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Exhibit 10(a)
CLEVELAND-CLIFFS INC
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VOLUNTARY NON-QUALIFIED
DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN
(AMENDED AND RESTATED AS OF JANUARY 1, 2000)
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ARTICLE I PURPOSE ...............................................................................................1
1.1 Statement of Purpose; Effective Date...........................................................1
ARTICLE II DEFINITIONS...........................................................................................1
2.1 Account........................................................................................1
2.2 Base Salary....................................................................................2
2.3 Beneficiary....................................................................................2
2.4 Board..........................................................................................2
2.5 Bonus..........................................................................................2
2.6 Cash Award.....................................................................................2
2.7 Cash Dividend Benefit..........................................................................2
2.8 Change in Control..............................................................................2
2.9 Code...........................................................................................3
2.10 Committee......................................................................................4
2.11 Company........................................................................................4
2.12 Compensation...................................................................................4
2.13 Declared Rate..................................................................................4
2.14 Deferral Account...............................................................................4
2.15 Deferral Benefit...............................................................................4
2.16 Deferred Share Award Account...................................................................4
2.17 Deferred Share Award Benefit...................................................................4
2.18 Determination Date.............................................................................4
2.19 Eligible Employee..............................................................................5
2.20 Emergency Benefit..............................................................................5
2.21 Employer.......................................................................................5
2.22 Employment Agreement...........................................................................5
2.23 Employment Agreement Contribution..............................................................5
2.24 Fair Market Value..............................................................................5
2.25 Matching Account...............................................................................5
2.26 Matching Amount................................................................................5
2.27 Matching Percentage............................................................................5
2.28 1992 Incentive Equity Plan.....................................................................6
2.29 Participant....................................................................................6
2.30 Participation Agreement........................................................................6
2.31 Plan...........................................................................................6
2.32 Plan Year......................................................................................6
2.33 Savings Plan...................................................................................6
2.34 Selected Affiliate.............................................................................6
2.35 Share..........................................................................................6
2.36 Share Award....................................................................................7
2.37 Subsidiary.....................................................................................7
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2.38 Unit...........................................................................................7
ARTICLE III ELIGIBILITY AND PARTICIPATION........................................................................7
3.1 Eligibility....................................................................................7
3.2 Participation..................................................................................7
3.3 Termination of Participation...................................................................8
3.4 Ineligible Participant.........................................................................8
ARTICLE IV DEFERRAL OF COMPENSATION, CASH AWARDS AND SHARE AWARDS................................................8
4.1 Deferral of Compensation.......................................................................8
4.2 Matching Amounts...............................................................................9
4.3 Deferral of Cash Awards........................................................................9
4.4 Crediting Deferred Compensation, Matching Amounts, Cash Awards and Employment Agreement
Contributions..................................................................................9
4.5 Deferral of Share Awards.......................................................................9
4.6 Crediting of Deferred Share Awards............................................................10
ARTICLE V BENEFIT ACCOUNTS......................................................................................10
5.1 Investment of Deferral and Matching Accounts..................................................10
5.2 Determination of Account......................................................................10
5.3 Crediting of Interest.........................................................................11
5.4 Determination of Deferred Share Award Account.................................................11
5.5 Crediting of Dividend Equivalents.............................................................11
5.6 Statements....................................................................................11
5.7 Vesting of Account............................................................................11
ARTICLE VI PAYMENT OF BENEFITS..................................................................................12
6.1 Payment of Deferral Benefit on Termination of Service or Death................................12
6.2 Payment of Deferred Share Award Benefit on Termination of Service or Death....................12
6.3 Emergency Benefit.............................................................................12
6.4 In-Service Distribution.......................................................................13
6.5 Form of Payment...............................................................................14
6.6 Commencement of Payments......................................................................15
6.7 Special Distributions.........................................................................15
6.8 Small Benefit.................................................................................15
6.9 Change in Control Distribution................................................................15
ARTICLE VII BENEFICIARY DESIGNATION.............................................................................16
7.1 Beneficiary Designation.......................................................................16
7.2 Amendments....................................................................................16
7.3 No Designation................................................................................16
7.4 Effect of Payment.............................................................................16
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ARTICLE VIII ADMINISTRATION.....................................................................................16
8.1 Committee.....................................................................................16
8.2 Agents........................................................................................16
8.3 Binding Effect of Decisions...................................................................17
8.4 Indemnity of Committee........................................................................17
ARTICLE IX AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION OF PLAN....................................................................17
9.1 Amendment.....................................................................................17
9.2 Termination...................................................................................17
ARTICLE X MISCELLANEOUS.........................................................................................18
10.1 Funding.......................................................................................18
10.2 Nonassignability..............................................................................18
10.3 Legal Fees and Expenses.......................................................................19
10.4 Withholding Taxes.............................................................................19
10.5 Captions......................................................................................19
10.6 Governing Law.................................................................................19
10.7 Successors....................................................................................20
10.8 Right to Continued Service....................................................................20
10.9 Prior Plan Provisions.........................................................................20
ANNEX A ...............................................................................................1
ARTICLE I ESTABLISHMENT..........................................................................................1
A 1.1 Establishment..................................................................................1
A 1.2 Term of MSAP...................................................................................1
ARTICLE II DEFINITIONS...........................................................................................1
A 2.1 Special Definitions Applicable to the MSAP.....................................................1
ARTICLE III PARTICIPATION........................................................................................2
A 3.1 Participation..................................................................................2
A 3.2 Duration of Participation......................................................................2
ARTICLE IV DEFERRALS AND VOLUNTARY AMOUNTS.......................................................................2
A 4.1 Amount of Deferral.............................................................................2
A 4.2 Automatic Deferrals............................................................................3
ARTICLE V MATCHING CONTRIBUTIONS.................................................................................3
A 5.1 Matching Contributions.........................................................................3
ARTICLE VI PARTICIPANT ACCOUNTS..................................................................................3
A 6.1 Establishment of Accounts......................................................................3
A 6.2 Crediting of Deferral Commitments and Matching Contributions...................................3
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A 6.3 Determination of Accounts.......................................................................4
A 6.4 Adjustments to Accounts.........................................................................4
A 6.5 Statement of Accounts...........................................................................5
A 6.6 Vesting of Accounts.............................................................................5
A 6.7 Special Rule for Valuation of Deferred Share Account............................................6
ARTICLE VII DISTRIBUTIONS.........................................................................................6
A 7.1 Distribution of Account.........................................................................6
A 7.2 In-Service Distribution.........................................................................6
A 7.3 Form of Distribution............................................................................6
A 7.4 Special Distributions...........................................................................7
A 7.5 Facility of Payment.............................................................................8
A 7.6 Emergency Benefit...............................................................................8
A 7.7 Payment of Small Accounts.......................................................................8
ANNEX B ................................................................................................1
ARTICLE I ESTABLISHMENT...........................................................................................1
B 1.1 Establishment...................................................................................1
B 1.2 Term of OSAP....................................................................................1
ARTICLE II DEFINITIONS............................................................................................1
B 2.1 Special Definitions Applicable to the OSAP......................................................1
ARTICLE III PARTICIPATION.........................................................................................2
B 3.1 Participation...................................................................................2
B 3.2 Duration of Participation.......................................................................2
ARTICLE IV VOLUNTARY INVESTMENT OF DEFERRAL ACCOUNTS..............................................................2
B 4.1 Amount of Investment............................................................................2
ARTICLE V MATCHING CONTRIBUTIONS..................................................................................3
B 5.1 Matching Contributions..........................................................................3
ARTICLE VI PARTICIPANT ACCOUNTS...................................................................................3
B 6.1 Establishment of Accounts.......................................................................3
B 6.2 Crediting of Deferral Commitments and Matching Contributions....................................3
B 6.3 Determination of Accounts.......................................................................4
B 6.4 Adjustments to Accounts.........................................................................4
B 6.5 Statement of Accounts...........................................................................4
B 6.6 Vesting of Accounts.............................................................................5
B 6.7 Special Rule for Valuation of Deferred Share Account............................................5
ARTICLE VII DISTRIBUTIONS.........................................................................................6
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B 7.1 Distribution of Account.........................................................................6
B 7.2 In-Service Distribution.........................................................................6
B 7.3 Form of Distribution............................................................................6
B 7.4 Special Distributions...........................................................................7
B 7.5 Facility of Payment.............................................................................7
B 7.6 Emergency Benefit...............................................................................8
B 7.7 Payment of Small Accounts.......................................................................8
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CLEVELAND-CLIFFS INC
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VOLUNTARY NON-QUALIFIED
DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN
(AMENDED AND RESTATED AS OF JANUARY 1, 2000)
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ARTICLE I
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PURPOSE
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1.1 STATEMENT OF PURPOSE; EFFECTIVE DATE. This is the
Cleveland-Cliffs Inc Voluntary Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Plan (the
"Plan") made in the form of this Plan and in related agreements between an
Employer and certain management and highly compensated employees. The purpose of
the Plan is to provide management and highly compensated employees of the
Employers with the option to defer the receipt of a portion of their regular
compensation, bonuses or performance shares payable for services rendered to the
Employer. In addition, the Plan contains as Annex A a Management Share
Acquisition Program (the "MSAP"), the purpose of which is to provide designated
management employees with the opportunity to make deferred purchases of shares
of the Company's common stock through deferral of their bonuses. In order to
encourage participation in the MSAP, the Company will provide matching grants
for such deferrals. The MSAP shall be subject to the special terms and
conditions specified in Annex A. The Plan further contains as Annex B an Officer
Share Acquisition Program (the "OSAP"), the purpose of which is to provide
elected officers of the Company with the opportunity to make deferred purchases
of shares of the Company's common stock through investment of all or a portion
of their Deferral Accounts under the Plan. In order to encourage participation
in the OSAP, the Company will provide matching grants for such elections. The
OSAP shall be subject to the special terms and conditions specified in Annex B.
It is intended that the Plan will assist in attracting and retaining qualified
individuals to serve as officers and key managers of the Employers. The Plan,
originally effective as of June 1, 1989, as amended, is amended and restated as
of January 1, 2000.
ARTICLE II
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DEFINITIONS
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When used in this Plan and initially capitalized, except as may
otherwise be provided in the MSAP and the OSAP, the following words and phrases
shall have the meanings indicated:
2.1 ACCOUNT. "Account" means the sum of a Participant's
Deferral Account and Matching Account under the Plan.
2.2 BASE SALARY. "Base Salary" means a Participant's base
earnings paid by an Employer to a Participant without regard to any increases or
decreases in base earnings as a result of an election to defer base earnings
under this Plan, or an election between benefits or
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cash provided under a plan of an Employer maintained pursuant to Section 125 or
401(k) of the Code.
2.3 BENEFICIARY. "Beneficiary" means the person or persons
designated or deemed to be designated by the Participant pursuant to Article VII
of the Plan and of Annex A and Annex B to receive benefits payable under the
Plan in the event of the Participant's death.
2.4 BOARD. "Board" means the Board of Directors of the
Company.
2.5 BONUS. "Bonus" means a Participant's annual bonus paid by
an Employer to a Participant under the Cleveland-Cliffs Inc Management
Performance Incentive Plan or Mine Performance Bonus Plan without regard to any
decreases as a result of an election to defer all or any portion of a bonus
under this Plan, or an election between benefits or cash provided under a plan
of an Employer maintained pursuant to Section 401(k) of the Code.
2.6 CASH AWARD. "Cash Award" means any compensation payable in
cash to an Eligible Employee for his or her services to the Company or a
Selected Affiliate pursuant to the Company's 1992 Incentive Equity Plan.
2.7 CASH DIVIDEND BENEFIT. "Cash Dividend Benefit" means an
in-service distribution described in Section 6.4(c).
2.8 CHANGE IN CONTROL. "Change in Control" means the
occurrence of any of the following events:
(i) The acquisition by any individual, entity or group (within
the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act of
1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act")) (a "Person") of beneficial
ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the
Exchange Act) of 30% or more of the combined voting power of the then
outstanding securities of the Company entitled to vote generally in the
election of directors ("Voting Stock"); provided, however, that for
purposes of this Section 2.8(i), the following acquisitions shall not
constitute a Change in Control: (A) any issuance of Voting Stock of the
Company directly from the Company that is approved by the Incumbent
Board (as defined in Section 2.8(ii), below), (B) any acquisition by
the Company of Voting Stock of the Company, (C) any acquisition of
Voting Stock of the Company by any employee benefit plan (or related
trust) sponsored or maintained by the Company or any Subsidiary, or (D)
any acquisition of Voting Stock of the Company by any Person pursuant
to a Business Combination (as defined in Section 2.8(iii) below) that
complies with clauses (A), (B) and (C) of Section 2.8(iii), below; or
(ii) individuals who, as of the date hereof, constitute the
Board (the "Incumbent Board") cease for any reason to constitute at
least a majority of the Board; provided, however, that any individual
becoming a director subsequent to the date hereof whose election, or
nomination for election by the Company's shareholders, was approved by
a vote of at least a majority of the directors then comprising the
Incumbent Board (either by a specific vote or by approval of the proxy
statement of the Company in which such person is named as a nominee for
director, without objection to such nomination) shall be deemed to have
been a member of the Incumbent Board, but excluding, for this
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purpose, any such individual whose initial assumption of office occurs
as a result of an actual or threatened election contest (within the
meaning of Rule 14a-11 of the Exchange Act) with respect to the
election or removal of directors or other actual or threatened
solicitation of proxies or consents by or on behalf of a Person other
than the Board; or
(iii) consummation of a reorganization, merger or
consolidation involving the Company, a sale or other disposition of all
or substantially all of the assets of the Company, or any other
transaction involving the Company (each, a "Business Combination"),
unless, in each case, immediately following such Business Combination,
(A) all or substantially all of the individuals and entities who were
the beneficial owners of Voting Stock of the Company immediately prior
to such Business Combination beneficially own, directly or indirectly,
more than 55% of the combined voting power of the then outstanding
shares of Voting Stock of the entity resulting from such Business
Combination (including, without limitation, an entity which as a result
of such transaction owns the Company or all or substantially all of the
Company's assets either directly or through one or more subsidiaries)
in substantially the same proportions relative to each other as their
ownership, immediately prior to such Business Combination, of the
Voting Stock of the Company, (B) no Person (other than the Company,
such entity resulting from such Business Combination, or any employee
benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the Company,
any Subsidiary or such entity resulting from such Business Combination)
beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, 30% or more of the combined
voting power of the then outstanding shares of Voting Stock of the
entity resulting from such Business Combination, and (C) at least a
majority of the members of the board of directors of the entity
resulting from such Business Combination were members of the Incumbent
Board at the time of the execution of the initial agreement or of the
action of the Board providing for such Business Combination; or
(iv) approval by the shareholders of the Company of a complete
liquidation or dissolution of the Company, except pursuant to a
Business Combination that complies with clauses (A), (B) and (C) of
Section 2.8(iii).
2.9 CODE. "Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended.
2.10 COMMITTEE. "Committee" has the meaning set forth in
Section 8.1.
2.11 COMPANY. "Company" means Cleveland-Cliffs Inc and any
successor thereto.
2.12 COMPENSATION. "Compensation" means the Base Salary and
Bonus payable with respect to an Eligible Employee for each calendar year.
2.13 DECLARED RATE. "Declared Rate" for any period means the
Moody's Corporate Average Bond Yield, as adjusted on the first business day of
each January, April, July and October.
2.14 DEFERRAL ACCOUNT. "Deferral Account" means the account
maintained on the books of the Employer pursuant to Article V for the purpose of
accounting for (i) the amount of Compensation that a Participant elects to defer
under the Plan, (ii) the portion of a Cash
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Award that a Participant elects to defer in cash under the Plan, and (iii) an
Employment Agreement Contribution (if any) made on behalf of a Participant.
2.15 DEFERRAL BENEFIT. "Deferral Benefit" means the benefit
payable to a Participant or his or her Beneficiary pursuant to Article VI and
based on such Participant's Account.
2.16 DEFERRED SHARE AWARD ACCOUNT. "Deferred Share Award
Account" means the account maintained on the books of the Employer for a
Participant pursuant to Article V.
2.17 DEFERRED SHARE AWARD BENEFIT. "Deferred Share Award
Benefit" means the benefits payable in Shares to a Participant or his or her
Beneficiary pursuant to Article V and based on such Participant's Deferred Share
Award Account.
2.18 DETERMINATION DATE. "Determination Date" means a date on
which the amount of a Participant's Account is determined as provided in Article
V. The last business day of each month and any other date selected by the
Committee shall be a Determination Date.
2.19 ELIGIBLE EMPLOYEE. "Eligible Employee" means a senior
corporate officer of the Company or a full-time salaried employee of an Employer
who has a Management Performance Incentive Plan or Mine Performance Plan Salary
Grade EX-28 or above.
2.20 EMERGENCY BENEFIT. "Emergency Benefit" has the meaning
set forth in Section 6.3.
2.21 EMPLOYER. "Employer" means, with respect to the
Participant, the Company or the Selected Affiliate which pays such Participant's
Compensation.
2.22 EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT. "Employment Agreement" means a
written agreement between an Employer and an Eligible Employee that provides for
the deferral of compensation, and that may also provide for vesting, the
crediting of earnings and other terms and conditions with respect to such
deferred compensation.
2.23 EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT CONTRIBUTION. "Employment Agreement
Contribution" means any amount contributed to the Plan by an Employer pursuant
to an Employment Agreement.
2.24 FAIR MARKET VALUE. "Fair Market Value" means the average
of the highest and lowest sales prices of a Share on the specified date (or, if
no Share was traded on such date, on the next preceding date on which it was
traded) as reported in The Wall Street Journal.
2.25 MATCHING ACCOUNT. "Matching Account" means the account
maintained on the books of an Employer pursuant to Article V for the purpose of
accounting for the Matching Amount for each Participant.
2.26 MATCHING AMOUNT. "Matching Amount" means the amount
credited to a Participant's Matching Account under Section 4.2.
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2.27 MATCHING PERCENTAGE. "Matching Percentage" means the
matching contribution percentage in effect for a specific Plan Year under the
Savings Plan.
2.28 1992 INCENTIVE EQUITY PLAN. "1992 Incentive Equity Plan"
means the Company's 1992 Incentive Equity Plan (as Amended and Restated as of
May 13, 1997), as amended.
2.29 PARTICIPANT. "Participant" means any Eligible Employee
who elects to participate by filing a Participation Agreement as provided in
Section 3.2, in Annex A or in Annex B.
2.30 PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT. "Participation Agreement" means
the agreement filed by a Participant, in the form prescribed by the Committee,
pursuant to Section 3.2, Annex A or Annex B.
2.31 PLAN. "Plan" means the Cleveland-Cliffs Inc Voluntary
Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Plan, as amended and restated as of January
1, 2000, as amended from time to time. The Plan includes Annex A and Annex B.
2.32 PLAN YEAR. "Plan Year" means a twelve-month period
commencing January 1 and ending the following December 31.
2.33 SAVINGS PLAN. "Savings Plan" means, with respect to a
Participant, one or more of the Cliffs and Associated Employers Salaried
Employees Supplemental Retirement Savings Plan and the Northshore Mining Company
and Silver Bay Power Company Retirement Savings Plan for which he or she is
eligible to contribute.
2.34 SELECTED AFFILIATE. "Selected Affiliate" means (1) any
corporation in an unbroken chain of corporations beginning with the Company if
each of the corporations other than the last corporation in the chain owns or
controls, directly or indirectly, stock possessing not less than 50 per cent of
the total combined voting power of all classes of stock in one of the other
corporations, or (2) any partnership or joint venture in which one or more of
such corporations is a partner or venturer, each of which shall be selected by
the Committee.
2.35 SHARE. "Share" means a share of common stock of the
Company.
2.36 SHARE AWARD. "Share Award" means any compensation payable
in Shares to an Eligible Employee for his or her services to the Company or a
Selected Affiliate pursuant to the Company's 1992 Incentive Equity Plan.
2.37 SUBSIDIARY. "Subsidiary" means an entity in which the
Company directly or indirectly beneficially owns 50% or more of the outstanding
securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors.
2.38 UNIT. "Unit" means an accounting unit equal in value to
one (1) Share. The number of Units included in any Deferred Share Award Account
shall be adjusted as appropriate to reflect any stock dividend, stock split,
recapitalization, merger, spinoff or other similar event affecting Shares.
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ARTICLE III
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ELIGIBILITY AND PARTICIPATION
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3.1 ELIGIBILITY. Eligibility to participate in the Plan for
any Plan Year with respect to deferral of Compensation is limited to those
Eligible Employees who have elected to make the maximum elective contributions
permitted them under the terms of the Savings Plan for such Plan Year. Any
Eligible Employee is eligible to participate in the Plan for any Plan Year with
respect to deferral of a Cash Award and/or a Share Award.
3.2 PARTICIPATION. Participation in the Plan shall be limited
to Eligible Employees who elect to participate in the Plan by filing a
Participation Agreement with the Committee, or on whose behalf an Employment
Agreement Contribution is made to the Plan by an Employer. A properly completed
and executed Participation Agreement shall be filed on or prior to the December
31 immediately preceding the Plan Year in which the Participant's participation
in the Plan will commence. The election to participate shall be effective on the
first day of the Plan Year following receipt by the Committee of the
Participation Agreement. In the event that an Eligible Employee first becomes
eligible to participate in the Plan or first commences employment during the
course of a Plan Year, a Participation Agreement shall be filed with the
Committee not later than 30 days following his or her eligibility date or date
of employment. Each Participation Agreement for the Plan and the MSAP shall be
effective only with regard to (i) Compensation, and, with respect to the MSAP,
Bonus earned and payable following the later of the effective date of the
Participation Agreement or the date the Participation Agreement is filed with
the Committee, and (ii) a Cash Award and/or a Share Award the payment of which,
if subsequently earned, is not earlier than the beginning of the second Plan
Year following the date the Participation Agreement is filed with the Committee.
3.3 TERMINATION OF PARTICIPATION. A Participant may elect to
terminate his or her participation in the Plan by filing a written notice
thereof with the Committee. The termination shall be effective at any time
specified by the Participant in the notice but (i) with respect to deferral of
Compensation, and, with respect to the MSAP, Bonus, not earlier than the first
day of the Plan Year immediately succeeding the Plan Year in which such notice
is filed with the Committee, and (ii) with respect to deferral of a Cash Award
and/or a Share Award, only with respect to a Cash Award and/or a Share Award
which becomes vested not earlier than the last day of the Plan Year which next
follows the Plan Year in which such notice is filed with the Committee. Amounts
credited to such Participant's Account or Deferred Share Award Account with
respect to periods prior to the effective date of such termination shall
continue to be payable pursuant to, receive interest on (where applicable), and
otherwise governed by, the terms of the Plan. Notwithstanding any other
provision of this Article III, a Participant who is actively employed by the
Employer and who elects a distribution pursuant to Section 6.7 shall immediately
terminate his or her participation in the Plan for the balance, if any, of the
Plan Year during which the Participant's election is submitted to the Committee
and for the next two Plan Years.
3.4 INELIGIBLE PARTICIPANT. Notwithstanding any other
provisions of this Plan to the contrary, if the Committee determines that any
Participant may not qualify as a "management or highly compensated employee"
within the meaning of the Employee Retirement
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Income Security Act of 1974, as amended ("ERISA"), or regulations thereunder,
the Committee may determine, in its sole discretion, that such Participant shall
cease to be eligible to participate in this Plan. Upon such determination, the
Employer shall make an immediate lump sum payment to the Participant equal to
the vested amount credited to his or her Account and Deferred Share Award
Account. Upon such payment no benefit shall thereafter be payable under this
Plan either to the Participant or any Beneficiary of the Participant, and all of
the Participant's elections as to the time and manner of payment of his or her
Account and Deferred Share Award Account will be deemed to be canceled.
ARTICLE IV
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DEFERRAL OF COMPENSATION, CASH AWARDS AND SHARE AWARDS
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4.1 DEFERRAL OF COMPENSATION. With respect to each Plan Year,
a Participant may elect to defer a specified dollar amount or percentage of his
or her Compensation, provided the amount of Compensation the Participant elects
to defer under this Plan and the Savings Plan shall not exceed, in the
aggregate, the sum of 25% (50% effective January 1, 1997) of his or her Base
Salary net of such Participant's pretax elective deferrals under the Savings
Plan, if any, plus 100% of his or her Bonus. A Participant may choose to have
amounts of Compensation deferred under this Plan deducted from his or her Base
Salary, Bonus or a combination of both. A Participant may change the dollar
amount or percentage of his or her Compensation to be deferred by filing a
written notice thereof with the Committee. Any such change shall be effective as
of the first day of the Plan Year immediately succeeding the Plan Year in which
such notice is filed with the Committee. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any
Employment Agreement Contribution shall be deferred in accordance with the terms
of the Employment Agreement.
4.2 MATCHING AMOUNTS. An Employer shall provide Matching
Amounts under this Plan with respect to each Participant who is eligible to be
allocated matching contributions under the Savings Plan. The total Matching
Amounts under this Plan on behalf of a Participant for each Plan Year shall not
exceed (i) the Matching Percentage of the Compensation deferred by a Participant
under Section 4.1, up to a maximum of 7% of Compensation, less (ii) the Employer
matching contributions allocated to the Participant under the Savings Plan for
such Plan Year.
4.3 DEFERRAL OF CASH AWARDS. A Participant may elect to defer
all or a specified dollar amount or percentage of his or her Cash Award with
respect to a Plan Year, to be credited to his or her Deferral Account. A
Participant may change the dollar amount or percentage of his or her Cash Award
to be deferred by filing a written notice thereof with the Committee, which
shall be effective only with respect to Cash Awards which become vested not
earlier than the last day of the Plan Year which next follows the Plan Year in
which such notice is filed with the Committee.
4.4 CREDITING DEFERRED COMPENSATION, MATCHING AMOUNTS, CASH
AWARDS AND EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT CONTRIBUTIONS.
(a) The amount of Compensation that a Participant elects to
defer shall be credited by the Employer to the Participant's Deferral
Account as of the time such Compensation would otherwise become payable
to the Participant.
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(b) The amount of the Employment Agreement Contribution (if
any) contributed for a Participant shall be credited by the Employer to
the Participant's Deferral Account in accordance with the terms of the
Employment Agreement.
(c) The amount of any Cash Award that a Participant elects to
defer shall be credited to the Participant's Deferral Account as of the
time such Cash Award would otherwise become payable to the Participant.
(d) The Matching Amount under the Plan for each Participant
shall be credited by the Employer to the Participant's Matching Account
at the same time that matching contributions are allocated under the
Savings Plan.
4.5 DEFERRAL OF SHARE AWARDS. A Participant may elect to defer
all or a specified number of Shares, or percentage of his or her Share Award
with respect to a Plan Year, to be credited to his or her Deferred Share Award
Account in Units. A Participant may change the percentage of his or her Share
Awards to be deferred by filing a written notice thereof with the Committee,
which shall be effective only with respect to Share Awards which become vested
not earlier than the last day of the Plan Year which next follows the Plan Year
in which such notice is filed with the Committee. No fractional Shares shall be
deferred, but the number of Shares deferred shall be rounded down to the nearest
whole Share.
4.6 CREDITING OF DEFERRED SHARE AWARDS. The number of Shares
in a Share Award or percentage of Share Awards that a Participant elects to
defer shall be credited to the Participant's Deferred Share Award Account in
Units as of the time such Share Award would otherwise become payable to the
Participant. The number of Units credited to the Participant's Deferred Share
Award Account shall be equal to the number of Shares of a Participant's Share
Award which the Participant has elected to defer.
ARTICLE V
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BENEFIT ACCOUNTS
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5.1 INVESTMENT OF DEFERRAL AND MATCHING ACCOUNTS. As soon as
practicable after the crediting of any amount to a Participant's Deferral
Account or Matching Account, the Company may, in its sole discretion, direct
that the Company invest the amount credited, in whole or in part, in such
property (real, personal, tangible or intangible), other than securities of the
Company, (collectively the "Investments"), as the Committee shall direct, or may
direct that the Company retain the amount credited as cash to be added to its
general assets. The Committee may, but is under no obligation to, direct the
investment of amounts credited to a Participant's Deferral Account or Matching
Account in accordance with requests made by the Participant and communicated to
the Committee. Earnings from Investments shall be credited to a Participant's
Deferral Account or Matching Account and shall be reinvested, as soon as
practicable, in the manner provided above. The Company shall be the sole owner
and beneficiary of all Investments, and all contracts and other evidences of the
Investments shall be registered in the name of the Company. The Company, under
the direction of the Committee, shall have the unrestricted right to sell any of
the Investments included in any Participant's Deferral Account or Matching
Account, and the unrestricted right to reinvest the proceeds of the
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sale in other Investments or to credit the proceeds of the sale to a
Participant's Deferral Account or Matching Account as cash. Amounts credited to
a Participant's Deferral Account or Matching Account that are not invested in
Investments shall be credited to a Participant's Account as cash.
5.2 DETERMINATION OF ACCOUNT. As of each Determination Date, a
Participant's Account shall consist of the following: (i) the balance of the
Participant's Account as of the immediately preceding Determination Date, plus
(ii) the Participant's deferred Compensation, Matching Amounts, deferred Cash
Awards and Employment Agreement Contribution (if any) credited pursuant to
Section 4.4 since the immediately preceding Determination Date and any earnings
and/or income credited to such amounts pursuant to Sections 5.1 and 5.3 as of
such Determination Date, minus (iii) any losses or other diminution in the value
of assets in such Account since the immediately preceding Determination Date,
minus (iv) the aggregate amount of distributions, if any, made from such
Participant's Account since the immediately preceding Determination Date.
5.3 CREDITING OF INTEREST. As of each Determination Date, the
amounts credited to a Participant's Account as cash shall be increased by the
amount of interest earned since the immediately preceding Determination Date.
Interest shall be credited at the Declared Rate as of such Determination Date
based on the balance of the cash amounts credited to the Account since the
immediately preceding Determination Date, but after such Account has been
adjusted for any contributions or distributions to be credited or deducted for
such period. Interest for the period prior to the first Determination Date
applicable to a Participant's Account shall be deemed earned ratably over such
period.
5.4 DETERMINATION OF DEFERRED SHARE AWARD ACCOUNT. On any
particular date, a Participant's Deferred Share Award Account shall consist of
the aggregate number of Units credited thereto pursuant to Section 4.6, plus any
dividend equivalents credited pursuant to Section 5.5, minus the aggregate
amount of distributions, if any, made from such Deferred Share Award Account.
5.5 CREDITING OF DIVIDEND EQUIVALENTS. Each Deferred Share
Award Account shall be credited, as of the payment date of any cash dividend
paid on Shares, with additional Units equal in value to the amount of cash
dividends paid by the Company on that number of Shares equivalent to the Units
in such Deferred Share Award Account on such payment date. Such dividend
equivalents shall be valued using Fair Market Value. A Participant may elect to
convert the Units representing such dividend equivalents to cash to be credited
to his or her Deferral Account by filing a written notice thereof with the
Committee, which shall be effective only with respect to cash dividends paid
after the Plan Year in which such notice is filed with the Committee. Until a
Participant or his or her Beneficiary receives his or her entire Deferred Share
Award Account, the unpaid balance thereof credited in Units shall earn dividend
equivalents as provided in this Section 5.5, except as provided in Section
6.4(c).
5.6 STATEMENTS. The Committee shall cause to be kept a
detailed record of all transactions affecting each Participant's Account and
Deferred Share Award Account and shall provide to each Participant, within 120
days after the close of each Plan Year, a written statement setting forth a
description of the Investments and Units in such Participant's Account and
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Deferred Share Award Account and the cash balance, if any, of such Participant's
Account, as of the last day of the preceding Plan Year and showing all
adjustments made thereto during such Plan Year.
5.7 VESTING OF ACCOUNT. Subject to the provisions of any
Employment Agreement relating to an Employment Agreement Contribution (if any),
a Participant shall be 100% vested in his or her Account and Deferred Share
Award Account at all times.
ARTICLE VI
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PAYMENT OF BENEFITS
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6.1 PAYMENT OF DEFERRAL BENEFIT ON TERMINATION OF SERVICE OR
DEATH. Upon the earlier of (i) termination of service of the Participant as an
employee of the Employer and all Selected Affiliates, for reasons other than
death, or (ii) the death of a Participant, the Employer shall, in accordance
with this Article VI, pay to the Participant or his or her Beneficiary, as the
case may be, a Deferral Benefit equal to the balance of his or her vested
Account determined pursuant to Article V, less any amounts previously
distributed; provided, however, that the Participant may by written notice filed
with the Committee at least one (1) year prior to the Participant's voluntary
termination of employment with, or retirement from, the Company and any
affiliate of the Company, whether or not such affiliate is a Selected Affiliate,
elect to defer commencement of the payment of his or her Deferral Benefit until
a date selected in such election. Any such election may be changed by the
Participant at any time and from time to time without the consent of any other
person by filing a later signed written election with the Committee; provided
that any election made less than one (1) year prior to the Participant's
voluntary termination of employment or retirement shall not be valid, and in
such case payment shall be made in accordance with the Participant's prior
election, or otherwise in accordance with the first sentence of this Section
6.1.
6.2 PAYMENT OF DEFERRED SHARE AWARD BENEFIT ON TERMINATION OF
SERVICE OR DEATH. Upon the earlier of (i) termination of service of the
Participant as an employee of the Employer and all Selected Affiliates, for
reasons other than death, or (ii) the death of a Participant, the Employer
shall, in accordance with this Article VI, pay to the Participant or his or her
Beneficiary, as the case may be, a Deferred Share Award Benefit equal to the
balance of the Units in his or her Deferred Share Award Account determined
pursuant to Article V, less any amounts previously distributed.
6.3 EMERGENCY BENEFIT. In the event that the Committee, upon
written petition of a Participant, determines, in its sole discretion, that the
Participant has suffered an unforeseeable financial emergency, the Employer
shall pay to the Participant, as soon as practicable following such
determination, an amount necessary to meet the emergency (the "Emergency
Benefit"), but not exceeding the aggregate balance of such Participant's vested
Deferral Account, Matching Account and Deferred Share Award Account as of the
date of such payment. For purposes of this Section 6.3, an "unforeseeable
financial emergency" shall mean an unexpected need for cash arising from an
illness, disability, casualty loss, sudden financial reversal or other such
unforeseeable occurrence. Cash needs arising from foreseeable events such as the
purchase of a house or education expenses for children shall not be considered
to be
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the result of an unforeseeable financial emergency. The amount of the
Deferral Benefit and Deferred Share Award Benefit otherwise payable under the
Plan to such Participant shall be adjusted to reflect the early payment of the
Emergency Benefit.
6.4 IN-SERVICE DISTRIBUTION.
(a) A Participant may elect to receive an in-service
distribution of his or her deferred Compensation, Matching Amount and
earnings thereon with respect to a Plan Year beginning at any time at
least four years after the date such Compensation otherwise would have
been first payable. A Participant's election for an in-service
distribution from his or her Account with respect to a Plan Year shall
be filed in writing with the Committee before the first day of the Plan
Year in which his or her deferred Compensation otherwise would have
been first payable. The Participant may elect to receive an in-service
distribution as provided in Section 6.5(a); provided, however, that
Section 6.5(c) shall not apply to an in-service distribution. Any
Deferral Benefit paid to the Participant as an in-service distribution
shall reduce the amount of Deferral Benefit otherwise payable to the
Participant under the Plan.
(b) A Participant may elect to receive an in-service
distribution of his or her deferred Share Award and earnings with
respect to a Plan Year beginning at any time at least four (4) years
after the date such deferred Share Award otherwise would have been
first payable. A Participant's election for an in-service distribution
from his or her Deferred Share Award Account with respect to a Plan
Year shall be filed in writing with the Committee not later than during
the second Plan Year preceding the date the Share Award otherwise would
have been first payable. The Participant may elect to receive such
Deferred Share Award Benefit as an in-service distribution as provided
in Section 6.5(b); provided, however, that Section 6.5(c) of the Plan
shall not apply to such an in-service distribution. Any Deferred Share
Award Benefit paid to the Participant as an in-service distribution
shall reduce the amount of Deferred Share Award Benefit otherwise
payable to the Participant under the Plan.
(c) A Participant may elect to receive an in-service
distribution of his or her deferred Cash Award and earnings with a
respect to a Plan Year beginning at any time at least four (4) years
after the date such deferred Cash Award otherwise would have been first
payable. A Participant's election for an in-service distribution from
his or her Account with respect to a Cash Award for a Plan Year shall
be filed in writing with the Committee not later during the second Plan
Year preceding the date the Cash Award otherwise would have been first
payable. The Participant may elect to receive such Deferral Benefit as
an in-service distribution as provided in Section 6.5(a); provided,
however, that Section 6.5(c) shall not apply to such an in-service
distribution. Any Deferral Benefit paid to the Participant is an
in-service distribution shall reduce the amount of Deferral Benefits
otherwise payable to the Participant under the Plan.
(d) A Participant may elect to receive an in-service
distribution of a Cash Dividend Benefit equal to the amount of the
dividend equivalent to be credited to his or her Deferred Share Award
Account pursuant to Section 5.5 as of the payment date of a cash
dividend on Shares. A Participant's election for a Cash Dividend
Benefit shall be
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filed in writing with the Committee not later than during the second
Plan Year preceding the date the dividend equivalent otherwise would
be so credited to his or her Deferred Share Award Account.
6.5 FORM OF PAYMENT.
(a) The Deferral Benefit payable pursuant to Section 6.1,
Section 6.4(a) or Section 6.4(c) shall be paid in one of the following
forms, as elected by the Participant in his or her Participation
Agreement or by written notice as provided in subsection (c) below:
(1) Annual payments of a fixed amount which shall
amortize the vested Account balance, or the in-service distribution
portion thereof, as of the payment commencement date elected by the
Participant over a period not to exceed fifteen years (together, in the
case of each payment, with earnings thereon credited after the payment
commencement date pursuant to Article V).
(2) A lump sum.
(3) A combination of (1) and (2) above. The Participant
shall designate the percentage payable under each option.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee may, at any time, direct
that installment payments under (1) or (3) above shall be made
quarterly.
(b) The Deferred Share Award Benefit payable pursuant to
Section 6.2 or Section 6.4(b) shall be paid in whole Shares plus cash
equal in value to any fractional Share in one of the forms set forth in
Section 6.5(a), without interest, but with dividend equivalents
reinvested as provided in Section 5.5; subject, however, to Section
6.4(d). For the purpose of this Section 6.5(b), each distribution from
a Deferred Share Award Account shall be valued on the basis of the Fair
Market Value of the Shares on the date prior to the date payment of
such distribution is made.
(c) The Participant's election of the form of payment shall be
made by written notice filed with the Committee at least one (1) year
prior to the Participant's voluntary termination of employment with, or
retirement from, the Company and any affiliate of the Company, whether
or not such affiliate is a Selected Affiliate. Any such election may be
changed by the Participant at any time and from time to time without
the consent of any other person by filing a later signed written
election with the Committee; provided that any election made less than
one (1) year prior to the Participant's voluntary termination of
employment or retirement shall not be valid, and in such case payment
shall be made in accordance with the Participant's prior election; and
provided, further, that the Committee may, in its sole discretion,
waive such one (1) year period upon a request of the Participant made
while an active or inactive employee of the Company.
(d) The amount of each installment under Section 6.5(a) shall
be equal to the quotient obtained by dividing the Participant's Account
balance as of the date of such
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installment payment by the number of installment payments remaining to
be made to or in respect of such Participant at the time of
calculation.
(e) The Cash Dividend Benefit payable pursuant to Section
6.4(c) shall be in the form of a lump sum.
(f) If a Participant fails to make an election with respect to
his or her Account in a timely manner as provided in this Section 6.4,
distribution shall be made in ten (10) annual installments of cash or
Shares, as applicable.
(g) A Participant's Deferral Benefit and Deferred Share Award
Benefit (or the remaining portions thereof if payment to the
Participant had commenced) shall be distributed to his or her
Beneficiary in the form of a single lump sum payment following his or
her death.
6.6 COMMENCEMENT OF PAYMENTS. Commencement of payments under
Section 6.1 or Section 6.2 of the Plan shall begin as soon as practicable, and
in accordance with the payment commencement date elected by the Participant,
following receipt of notice by the Committee of an event which entitles a
Participant (or a Beneficiary) to payments under the Plan.
6.7 SPECIAL DISTRIBUTIONS. Notwithstanding any other provision
of this Article VI except as provided in Section 6.9, a Participant, whether or
not in pay status, may elect to receive a distribution of part or all of his or
her Account or Deferred Share Award Account in one or more distributions if (and
only if) the amount in either of such accounts subject to such distribution is
reduced by six percent (6%). Any distribution made pursuant to such an election
shall be made within 60 days of the date such election is submitted to the
Committee. The remaining six percent (6%) of the portion of the electing
Participant's account subject to such distribution shall be forfeited.
6.8 SMALL BENEFIT. In the event the Committee determines that
the balance of the Participant's Account and Deferred Share Award Account is
less than $50,000 at the time of commencement of payments, the Employer may pay
the benefit in the form of a lump sum payment, notwithstanding any provision of
the Plan to the contrary. Such lump sum payment shall be equal to the balance of
the Participant's Account, or the portion thereof payable to a beneficiary.
6.9 CHANGE IN CONTROL DISTRIBUTION. Notwithstanding any other
provision of the Plan, including Annex A and Annex B, in the event of a Change
in Control the balances in each Participant's accounts shall become
nonforfeitable and shall be distributed in a single sum in cash and/or Common
Shares within three (3) business days after such Change in Control.
ARTICLE VII
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BENEFICIARY DESIGNATION
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7.1 BENEFICIARY DESIGNATION. Each Participant shall have the
right, at any time, to designate any person or persons as his or her Beneficiary
to whom payment under the Plan shall be made in the event of his or her death
prior to complete distribution to the
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Participant of his or her Deferral Benefit or Deferred Share Award Benefit. Any
Beneficiary designation shall be made in a written instrument filed with the
Committee and shall be effective only when received in writing by the Committee.
7.2 AMENDMENTS. Any Beneficiary designation may be changed by
a Participant by the filing of a new Beneficiary designation, which will cancel
all Beneficiary designations previously filed.
7.3 NO DESIGNATION. If a Participant fails to designate a
Beneficiary as provided above, or if all designated Beneficiaries predecease the
Participant, then the Participant's designated Beneficiary shall be deemed to be
the Participant's estate.
7.4 EFFECT OF PAYMENT. Payment to a Participant's Beneficiary
(or, upon the death of a Beneficiary, to the Beneficiary's estate) shall
completely discharge the Employer's obligations under the Plan.
ARTICLE VIII
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ADMINISTRATION
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8.1 COMMITTEE. The administrative committee for the Plan (the
"Committee") shall be those members of the Compensation and Organization
Committee of the Board who are not Participants, as long as there are at least
three such members. If there are not at least three such non-participating
persons on the Compensation Committee, the chief executive officer of the
Company shall appoint other non-participating Directors or Company officers to
serve on the Committee. The Committee shall supervise the administration and
operation of the Plan, may from time to time adopt rules and procedures
governing the Plan and shall have authority to construe and interpret the Plan
(including, without limitation, by supplying omissions from, correcting
deficiencies in, or resolving inconsistencies and ambiguities in, the language
of the Plan).
8.2 AGENTS. The Committee may appoint an individual, who may
be an employee of the Company, to be the Committee's agent with respect to the
day-to-day administration of the Plan. In addition, the Committee may, from time
to time, employ other agents and delegate to them such administrative duties as
it sees fit, and may from time to time consult with counsel who may be counsel
to the Company.
8.3 BINDING EFFECT OF DECISIONS. Any decision or action of the
Committee with respect to any question arising out of or in connection with the
administration, interpretation and application of the Plan shall be final and
binding upon all persons having any interest in the Plan.
8.4 INDEMNITY OF COMMITTEE. The Company shall indemnify and
hold harmless the members of the Committee and their duly appointed agents under
Section 8.2 against any and all claims, loss, damage, expense or liability
arising from any action or failure to act with respect to the Plan, except in
the case of gross negligence or willful misconduct by any such member or agent
of the Committee.
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ARTICLE IX
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AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION OF PLAN
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9.1 AMENDMENT. The Company, on behalf of itself and of each
Selected Affiliate may at any time amend, suspend or reinstate any or all of the
provisions of the Plan, except that no such amendment, suspension or
reinstatement may adversely affect any Participant's Account or Deferred Share
Award Account, as it existed as of the effective date of such amendment,
suspension or reinstatement, without such Participant's prior written consent.
Written notice of any amendment or other action with respect to the Plan shall
be given to each Participant.
9.2 TERMINATION. The Company, on behalf of itself and of each
Selected Affiliate, in its sole discretion, may terminate this Plan at any time
and for any reason whatsoever. Upon termination of the Plan, the Committee shall
take those actions necessary to administer any Accounts or Deferred Share Award
Accounts existing prior to the effective date of such termination; provided,
however, that a termination of the Plan shall not adversely affect the value of
a Participant's Account or Deferred Share Award Account, the earnings from
Investments credited to a Participant's Account under Section 5.1, the interest
on cash amounts credited to a Participant's Account under Section 5.3, the
crediting of dividend equivalents to a Participant's Deferred Share Award
Account under Section 5.5, or the timing or method of distribution of a
Participant's Account, or Deferred Share Award Account, without the
Participant's prior written consent.
ARTICLE X
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MISCELLANEOUS
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10.1 FUNDING. Participants, their Beneficiaries, and their
heirs, successors and assigns, shall have no secured interest or claim in any
property or assets of the Employer. The Employer's obligation under the Plan
shall be merely that of an unfunded and unsecured promise of the Employer to pay
money in the future. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event of a Change in
Control, the Company shall create an irrevocable trust to hold funds to be used
in payment of the obligations of Employers under the Plan, and the Company shall
fund such trust in an amount equal to no less than the total value of the
Participants' Accounts or Deferred Share Award Accounts under the Plan as of the
Determination Date immediately preceding the Change in Control, provided that
any funds contained therein shall remain liable for the claims of the respective
Employer's general creditors.
10.2 NONASSIGNABILITY. No right or interest under the Plan of
a Participant or his or her Beneficiary (or any person claiming through or under
any of them), other than the surviving spouse of any deceased Participant, shall
be assignable or transferable in any manner or be subject to alienation,
anticipation, sale, pledge, encumbrance or other legal process or in any manner
be liable for or subject to the debts or liabilities of any such Participant or
Beneficiary. If any Participant or Beneficiary (other than the surviving spouse
of any deceased Participant) shall attempt to or shall transfer, assign,
alienate, anticipate, sell, pledge or otherwise encumber his or her benefits
hereunder or any part thereof, or if by reason of his or her
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bankruptcy or other event happening at any time such benefits would devolve upon
anyone else or would not be enjoyed by him or her, then the Committee, in its
discretion, may terminate his or her interest in any such benefit to the extent
the Committee considers necessary or advisable to prevent or limit the effects
of such occurrence. Termination shall be effected by filing a written
"termination declaration" with the Secretary of the Company and making
reasonable efforts to deliver a copy to the Participant or Beneficiary whose
interest is adversely affected (the "Terminated Participant").
As long as the Terminated Participant is alive, any benefits
affected by the termination shall be retained by the Employer and, in the
Committee's sole and absolute judgment, may be paid to or expended for the
benefit of the Terminated Participant, his or her spouse, his or her children or
any other person or persons in fact dependent upon him or her in such a manner
as the Committee shall deem proper. Upon the death of the Terminated
Participant, all benefits withheld from him or her and not paid to others in
accordance with the preceding sentence shall be disposed of according to the
provisions of the Plan that would apply if he or she died prior to the time that
all benefits to which he or she was entitled were paid to him or her.
10.3 LEGAL FEES AND EXPENSES. It is the intent of the Company
and each Selected Affiliate that following a Change in Control no Eligible
Employee or former Eligible Employee be required to incur the expenses
associated with the enforcement of his or her rights under this Plan by
litigation or other legal action because the cost and expense thereof would
substantially detract from the benefits intended to be extended to an Eligible
Employee hereunder. Accordingly, if it should appear that the Employer has
failed to comply with any of its obligations under this Plan or in the event
that the Employer or any other person takes any action to declare this Plan void
or unenforceable, or institutes any litigation designed to deny, or to recover
from, the Eligible Employee the benefits intended to be provided to such
Eligible Employee hereunder, the Employer irrevocably authorizes such Eligible
Employee from time to time to retain counsel of his or her choice, at the
expense of the Employer as hereafter provided, to represent such Eligible
Employee in connection with the initiation or defense of any litigation or other
legal action, whether by or against the Employer or any director, officer,
stockholder or other person affiliated with the Employer in any jurisdiction.
Notwithstanding any existing or prior attorney-client relationship between the
Employer and such counsel, the Employer irrevocably consents to such Eligible
Employee's entering into an attorney-client relationship with such counsel, and
in that connection the Employer and such Eligible Employee agree that a
confidential relationship shall exist between such Eligible Employee and such
counsel. The Employer shall pay and be solely responsible for any and all
attorneys' and related fees and expenses incurred by such Eligible Employee as a
result of the Employer's failure to perform under this Plan or any provision
thereof; or as a result of the Employer or any person contesting the validity or
enforceability of this Plan or any provision thereof.
10.4 WITHHOLDING TAXES. If the Employer is required to
withhold any taxes or other amounts from a Participant's deferred Compensation,
Employment Agreement Contribution, deferred Cash Award or deferred Share Award
pursuant to any state, federal or local law, such amounts shall, to the extent
possible, be withheld from the Participant's Compensation, Cash Award or Share
Award before such amounts are credited under the Plan. Any additional
withholding amount required shall be paid by the Participant to the Employer as
a
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condition to the crediting of deferred Compensation, deferred Cash Award or
deferred Share Award to the Participant's Account and Deferred Share Award
Account, respectively. The Employer may withhold any required state, federal or
local taxes or other amounts from any benefits payable in cash or Shares to a
Participant or Beneficiary.
10.5 CAPTIONS. The captions contained herein are for
convenience only and shall not control or affect the meaning or construction
hereof.
10.6 GOVERNING LAW. The provisions of the Plan shall be
construed and interpreted according to the laws of the State of Ohio.
10.7 SUCCESSORS. The provisions of the Plan shall bind and
inure to the benefit of the Company, its selected Affiliates, and their
respective successors and assigns. The term successors as used herein shall
include any corporate or other business entity which shall, whether by merger,
consolidation, purchase or otherwise, acquire all or substantially all of the
business and assets of the Company or a Selected Affiliate and successors of any
such corporation or other business entity.
10.8 RIGHT TO CONTINUED SERVICE. Nothing contained herein
shall be construed to confer upon any Eligible Employee the right to continue to
serve as an Eligible Employee of the Employer or in any other capacity.
10.9 PRIOR PLAN PROVISIONS. The provisions of the Plan in
effect prior to January 1, 2000 shall govern periods prior to such date.
Executed this 19th day of July, 2000.
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CLEVELAND-CLIFFS INC
By: /s/ R. F. Novak
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Vice President-Human Resources
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ANNEX A
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CLEVELAND-CLIFFS INC
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MANAGEMENT SHARE ACQUISITION PROGRAM
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Terms and Conditions
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ARTICLE I
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ESTABLISHMENT
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A 1.1 ESTABLISHMENT.
(a) This Article contains the following terms and conditions
applicable to the MSAP.
(b) Credits, distributions and issuances of Shares under the
MSAP may be made under the 1992 Incentive Equity Plan or otherwise.
A 1.2 TERM OF MSAP. The MSAP shall terminate upon the earliest of
(a) the termination of the Plan, or (b) the termination by the Company of the
MSAP.
ARTICLE II
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DEFINITIONS
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A 2.1 SPECIAL DEFINITIONS APPLICABLE TO THE MSAP. Unless provided
otherwise in the MSAP, all capitalized terms shall have the same meanings as set
forth in the Plan. For purposes of the MSAP, the following terms shall be
defined as set forth below:
"ACCOUNT" means the bookkeeping account maintained for each
Participant showing his or her interest under the MSAP. An Account
shall consist of a "Cash Account," a "Deferred Shares Account" and a
"Matching Shares Account". The number of Shares in an Account shall be
adjusted as appropriate to reflect any stock dividend, stock split,
recapitalization, merger, spinoff or other similar event affecting
Shares.
"DEFERRAL COMMITMENT" means an agreement by a Participant in a
Participation Agreement to have a specified percentage or dollar amount
of his or her Bonus deferred under the MSAP for a specified period in
the future.
"DEFERRED SHARES" means the Shares notionally credited to a
Participant's Deferred Shares Account.
"DISABILITY" means a physical or mental condition of the
Participant resulting from a bodily injury, disease, or mental
disorder, which renders him or her incapable continuing in the active
employment of the Company or Selected Affiliate (as determined by the
Committee) based upon appropriate medical advice and examination.
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"INSIDER PARTICIPANT" means any Participant who is required to
file reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to
Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act, and any rules promulgated
thereunder.
"MATCHING SHARES" means the notional Shares credited to a
Participant's Matching Shares Account pursuant to Section A 5.1(a)
and/or restricted shares issued to a Participant pursuant to Section A
5.1(b), as the context requires.
"QUARTER DATE" means the last day of a calendar quarter.
"RETIREMENT" means retirement from active employment with the
Company and each of its Selected Affiliates on or after attaining age
65 or, if earlier, the age at which the Participant may retire with an
unreduced normal retirement benefit under the tax-qualified pension
benefit plan sponsored by the Company or a Selected Affiliate and
applicable to the Participant, or early retirement under such plan with
the consent of the Committee.
"SETTLEMENT DATE" means the later of the date on which a
Participant terminates employment with the Company and each of its
Selected Affiliates and the date selected by a Participant in a
Participation Agreement for distribution of all or a portion of the
amounts deferred during a Plan Year as provided in Section A 7.2. A
leave of absence granted by the Company will not be considered a
termination of employment during the term of such leave.
ARTICLE III
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PARTICIPATION
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A 3.1 PARTICIPATION. Any Eligible Employee may participate in the
MSAP.
A 3.2 DURATION OF PARTICIPATION. Participation in the MSAP shall
continue as long as the Participant is eligible to receive benefits under the
MSAP.
ARTICLE IV
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DEFERRALS AND VOLUNTARY AMOUNTS
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A 4.1 AMOUNT OF DEFERRAL. As determined by the Committee with
respect to each Plan Year, a Participant may elect to defer a specified dollar
amount or percentage of his or her Bonus. An election to defer may be made prior
to the beginning of any Plan Year by filing a Participation Agreement with the
Committee in accordance with Section 3.2 of the Plan. An election to participate
in the MSAP with respect to a Bonus for a Plan Year shall be made before such
Bonus is payable at a time selected by the Chief Executive Officer of the
Company.
A 4.2 AUTOMATIC DEFERRALS. A Participant's Bonus in excess of
amounts deductible by the Company with respect to a Plan Year under Section
162(m) of the Code may be deferred under the MSAP under rules adopted by the
Committee.
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ARTICLE V
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MATCHING CONTRIBUTIONS
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A 5.1 MATCHING CONTRIBUTIONS.
The Company shall at the discretion of the Committee either
(a) credit to the Participant's Matching Shares Account 25% of
the amounts allocated to his or her Deferred Shares Account directly as the
result of Bonus deferrals made pursuant to Section A 4.1, but no such credit
shall be made as the result of allocation of dividends pursuant to Section A
6.4. (Matching Shares credited pursuant to this Subsection shall become
nonforfeitable in accordance with Section A 6.6); or
(b) issue restricted shares equal in number to 25% of the
amounts allocated to his or her Deferred Shares Account directly as the result
of Bonus deferrals made pursuant to Section A 4.1, but no such issuance shall be
made as the result of allocation of dividends pursuant to Section A 6.4.
(Restricted shares issued pursuant to this Subsection shall become
nonforfeitable five years after the issuance, subject to such conditions of
continuous employment and continuous share ownership as are set forth in a
restricted share agreement by and between the Company and the Participant).
ARTICLE VI
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PARTICIPANT ACCOUNTS
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A 6.1 ESTABLISHMENT OF ACCOUNTS. The Company, through its accounting
records, shall establish a Deferred Shares Account and a Cash Account, and, as
necessary, a Matching Shares Account for each Participant who elects to defer a
Bonus as provided in Section A 4.1.
A 6.2 CREDITING OF DEFERRAL COMMITMENTS AND MATCHING CONTRIBUTIONS.
The portion of a Participant's Bonus that is deferred pursuant to a Deferral
Commitment and any related matching contribution under Section A 5.1(a) shall be
credited to the Participant's Deferred Shares Account and Matching Shares
Account, respectively, as of the date the corresponding non-deferred portion of
the Bonus would have been paid to the Participant; provided, however, that the
portion of a Participant's Bonus that is deferred pursuant to Section A 4.2
shall be credited to the Participant's Account as of the date the Bonus would
have been paid to the Participant absent the application of Section A 4.2. As of
such payment date, (i) the credits to each Participant's Deferred Shares Account
for each such payment date, shall be deemed invested in a number of whole
Deferred Shares determined by dividing such credits by the Fair Market Value for
such date, and (ii) the credits for such date to each Participant's Matching
Shares Account shall be deemed invested in a number of whole Matching Shares
determined by dividing such credits by the Fair Market Value for such date.
Fractional Shares shall be credited to the Cash Account.
A 6.3 DETERMINATION OF ACCOUNTS.
(a) The balance credited to each Participant's Account as of a
particular date shall equal the amount credited pursuant to Section A 6.2, and
shall be adjusted in the manner provided in Section A 6.4.
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(b) The Company through its accounting records, shall maintain
a separate and distinct record of the amount in each Account as adjusted to
reflect income and distributions.
A 6.4 ADJUSTMENTS TO ACCOUNTS.
(a) (i) Each Account shall be credited, as of the payment date
of any cash dividend paid on Shares, with additional Deferred Shares and
Matching Shares equal in value to the amount of cash dividends paid by the
Company on that number of Shares equivalent to the respective number of Deferred
Shares and Matching Shares in such Account on such payment date. The dividend
equivalents shall be calculated by dividing the dollar value of such dividend
equivalents by the Fair Market Value at the dividend payment date. Fractional
Shares shall be credited to the Cash Account.
(ii) A Participant may elect to convert the Deferred Shares
representing a portion of such dividend equivalents to cash to be
credited to his or her Cash Account by filing a written notice thereof
with the Committee, which shall be effective only with respect to cash
dividends paid after the Plan Year in which such notice is filed with
the Committee. As of each Determination Date, Cash Accounts shall be
increased by the amount of interest earned since the immediately
preceding Determination Date. Interest shall be credited at the
Declared Rate as of such Determination Date based on the balance of the
cash amounts credited to the Cash Account since the immediately
preceding Determination Date, but after such Cash Account has been
adjusted for any contributions or distributions to be credited or
deducted for such period. Interest for the period prior to the first
Determination Date applicable to a Participant's Cash Account shall be
deemed earned ratably over such period. Until a Participant or his or
her Beneficiary receives his or her entire Account, the unpaid balance
thereof credited in Deferred Shares and Matching Shares shall be
credited with dividend equivalents as provided in this Subsection,
except as provided in Section A7.2.
(b) Each Participant's Account shall be immediately debited
with the amount of any distributions under Article VIII to or on behalf of the
Participant or, in the event of his or her death, his or her Beneficiary.
A 6.5 STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS. As soon as practicable after the end of
each calendar quarter, a statement shall be furnished to each Participant or, in
the event of his or her death, to his or her Beneficiary showing the status of
his or her Account as of the end of the calendar quarter, any changes in his or
her Account since the end of the immediately preceding calendar quarter, and
such other information as the Committee shall determine.
A 6.6 VESTING OF ACCOUNTS.
(a) Except as provided in Section A 6.7, each Participant
shall at all times have a nonforfeitable interest in his or her Deferred Shares
Account balance and his or her Cash Account balance.
(b) Matching Shares attributable to credits pursuant to
Section A 5.1(a) in a Participant's Matching Shares Account with respect to a
Plan Year, and additional Matching Shares attributable to dividend credits with
respect to such Matching Shares pursuant to Section
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A 6.4(a)(i), shall become nonforfeitable as of the fifth anniversary of the
crediting of the Matching Shares pursuant to Section A 5.1(a) (the "vesting
period"), provided that:
(i) the Participant has remained in the continuous employ of
the Company or a Selected Affiliate during the applicable vesting
period; and
(ii) the Participant, during the applicable vesting period,
does not receive a distribution of deemed Shares credited to his or her
Deferred Shares Account as the result of the deferral by the
Participant of the Bonus which relates to the crediting of the Matching
Shares pursuant to Section A 5.1(a).
(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of Subsection (b) of this
Section, the nonvested portion of a Participant's Account will become
immediately nonforfeitable in the event of the Participant's death, Disability,
or upon the occurrence of a Change in Control of the Company.
(d) Notwithstanding the provisions of Subsection (b) of this
Section, the nonvested portion of a Participant's Account will become
nonforfeitable in the event of the Participant's Retirement, provided that the
Participant does not elect a distribution from the MSAP of the Shares
attributable to the Deferred Shares relating to the nonvested Matching Shares
until the fifth anniversary of the applicable date of issuance.
(e) Any portion of an Account as to which the requirements of
Subsections (b), (c) or (d) of this Section have not been satisfied shall be
forfeited, unless the Committee determines otherwise.
(f) For purposes of this Section, the continuous employment of
a Participant with the Company or a Selected Affiliate shall not be deemed to
have been interrupted, and the Participant will not be deemed to have ceased to
be an employee of the Company or a Selected Affiliate, by reason of the transfer
of his or her employment among the Company and its Selected Affiliates or of an
approved leave or absence.
A 6.7 SPECIAL RULE FOR VALUATION OF DEFERRED SHARE ACCOUNT. Anything
in the MSAP or the Plan to the contrary notwithstanding, in the event any
Matching Shares are forfeited pursuant to Section A 6.6, or any restricted
shares are forfeited under the restricted share agreement entered into pursuant
to Section A 5.1(b), then the value of the Deferred Shares in the Deferred
Shares Account to which such Matching Shares or restricted shares, as the case
may be, are attributable shall be deemed to be the lesser of (a) the then Fair
Market Value of such Deferred Shares, or (b) the value of the Bonus used to
acquire such Deferred Shares plus interest at the Declared Rate as if the Bonus
was credited with interest pursuant to Section 5.3 of the Plan. Such deemed
value shall be distributed in cash.
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ARTICLE VII
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DISTRIBUTIONS
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A 7.1 DISTRIBUTION OF ACCOUNT.
(a) A Participant or, in the event of his or her death, his or
her Beneficiary shall be entitled to distribution of all or a part of the
balance of his or her Account, payable in Shares as provided in this Article,
following his or her Settlement Date or Dates; provided, however, that his or
her Cash Account shall be payable in cash; and provided, further, that any
fractional share shall be paid in cash with the final distribution of a
Participant's Account.
(b) The number of Shares distributable shall be equal to the
number of Deferred Shares and Matching Shares in the Participant's Account
determined as of the Quarter Date coincident with or next following his or her
Settlement Date or Dates.
A 7.2 IN-SERVICE DISTRIBUTION.
(a) A Participant may irrevocably elect to receive an
in-service distribution of the Deferred Shares attributable to his or her
deferred Bonus, and related nonforfeitable Matching Shares, for any Plan Year on
or commencing not earlier than the beginning of the sixth Plan Year following
the Plan Year in which such Bonus otherwise would have been first payable. A
Participant's election of an in-service distribution shall be made in the
Participation Agreement filed for the Plan Year as provided in Article III. The
Participant shall elect irrevocably to receive such Deferred Shares and related
Matching Shares as an in-service distribution of Stock under one of the forms
provided in Section A 7.3.
(b) A Participant may irrevocably elect to receive an
in-service distribution of cash equal to the amount of the dividend equivalent
to be credited to his or her Deferred Shares Account pursuant to Section A
6.4(a)(i) as of the payment date of a cash dividend on Shares. A Participant's
election for a cash distribution shall be filed in writing with the Committee
not later than during the second Plan Year preceding the date the dividend
equivalent otherwise would be so credited to his or her Account.
A 7.3 FORM OF DISTRIBUTION.
(a) As soon as practicable after the end of the Quarter Date
in which a Participant's Settlement Date occurs, but in no event later than 30
days following the end of such Quarter Date, the Company shall distribute or
cause to be distributed to the Participant a number of Shares and/or an amount
of cash as determined under Section A 7.1, under one of the forms provided in
this Section.
(b) Distribution of a Participant's Account with respect to
any Plan Year shall be made in cash and in whole Shares plus cash equal in value
to any fractional Share in one of the forms set forth in Section 6.5(a) of the
Plan, without interest, but with dividends reinvested as provided in Section 5.5
of the Plan; subject, however, to Section 6.4(d) of the Plan.
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(c) In the event of a Participant's death, the cash and the
number of Shares of Stock in his or her Account shall be distributed to his or
her Beneficiary in a single distribution as soon as practicable after the end of
the Quarter Date in which the Participant's death occurs.
(d) The Participant's election of the form of distribution
shall be made at the time his or her initial election to defer is made pursuant
to Section A 4.1, or if later by written notice filed with the Committee at
least one year prior to the Participant's voluntary termination of employment
with, or Retirement from, the Company. Any such election may be changed by the
Participant at any time and from time to time without the consent of any other
person by filing a later signed written election with the Committee; provided
that any election made less than one year prior to the Participant's voluntary
termination of employment or Retirement shall not be valid, and in such case
payment shall be made in accordance with the Participant's prior election.
(e) The amount of cash and the number of Shares to be
distributed in each installment shall be equal to the quotient obtained by
dividing the amount of cash and the number of Deferred Shares and nonforfeitable
Matching Shares in the Participant's Account as of the date of such installment
payment by the number of installment payments remaining to be made to such
Participant at the time of calculation. Fractional Shares shall be rounded down
to the nearest whole share, and such fractional amount shall be re-credited as a
fractional Deferred Share or Matching Share in the Participant's Account.
(f) If a Participant fails to make an election in a timely
manner as provided in this Section, distribution shall be made in a single
distribution as soon as practicable after the end of the Quarter Date in which a
Participant's Settlement Date occurs.
A 7.4 SPECIAL DISTRIBUTIONS. Notwithstanding any other provision of
the MSAP except Section A 6.7 and subject to Section 6.9 of the Plan, a
Participant may elect at any time to receive a distribution of part or all of
the nonforfeitable portion of his or her Account in one or more distributions if
(and only if) the amount of cash and the number of Deferred Shares and
nonforfeitable Matching Shares in the Participant's Account subject to such
distribution is reduced by 6%. Any distribution made pursuant to such an
election shall be made as soon as practicable following the date such election
is submitted to the Committee. The remaining 6% of the portion of the electing
Participant's Account subject to such distribution shall be forfeited.
Forfeitable Matching Shares attributable to the portion of the electing
Participant's Deferred Shares subject to such distribution shall also be
forfeited.
A 7.5 FACILITY OF PAYMENT. Whenever and as often as any Participant
or his or her Beneficiary entitled to payments under the MSAP shall be under a
legal disability or, in the sole judgment of the Committee, shall otherwise be
unable to apply such payments to his or her own best interests and advantage,
the Committee in the exercise of its discretion may direct all or any portion of
such payments to be made in any one or more of the following ways: (a) directly
to him or her; (b) to his or her legal guardian or conservator; or (c) to his or
her spouse or to any other person, to be expended for his or her benefit; and
the decision of the Committee, shall in each case be final and binding upon all
persons in interest.
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A 7.6 EMERGENCY BENEFIT. In the event that the Committee, upon
written petition of a Participant, determines, in its sole discretion, that the
Participant has suffered an unforeseen financial emergency, the Company shall
pay to the Participant, as soon as practicable following such determination, the
Emergency Benefit in accordance with the standards set forth in Section A 6.3.
Distributions pursuant to this Section may not be made in excess of the value of
the Participant's nonforfeitable Account at the time of such distribution.
A 7.7 PAYMENT OF SMALL ACCOUNTS. Notwithstanding any other provision
of the MSAP, if a Participant's Account is credited with 1,000 Shares or less on
his or her Settlement Date, his or her Account shall be distributed to him or
her in a single distribution as soon as practicable following his or her
Settlement Date.
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ANNEX B
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CLEVELAND-CLIFFS INC
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OFFICER SHARE ACQUISITION PROGRAM
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Terms and Conditions
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ARTICLE I
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ESTABLISHMENT
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B 1.1 ESTABLISHMENT.
(a) This Article contains the following terms and conditions
applicable to the OSAP.
(b) Credits, distributions and issuances of Shares under the
OSAP may be made under the 1992 Incentive Equity Plan or otherwise.
B 1.2 TERM OF OSAP. The OSAP shall terminate upon the earliest of
(a) the termination of the Plan, or (b) the termination by the Company of the
OSAP.
ARTICLE II
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DEFINITIONS
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B 2.1 SPECIAL DEFINITIONS APPLICABLE TO THE OSAP. Unless provided
otherwise in the OSAP, all capitalized terms shall have the same meanings as set
forth in the Plan. For purposes of the OSAP, the following terms shall be
defined as set forth below:
"ACCOUNT" means the bookkeeping account maintained for each
Participant showing his or her interest under the OSAP. An Account
shall consist of a "Cash Account," an "Investment Shares Account" and a
"Matching Shares Account". The number of Shares in an Account shall be
adjusted as appropriate to reflect any stock dividend, stock split,
recapitalization, merger, spinoff or other similar event affecting
Shares.
"DISABILITY" means a physical or mental condition of the
Participant resulting from a bodily injury, disease, or mental
disorder, which renders him or her incapable continuing in the active
employment of the Company or Selected Affiliate (as determined by the
Committee) based upon appropriate medical advice and examination.
"INSIDER PARTICIPANT" means any Participant who is required to
file reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to
Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act, and any rules promulgated
thereunder.
"INVESTMENT COMMITMENT" means an agreement by a Participant in
a Participation Agreement to have a specified percentage or dollar
amount of his or her
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Deferral Account invested in Shares and transferred for Plan
accounting purposes to the OSAP.
"INVESTMENT SHARES" means the Shares notionally credited to a
Participant's Investment Shares Account.
"MATCHING SHARES" means the notional Shares credited to a
Participant's Matching Shares Account pursuant to Section B 5.1(a)
and/or restricted shares issued to a Participant pursuant to Section B
5.1(b), as the context requires.
"QUARTER DATE" means the last day of a calendar quarter.
"RETIREMENT" means retirement from active employment with the
Company and each of its Selected Affiliates on or after attaining age
65 or, if earlier, the age at which the Participant may retire with an
unreduced normal retirement benefit under the tax-qualified pension
benefit plan sponsored by the Company or a Selected Affiliate and
applicable to the Participant, or early retirement under such plan with
the consent of the Committee.
"SETTLEMENT DATE" means the later of the date on which a
Participant terminates employment with the Company and each of its
Selected Affiliates and the date selected by a Participant in a
Participation Agreement for distribution of all or a portion of the
amounts deferred during a Plan Year as provided in Section B 7.2. A
leave of absence granted by the Company will not be considered a
termination of employment during the term of such leave.
ARTICLE III
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PARTICIPATION
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B 3.1 PARTICIPATION. Any Eligible Employee who is an elected officer
of the Company may participate in the OSAP.
B 3.2 DURATION OF PARTICIPATION. Participation in the OSAP shall
continue as long as the Participant is eligible to receive benefits under the
OSAP.
ARTICLE IV
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VOLUNTARY INVESTMENT OF DEFERRAL ACCOUNTS
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B 4.1 AMOUNT OF INVESTMENT. As determined by the Committee with
respect to each Plan Year, a Participant may elect to invest a specified dollar
amount or percentage of his or her Deferral Account in Shares; provided,
however, that no Participant may elect to invest any such amount or percentage
in excess of that needed to enable such Participant to satisfy the Company's
share ownership guidelines in effect from time to time. An election to
participate in the OSAP for a Plan Year shall be made at a time selected by the
Chief Executive Officer of the Company.
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ARTICLE V
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MATCHING CONTRIBUTIONS
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B 5.1 MATCHING CONTRIBUTIONS.
The Company shall at the discretion of the Committee either
(a) credit to the Participant's Matching Shares Account 25% of
the amounts allocated to his or her Investment Shares Account directly as the
result of the election made pursuant to Section B 4.1, but no such credit shall
be made as the result of allocation of dividends pursuant to Section B 6.4.
(Matching Shares credited pursuant to this Subsection shall become
nonforfeitable in accordance with Section B 6.6); or
(b) issue restricted shares equal in number to 25% of the
amounts allocated to his or her Investment Shares Account directly as the result
of the election made pursuant to Section B 4.1, but no such issuance shall be
made as the result of allocation of dividends pursuant to Section B 6.4.
(Restricted shares issued pursuant to this Subsection shall become
nonforfeitable five years after the issuance, subject to such conditions of
continuous employment and continuous share ownership as are set forth in a
restricted share agreement by and between the Company and the Participant).
ARTICLE VI
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PARTICIPANT ACCOUNTS
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B 6.1 ESTABLISHMENT OF ACCOUNTS. The Company, through its accounting
records, shall establish an Investment Shares Account and a Cash Account, and,
as necessary, a Matching Shares Account for each Participant who elects to
invest as provided in Section B 4.1.
B 6.2 CREDITING OF DEFERRAL COMMITMENTS AND MATCHING CONTRIBUTIONS.
The portion of a Participant's Deferral Account that is invested pursuant to an
Investment Commitment and any related matching contribution under Section B
5.1(a) shall be credited to the Participant's Investment Account and Matching
Shares Account, respectively, as of the date the deemed investment in the Shares
is made by the Participant. As of such investment date, (i) the credits to each
Participant's Investment Shares Account for each such investment date, shall be
deemed invested in a number of whole Investment Shares determined by dividing
such credits by the Fair Market Value for such date, and (ii) the credits for
such date to each Participant's Matching Shares Account shall be deemed invested
in a number of whole Matching Shares determined by dividing such credits by the
Fair Market Value for such date. Fractional Shares shall be credited to the Cash
Account.
B 6.3 DETERMINATION OF ACCOUNTS.
(a) The balance credited to each Participant's Account as of a
particular date shall equal the amount credited pursuant to Section B 6.2, and
shall be adjusted in the manner provided in Section B 6.4.
(b) The Company through its accounting records, shall maintain
a separate and distinct record of the amount in each Account as adjusted to
reflect income and distributions.
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B 6.4 ADJUSTMENTS TO ACCOUNTS.
(a) (i) Each Account shall be credited, as of the payment date
of any cash dividend paid on Shares, with additional Investment Shares and
Matching Shares equal in value to the amount of cash dividends paid by the
Company on that number of Shares equivalent to the respective number of
Investment Shares and Matching Shares in such Account on such payment date. The
dividend equivalents shall be calculated by dividing the dollar value of such
dividend equivalents by the Fair Market Value at the dividend payment date.
Fractional Shares shall be credited to the Cash Account.
(ii) A Participant may elect to convert the Investment Shares
representing a portion of such dividend equivalents to cash to be
credited to his or her Cash Account by filing a written notice thereof
with the Committee, which shall be effective only with respect to cash
dividends paid after the Plan Year in which such notice is filed with
the Committee. As of each Determination Date, Cash Accounts shall be
increased by the amount of interest earned since the immediately
preceding Determination Date. Interest shall be credited at the
Declared Rate as of such Determination Date based on the balance of the
cash amounts credited to the Cash Account since the immediately
preceding Determination Date, but after such Cash Account has been
adjusted for any contributions or distributions to be credited or
deducted for such period. Interest for the period prior to the first
Determination Date applicable to a Participant's Cash Account shall be
deemed earned ratably over such period. Until a Participant or his or
her Beneficiary receives his or her entire Account, the unpaid balance
thereof credited in Investment Shares and Matching Shares shall be
credited with dividend equivalents as provided in this Subsection,
except as provided in Section B 7.2.
(b) Each Participant's Account shall be immediately debited
with the amount of any distributions under Article VIII to or on behalf of the
Participant or, in the event of his or her death, his or her Beneficiary.
B 6.5 STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS. As soon as practicable after the end of
each calendar quarter, a statement shall be furnished to each Participant or, in
the event of his or her death, to his or her Beneficiary showing the status of
his or her Account as of the end of the calendar quarter, any changes in his or
her Account since the end of the immediately preceding calendar quarter, and
such other information as the Committee shall determine.
B 6.6 VESTING OF ACCOUNTS.
(a) Except as provided in Section B 6.7, each Participant
shall at all times have a nonforfeitable interest in his or her Investment
Shares Account balance and his or her Cash Account balance.
(b) Matching Shares attributable to credits pursuant to
Section B 5.1(a) in a Participant's Matching Shares Account with respect to a
Plan Year, and additional Matching Shares attributable to dividend credits with
respect to such Matching Shares pursuant to Section B 6.4(a)(i), shall become
nonforfeitable as of the fifth anniversary of the crediting of the Matching
Shares pursuant to Section B 5.1(a)(the "vesting period"), provided that:
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(i) the Participant has remained in the continuous employ of
the Company or a Selected Affiliate during the applicable vesting
period; and
(ii) the Participant, during the applicable vesting period,
does not receive a distribution of deemed Shares credited to his or her
Investment Shares Account as the result of the investment by the
Participant which relates to the crediting of the Matching Shares
pursuant to Section B 5.1(a).
(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of Subsection (b) of this
Section, the nonvested portion of a Participant's Account will become
immediately nonforfeitable in the event of the Participant's death, Disability,
or upon the occurrence of a Change in Control of the Company.
(d) Notwithstanding the provisions of Subsection (b) of this
Section, the nonvested portion of a Participant's Account will become
nonforfeitable in the event of the Participant's Retirement, provided that the
Participant does not elect a distribution from the OSAP of the Shares
attributable to the Investment Shares relating to the nonvested Matching Shares
until the fifth anniversary of the applicable date of issuance.
(e) Any portion of an Account as to which the requirements of
Subsection (b) of this Section have not been satisfied shall be forfeited,
unless the Committee determines otherwise.
(f) For purposes of this Section, the continuous employment of
a Participant with the Company or a Selected Affiliate shall not be deemed to
have been interrupted, and the Participant will not be deemed to have ceased to
be an employee of the Company or a Selected Affiliate, by reason of the transfer
of his or her employment among the Company and its Selected Affiliates or of an
approved leave or absence.
B 6.7 SPECIAL RULE FOR VALUATION OF DEFERRED SHARE ACCOUNT.
Anything in the OSAP or the Plan to the contrary notwithstanding, in the event
any Matching Shares are forfeited pursuant to Section B 6.6, or any restricted
shares are forfeited under the restricted share agreement entered into pursuant
to Section B 5.1(b), then the value of the Investment Shares in the Investment
Shares Account to which such Matching Shares or restricted shares, as the case
may be, are attributable shall be deemed to be the lesser of (a) the then Fair
Market Value of such Investment Shares, or (b) the value of the investment used
to acquire such Investment Shares plus interest at the Declared Rate as if the
cash balance was credited with interest pursuant to Section 5.3 of the Plan.
Such deemed value shall be distributed in cash.
ARTICLE VII
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DISTRIBUTIONS
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B 7.1 DISTRIBUTION OF ACCOUNT.
(a) A Participant or, in the event of his or her death, his or
her Beneficiary shall be entitled to distribution of all or a part of the
balance of his or her Account, payable in Shares as provided in this Article,
following his or her Settlement Date or Dates; provided,
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however, that his or her Cash Account shall be payable in cash; and provided,
further, that any fractional share shall be paid in cash with the final
distribution of a Participant's Account.
(b) The number of Shares distributable shall be equal to the
number of Investment Shares and Matching Shares in the Participant's Account
determined as of the Quarter Date coincident with or next following his or her
Settlement Date or Dates.
B 7.2 IN-SERVICE DISTRIBUTION.
(a) A Participant may irrevocably elect to receive an
in-service distribution of the Investment Shares attributable to his or her
investment, and related nonforfeitable Matching Shares, for any Plan Year on
or commencing not earlier than the beginning of the sixth Plan Year following
the Plan Year in which such investment was made. A Participant's election of
an in-service distribution shall be made in the Participation Agreement filed
for the Plan Year as provided in Article III. The Participant shall elect
irrevocably to receive such Investment Shares and related Matching Shares
as an in-service distribution of Stock under one of the forms provided in
Section B 7.3.
(b) A Participant may irrevocably elect to receive an
in-service distribution of cash equal to the amount of the dividend equivalent
to be credited to his or her Investment Shares Account pursuant to Section B
6.4(a)(i) as of the payment date of a cash dividend on Shares. A Participant's
election for a cash distribution shall be filed in writing with the Committee
not later than during the second Plan Year preceding the date the dividend
equivalent otherwise would be so credited to his or her Account.
B 7.3 FORM OF DISTRIBUTION.
(a) As soon as practicable after the end of the Quarter Date
in which a Participant's Settlement Date occurs, but in no event later than 30
days following the end of such Quarter Date, the Company shall distribute or
cause to be distributed to the Participant a number of Shares and/or an amount
of cash as determined under Section B 7.1, under one of the forms provided in
this Section.
(b) Distribution of a Participant's Account with respect to
any Plan Year shall be made in cash and in whole Shares plus cash equal in value
to any fractional Share in one of the forms set forth in Section 6.5(a) of the
Plan, without interest, but with dividends reinvested as provided in Section 5.5
of the Plan; subject, however, to Section 6.4(d) of the Plan.
(c) In the event of a Participant's death, the cash and the
number of Shares of Stock in his or her Account shall be distributed to his or
her Beneficiary in a single distribution as soon as practicable after the end of
the Quarter Date in which the Participant's death occurs.
(d) The Participant's election of the form of distribution
shall be made at the time his or her initial election to defer is made pursuant
to Section B 4.1, or if later by written notice filed with the Committee at
least one year prior to the Participant's voluntary termination of employment
with, or Retirement from, the Company. Any such election may be changed by the
Participant at any time and from time to time without the consent of any other
person by filing a later signed written election with the Committee; provided
that any election made less
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than one year prior to the Participant's voluntary termination of employment or
Retirement shall not be valid, and in such case payment shall be made in
accordance with the Participant's prior election.
(e) The amount of cash and the number of Shares to be
distributed in each installment shall be equal to the quotient obtained by
dividing the amount of cash and the number of Investment Shares and
nonforfeitable Matching Shares in the Participant's Account as of the date of
such installment payment by the number of installment payments remaining to be
made to such Participant at the time of calculation. Fractional Shares shall be
rounded down to the nearest whole share, and such fractional amount shall be
re-credited as a fractional Investment Share or Matching Share in the
Participant's Account.
(f) If a Participant fails to make an election in a timely
manner as provided in this Section, distribution shall be made in a single
distribution as soon as practicable after the end of the Quarter Date in which a
Participant's Settlement Date occurs.
B 7.4 SPECIAL DISTRIBUTIONS. Notwithstanding any other provision of
the OSAP except Section B 6.7 and subject to Section 6.9 of the Plan, a
Participant may elect at any time to receive a distribution of part or all of
the nonforfeitable portion of his or her Account in one or more distributions if
(and only if) the amount of cash and the number of Investment Shares and
nonforfeitable Matching Shares in the Participant's Account subject to such
distribution is reduced by 6%. Any distribution made pursuant to such an
election shall be made as soon as practicable following the date such election
is submitted to the Committee. The remaining 6% of the portion of the electing
Participant's Account subject to such distribution shall be forfeited.
Forfeitable Matching Shares attributable to the portion of the electing
Participant's Investment Shares subject to such distribution shall also be
forfeited.
B 7.5 FACILITY OF PAYMENT. Whenever and as often as any Participant
or his or her Beneficiary entitled to payments under the OSAP shall be under a
legal disability or, in the sole judgment of the Committee, shall otherwise be
unable to apply such payments to his or her own best interests and advantage,
the Committee in the exercise of its discretion may direct all or any portion of
such payments to be made in any one or more of the following ways: (a) directly
to him or her; (b) to his or her legal guardian or conservator; or (c) to his or
her spouse or to any other person, to be expended for his or her benefit; and
the decision of the Committee, shall in each case be final and binding upon all
persons in interest.
B 7.6 EMERGENCY BENEFIT. In the event that the Committee, upon
written petition of a Participant, determines, in its sole discretion, that the
Participant has suffered an unforeseen financial emergency, the Company shall
pay to the Participant, as soon as practicable following such determination, the
Emergency Benefit in accordance with the standards set forth in Section B 6.3.
Distributions pursuant to this Section may not be made in excess of the value of
the Participant's nonforfeitable Account at the time of such distribution.
B 7.7 PAYMENT OF SMALL ACCOUNTS. Notwithstanding any other
provision of the OSAP, if a Participant's Account is credited with 1,000 Shares
or less on his or her Settlement Date, his or her Account shall be distributed
to him or her in a single distribution as soon as practicable following his or
her Settlement Date.
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