreement, under
which the duties of such bank or trust company shall be of a
custodial, clerical and record-keeping nature.
(c) The Trustee may from time to time transfer to a common,
collective, or pooled trust fund maintained by any corporate Trustee
hereunder pursuant to Revenue Ruling 81-100, all or such part of the
Trust Fund as the Trustee may deem advisable, and such part or all of
the Trust Fund so transferred shall be subject to all the terms and
provisions of the common, collective, or pooled trust fund which
contemplate the commingling for investment purposes of such trust
assets with trust assets of other trusts. The Trustee may withdraw
from such common, collective, or pooled trust fund all or such part
of the Trust Fund as the Trustee may deem advisable.
(d) The Trustee, at the direction of the Administrator and
pursuant to instructions from the individual designated in the
Adoption Agreement for such purpose and subject to the conditions set
forth in the Adoption Agreement, shall ratably apply for, own, and
pay all premiums on Contracts on the lives of the Participants. Any
initial or additional Contract purchased on behalf of a Participant
shall have a face amount of not less than $1,000, the amount set
forth in the Adoption Agreement, or the limitation of the Insurer,
whichever is greater. If a life insurance Contract is to be purchased
for a Participant, the aggregate premium for ordinary life insurance
for each Participant must be less than 50% of the aggregate
contributions and Forfeitures allocated to a Participant's Combined
Account. For purposes of this limitation, ordinary life insurance
Contracts are Contracts with both non-decreasing death benefits and
non-increasing premiums. If term insurance or universal life
insurance is purchased with such contributions, the aggregate premium
must be 25% or less of the aggregate contributions and Forfeitures
allocated to a Participant's Combined Account. If both term insurance
and ordinary life insurance are purchased with such contributions,
the amount expended for term insurance plus one-half of the premium
for ordinary life insurance may not in the aggregate exceed 25% of
the aggregate Employer contributions and Forfeitures allocated to a
Participant's Combined Account. The Trustee must distribute the
Contracts to the Participant or convert the entire value of the
Contracts at or before retirement into cash or provide for a periodic
income so that no portion of such value may be used to continue life
insurance protection beyond retirement. Notwithstanding the above,
the limitations imposed herein with respect to the purchase of life
insurance shall not apply, in the case of a Profit Sharing Plan, to
the portion of a Participant's Account that has accumulated for at
least two (2) Plan Years.
Notwithstanding anything hereinabove to the contrary,
amounts credited to a Participant's Qualified Voluntary Employee
Contribution Account pursuant to Section 4.9, shall not be applied to
the purchase of life insurance contracts.
(e) The Trustee will be the owner of any life insurance
Contract purchased under the terms of this Plan. The Contract must
provide that the proceeds will be payable to the Trustee; however,
the Trustee shall be required to pay over all proceeds of the
Contract to the Participant's designated Beneficiary in accordance
with the distribution provisions of Article VI. A Participant's
spouse will be the designated Beneficiary pursuant to Section 6.2,
unless a qualified election has been made in accordance with Sections
6.5 and 6.6 of the Plan, if applicable. Under no circumstances shall
the Trust retain any part of the proceeds. However, the Trustee shall
not pay the proceeds in a method that would violate the requirements
of the Retirement Equity Act, as stated in Article VI of the Plan, or
Code Section 401(a)(9) and the Regulations thereunder.
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7.3 OTHER POWERS OF THE TRUSTEE
The Trustee, in addition to all powers and authorities under common
law, statutory authority, including the Act, and other provisions of this Plan,
shall have the following powers and authorities to be exercised in the
Trustee's sole discretion:
(a) To purchase, or subscribe for, any securities or other
property and to retain the same. In conjunction with the purchase of
securities, margin accounts may be opened and maintained;
(b) To sell, exchange, convey, transfer, grant options to
purchase, or otherwise dispose of any securities or other property
held by the Trustee, by private contract or at public auction. No
person dealing with the Trustee shall be bound to see to the
application of the purchase money or to inquire into the validity,
expediency, or propriety of any such sale or other disposition, with
or without advertisement;
(c) To vote upon any stocks, bonds, or other securities; to
give general or special proxies or powers of attorney with or without
power of substitution; to exercise any conversion privileges,
subscription rights or other options, and to make any payments
incidental thereto; to oppose, or to consent to, or otherwise
participate in, corporate reorganizations or other changes affecting
corporate securities, and to delegate discretionary powers, and to
pay any assessments or charges in connection therewith; and generally
to exercise any of the powers of an owner with respect to stocks,
bonds, securities, or other property;
(d) To cause any securities or other property to be registered
in the Trustee's own name or in the name of one or more of the
Trustee's nominees, and to hold any investments in bearer form, but
the books and records of the Trustee shall at all times show that all
such investments are part of the Trust Fund;
(e) To borrow or raise money for the purposes of the Plan in
such amount, and upon such terms and conditions, as the Trustee shall
deem advisable; and for any sum so borrowed, to issue a promissory
note as Trustee, and to secure the repayment thereof by pledging all,
or any part, of the Trust Fund; and no person lending money to the
Trustee shall be bound to see to the application of the money lent or
to inquire into the validity, expediency, or propriety of any
borrowing;
(f) To keep such portion of the Trust Fund in cash or cash
balances as the Trustee may, from time to time, deem to be in the
best interests of the Plan, without liability for interest thereon;
(g) To accept and retain for such time as it may deem
advisable any securities or other property received or acquired by it
as Trustee hereunder, whether or not such securities or other
property would normally be purchased as investments hereunder;
(h) To make, execute, acknowledge, and deliver any and all
documents of transfer and conveyance and any and all other
instruments that may be necessary or appropriate to carry out the
powers herein granted;
(i) To settle, compromise, or submit to arbitration any
claims, debts, or damages due or owing to or from the Plan, to
commence or defend suits or legal or administrative proceedings, and
to represent the Plan in all suits and legal and administrative
proceedings;
(j) To employ suitable agents and counsel and to pay their
reasonable expenses and compensation, and such agent or counsel may
or may not be agent or counsel for the Employer;
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(k) To apply for and procure from the Insurer as an investment
of the Trust Fund such annuity, or other Contracts (on the life of
any Participant) as the Administrator shall deem proper; to exercise,
at any time or from time to time, whatever rights and privileges may
be granted under such annuity, or other Contracts; to collect,
receive, and settle for the proceeds of all such annuity, or other
Contracts as and when entitled to do so under the provisions thereof;
(l) To invest funds of the Trust in time deposits or savings
accounts bearing a reasonable rate of interest in the Trustee's bank;
(m) To invest in Treasury Bills and other forms of United
States government obligations;
(n) To sell, purchase and acquire put or call options if the
options are traded on and purchased through a national securities
exchange registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, or, if the options are not traded on a national securities
exchange, are guaranteed by a member firm of the New York Stock
Exchange;
(o) To deposit monies in federally insured savings accounts or
certificates of deposit in banks or savings and loan associations;
(p) To pool all or any of the Trust Fund, from time to time,
with assets belonging to any other qualified employee pension benefit
trust created by the Employer or any Affiliated Employer, and to
commingle such assets and make joint or common investments and carry
joint accounts on behalf of this Plan and such other trust or trusts,
allocating undivided shares or interests in such investments or
accounts or any pooled assets of the two or more trusts in accordance
with their respective interests;
(q) To do all such acts and exercise all such rights and
privileges, although not specifically mentioned herein, as the
Trustee may deem necessary to carry out the purposes of the Plan.
(r) Directed Investment Account. The powers granted to the
Trustee shall be exercised in the sole fiduciary discretion of the
Trustee. However, if elected in the Adoption Agreement, each
Participant may direct the Trustee to separate and keep separate all
or a portion of his interest in the Plan; and further each
Participant is authorized and empowered, in his sole and absolute
discretion, to give directions to the Trustee in such form as the
Trustee may require concerning the investment of the Participant's
Directed Investment Account, which directions must be followed by the
Trustee subject, however, to restrictions on payment of life
insurance premiums. Neither the Trustee nor any other persons
including the Administrator or otherwise shall be under any duty to
question any such direction of the Participant or to review any
securities or other property, real or personal, or to make any
suggestions to the Participant in connection therewith, and the
Trustee shall comply as promptly as practicable with directions given
by the Participant hereunder. Any such direction may be of a
continuing nature or otherwise and may be revoked by the Participant
at any time in such form as the Trustee may require. The Trustee may
refuse to comply with any direction from the Participant in the event
the Trustee, in its sole and absolute discretion, deems such
directions improper by virtue of applicable law, and in such event,
the Trustee shall not be responsible or liable for any loss or
expense which may result. Any costs and expenses related to
compliance with the Participant's directions shall be borne by the
Participant's Directed Investment Account.
Notwithstanding anything hereinabove to the contrary, the
Trustee shall not, at any time after December 31, 1981, invest any
portion of a Directed Investment Account in "collectibles" within the
meaning of that term as employed in Code Section 408(m).
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7.4 LOANS TO PARTICIPANTS
(a) If specified in the Adoption Agreement, the Trustee (or,
if loans are treated as Directed Investment pursuant to the Adoption
Agreement, the Administrator) may, in the Trustee's (or, if
applicable, the Administrator's) sole discretion, make loans to
Participants or Beneficiaries under the following circumstances: (1)
loans shall be made available to all Participants and Beneficiaries
on a reasonably equivalent basis; (2) loans shall not be made
available to Highly Compensated Employees in an amount greater than
the amount made available to other Participants; (3) loans shall bear
a reasonable rate of interest; (4) loans shall be adequately secured;
and (5) shall provide for periodic repayment over a reasonable period
of time.
(b) Loans shall not be made to any Shareholder-Employee or
Owner-Employee unless an exemption for such loan is obtained pursuant
to Act Section 408 and further provided that such loan would not be
subject to tax pursuant to Code Section 4975.
(c) Loans shall not be granted to any Participant that provide
for a repayment period extending beyond such Participant's Normal
Retirement Date.
(d) Loans made pursuant to this Section (when added to the
outstanding balance of all other loans made by the Plan to the
Participant) shall be limited to the lesser of:
(1) $50,000 reduced by the excess (if any) of the highest
outstanding balance of loans from the Plan to the Participant
during the one year period ending on the day before the date
on which such loan is made, over the outstanding balance of
loans from the Plan to the Participant on the date on which
such loan was made, or
(2) the greater of (A) one-half (1/2) of the present value of
the non-forfeitable accrued benefit of the Employee under the
Plan, or (B), if permitted pursuant to the Adoption Agreement,
$10,000.
For purposes of this limit, all plans of the Employer
shall be considered one plan. Additionally, with respect to any loan
made prior to January 1, 1987, the $50,000 limit specified in (1)
above shall be unreduced.
(e) No Participant loan shall take into account the present
value of such Participant's Qualified Voluntary Employee Contribution
Account.
(f) Loans shall provide for level amortization with payments
to be made not less frequently than quarterly over a period not to
exceed five (5) years. However, loans used to acquire any dwelling
unit which, within a reasonable time, is to be used (determined at
the time the loan is made) as a principal residence of the
Participant shall provide for periodic repayment over a reasonable
period of time that may exceed five (5) years. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, loans made prior to January 1, 1987 which are used to
acquire, construct, reconstruct or substantially rehabilitate any
dwelling unit which, within a reasonable period of time is to be used
(determined at the time the loan is made) as a principal residence of
the Participant or a member of his family (within the meaning of Code
Section 267(c)(4)) may provide for periodic repayment over a
reasonable period of time that may exceed five (5) years.
Additionally, loans made prior to January 1, 1987, may provide for
periodic payments which are made less frequently than quarterly and
which do not necessarily result in level amortization.
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(g) An assignment or pledge of any portion of a Participant's
interest in the Plan and a loan, pledge, or assignment with respect
to any insurance Contract purchased under the Plan, shall be treated
as a loan under this Section.
(h) Any loan made pursuant to this Section after August 18,
1985 where the Vested interest of the Participant is used to secure
such loan shall require the written consent of the Participant's
spouse in a manner consistent with Section 6.5(a) provided the
spousal consent requirements of such Section apply to the Plan. Such
written consent must be obtained within the 90-day period prior to
the date the loan is made. Any security interest held by the Plan by
reason of an outstanding loan to the Participant shall be taken into
account in determining the amount of the death benefit or
Pre-Retirement Survivor Annuity. However, no spousal consent shall be
required under this paragraph if the total accrued benefit subject to
the security is not in excess of $3,500.
(i) With regard to any loans granted or renewed on or after
the last day of the first Plan Year beginning after December 31,
1988, a Participant loan program shall be established which must
include, but need not be limited to, the following:
(1) the identity of the person or positions authorized to
administer the Participant loan program;
(2) a procedure for applying for loans;
(3) the basis on which loans will be approved or denied;
(4) limitations, if any, on the types and amounts of loans
offered, including what constitutes a hardship or financial
need if selected in the Adoption Agreement;
(5) the procedure under the program for determining a
reasonable rate of interest;
(6) the types of collateral which may secure a Participant
loan; and
(7) the events constituting default and the steps that will be
taken to preserve plan assets.
Such Participant loan program shall be contained in a
separate written document which, when properly executed, is hereby
incorporated by reference and made a part of this plan. Furthermore,
such Participant loan program may be modified or amended in writing
from time to time without the necessity of amending this Section of
the Plan.
7.5 DUTIES OF THE TRUSTEE REGARDING PAYMENTS
At the direction of the Administrator, the Trustee shall, from time
to time, in accordance with the terms of the Plan, make payments out of the
Trust Fund. The Trustee shall not be responsible in any way for the application
of such payments.
7.6 TRUSTEE'S COMPENSATION AND EXPENSES AND TAXES
The Trustee shall be paid such reasonable compensation as set forth
in the Trustee's fee schedule (if the Trustee has such a schedule) or as agreed
upon in writing by the Employer and the Trustee. An individual serving as
Trustee who already receives full-time pay from the Employer shall not receive
compensation from this Plan. In addition, the Trustee shall be reimbursed for
any reasonable expenses, including reasonable counsel fees incurred by it as
Trustee. Such compensation and expenses shall be paid from the Trust Fund
unless paid or advanced by the Employer. All taxes of any kind and all kinds
whatsoever that
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may be levied or assessed under existing or future laws upon, or in respect of,
the Trust Fund or the income thereof, shall be paid from the Trust Fund.
7.7 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE TRUSTEE
Within a reasonable period of time after the later of the Anniversary
Date or receipt of the Employer's contribution for each Plan Year, the Trustee,
or its agent, shall furnish to the Employer and Administrator a written
statement of account with respect to the Plan Year for which such contribution
was made setting forth:
(a) the net income, or loss, of the Trust Fund;
(b) the gains, or losses, realized by the Trust Fund upon
sales or other disposition of the assets;
(c) the increase, or decrease, in the value of the Trust Fund;
(d) all payments and distributions made from the Trust Fund;
and
(e) such further information as the Trustee and/or
Administrator deems appropriate. The Employer, forthwith upon its
receipt of each such statement of account, shall acknowledge receipt
thereof in writing and advise the Trustee and/or Administrator of its
approval or disapproval thereof. Failure by the Employer to
disapprove any such statement of account within thirty (30) days
after its receipt thereof shall be deemed an approval thereof. The
approval by the Employer of any statement of account shall be binding
as to all matters embraced therein as between the Employer and the
Trustee to the same extent as if the account of the Trustee had been
settled by judgment or decree in an action for a judicial settlement
of its account in a court of competent jurisdiction in which the
Trustee, the Employer and all persons having or claiming an interest
in the Plan were parties; provided, however, that nothing herein
contained shall deprive the Trustee of its right to have its accounts
judicially settled if the Trustee so desires.
7.8 AUDIT
(a) If an audit of the Plan's records shall be required by the
Act and the regulations thereunder for any Plan Year, the
Administrator shall direct the Trustee to engage on behalf of all
Participants an independent qualified public accountant for that
purpose. Such accountant shall, after an audit of the books and
records of the Plan in accordance with generally accepted auditing
standards, within a reasonable period after the close of the Plan
Year, furnish to the Administrator and the Trustee a report of his
audit setting forth his opinion as to whether any statements,
schedules or lists, that are required by Act Section 103 or the
Secretary of Labor to be filed with the Plan's annual report, are
presented fairly in conformity with generally accepted accounting
principles applied consistently.
(b) All auditing and accounting fees shall be an expense of
and may, at the election of the Administrator, be paid from the Trust
Fund.
(c) If some or all of the information necessary to enable the
Administrator to comply with Act Section 103 is maintained by a bank,
insurance company, or similar institution, regulated and supervised
and subject to periodic examination by a state or federal agency, it
shall transmit and certify the accuracy of that information to the
Administrator as provided in Act Section 103(b) within one hundred
twenty (120) days after the end of the Plan Year or such other date
as may be prescribed under regulations of the Secretary of Labor.
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7.9 RESIGNATION, REMOVAL AND SUCCESSION OF TRUSTEE
(a) The Trustee may resign at any time by delivering to the
Employer, at least thirty (30) days before its effective date, a
written notice of his resignation.
(b) The Employer may remove the Trustee by mailing by
registered or certified mail, addressed to such Trustee at his last
known address, at least thirty (30) days before its effective date, a
written notice of his removal.
(c) Upon the death, resignation, incapacity, or removal of any
Trustee, a successor may be appointed by the Employer; and such
successor, upon accepting such appointment in writing and delivering
same to the Employer, shall, without further act, become vested with
all the estate, rights, powers, discretions, and duties of his
predecessor with like respect as if he were originally named as a
Trustee herein. Until such a successor is appointed, the remaining
Trustee or Trustees shall have full authority to act under the terms
of the Plan.
(d) The Employer may designate one or more successors prior to
the death, resignation, incapacity, or removal of a Trustee. In the
event a successor is so designated by the Employer and accepts such
designation, the successor shall, without further act, become vested
with all the estate, rights, powers, discretions, and duties of his
predecessor with the like effect as if he were originally named as
Trustee herein immediately upon the death, resignation, incapacity,
or removal of his predecessor.
(e) Whenever any Trustee hereunder ceases to serve as such, he
shall furnish to the Employer and Administrator a written statement
of account with respect to the portion of the Plan Year during which
he served as Trustee. This statement shall be either (i) included as
part of the annual statement of account for the Plan Year required
under Section 7.7 or (ii) set forth in a special statement. Any such
special statement of account should be rendered to the Employer no
later than the due date of the annual statement of account for the
Plan Year. The procedures set forth in Section 7.7 for the approval
by the Employer of annual statements of account shall apply to any
special statement of account rendered hereunder and approval by the
Employer of any such special statement in the manner provided in
Section 7.7 shall have the same effect upon the statement as the
Employer's approval of an annual statement of account. No successor
to the Trustee shall have any duty or responsibility to investigate
the acts or transactions of any predecessor who has rendered all
statements of account required by Section 7.7 and this subparagraph.
7.10 TRANSFER OF INTEREST
Notwithstanding any other provision contained in this Plan, the
Trustee at the direction of the Administrator shall transfer the Vested
interest, if any, of such Participant in his account to another trust forming
part of a pension, profit sharing, or stock bonus plan maintained by such
Participant's new employer and represented by said employer in writing as
meeting the requirements of Code Section 401(a), provided that the trust to
which such transfers are made permits the transfer to be made.
(a) Notwithstanding any provision of the plan to the contrary, with
respect to distributions made after December 31, 1992, a Participant shall be
permitted to elect to have any "eligible rollover distribution" transferred
directly to an "eligible retirement plan" specified by the Participant. The
Plan provisions otherwise applicable to distributions continue to apply to the
direct transfer option. The Participant shall, in the time and manner
prescribed by the Administrator, specify the amount to be directly transferred
and the "eligible retirement plan" to receive the transfer. Any portion of a
distribution which is not transferred shall be distributed to the Participant.
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(b) For purposes of this Section, the term "eligible rollover
distribution" means any distribution other than a distribution of substantially
equal periodic payments over the life or life expectancy of the Participant (or
joint life or joint life expectancies of the Participant and the designated
beneficiary) or a distribution over a period certain of ten years or more.
Amounts required to be distributed under Code Section 401(a)(9) are not
eligible rollover distributions. The direct transfer option described in
subsection (a) applies only to eligible rollover distributions which would
otherwise be includible in gross income if not transferred.
(c) For purposes of this Section, the term "eligible retirement plan"
means an individual retirement account as described in Code Section 408(a), an
individual retirement annuity as described in Code Section 408(b), an annuity
plan as described in Code Section 403(a), or a defined contribution plan as
described in Code Section 401(a) which is exempt from tax under Code Section
501(a) and which accepts rollover distributions.
(d) The election described in subsection (a) also applies to the
surviving spouse after the Participant's death; however, distributions to the
surviving spouse may only be transferred to an individual retirement account or
individual retirement annuity. For purposes of subsection (a), a spouse or
former spouse who is the alternate payee under a qualified domestic relations
order as defined in Code Section 414(p) will be treated as the Participant.
7.11 TRUSTEE INDEMNIFICATION
The Employer agrees to indemnify and save harmless the Trustee
against any and all claims, losses, damages, expenses and liabilities the
Trustee may incur in the exercise and performance of the Trustee's powers and
duties hereunder, unless the same are determined to be due to gross negligence
or willful misconduct.
7.12 EMPLOYER SECURITIES AND REAL PROPERTY
The Trustee shall be empowered to acquire and hold "qualifying
Employer securities" and "qualifying Employer real property," as those terms
are defined in the Act. However, no more than 100%, in the case of a Profit
Sharing Plan or 401(k) Plan or 10%, in the case of a Money Purchase Plan of the
fair market value of all the assets in the Trust Fund may be invested in
"qualifying Employer securities" and "qualifying Employer real property."
ARTICLE VIII
AMENDMENT, TERMINATION, AND MERGERS
8.1 AMENDMENT
(a) The Employer shall have the right at any time to amend
this Plan subject to the limitations of this Section. However, any
amendment which affects the rights, duties or responsibilities of the
Trustee and Administrator may only be made with the Trustee's and
Administrator's written consent. Any such amendment shall become
effective as provided therein upon its execution. The Trustee shall
not be required to execute any such amendment unless the amendment
affects the duties of the Trustee hereunder.
(b) The Employer may (1) change the choice of options in the
Adoption Agreement, (2) add overriding language in the Adoption
Agreement when such language is necessary to satisfy Code Sections
415 or 416 because of the required aggregation of multiple plans, and
(3) add certain model amendments published by the Internal Revenue
Service which specifically provide that their adoption will not cause
the Plan to be treated as an individually designed plan. An Employer
that amends the Plan for any other reason, including a waiver of the
minimum funding requirement under Code
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Section 412(d), will no longer participate in this Regional Prototype
Plan and will be considered to have an individually designed plan.
(c) The Employer expressly delegates authority to the
sponsoring organization of this Plan, the right to amend this Plan by
submitting a copy of the amendment to each Employer who has adopted
this Plan after first having received a ruling or favorable
determination from the Internal Revenue Service that the Plan as
amended qualifies under Code Section 401(a) and the Act.
(d) No amendment to the Plan shall be effective if it
authorizes or permits any part of the Trust Fund (other than such
part as is required to pay taxes and administration expenses) to be
used for or diverted to any purpose other than for the exclusive
benefit of the Participants or their Beneficiaries or estates; or
causes any reduction in the amount credited to the account of any
Participant; or causes or permits any portion of the Trust Fund to
revert to or become property of the Employer.
(e) Except as permitted by Regulations (including Regulation
1.411(d)-4), no Plan amendment or transaction having the effect of a
Plan amendment (such as a merger, plan transfer or similar
transaction) shall be effective if it eliminates or reduces any
"Section 411(d)(6) protected benefit" or adds or modifies conditions
relating to "Section 411(d)(6) protected benefits" the result of
which is a further restriction on such benefit unless such protected
benefits are preserved with respect to benefits accrued as of the
later of the adoption date or effective date of the amendment.
"Section 411(d)(6) protected benefits" are benefits described in Code
Section 411(d)(6)(A), early retirement benefits and retirement-type
subsidies, and optional forms of benefit.
8.2 TERMINATION
(a) The Employer shall have the right at any time to terminate
the Plan by delivering to the Trustee and Administrator written
notice of such termination. Upon any full or partial termination all
amounts credited to the affected Participants' Combined Accounts
shall become 100% Vested and shall not thereafter be subject to
forfeiture, and all unallocated amounts shall be allocated to the
accounts of all Participants in accordance with the provisions
hereof.
(b) Upon the full termination of the Plan, the Employer shall
direct the distribution of the assets to Participants in a manner
which is consistent with and satisfies the provisions of Section 6.5.
Distributions to a Participant shall be made in cash (or in property
if permitted in the Adoption Agreement) or through the purchase of
irrevocable nontransferable deferred commitments from the Insurer.
Except as permitted by Regulations, the termination of the Plan shall
not result in the reduction of "Section 411(d)(6) protected benefits"
as described in Section 8.1.
8.3 MERGER OR CONSOLIDATION
This Plan may be merged or consolidated with, or its assets and/or
liabilities may be transferred to any other plan only if the benefits which
would be received by a Participant of this Plan, in the event of a termination
of the plan immediately after such transfer, merger or consolidation, are at
least equal to the benefits the Participant would have received if the Plan had
terminated immediately before the transfer, merger or consolidation and such
merger or consolidation does not otherwise result in the elimination or
reduction of any "Section 411(d)(6) protected benefits" as described in Section
8.1(e).
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ARTICLE IX
MISCELLANEOUS
9.1 EMPLOYER ADOPTIONS
(a) Any organization may become the Employer hereunder by
executing the Adoption Agreement in form satisfactory to the Trustee,
and it shall provide such additional information as the Trustee may
require. The consent of the Trustee to act as such shall be signified
by its execution of the Adoption Agreement.
(b) Except as otherwise provided in this Plan, the affiliation
of the Employer and the participation of its Participants shall be
separate and apart from that of any other employer and its
participants hereunder.
9.2 PARTICIPANT'S RIGHTS
This Plan shall not be deemed to constitute a contract between the
Employer and any Participant or to be a consideration or an inducement for the
employment of any Participant or Employee. Nothing contained in this Plan shall
be deemed to give any Participant or Employee the right to be retained in the
service of the Employer or to interfere with the right of the Employer to
discharge any Participant or Employee at any time regardless of the effect
which such discharge shall have upon him as a Participant of this Plan.
9.3 ALIENATION
(a) Subject to the exceptions provided below, no benefit which
shall be payable to any person (including a Participant or his
Beneficiary) shall be subject in any manner to anticipation,
alienation, sale, transfer, assignment, pledge, encumbrance, or
charge, and any attempt to anticipate, alienate, sell, transfer,
assign, pledge, encumber, or charge the same shall be void; and no
such benefit shall in any manner be liable for, or subject to, the
debts, contracts, liabilities, engagements, or torts of any such
person, nor shall it be subject to attachment or legal process for or
against such person, and the same shall not be recognized except to
such extent as may be required by law.
(b) This provision shall not apply to the extent a Participant
or Beneficiary is indebted to the Plan, for any reason, under any
provision of this Plan. At the time a distribution is to be made to
or for a Participant's or Beneficiary's benefit, such proportion of
the amount to be distributed as shall equal such indebtedness shall
be paid to the Plan, to apply against or discharge such indebtedness.
Prior to making a payment, however, the Participant or Beneficiary
must be given written notice by the Administrator that such
indebtedness is to be so paid in whole or part from his Participant's
Combined Account. If the Participant or Beneficiary does not agree
that the indebtedness is a valid claim against his Vested
Participant's Combined Account, he shall be entitled to a review of
the validity of the claim in accordance with procedures provided in
Sections 2.12 and 2.13.
(c) This provision shall not apply to a "qualified domestic
relations order" defined in Code Section 414(p), and those other
domestic relations orders permitted to be so treated by the
Administrator under the provisions of the Retirement Equity Act of
1984. The Administrator shall establish a written procedure to
determine the qualified status of domestic relations orders and to
administer distributions under such qualified orders. Further, to the
extent provided under a "qualified domestic relations order," a
former spouse of a Participant shall be treated as the spouse or
surviving spouse for all purposes under the Plan.
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9.4 CONSTRUCTION OF PLAN
This Plan and Trust shall be construed and enforced according to the
Act and the laws of the State or Commonwealth in which the Employer's principal
office is located, other than its laws respecting choice of law, to the extent
not pre-empted by the Act.
9.5 GENDER AND NUMBER
Wherever any words are used herein in the masculine, feminine or
neuter gender, they shall be construed as though they were also used in another
gender in all cases where they would so apply, and whenever any words are used
herein in the singular or plural form, they shall be construed as though they
were also used in the other form in all cases where they would so apply.
9.6 LEGAL ACTION
In the event any claim, suit, or proceeding is brought regarding the
Trust and/or Plan established hereunder to which the Trustee or the
Administrator may be a party, and such claim, suit, or proceeding is resolved
in favor of the Trustee or Administrator, they shall be entitled to be
reimbursed from the Trust Fund for any and all costs, attorney's fees, and
other expenses pertaining thereto incurred by them for which they shall have
become liable.
9.7 PROHIBITION AGAINST DIVERSION OF FUNDS
(a) Except as provided below and otherwise specifically
permitted by law, it shall be impossible by operation of the Plan or
of the Trust, by termination of either, by power of revocation or
amendment, by the happening of any contingency, by collateral
arrangement or by any other means, for any part of the corpus or
income of any Trust Fund maintained pursuant to the Plan or any funds
contributed thereto to be used for, or diverted to, purposes other
than the exclusive benefit of Participants, Retired Participants, or
their Beneficiaries.
(b) In the event the Employer shall make a contribution under
a mistake of fact pursuant to Section 403(c)(2)(A) of the Act, the
Employer may demand repayment of such contribution at any time within
one (1) year following the time of payment and the Trustees shall
return such amount to the Employer within the one (1) year period.
Earnings of the Plan attributable to the contributions may not be
returned to the Employer but any losses attributable thereto must
reduce the amount so returned.
9.8 BONDING
Every Fiduciary, except a bank or an insurance company, unless
exempted by the Act and regulations thereunder, shall be bonded in an amount
not less than 10% of the amount of the funds such Fiduciary handles; provided,
however, that the minimum bond shall be $1,000 and the maximum bond, $500,000.
The amount of funds handled shall be determined at the beginning of each Plan
Year by the amount of funds handled by such person, group, or class to be
covered and their predecessors, if any, during the preceding Plan Year, or if
there is no preceding Plan Year, then by the amount of the funds to be handled
during the then current year. The bond shall provide protection to the Plan
against any loss by reason of acts of fraud or dishonesty by the Fiduciary
alone or in connivance with others. The surety shall be a corporate surety
company (as such term is used in Act Section 412(a)(2)), and the bond shall be
in a form approved by the Secretary of Labor. Notwithstanding anything in the
Plan to the contrary, the cost of such bonds shall be an expense of and may, at
the election of the Administrator, be paid from the Trust Fund or by the
Employer.
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9.9 EMPLOYER'S AND TRUSTEE'S PROTECTIVE CLAUSE
Neither the Employer nor the Trustee, nor their successors, shall be
responsible for the validity of any Contract issued hereunder or for the
failure on the part of the Insurer to make payments provided by any such
Contract, or for the action of any person which may delay payment or render a
Contract null and void or unenforceable in whole or in part.
9.10 INSURER'S PROTECTIVE CLAUSE
The Insurer who shall issue Contracts hereunder shall not have any
responsibility for the validity of this Plan or for the tax or legal aspects of
this Plan. The Insurer shall be protected and held harmless in acting in
accordance with any written direction of the Trustee, and shall have no duty to
see to the application of any funds paid to the Trustee, nor be required to
question any actions directed by the Trustee. Regardless of any provision of
this Plan, the Insurer shall not be required to take or permit any action or
allow any benefit or privilege contrary to the terms of any Contract which it
issues hereunder, or the rules of the Insurer.
9.11 RECEIPT AND RELEASE FOR PAYMENTS
Any payment to any Participant, his legal representative,
Beneficiary, or to any guardian or committee appointed for such Participant or
Beneficiary in accordance with the provisions of this Plan, shall, to the
extent thereof, be in full satisfaction of all claims hereunder against the
Trustee and the Employer.
9.12 ACTION BY THE EMPLOYER
Whenever the Employer under the terms of the Plan is permitted or
required to do or perform any act or matter or thing, it shall be done and
performed by a person duly authorized by its legally constituted authority.
9.13 NAMED FIDUCIARIES AND ALLOCATION OF RESPONSIBILITY
The "named Fiduciaries" of this Plan are (1) the Employer, (2) the
Administrator, (3) the Trustee, and (4) any Investment Manager appointed
hereunder. The named Fiduciaries shall have only those specific powers, duties,
responsibilities, and obligations as are specifically given them under the
Plan. In general, the Employer shall have the sole responsibility for making
the contributions provided for under Section 4.1; and shall have the sole
authority to appoint and remove the Trustee and the Administrator; to formulate
the Plan's "funding policy and method"; and to amend the elective provisions of
the Adoption Agreement or terminate, in whole or in part, the Plan. The
Administrator shall have the sole responsibility for the administration of the
Plan, which responsibility is specifically described in the Plan. The Trustee
shall have the sole responsibility of management of the assets held under the
Trust, except those assets, the management of which has been assigned to an
Investment Manager, who shall be solely responsible for the management of the
assets assigned to it, all as specifically provided in the Plan. Each named
Fiduciary warrants that any directions given, information furnished, or action
taken by it shall be in accordance with the provisions of the Plan, authorizing
or providing for such direction, information or action. Furthermore, each named
Fiduciary may rely upon any such direction, information or action of another
named Fiduciary as being proper under the Plan, and is not required under the
Plan to inquire into the propriety of any such direction, information or
action. It is intended under the Plan that each named Fiduciary shall be
responsible for the proper exercise of its own powers, duties, responsibilities
and obligations under the Plan. No named Fiduciary shall guarantee the Trust
Fund in any manner against investment loss or depreciation in asset value. Any
person or group may serve in more than one Fiduciary capacity.
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9.14 HEADINGS
The headings and subheadings of this Plan have been inserted for
convenience of reference and are to be ignored in any construction of the
provisions hereof.
9.15 APPROVAL BY INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE
(a) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if,
pursuant to a timely application filed by or in behalf of the Plan,
the Commissioner of Internal Revenue Service or his delegate should
determine that the Plan does not initially qualify as a tax-exempt
plan under Code Sections 401 and 501, and such determination is not
contested, or if contested, is finally upheld, then if the Plan is a
new plan, it shall be void ab initio and all amounts contributed to
the Plan, by the Employer, less expenses paid, shall be returned
within one year and the Plan shall terminate, and the Trustee shall
be discharged from all further obligations. If the disqualification
relates to an amended plan, then the Plan shall operate as if it had
not been amended and restated.
(b) Except as specifically stated in the Plan, any
contribution by the Employer to the Trust Fund is conditioned upon
the deductibility of the contribution by the Employer under the Code
and, to the extent any such deduction is disallowed, the Employer may
within one (1) year following a final determination of the
disallowance, whether by agreement with the Internal Revenue Service
or by final decision of a court of competent jurisdiction, demand
repayment of such disallowed contribution and the Trustee shall
return such contribution within one (1) year following the
disallowance. Earnings of the Plan attributable to the excess
contribution may not be returned to the Employer, but any losses
attributable thereto must reduce the amount so returned.
9.16 UNIFORMITY
All provisions of this Plan shall be interpreted and applied in a
uniform, nondiscriminatory manner.
9.17 PAYMENT OF BENEFITS
Benefits under this Plan shall be paid, subject to Section 6.10 and
Section 6.11 only upon death, Total and Permanent Disability, normal or early
retirement, termination of employment, or upon Plan Termination.
ARTICLE X
PARTICIPATING EMPLOYERS
10.1 ELECTION TO BECOME A PARTICIPATING EMPLOYER
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, with the consent of
the Employer and Trustee, any Affiliated Employer may adopt this Plan and all
of the provisions hereof, and participate herein and be known as a
Participating Employer, by a properly executed document evidencing said intent
and will of such Participating Employer.
10.2 REQUIREMENTS OF PARTICIPATING EMPLOYERS
(a) Each Participating Employer shall be required to select
the same Adoption Agreement provisions as those selected by the
Employer other than the Plan Year, the Fiscal Year, and such other
items that must, by necessity, vary among employers.
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(b) Each such Participating Employer shall be required to use
the same Trustee as provided in this Plan.
(c) The Trustee may, but shall not be required to, commingle,
hold and invest as one Trust Fund all contributions made by
Participating Employers, as well as all increments thereof.
(d) The transfer of any Participant from or to an Employer
participating in this Plan, whether he be an Employee of the Employer
or a Participating Employer, shall not affect such Participant's
rights under the Plan, and all amounts credited to such Participant's
Combined Account as well as his accumulated service time with the
transferor or predecessor, and his length of participation in the
Plan, shall continue to his credit.
(e) Any expenses of the Plan which are to be paid by the
Employer or borne by the Trust Fund shall be paid by each
Participating Employer in the same proportion that the total amount
standing to the credit of all Participants employed by such Employer
bears to the total standing to the credit of all Participants.
10.3 DESIGNATION OF AGENT
Each Participating Employer shall be deemed to be a part of this
Plan; provided, however, that with respect to all of its relations with the
Trustee and Administrator for the purpose of this Plan, each Participating
Employer shall be deemed to have designated irrevocably the Employer as its
agent. Unless the context of the Plan clearly indicates the contrary, the word
"Employer" shall be deemed to include each Participating Employer as related to
its adoption of the Plan.
10.4 EMPLOYEE TRANSFERS
It is anticipated that an Employee may be transferred between
Participating Employers, and in the event of any such transfer, the Employee
involved shall carry with him his accumulated service and eligibility. No such
transfer shall effect a termination of employment hereunder, and the
Participating Employer to which the Employee is transferred shall thereupon
become obligated hereunder with respect to such Employee in the same manner as
was the Participating Employer from whom the Employee was transferred.
10.5 PARTICIPATING EMPLOYER'S CONTRIBUTION AND FORFEITURES
Any contribution or Forfeiture subject to allocation during each Plan
Year shall be allocated among all Participants of all Participating Employers
in accordance with the provisions of this Plan. On the basis of the information
furnished by the Administrator, the Trustee shall keep separate books and
records concerning the affairs of each Participating Employer hereunder and as
to the accounts and credits of the Employees of each Participating Employer.
The Trustee may, but need not, register Contracts so as to evidence that a
particular Participating Employer is the interested Employer hereunder, but in
the event of an Employee transfer from one Participating Employer to another,
the employing Employer shall immediately notify the Trustee thereof.
10.6 AMENDMENT
Amendment of this Plan by the Employer at any time when there shall
be a Participating Employer hereunder shall only be by the written action of
each and every Participating Employer and with the consent of the Trustee where
such consent is necessary in accordance with the terms of this Plan.
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10.7 DISCONTINUANCE OF PARTICIPATION
Except in the case of a Standardized Plan, any Participating Employer
shall be permitted to discontinue or revoke its participation in the Plan at
any time. At the time of any such discontinuance or revocation, satisfactory
evidence thereof and of any applicable conditions imposed shall be delivered to
the Trustee. The Trustee shall thereafter transfer, deliver and assign
Contracts and other Trust Fund assets allocable to the Participants of such
Participating Employer to such new Trustee as shall have been designated by
such Participating Employer, in the event that it has established a separate
pension plan for its Employees provided, however, that no such transfer shall
be made if the result is the elimination or reduction of any "Section 411(d)(6)
protected benefits" in accordance with Section 8.1(e). If no successor is
designated, the Trustee shall retain such assets for the Employees of said
Participating Employer pursuant to the provisions of Article VII hereof. In no
such event shall any part of the corpus or income of the Trust Fund as it
relates to such Participating Employer be used for or diverted for purposes
other than for the exclusive benefit of the Employees of such Participating
Employer.
10.8 ADMINISTRATOR'S AUTHORITY
The Administrator shall have authority to make any and all necessary
rules or regulations, binding upon all Participating Employers and all
Participants, to effectuate the purpose of this Article.
10.9 PARTICIPATING EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTION FOR AFFILIATE
If any Participating Employer is prevented in whole or in part from
making a contribution which it would otherwise have made under the Plan by
reason of having no current or accumulated earnings or profits, or because such
earnings or profits are less than the contribution which it would otherwise
have made, then, pursuant to Code Section 404(a)(3)(B), so much of the
contribution which such Participating Employer was so prevented from making may
be made, for the benefit of the participating employees of such Participating
Employer, by other Participating Employers who are members of the same
affiliated group within the meaning of Code Section 1504 to the extent of their
current or accumulated earnings or profits, except that such contribution by
each such other Participating Employer shall be limited to the proportion of
its total current and accumulated earnings or profits remaining after
adjustment for its contribution to the Plan made without regard to this
paragraph which the total prevented contribution bears to the total current and
accumulated earnings or profits of all the Participating Employers remaining
after adjustment for all contributions made to the Plan without regard to this
paragraph.
A Participating Employer on behalf of whose employees a contribution
is made under this paragraph shall not be required to reimburse the
contributing Participating Employers.
ARTICLE XI
CASH OR DEFERRED PROVISIONS
Notwithstanding any provisions in the Plan to the contrary, the
provisions of this Article shall apply with respect to any 401(k) Profit
Sharing Plan.
Notwithstanding anything in this Article to the contrary, effective
as of the Plan Year in which this amendment becomes effective, the Actual
Deferral Percentage Test and the Actual Contribution Percentage Test shall be
applied (and adjusted) by applying the Family Member aggregation rules of Code
Section 414(q)(6).
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11.1 FORMULA FOR DETERMINING EMPLOYER'S CONTRIBUTION
For each Plan Year, the Employer shall contribute to the Plan:
(a) The amount of the total salary reduction elections of all
Participants made pursuant to Section 11.2(a), which amount shall be
deemed an Employer's Elective Contribution, plus
(b) If specified in E3 of the Adoption Agreement, a matching
contribution equal to the percentage specified in the Adoption
Agreement of the Deferred Compensation of each Participant eligible
to share in the allocations of the matching contribution, which
amount shall be deemed an Employer's Non-Elective or Elective
Contribution as selected in the Adoption Agreement, plus
(c) If specified in E4 of the Adoption Agreement, a
discretionary amount, if any, which shall be deemed an Employer's
Non-Elective Contribution, plus
(d) If specified in E5 of the Adoption Agreement, a Qualified
Non-Elective Contribution.
(e) Notwithstanding the foregoing, however, the Employer's
contributions for any Fiscal Year shall not exceed the maximum amount
allowable as a deduction to the Employer under the provisions of Code
Section 404. All contributions by the Employer shall be made in cash
or in such property as is acceptable to the Trustee.
(f) Except, however, to the extent necessary to provide the
top heavy minimum allocations, the Employer shall make a contribution
even if it exceeds current or accumulated Net Profit or the amount
which is deductible under Code Section 404.
(g) Employer Elective Contributions accumulated through
payroll deductions shall be paid to the Trustee as of the earliest
date on which such contributions can reasonably be segregated from
the Employer's general assets, but in any event within ninety (90)
days from the date on which such amounts would otherwise have been
payable to the Participant in cash. The provisions of Department of
Labor regulations 2510.3-102 are incorporated herein by reference.
Furthermore, any additional Employer contributions which are
allocable to the Participant's Elective Account for a Plan Year shall
be paid to the Plan no later than the twelve-month period immediately
following the close of such Plan Year.
11.2 PARTICIPANT'S SALARY REDUCTION ELECTION
(a) If selected in the Adoption Agreement, each Participant
may elect to defer his Compensation which would have been received in
the Plan Year, but for the deferral election, subject to the
limitations of this Section and the Adoption Agreement. A deferral
election (or modification of an earlier election) may not be made
with respect to Compensation which is currently available on or
before the date the Participant executed such election, or if later,
the latest of the date the Employer adopts this cash or deferred
arrangement, or the date such arrangement first became effective. Any
elections made pursuant to this Section shall become effective as
soon as is administratively feasible.
Additionally, if elected in the Adoption Agreement, each
Participant may elect to defer and have allocated for a Plan Year all
or a portion of any cash bonus attributable to services performed by
the Participant for the Employer during such Plan Year and which
would have been received by the Participant on or before two and
one-half months following the end of the Plan Year but for the
deferral. A deferral election may not be made with respect to cash
bonuses which are currently available on or before the date the
Participant executed such election. Notwithstanding the
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foregoing, cash bonuses attributable to services performed by the
Participant during a Plan Year but which are to be paid to the
Participant later than two and one-half months after the close of
such Plan Year will be subjected to whatever deferral election is in
effect at the time such cash bonus would have otherwise been
received.
The amount by which Compensation and/or cash bonuses are
reduced shall be that Participant's Deferred Compensation and be
treated as an Employer Elective Contribution and allocated to that
Participant's Elective Account.
Once made, a Participant's election to reduce Compensation
shall remain in effect until modified or terminated. Modifications
may be made as specified in the Adoption Agreement, and terminations
may be made at any time. Any modification or termination of an
election will become effective as soon as is administratively
feasible.
(b) The balance in each Participant's Elective Account shall
be fully Vested at all times and shall not be subject to Forfeiture
for any reason.
(c) Amounts held in the Participant's Elective Account and
Qualified Non-Elective Account may be distributable as permitted
under the Plan, but in no event prior to the earlier of:
(1) a Participant's termination of employment, Total and
Permanent Disability, or death;
(2) a Participant's attainment of age 59 1/2;
(3) the proven financial hardship of a Participant, subject to
the limitations of Section 11.8;
(4) the termination of the Plan without the existence at the
time of Plan termination of another defined contribution plan
(other than an employee stock ownership plan as defined in
Code Section 4975(e)(7)) or the establishment of a successor
defined contribution plan (other than an employee stock
ownership plan as defined in Code Section 4975(e)(7)) by the
Employer or an Affiliated Employer within the period ending
twelve months after distribution of all assets from the Plan
maintained by the Employer;
(5) the date of the sale by the Employer to an entity that is
not an Affiliated Employer of substantially all of the assets
(within the meaning of Code Section 409(d)(2)) with respect to
a Participant who continues employment with the corporation
acquiring such assets; or
(6) the date of the sale by the Employer or an Affiliated
Employer of its interest in a subsidiary (within the meaning
of Code Section 409(d)(3)) to an entity that is not an
Affiliated Employer with respect to a Participant who
continues employment with such subsidiary.
(d) In any Plan Year beginning after December 31, 1986, a
Participant's Deferred Compensation made under this Plan and all
other plans, contracts or arrangements of the Employer maintaining
this Plan shall not exceed the limitation imposed by Code Section
402(g), as in effect for the calendar year in which such Plan Year
began. If such dollar limitation is exceeded solely from elective
deferrals made under this Plan or any other Plan maintained by the
Employer, a Participant will be deemed to have notified the
Administrator of such excess amount which shall be distributed in a
manner consistent with Section 11.2(f). This dollar limitation shall
be adjusted annually pursuant to the method provided in Code Section
415(d) in accordance with Regulations.
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(e) In the event a Participant has received a hardship
distribution pursuant to Regulation 1.401(k)-1(d)(2)(iii)(B) from any
other plan maintained by the Employer or from his Participant's
Elective Account pursuant to Section 11.8, then such Participant
shall not be permitted to elect to have Deferred Compensation
contributed to the Plan on his behalf for a period of twelve (12)
months following the receipt of the distribution. Furthermore, the
dollar limitation under Code Section 402(g) shall be reduced, with
respect to the Participant's taxable year following the taxable year
in which the hardship distribution was made, by the amount of such
Participant's Deferred Compensation, if any, made pursuant to this
Plan (and any other plan maintained by the Employer) for the taxable
year of the hardship distribution.
(f) If a Participant's Deferred Compensation under this Plan
together with any elective deferrals (as defined in Regulation
1.402(g)-1(b)) under another qualified cash or deferred arrangement
(as defined in Code Section 401(k)), a simplified employee pension
(as defined in Code Section 408(k)), a salary reduction arrangement
(within the meaning of Code Section 3121(a)(5)(D)), a deferred
compensation plan under Code Section 457, or a trust described in
Code Section 501(c)(18) cumulatively exceed the limitation imposed by
Code Section 402(g) (as adjusted annually in accordance with the
method provided in Code Section 415(d) pursuant to Regulations) for
such Participant's taxable year, the Participant may, not later than
March 1st following the close of his taxable year, notify the
Administrator in writing of such excess and request that his Deferred
Compensation under this Plan be reduced by an amount specified by the
Participant. In such event, the Administrator shall direct the
Trustee to distribute such excess amount (and any Income allocable to
such excess amount) to the Participant not later than the first April
15th following the close of the Participant's taxable year.
Distributions in accordance with this paragraph may be made for any
taxable year of the Participant which begins after December 31, 1986.
Any distribution of less than the entire amount of Excess Deferred
Compensation and Income shall be treated as a pro rata distribution
of Excess Deferred Compensation and Income. The amount distributed
shall not exceed the Participant's Deferred Compensation under the
Plan for the taxable year. Any distribution on or before the last day
of the Participant's taxable year must satisfy each of the following
conditions:
(1) the Participant shall designate the distribution as Excess
Deferred Compensation;
(2) the distribution must be made after the date on which the
Plan received the Excess Deferred Compensation; and
(3) the Plan must designate the distribution as a
distribution of Excess Deferred Compensation.
Any distribution under this Section shall be made first from
unmatched Deferred Compensation and, thereafter, simultaneously from
Deferred Compensation which is matched and matching contributions
which relate to such Deferred Compensation. However, any such
matching contributions which are not Vested shall be forfeited in
lieu of being distributed.
For the purpose of this Section, "Income" means the amount
of income or loss allocable to a Participant's Excess Deferred
Compensation and shall be equal to the sum of the allocable gain or
loss for the taxable year of the Participant and the allocable gain
or loss for the period between the end of the taxable year of the
Participant and the date of distribution ("gap period"). The income
or loss allocable to each such period is calculated separately and is
determined by multiplying the income or loss allocable to the
Participant's Deferred Compensation for the respective period by a
fraction. The numerator of the fraction is the Participant's Excess
Deferred Compensation for the taxable year of the Participant. The
denominator is the balance, as of the last day of the respective
period, of the Participant's Elective Account that is attributable to
the Participant's Deferred
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Compensation reduced by the gain allocable to such total amount for
the respective period and increased by the loss allocable to such
total amount for the respective period.
In lieu of the "fractional method" described above, a
"safe harbor method" may be used to calculate the allocable income or
loss for the "gap period." Under such "safe harbor method," allocable
income or loss for the "gap period" shall be deemed to equal ten
percent (10%) of the income or loss allocable to a Participant's
Excess Deferred Compensation for the taxable year of the Participant
multiplied by the number of calendar months in the "gap period." For
purposes of determining the number of calendar months in the "gap
period," a distribution occurring on or before the fifteenth day of
the month shall be treated as having been made on the last day of the
preceding month and a distribution occurring after such fifteenth day
shall be treated as having been made on the first day of the next
subsequent month.
Income or loss allocable to any distribution of Excess
Deferred Compensation on or before the last day of the taxable year
of the Participant shall be calculated from the first day of the
taxable year of the Participant to the date on which the distribution
is made pursuant to either the "fractional method" or the "safe
harbor method."
Notwithstanding the above, for any distribution under this
Section which is made after August 15, 1991, such distribution shall
not include any income for the "gap period". Further provided, for
any distribution under this Section which is made after August 15,
1991, the amount of Income may be computed using a reasonable method
that is consistent with Section 4.3(c), provided such method is used
consistently for all Participants and for all such distributions for
the Plan Year.
Notwithstanding the above, for the 1987 calendar year,
Income during the "gap period" shall not be taken into account.
(g) Notwithstanding the above, a Participant's Excess Deferred
Compensation shall be reduced, but not below zero, by any
distribution and/or recharacterization of Excess Contributions
pursuant to Section 11.5(a) for the Plan Year beginning with or
within the taxable year of the Participant.
(h) At Normal Retirement Date, or such other date when the
Participant shall be entitled to receive benefits, the fair market
value of the Participant's Elective Account shall be used to provide
benefits to the Participant or his Beneficiary.
(i) Employer Elective Contributions made pursuant to this
Section may be segregated into a separate account for each
Participant in a federally insured savings account, certificate of
deposit in a bank or savings and loan association, money market
certificate, or other short-term debt security acceptable to the
Trustee until such time as the allocations pursuant to Section 11.3
have been made.
(j) The Employer and the Administrator shall adopt a procedure
necessary to implement the salary reduction elections provided for
herein.
11.3 ALLOCATION OF CONTRIBUTION, FORFEITURES AND EARNINGS
(a) The Administrator shall establish and maintain an account
in the name of each Participant to which the Administrator shall
credit as of each Anniversary Date, or other valuation date, all
amounts allocated to each such Participant as set forth herein.
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(b) The Employer shall provide the Administrator with all
information required by the Administrator to make a proper allocation
of the Employer's contributions for each Plan Year. Within a
reasonable period of time after the date of receipt by the
Administrator of such information, the Administrator shall allocate
such contribution as follows:
(1) With respect to the Employer's Elective Contribution made
pursuant to Section 11.1(a), to each Participant's Elective
Account in an amount equal to each such Participant's Deferred
Compensation for the year.
(2) With respect to the Employer's Matching Contribution made
pursuant to Section 11.1(b), to each Participant's Account, or
Participant's Elective Account as selected in E3 of the
Adoption Agreement, in accordance with Section 11.1(b).
Except, however, a Participant who is not credited with a Year
of Service during any Plan Year shall or shall not share in
the Employer's Matching Contribution for that year as provided
in E3 of the Adoption Agreement. However, for Plan Years
beginning after 1989, if this is a standardized Plan, a
Participant shall share in the Employer's Matching
Contribution regardless of Hours of Service.
(3) With respect to the Employer's Non-Elective Contribution
made pursuant to Section 11.1(c), to each Participant's
Account in accordance with the provisions of Sections
4.3(b)(2) or 4.3(b)(3), whichever is applicable, 4.3(k) and
4.3(l).
(4) With respect to the Employer's Qualified Non-Elective
Contribution made pursuant to Section 11.1(d), to each
Participant's Qualified Non-Elective Contribution Account in
the same proportion that each such Participant's Compensation
for the year bears to the total Compensation of all
Participants for such year. However, for any Plan Year
beginning prior to January 1, 1990, and if elected in the
non-standardized Adoption Agreement for any Plan Year
beginning on or after January 1, 1990, a Participant who is
not credited with a Year of Service during any Plan Year shall
not share in the Employer's Qualified Non-Elective
Contribution for that year, unless required pursuant to
Section 4.3(h). In addition, the provisions of Sections 4.3(k)
and 4.3(l) shall apply with respect to the allocation of the
Employer's Qualified Non-Elective contribution.
(c) Notwithstanding anything in the Plan to the contrary, for
Plan Years beginning after December 31, 1988, in determining whether
a Non-Key Employee has received the required minimum allocation
pursuant to Section 4.3(f) such Non-Key Employee's Deferred
Compensation and matching contributions used to satisfy the "Actual
Deferral Percentage" test pursuant to Section 11.4(a) or the "Actual
Contribution Percentage" test of Section 11.6(a) shall not be taken
into account.
(d) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary,
participants who terminated employment during the Plan Year shall
share in the salary reduction contributions made by the Employer for
the year of termination without regard to the Hours of Service
credited.
(e) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary (other
than Sections 11.3(d) and 11.3(g)), any Participant who terminated
employment during the Plan Year for reasons other than death, Total
and Permanent Disability, or retirement shall or shall not share in
the allocations of the Employer's Matching Contribution made pursuant
to Section 11.1(b), the Employer's Non-Elective Contributions made
pursuant to Section 11.1(c), the Employer's Qualified Non-Elective
Contribution made pursuant to Section 11.1(d), and Forfeitures as
provided in the Adoption Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
for Plan Years beginning after 1989, if this is a standardized Plan,
any such terminated
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Participant shall share in such allocations provided the terminated
Participant completed more than 500 Hours of Service.
(f) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary,
Participants terminating for reasons of death, Total and Permanent
Disability, or retirement shall share in the allocation of the
Employer's Matching Contribution made pursuant to Section 11.1(b),
the Employer's Non-Elective Contributions made pursuant to Section
11.1(c), the Employer's Qualified Non-Elective Contribution made
pursuant to Section 11.1(d), and Forfeitures as provided in this
Section regardless of whether they completed a Year of Service during
the Plan Year.
(g) Notwithstanding any election in the Adoption Agreement to
the contrary, if this is a non-standardized Plan that would otherwise
fail to meet the requirements of Code Sections 401(a)(26), 410(b)(1),
or 410(b)(2)(A)(i) and the Regulations thereunder because Employer
matching Contributions made pursuant to Section 11.1(b), Employer
Non-Elective Contributions made pursuant to Section 11.1(c) or
Employer Qualified Non-Elective Contributions made pursuant to
Section 11.1(d) have not been allocated to a sufficient number or
percentage of Participants for a Plan Year, then the following rules
shall apply:
(1) The group of Participants eligible to share in the
respective contributions for the Plan Year shall be
expanded to include the minimum number of Participants who
would not otherwise be eligible as are necessary to satisfy the
applicable test specified above. The specific participants who
shall become eligible under the terms of this paragraph shall
be those who are actively employed on the last day of the Plan
Year and, when compared to similarly situated Participants,
have completed the greatest number of Hours of Service in the
Plan Year.
(2) If after application of paragraph (1) above, the
applicable test is still not satisfied, then the group of
Participants eligible to share for the Plan Year shall be
further expanded to include the minimum number of Participants
who are not actively employed on the last day of the Plan Year
as are necessary to satisfy the applicable test. The specific
Participants who shall become eligible to share shall be those
Participants, when compared to similarly situated
Participants, who have completed the greatest number of Hours
of Service in the Plan Year before terminating employment.
11.4 ACTUAL DEFERRAL PERCENTAGE TESTS
(a) Maximum Annual Allocation: For each Plan Year beginning
after December 31, 1986, the annual allocation derived from Employer
Elective Contributions and Qualified Non-Elective Contributions to a
Participant's Elective Account and Qualified Non-Elective Account
shall satisfy one of the following tests:
(1) The "Actual Deferral Percentage" for the Highly
Compensated Participant group shall not be more than the
"Actual Deferral Percentage" of the Non-Highly Compensated
Participant group multiplied by 1.25, or
(2) The excess of the "Actual Deferral Percentage" for the
Highly Compensated Participant group over the "Actual Deferral
Percentage" for the Non-Highly Compensated Participant group
shall not be more than two percentage points. Additionally,
the "Actual Deferral Percentage" for the Highly Compensated
Participant group shall not exceed the "Actual Deferral
Percentage" for the Non-Highly Compensated Participant group
multiplied by 2. The provisions of Code Section 401(k)(3) and
Regulation 1.401(k)-1(b) are incorporated herein by reference.
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However, for Plan Years beginning after December 31, 1988, to
prevent the multiple use of the alternative method described
in (2) above and Code Section 401(m)(9)(A), any Highly
Compensated Participant eligible to make elective deferrals
pursuant to Section 11.2 and to make Employee contributions or
to receive matching contributions under this Plan or under any
other plan maintained by the Employer or an Affiliated
Employer shall have his actual contribution ratio reduced
pursuant to Regulation 1.401(m)-2, the provisions of which are
incorporated herein by reference.
(b) For the purposes of this Section "Actual Deferral
Percentage" means, with respect to the Highly Compensated Participant
group and Non-Highly Compensated Participant group for a Plan Year,
the average of the ratios, calculated separately for each Participant
in such group, of the amount of Employer Elective Contributions and
Qualified Non-Elective Contributions allocated to each Participant's
Elective Account and Qualified Non-Elective Account for such Plan
Year, to such Participant's "414(s) Compensation" for such Plan Year.
The actual deferral ratio for each Participant and the "Actual
Deferral Percentage" for each group, for Plan Years beginning after
December 31, 1988, shall be calculated to the nearest one-hundredth
of one percent of the Participant's "414(s) Compensation." Employer
Elective Contributions allocated to each Non-Highly Compensated
Participant's Elective Account shall be reduced by Excess Deferred
Compensation to the extent such excess amounts are made under this
Plan or any other plan maintained by the Employer.
(c) For the purpose of determining the actual deferral ratio
of a Highly Compensated Participant who is subject to the Family
Member aggregation rules of Code Section 414(q)(6) because such
Participant is either a "five percent owner" of the Employer or one
of the ten (10) Highly Compensated Employees paid the greatest "415
Compensation" during the year, the following shall apply:
(1) The combined actual deferral ratio for the family group
(which shall be treated as one Highly Compensated Participant)
shall be the greater of: (i) the ratio determined by
aggregating Employer Elective Contributions and "414(s)
Compensation" of all eligible Family Members who are Highly
Compensated Participants without regard to family aggregation;
and (ii) the ratio determined by aggregating Employer Elective
Contributions and "414(s) Compensation" of all eligible Family
Members (including Highly Compensated Participants). However,
in applying the $200,000 limit to "414(s) Compensation" for
Plan Years beginning after December 31, 1988, Family Members
shall include only the affected Employee's spouse and any
lineal descendants who have not attained age 19 before the
close of the Plan Year.
(2) The Employer Elective Contributions and "414(s)
Compensation" of all Family Members shall be disregarded for
purposes of determining the "Actual Deferral Percentage" of
the Non-Highly Compensated Participant group except to the
extent taken into account in paragraph (1) above.
(3) If a Participant is required to be aggregated as a member
of more than one family group in a plan, all Participants who
are members of those family groups that include the
Participant are aggregated as one family group in accordance
with paragraphs (1) and (2) above.
(d) For the purposes of this Section and Code Sections
401(a)(4), 410(b) and 401(k), if two or more plans which include cash
or deferred arrangements are considered one plan for the purposes of
Code Section 401(a)(4) or 410(b) (other than Code Section
401(b)(2)(A)(ii) as in effect for Plan Years beginning after December
31, 1988), the cash or deferred arrangements included in such plans
shall be treated as one arrangement. In addition, two or more cash or
deferred arrangements may be considered as a single arrangement for
purposes of determining whether or not such arrangements satisfy Code
Sections 401(a)(4), 410(b) and 401(k). In such a case, the cash or
deferred arrangements
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included in such plans and the plans including such arrangements
shall be treated as one arrangement and as one plan for purposes of
this Section and Code Sections 401(a)(4), 410(b) and 401(k). For plan
years beginning after December 31, 1989, plans may be aggregated
under this paragraph (e) only if they have the same plan year.
Notwithstanding the above, for Plan Years beginning after
December 31, 1988, an employee stock ownership plan described in Code
Section 4975(e)(7) may not be combined with this Plan for purposes of
determining whether the employee stock ownership plan or this Plan
satisfies this Section and Code Sections 401(a)(4), 410(b) and
401(k).
(e) For the purposes of this Section, if a Highly Compensated
Participant is a Participant under two (2) or more cash or deferred
arrangements (other than a cash or deferred arrangement which is part
of an employee stock ownership plan as defined in Code Section
4975(e)(7) for Plan Years beginning after December 31, 1988) of the
Employer or an Affiliated Employer, all such cash or deferred
arrangements shall be treated as one cash or deferred arrangement for
the purpose of determining the actual deferral ratio with respect to
such Highly Compensated Participant. However, for Plan Years
beginning after December 31, 1988, if the cash or deferred
arrangements have different Plan Years, this paragraph shall be
applied by treating all cash or deferred arrangements ending with or
within the same calendar year as a single arrangement.
11.5 ADJUSTMENT TO ACTUAL DEFERRAL PERCENTAGE TESTS
In the event that the initial allocations of the Employer's Elective
Contributions and Qualified Non-Elective Contributions do not satisfy one of
the tests set forth in Section 11.4, for Plan Years beginning after December
31, 1986, the Administrator shall adjust Excess Contributions pursuant to the
options set forth below:
(a) On or before the fifteenth day of the third month
following the end of each Plan Year, the Highly Compensated
Participant having the highest actual deferral ratio shall have his
portion of Excess Contributions distributed to him and/or at his
election recharacterized as a voluntary Employee contribution
pursuant to Section 4.7 until one of the tests set forth in Section
11.4 is satisfied, or until his actual deferral ratio equals the
actual deferral ratio of the Highly Compensated Participant having
the second highest actual deferral ratio. This process shall continue
until one of the tests set forth in Section 11.4 is satisfied. For
each Highly Compensated Participant, the amount of Excess
Contributions is equal to the Elective Contributions and Qualified
Non-Elective Contributions made on behalf of such Highly Compensated
Participant (determined prior to the application of this paragraph)
minus the amount determined by multiplying the Highly Compensated
Participant's actual deferral ratio (determined after application of
this paragraph) by his "414(s) Compensation." However, in determining
the amount of Excess Contributions to be distributed and/or
recharacterized with respect to an affected Highly Compensated
Participant as determined herein, such amount shall be reduced by any
Excess Deferred Compensation previously distributed to such affected
Highly Compensated Participant for his taxable year ending with or
within such Plan Year. Any distribution and/or recharacterization of
Excess Contributions shall be made in accordance with the following:
(1) With respect to the distribution of Excess Contributions
pursuant to (a) above, such distribution:
(i) may be postponed but not later than the close of
the Plan Year following the Plan Year to which they are
allocable;
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(ii) shall be made first from unmatched Deferred
Compensation and, thereafter, simultaneously from Deferred
Compensation which is matched and matching contributions
which relate to such Deferred Compensation. However, any
such matching contributions which are not Vested shall be
forfeited in lieu of being distributed;
(iii) shall be made from Qualified Non-Elective
Contributions only to the extent that Excess Contributions
exceed the balance in the Participant's Elective Account
attributable to Deferred Compensation and Employer
matching contributions.
(iv) shall be adjusted for Income; and
(v) shall be designated by the Employer as a
distribution of Excess Contributions (and Income).
(2) With respect to the recharacterization of Excess
Contributions pursuant to (a) above, such recharacterized
amounts:
(i) shall be deemed to have occurred on the date on
which the last of those Highly Compensated Participants
with Excess Contributions to be recharacterized is
notified of the recharacterization and the tax
consequences of such recharacterization;
(ii) for Plan Years ending on or before August 8, 1988,
may be postponed but not later than October 24, 1988;
(iii) shall not exceed the amount of Deferred
Compensation on behalf of any Highly Compensated
Participant for any Plan Year;
(iv) shall be treated as voluntary Employee
contributions for purposes of Code Section 401(a)(4) and
Regulation 1.401(k)-1(b). However, for purposes of
Sections 2.2 and 4.3(f), recharacterized Excess
Contributions continue to be treated as Employer
contributions that are Deferred Compensation. For Plan
Years beginning after December 31, 1988, Excess
Contributions recharacterized as voluntary Employee
contributions shall continue to be nonforfeitable and
subject to the same distribution rules provided for in
Section 11.2(c);
(v) which relate to Plan Years ending on or before
October 24, 1988, may be treated as either Employer
contributions or voluntary Employee contributions and
therefore shall not be subject to the restrictions of
Section 11.2(c);
(vi) are not permitted if the amount recharacterized
plus voluntary Employee contributions actually made by
such Highly Compensated Participant, exceed the maximum
amount of voluntary Employee contributions (determined
prior to application of Section 11.6) that such Highly
Compensated Participant is permitted to make under the
Plan in the absence of recharacterization;
(vii) shall be adjusted for Income.
(3) Any distribution and/or recharacterization of less than
the entire amount of Excess Contributions shall be treated as
a pro rata distribution and/or recharacterization of Excess
Contributions and Income.
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(4) The determination and correction of Excess Contributions
of a Highly Compensated Participant whose actual deferral
ratio is determined under the family aggregation rules shall
be accomplished as follows:
(i) If the actual deferral ratio for the Highly
Compensated Participant is determined in accordance with
Section 11.4(c)(1)(ii), then the actual deferral ratio
shall be reduced as required herein and the Excess
Contributions for the family unit shall be allocated among
the Family Members in proportion to the Elective
Contributions of each Family Member that were combined to
determine the group actual deferral ratio.
(ii) If the actual deferral ratio for the Highly
Compensated Participant is determined under Section
11.4(c)(1)(i), then the actual deferral ratio shall first
be reduced as required herein, but not below the actual
deferral ratio of the group of Family Members who are not
Highly Compensated Participants without regard to family
aggregation. The Excess Contributions resulting from this
initial reduction shall be allocated (in proportion to
Elective Contributions) among the Highly Compensated
Participants whose Elective Contributions were combined to
determine the actual deferral ratio. If further reduction
is still required, then Excess Contributions resulting
from this further reduction shall be determined by taking
into account the contributions of all Family Members and
shall be allocated among them in proportion to their
respective Elective Contributions.
(b) Within twelve (12) months after the end of the Plan Year,
the Employer shall make a special Qualified Non-Elective Contribution
on behalf of Non-Highly Compensated Participants in an amount
sufficient to satisfy one of the tests set forth in Section 11.4(a).
Such contribution shall be allocated to the Participant's Qualified
Non-Elective Account of each Non-Highly Compensated Participant in
the same proportion that each Non-Highly Compensated Participant's
Compensation for the year bears to the total Compensation of all
Non-Highly Compensated Participants.
(c) For purposes of this Section, "Income" means the income or
loss allocable to Excess Contributions which shall equal the sum of
the allocable gain or loss for the Plan Year and the allocable gain
or loss for the period between the end of the Plan Year and the date
of distribution ("gap period"). The income or loss allocable to
Excess Contributions for the Plan Year and the "gap period" is
calculated separately and is determined by multiplying the income or
loss for the Plan Year or the "gap period" by a fraction. The
numerator of the fraction is the Excess Contributions for the Plan
Year. The denominator of the fraction is the total of the
Participant's Elective Account attributable to Elective Contributions
and the Participant's Qualified Non-Elective Account as of the end of
the Plan Year or the "gap period," reduced by the gain allocable to
such total amount for the Plan Year or the "gap period" and increased
by the loss allocable to such total amount for the Plan Year or the
"gap period."
In lieu of the "fractional method" described above, a
"safe harbor method" may be used to calculate the allocable Income
for the "gap period." Under such "safe harbor method," allocable
Income for the "gap period" shall be deemed to equal ten percent
(10%) of the Income allocable to Excess Contributions for the Plan
Year of the Participant multiplied by the number of calendar months
in the "gap period." For purposes of determining the number of
calendar months in the "gap period," a distribution occurring on or
before the fifteenth day of the month shall be treated as having been
made on the last day of the preceding month and a distribution
occurring after such fifteenth day shall be treated as having been
made on the first day of the next subsequent month.
Notwithstanding the above, for Plan Years which began in
1987, Income during the "gap period" shall not be taken into account.
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Notwithstanding the above, for any distribution under this
Section which is made after August 15, 1991, such distribution shall
not include any Income for the "gap period". Further provided, for
any distribution under this Section which is made after August 15,
1991, the amount of Income may be computed using a reasonable method
that is consistent with Section 4.3(c), provided such method is used
consistently for all Participants and for all such distributions for
the Plan Year.
(d) Any amounts not distributed or recharacterized within 2
1/2 months after the end of the Plan Year shall be subject to the 10%
Employer excise tax imposed by Code Section 4979.
11.6 ACTUAL CONTRIBUTION PERCENTAGE TESTS
(a) The "Actual Contribution Percentage," for Plan Years
beginning after the later of the Effective Date of this Plan or
December 31, 1986, for the Highly Compensated Participant group shall
not exceed the greater of:
(1) 125 percent of such percentage for the Non-Highly
Compensated Participant group; or
(2) the lesser of 200 percent of such percentage for the
Non-Highly Compensated Participant group, or such percentage
for the Non-Highly Compensated Participant group plus 2
percentage points. However, for Plan Years beginning after
December 31, 1988, to prevent the multiple use of the
alternative method described in this paragraph and Code
Section 401(m)(9)(A), any Highly Compensated Participant
eligible to make elective deferrals pursuant to Section 11.2
or any other cash or deferred arrangement maintained by the
Employer or an Affiliated Employer and to make Employee
contributions or to receive matching contributions under any
plan maintained by the Employer or an Affiliated Employer
shall have his actual contribution ratio reduced pursuant to
Regulation 1.401(m)-2. The provisions of Code Section 401(m)
and Regulations 1.401(m)-1(b) and 1.401(m)-2 are incorporated
herein by reference.
(b) For the purposes of this Section and Section 11.7, "Actual
Contribution Percentage" for a Plan Year means, with respect to the
Highly Compensated Participant group and Non-Highly Compensated
Participant group, the average of the ratios (calculated separately
for each Participant in each group) of:
(1) the sum of Employer matching contributions made pursuant
to Section 11.1(b) (to the extent such matching contributions
are not used to satisfy the tests set forth in Section 11.4),
voluntary Employee contributions made pursuant to Section 4.7
and Excess Contributions recharacterized as voluntary Employee
contributions pursuant to Section 11.5 on behalf of each such
Participant for such Plan Year; to
(2) the Participant's "414(s) Compensation" for such Plan
Year.
(c) For purposes of determining the "Actual Contribution
Percentage" and the amount of Excess Aggregate Contributions pursuant
to Section 11.7(d), only Employer matching contributions (excluding
matching contributions forfeited or distributed pursuant to Section
11.2(f), 11.5(a), or 11.7(a)) contributed to the Plan prior to the
end of the succeeding Plan Year shall be considered. In addition, the
Administrator may elect to take into account, with respect to
Employees eligible to have Employer matching contributions made
pursuant to Section 11.1(b) or voluntary Employee contributions made
pursuant to Section 4.7 allocated to their accounts, elective
deferrals (as defined in Regulation 1.402(g)-1(b)) and qualified
non-elective contributions (as defined in Code Section 401(m)(4)(C))
contributed to any plan maintained by the Employer. Such elective
deferrals and qualified non-elective contributions shall be treated
as Employer matching contributions subject to
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Regulation 1.401(m)-1(b)(2) which is incorporated herein by
reference. However, for Plan Years beginning after December 31, 1988,
the Plan Year must be the same as the plan year of the plan to which
the elective deferrals and the qualified non-elective contributions
are made.
(d) For the purpose of determining the actual contribution
ratio of a Highly Compensated Employee who is subject to the Family
Member aggregation rules of Code Section 414(q)(6) because such
Employee is either a "five percent owner" of the Employer or one of
the ten (10) Highly Compensated Employees paid the greatest "415
Compensation" during the year, the following shall apply:
(1) The combined actual contribution ratio for the family
group (which shall be treated as one Highly Compensated
Participant) shall be the greater of: (i) the ratio determined
by aggregating Employer matching contributions made pursuant
to Section 11.1(b) (to the extent such matching contributions
are not used to satisfy the tests set forth in Section 11.4),
voluntary Employee contributions made pursuant to Section 4.7,
Excess Contributions recharacterized as voluntary Employee
contributions pursuant to Section 11.5 and "414(s)
Compensation" of all eligible Family Members who are Highly
Compensated Participants without regard to family aggregation;
and (ii) the ratio determined by aggregating Employer matching
contributions made pursuant to Section 11.1(b) (to the extent
such matching contributions are not used to satisfy the tests
set forth in Section 11.4), voluntary Employee contributions
made pursuant to Section 4.7, Excess Contributions
recharacterized as voluntary Employee contributions pursuant
to Section 11.5 and "414(s) Compensation" of all eligible
Family Members (including Highly Compensated Participants).
However, in applying the $200,000 limit to "414(s)
Compensation" for Plan Years beginning after December 31,
1988, Family Members shall include only the affected
Employee's spouse and any lineal descendants who have not
attained age 19 before the close of the Plan Year.
(2) The Employer matching contributions made pursuant to
Section 11.1(b) (to the extent such matching contributions are
not used to satisfy the tests set forth in Section 11.4),
voluntary Employee contributions made pursuant to Section 4.7,
Excess Contributions recharacterized as voluntary Employee
contributions pursuant to Section 11.5 and "414(s)
Compensation" of all Family Members shall be disregarded for
purposes of determining the "Actual Contribution Percentage"
of the Non-Highly Compensated Participant group except to the
extent taken into account in paragraph (1) above.
(3) If a Participant is required to be aggregated as a member
of more than one family group in a plan, all Participants who
are members of those family groups that include the
Participant are aggregated as one family group in accordance
with paragraphs (1) and (2) above.
(e) For purposes of this Section and Code Sections 401(a)(4),
410(b) and 401(m), if two or more plans of the Employer to which
matching contributions, Employee contributions, or both, are made are
treated as one plan for purposes of Code Sections 401(a)(4) or 410(b)
(other than the average benefits test under Code Section
410(b)(2)(A)(ii) as in effect for Plan Years beginning after December
31, 1988), such plans shall be treated as one plan. In addition, two
or more plans of the Employer to which matching contributions,
Employee contributions, or both, are made may be considered as a
single plan for purposes of determining whether or not such plans
satisfy Code Sections 401(a)(4), 410(b) and 401(m). In such a case,
the aggregated plans must satisfy this Section and Code Sections
401(a)(4), 410(b) and 401(m) as though such aggregated plans were a
single plan. For plan years beginning after December 31, 1989, plans
may be aggregated under this paragraph only if they have the same
plan year.
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Notwithstanding the above, for Plan Years beginning after
December 31, 1988, an employee stock ownership plan described in Code
Section 4975(e)(7) may not be aggregated with this Plan for purposes
of determining whether the employee stock ownership plan or this Plan
satisfies this Section and Code Sections 401(a)(4), 410(b) and
401(m).
(f) If a Highly Compensated Participant is a Participant under
two or more plans (other than an employee stock ownership plan as
defined in Code Section 4975(e)(7) for Plan Years beginning after
December 31, 1988) which are maintained by the Employer or an
Affiliated Employer to which matching contributions, Employee
contributions, or both, are made, all such contributions on behalf of
such Highly Compensated Participant shall be aggregated for purposes
of determining such Highly Compensated Participant's actual
contribution ratio. However, for Plan Years beginning after December
31, 1988, if the plans have different plan years, this paragraph
shall be applied by treating all plans ending with or within the same
calendar year as a single plan.
(g) For purposes of Section 11.6(a) and 11.7, a Highly
Compensated Participant and a Non-Highly Compensated Participant
shall include any Employee eligible to have matching contributions
made pursuant to Section 11.1(b) (whether or not a deferred election
was made or suspended pursuant to Section 11.2(e)) allocated to his
account for the Plan Year or to make salary deferrals pursuant to
Section 11.2 (if the Employer uses salary deferrals to satisfy the
provisions of this Section) or voluntary Employee contributions
pursuant to Section 4.7 (whether or not voluntary Employee
contributions are made) allocated to his account for the Plan Year.
(h) For purposes of this Section, "Matching Contribution"
shall mean an Employer contribution made to the Plan, or to a
contract described in Code Section 403(b), on behalf of a Participant
on account of an Employee contribution made by such Participant, or
on account of a participant's deferred compensation, under a plan
maintained by the Employer.
11.7 ADJUSTMENT TO ACTUAL CONTRIBUTION PERCENTAGE TESTS
(a) In the event that for Plan Years beginning after December
31, 1986, the "Actual Contribution Percentage" for the Highly
Compensated Participant group exceeds the "Actual Contribution
Percentage" for the Non-Highly Compensated Participant group pursuant
to Section 11.6(a), the Administrator (on or before the fifteenth day
of the third month following the end of the Plan Year, but in no
event later than the close of the following Plan Year) shall direct
the Trustee to distribute to the Highly Compensated Participant
having the highest actual contribution ratio, his portion of Excess
Aggregate Contributions (and Income allocable to such contributions)
or, if forfeitable, forfeit such non-Vested Excess Aggregate
Contributions attributable to Employer matching contributions (and
Income allocable to such Forfeitures) until either one of the tests
set forth in Section 11.6(a) is satisfied, or until his actual
contribution ratio equals the actual contribution ratio of the Highly
Compensated Participant having the second highest actual contribution
ratio. This process shall continue until one of the tests set forth
in Section 11.6(a) is satisfied. The distribution and/or Forfeiture
of Excess Aggregate Contributions shall be made in the following
order:
(1) Employer matching contributions distributed and/or
forfeited pursuant to Section 11.5(a)(1);
(2) Voluntary Employee contributions including Excess
Contributions recharacterized as voluntary Employee
contributions pursuant to Section 11.5(a)(2);
(3) Remaining Employer matching contributions.
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(b) Any distribution or Forfeiture of less than the entire
amount of Excess Aggregate Contributions (and Income) shall be
treated as a pro rata distribution of Excess Aggregate Contributions
and Income. Distribution of Excess Aggregate Contributions shall be
designated by the Employer as a distribution of Excess Aggregate
Contributions (and Income). Forfeitures of Excess Aggregate
Contributions shall be treated in accordance with Section 4.3.
However, no such Forfeiture may be allocated to a Highly Compensated
Participant whose contributions are reduced pursuant to this Section.
(c) Excess Aggregate Contributions attributable to amounts
other than voluntary Employee contributions, including forfeited
matching contributions, shall be treated as Employer contributions
for purposes of Code Sections 404 and 415 even if distributed from
the Plan.
(d) For the purposes of this Section and Section 11.6, "Excess
Aggregate Contributions" means, with respect to any Plan Year, the
excess of:
(1) the aggregate amount of Employer matching contributions
made pursuant to Section 11.1(b) (to the extent such
contributions are taken into account pursuant to Section
11.6(a)), voluntary Employee contributions made pursuant to
Section 4.7, Excess Contributions recharacterized as voluntary
Employee contributions pursuant to Section 11.5 and any
Qualified Non-Elective Contributions or elective deferrals
taken into account pursuant to Section 11.6(c) actually made
on behalf of the Highly Compensated Participant group for such
Plan Year, over
(2) the maximum amount of such contributions permitted under
the limitations of Section 11.6(a).
(e) For each Highly Compensated Participant, the amount of
Excess Aggregate Contributions is equal to the total Employer
matching contributions made pursuant to Section 11.1(b) (to the
extent taken into account pursuant to Section 11.6(a)), voluntary
Employee contributions made pursuant to Section 4.7, Excess
Contributions recharacterized as voluntary Employee contributions
pursuant to Section 11.5 and any Qualified Non-Elective Contributions
or elective deferrals taken into account pursuant to Section 11.6(c)
on behalf of the Highly Compensated Participant (determined prior to
the application of this paragraph) minus the amount determined by
multiplying the Highly Compensated Participant's actual contribution
ratio (determined after application of this paragraph) by his "414(s)
Compensation." The actual contribution ratio must be rounded to the
nearest one-hundredth of one percent for Plan Years beginning after
December 31, 1988. In no case shall the amount of Excess Aggregate
Contribution with respect to any Highly Compensated Participant
exceed the amount of Employer matching contributions made pursuant to
Section 11.1(b) (to the extent taken into account pursuant to Section
11.6(a)), voluntary Employee contributions made pursuant to Section
4.7, Excess Contributions recharacterized as voluntary Employee
contributions pursuant to Section 11.5 and any Qualified Non-Elective
Contributions or elective deferrals taken into account pursuant to
Section 11.6(c) on behalf of such Highly Compensated Participant for
such Plan Year.
(f) The determination of the amount of Excess Aggregate
Contributions with respect to any Plan Year shall be made after first
determining the Excess Contributions, if any, to be treated as
voluntary Employee contributions due to recharacterization for the
plan year of any other qualified cash or deferred arrangement (as
defined in Code Section 401(k)) maintained by the Employer that ends
with or within the Plan Year or which are treated as voluntary
Employee contributions due to recharacterization pursuant to Section
11.5.
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(g) The determination and correction of Excess Aggregate
Contributions of a Highly Compensated Participant whose actual
contribution ratio is determined under the family aggregation rules
shall be accomplished as follows:
(1) If the actual contribution ratio for the Highly
Compensated Participant is determined in accordance with
Section 11.6(d)(1), then the actual contribution ratio shall
be reduced and the Excess Aggregate Contributions for the
family unit shall be allocated among the Family Members in
proportion to the sum of Employer matching contributions made
pursuant to Section 11.1(b) (to the extent taken into account
pursuant to Section 11.6(a)), voluntary Employee contributions
made pursuant to Section 4.7, Excess Contributions
recharacterized as voluntary Employee contributions pursuant
to Section 11.5 and any Qualified Non-Elective Contributions
or elective deferrals taken into account pursuant to Section
11.6(c) of each Family Member that were combined to determine
the group actual contribution ratio.
(2) If the actual contribution ratio for the Highly
Compensated Participant is determined under Section
11.6(d)(2), then the actual contribution ratio shall first be
reduced, as required herein, but not below the actual
contribution ratio of the group of Family Members who are not
Highly Compensated Participants without regard to family
aggregation. The Excess Aggregate Contributions resulting from
this initial reduction shall be allocated among the Highly
Compensated Participants whose Employer matching contributions
made pursuant to Section 11.1(b) (to the extent taken into
account pursuant to Section 11.6(a)), voluntary Employee
contributions made pursuant to Section 4.7, Excess
Contributions recharacterized as voluntary Employee
contributions pursuant to Section 11.5 and any Qualified
Non-Elective Contributions or elective deferrals taken into
account pursuant to Section 11.6(c) were combined to determine
the actual contribution ratio. If further reduction is still
required, then Excess Aggregate Contributions resulting from
this further reduction shall be determined by taking into
account the contributions of all Family Members and shall be
allocated among them in proportion to their respective
Employer matching contributions made pursuant to Section
11.1(b) (to the extent taken into account pursuant to Section
11.6(a)), voluntary Employee contributions made pursuant to
Section 4.7, Excess Contributions recharacterized as voluntary
Employee contributions pursuant to Section 11.5 and any
Qualified Non-Elective Contributions or elective deferrals
taken into account pursuant to Section 11.6(c).
(h) Notwithstanding the above, within twelve (12) months after
the end of the Plan Year, the Employer may make a special Qualified
Non-Elective Contribution on behalf of Non-Highly Compensated
Participants in an amount sufficient to satisfy one of the tests set
forth in Section 11.6. Such contribution shall be allocated to the
Participant's Qualified Non-Elective Account of each Non-Highly
Compensated Participant in the same proportion that each Non-Highly
Compensated Participant's Compensation for the year bears to the
total Compensation of all Non-Highly Compensated Participants. A
separate accounting shall be maintained for the purpose of excluding
such contributions from the "Actual Deferral Percentage" tests
pursuant to Section 11.4.
(i) For purposes of this Section, "Income" means the income or
loss allocable to Excess Aggregate Contributions which shall equal
the sum of the allocable gain or loss for the Plan Year and the
allocable gain or loss for the period between the end of the Plan
Year and the date of distribution ("gap period"). The income or loss
allocable to Excess Aggregate Contributions for the Plan Year and the
"gap period" is calculated separately and is determined by
multiplying the income or loss for the Plan Year or the "gap period"
by a fraction. The numerator of the fraction is the Excess Aggregate
Contributions for the Plan Year. The denominator of the fraction is
the total Participant's Account and Voluntary Contribution Account
attributable to Employer matching contributions subject to Section
11.6, voluntary Employee contributions made pursuant to Section 4.7,
and any Qualified Non-Elective Contributions and elective deferrals
taken into account pursuant
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to Section 11.6(c) as of the end of the Plan Year or the "gap
period," reduced by the gain allocable to such total amount for the
Plan Year or the "gap period" and increased by the loss allocable to
such total amount for the Plan Year or the "gap period."
In lieu of the "fractional method" described above, a
"safe harbor method" may be used to calculate the allocable Income
for the "gap period." Under such "safe harbor method," allocable
Income for the "gap period" shall be deemed to equal ten percent
(10%) of the Income allocable to Excess Aggregate Contributions for
the Plan Year of the Participant multiplied by the number of calendar
months in the "gap period." For purposes of determining the number of
calendar months in the "gap period," a distribution occurring on or
before the fifteenth day of the month shall be treated as having been
made on the last day of the preceding month and a distribution
occurring after such fifteenth day shall be treated as having been
made on the first day of the next subsequent month.
The Income allocable to Excess Aggregate Contributions
resulting from recharacterization of Elective Contributions shall be
determined and distributed as if such recharacterized Elective
Contributions had been distributed as Excess Contributions.
Notwithstanding the above, for any distribution under this
Section which is made after August 15, 1991, such distribution shall
not include any Income for the "gap period". Further provided, for
any distribution under this Section which is made after August 15,
1991, the amount of Income may be computed using a reasonable method
that is consistent with Section 4.3(c), provided such method is used
consistently for all Participants and for all such distributions for
the Plan Year.
Notwithstanding the above, for Plan Years which began in
1987, Income during the "gap period" shall not be taken into account.
Notwithstanding the above, for any distribution under this
Section which is made after August 15, 1991, such distribution shall
not include any Income for the "gap period". Further provided, for
any distribution under this Section which is made after August 15,
1991, the amount of Income may be computed using a reasonable method
that is consistent with Section 4.3(c), provided such method is used
consistently for all Participants and for all such distributions for
the Plan Year.
11.8 ADVANCE DISTRIBUTION FOR HARDSHIP
(a) The Administrator, at the election of the Participant,
shall direct the Trustee to distribute to any Participant in any one
Plan Year up to the lesser of (1) 100% of his accounts as specified
in the Adoption Agreement valued as of the last Anniversary Date or
other valuation date or (2) the amount necessary to satisfy the
immediate and heavy financial need of the Participant. Any
distribution made pursuant to this Section shall be deemed to be made
as of the first day of the Plan Year or, if later, the valuation date
immediately preceding the date of distribution, and the account from
which the distribution is made shall be reduced accordingly.
Withdrawal under this Section shall be authorized only if the
distribution is on account of one of the following or any other items
permitted by the Internal Revenue Service:
(1) Medical expenses described in Code Section 213(d) incurred
by the Participant, his spouse, or any of his dependents (as
defined in Code Section 152) or expenses necessary for these
persons to obtain medical care;
(2) The purchase (excluding mortgage payments) of a principal
residence for the Participant;
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(3) Payment of tuition and related educational fees for the
next 12 months of post-secondary education for the
Participant, his spouse, children, or dependents; or
(4) The need to prevent the eviction of the Participant from
his principal residence or foreclosure on the mortgage of the
Participant's principal residence.
(b) No such distribution shall be made from the Participant's
Account until such Account has become fully Vested.
(c) No distribution shall be made pursuant to this Section
unless the Administrator, based upon the Participant's representation
and such other facts as are known to the Administrator, determines
that all of the following conditions are satisfied:
(1) The distribution is not in excess of the amount of the
immediate and heavy financial need of the Participant
(including any amounts necessary to pay any federal, state, or
local taxes or penalties reasonably anticipated to result from
the distribution);
(2) The Participant has obtained all distributions, other than
hardship distributions, and all nontaxable loans currently
available under all plans maintained by the Employer;
(3) The Plan, and all other plans maintained by the Employer,
provide that the Participant's elective deferrals and
voluntary Employee contributions will be suspended for at
least twelve (12) months after receipt of the hardship
distribution; and
(4) The Plan, and all other plans maintained by the Employer,
provide that the Participant may not make elective deferrals
for the Participant's taxable year immediately following the
taxable year of the hardship distribution in excess of the
applicable limit under Code Section 402(g) for such next
taxable year less the amount of such Participant's elective
deferrals for the taxable year of the hardship distribution.
(d) Notwithstanding the above, distributions from the
Participant's Elective Account and Qualified Non-Elective Account
pursuant to this Section shall be limited solely to the Participant's
Deferred Compensation and any income attributable thereto credited to
the Participant's Elective Account as of December 31, 1988.
(e) Any distribution made pursuant to this Section shall be
made in a manner which is consistent with and satisfies the
provisions of Section 6.5, including, but not limited to, all notice
and consent requirements of Code Sections 411(a)(11) and 417 and the
Regulations thereunder.
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Exhibit 5
October 20, 1997
Childtime Learning Centers, Inc.
38345 West 10 Mile Road, Suite 100
Farmington Hills, Michigan 48335
Re: Registration Statement on Form S-8 Relating to the
Childtime Children's Centers 401(k) Savings & Retirement Plan
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We have represented Childtime Learning Centers, Inc., a Michigan
corporation (the "Company"), in connection with the preparation and filing with
the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") of a Registration
Statement on Form S-8 (the "Registration Statement"), for registration under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), of (i) interests
in the Childtime Children's Centers 401(k) Savings & Retirement Plan (the
"Plan") and (ii) a maximum of 100,000 shares of the Company's Common Stock (the
"Common Stock"), to be issued pursuant to the Plan.
Based upon our examination of such documents and other matters as we
deem relevant, it is our opinion that the shares of the Common Stock and the
interests in the Plan to be offered by the Company under the Plan pursuant to
the Registration Statement have been duly authorized and, when issued by the
Company in accordance with the Plan, will be legally issued, fully paid and
nonassessable.
We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the
Registration Statement. In giving such consent, we do not admit hereby that we
come within the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7
of the Securities Act or the Rules and Regulations of the Commission
thereunder.
Very truly yours,
HONIGMAN MILLER SCHWARTZ AND COHN
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Exhibit 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
We consent to the incorporation by reference in this registration statement of
Childtime Learning Centers, Inc. on Form S-8, relating to the Childtime
Children's Centers 401(k) Savings & Retirement Plan, of our report dated May
27, 1997, on our audits of the consolidated financial statements and financial
statement schedule of Childtime Learning Centers, Inc. and Subsidiary as of
March 28, 1997 and March 29, 1996, and for each of the three fiscal years ended
March 28, 1997, which report is included in Childtime Learning Center's Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 28, 1997.
/s/ Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P.
Detroit, Michigan
October 20, 1997
